NEW YORK — In 1917, a man named Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope, a combination of projector and glass drawing board that allowed animators to trace over live-action film, one frame at a time.

Following on the high heels of the 2023 hit film “Barbie,” “Boop! The Musical” likewise aims to remake and rebrand another dated pop character for contemporary times and audiences. Unlike Barbie, who ...

Steven Quincy Urkel, the geek icon portrayed with nasally glee by actor Jaleel White on Family Matters from 1989 to 1997, has become pivotal part of Cartoon Network and HBO Max’s animation plans for ...

T-Pain wants to "resurrect the spirit" of Freaknik by debuting his cartoon "Freaknik: The Musical" on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim channel tonight. Though he wasn't old enough to attend the annual ...

Complex: How did Freaknik: The Musical come about? Carl Jones: It was an extension of an idea for a series that was being done by adult swim. They had a series in production called That Crook'd 'Sipp ...

The Simpsons are going to MusicVille! The show has released this week’s opening couch gag a few days ahead of its Sunday airtime, and it’s a charming homage to the 1930s Disney cartoon “Music Land,” ...

The 'Hair Love' Oscar winner will executive produce 'Battu,' based on a short by animator Chaz Bottoms. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor The Hair Love filmmaker will team with animator and ...

Culture mavens don't like to admit it, but most people under the age of 50 learned everything they know about classical music from TV cartoons. The introduction to orchestras goes from Tom and Jerry's ...

Sam Register, President of Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios said, "Battu is unlike anything we have ever tried at the studio. This ambitious project brings together and celebrates ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Emily Shwartz. Good cartoons are hard to make. Creators must introduce a whole new world ...