Episode 112: Paramount / Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Mutant Mayhem

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“Peoples, zey got to go.”

Cowabunga & welcome back to Animation Fascination!

In this bonus episode recorded LIVE, Marc is joined by guests from the podcasts: ⁠Sandbox Gamers⁠ (⁠WonderRob ⁠& ⁠JeffW⁠,) ⁠The Vactor Verse⁠ (⁠Trent Vactor,⁠) & ⁠Rant to the Future⁠ (⁠Justin Gyorfi⁠)! Together they head down into the NYC sewers to discuss permanent teenager Seth Rogen’s ⁠TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM⁠!

Also discussed: ⁠TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE⁠, ⁠BARBIE ⁠(2023), plus much, much more …

(Recorded: August 9th, 2023)

Episode 93: Lucasfilm Animation’s Tales of the Jedi

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“Everywhere there is life, but you must face death. Honor it. Do not fear it.”

In this episode, Jedi masters Stanford and Marc are joined by Padawan Mike Sawran (of The Holdo Maneuver, South of Normal) to learn the ways of the Force in the new Disney+ anthology series, TALES OF THE JEDI. Also discussed: Cartoon Network as we knew it is no more, SAUSAGE PARTY sequel tv series, Peter Safran will head DC animation, and new release reviews from CineMarc, plus much, much more…

(recorded on: Tuesday October 27th, 2022)

Episode 92: Netflix’s Entergalactic

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“Love will find us all.”

In this episode, Marc and Stanford take a look at Kid Cudi’s new film on Netflix, ENTERGALACTIC. Also discussed: new release reviews from CineMarc, Disney’s Figment is getting a movie, trailers for THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE, STRANGE WORLD, and VELMA, INVINCIBLE season three, plus much, much more…

(recorded on: Tuesday October 11th, 2022)

Possible Character Designs for DreamWorks’ ‘B.O.O.’

Some art has been circulating online which appears to be a cover of an upcoming Walter Foster Learn to Draw book for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming animated feature B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations.

‘Sausage Party’ Gets New Release Date

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Annapurna Pictures’ R-rated CG-animated feature Sausage Party will now be coming to a theater near you (at least in the U.S.A.) on June 3rd, 2016. The picture had previously been slotted for a 2015 release date.

Voice Cast Announced for ‘Sausage Party’

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Annapurna Pictures’ upcoming raunchy animated feature Sausage Party has announced the initial members of its voice cast. Providing voices to the film are Seth Rogen (who is also one of the screenwriters along with frequent collaborator Evan Goldberg), James Franco, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, David Krumholz, Nick Kroll, Edward Norton, and, ending the voice cast sausage party, Kristen Wiig.

“Animation Fascination” Episode 53: Jessica Forer – DreamWorks Animation

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For the first time on the podcast we’re joined by an employee of DreamWorks Animation! Jessica Forer, a production coordinator at the studio joins us to co-host the entire episode as well as discuss her career.

Amongst things discussed are: Ms. Forer’s love of classic animation, the Mickey Mouse short “Get a Horse!”, and the closure of Pixar Canada.

(Recorded on 10/20/13)

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to Create R-rated Animated Feature

Funny men Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have received the greenlight from Sony Pictures Entertainment and Annapurna Pictures for an R-rated, full-length (no pun intended) animated motion picture entitled Sausage Party.

‘Bigfoot’ Animated Series Gets Pilot Order

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (This Is the End) have received an order from FX Networks for the pilot of their new animated series Bigfoot. The animated comedy series is based on the graphic novels by Graham Roumieu (In Me Own Words, Me Write Book, and I Not Dead) which portray Bigfoot as a “bipolar, hopeless romantic” everyman that “lacks the ability to properly express himself, living in both the human and animal world…but not quite fitting in to either one.”

‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Adds Some ‘Bad’ With Cranston; Mikkelsen, and a ‘Rebel.’

DreamWorks Animation is hard at work on the eagerly anticipated Kung Fu Panda 3,
which will hit theaters on Christmas, 2015. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed
that Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale, Hannibal TV
Series) and Rebel Wilson (Bridesmaids, Pitch Perfect) will be joining regulars Jack
Black, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, Jackie Chan and Dustin Hoffman for the
new movie.