BBC Children’s & Education announces new launches to reach more families where they are

We are constantly evolving the service we provide to children, parents and teachers to ensure the BBC remains a key player for young audiences in the UK and beyond. Our mission is ...

Cast for new Zog series revealed

Based on the books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the series follows the adventures of big-hearted dragon Zog ...
People

See the Live-Action Tangled Cast Side-by-Side with Their Animated Characters

Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim have been cast as Rapunzel and Flynn Rider in the live-action adaptation of 'Tangled' Don Arnold/WireImage ; Alamy ; Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty There's ...
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Build-A-Bear Brings its Characters to Life in New Animated Series

Build-A-Bear is launching an original animated series called KABU featuring familiar characters from its line of build-your-own plush toys. The series will debut Dec. 26, 2025 on the Build-A-Bear ...
Comicbook.com

7 Animated Superheroes & Villains Who Made the Jump Into Marvel & DC Comics

When it comes to comic book favorites, every character has an origin story. Be they villains or heroes, every character has a back story that leads them to be the feared or respected figure gracing ...
CNET

$1B for AI Slop? Why Disney Is Spending Big and Bringing Its Iconic Characters to OpenAI

In early 2026, you'll be able to make AI videos featuring your favorite characters from Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar. Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, ...
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Ke Huy Quan and Fortune Feimster living ultimate Disney dream in 'Zootopia 2'

LOS ANGELES -- Disney's "Zootopia 2" is dominating the box office and is expected to take in nearly $150 million over the Thanksgiving weekend. The sequel to the Oscar-winning animated film takes us ...
Los Angeles Times

In the lovely ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain,’ a child awakens to worldly connection

It’s the one-two punch of an earthquake and a piece of scrumptious white chocolate from Belgium, a country famous for its sweet confections, that awakens 2½-year-old Amélie (voiced by Loïse ...
Yahoo

5 Comedy And Animated Characters That Sure Feel Like They Were Stolen

While imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, it’s pretty clear when a character has been copied. Characters take inspiration from all kinds of places like Eric Cartman from South Park was ...
CNBC

AI Sam Altman and the Sora copyright gamble: 'I hope Nintendo doesn't sue us'

Users are posting AI-generated videos of popular brands and animated characters on OpenAI's new Sora app. CNBC has seen videos of characters from shows like "SpongeBob SquarePants" on the platform and ...
PC Gamer

Nvidia's gen-AI facial animation tech is going open source, potentially making it much easier for game devs to turn real-time speech into convincing characters

AI Google's new AI 'world model' has seemingly spooked videogame investors, but it's hard to know what it will actually lead to Gaming Industry Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is ...
IndieWire

‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ Review: A Beautifully Animated Coming-of-Age Story About a Two-Year-Old Girl Who Learns that She’s Not God

Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han’s Amélie Nothomb adaptation is a short and splendidly animated story about balancing the joy of discovery with the pain of grief. For one thing, its chubby-cheeked ...