08/20/2026

Melissa McCarthy’s Animated ‘Margie Claus ’ Sets 2027 Release as Jim Gaffigan, Andrew Scott Join Cast

Melissa McCarthy is getting into the holiday spirit with Margie Claus.
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation announced Thursday that director Kirk DeMicco’s animated feature will hit theaters Nov. 12, 2027, shifting a week later than its previous release date. The studio also announced that Jim Gaffigan will voice Santa, while Andrew Scott is set as Jack Frost. Annie Mumolo, Georgette Falcone, Octavia Spencer, Gary Farmer, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Cedric Yarbrough and Maria Bakalova also join the film alongside previously announced castmembers McCarthy and Cole Escola.

08/20/2026

Melissa McCarthy’s Animated ‘Margie Claus ’ Sets 2027 Release as Jim Gaffigan, Andrew Scott Join Cast

Melissa McCarthy is getting into the holiday spirit with Margie Claus.
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation announced Thursday that director Ki...

07/16/2026

Goal! Inside ‘Daffy Season, ’ the First Theatrical Looney Tunes Short in 14 Years | Exclusive

The Looney Tunes characters have been a part of our lives for so long, it’s odd to think of a period of time without them, in some form.

06/22/2026

WBPA President Bill Damaschke Hails New Theatrical Chapter As Animation Division Debuts ‘Daffy Season ’ & Dives Into Slate – Annecy

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation President Bill Damaschke heralded a new era for the studio’s animated feature arm at the Annecy International Animatio...

06/22/2026

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation Promises Reinvention, Artist-Driven Work and ‘No Singular House Style’ at Annecy

At their slate presentation at the Bonlieu Grande Salle in Annecy, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation placed grand emphasis on how their reinvention or “...

06/22/2026

‘Daffy Season, ’ the First Theatrical Looney Tunes Short in Over a Decade, Was Worth the Wait

During Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s big presentation dubbed “A New Chapter” at Annecy on Monday, the studio debuted a brand-new Looney Tunes thea...

06/22/2026

Online Animator Vivienne “VivziePop” Medrano to Make Feature Debut ‘Prehistoria’ for Warners

Online animator Vivienne Medrano, aka “VivziePop,” creator of the musical series Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss — both of which started on YouTu...

05/18/2026

‘Hello Kitty ’ Feature Film Directors & Creative Team Announced

Sanrio’s Hello Kitty  feature from New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation has brought on board directors David Derrick Jr. (...

05/13/2026

Warner Bros.’ Pam Abdy Emphasizes “Commitment to Bring Looney Tunes Back to the Big Screen”

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation‘s event on Tuesday drew together filmmakers, creatives and journalists as the team’s leaders laid out their vision.

05/13/2026

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation Bosses Re-Commit To Theatrical Animation Distribution

Surrounded by animation professionals and members of the media during last night’s open house event at their offices in Burbank, Warner Bros. Pictures...

04/09/2026

‘Thisby Thestoop ’ Movie Based on Zac Gorman’s Fantasy Books in Works at Warner Bros. Pictures Animation | Exclusive

“Thisby Thestoop” is coming to the big screen.
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation is in development on “Thisby Thestoop,” based on the...

04/02/2026

New ‘Batman, ’ ‘Looney Tunes, ’ ‘Ghost in the Shell ’ Titles to Be Unveiled at Annecy

Warner Bros. Animation, DC Studios, and Warner Home Entertainment will bring “Batman: Knightfall ” to France’s Annecy Animation Festival. The f...

01/16/2026

Speedy Gonzales Movie in the Works With Jorge R. Gutiérrez to Direct for Warner Bros. (Exclusive)

The fastest mouse in all of Mexico is hoping to race onto the big screen.
Warner Bros. has set Jorge R. Gutiérrez to direct an animated feature cen...

11/08/2025

Ncuti Gatwa Joins Cynthia Erivo in Animated Musical ‘Bad Fairies ’

Ncuti Gatwa is going bad.
The celebrated actor is set to join Cynthia Erivo in Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation’s upcoming a...

10/29/2025

Hello Kitty Prepares for Her Close Up as WB Dates New Movie for 2028

Over five years since new that Sanrio had sold the rights to its globally popular Hello Kitty brand, Warner Bros. Pictures has announced a glob...

10/09/2025

Cynthia Erivo To Star In Animated Musical ‘Bad Fairies ’ For Warner Bros. Animation And Locksmith Animation

Cynthia Erivo will star in the animated musical Bad Fairies, the upcoming feature from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation....

08/21/2025

Warner Bros Pictures Animation’s ‘Cat In The Hat ’ Leaps To November 2026

Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation have decided to move The Cat in the Hat from Feb. 27, 2026 to Nov. 6 next year. Cat i...

07/31/2025

Alessandro Carloni to Present ‘The Cat in the Hat ’ at VIEW 2025

VIEW Conference has just announced that writer-director Alessandro Carloni will be presenting a behind-the-scenes look at his upcoming animated film, ...

07/25/2025

‘Oh, Mary! ’ Tony Winner Cole Escola Joins Melissa McCarthy In Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s ‘Margie Claus’

Tony Award winner Cole Escola (Oh, Mary!) is set to star opposite Melissa McCarthy in Margie Claus, an upcoming holiday musical comedy f...

07/15/2025

Ariana Grande & Josh Gad Join Warner Bros Pictures Animation’s ‘Oh, The Places You’ll Go! ’

Ariana Grande (Wicked ) and Josh Gad (Spaceballs sequel ) have been tapped for voice roles in the new animated feature Oh, the Places...

07/09/2025

Variety’s 10 Animators to Watch Class of 2025

Over the last couple of decades, animated features have pushed the boundaries of art, storytelling and the box office. “Flow” won the animated ...

06/10/2025

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation Ups Adam Galen To VP, Development

Adam Galen has been promoted to Vice President of Development at Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, the division’s President Bill Damaschke announced on...

06/09/2025

‘Moana 2 ’ Director David Derrick Jr. Heads to Warner Bros. for Original Animated Feature | Exclusive

David Derrick Jr., who directed “Moana 2” for Walt Disney Animation Studios and turned a proposed streaming series for Disney+ into a $1 billio...

04/15/2025

‘Cat In The Hat ’ Adaptation, ‘Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Deathwatch ’ Series and Sébastien Laudenbach’s ‘Carmen ’ Headline Annecy’s Work in Progress Lineup

The Annecy Festival continues to champion cutting-edge global animation, from studio tentpoles to indie darlings. This year’s Work in Progress showcas...

04/07/2025

‘Ultraman: Rising ’ Helmer John Aoshima Inks Multi-Year Overall Deal With Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Boards ‘Blue Eye Samurai ’ Season 2

Hot animation director John Aoshima (Ultraman: Rising) has entered into an exclusive multi-year overall development deal with Bill Damaschke’s ...

04/02/2025

CinemaCon: Warner Bros. Pictures Animation Teases Slate of Updated Classics and New Originals

At the Warner Bros. presentation for this week’s CinemaCon, there was plenty of action for upcoming live-action spectacles such as Superman, <i...

01/27/2025

Dr. Seuss Movie ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go! ’ Sets March 2028 Release From Warner Bros.

There is fun to be done! Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s film adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” will release on Ma...

12/12/2024

‘Tom And Jerry ’ Turned Loose By Warner Bros Pictures Animation: Rashida Jones, Will McCormack & Michael Govier Set To Write Script

Rashida Jones, Will McCormack and Michael Govier have been set to write Tom and Jerry, a feature that will be made under Bill Damaschke’s Warne...

10/30/2024

‘Emily The Strange ’ Animated Feature In Works From Bad Robot, Warner Bros Pictures Animation

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Bad Robot are teaming to develop Emily the Strange, a full-length animated feature based on the beloved cha...

10/26/2024

Warner Bros. Animation Panel Shows First Footage of James Gunn's 'Dynamic Duo'

Warner Brothers has been delivering quality animated projects for over ninety years, and there are some big projects in the works at Warner Bros. Pict...

10/01/2024

The Robins’ Origin Story ‘Dynamic Duo ’ In The Works With DC Studios, WBPA & 6th & Idaho; Movie To Be Made With Puppetry Animation

Here’s a really cool project that just got greenlit at DC Studios and Warner Bros Pictures Animation: Dynamic Duo. It will mark the first joint...

07/16/2024

‘Bad Fairies ’: Animated Musical Sets ‘Six’s Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss As Songwriters, Isabella Summers As Composer & Song Producer; July 2027 Release Set

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation have set Six musical co-creators Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss as the songwriters for the new anim...

06/10/2024

Jill Culton Joins Jon M. Chu To Co-Direct Dr. Seuss’ ‘Oh, The Places You’ll Go! ’ For Warner Bros Pictures Animation & Bad Robot; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Writing Original Tunes

Animation veteran Jill Culton has joined Jon M. Chu as directing partner of the Warner Bros Pictures Animation adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ classic Oh,...

04/16/2024

Warner Bros Pictures Animation To Adapt Animal Planet Series ‘Meerkat Manor ’ For Big Screen

Warner Bros Pictures Animation is heading to the Discovery vault to adapt its Animal Planet series Meerkat Manor into an animated feature. Thin...

03/18/2024

Revamped Warner Bros Animation Sets ‘Cat In The Hat ’ With Bill Hader, Quinta Brunson, Bowen Yang & More; Eyes Spring 2026 Release

The new Warner Bros. Pictures Animation under President Bill Damaschke has booked the cast for their upcoming feature take of the Dr. Seuss classic, ...

06/09/2023

Warner Bros Pictures Animation Inks First-Look Deal With Locksmith Animation; First Pics Are ‘Bad Fairies ’ & ‘The Lunar Chronicles’

Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group has signed a first-look deal with London- and Los Angeles-based Locksmith Animation to develop and produce animated ...

06/09/2023

New Warner Bros Pictures Animation Boss Bill Damaschke On Group Rebrand, New Mission, ‘Flintstones ’ Pic & More

As the Annecy Animation Film Festival gets underway this weekend, Warner Bros‘ newly hired President of Feature Animation Bill Damaschke has announced...

02/09/2023

Bill Damaschke in Final Talks to Head Warner Animation Group (Exclusive)

A new era for Warner Bros. animation is about to begin.
Veteran animation executive Bill Damaschke, who rose to lead DreamWorks Animation before ...