News

Since 2016, the young cast members of Netflix's Stranger Things have impressed audiences with their heartfelt performances, which means there is no excuse for overlooking the actors' other amazing projects. Over the course of nearly ten years, the Duffer Brothers have crafted four (going on five) seasons of their sci-fi TV series, Stranger Things. Along with the 1980s nostalgia and thrillingly dark plot, the show is a success because of Stranger Things' talented ensemble cast. From icons like Winona Ryder to newcomers like Millie Bobby Brown, the show offers something for everyone.

Generally, the cast of Stranger Things is split up into two parts: the adult cast and the young cast. Stranger Things' young cast includes Finn Wolfhard as Mike, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Noah Schnapp as Will, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas, and Sadie Sink as Max. There is also Joe Keery as Steve, Natalia Dyer as Nancy,...

Quick Links This Is America, Charlie Brown Was a Unique Concept This Is America, Charlie Brown Introduced Adults The Peanuts Franchise Learned From This Is America, Charlie Brown

Most depictions of the Peanuts franchise focus on a few key notes. Charlie Brown and Snoopy appear other gang members take part in a beloved running gag, and a holiday or two is usually involved. In the comic strip, they often have adventures in the snow, suffer in their classrooms, or play baseball while rain pours down from above. While creator Charles M. Schulz was a genius cartoonist, 50 years of working on the same strip meant that he always needed to remain able to fall back on what worked. Character dynamics and continued gags were at the root of that.

Yet, while Peanuts had a proven formula, there were times when the strip and its specials diverged from expectations. For instance, The Peanuts Movie...

New Year's Day will be a great time to revisit a beloved Peanuts classic. Originally released in 1977, Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown is resurfacing on a new streaming home at the start of the new year.

On Jan. 1, Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown will be made available to stream on Paramount+. For subscribers of the Paramount+ service, this will allow anyone who hasn't seen the classic animated film to finally give it a chance. As this story is not tied to a specific holiday, unlike many Peanuts specials, it tends to be overlooked in favor of specials like A Charlie Brown Christmas getting watched annually by fans. As a quality animated film, the 1977 movie may get a chance to shine again on its own by getting a new streaming home.

Related 59 Years Later, A Charlie Brown Christmas Is Still Heartwarmingly Relevant

A Charlie Brown Christmas is a timeless...

The Max Holiday 2024 collection That Time of Year is now live on the streaming service. The collection will serve as the hub for holiday content, showcasing an extensive selection of series, films, and more, guaranteed to bring joy and cheer to viewers during the festive season.

The That Time of Year collection kicks off the festivities today by spotlighting themed curations like “Comfort & Joy,” “Families We’re Thankful For” and “Season of Romance,” featuring new Max Original film Sweethearts (debuting Nov. 28) and others, making it seamless for subscribers to discover holiday classics and new favorites on Max.

On top of celebrating the 20th anniversary of Polar Express, viewers can also dive into nostalgic fan favorite films such as A Christmas Story, Elf, Holiday Harmony, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, and ageless holiday classics like A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Story, A Carol for Another Christmas, Meet Me In St. Louis (Dec.

‘That Time of Year’ 2024 on Max

Max is celebrating the winter holidays with the “That Time of Year” collection, a special page featuring selected holiday films and series. The streamer’s also bringing back its special Yule log collection, with the 2024 selection including “World of Westeros Dragon Egg Yule Log,” “Harry Potter: Fireplace,” and “A Very Merry Rickmas Yule Log.”

2024’s been a tough year so holiday favorites Elf, A Christmas Story, and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation will help take our minds off the world. Max’s lineup also includes the classic holiday films A Christmas Carol, A Carol for Another Christmas, Meet Me In St. Louis, and The Shop Around the Corner. And beginning November 29, the streamers highlighting favorite holiday episodes of Friends, Abbott Elementary, Young Sheldon, and The Big Bang Theory.

Max’s “That Time of Year” Highlights:

Holiday Essentials

8-Bit Christmas (2021)

A Carol for Another Christmas (1964)

A Christmas Carol...

Ready to enter a new “Ice Age?”

Disney has announced that a sixth “Ice Age” film, the first proper installment in the franchise since 2016’s “Ice Age: Collision Course,” will arrive in theaters in 2026. And what’s more, original cast members Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Queen Latifah are set to return. (It’s unclear if Denis Leary will be back; let us pray.)

The news comes out of D23 Brazil, the first South American version of the Disney fan convention that had previously been held at the Anaheim Convention Center across the street from Disneyland.

One of the most successful animated franchises in history, the series has amassed more than $6 billion over those original five movies.

One of the bigger question marks surrounding a sixth “Ice Age” is who will be animating the feature. Famously, the earlier films were done by Blue Sky Studios, an animation studio in Greenwich,...

I had low expectations for Monster Summer. Based on the trailer, it comes across as a Goosebumps and Stranger Things wannabe. The movie has a cast with a few notable names past their primes in such minor roles that you wonder who cashed in a favor or two.

Then there is Mel Gibson, the controversial Hollywood legend, who elevates this adventure horror film into something worth the price of admission. Gibson’s performance single-handedly elevates Monster Summer, which could have been a cheap knockoff, into something substantive.

Not to mention, this is a family “horror” film with a surprising amount of heart.

Mel Gibson in Monster Summer (2024) | Image via Pastime Pictures Related “What If I rob you?”: $425 Million Rich Mel Gibson Did Not Care About His Celebrity Status While Helping a Stranded Fan Monster Summer Review and Synopsis

The story follows a young teenager, Noah (The Black Phone’s...

“Night of the Zoopocalypse,” the spooky animated family comedy featuring the voices of David Harbour (“Stranger Things”), Scott Thompson (“The Kids in the Hall”), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (“The Mandalorian”) and Gabbi Kosmidis (“Unicorn Academy”) has been picked up by Viva Pictures for the U.S. The deal was brokered with Charades and Anton, who were handling sales, ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival on Oct. 6.

“Night of the Zoopocalypse” will be released across North America on March 7, 2025. Elevation Pictures will distribute theatrically in Canada.

Inspired by a concept from best-selling genre author Clive Barker (“The Thief of Always”), the film sees a meteor unleash a virus that turns zoo animals into mutants. A mountain lion (Harbour) and wolf (Kosmidis) must lead a team of surviving animals to stop the virus and rescue their zoo.

The film was directed by veteran animators Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro.

Attention: The Following Report Is A Rumor. Please Take The Following Story With A Grain Of Salt.

Three years after its shutdown, the legacy of BlueSky Studios is somewhat being forgotten within the animation community. Originally the successor to the defunct Fox Animation Studios, BlueSky Studios was one of the earliest companies to work with 3D animation. Founded in 1987, they worked on multiple commercials and short films. They made movies like Robots, Epic, the Rio series, and The Peanuts Movie. But perhaps they were best known for the Ice Age series.

From 2002 – 2016, the Ice Age series consisted of five theatrical films with over $3.2 Billion in profit, making it one of the most successful animated movie franchises of all time.

The series technically finished with the fifth film, Collision Course, when it performed far lower than previous entries.

However, the original series ended when Disney acquired BlueSky’s parent company, 20th Century Fox,...

Ice Age 6 has finally been announced, and while it is exciting, I desperately hope that the upcoming sequel doesn't ruin Scrat's happy ending. Despite the saber-tooth squirrel rarely having anything to do with the main plots of the films, Scrat is Ice Age's most iconic character, with the various antics that he goes through while attempting to get his acorn being absolutely hilarious. While Scrat may seem like nothing more than a comedic side character, he was actually given a happy ending, and I really hope that Ice Age 6 doesn't take this away from him.

Nearly a decade after the release of Ice Age: Collision Course, a sixth Ice Age film has been officially announced, with the upcoming sequel set to bring back the classic gang for another prehistoric adventure. Sid actor John Leguizamo mentioned that work is about to start on Ice Age 6, highlighting that Disney...

The Black Phone star Mason Thames is gearing up for a Monster Summer, a spooky family adventure from director David Henrie (“Wizards of Waverly Place”). A brand new trailer debuted today, introducing a supernatural coming-of-age story.

Monster Summer arrives in theaters on October 4, 2024.

In the film, “When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.”

The new trailer below leans into the nostalgia of childhood summers with a suspenseful twist, while giving nothing away. It’s also packed with familiar faces.

Lorraine Bracco, Nora Zehetner (“The Right Stuff”), Noah Cottrell (“The Spiderwick Chronicles), Abby James Witherspoon (Secret Headquarters), Lilah Pate (“Outer Banks”), Julian Lerner (“The Wonder Years”), Patrick Renna (The Sandlot), and Mel Gibson also stars.

The spooky family adventure movie, formerly titled Boys of Summer, was...

Quick Links The New Peanuts Movie Latest News The New Peanuts Movie Is Confirmed The New Peanuts Movie Cast The New Peanuts Movie Story Info New Peanuts Movie: Further News & Info A new Peanuts movie is confirmed for Apple TV+ with returning director Steve Martino. The film will follow Charlie Brown and friends in the big city, with potential drama and life lessons. Cast and more details are yet to be announced, but production is set to begin in 2024.

A new Peanuts movie is on the horizon, and it marks the beloved comic strip's first return to the silver screen since the resounding success of the 2015 film. Debuting in 1950 and created by Charles Schulz, Peanuts follows a lovable gang of precocious youngsters including the meek Charlie Brown and his best canine friend Snoopy. Though Schultz himself published over 17 thousand Peanuts strips in his lifetime, the characters grew into their very own franchise through books,...

For decades, Memorial Day weekend has traditionally been a hugely busy weekend at the box office, often offering the biggest of franchise sequels — or in this case, two potential franchise prequels? Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.

The Memorial Day bump that has helped so many franchise installments before will certainly be in play for George Miller‘s return to the post-apocalyptic world of Mad Max with “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” a prequel that tells the earlier story of Charlize Theron‘s character from “Mad Max: Fury Road.” This one stars Anya Taylor-Joy as the title character, joined by Chris Hemsworth as a new antagonist called Dementus, as well a mix of new characters and ones that appeared in “Fury Road.”

Miller’s career as a filmmaker pretty much began back in 1980 with “Mad Max,” a cult action movie that introduced Mel Gibson to the world,...

Nickelodeon today revealed the official trailer and key art for the all-new original animated series The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, sharing a glimpse into the reimagined Fairy World and new city of Dimmadelphia.

Produced by Nickelodeon Animation, the 20-episode series premieres Monday, May 20 at 4:30 p.m. Et/Pt on Nickelodeon in the U.S. and will be available on Netflix internationally later this year.

In the half-hour premiere, “Fly,” 10-year-old Hazel Wells tries to run away from home, leading her to discover that her weird neighbors, Cosmo and Wanda, are really Fairy Godparents in disguise. New episodes of The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish will continue to roll out weekdays at 4:30 p.m. Et/Pt on Nickelodeon.

In The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, ten-year-old Hazel Wells has just moved to the big city of Dimmadelphia because of her dad’s new job. On top of being in an unfamiliar environment,...

Within the greater scope of American animation companies, one studio that made its mark was Blue Sky Studios. Owned by 20th Century Fox, Blue Sky created some of the most popular animated films of the 2000s and 2010s, including Ice Age, Rio, and The Peanuts Movie. While Blue Sky’s films weren’t always popular with critics, nobody can deny they had a knack for creating unique worlds, good messages, and even some stellar performances by the voice actors who played fun and memorable characters.

When Chris Wedge's animated film "Ice Age" first came out in 2002, it was considered novel and striking for many reasons. It was set in prehistoric times yet eschewed dinosaurs in favor of megafauna living in the Pleistocene Epoch. The three main characters were a sloth named Sid (John Leguizamo), a smilodon named Diego (Denis Leary), and a mammoth named Manfred aka Manny (Ray Romano), and they were engaged in a great migration to flee the oncoming Ice Age. The plot of their first movie apes John Ford's 1946 Western "3 Godfathers," as the three animals discover a human infant that they must keep safe and deliver back to the then-evolutionarily-novel homo sapiens living nearby.

The design of "Ice Age" was striking, aiming for broad, stylized characters that were markedly different from the friendly, big-eyed protagonists of Disney pictures. It certainly helped that the "Ice Age" movies featured a character named Scrat,...

Nickelodeon is reimagining its Emmy Award-winning series The Fairly OddParents by launching the animated series Fairly Oddparents: A New Wish this spring.

The network promises the new iteration will extend the fairy universe for a new generation while honoring the original series, The Fairly OddParents, which ran from 2001-2017 and was created by Butch Hartman.

The 20-episode new series follows Hazel Wells (Ashleigh Crystal Hairston) a 10-year-old who has just moved to the big city of Dimmadelphia because of her dad’s new job. On top of being in an unfamiliar environment, it’s the first time she’s been without her brother, Antony, who’s just left for college, leaving her lonely and unsure of herself. All that changes when the pink-and-green-haired neighbors next door reveal that they are no ordinary neighbors — they’re fairy godparents Cosmo (Daran Norris) and Wanda (Susanne Blakeslee).

Fairly OddParents: A New Wish is...

Curb Your Enthusiasm returns to Max this month in what’s being called the show’s final season (for now). If you’re not ready for the Larry David-centric comedy series to end, you can binge all eleven of the show’s previous seasons on Max right now before hitting the new episodes.

Tokyo Vice will also be back in February for season 2. Stars Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, and Ayumi Ito are joined by Kubozuka and Miki Maya this time around, as Jake Adelstein feels the danger closing in on him. Max also welcomes you to the premiere of the highly acclaimed (and highly depraved) Dicks: The Musical this month, as a couple of self-obsessed businessmen discover they’re identical twins and decided to bring their divorced parents back together.

Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) HBO and Max this month…

HBO...

February may be the shortest month, but Max is staying true to its name with a jam-packed schedule of additions all month long!

In addition to dozens of library shows and movies getting added to the platform throughout February—from classics like “Citizen Kane” and “A Clockwork Orange” to recent A24 favorites like “Midsommar” and “Dicks: The Musical“—several major HBO premieres are coming this week to the cabler and its streamer, including Season 11 of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and the final season of the long-running “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

Find out The Streamable’s top picks for February, and continue below to the full list of everything new on Max this month!

7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month Max via amazon.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Max in February 2024? “Chasing Flavor” | Thursday, Feb. 1

“The Chew” host and “Top Chef” fan favorite Carla Hall hits the...

Curb Your Enthusiasm begins its 12th and final season and Tokyo Vice returns for season two as part of Max’s February 2024 lineup. The streaming service has also set a February 18th launch date for season 11 of the award-winning, critically acclaimed series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Chef and bestselling author Carla Hall’s Chasing Flavor makes its debut on February 1st, and one of the best seasons of True Detective, True Detective: Night Country with Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, wraps up its too-short season on February 25th. The popular animated series Clone High releases new season two episodes beginning on February 1st.

‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ (Photograph by Courtesy of HBO) Series & Films Arriving On Max In January 2024

February 1

Bad Education (2004)

Batman vs. Robin (2015)

Batman: Bad Blood (2016)

The Bling Ring (2013)

Brooklyn (2015)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

Citizen Kane (1941)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Dying of the Light (2014)

Everest...

(Welcome to Animation Celebration, a recurring feature where we explore the limitless possibilities of animation as a medium. In this edition: "Nimona.")

Following the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Fox, Blue Sky Studios, the animation company behind films like "Ice Age," "The Peanuts Movie," and "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" was shuttered. This meant the already-in-progress adaptation of Nd Stevenson's graphic novel, "Nimona," was canceled. It's a tragedy when any project is unceremoniously scrapped as what boils down to a corporate cost-saving measure but for a film like "Nimona," whose production was already fighting to be presented authentically as Disney attempted to stifle the overtly queer elements of the film, it felt like yet another example of a corporation devaluing the stories of an already marginalized community to appease the status quo.

Fortunately, a savior appeared in the form of Annapurna Pictures, who rescued the production, brought it to Netflix,...

Charlie Brown's iconic (and puzzling) hairstyle finally makes sense, thanks to a charming piece of fan art showing a more accurate depiction. The original Peanuts strips and Peanuts Movie misinterpret Charlie's hair as one long strand, leading to assumptions about him being bald. Jokeb0i's fan art clarifies Charlie's hair, giving him a more average haircut (while still maintaining his familiar and beloved appearance).

After Charlie Brown has stumped the world for decades, one piece of inspired fan art has done the impossible, and finally made sense of the Peanuts star's iconic and baffling, one-stranded hairstyle.

Charles Schulz's Peanuts stars a collection of colorful characters, and aside from Snoopy, is best known for its central character, Charlie Brown, a beleaguered boy who battles daily misfortunes, misunderstanding from his peers, and an utter lack of self-confidence. Charlie Brown is known for a lot of things: his crush on the Little Red-Haired Girl,...

Sony Pictures Animation just dropped a trailer for their upcoming film, ‘The Garfield Movie,’ and it’s catching everyone’s attention. Chris Pratt, known for his role in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ brings life to the iconic, lasagna-loving cat. The trailer hints at a unique story, showing how Garfield and his owner Jon Arbuckle meet, wrapped in a theme reminiscent of ‘The Peanuts Movie.’

What’s really exciting is the twist in the story. The movie promises a high-stakes heist, which is a departure from the usual Garfield antics. According to the studio’s synopsis, Garfield, after reuniting with his long-lost father Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson), gets dragged into a thrilling adventure. He’s not alone, though; his pal Odie joins in on the action too.

The casting for this movie is impressive. Along with Pratt and Jackson, the film features talents like Hannah Waddingham, Nicholas Hoult, Ving Rhames,...

“The Bear” Renewed for Season 3

The Beef is back open for business! FX and Hulu have announced the Season 3 renewal of its critically acclaimed and award-winning series “The Bear.”

Jeremy Allen White stars in the high-energy dramedy as Carmy, a young trained chef who inherits his family’s Chicago sandwich shop after the suicide of his older brother, where is inherits its debts and drama whilst dealing with his grief. Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Abby Elliott, and Matty Matheson co-star with Jon Bernthal, Oliver Platt, Edwin Lee Gibson, Corey Hendrix, and more rounding out the ensemble.

In Season 2, White’s Carmy, Edebiri’s Sydney, and Moss-Bachrach’s Richie work to transform the grimy sandwich shop into a next-level spot, stripping down the restaurant and sending the crew on transformational journeys of their own.

Watch the trailer for Season 2 of “The Bear” below:

Season 1 is currently nominated for 13 Emmy Awards,...

The new Peanuts movie has been officially confirmed and will be released on Apple TV+, showcasing the streaming service's commitment to original content. The film will be directed by Steve Martino, who also directed the successful 2015 Peanuts movie, and the script will be written by a team including Karey Kirkpatrick and members of the Schulz family. Production for the new Peanuts movie will begin in 2024, indicating that fans will likely have to wait until 2025 for its release. The story will revolve around Charlie Brown and his friends exploring the big city and learning important lessons about friendship.

A new Peanuts movie is on the horizon, and it marks the beloved comic strip's first return to the silver screen since the resounding success of the 2015 film. Debuting in 1950 and created by Charles Schulz, Peanuts follows a lovable gang of precocious youngsters including the meek and timid Charlie Brown and his best friend Snoopy.

A new Peanuts movie has been announced by Apple TV+, following the success of the previous CGI adaptation in 2015. The film will be directed by Steve Martino, who also helmed the previous Peanuts movie, which received positive reviews. Production for the new movie will begin in 2024, providing an opportunity to introduce the beloved characters to a new generation and potentially reinvent them for success.

A new Peanuts movie is announced, with some story details teased. Created by Charles Schulz, Peanuts originated as a comic strip in 1950, introducing now-iconic characters such as Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Woodstock, and Pigpen. The Peanuts gang was later moved to animation with the classic special A Charlie Brown Christmas in 1965, which was followed up by It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown in 1966 and later A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving in 1973.

Now, Apple TV+ announces a new Peanuts movie. The Peanuts movie will be a CGI-animated film directed by Steve Martino.

There are three types of people in the world: "Garfield" people, "Calvin and Hobbes" people, and "Peanuts" people. As a practicing worshipper of The Great Pumpkin and the human result of what happens when Lucy van Pelt and Peppermint Patty go through the Brundlefly machine, I am firmly in the latter camp. There's no such thing as a bad "Peanuts" movie, in my opinion, only films that are special to a smaller number of fans.

The characters created by Charles M. Schulz have been entertaining generations for over 75 years, and there's no sign of stopping. Apple won the rights to much of the "Peanuts" library in the streaming wars, releasing the hybrid "Peanuts" special/Schulz documentary "Who Are You, Charlie Brown?" as well as two series, "Snoopy in Space" and "The Snoopy Show." Now, Apple TV+ is developing its first "Peanuts" original feature, bringing Charlie Brown and the gang to the Big City.

A full length 'Peanuts' movie is in development.Apple has confirmed plans for a new family feature film as the gang - including Snoopy, Woodstock, Charlie Brown and more - head to the Big City as they learn the true meaning of friendship and make new pals on their journey.Karey Kirkpatrick has co-written the screenplay from an original story by co-writers Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz and Cornelius Uliano.The trio were also behind 2015 film 'The Peanuts Movie', with director Steve Martino returning at the helm.The untitled movie will mark Apple's first original Peanuts feature, with WildBrain and Peanuts Worldwide also on board.Tara Sorensen, Apple’s head of children’s programming, said: "Fans of all ages have been enamored with Peanuts on Apple TV+."With our unmatched library of Peanuts titles, and award-winning collection of stories that bring kids and families together, Apple...

A new animated Peanuts film featuring Charlie Brown and his friends is set to start production in 2024. The film will be set in the Big Apple, showcasing beloved Peanuts characters like Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, Peppermint Patty and more. Peanuts fans have been eagerly awaiting another feature film, and this collaboration aims to bring joy to millions of fans worldwide, carrying on the legacy of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz.

Look out Big Apple, the Peanuts are on their way! Peanuts Worldwide, Apple TV+ and WildBrain are collaborating on a brand-new feature film featuring Charlie Brown and the gang. The untitled CGI-animated movie is scheduled to start production in 2024, and it will join Apple TV+’s extensive streaming coverage of the Peanuts intellectual property. Check out the very first look at the upcoming Peanuts film below:

The head of Apple’s programming for children, Tara Sorensen, said in a press release:...

A new Peanuts film is in the works, courtesy of Apple TV+.

Apple TV+, WildBrain, and Peanuts Worldwide have partnered up to tell a new story in the Peanuts universe. Production is set to begin in 2024, and the story will see Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Sally, and the rest of the group take on the Big City and the power of friendship with both old and new characters. Head of Children's Programs for Apple TV+, Tara Sorensen, says of the project, "We can’t wait for everyone to experience this heartwarming new adventure with Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the gang in the Big City."

Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie Filmmakers Unveil the Sentimental Peanuts Special

The Peanuts franchise's previous film, The Peanuts Movie, came out in 2015, and was produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The script was even co-written by Charles M. Schulz's son and grandson,...

Snoopy, Woodstock, and the rest of the Peanuts gang are ready to return to the big time with help from Apple, WildBrain, and Peanuts Worldwide! Production on an untitled Peanuts feature film starts in 2024, with WildBrain Studios leading the charge! The project finds the Peanuts gang embarking on an epic adventure to the Big City, learning the true meaning of friendship, and making shocking new friends along the way!

Karey Kirkpatrick is co-writing the screenplay alongside The Peanuts Movie scribes Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, and Cornelius Uliano. The Peanuts Movie director Steve Martino returns to direct the new film, with Bonnie Arnold producing.

“Fans of all ages have been enamored with Peanuts on Apple TV+,” said Tara Sorensen, Apple’s head of children’s programming. “With our unmatched library of Peanuts titles, and award-winning collection of stories that bring kids and families together, Apple TV+ is the preeminent home for Snoopy and friends,...

Charlie Brown & Co. are heading to the Big City, in an original Peanuts movie.

It was announced on Monday that Apple TV+, the streaming destination for “all things Peanuts” (including classic holiday movies), has greenlit its first original Peanuts film.

More from TVLineRob Lowe Hosting and Producing New Fox Game Show The Floor - Get First Look and Premiere DateGood Trouble Sets Season 5B Premiere - Plus, Watch a Teaser (Featuring Callie and Jamie's Big Day?)Jason Momoa Set for SNL Encore

The new, CG-animated film from WildBrain and Peanuts Worldwide will follow the Peanuts gang as they embark on...

AppleTV+ is adding to its treasure chest of “Peanuts” content with a new movie from WildBrain and Peanuts Worldwide. The untitled feature, set to begin production in 2024, will send Charlie Brown and Snoopy to the Big City. Expect new friends, adventures and some lessons about the true meaning of friendship.

Karey Kirkpatrick is co-writing the feature from an original story from Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz and Cornelius Uliano.

That trio wrote the previous “The Peanuts Movie,” which earned $246 million worldwide in theaters. Two-time Annie Award nominee Steve Martino, director of the 2015 “Peanuts” film, will helm this latest offering. Two-time Academy Award nominee Bonnie Arnold will produce.

“Fans of all ages have been enamored with Peanuts on Apple TV+,” said Apple head of children’s programming Tara Sorensen. “With our unmatched library of Peanuts titles and award-winning collection of stories that bring kids and families together, Apple TV+ is the preeminent home for Snoopy and friends,...

Apple TV+ has announced a new original Peanuts feature film from WildBrain and Peanuts Worldwide. The film will follow Snoopy and Charlie Brown’s biggest challenge yet, as the Peanuts characters embark on “an epic adventure to the Big City, learning the true meaning of friendship, while meeting some surprising new friends along the way.” Production from WildBrain Studios will begin in 2024.

“Fans of all ages have been enamored with Peanuts on Apple TV+,” Tara Sorensen, Apple’s head of children’s programming, said in a statement. “With our unmatched library of Peanuts titles, and award-winning collection of stories that bring kids and families together, Apple TV+ is the preeminent home for Snoopy and friends, and offers a world class selection of series and films featuring the most globally cherished animated characters. We can’t wait for everyone to experience this heartwarming new adventure with Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the gang in the Big City.

Company producing with WildBrain, Peanuts Worldwide; remains invested in animated children’s, family space.

Apple is moving ahead on its first original Peanuts feature, the company announced on Monday.

Two-time Annie Award nominee Steve Martino, director of 2015’s The Peanuts Movie, helms the new project from WildBrain and Peanuts Worldwide.

Bonnie Arnold is producing the CG-animated feature as Snoopy and Charlie Brown embark on an adventure through the Big City, learning the true meaning of friendship and meeting surprising new friends along the way.

Karey Kirkpatrick is writing the screenplay from an original story by co-writers Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz and Cornelius Uliano,...

Apple, which holds the rights to the late Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts catalog, has ordered its first original animated film from Wildbrain Studios and Peanuts Worldwide.

Apple TV+ has commissioned the computer-generated animated film, which will follow Snoopy and Charlie Brown as they and the rest of the Peanuts gang go on an epic journey to the big city. The project marks the first Apple original film from the partnership with Peanuts Worldwide and WildBrain that has been preceded by the streaming of library Peanuts originals and specials.

Steve Martino will direct the untitled Peanuts film from producer Bonnie Arnold and co-writer Karey Kirkpatrick, who has animated screenwriting credits for Chicken Run, Smallfoot and Over the Hedge. Kirkpatrick will work from an original story by co-writers Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz and Cornelius Uliano, the team that wrote The Peanuts Movie for 20th Century Fox, which was based on the...

Snoopy has become a pop culture icon since his first appearance in Charles Schulz's Peanuts comic strip. In May 1965, Schulz decided to expand on the dog's history and give him siblings, though at the time Snoopy only caught up with them at an off-page family reunion. While most fans can perhaps name one or two of Snoopy's brothers and sisters, many will be surprised to find there is a whole litter.

The first sibling to actually appear in the Peanuts strips was Spike, who showed up over a decade after Snoopy's brothers and sisters were first mentioned.

Four more were slowly introduced over the next 20 years, with the final two, Molly and Rover, never actually making it into the comic strip, only appearing in a TV special, 1991's TV special, Snoopy's Reunion.

Related: DC Bestseller Tom King declares Peanuts "The Best Comic of All Time" - Here's Why

Presenting:...

The very first line of dialogue in Peanuts' debut strip was uttered by a character that many fans might not have guessed. For decades, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Snoopy and Woodstock have starred in the strip – but when it came to the very first Peanuts comic, none of these iconic characters said a word.

In Charles Schulz's first Peanuts comic, from October 2, 1950, Charlie Brown makes only a passing appearance, not saying a word in the strip's four panels.

Instead, Shermy (also known as Sherman) speaks the franchise's first lines, as he tells Patty that "Good Ol' Charlie Brown" is walking by. When Charlie walks out of sight, Shermy is quick to change tone, telling Patty, "how I hate him."

Related: How Peanuts' Best Decade Changed Charlie Brown Forever

Peanuts' Very First Line Sets Up Charlie Brown's Character

Many Peanuts fans might be surprised to at Charlie Brown's role in...

The very first line of dialogue in Peanuts' debut strip was uttered by a character that many fans might not have guessed. For decades, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Snoopy and Woodstock have starred in the strip – but when it came to the very first Peanuts comic, none of these iconic characters said a word.

In Charles Schulz's first Peanuts comic, from October 2, 1950, Charlie Brown makes only a passing appearance, not saying a word in the strip's four panels.

Instead, Shermy (also known as Sherman) speaks the franchise's first lines, as he tells Patty that "Good Ol' Charlie Brown" is walking by. When Charlie walks out of sight, Shermy is quick to change tone, telling Patty, "how I hate him."

Related: How Peanuts' Best Decade Changed Charlie Brown Forever

Peanuts' Very First Line Sets Up Charlie Brown's Character

What's amazing about this startling truth about Peanuts' origin is that despite...

Annapurna Animation has ramped up the creative leadership of its team with the addition of Nimona director Nick Bruno and producer Julie Zackary. Zackary, a former Blue Sky Studios executive, will serve as Annapurna’s Head of Animation.

Also joining the division is Erica Pulcini as Creative Executive.

First out of the gate for the division is a feature take of BlueTwelve videogame, Stray.

Zackary will oversee all aspects of production throughout Annapurna Animation’s division. Zackary served as VP of Production Management at Sony Pictures Imageworks before joining Blue Sky Studios as Vice President of Production.

In Pulcini’s role as Creative Executive, she will help curate, develop and further define Annapurna Animation’s feature film slate.

Also in development is Foo, the next project from renowned director Chris Wedge.

Bruno is already on tap to develop and direct an untitled original feature film, and he is actively developing...

Craig Schulz, son of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, didn't rule out the possibility of another Peanuts movie, suggesting that nothing is off the table. The last Peanuts movie, released in 2015, was a success both critically and at the box office, making $246.2 million worldwide. While there haven't been any recent movies, there is plenty of Peanuts content available on Apple TV+, including classic specials and upcoming projects like Camp Snoopy and Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin.

Charlie Brown has a better chance of appearing in a movie again than he ever has of kicking Lucy's football. Yes, Peanuts could return to the Silver Screen. Craig Schulz is the son of legendary Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, and he didn’t rule out Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the gang making another movie. During an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, Schulz addressed the possibility of another film. Schulz said:

“I could tell you,...

The son of 'Peanuts' creator Charles M. Schulz is hoping for a new movie based on the comic strip.Snoopy and Charlie Brown last hit the big screen with 'The Peanuts Movie' in 2015 but Craig Schulz is optimistic about the possibility of another film.In an interview with Screen Rant, Craig said: "I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you."Nothing is off the table, we're always exploring different ideas and different things in this co-view series ('The Snoopy Show') that we've done, which touched upon the environment, the love for teachers, Mother's Day, and how it interacts with enough people."Those subjects are just really fun, and as you know, the 'Peanuts' universe is sort of endless."There have been five movies based on Schulz's comic strip and Craig believes there is plenty of scope for the character to return to the big screen.

Craig Schulz, the son of “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz, is hopeful a new movie based on the comic strip will happen.

In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Craig discussed the possibility of another “Peanuts” film.

“I could tell you, but I’d have to kill you. [Laughs] Nothing is off the table, we’re always exploring different ideas and different things in this co-view series [‘The Snoopy Show’] that we’ve done, which touched upon the environment, the love for teachers, Mother’s Day, and how it interacts with enough people,” he said. “All those subjects are just really fun, and as you know, the ‘Peanuts’ universe is sort of endless.”

There are currently five features in the “Peanuts” franchise: “A Boy Named Charlie Brown” (1969), “Snoopy Come Home” (1972), “Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown” (1977), “Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don’t Come Back!!)” (1980) and “The Peanuts Movie” (2015). The 2015 computer-animated...

It’s been eight years since The Peanuts Movie was released and there’s been no official word if another movie will be produced.

Ahead of the Apple TV+ special Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie, Charles Schulz’s son Craig Schulz said in an interview that he’s hopeful a new Peanuts movie would happen.

“I could tell you, but I’d have to kill you. [Laughs] Nothing is off the table,” Craig said in an interview with Screen Rant. “We’re always exploring different ideas and different things in this co-view series that we’ve done, which touched upon the environment, the love for teachers, Mother’s Day, and how it interacts with enough people. All those subjects are just really fun, and as you know, the Peanuts universe is sort of endless.”

He continued, “There are so many great characters to work with, there’s so many great themes to...

Craig Schulz, son of the franchise creator, expressed his hope for a new Peanuts movie.

The son of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, Schulz spoke about a potential new Peanuts movie in a recent exclusive interview with Screen Rant. With eight years since The Peanuts Movie hit the big screen and received praise from critics, fans may soon be in for another cinematic treat. After a long absence, the Peanuts franchise returned to the cinemas with The Peanuts Movie in 2015. Despite rave reviews and a solid box office performance, no sequel has emerged thus far.

Related: Is Charlie Brown Actually Bald? Peanuts Fan-Art Sparks Twitter Hair Color Debate

However, in a hopeful twist, Craig Schulz conveyed his optimism regarding a new Peanuts movie, saying, "Nothing is off the table, we're always exploring different ideas and different things... I don't know that a movie is off the table. I would like to see one come back,...

Craig Schulz, son of the creator of Peanuts, is hopeful for a new Peanuts movie and confirms that "nothing is off the table." The success of The Peanuts Movie in 2015 and the current popularity of Peanuts content on Apple TV+ make now the perfect time for another big-screen outing. One of the biggest factors to consider for a new movie is which animation house Schulz and his team will turn to, with hopes that they find a studio as inventive as Blue Sky Studios after it was shut down by Disney.

With nearly a decade gone since the iconic comic strip made its way to the big screen, Craig Schulz offers a hopeful response to the chances of a new Peanuts movie. After four movies produced in the late '60s and '70s, the franchise came back with The Peanuts Movie in 2015, which saw Charlie Brown trying to win...

The comic strip Peanuts, featuring an iconic cast of characters led by Charlie Brown, was written and drawn by Charles Schulz for nearly 50 years, and according to Robert Thompson, a professor of pop culture at Syracuse University, that makes it the longest story ever told by a single individual.

During an episode of PBS' NewsHour that aired after the passing of Peanuts creator, Charles Schulz, Professor Thompson argues that Peanuts is "arguably the longest story told by a single artist in human history." In the PBS special, entitled "So Long, Charlie Brown," he gives examples ranging from Wagner's operas to Leo Tolstoy's novels of works not as lengthy as the totality of Charlie Brown comics.

Related: 10 Most Heartwarming Peanuts Comics

Charlie Brown Beats Out War and Peace

First appearing in October 1950, the final Peanuts strip ran in February 2000, months shy of fifty years. In all, there were more than 18,250 strips.

Blue Sky Studios, known for popular films like Ice Age and Rio, was once a major player in the animation industry but closed in April 2021 due to a corporate acquisition and cost-cutting efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite not being as acclaimed as competitors like Pixar and DreamWorks, Blue Sky Studios received attention and awards, including an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and nominations for Best Animated Film. The closure of Blue Sky Studios was a result of Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox and the financial challenges of maintaining three separate animation studios. The studio's closure left 450 employees without work. However, Blue Sky's last movie, Nimona, was picked up by Annapurna Pictures and has been well-received by critics and audiences.

When people think of animated studios, they tend to think of Disney and its subsidiary Pixar. Other names that come to mind are DreamWorks animation and...

Follow an unlikely duo on a fantastical adventure in an exclusive Nimona clip. Based on the graphic novel of the same name, the Netflix animated movie centers on the eponymous teenager with the power to shapeshift who finds herself targeted by the knight Ballister Blackheart for assassination, though reluctantly teams up with him to help him clear his name after being accused of killing the queen. Chloë Grace Moretz leads the ensemble cast of Nimona alongside Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, RuPaul, and Indya Moore.

Ahead of its Netflix premiere, Screen Rant is proud to present an exclusive Nimona clip.

The clip, as seen above, finds Nimona and Ballister struggling to hide from the knights of the Institution while also planning a kidnapping of a figure key to their plan to clear their names with the government. The scene quickly becomes chaotic as Nimona...

Netflix’s “Nimona” marks an LGBTQ breakthrough for a mainstream animated film. Based on Nd Stevenson’s best-selling queer graphic novel about the titular teen shapeshifter (Chloë Grace Moretz) in a futuristic medieval world, “Nimona” explores timely issues of identity and xenophobia. It additionally pushes 2D stylization into 3D with a uniquely illustrated look.

“Nimona” is also a minor miracle. It was rescued from the dead by Annapurna Animation and Netflix after Disney halted production in 2021 when they shuttered Fox-owned Blue Sky Studios, where the project originated. As it was, the film’s LGBTQ themes were watered down and a same-sex kiss between bestie knights (voiced by Riz Ahmed and Eugene Lee Yang) was a cause of concern at Disney.

But former Blue Sky co-presidents Andrew Millstein and Robert Baird refused to let “Nimona” die in 2021. Together with producer Julie Zackary and directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (“Spies in Disguise...