The Animation Podcast Ep. 80

The Animation Podcast is a weekly podcast news show that looks into the latest news in the animation industry, hosted by FilmBook, created and narrated by FilmBook author Mathieu Brunet a.k.a. AniMat from the ElectricDragon505 YouTube channel. Music provided by Chris Holland.


In this episode, The Animation Podcast examines (the highlights):

Despicable Me 3, Cars 3, The Breadwinner and more will appear at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival

Fox Searchlight released a poster for Wes Anderson ’s Isle of Dogs and announced a release date of April 2018

’s Isle of Dogs and announced a release date of April 2018 Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen will be Timon and Pumbaa in The Lion King (2019)

and will be Timon and Pumbaa in The Lion King (2019) Ewan McGregor will star in Disney’s Christopher Robin

will star in Disney’s Christopher Robin AniMat’s Pick of the Week: Disney announced the release dates for Frozen 2, the live-action remake of The Lion King, Star Wars Episode XI and Indiana Jones 5

The Animation Podcast examines the five news stories that occurred in 2016 that put the animation industry in the headlines.

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The Animation Podcast Ep. 80