“King of the Hill” star Johnny Hardwick’s cause of death is still undetermined. The voice actor died in August at the age of 64. He was found in a bathtub in his Austin, Texas, home at the time. According to the autopsy report obtained by TMZ, how he passed cannot be resolved due to his … Read more
Haters, it’s time to leave Ariel and Elsa alone. Ever since Snow White first appeared on screens in 1937, Disney princesses have endured an onslaught of criticism for being too weak, too thin, too pretty and not racially diverse. But now, researchers from the University of California, Davis, and Brigham Young University have determined that … Read more
Cue a world in which a couple’s breakup coincides with the dissolution of their favorite band, there’s friction/jealousy over a workplace promotion and someone is reassessing their life after turning 25 — and is deflated by its seeming lack of motivation. They’re just like us — if we were beings that resemble blue light bulbs … Read more
Stephen Root gives a tip of the old cap to buddy Mike Judge for his lead role in the new animated comedy “Praise Petey,” premiering July 21 (10 p.m.) on Freeform. Annie Murphy headlines the series as Petey, a millennial “It Girl” who, through a series of events, takes command of New Utopia, a small-town … Read more
Steve Dildarian said that growing up in Central New Jersey helped to shape the pessimistic, wry worldview of his animated alter-ego, “Ten Year Old Tom.” “There are some themes and threads throughout anything I’ve written — whether it’s a ‘me against them’ mentality or kind of peeking over the fence at a different, better life,” … Read more
Amid desperate efforts to rescue the five passengers trapped aboard the Titan, a video has circulated illustrating just how deep the Titanic-bound submersible could have sunk. The unsettling animated clip is currently making waves online. The dizzying 3-D demo, created by Spanish animation company MetaBallStudios, depicts a virtual underwater seascape filled with global landmarks, as … Read more
One piece of advice must have been on repeat inside the heads of the creators of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”: With great first film comes great responsibility. Because the superb sequel to 2018’s surprise hit “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” not only lives up to its genre-enlivening and Oscar-winning predecessor — it often surpasses it in … Read more
He’s no longer part of the “Family.” “Family Guy” and “American Dad!” creator and star Seth MacFarlane has called it quits amid the ongoing, contentious Hollywood writers’ strike. The 49-year-old and his showrunners — Brian Boyle, Matt Weitzman, Rich Appel and Alec Sulkin — walked out in support of the ongoing Writers Guild of America … Read more
With the help of audio processing, a die-hard “The Simpsons” fan has unearthed never-before-heard audio — and, in turn, revealed another joke. In a Season 3 episode, Homer is taking his son, Bart, to the boy’s first-ever rock concert, but the buffoonish dad’s tinnitus, or ear ringing, drowns out a warning from his wife, Marge. Now, … Read more
A new animation has detailed the moment actor Jeremy Renner was crushed by his 14,000-pound snowplow near his Lake Tahoe home on New Year’s Day. In his first interview since the near-fatal incident, Renner recalled the horrifying ordeal and how he was hospitalized with 30 broken bones and a collapsed lung. The simulation, which was … Read more
In the new adult animated series “Digman!” — which premieres on Comedy Central Wednesday — comic actor Andy Samberg voices the title character of washed-up archaeologist Rip Digman. But the “Saturday Night Live” vet can also be seen in the feature-film flesh in the new comedy “Self Reliance,” which premiered at South by Southwest earlier … Read more
The “Animaniacs” cartoon series was known for its irreverent, 4th-wall-breaking humor, but the final episode appeared to end with the characters’ violent deaths, leaving fans shocked. “Animaniacs” was a cartoon originally created in the early 1990s that often parodied pop culture, historical figures, and pushed the boundaries of conventional cartoons at the time. The ensemble series, … Read more
It’s not all right, all right, all right. While “Elvis” star Austin Butler chases down an Oscar for portraying the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in the flesh, Netflix announced Monday that Matthew McConaughey will voice the hip-swiveling legend in a brand-new animated spy series, “Agent Elvis.” “Elvis Presley always dreamed of being a superhero … Read more
Warner Bros. Television Group handed out pink slips to 82 staffers on Tuesday, representing 19% of the studio’s workforce, across its scripted, unscripted and animation divisions. Additionally, it has opted not to fill 43 additional vacant positions — making for a total elimination of 125 jobs (or 26% of an approximately 481 headcount). Warner Bros. … Read more