“Animation pick-pockets” is how Nick Bruno, Supervising Animator on The Peanuts Movie, describes himself and his colleagues. “We’ll bump into you and take your wallets,” he explained on a visit to ...

BREAKING: 20th Century Fox Animation and Ice Age makers Blue Sky Studios will turn Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock and the whole Peanuts gang into an animated feature film franchise. Fox has closed a ...

I’ll be posting a Holiday Gift Guide next month, but one book leapt out of the pack and I want to give you the heads-up right now. I just received a copy of Charles Solomon’s The Art and Making of ...

It was bound to happen sooner or later. Deadline is reporting that Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios are adapting Charles Schulz' beloved comic strip Peanuts into a feature film. Before you start ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios have acquired rights to make a feature film based on the late Charles Schulz's beloved and iconic "Peanuts" ...

With each bit of news about Apple’s streaming service, their animation strategy becomes more clear: it hinges on working with proven/legacy creators/brands. These include a show from Bob’s Burgers ...

THE ART AND MAKING OF PEANUTS ANIMATION: CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS OF TELEVISION SPECIALS By Charles Solomon Chronicle Books, $45, 192 pages CHARLIE BROWN’S CHRISTMAS STOCKING By Charles M. Schulz ...

Did you know "A Charlie Brown Christmas" was considered a flop by network officials and only aired because it had been scheduled? And yet the special and the soundtrack are now considered iconic.

Of all the "Peanuts" television specials ever made, the first—"A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965)—was the Charlie Browniest. The 25-minute special was an underdog, just like its hapless protagonist, ...

Peanuts producer Lee Mendelson passed away on Christmas day at the age of 86, according to several Friday reports. The special introduces the music of Vince Guaraldi, establishing the importance of ...