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Disney animated movies hold a special place in many of our hearts. They inspire hope, magic, and help us believe that our dreams are possible. But these movies would be nothing without the artists who had a hand in creating them. One such artist is renowned Disney animator Andreas Deja. You may not know his name, but you most certainly know his characters. Deja is responsible for breathing life into some of Disney’s most iconic classic villains. He has animated characters such as Scar, Gaston, Jafar, King Triton, Mama Odie, and Lilo from Lilo and Stitch. Having moved away from his days at Disney, Deja now celebrates his first independent short film, Mushka. Nerdist had the pleasure of speaking with Deja about the film, his career journey, and the beauty of 2D animation. Walt Disney Animation

Deja animated for Disney for more than 30 years. He immigrated from Germany in 1980 after finishing school. He moved to California to join the Walt Disney Studios training program and follow his dreams of becoming a Disney animator. The animator stayed with the company until 2011 to pursue independent projects instead. Deja is looked up to for his work, having brought to life several iconic characters over the years. He is a Winsor McCay Award recipient, having been recognized for his accomplishments in animation in 2007.

Nerdist: You’ve had a hand in creating countless iconic characters and villains for Disney. Do you have any favorite characters or sequences that you’ve done? 

Andreas Deja: I don’t, and I think most animators will give you that answer. They were all special, and they were all important for different reasons. There are highlights. I loved to work on Scar because I worked with Jeremy Irons, who gave this amazing voice performance. Another example would be Lilo from Lilo and Stitch. I really wanted to do Lilo and not Stitch because I hadn’t done a character like Lilo. So I adored working on that character as well.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit was a very important film for me. Aside the fact that it was a mix of live action and animation, the animation needed to be very soft and within the style of the early Hollywood and Disney animation. We call it very squash and stretch, meaning non-realistic. When you do loose animation like that for a whole year, it changes you as an animator because you get all the stiffness out of your animation that way. It really loosened me up and helped me to produce better, more fluid animation.

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What is it that got you into animation in the first place? Is it something you always knew you wanted to do, or is there something that sparked interest that for you? 

Well, I always liked drawing. I can remember as far back as kindergarten that I drew comic characters, from Disney comics mostly. I saw my first Disney animated film when I was about 10 or 11—the original Jungle Book—and that was a life changer.

The whole idea of me leaving my family and friends to go to America and draw cartoons for Walt Disney, that was just not going to happen. Everybody tells you so. But l sent a letter to Disney Studios at the age of 12 or 13, and asked, “What can I do now in Germany to sometime work for you in the future?” They wrote back, and I still have that letter. They told me to draw how I see the world. Draw real things and draw them often. I took that advice really seriously and did that for years to come.

“Draw real things and draw them often.“

Andreas Deja, Disney animator

So many of the characters that you’ve worked on have meant a great deal to people across generations. What does that mean to you as an artist to have had that lasting impact on so many people?

It happened lately that I could reflect on my career and think, “did all this really happen?” When everybody else around you keeps saying that something like that is just not going to happen, you sort of believe it. But you also think, “Well, what if it can?” When people still come up to me and say that my characters were a part of their childhood, that almost brings tears to my eyes. I didn’t expect that the movies my generation did would have this long life. We were just concerned with doing a job as good as we possibly could. It’s an amazing feeling to find out that work still matters to people.

Andreas Deja

After gushing about classic Disney and career highlights for about ten minutes, the conversation naturally shifted to Andreas Deja’s short film, Mushka. Mushka tells the heartwarming story of a young girl who befriends an orphaned Siberian Tiger in Russia. The short film is completely hand-drawn and is about half an hour long. Deja worked on the project for roughly eight years.

I’m glad you brought up Mushka. You mentioned that it took you years to create because you drew it completely by hand. Even with a lot of animation nowadays having shifted to CG animation, why is taking something frame by frame like that a process that continues to be important to you? 

It’s what I was used to. It was also the kind of filmmaking that got me to Disney. I fell head over heels with the work of Walt Disney and his animators. It was everything to me. It was my childhood and beyond. I cannot leave that alone yet. I don’t think I ever will. 

When Disney said, “We aren’t going to do the hand drawn films anymore, we are going to shift to CG,” I thought, “Well, I’m not ready to do that.” I have things to express with drawings and stories to tell, so maybe I’ll put on a different hat. Maybe I’ll do my own project and I’ll be a director, producer, animator, and all of those hats. It just turned into this big adventure, and I wouldn’t miss it for the world. I’m really proud of it and I’m glad it’s out now for everybody to watch. 

Mushka was your directorial debut as well, correct?

It was, and I was perfectly happy being an animator. You might’ve heard this, that people call animators actors with a pencil. We really are the actors of those specific characters. And as an actor, you’re being given an outline or storyboard, so we know what’s happening with our character. Being on my own after having done this for 30 years, I had to create my own project because nobody was giving me those scenes of work. I’ll be honest with you, it was scary at first.

Andreas Deja

Was there anything specific that sparked the inspiration for why you wanted Mushka to be a tiger? Why that storyline?

I love drawing animals, and that was a big factor why I chose an animal/human story. I have some experience studying big cats from The Lion King, but I thought a tiger would be cool with stripes. I thought, okay, why don’t I pair a tiger with a little innocent girl? There could be some dynamics that I could really build a story around.

One thing I liked is how you drew Mushka with the little tuft of hair that makes an “M.” I thought that was a very cute detail.

I hope that didn’t escape most people; It was sort of a hint. That’s basically how she gets the idea to call him Mushka, which translates back to sweetheart. I wanted to show that with the “M” on his forehead.

Are there other certain stylistic choices that you try to incorporate, especially when it comes to Disney villains, in order to evoke a certain reaction with the audience? 

When I come onto a movie like Beauty and the Beast or Aladdin, I’m not the first artist to work on that character. Writers and concept artists have already done some rough graphic concepts, so by the time I get onto the movie and get started, I already have something to read or something to look at. I can kind of pick and choose and say, “Well, I like this. I don’t like that.”

Sometimes even a voice has been chosen. The voice gives you so much. My job is to create animation and patterns of acting that work so that the audience really believes that voice is coming out of the mouth you just drew. It has to work. Many people don’t know this. They think the voice actors come in afterwards, but it’s actually the other way around.

Andreas Deja

When you’re listening to those voice tracks and animating a character, how much does the character evolve throughout that process? 

It’s actually everything. In some cases, it went as far as the character looking like the actor. In the case of Scar, there would’ve been so many different ways to configure his face and his look. But I saw something in Jeremy Irons when I watched some of the movies he had done prior to The Lion King. There was just something in his face that was fascinating. I’m going to try and keep the dark circles under his eyes and certain mouth configurations that are unique to him. In the end, it almost became a caricature of Jeremy Irons.

We did some final voice work with him, and I had already animated the sequence where Scar is setting up Simba before the stampede on the Rock. I showed it to Jeremy Irons, and he looked at the monitor and says, “Oh my gosh, he looks like me!” and he was toucking his face. I said, “I hope that’s okay, because that was intentional.”

“Have a bit of your own soul in it.”

Andreas Deja, Disney animator

Nerdist: If you could share a message to the next generation of animators who look up to you, what would that be? 

Don’t be shy. “Follow your dream” is such a cliche, but it’s a real thing. If you have ambitions, if you have a passion for something, reach for the stars and reach out. Don’t wait by the phone or by your computer to be invited. Reach out to professionals that can give you advice and get informed. Educate yourself about what the industry is doing, and then work hard on your craft. If people tell you that you’re so talented, that might be true, but that’s not enough. You have to polish your craft and learn how to personally express yourself. That’s really important. Have a bit of your own soul in it. That’s a really important step.

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Now that Mushka is finished and out to the public, what’s next for the renowned animator? He teases that there might be a few upcoming projects in the pipeline, including another animated short film. He wants to continue with hand drawn animation. In addition, Deja is working on a feature documentary film about Wolfgang Reitherman and a book about animator Milt Kahl. He plans to begin working on his second short film this fall.

You can watch Andreas Deja’s first animated short film, Mushka, on Prime Video.

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It’s the season of The Mummy. First up, we have Lee Cronin’s The Mummy coming our way this year. But now, it seems The Mummy 4 is a go. After a lot of conversation around the idea, a fourth The Mummy movie with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz returning to the action is officially happening. The original The Mummy movie with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz is widely regarded as a classic (and many people’s queer awakening), but its sequels are a bit less beloved. Indeed, Weisz did not even perform in The Mummy 3, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Hopefully, The Mummy 4 will bring back the spirit that drew so many to the franchise to begin with. After all, Brendan Fraser has gone on the record saying that the idea for The Mummy 4 is “the one I wanted to make,” but never got to. Well, it looks like it’s all happening now. And here’s hoping it’s good.

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As for when we could see The Mummy 4 with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, Deadline revealed it would arrive on Friday, October 15, 2027, and not May 19, 2028, as was first reported. Additionally, The Mummy 4 will be directed by Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and written by David Coggeshall. By the end of March, 2026, THR reported that costar John Hannah, who played Jonathan, the brother of Weisz’s Evelyn, will also return.

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Well, we’re not out. We’re in. It sounds like a good team in front of and behind the camera. And we’re always here for an exciting action-adventure romp, with some romance, and maybe a little horror. And nothing like a really good movie to wash away the taste of a few bad ones. We’d just like to ask The Mummy 4 to keep the flesh-diving sacarbs off our screens; they give us the heebie-jeebies.

We can’t wait to hear more about The Mummy 4 soon and see Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz back in action.

Originally published February 10, 2026.

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That’s a wrap for the student body of Godolkin University. In news that may be shocking to fans, Prime Video has canceled Gen V, its spin-off series from The Boys. The news comes in a report from Variety. Executive producers Eric Kripke and Evan Goldberg said of the cancellation, “While we wish we could keep the party going another season at Godolkin, we’re committed to continuing the Gen V characters’ stories in The Boys Season 5 and other VCU projects on the horizon. You’ll see them again.” Some of the Gen V characters have already appeared in The Boys‘ final season, with more sure to come before it’s over. Prime Video

The first season of Gen V premiered to great streaming numbers back in 2023. But it only cracked the top ten of streaming shows again one time in season two, which probably spooked Prime Video. Especially as it’s not a cheap show for them to produce. And much of the appeal of Gen V was that it informed The Boys’ overall narrative in a significant way. But with the flagship series ending this season, Amazon Prime probably wondered if Gen V could sustain its viewership without the main series to feed into. The tragic death of actor Chance Perdomo, who played Andre Anderson in the show’s first season, may have been a factor in Gen V‘s cancellation as well. And so, alas, Gen V has been canceled before its third season.

Although Gen V is ending, the prequel series to The Boys called Vought Rising is apparently still happening. That series will focus on Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) and Stormfront (Aya Cash) back in the ’50s. With that show set decades before the events of The Boys, it probably can stand on its own much more. There’s also The Boys: Mexico, which Prime Video announced back in 2024. But it has been some time since we heard anything about that one. Hopefully, other projects resolve Gen V’s loose plot threads eventually.

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Uhoh. If you thought Ascended Astarion was painful to contend with, get ready for a brand new Baldur’s Gate 3 prequel novel, Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion… which will literally dive into Astarion’s darkest days. Gear up, Astarion fans, this novel is going to get into Astarion’s time in servitude to the vampire lord Cazador Szarr… Something that gave Astarion one of the most serious cases of trauma we’ve ever seen in fiction. Gulp. And to make it better/worse, Neil Newbon himself will narrate the audiobook for the Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion prequel novel. Here’s what we know.Larian Studios

A release from Random House Worlds shares, “Random House Worlds will publish Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion by award-winning, New York Times bestselling fantasy author T. Kingfisher on September 29, 2026. This prequel novel follows the beloved character Astarion during his time in servitude to the vampire lord Cazador Szarr in the years leading up to the events of the video game. Subsequent to its completion, Stephen Rooney, one of the senior writers of Baldur’s Gate 3, was consulted to ensure the novel’s authenticity within the game’s world and lore. The audiobook, published by Penguin Random House Audio, will be narrated by Neil Newbon, the acclaimed actor behind Astarion’s voice and PCAP [performance capture] in the game.” It seems you can pre-order the Astarion novel here.

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Yes, that Cazador Szarr. The one who carved up Astarion’s back and mentally and physically broke him every which way. We’re honestly not sure what this Baldur’s Gate 3 Astarion prequel novel will read like… But you can be sure we’ll be listening/reading it… Especially with the original voice actor for Astarion bringing it to life.

Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion will release on September 29. Additionally, Random House Worlds will publish the following two Baldur’s Gate 3 titles:

Clarkson Potter will publish Baldur’s Gate 3: The Necromancy of Thay onJuly 21, 2026, a blank, grid-paper notebook that is a faithful reproduction of the Necromancy of Thay, an important quest item found in the game, featuring an embossed skull on the cover, foil stamping, and illustrated “clasps” to protect the book’s unholy content from prying eyes.

Ten Speed Press will publish The Official Baldur’s Gate 3 Coloring Book on August 11, 2026, illustrated by Jaki King, featuring 40 gorgeous black-and-white line drawings of characters, creatures, and settings from Baldur’s Gate 3. On November 3, 2026, Ten Speed Press will also publish A Feast for a Tenday: The Official Baldur’s Gate Cookbook by Andrew Wheeler,featuring 65 recipes organized by course and camp location, with dishes for sharing marked as Romanceable. The book will also have original chapter-opener illustrations and 45 photographs.

It just goes to show you, the adventure is never over. We’ll be busily enjoying these titles as we wait for the Baldur’s Gate 3 TV series to take shape.

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As a kid, finding a toy in your cereal was like striking gold. Plenty of us share memories of fixing our breakfast cereal and beaming with excitement as a fun little toy topples out of the box. It’s the same level of joy as getting a toy with your McDonald’s Happy Meal. Sadly, cereal boxes with toys inside of them haven’t been around for a long time. Thanks to Kellogg’s, the younger generation is about to experience that joy for the first time. The cereal brand announced on Thursday, April 23, that it’s bringing back toys to its cereal boxes to celebrate Toy Story 5.Check Your Cereal Boxes! Kellogg’s

It’s been more than a decade since toys have been in cereal boxes. Starting on April 27, cereal munchers in the U.S could be surprised to find an colorful plastic spoon floating amongst their flakes. Each spoon is inspired by characters from Toy Story 5. You could get a green Buzz, an orange Woody, or a red Jessie. The spoons will live in most Kellogg’s brand cereal boxes, including Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, and Corn Pops.

Other Kellogg’s cereals—such as Frosted Mini-Wheats, Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes, and Cocoa Loops—relish in the nostalgia, too. Throughout the campaign, each box will contain classic toys and promotional items celebrating Toy Story 5. Examples include toys, spoons, trading cards, and movie ticket promotions.

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“At Kellogg’s, there’s a real sense of childhood nostalgia tied to the moments families remember most, and breakfast is a big part of that,” said Laura Newman, VP Brand Marketing at Kellogg’s. “Bringing toys back inside the box reintroduces that sense of discovery through a simple, screen-free moment of play that parents can now share with their own kids. Collaborating with Toy Story 5, which explores the role of toys in a tech-driven world, made this moment even more meaningful.”

For Los Angeles locals, there’s another surprise in store. Kellogg’s is bringing a massive, interactive claw machine to the Grove on Sunday, May 24.

Watch the Official Trailer for Toy Story 5 Here:

Toy Story 5 ignites a battle between toys and technology. It paints a picture that is scarily accurate to our very own reality. It has been quite some time since we’ve gotten a new Toy Story movie, so it will be interesting to see how this one measures up. Toy Story 5 hits theaters on June 19.

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FX’s Alien: Earth just made a big move. Not to a new network or in-universe time period, but to a new base of production. The first season of creator Noah Hawley‘s prequel to the 1979 film shot in Thailand, which added a distinct tropical swelt. However, the production has just moved to London’s legendary Pinewood Studios for its forever home, for season two and beyond. Hawley spoke to Deadline about the process and reason behind the big move (guess what, it’s budget) as well as what he hopes for the future of the ambitious sci-fi series.FX

“What I can say is we start [shooting] this summer. We’re getting close,” Hawley told the publication. “I did a stage walk today past the props and costumes. Things are being built. It’s always exciting to see it. We had a great experience in Thailand, but for a couple of reasons London is a better home for us long-term.” The fact that London is less remote and offers a tax rebate might have something to do with it.

At any rate, for a series that aims to run long-term, a centralized filming spot does seem the most practical. Not to mention, Pinewood is where the first three Alien movies filmed, plus Prometheus, so the xenomorph acid blood has a history there. Hawley called the first season of Alien: Earth a “proof of concept” but that the move to England creates a “sustainable model.”

“It’s my hope – I have a place that I’m going, but I don’t know how long it will take me to get there,” Hawley said of the show’s future. “Assuming that the price of execution and the audience stays commensurate, we could go for as long as we want. If we nurture them, these franchises can give back for a very long time.”

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Hawley also commented on the casting of Peter Dinklage for the next season. “Obviously, this franchise has a lot of iconic roles in it,” he said. “I am, for better or worse, an ensemble writer who has never met a character I didn’t like, but he’s got a major role, and people are going to feel it’s a worthy role for him.”

Unclear what that might mean, but we can see Dinklage fitting right in with the tech-corporate intrigue of Alien: Earth.

Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser Focus. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Letterboxd.

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Nickelodeon is responsible for giving us some pretty great cartoons, especially back in the early days. Spongebob, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Rugrats, CatDog, The Fairly OddParents, the list goes on and on. One throwback from the nineties follows the adventures of a well-intentioned wallaby named Rocko as he navigates the challenges of life. Mondo brings the lovable character and his friends to life. Here’s an exclusive look at Mondo’s limited edition figure set inspired by Nickelodeon’s Rocko’s Modern Life. Click To View Gallery Mondo Mondo Mondo Mondo Mondo Mondo Mondo Mondo Mondo Mondo Mondo Mondo

Mondo revealed the limited-edition set of Rocko’s Modern Life figures on Friday, April 24. It truly captures all the charm of the original cartoon. Included are five awesome figures so that you can collect the whole squad. The characters featured in the set are Rocko, his dog Spunky, his buds Heffer Wolfe and Filburt, and Filburt’s pet bird Turdy. This marks the first time the show has ever received high-end premium figures. The Rocko’s Modern Life Mondo collection has a limited release—only 1200 sets are available.

The limited-edition Rocko’s Modern Life figure set comes with multiple portraits and hands to help you set up your O-Town set just right. You can swap them out as you please, setting the scene with different expressions. Each set costs $160.

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Rocko’s Modern Life aired on Nickelodeon from 1993 to 1996. The nineties hit follows the satirical adventures of Rocko Rama, a wallaby from Australia. Taking his canine companion, Spunky, Rocko leaves his home and immigrates to the United States. He settles down in a strange place called O-Town. There, he juggles between a mundane life, annoying neighbors, and his eccentric pals, Heffer and Filburt. The show ran for four seasons and became an instant smash.

Step Into O-Town With Mondo’s Limited Edition Figure Set Mondo

Mondo’s Rocko’s Modern Life limited-edition figure set is available now while supplies last. You can bring the hit show to life by snagging your set on Mondo’s website.

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Jinkies! The Mystery Gang is back together and ready to solve more mysteries. Netflix announced the four faces set to play those meddling kids. Grab the Scooby Snacks and get your investigating caps on, ’cause we got some work to do now. Mckenna Grace, Tanner Hagen, Abby Ryder Fortson, and Maxwell Jenkins join the cast for Netflix’s live-action Scooby-Doo series. Cue the intro music.

Variety also reports that Paul Walter Hauser will star in this series as well in an undisclosed role. He is a series regular, so don’t expect him to just be the villain of the episode. The series now has an official title, Scooby-Doo: Origins, and began production in Atlanta in April 2026.

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Scooby-Doo is as beloved as they come. What started as a cartoon about four mystery-solving teenagers and their lovable dog grew into an empire Toys, snacks, crossovers, a string of live-action movies, and several more cartoons followed. The first movie came in 2002, casting Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne, Linda Cardellini as Velma, Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, and Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred. The four remain inseparable from those roles even today. That leaves some pretty big shoes to fill for the four newcomers.

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Netflix announced the cast for the new series on March 18. Mckenna Grace is Daphne Blake, Tanner Hagen is Shaggy Rogers, Abby Ryder Fortson is Velma Dinkley, and Maxwell Jenkins is Fred Jones. Here is Netflix’s official synopsis for the upcoming series:

“A modern reimagining of the iconic mystery-solving group of teens and their very special dog. During their final summer at camp, old friends Shaggy and Daphne get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have been a witness to a supernatural murder. Together with the pragmatic and scientific townie, Velma, and the strange, but ever so handsome new kid, Freddy, they set out to solve the case that is pulling each of them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all of their secrets.”

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The newest names attached to the pop culture powerhouse are all young actors, but you may recognize them from this or that. Maxwell Jenkins played Will Robinson in Netflix’s Lost in Space and more recently starred alongside Kevin Bacon in The Bondsman. Tanner Hagen appeared in an episode of The Pitt. Abby Ryder Fortson (also in an episode of The Pitt) is most famous for her leading role in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Finally, Mckenna Grace is in… well, honestly everything. She’s probably one of the most famous child actors of our (my) generation. Most recently, she was in Scream 7, Regretting You, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, and will play a role in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.

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Netflix’s live-action Scooby Doo series is in collaboration with Warner Bros. Television. Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenber will be its showrunners and executive producers. While we may never be able to separate the original cast from their iconic roles, it’ll be exciting to see a new take on the classic. All we need now is a Scooby-Doo reveal. Filming is slated to begin soon.

Originally published on March 19, 2026.

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