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In the 2016 animated comedy mystery racing film Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016), the gang reunites with WWE after their previous collaboration in Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery. This time, they find themselves at The Muscle Moto X Off Road Challenge, a WWE off-road race with a generous reward. Scooby-Doo and Shaggy are working at a food truck, while many WWE superstars, including Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, compete in the event. The duo is thrilled to see The Undertaker among the racers until a demon racer named Inferno arrives on the scene to cause chaos. Trying to flee with food from their truck, they are stopped by none other ...

In 2016, Pixar Animation Studios produced a computer-animated short film called Piper (2016). It was awarded the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 89th Academy Awards, making it the first Pixar short to win since For the Birds in 2001. The film’s director, Alan Barillaro, utilized cutting edge technology to bring Piper to life during a three-year process. To ensure an accurate portrayal of the sandpipers and other birds seen in the background, Barillaro and his animation team visited several beaches in the San Francisco Bay Area and also ...

Finding Dory (2016) is a humorous and heartwarming animated film from Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. The story follows Dory, a regal blue tang who was separated from her parents, Jenny and Charlie, as a child due to her short-term memory loss. She soon meets Marlin, a clownfish searching for his son Nemo, and they become close friends. Now living as neighbors in the reef with Marlin and Nemo, one day Dory suddenly remembers her parents and their home in the “Jewel of Morro Bay, California”. Determined to find them again, she sets out on a journey with Marlin and Nemo by her side. Along the way, they meet Crush, a helpful sea turtle who ...

Released by Walt Disney Pictures, Moana (2016) is an American animated musical fantasy action-adventure film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Set on the Polynesian island of Motunui, the inhabitants worship the goddess Te Fiti, who is believed to have brought life to the ocean using a pounamu stone as her heart and source of power. However, Maui, a shapeshifting demigod known for his trickery and mastery of wayfinding, stole Te Fiti’s heart centuries ago in order to give humanity the power of creation. This caused Te Fiti to disintegrate and Maui was attacked by Te Kā, a volcanic demon. He lost both the heart and his magical fish hook to the depths of the ...

In an animated sci-fi comedy film, Ratchet & Clank (2016), produced by Rainmaker Entertainment and distributed by Gramercy Pictures, Chairman Drek and his Blarg people are systematically destroying multiple planets in the Solana Galaxy to build their new home, New Quartu. This plan is necessary as their current home, Quartu, has become uninhabitable due to pollution. However, the destruction catches the attention of the Galactic Rangers – a group dedicated to maintaining peace. A broken warbot from Drek’s factory on Quartu escapes during a power outage and goes to Kerwan to warn the Rangers about his builder’s intentions. After crash-landing on Veldin, ...

An animated film Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom (2016) is based on a graphic novel that draws inspiration from the writings of American horror author H. P. Lovecraft. Young Howard embarks on an adventure when he visits his father, Winfield Lovecraft, at Butler Sanitarium with his mother. Unfortunately, Winfield has been driven insane by something he regrets writing and begs Howard to destroy the book. Although Howard remains composed during this disturbing incident, he leaves with a paper star gift from his father. However, once at home, his curiosity gets the better of him and he delves into the dark world of ...

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) is an American stop-motion animated action fantasy film produced by Laika. The story takes place in feudal Japan, where a 12-year-old boy named Kubo lives with his ill mother in a mountain cave near a village. Despite having lost an eye, Kubo uses his magical abilities and plays the shamisen to make origami for the villagers. Through his performances, he shares the tale of his missing father Hanzo, a samurai warrior. However, Kubo is never able to complete the story as he doesn’t know what happened to his father and his mother’s deteriorating mental state prevents her from remembering the ending. She also warns him not to be ...

Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) is an animated adventure comedy film, produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Peaches, a good-natured mammoth, is set to marry Julian, much to Manny’s dismay. He finds Julian annoying and doubts his ability to protect Peaches. Things escalate when Peaches expresses her desire for an unconventional honeymoon journey, which does not sit well with both Manny and Ellie. Diego and Shira also have concerns about starting a family, worrying that their status as saber-tooth tigers may prevent them from making friends with other kids. Sid, on the other hand, plans to propose to his girlfriend Francine but ends up ...

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016) is an animated television special created by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Ricardo Curtis. Set five years after the fourth film and four months before the fifth, it follows Manny and his group as they prepare for Easter. While Ellie struggles to decorate on her own, Manny and Diego try to catch glimpses of hawk fights. Meanwhile, Crash and Eddie’s April Fools’ prank on Peaches proves unsuccessful. Peaches, eager to spend time with her friends, requests to celebrate Easter with them instead. Scrat’s latest dig leads him to his beloved acorn once again, but it ...

The 2016 animated comedy film The Secret Life of Pets (2016), produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, follows the story of Max, a Jack Russell Terrier living with his owner Katie in a New York City apartment. When Katie adopts the mongrel Duke, Max becomes jealous. In an attempt to get rid of him, Duke leads Max into an alley where they are attacked by a group of cats led by Sphynx cat Ozone. Both dogs have their collars removed and are left to be caught by Animal Control. Duke fears for his life and doesn’t want to go back to the pound. Meanwhile, Gidget, a white Pomeranian who has feelings for Max, notices he is missing ...

Zootopia (2016) is an animated buddy cop movie created by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Set in a world of anthropomorphic animals, the film follows Judy Hopps, a determined rabbit from Bunnyburrow who achieves her childhood dream of becoming the first rabbit police officer in urban Zootopia. Despite her eagerness and ambitions, Chief Bogo of the Zootopia Police Department assigns Judy to parking duty. However, on her very first day, she crosses paths with con artists Nick Wilde and Finnick. The next day, she jeopardizes her job by leaving her post to apprehend Duke Weaselton, a petty thief who stole a bag of rare crocus bulbs. ...

Sing (2016) is an American animated jukebox musical comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. In Calatonia, a city of anthropomorphic animals, koala Buster Moon faces financial struggle with his theater. Bank representative llama Judith threatens foreclosure. To save his theater, Buster decides to hold a singing competition with a grand prize of $1,000. However, a mistake made by his assistant iguana Miss Crawly causes the flyers to advertise a prize of $100,000 instead. The flyers are unfortunately blown out of the window before proofreading can take place, causing animals from all over the city to show up for ...

Nightwing and Robin (2015), the 45-second short film, takes place during the events of Justice League: Throne of Atlantis in the DC Animated Movie Universe. In response to Batman’s call, the two lead characters are tasked with locating and apprehending Scarecrow, who had aided the Justice League. While Jason O’Mara reprises his role as Batman in this story, only his voice is heard, leaving Nightwing and Robin without any lines. Additionally, Talon (who will later appear in Batman vs. Robin) makes a brief silent appearance in the movie.

Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015) is an American animated superhero film that belongs to the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series. The movie presents a unique version of the popular DC Comics superhero group, the Justice League. In this alternate universe, the team consists of Batman (Dr. Kirk Langstrom), Wonder Woman (Bekka), and Superman (Hernan Guerra, son of General Zod). Unlike their traditional counterparts, this group operates as a ruthless enforcer of order on Earth, eliciting mixed reactions from the public – a mixture of both admiration and animosity. During their reign, three scientists – Victor Fries, Ray Palmer, and ...

An American animated superhero film, Batman vs. Robin (2015), is the 23rd installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and the fifth in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Previously, a young Bruce Wayne discovered his father’s knowledge of a secretive group called the Court of Owls. Following his parents’ tragic death, Bruce suspects the Court’s involvement but is unable to find proof, leading him to believe it was merely a myth. In present day, Bruce’s son Damian takes on the identity of Robin and saves a group of kidnapped children from Dollmaker (aka Anton Schott), who has been transforming them into dolls. However, ...

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015) is an animated superhero film that features the renowned DC Comics team. As the 22nd installment of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and the fourth in the DC Animated Movie Universe, it follows the epic journey of the Justice League. During a routine patrol in the Atlantic, all crew members aboard USS California are killed by an unknown assailant. Colonel Steve Trevor informs Cyborg of this tragedy at S.T.A.R. Labs, prompting him to teleport to the submarine using a Boom tube. There, he discovers handprints on the hull and missing nuclear missiles. Alongside Flash, Shazam, Superman, Wonder ...

Lego Scooby-Doo: Knight Time Terror (2015) is a feature film in Lego animation, inspired by the popular Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was created as a promotional tool for the new Scooby-Doo Lego sets and aired on Cartoon Network on November 25, 2015. The global premiere of LEGO Scooby-Doo: Knight Time Terror took place on Teletoon in Canada on October 2, 2015. This special also made its debut on Boomerang channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland in late October 2015, and later premiered in Australia and New Zealand on January 26, 2016. In the story, the Scooby Gang attends the grand reopening of ...

Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie (2015), the sixth direct-to-DVD special from Warner Bros. Animation, is based on the beloved Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. Lately, Fred has become obsessed with nets, using them in his plans to catch the monsters that he and Mystery Inc. encounter. To take a break from it all, Scooby and the gang head to Florida for a vacation at Daphne’s uncle Sandy’s hotel. However, their relaxation is short-lived as they soon discover that a shape-shifting sea monster is terrorizing the hotel and stealing jewelry. Despite Fred’s usual method of using nets to capture monsters, it proves ineffective against this creature. In an effort to help ...

Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness (2015) is the twenty-fourth film in the direct-to-video series of Scooby-Doo films, released in 2015. Daphne is attempting to obtain her driver’s license while behind the wheel of the trusty Mystery Machine. Despite Velma’s reassurance, Daphne ends up crashing into a tree and failing the test. Later on, the pair strike it lucky with a lottery prize that takes them on a journey into outer space. They join forces with billionaire Sly Baron, trained astronaut Shannon Lucas, retired astronauts Zip Elvin and Colt Steelcase, alien hunting specialist Ridley, football player Uvininous ‘U-boat’ Botango, news reporter ...

Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery (2015), released in 2015, is an animated crossover comedy mystery film, marking the twenty-fifth installment in the series of Scooby-Doo films. The gang – Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo – head to Kiss World amusement park for their Halloween concert, with Daphne’s crush on Starchild driving their motive. Despite opposition from security chief Delilah Domino, a former government defense employee, the gang sneaks in. However, they are quickly caught by Delilah who accuses them of vigilantism and bans them from the park. Fortunately, Kiss arrives at that moment and after learning of the ...