2026-06-28 / industry / medium

Sweep: A Proud Family Wizmas stop-motion Disney+ special; Wildwood full cast confirmed; Aardman Let's Go Timmy! directors confirmed

Sweep findings (June 28, 2026): (1) A Proud Family Wizmas — NEW stop-motion holiday special for Disney+; produced by HouseSpecial (Portland) and Disney Television Animation; director David Brooks; 6 original songs by Kurt Farquhar; announced alongside The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder S4 final season (Disney+, July 29 2026). (2) Wildwood (LAIKA, Oct 23 2026) — full ensemble voice cast confirmed via Deadline: Awkwafina, Amandla Stenberg, Tom Waits, Charlie Day, Blythe Danner, Maya Erskine, Jake Johnson, Tantoo Cardinal, Rob Delaney, Marc Evan Jackson, Angela Bassett, Len Cariou, Olafur Darri Olafsson added to catalogue. (3) The Littles (2025) — Paramount-acquired stop-motion horror short by Andrew Duplessie with HouseSpecial alum Anthony Scott; Violet McGraw starring; feature adaptation in development. (4) Let's Go Timmy! (Aardman/BBC 2027) — directors confirmed as Merlin Crossingham and Daniel Binns from Aardman official press release.

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