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Pokemon Explodes at 30 Rock and Online
With billions at stake in the exploding video game industry, the scope of the Pokemon launch this weekend should surprise no one. Fans worldwide are being invited to virtually attend the launch party for Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl on Sunday, April 22 at the Nintendo World Store in Gotham’s [...]
MYP, CNI, GME in Co-Prod Soup For Hero: 108
Indie animation studio Mike Young Productions, Gamania Digital Entertainment and Cartoon Network International have joined forces to co-produce the new animated comedy/action series Hero: 108. The flash-animated series has been developed with an eye towards online gaming and interactivity for the 6-11 year old worldwide audience. The production brings together [...]
Spider-Man, Bono Headed for Great White Way
Not content just to be a dominant movie franchise, Spider-Man is headed to Broadway. The Tony Award winning director Julie Taymor (Lion King) is set to direct. U2′s Bono and the Edge are providing music and lyrics. Test readings will start this summer. So far there are no details about [...]
Persepolis, Ark to Shine at Cannes Festival
Among this year’s list of films to be screened or premiered at Cannes, are a couple of animated projects of note. Audiences will be treated to the black and white French-produced animated film Persepolis from filmmakers Vincent Parannaud and Marjane Satrapi. The film is based on Satrapi’s two award-winning autobiographical [...]
Rintindumb Chews on New Deal
A raft of broadcasters at MIP-TV has picked up French studio Xilam’s canine comedy Rintindumb. The 2D-animated series, which debuted in September on France 3, has been licensed to Mediaset, Dutch kids TV channel Z@pp, TV5 and TeleQuebec Canada. The 75 90-second segments features (among others in the cast) Lucky [...]
Beeb Buys Iconicles
Create Media Ventures and Foothill Entertainment say they’ve secured a BBC commission for their new children’s animation series Iconicles. Aimed at the 4-6 year old audience, the series features a troupe of iconic animal characters that spring to life in their own digital world, appearing in comedic animated stories, games [...]
TV-Loonland Content with KidsCo
KidsCo, the newly formed global channel for children and families, has announced a significant content deal with TV-Loonland. TV-Loonland, an award winning independent producer and distributor of children’s programming will provide Kids with a raft of titles. They include, among others: Clifford, The Famous Jett Jackson, GI Joe and The [...]
Grazer, Howard Will Re-Make Colossus
Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment has had its creative home at Universal for some time now. With yesterday’s announcement that the duo will soon remake the 1970 sci fi saga Colossus: The Forbin Project, that domestic arrangement is going to continue for the foreseeable future. According to Daily [...]
Marvel, Sega Bring More Games to Life
Game giant Sega has announced a significant partnership with Marvel Studios. According a report in the trades, the Japanese publisher has signed a deal to make games based on three of its upcoming films. The arrangement covers The Incredible Hulk, Captain America and Thor. Upcoming title Iron Man and Hulk [...]
Summer of ’07 Predicted As Good Vintage For Gamers
After a winter of discontent in the game business, Hollywood’s upcoming summer slate of films should prove to be a season of solace for the people who make and sell video games. The 2007 tent pole season is chock-a-block with animated pics and CG franchises, prime territory for game versions [...]
‘Star Trek’ Beams...
Paramount’s Star Trek Into Darkness landed on top of the domestic box office...
Universal Releases New Clip...
Universal has released the first clip from Illumination’s eagerly anticipated...
