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Wolverine, Magneto and an Exclusive X-Men Clip!
Wolverine and the X-Men brought Marvel’s misunderstood mutants back to animation when it debuted on Nicktoons earlier this year, and now it’s three-part debut episode Heroes Return has arrived on DVD. Here’s an exclusive look at a scene from the series: Wolverine is the star of the new series, which [...]
DQE to Fly with The Little Prince
Indian animation powerhouse DQ Entertainment has embarked on the production of a new CG-animated series based on Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s beloved masterpiece, The Little Prince, alongside French producing studio Method Films and production partners France 3, WDR, Sony BMG and Rai. According to the Hyderabad-based studio, the series has a [...]
Disney Channel Shuffles Execs in Europe
The rebranding of Jetix and Disney Channel in Europe has led to the resignation of Steve Aranguren, VP for global original programming at Disney Channels Europe, MidEast and Africa, and Michael Cairns, the division’s managing director, reports Variety. Broadcasting veteran Boel Ferguson has been put in charge of running the [...]
Toy Story 3 Trailer Sneaks at NAB
Buzz Lightyear and Cowboy Woody made a surprise visit to NAB this week as Disney offered the first public screening of the teaser trailer for its upcoming Toy Story 3 at the Digital Cinema Summit in Las Vegas. The teaser shows Woody and the gang prepare a sign for the [...]
David Lynch Directs Moby’s Animated Video
You can always count on eccentric indie director David Lynch to come up with projects that captivate and intrigue audiences worldwide. The latest project from the man behind cult classics such as Blue Velvet, Dune, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Dr. is a haunting black-and white animated video [...]
FUNimation Picks Up Five New VIZ toons
VIZ Media has licensed five of its top animated series to FUNimation Channel, the anime network by FUNimation Ent. and OlympuSAT. Set for debut in late spring and summer of 2009 are the shows Buso Renkin, Honey and Clover, Hunter X Hunter, Monster and Nana. Nana, is based on a [...]
Paramount Visits Animal’s Kingdom
Paramount will be making a feature based on Mike Bullock’s popular family comic book series Lions, Tigers and Bears, according to The Hollywood Reporter. First published by Image Comics in 2006, the fantasy tale follows the adventures of a young boy who is haunted by a group of night-time monsters [...]
Cosmic Quantum Ray, Phineas & Ferb Big Winners at Cartoons on the Bay
Mike Young Productions’ Cosmic Quantum Ray and Disney’s Phineas and Ferb were two of the winners in the top categories at this year’s Pulcinella Awards, which was held Saturday (April 4) as part of the Cartoons on the Bay Festival in Rapallo, Italy. The International Jury, headed by Alice Cahn, [...]
Rai Fiction Toons Up 3 New Shows
Italian pubcaster Rai Fiction unveiled its new slate of animated programs this weekend at the 13th edition of the Cartoons on the Bay festival held in Rapallo (April 2-5). Luca Milano, Rai Fiction’s marketing manager overseeing animated showed images from three of the new toons in productions. Headling the new [...]
MIPTV Wrap: Day Three ‘The Time-Wasters Stayed Home!’
Despite the lousy weather, most of the toon execs I cornered today seemed pretty happy about their business meetings’of course, they would just say that to the gullible press, right? It was a bit depressing to see the vast space occupied by Warner Bros. Animation in previous years (Sander Schwartz, [...]
Wiig and Cooper Guest Voice...
The parade of stars stopping by The Simpsons office to do guest voice stints on...
Boinx Unveils New Features of...
German software producer Boinx has unveiled some special upgrades the 3.1...
