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Monster Acquires Krumpet
Having won the Press Award, the Audience Award and the Special Jury Award at Annecy Int’l Festival of Animation in Annecy, France, Harvie Krumpet will soon be introduced to the rest of the world. International distribution rights to the 23-minute stop-motion animated film have been picked up Monster Distributes. Written, [...]
Kim Possible Kicks off Season Two
Disney’s Emmy-nominated, animated hit Kim Possible swings back into action with the launch of season two tonight at 6:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Disney Channel. The premiere episode, “Naked Genius,” will feature the voice of Mindy Cohn (Natalie from The Facts of Life) as math teacher Ms. Whisp. Kim Possible follows [...]
Stan Lee to Animate Hefner
Ever wonder what goes on behind the gates of the Playboy Mansion? Comic book king and Stripperella creator Stan Lee is teaming up with publishing tycoon Hugh Hefner to develop an adult-oriented animated series that takes viewers into the guarded world of the quintessential billionaire playboy and his stable of [...]
Fox, Nick, Disney Vie for Emmy
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences this morning announced nominations for the 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, placing five shows in the in the running for Best Animated Program (less than one hour). Among them are a couple of veteran contenders from Fox’s primetime lineup and a few [...]
Stvdio Media Goes Bonkers for Bollywood
You know something is red hot when cable stations pay homage to it in their I.D. spots. The latest example for this trend is a new I.D. spot for Cartoon Network India, which is a glorious homage to Bollywood. Produced for the cabler by Hong Kong-based animation house Stvdio Media, [...]
Kids WB! Loads More X-Men
Wolverine, Professor Xavier and the rest of the mutant squad will return to kick off season three of the Kids’ WB! animated action series X-Men: Evolution. The premiere episode will air on August 2 at 10:30 a.m. (ET), with other all-new installments to roll out on Saturday mornings. In the [...]
¡Mucha Lucha! The Movie and More
The hit Warner Bros. Animation series ¡Mucha Lucha! is branching out from its home on Kids’ WB! and into other platforms, including a feature film, made-for-video releases, comic books, console games, consumer products and online experiences. Warner Bros. Animation, Kids’ WB!, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Home Video, DC Comics, Warner [...]
Red Kite Scares Up Two Series For Cartoon Forum
Edinburgh, Scotland-based Red Kite Prods. will be heading to this year’s Cartoon Forum with a couple of children’s animated television series currently in production. The Frightened Family and Katie Morag are two very different properties with distinctive Scottish flair The Frightened Family, produced by Katja Anderson, is a twisted comic [...]
PBS not Sheepish for Mel Brooks Toon
PBS will add some shear fun to its Saturday morning line-up with the toon series Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks. Comic icon Mel Brooks (The Producers, High Anxiety, Young Frankenstein, Spaceballs) voices the role of Wiley the Sheep in this half-hour, CG comedy/fantasy/adventure show based on original stories by [...]
Sony Goes to The Boondocks
Variety reports that Sony is developing TV and feature film projects based on The Boondocks comic strip created by Aaron McGruder and partner Reggie Hudlin. McGruder and Hudlin are writing a TV pilot and an animated feature treatment that expands the world of The Boondocks, which uses edgy humor to [...]
‘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...
