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FOX Renews ‘The Simpsons’ for Two More Seasons

October 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The cast members of The Simpsons have agreed to a 30% cut in their salaries for the next two years after negotiations with 20th Century Fox. As a result, the series is now renewed for two more seasons. According to Deadline.com, both sides made concessions from their original demands, with [...]


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Johnny Depp to Portray Dr. Seuss for Illumination

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The life of celebrated children’s author Dr. Seuss (aka Theodor Geisel) is being adapted into a live-action Universal feature, produced by Illumination’s Christopher Meledandri and David Kennedy and Infinitum Nihil’s Christi Dembrowski and Johnny Depp. Keith Bunin (In Treatment) is the project’s screenwriter. Depp is attached to star as the [...]


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Disney Extends Igers’ Contract Through 2016

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Disney’s Board of Directors has extended Robert A. Iger’s contract through June 2016 as part of the company’s ongoing succession planning. Under the new agreement, Iger will assume the role of chairman in addition to chief executive officer following Chairman John E. Pepper’s retirement from the board at Disney’s 2012 [...]


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A Swashbuckling Cat for All Seasons

October 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

Shrek’s beloved sidekick Puss in Boots takes center stage in DreamWorks’ beautifully crafted 3-D adventure. While there has been no shortage of memorable sidekicks in the world of animation, there are few who have been able to steal scenes and hearts as quickly and effortlessly as Puss in Boots. The [...]


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Kung Fu Panda Proves His Chops on Nick

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Po and his warrior pals get ready to fight the good fight on an awesome new weekly show. 2011 has been quite a year for Po, the eager warrior of DreamWorks’ 2008 Oscar-nominated movie Kung Fu Panda. Not only did he defeat the evil peacock Lord Shen in a big [...]


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In This Issue!

  • Monsters University
  • Blue Sky's Epic
  • Sanjay and Craig
  • Annecy's Highlights
  • Summer VFX
  • Legends of Oz




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Allers’ Animated...

Liam Neeson, Salma Hayek, John Krasinski, Frank Langella, Alfred Molina and...

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Amazon’s LoveFilm and...

LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber...

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First Glimpse at...

Toon fans will no longer have to speculate about the final look of...

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‘Kung Fu Panda 3'...

Production on DreamWorks Animation’s late-2015 release Kung Fu Panda 3...

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‘Oggy’ Producer...

French animation producer Marc du Pontavice, who presented his latest project...

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First Look at New...

Nick has kindly given us a first-look peek at this Saturday’s new Sanjay...

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‘Beware the...

Cartoon Network has announced the premiere date of it’s brand-new CG...

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‘Family Guy’...

Those crazy, irreverent kids on FOX TV’s Family Guy team have done it...

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Second Season of...

Korean studio Daewon Media has announced that it is producing a second season...

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Disney Channel Provides New...

Mickey Mouse is ready for his major comeback. On Friday, June 28 at 8:30 p.m.,...

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Italy’s View Conference...

Italy’s popular computer graphics conference View has announced its 2013...

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Annecy Announces 2013 Edition...

The 2013 edition of the prestigious and very well-attended Annecy Festival and...

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Nick’s ‘Kung Fu...

The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards were held at the Beverly...

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Academy Brings Marc Davis...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will bring the Marc Davis...

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Animation Block Party:...

I’ve told the evolution of ABP story before, but for readers foreign to...

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Former Aardman and BBC Execs...

Aardman Animations’ former head of broadcast Miles Bullough and former BBC...

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NBC Wants Animated Reiss...

Former The Simpsons writer/executive producer Mike Reiss is working on a new...

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Gorman Upped to President at...

Sean Gorman has been promoted to president of American Greetings Properties. He...

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Geary to Head Production,...

Animation and transmedia company FlickerLab has appointed Jordan Geary as its...

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An Interview From Abroad with...

Academy Award winning writer and director Brenda Chapman recently gave a...

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'Adventure Time' Contest

Here's your chance to win Adventure Time Season 2 on Blu-ray!

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