Tag "Alvin and the Chipmunks"

Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry Birds’ Flick

May 21, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and King of the Hill in addition to live-action series like The Office, The Larry Sanders Show and Saturday Night Live, has been tapped to pen the script for Rovio Entertainment’s upcoming 3D feature adaptation of its smash [...]

‘Sanjay and Craig’ to Premiere on Nick in May

April 22, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Sanjay and Craig, a fun new animated show about the adventures of 12-year-old Sanjay (Maulik Pancholy) and his best buddy, a snake named Craig (Chris Hardwick) is set to premiere on Nickelodeon on Saturday, May 25 at 10:30 a.m. The 20-episode series, produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios, will begin airing on [...]

Rhythm & Hues Declares Bankruptcy

February 11, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

We were sad to hear that legendary vfx and animation studio Rhythm & Hues has filed for bankruptcy after a deal for Indian-based Prime Focus to buy the Oscar-winning house fell through. The company is nominated for two Oscars for its effects work on Snow White & The Huntsman and [...]

Waterman Options ‘Brave Little Toaster’ for Remake

September 13, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments divider image

Waterman Entertainment is bringing back The Brave Little Toaster. The company has acquired the rights to the property with plans to make it into CGI and live-action hybrid feature. Brave Little Toaster was a novel for children by Thomas Disch first published in 1980. An animated feature was released in [...]

Nickelodeon Greenlights New Animated Series

August 3, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Nickelodeon has greenlit over a dozen new live-action, animation and TV movie projects that will begin production this fall and into 2013. Among the new projects on tap are the CG-animated series Monsters vs. Aliens and 2D-series Sanjay & Craig which are based at Nickelodeon’s Animation Studio in Burbank, Calif. [...]

The Island of Lost Chipmunks

December 15, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The CG-animated singing critters are back and in excellent form in the new family movie Chipwrecked. The Chipmunks first rose to international fame in December of 1958 with their holiday novelty song “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t be Late).” So it’s only fitting that moviegoers have become accustomed to seeing [...]