Tag "Astro Boy"

Tezuka Plans Localized Re-Versions of ‘Astro Boy’

June 12, 2013 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Astro Boy is in talks to go local. Tezuka, the anime studio that owns the famous manga and anime character, has entered talks to create localized versions of the character in markets all over the world, reports Variety. The studio is in talks to create and air a re-version of the [...]

Marza Animation to Unleash ‘Robodog’ in Cannes

May 7, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

Marza Animation Planet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. in Japan, has started pre-production on its first original CG-animated feature, Robodog. The news was announced by the studio’s new CEO Masanao Maeda, who recently joined the company after spending 20 years as president and COO of Sega. [...]

eOne to Develop Tezuka’s ‘Black Jack’ as TV Show

August 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Entertainment One has acquired the worldwide rights to a TV show based on the popular Japanese manga Black Jack, created by Osamu Tezuka. The LA/Toronto-based indie studio is hoping to produce a live action series based on the of the classic 1970s comic by Tezuka, the master manga creator behind [...]

DQ Plants New $45 Mil. ‘Jungle Book’ Movie

June 19, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Indian powerhouse studio DQ Entertainment has launched a dedicated feature division division which plans to produce a steady slate of motion pictures in the coming years based on iconic, universally loved characters and stories. The first movie green lit from this new division is a $45 million stereoscopic 3D animated [...]

New Poster Revealed for LAIKA’s ‘ParaNorman’

October 26, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Portland’s acclaimed animation studio LAIKA has unveiled a new poster for its 2012 stop-motion movie ParaNorman. Slated for an August 17 release date, the movie is directed by Sam Fell (Flushed Away, Astro Boy) and Chris Butler (storyboard supervisor on Coraline, Corpse Bride and Tarzan II), who also wrote the [...]