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Blue Sky’s ‘Epic’ Getting Positive Early Reviews


May 22, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The Hollywood trades have weighed in on Blue Sky’s new 3-D CG-animated feature Epic and the reviews are mostly positive. The fantasy adventure film, which is directed by Blue Sky co-founder Chris Wedge (Ice Age, Robots) is set in a hidden land deep in the forest where the battle between [...]

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Chris Wedge Previews Vibrant New ‘Epic’


March 22, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Blue Sky Studios co-founder and Oscar-winning animation director Chris Wedge took some time out of his busy schedule to show a few scenes from his upcoming feature Epic to members of the press recently. Best known for helming features such as Ice Age and Robots and voicing the beloved character [...]

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Cartoon Network Unveils Saturday Lineup for 2013


December 14, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image
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Cartoon Network has beefed up its Saturday morning action lineup with new episodes of Ben 10: Omniverse, Star Wars: The Clones Wars and DC Nation beginning January 5th. Ben 10: Omniverse kicks-off the Saturday morning line-up at 9 a.m. (ET, PT) with guest star Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation), followed [...]

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New Trailer for Fox/Blue Sky’s ‘Epic’ Delivers the Goods


November 20, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Just in time for Thanksgiving, animation fans have a new sneak peek at Fox/Blue Sky’s 2013 feature Epic. Directed by Chris Wedge, the film is based on William Joyce’s hugely popular book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs. The storyline follows a teenage girl named Mary Katherine (voiced by [...]

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Fox is Hungry for Fourth Season of ‘Bob’s Burgers’


October 16, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Everybody wants more Bob’s Burgers. Loren Bouchard’s offbeat animated series just got the greenlight for a fourth season of 22 episodes on FOX. The show, which has been one of last year’s biggest new animated hits ranks second in its Sunday night period (8:30 p.m.) among adult men and male [...]

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Ingredients of New Season of ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Revealed


August 17, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Mad Men star Jon Hamm will be playing a talking toilet in the upcoming, third season of Fox TV’s Emmy-nominated Bob’s Burgers. According to a new Entertainment Weekly article. “It’s a kind of E.T. homage, but instead of an alien, it’s this high-end talking electronic toilet that falls of a [...]

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Will Weekend Auds Warm to New ‘Ice Age’ Movie?


July 10, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The fourth installment of the Ice Age franchise introduces several new characters as well as meticulously rendered visuals to draw fans back into theaters. Who could have predicted that a CG-animated movie about a saber-toothed tiger, a sloth and a wooly mammoth would have such legs? Back in March of [...]

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Fox/Blue Sky’s ‘Epic’ Trailer Debuts


June 26, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image
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Good Morning America got a first look at the upcoming animated adventure Epic from Fox and Blue Sky Studios—based on William Joyce’s kids book The Leaf Men, and formerly titled such. The 3-D CG adventure is set to hit theaters May 24, 2013. Directed by Chris Wedge (Ice Age, Robots), [...]

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Beyonce, Farrell, ‘Idol’s’ Tyler Lead Blue Sky’s ‘Epic’ Voice Cast


May 31, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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A voice cast including Beyonce Knowles, Steven Tyler and Colin Farrell has been set for Epic, an upcoming animated feature film from Fox and Blue Sky Studios. Directed by Chris Wedge, Epic is about a teenage girl who is transported into a secret forest universe where a group of whimsical [...]

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Renner, Lopez, Ansari Join ‘Ice Age 4′ Cast


April 27, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Ice Age: Continental Drift is adding some cast members to the venerable animation franchise. Among the actors The Hollywood Reporter says are lending their voices to the next installment of the Blue Sky Studios/Fox franchise are Jeremy Renner, Wanda Sykes, Keke Palmer, Jennifer Lopez, Aziz Ansari and hip-hop star Drake. The [...]

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