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Steven Spielberg will exec produce a live-action TV series based on the popular...
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A Face Made for Voice-Over
Few men in the history of animation had as hard a time forging a career as actor Regis Frick. It was not that Frick wasn’t a good actor; in fact, his recitations of Shakespeare were said to move audiences to tears. The problem was that Regis Frick’s had a face [...]
When You Wish Upon a ‘Star Wars’
The big news in showbiz over for the last week has, of course, been the Walt Disney Company’s purchase of Lucasfilm for some four-billion-dollars and change. In many quarters the news was greeted with the same sort of stunned disbelief that would greet the announcement of a new afternoon talk [...]
Waterman Options ‘Brave Little Toaster’ for Remake
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 [...]
DreamWorks Animation to Acquire Classic Media
It looks like Shrek and Kung Fu Panda will now be hanging out with Casper the Friendly Ghost and Underdog. DreamWorks Animation has acquired Classic Media, the company that owns the rights to Casper, Lassie, The Lone Ranger, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Felix the Cat, Rupert the Bear, and many other [...]
DQ Ent. Wins Top Kudos at Cartoons on the Bay
Indian animation studio and distributor DQ Entertainment was the winner of this year’s International Studio of the Year award at the 16th edition of Italy’s Cartoons on the Bay this weekend. The company’s animated series Iron Man (co-produced with France’s Method Animation) also won the Pulcinella for Best Animated Series [...]
Zodiak Re-Ups ‘Sally Bollywood’
Zodiak Kids, the children’s production and distribution arm of Zodiak Media, has announced the recommission of a second season of animated series Sally Bollywood; co-produced by Tele Images Prod. (part of Zodiak Kids) and Australia’s Three’s A Company. The new 52 x 11 season has been presold to Super RTL, [...]
Archie, Moonscoop to Revamp ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’
Sabrina the Teenage Witch is set to cast a new, animated spell on TV viewers worldwide through a new deal between Archie Comics and Moonscoop. The show will feature a new look for the character, bringing her look up to date with modern teen sensibilities. “Sabrina is a huge and important [...]
A Classic Tale Gets a 21st Century Reboot
DQ Entertainment prepares a 3-D CG-animated version of Edith Nesbit’s family classic, Five Children and It. Indian animation powerhouse DQ Entertainment is one of many studios that will attend Annecy’s MIFA market (June 8-10) this month. In addition to some of its previously announced projects such as The New Adventures [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
Global TV News Bytes: Guru,...
+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a...
