Tag "Day of the Dead"

Shane Acker to Direct Reel FX’s ‘Beasts of Burden’

February 20, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Reel FX announced today that Oscar nominee Shane Acker (9) will direct the studio’s upcoming untitled CG-animated feature based on the Dark Horse Comics series Beasts of Burden, written by Evan Dorkin and illustrated by Jill Thompson. The film is being written by Darren Lemke (Turbo, Shrek Forever After). Aron [...]

Fox Animation Picks Up del Toro’s ‘Book of Life’

December 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Fox Animation Studios will distribute Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming animated feature Book of Life, which was formerly titled Day of the Dead, says The Hollywood Reporter. The much-anticipated pic will be directed by the very talented, Emmy-winning animation veteran Jorge R. Gutierrez, who created Nickelodeon’s El Tigre: The Adventures of [...]

Relativity and Reel FX Raise ‘Turkeys’ in 2014

October 25, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Relativity Media and Dallas and Santa Monica-based Reel FX have announced they will jointly produce and finance the upcoming animated comedy Turkeys, slated for a 2014 release. Directed by Jimmy Hayward (Horton Hears A Who!) and featuring the voices of Owen Wilson (Cars) and Woody Harrelson (The Hunger Games), the [...]

Del Toro, Gutierrez Collaborate on ‘Day of the Dead’ Pic

February 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Guillermo del Toro will produce a new CG-animated feature, directed by Jorge Gutierrez, the creator of Nickelodeon’s series El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera. The movie, which is called Day of the Dead, will be produced by Aaron Berger and Carina Schulze of Chatrone Inc. at Dallas studio Reel [...]