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‘Family Guy,’ ‘Simpsons,’ ‘Robot Chicken’ Lead Toon Emmy Noms


July 14, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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Fox’s Family Guy leads animated contenders in the nominations for the 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards with four nominations, even as it missed being nominated for Outstanding Animated Program. The Fox series earned three music-related nominations: two for Outstanding Music Composition in a Series and one for Outstanding Original Music [...]

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Fox Inkubation Grad Ruiz Gets Development Deal


July 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Fox’s Inkubation program for up-and-coming animators has produced its first deal, with the studio signing Jason Ruiz to a one-year deal developing an animated series tentatively titled Murder Police, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ruiz will be developing the series with David Goodman, whose credits include Family Guy and Futurama, [...]

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‘Robot Chicken’ Creators Add ‘Stoopid Monkey’ Via YouTube


July 12, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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The creators of Robot Chicken are bringing their unique brand of animated-toy humor to YouTube, launching a new content channel that will feature a new show called Stoopid Monkey. Named for the production company behind the Adult Swim series Robot Chicken and Titan Maximum, the channel is a joint venture [...]

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Paramount Launches In-House Feature Animation Unit


July 6, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Paramount Pictures is getting into the cartoon game, announcing plans for an in-house animation division that will roll out its first title in 2014. Chairman and CEO Brad Grey said the initiative was part of the studio’s long-term strategy for growth and that the new division, called Paramount Animation, will [...]

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Premieres Set for Marvel Anime, Fox Animation Domination


June 24, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Mark your calendar to check out two completely new takes on old favorites from Marvel and the return of new episodes on Fox’s Animation Domination Sunday lineup. Marvel will debut July 29 the new original anime-style series Iron Man and Wolverine on the G4 cable network. The  series will air [...]

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WB Seeks Bright Debut for ‘Green Lantern’


June 16, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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After years of waiting, Green Lantern arrives in theaters this weekend as Warner Bros. looks to turn DC Comics’ emerald warrior into a major tentpole franchise. Green Lantern is opening wide at more than 3,600 theaters in 2D and stereoscopic 3D formats, making it easily the widest opening of the [...]

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‘Toy Story 3′ Wins Top Licensing Award of 2010


June 15, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Toy Story 3 was presented the Best Licensed Program of the Year Award by the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association at the Licensing International Expo 2011 in Las Vegas. The third installment of Disney-Pixar animated comedy-adventure film series, Toy Story 3 also was honored in the entertainment award category. Hello [...]

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Cohen Spills the Beans on ‘Futurama’s’ New Season


by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Since the new season of Futurama will kick off with two new episodes on Thursday, June 23, on Comedy Central, we thought it would be a good idea to catch up with the show’s brilliant exec producer and co-creator David X. Cohen to get the lowdown on what’s in store [...]

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‘Super 8′ Develops Box Office Lead; ‘Panda 2′ Holds Up Well


June 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Super 8 posted decent numbers at the domestic box office this weekend — good enough for the top spot — while the foreign returns continued to give a boost to such animated fare as Kung Fu Panda 2. The J.J. Abrams-directed film earned an estimated $37 million in its opening [...]

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Fox Taps Scribes for Animated ‘King Kong’ Feature


June 8, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 3 Comments divider image
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Few things are as perennially popular as King Kong — something Fox is counting on for a new animated project. The studio has hired up-and-coming writers Christian Magalhaes and Bob Snow to write a modern twist on the classic tale, which will be told from the point of view of [...]

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