Tag "John Altschuler"

DVD Find of the Week: ‘The Goode Family’

January 8, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

You’ll be able to check out Mike Judge’s short-lived primetime animated series The Goode Family on DVD this week. Shout! Factory’s cool new release features all 13 episodes of the show, which ran from May to August of 2009 on ABC. Created by Judge, along with former King of the Hill [...]

Illumination Taps Altschuler, Krinsky for ‘Woody Woodpecker’

April 4, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Illumination Entertainment’s proposed Woody Woodpecker feature has a pair of writers. John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky have been tapped by Illumination chief Chris Meledandri and Universal Studios to write a script for the proposed feature, reports Deadline.com. The pair have extensive animation and comedy credits, including long runs on the TV [...]

Woody Woodpecker Flies to the Big Screen

November 17, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Walter Lantz’ hyperactive animated bird Woody Woodpecker will be making his way to the bigscreen, thanks to Chris Meledandri and his team at Universal’s Illumination Entertainment. Screenwriters John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky (Blades of Glory) are in talks to develop a story for a feature project, which will modernize the [...]