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‘Yoda Chronicles’ Premieres on Cartoon Network in May
Great news this is: Star Wars is set to return to Cartoon Network with The Yoda Chronicles, a new Star Wars story told in three animated specials. The first 30-minute special titled The Phantom Clone will premiere on Wednesday, May 29 at 8 p.m. on CN, with the second and [...]
Cartoon Network, Legoland Plan ‘Chima’ Park Expansion
LEGOLAND Florida has announced a new park extension coming to the LEGO themed land this summer. Joining the park’s 50-plus rides, shows and attractions for kids 2-12 and their families will be World of Chima—based on the new LEGO product line Legends of Chima and presented by Cartoon Network. This [...]
Stop Motion Casts a Spell on SpongeBob
How the talented team at Screen Novelties brought a familiar 2D toon to 3D life in It’s a SpongeBob Christmas! special. You can call it the Rankin-Bass legacy—the reason we tend to enjoy our classic animated holiday programming spiced with a touch of stop-motion magic. It’s only natural that kids [...]
Four More ‘LEGO’ Voice Stars Revealed
A fresh crop of talent providing voices for the upcoming Lego 3D animated film, slated for a February 7, 2014 release, has been announced. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Nick Offerman and Alison Brie have signed on for the Warner Bros./Village Roadshow flick. The Lego movie also [...]
‘Tom Thumb’ Director Dave Borthwick Passes Away
We were saddened by the recent death of British stop-motion animator Dave Borthwick, who died last week from complications from pneumonia. Borthwick, who was the co-founder of Bristol-based Bolex Brothers Studios with Dave Alex Riddeth, co-directed the CG-animated feature Sprung! The Magic Roundabout (2005), which was based on the popular [...]
‘LEGO’ Flick Bumps Up Release Date
Fans of Denmark’s seminal international toy sensation LEGO, rejoice! Warner Bros. has moved up the release date of its 3-D flick based on the interlocking bricks, LEGO: The Piece of Resistance, from the end of February 2014 to February 7, 2014! That’s three fewer weeks you have to wait to see [...]
Trailer for ‘LEGO Batman Movie’ Rises
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for its upcoming project LEGO Batman: The Movie – DC Superheroes Unite. Inspired by the game, the movie centers on some of DC superheroes such as Batman and Superman, who join forces to beat classic villains such as Lex Luthor and The Joker. [...]
New ‘Lego Star Wars’ Special Airs Sept. 26 on CN
Lego Star Wars is back with a new half-hour animated special set to air Sept. 26 on Cartoon Network. The second such special, Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out takes a humorous look at the galaxy far, far away. Here’s how the network describes the special, which will air [...]
Inside Cartoon Network’s Super Hot Summer
An offbeat Internet fruit sensation, a group of animated reality kids and mystical LEGO fighters add an extra punch to the cable network’s summer lineup. Remember those summers when all you could find on TV were sad reruns of shows that you hated to watch in the first place? Well, [...]
Pratt to Voice Hero in Lego Movie
Some of the many pieces of Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s upcoming Lego movie are falling into place. According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) has been cast as the lead voice in the animated Lego: The Piece of Resistance. According to releasing studio Warner Bros., [...]
Academy Makes Animation...
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has...
Shout! Unleashes...
The Eisner Award-winning comic-book series by Joe Quesada, Paul Jenkins, Bill...
