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Lionsgate to Release New ‘Care Bears’ Series
Lionsgate and American Greetings Properties announced a new home entertainment distribution agreement for the new CGI Animated TV series Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot. The agreement gives Lionsgate packaged and digital rights in both the U.S. and U.K. to all 26 episodes of the series, which debuted on The Hub in 2012. In [...]
Hulu Kids Offers 43 Shows for the Family
U.S. kids have a new children’s programming platform this week as Hulu debuts its kids and families portal Hulu Kids (www.hulu.com/kids) in its Hulu Plus subscription section. At launch, the Hulu Kids section features 43 shows—including commercial-free series episodes from Nickelodeon as well as series from PBS and Lionsgate. Hulu [...]
Lionsgate and LeapFrog to Produce 4 Animated Pics
Canadian studio Lionsgate and educational toy maker LeapFrog Enterprises will develop, produce and distribute four new animated movies on the DVD and digital platforms, beginning in early 2014. The deal extends Lionsgate’s distribution rights to LeapFrog’s catalog of animated DVDs featuring the Leap, Lily and Tad characters that help children [...]
‘Dredd 3D’ Pops Into the Box Office Picture
Get ready for a British invasion – comic book style. Dredd 3D, the most-recent attempt to adapt the popular U.K. comic hero to the big screen, arrives in theaters this week. Starring Karl Urban and directed by Steve Travis, the film features visual effects by Prime Focus World, The Mill [...]
‘Madagascar 3' Zoosters Roar with $60.4 Mil. Weekend
The third time was a charm for the lovable animals of DreamWorks’ Madagascar franchise as the movie scored an impressive $60.4 million at the U.S. box office (June 8-10) and landed on top of the ticket sales chart. Co-directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon, the pic debuted [...]
Adult Swim Announces Hot, New Animated Slate
Cartoon Network’s late-night block Adult Swim has revealed its development slate, ahead of its upfront presentations on Wednesday. Deadline.com reports that projects includes seven greenlit animated and live-action pilots and an animated series based on the Harold & Kumar movies in development. Untitled Animated Harold & Kumar Project (In Development) – [...]
Produced By Confab Announces 2012 Lineup
The fourth annual Produced by Conference, which is held this year June 8-10 at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, has announced its jam-packed program for this year. Academy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer, Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes, Batman director Christopher Nolan, HDTV’s Mark Cuban, Lionsgate vice chairman Michael [...]
‘Titans,’ ‘Mirror Mirror’ No Match for ‘Hunger Games’
Perseus and Snow White were no match for Katniss Everdeen, as The Hunger Games held on to the top spot against the VFX-heavy sequel Wrath of the Titans and Tarsem’s Mirror Mirror. Lionsgate’s Hunger Games earned $61 million in its second weekend at the domestic box office, pushing its total [...]
‘Care Bears’ Ready for TV Reboot
American Greetings Properties, holder of such popular ‘80s toy & toon lines as Transformers, ThunderCats and The Smurfs, is preparing a new television reboot of cuddly favorites The Care Bears just in time for their 30th anniversary, according to Variety. The new animated TV show will target girls 2-7 with [...]
First Trailer for ‘Hunger Games’ Is Out
We have the first official trailer for the Lionsgate adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games available for your Monday morning viewing today, thanks to MTV.com. Directed by Gary Ross (Seabiscuit, Pleasantville), the fantasy stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks and Donald Sutherland. Sheena Duggal [...]
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