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Warner Bros. to Produce Hybrid ‘Rascal Raccoon’ Movie
One Press graphic novel Rascal Raccoon’s Raging Revenge is on its way to become a Warner Bros. live-action/CG animation hybrid movie. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Matt Fogel (Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son) is attached to adapt the pic, with Todd Strauss-Schulson (A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas) planning [...]
The Case for Robert McKimson
Unlike many toonheads, I’ve long been fascinated with the cartoons of Robert McKimson. McKimson was part of the Warner Bros. animation troika in the post-war years, along with Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones, and the director behind the classic characters Foghorn Leghorn and the Tasmanian Devil. Yet even today, though [...]
Bradford Fest Celebrates Chuck Jones Centennial
Legendary animator Chuck Jones will be the subject of a special tribute at the 18th Bradford International Film Festival (April 19-29) in the U.K. on the occasion of his 100th birthday. BIFF will screen 20 of the greatest short by the iconic toon master, the man behind Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, [...]
Del Toro, Gutierrez Collaborate on ‘Day of the Dead’ Pic
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 [...]
Bridge Direct Gets Master Toy for Looney Tunes
Warner Bros. Consumer Products has announced that global children’s consumer products company The Bridge Direct, Inc. is now master toy licensee for the beloved Looney Tunes property and its latest television series incarnation, The Looney Tunes Show. Under the agreement The Bridge Direct will develop a comprehensive product line based [...]
Warner Bros. Readies Diverse Toy Fair Slate
Warner Bros. Consumer Products is getting ready to unveil new tie-in toys for The Dark Knight Rises, The Green Lantern, Young Justice, Looney Tunes, ThunderCats and The Hobbit at this month’s Toy Fair in New York City. DC Comics master toy licensee, Mattel, is also hoping for an avalanche of [...]
New Daffy Short to Debut with ‘Journey 2′
The new Looney Tunes 3-D toon Daffy’s Rhapsody will premiere before screenings of Warner Bros.’ Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. Directed by Matthew O’Callaghan (Coyote Falls, I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat, Curious George), the new short will debut in theaters on Feb. 10 and will be presented in [...]
Clockwork Magic
The Foundation’s preschool toon Tickety Toc delivers a bright, colorful world on Nick Jr. If you’ve ever observed a child’s instant delight at seeing a cuckoo clock for the first time, you know about the universal appeal of wind-up time pieces. This season, preschoolers will get a chance to experience [...]
Ten Reasons We Loved 2011!
Here are the “Ten Reasons We Loved 2011!”, written by the editors of Animation Magazine and illustrated by Mike Fisher.
CN Plans ‘Adventure Time/Looney Tunes’ Marathon
New Year’s Eve just got a lot more exciting! Cartoon Network has announced an awesome Adventure Time, classic Looney Tunes shorts and The Looney Tunes Show marathon for New Year’s Eve and Day. Fans can catch 24 back-to-back episodes of Adventure Time, beginning Saturday, Dec. 31 at 1 p.m. to [...]
‘LEGO Ninjago...
The season of Cartoon Network’s Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu is coming...
‘Wild Kratts’...
9 Story Entertainment has sold the first season of its popular animated...
