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Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry Birds’ Flick
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and King of the Hill in addition to live-action series like The Office, The Larry Sanders Show and Saturday Night Live, has been tapped to pen the script for Rovio Entertainment’s upcoming 3D feature adaptation of its smash [...]
Method Appoints Christian Kubsch President
Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, has announced that industry veteran Christian Kubsch has joined the studio as president. Kubsch will oversee Method’s global operations, including the main studio in Los Angeles as well as locations in London, Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne, New York, Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta. The [...]
Cartoon Network Unveils Saturday Lineup for 2013
Cartoon Network has beefed up its Saturday morning action lineup with new episodes of Ben 10: Omniverse, Star Wars: The Clones Wars and DC Nation beginning January 5th. Ben 10: Omniverse kicks-off the Saturday morning line-up at 9 a.m. (ET, PT) with guest star Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation), followed [...]
Will ‘Clone Wars’ Blast Off from CN?
One of Cartoon Network’s most popular series, the CG actioner Star Wars: The Clone Wars, may be packing up its light sabers and moving to a new home when its five-year run is over as a result of Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise, industry watchers speculate. [...]
‘The Clone Wars’ Season 4 Arrives on Disc
Today is a stellar day for fans of Cartoon Network / Lucasfilm Animation’s CG series Star Wars: The Clone Wars as season 4 of the celebrated show comes to DVD and Blu-ray today, thanks to Warner Home Video. The season, subtitled “Battle Lines,” launched in fall of 2011 with Anakin, [...]
‘The Clone Wars’ Returns for 5th Season
Fans of Cartoon Network/Lucasfilm Animation’s popular animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars can mark September 29 as the big date on their calendars. That’s when the show begins its fifth season on CG at 9:30 a.m. In addition, the first two seasons for the Emmy-nominated toon will begin their [...]
Brenda Chapman Leaves Pixar for Mystery Lucasfilm Project
Brenda Chapman, who was the original director on Pixar’s Brave before being removed from the project, has reportedly left Pixar and is working as a consultant for Lucasfilm Animation. According to a post on the Pixar Portal blog, Chapman left Pixar in late July and was unable to offer any [...]
Coleman is Animal Logic’s New Head of Animation
VFX and CG animation veteran Rob Coleman has been tapped as the new head of animation at Sydney and Los Angeles studio Animal Logic. The two-time Oscar nominee (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) and (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones) has also been nominated for BAFTAs for his work on [...]
Winder to Leave Rainmaker Entertainment
Catherine Winder, the president and exec producer at Vancouver’s Rainmaker Entertainment is expected to leave her post on June 30, says The Hollywood Reporter. The former Lucasfilm Animation exec joined the studio in 2009 and headed the company’s original family entertainment division. She plans to pursue other business opportunities. “Catherine [...]
‘Clone Wars’ Season 4 Premieres Sept. 16
Cartoon Network will kick start the fourth season of the critically acclaimed CG series Star Wars: The Clone Wars with a bang next month with a one-hour special event on Friday, September 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Season four will run for 22 half-hour episodes, produced by LucasFilm Animation. The season [...]
BinWeevils Appoints Henwood...
U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...
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