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Disney to Animate Marvel’s ‘Big Hero 6'
After several days of speculation by the media, Disney has confirmed that it’s in early development with Marvel on an animated movie based on its Big Hero 6 property. The comic-book centers on six key characters that were created by the Japanese government to protect the country from all worldly [...]
Margaret Loesch Fights for Marvel
Stating that the animation biz has changed big-time over the last two decades could probably earn one the Nobel Prize in Obviousness. But animation is still a part of the overall show business industry, and within the toon trenches or without, there is one thing that has not changed: the [...]
Licensing Expo Spotlights Coming Toon Attractions
We had the chance to visit the colorful Licensing Expo in Las Vegas this week, where thousands of our favorite animated and vfx-driven brands were basking in the limelight (June 12-14). As always, fans were able to take a look at what many of the big studios and smaller indies [...]
‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ Swings to Season 2 on XD
Marvel’s animated series Ultimate Spider-Man, the top rated toon on Disney XD, will return to the action-adventure network for a second season. The order was announced by David Levine, VP and general manager for Disney XD Worldwide. The show, which follows the adventures of New York’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man and [...]
Weekend Audiences Fall Hard for ‘Snow White’
This beauty has bite: Snow White & the Huntsman exceeded expectations by earning $56 million to land atop the box office in its opening weekend. Universal’s VFX-heavy reimagined fairy tale stars Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth also opened to a $39 million international take for a $95 million [...]
A Hot VFX Summer Sampler
We focus on some of the innovative digital effects of three of the season’s early blockbusters. Men In Black III (Sony) VFX Supervisor: Ken Ralston It’s been 10 years since Agents J and K last graced the big screen to police the alien population living among us—not so long by [...]
‘Men in Black 3' Debut Tops ‘Avengers’ Over Holiday Weekend
It took a vintage comic book movie franchise to topple the Avengers from its box office throne. Men in Black 3 — arriving a decade after the previous film in the series and originally adapted from an indie comic book for its 1997 movie debut — topped the weekend with [...]
Universal’s ‘Battleship’ Hit Hard by ‘The Avengers’
As many had predicted Universal’s costly Battleship was sunk by Disney/Marvel’s The Avengers this past weekend. For the third week in a row, The Avengers sat atop the box office, bringing in $55.1 million domestically (with a $457 million cume domestically). Meanwhile, Battleship ($25.3 million), The Dictator ($17.4 million), Tim [...]
‘Avengers’ Beats ‘Avatar’s’ Two-Week Record
Audiences kept the love strong for Disney/Marvel’s The Avengers, during the film’s second weekend at the U.S. box office. The film brought in an estimated $100.4 million Stateside, making its cume a total $373.2 million. James Cameron’s former record holder made $75 million in its second weekend at the box [...]
Vampire Weekend Off to a Good Start
It’s going to be a “vampires vs. the superheroes” kind of a weekend. Tim Burton’s take on TV soap opera Dark Shadows, starring Johnny Depp as the vampire Barnabas, opens in the U.S. and 42 foreign markets today (Friday, May 11), but it faces stiff competition from Disney/Marvel’s The Avengers, [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
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+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a...
