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How to Build a Better Teddy Bear!

June 29, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

We shed light on how a seasoned team of vfx pros brought Seth MacFarlane’s misbehavin’ toy bear to animated life in the new comedy, Ted. Fans of Fox-TV’s Family Guy and American Dad! have been waiting patiently for creator Seth MacFarlane’s first venture into live-action movies, Ted, which debuted nationwide [...]

Colbert, Janney Join ‘Mr. Peabody’

June 12, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

DreamWorks Animation has announced that Stephen Colbert, of The Colbert Report fame, Emmy Award winner Allison Janney (The Help, The West Wing), Ellie Kemper (Bridesmaids, The Office), Ariel Winter (Modern Family) and Stephen Tobolowsky (Californication, The Lorax) are on board for the upcoming film Mr. Peabody & Sherman, based on [...]

3net Debuts World’s First Kids 3D Block

August 24, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

3net, the 24/7 3D network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX, will premiere the world’s first dedicated children’s 3D programming block with two new animated 3D series – Bolts & Blip and Dream Defenders — in a prime-time special Sept. 25. The “3net Three Dee Kids” Saturday and Sunday morning lineup will [...]

Smurfs and the City – ‘The Smurfs’ in 3D

July 29, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

Peyo’s beloved little blue creatures come to CG life in Sony’s Smurfalicious 3-D hybrid extravaganza. It’s been 53 years since Belgian artist Pierre “Peyo” Culliford came up with the idea of a pastoral village inhabited by The Smurfs (or Les Schtroumpfs as they are called in French) who were only three [...]

Disney Sinks Zemeckis’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ Plans

March 15, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

With Mars Needs Moms flopping at the box office, Disney has decided to officially pass on producer/director Robert Zemeckis’ planned mo-cap remake of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pass means Zemeckis — who’s made mo-cap CG animation his forte with such projects as The Polar [...]