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NBC’s ‘Community’ Goes 8-Bit
The stars of NBC’s live-action comedy Community have been through their share of quirky adventures—including stop-motion and anime inspired toon ones—but according to The Hollywood Reporter, they’ll be entering an all new flat dimension as 8-bit videogame characters. The episode titled “Digital Estate Planning,” set to air this Thursday at [...]
LAIKA Appoints Mary Sandell as Head of Production
Mary Sandell is Portland-based animation house LAIKA’s new head of production, says The Hollywood Reporter. The animation veteran was a producer on the stop-motion studio’s Coraline and joined the company in 2005. She also worked as a producer on DreamWorks’ animated series, Father of the Pride, which aired on NBC. [...]
Influential Animation Producer Buzz Potamkin Passes
We are sad to report that animation producer Buzz Potamkin (1945-2012) passed away from pancreatic cancer on Sunday, April 22nd. The much-liked and talented Potamkin founded many animation companies throughout the years, including Perpetual Motion, Southern Star Productions, Visionary Media and Buzzco. He was responsible for many of the impressive [...]
Bernadette Peters Joins ‘Dorothy of Oz’
After her successful appearances on NBC’s Smash and Broadway’s Follies, actress Bernadette Peters is joining the voice of Summertime Entertainment’s upcoming 3D animated movie Dorothy of Oz. Peters will be voicing Glinda the Good Witch and sing a duet on the film’s soundtrack with Lea Michele (Glee) who is voicing [...]
Fox to Adapt Viral Comic ‘Axe Cop’
Fox has given the go-ahead to an animated series version of Axe Cop, the comic-book franchise created by seven-year-old Malachai Nicolle and his older brother and chief illustrator Ethan, according to Vulture.com. The comic centers on a very earnest police officer who uses a firefighter’s axe as a weapon and, [...]
Qubo Reveals Ambitious New Kids’ Slate
Qubo Channel has announced the launch of 16 new animated and live action series that will join the network starting this quarter. Targeting young viewers and their families, the five-year-old channel has acquired over 400 new half-hour programs, which will begin with the premieres of the animated shows Dex Hamilton: [...]
NBC’s ‘Community’ Gets Animated Online
While the live-action of the NBC’s Thursday night sitcom Community won’t be back until March 15, a clever three-part animated version of the show will debut on nbc.com and hulu on March 7. The short, which is titled Abed’s Master Key will continue on March 8 and 9. Written by [...]
Berenstain Bears Creator Passes Away
Jan Berenstain, who wrote and illustrated the popular books The Berenstain Bears with her husband Stan, passed away on Friday in Solesbury, Penn, after suffering from a severe stroke. The Associated Press reports that the prolific artist was 88 at the time of the incident. Stan and Jan Berenstain first [...]
Warner Bros. Greenlights ‘Bleach’ Live-Action Movie
Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the live-action feature film rights to Viz Media’s hit manga and anime property Bleach. Peter Segal (Get Smart, The Longest Yard) of Callahan Filmworks is producing with an eye toward directing. The film’s creative team also includes screenwriter Dan Mazeau (The Clash of the Titans) [...]
Fox TV to Launch Latenight Animation Block
Fox TV is expanding its animation domination plans to late Saturday nights by launching a 90-minute block in Jan. 2013. “It’s something that we’ve been working on for a while,” Fox president of entertainment Kevin Reilly noted during the TV Critics Assoc. press tour this past weekend. “We have real [...]
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