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‘Dragon 2,’ ‘Monsters Univ.’ Shine at CinemaCon


April 18, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Animated features took center stage at the CinemaCon confab in Las Vegas today. The industry event, which targets exhibitors, producers, distributors, equipment and concession industry professionals, was held this week (April 15-18) at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. On Wednesday, Disney offered a sneak preview of Pixar’s highly anticipated summer [...]

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‘Free Birds’ No Turkey


March 27, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan 2 Comments divider image
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Relativity and Reel FX studio have announced that their animated project formerly known as Turkeys has been officially retitled as Free Birds. The CG animated feature will be released nationwide on November 1, 2013 in 3-D and standard formats. Directed by Jimmy Hayward (Horton Hears A Who!), the family-friendly buddy [...]

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Reel FX’s Readies ‘Turkeys’ for This Thanksgiving


February 24, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Relativity Media/Reel FX’s upcoming CG-animated feature Turkeys, which was originally slated for November of 2014 has by a year and will now be released on Nov. 1, according to Thewrap.com. Amy Poehler has also joined the voice cast, which already includes Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson. The film is directed [...]

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Shane Acker to Direct Reel FX’s ‘Beasts of Burden’


February 20, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Reel FX announced today that Oscar nominee Shane Acker (9) will direct the studio’s upcoming untitled CG-animated feature based on the Dark Horse Comics series Beasts of Burden, written by Evan Dorkin and illustrated by Jill Thompson. The film is being written by Darren Lemke (Turbo, Shrek Forever After). Aron [...]

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Dates Announced for ‘Popeye,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania 2'


November 16, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Sony Animation has announced the release date for two eagerly anticipated projects. First up, Genndy Tartakovksy will be helming a new 3-D, CG-animated version of Popeye. The new pic about the spinach-chomping sailor is slated to arrive in theaters on September 26, 2014. The script for the 21st century version [...]

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Relativity and Reel FX Raise ‘Turkeys’ in 2014


October 25, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Relativity Media and Dallas and Santa Monica-based Reel FX have announced they will jointly produce and finance the upcoming animated comedy Turkeys, slated for a 2014 release. Directed by Jimmy Hayward (Horton Hears A Who!) and featuring the voices of Owen Wilson (Cars) and Woody Harrelson (The Hunger Games), the [...]

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‘A Poem Is…’ Debuts New Episodes on Disney Jr.


March 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Jessica Alba, Owen Wilson, Liev Schreiber and John Leguizamo are among the stars lending their voices to classic Disney animation in new installments of the short-form series A Poem Is… premiering during National Poetry Month (April 2-April 21) at 8:25 a.m. on Disney Channel’s Disney Junior programming block for kids [...]

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Disney-Pixar’s Lasseter Gets Star on the Walk of Fame


November 1, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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Fans can finally walk all over John Lasseter — and he’s thrilled about it. The creative head of both Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, as well as the director of Toy Story 1 and 2, A Bug’s Life and Cars 1 and 2, received Tuesday a star on the Hollywood [...]

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Reel FX, Crest Propose 10-Pic Venture


August 18, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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India’s Crest Animation Studios and U.S.-based vfx studio Reel FX are looking to join forces in a proposed $220 million venture that would generate 10 films over eight year, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Crest’s recent feature products include two coproductions with Canada’s Lionsgate Ent. (Norm of the North, Alpha [...]

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