Fox Animation Acquires ‘Hero’s Guide’

April 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Is the world ready for yet another take on animated fairy tales? Fox Animation certainly thinks so as it has just acquired the rights to children’s book The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by first-time author Christopher Healy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Chernin Entertainment (Rise of the Planet [...]

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Veteran Animator Glen Keane to Depart From Disney

March 24, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 7 Comments

Glen Keane, one of the leading animated talents of the past 40 years, announced on Friday that he is leaving Disney. Keane, whose many credits at the studio include The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, played a key role in the animation revival of the 1990′s. He [...]

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New ‘Tangled’ Short Screens with ‘Beauty and the Beast’

November 14, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

If you’ve missed Rapunzel, Flynn Rider and Maximus from Byron Howard and Nathan Greno’s Oscar-nominated  2010 feature Tangled, we have some great news for you. Disney will premiere a new short featuring the beloved characters titled Tangled Ever After in front of each screening of Beauty and the Beast in [...]

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Hair Apparent: The Scoop on Tangled

November 22, 2010 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

After several years of revisions and reboots, Disney serves up Tangled, a thoroughly modern, seamlessly animated version of Rapunzel with memorable characters, inspired songs and surprisingly emotional moments. A 17th century fairy tale about an unfortunate young girl who is imprisoned for most of her life in a tower doesn’t [...]

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