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Reel FX’s Readies ‘Turkeys’ for This Thanksgiving
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 [...]
Shane Acker to Direct Reel FX’s ‘Beasts of Burden’
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 [...]
Aron Warner Hired as Reel FX’s President of Animation
Dallas-based animation and live-action studio Reel FX has announced that Aron Warner, the Oscar-winning producer the Shrek features has joined the company as president of animation. In addition to the Shrek trilogy, Warner’s many production credits include Antz, True Lies, Independence Days, Alien Resurrection, Volcano and Titanic. Warner will oversee and [...]
M-Go Strikes Deal with Starz Digital
M-Go, the digital content service joint venture of DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor has struck a content licensing deal with Starz Digital and launched in beta mode for users in the U.S. The latest arrangement will provide M-Go users access to such Starz content as Spartacus. The latest content deal follows [...]
Hasbro Studios President Davis to Oversee All Content
Hasbro has integrated all of its content initiative—including television, film, commercial productions and short-form content—under Stephen Davis, president of Los Angeles-based Hasbro Studios. Davis, who has overseen global TV development, production and distribution for Hasbro since launching the studio in 2009, will report to Hasbro chief marketing officer John Frascotti [...]
Relativity and Reel FX Raise ‘Turkeys’ in 2014
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 [...]
DreamWorks To Unveil Joint Venture Plans in China
DreamWorks Animation has announced it will be partnering with two state-owned Chinese media companies—Shanghai Media Group and China Media Capital—with details of the landmark joint venture to be revealed Friday, according to The Financial Times. The three companies will build a studio in Shanghai for the purpose of developing film, TV [...]
Deal Cut to Make Live-action ‘Voltron’ Movie
Voltron is taking a shot at the big screen, with property owners World Event Productions giving Relativity Media an option for a live-action feature film. The franchise, which debuted in 1984 as the animated series Voltron: Defender of the Universe, has making a big comeback of late, with the classic [...]
Voltron Relaunch Adds Clothing, Publishing Licensors
The revival of Voltron is picking up some major heat. With the new animated series Voltron Force set to debut on Nickelodeon this year, Classic Media and World Event Productions have announced licensing deals with Extreme Concepts, Dreamwave, Rubie’s Costume Co., VIZ Media and Dynamic Forces. Extreme Concepts will create [...]
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