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Influential Animation Producer Buzz Potamkin Passes


May 3, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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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 [...]

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Illumination Taps Altschuler, Krinsky for ‘Woody Woodpecker’


April 4, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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Illumination Entertainment’s proposed Woody Woodpecker feature has a pair of writers. John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky have been tapped by Illumination chief Chris Meledandri and Universal Studios to write a script for the proposed feature, reports Deadline.com. The pair have extensive animation and comedy credits, including long runs on the TV [...]

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Johnny Depp to Portray Dr. Seuss for Illumination


October 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The life of celebrated children’s author Dr. Seuss (aka Theodor Geisel) is being adapted into a live-action Universal feature, produced by Illumination’s Christopher Meledandri and David Kennedy and Infinitum Nihil’s Christi Dembrowski and Johnny Depp. Keith Bunin (In Treatment) is the project’s screenwriter. Depp is attached to star as the [...]

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