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Sony, DWA, Pixar Directors Top VIEW 2012 Slate in Italy
Top animators Genndy Tartakovsky, Eric Darnell and Mark Walsh will take the lead at the VIEW digital technology conference, set for Oct. 16-19 in Turin, Italy. The 13th annual event, which is dedicated to assemble experts in computer graphics, also will feature TV director Daniel Attias and Oscar-winning sound designer [...]
Tartakovsky to Present ‘Transylvania’ Footage at VIEW
VIEW Conference has announced that award-winning animation guru Genndy Tartakovsky of Dexter’s Laboratory fame will present exclusive footage from his feature film debut, Sony’s 3-D Hotel Transylvania, and discuss the project during the conference taking place in Turin, Italy Oct. 16-19. VIEW has previously announced participation by director/sound-designer Gary Rydstrom [...]
Rejoice! ‘Avengers 2' Has Official Release Date!
Disney announced that the much-hyped sequel to this summer’s Marvel superhero blockbuster, Avengers 2 will be released on May 1, 2015. Fans were happy to learn that Joss Whedon is already set to write and direct the epic feature. If you’re keeping track of your Marvel superhero movies, you probably [...]
2012 SIGGRAPH Must-Sees
With the 39th annual conference and exhibit running August 5-9 in the Los Angeles Convention Center, there’s plenty for CG fanatics and technophiles to check out. Here’s our list of can’t-miss confab events. Electronic Theater: Enjoy the year’s most impressive CG feats in short films, commercials, music videos and more [...]
Phineas and Ferb to Mix with The Avengers
As if we didn’t have our share of Marvel at the Con this weekend, Disney’s pint-size heroes Phineas and Ferb have also announced that they will be crossing over to the Avengers side. Production is now underway on Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel, an animated project that will assemble characters [...]
English Version of ‘Cyborg 009' Planned for 2013
A new English–language graphic novel and feature property based on Shotaro Ishinomori’s Japanese superhero team manga Cyborg 009 is in the works, says The Hollywood Reporter. Archaia Publishing and Ishimori Production Inc. are planning the adaptations with writer/producer F.J. DeSanto and Bradley Cramp (Invertigo). Canadian artist Marcus To (Red Robin) [...]
Disney Sets New Date for ‘Guardians’ Movie
The upcoming feature adaptation of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy comic-book has a new release date. Disney announced on Thursday that the movie will now be released on August 1, 2014 instead of May 16, 2014 as it was previously announced. It has been reported that the evil Thanos, the [...]
Question for the Week of July 2 2012
This week, all eyes will be on Sony’s Amazing Spider-Man to see if it can outperform Marvel’s The Avengers. What is your favorite comic-book-based movie of 2012? The Avengers The Amazing Spider-Man The Dark Knight Rises Dredd
Margaret Loesch Fights for Marvel
Stating that the animation biz has changed big-time over the last two decades could probably earn one the Nobel Prize in Obviousness. But animation is still a part of the overall show business industry, and within the toon trenches or without, there is one thing that has not changed: the [...]
‘Madagascar 3' Rules the Box Office Again
The traveling Zoosters of DreamWorks’ Madagascar 3 showed some excellent staying power this weekend, landing at the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row. The third outing for the franchise brought in $10 million on Friday and was expected to end the weekend with a $36 million [...]
‘Star Trek’ Beams...
Paramount’s Star Trek Into Darkness landed on top of the domestic box office...
Universal Releases New Clip...
Universal has released the first clip from Illumination’s eagerly anticipated...
