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‘Free Birds’ No Turkey
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 [...]
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 [...]
Fox Animation Picks Up del Toro’s ‘Book of Life’
Fox Animation Studios will distribute Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming animated feature Book of Life, which was formerly titled Day of the Dead, says The Hollywood Reporter. The much-anticipated pic will be directed by the very talented, Emmy-winning animation veteran Jorge R. Gutierrez, who created Nickelodeon’s El Tigre: The Adventures of [...]
Dates Announced for ‘Popeye,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania 2'
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 [...]
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 [...]
Del Toro, Gutierrez Collaborate on ‘Day of the Dead’ Pic
Guillermo del Toro will produce a new CG-animated feature, directed by Jorge Gutierrez, the creator of Nickelodeon’s series El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera. The movie, which is called Day of the Dead, will be produced by Aaron Berger and Carina Schulze of Chatrone Inc. at Dallas studio Reel [...]
Reel FX, Crest Propose 10-Pic Venture
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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