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Singer Says Quicksilver Appears in ‘X-Men’ Sequel


May 24, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Just in time for the Memorial weekend, fanboy favorite Bryan Singer announced on Twitter that American Horror Story star Evan Peters will play Quicksilver in his upcoming sequel X-Men: Future Past. Of course, this latest wrinkle amused Marvel aficionados to no end because Joss Whedon also revealed that he has [...]

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A Real-Life Replica of Springfield to Spring in Orlando


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Cowabunga, dude! A real-life replica of Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield is coming to The Simpsons Ride in Universal’s Orlando Resort this summer. According to the concept art, visitors to the park will be able to enjoy real versions of town landmarks such as the Kwik-E-Mart, Moe’s Tavern, Krusty Burger, The [...]

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Blue Sky’s ‘Epic’ Opens Nationwide on Friday


May 23, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team at Blue Sky Studios, opens the door to a world inhabited by fantastic creatures hidden from plain sight. Civilized man’s obsession with magical creatures that live in verdant, unexplored regions of nature has inspired numerous works of [...]

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Nick Soars to Comedic Heights with ‘Sanjay and Craig’


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Sanjay and Craig, Nickelodeon’s eccentric and hilarious new animated series, is exactly the kind of show we love to see on the kids cabler. Forget about all those heart-warming tales of friendship between kids and their pet cats, dogs and ponies. This month, Nickelodeon is going to break the mold [...]

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Sherman, Menken Team Up for ‘Disney Songbook’


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A special musical treat is in store for attendees of this year’s D23 Expo—the premiere Disney fan event—as two celebrated songwriters and composers take the stage for “Richard M. Sherman and Alan Menken: The Disney Songbook.” The concert will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center in the D23 Expo [...]

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BinWeevils Appoints Henwood as CEO


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U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media veteran Rod Henwood as CEO, effective immediately. Henwood has been a board director at the company since 2009 and replaces fellow investor Richard Watney, who will continue to be involved in the business while pursuing entrepreneurial interests. “I am [...]

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John Knoll Upped to ILM’s Chief Creative Officer


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Oscar-winning vfx veteran John Knoll has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Industrial Light & Magic. Knoll, who joined ILM In 1986, has been a vfx supervisor for the house since 1991. He will serve alongside ILM president, Lynwen Brennan. “In John I see a keen eye and an [...]

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Vertical Ent. to Distribute Wizart’s ‘Snow Queen’


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New arrival Vertical Entertainment has picked up the U.S. distribution rights to Russian studio Wizart’s 3D animated feature The Snow Queen. Loosely based on the Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, the movie centers on a brave girl who embarks on a journey to save her brother from the clutches of [...]

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PGS Sells Method/DQE’s ‘Robin Hood’ to Key Broadcasters


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Global distributor and brand management company PGS has announced the sale of Method Animation and DQ Entertainment’s new CG-animated series Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood, to Tele-Quebec in Quebec, VRT in Belgium, Canal Panda in Portugal, RTVE in Spain and MTV3 in Finland. The 52 X 11 series was commissioned [...]

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You Think Your Film Was a Challenge?


by Michael Mallory No Comments divider image
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Any discussion of the different styles of animation invariably cover traditional, digital, stop-motion, paper cut-out, sometimes even puppetry. But there is one style that is rarely mentioned, maybe because only a handful of brave souls have ever tried it: paint-on-glass animation. Interestingly, virtually all of those brave souls are either [...]

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