Stories By Ryan Ball
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Features
Jackman Heads to Ghostopolis
May 4, 2009Having conquered the box office as Wolverine, Hugh Jackman has signed on to star in another...
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Features
Zentropa Rejoins Animation Game
February 27, 2009Danish production house Zentropa has reignited its animation ambitions. The company, which produced the 2006 feature...
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Features
Downey, Stiller, Fey Eye Master Mind
February 5, 2009Actors Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller and Tina Fey are in discussions for voice parts in...
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Licensing
Humanity to Put SpongeBob on Eco-Friendly T-shirts
January 19, 2009SpongeBob is celebrating his 10th anniversary by lending his well-known image to a line of environmentally...
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Gaming
Jim Henson Co. Honors Nintendo’s Miyamoto
January 16, 2009Video game legend Shigeru Miyamoto, general manager of Nintendo Ent., is the top recipient of this...
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Home Entertainment
Shrek Cast Recording Set for March
January 16, 2009As DreamWorks Theatricals’ and Neal Street Prods.’ Shrek the Musical enjoys success on Broadway, an original...
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Festivals and Events
WALL’E, Bashir, Persepolis Up for BAFTAs
January 16, 2009Director Andrew Stanton’s WALL’E, Ari Folman’s Waltz with Bashir and Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Parannaud’s Persepolis...
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Features
Quantum Quest Voice Cast Set
January 16, 2009The stars have aligned for Quantum Quest, an upcoming CG-animated, large-format 3-D action-adventure film that interweaves...
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Features
Reeves Commits to Cowboy Bebop
January 16, 2009His sci-fi remake The Day the Earth Stood Still didn’t exactly hold the world spellbound, but...
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Features
FOX, Warner Settle Watchmen Battle
January 16, 2009Warner Bros.’ live-action feature based on the DC Comics graphic novel Watchmen will open on March...
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Licensing
Jim Henson Co. Back in Consumer Products Biz
January 15, 2009The Jim Henson Co. is re-launching its consumer products division and has appointed Melissa Segal to...
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Gaming
Cartoon Network Debuts FusionFall
January 15, 2009Cartoon Network New Media and development partner Grigon Ent. have launched the browser-based, massively multiplayer online...
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Home Entertainment
Fleischer Superman Flying to DVD
January 15, 2009Warner Home Video and DC Comics will release Max Fleischer Superman on April 7. Featuring 17...
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Television
4Kids Inks Deals for Dinosaur King
January 15, 20094Kids Ent. has completed licensing agreements for the animated series Dinosaur King with GMTV in the...
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Television
Huntik Sold to Jetix, CITV in the U.K.
January 15, 2009Big Bocca Prods.’ animated action show Huntik: Secrets & Seekers has been picked up by Jetix...
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Television
Nick Preps Ni Hao, Kai-lan Special
January 15, 2009Nickelodeon is celebrating Chinese New Year with a new half-hour, prime-time special installment of its hit...
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Features
Jackson May Be Out of Iron Man 2
January 15, 2009First Terrance Howard was replaced by Don Cheadle as Rhody Rhodes, and now Samuel L. Jackson...
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Internet
Face2Face Contest Winners Announced
January 14, 2009We are happy to announce the winners of Animation Magazine‘s Face-2-Face Contest, a 3D modeling competition...
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Festivals and Events
Bashir Makes Oscar Cut
January 14, 2009The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that nine films will advance to...
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Festivals and Events
WGA Nominates Vid Game Writers
January 14, 2009The Writers Guild of America, West and the Writers Guild of America, East have announced nominations...
