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Disney Hires Writer for Long-Developing ‘King of the Elves’
June 30, 2011King of the Elves, an animated adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story that has been...
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First-day Take of $37M for ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’
June 30, 2011The visual-effects extravaganza Transformers: Dark of the Moon debuted Wednesday to about $37 million in ticket...
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Animation Block Party Sets Lineup for July 29-31 Bash
June 30, 2011Animation Block Party has announced the lineup for its its eighth annual edition, returning this summer...
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L.A. Turns Japanese with Anime Expo, AM2 Weekend Events
June 30, 2011With the Independence Day holiday upon us, many animation fans in Los Angeles are going to...
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The Looney Tunes Studio’s Near-Death Experience
June 29, 2011Throughout the history of animation, there have been plenty of train wrecks (metaphorically speaking, of course),...
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New ‘ThunderCats’ Premieres July 29 on Cartoon Network
June 29, 2011Cartoon Network’s revival of the classic 1980s animated series ThunderCats is set to premiere on the...
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Big Idea Taps New Zealand’s Huhu for VeggieTales Projects
June 29, 2011VeggieTales creator Big Idea Entertainment has signed a multimillion dollar, two-year production deal with the New Zealand-based...
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National Press Club Spotlights ‘Phineas & Ferb,’ ‘Fish Hooks’
June 29, 2011The National Press Club in Washington, D.C., is opening its doors to animation for the first...
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Rainmaker’s New Short ‘Luna’ Set to Screen at SIGGRAPH
June 29, 2011Rainmaker Entertainment’s just-completed animated short film Luna has been chosen to screen at the Electronic Theater...
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‘Cars 2’ Co-Director Brad Lewis Heads to Digital Domain
June 29, 2011Having navigated Pixar’s Cars 2 to the finish line as co-director to John Lasseter, Brad Lewis...
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Ottawa’s TAC Open for Pitch THIS! Submissions
June 28, 2011The Ottawa International Animation Festival’s industry event TAC is accepting proposals for its 2011 Pitch THIS!...
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Academy Puts Production Art Database Online
June 28, 2011The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made available online a tremendous resource for...
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Monty Python Members Help Animate Graham Chapman Memoir
June 28, 2011Members of Monty Python are reuniting to provide voices for a new 3D animated feature called...
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‘Ugly Americans’ Returns June 30 on Comedy Central
June 28, 2011Comedy Central’s Ugly Americans returns for a wet, hot summer of zombie-loving good times with affable...
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Videos We Like: Animated ‘Rocketeer’ Homage
June 28, 2011One of our favorite comics at Animation Magazine is The Rocketeer, created way back in the...
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The Hub Celebrates July 4th with ‘Transformers’ Marathon
June 27, 2011With Transformers: Dark of the Moon coming to theaters this Wednesday, The Hub is presenting a...
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Disney Family Museum Honors ‘Bambi’ Animator Tyrus Wong
June 27, 2011Disney animation legend Tyrus Wong was recently celebrated at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San...
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Supreme Court Backs Video Games’ 1st Amendment Rights
June 27, 2011The United States Supreme Court has struck down as unconstitutional a California law restricting the sale...
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‘Eagleman Stag’ Wins Prize at LAFF; ‘Switez’ Wins at Palm Springs
June 27, 2011Mike Please’s The Eagleman Stag won the Best Animated Short prize at the 17th Edition of...
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Extended ‘Lord of the Rings’ Arrives on Blu-ray
June 27, 2011Fans of Middle Earth can put the final touches on their high-def home video collection. Out...
The Universal Kids TV network has announced new animated preschool adventure series Powerbirds will premiere ...

***This interview, updated Dec. 11, originally ran in the November ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine ...

The traditionally animated Disney classic Sleeping Beauty was the sole representative of toon history to ...
