Tag: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Netflix Acquires the Roald Dahl Story Company, Animated Projects Underway

Netflix announced today that it is joining forces with the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) to bring some of the world's most beloved stories...

Mercedes Milligan - September 22, 2021

Warner’s Michael Morpugo ‘Toto’ Movie Sniffs Out Director Alex Timbers

Warner Animation Group continues down the Yellow Brick Road with a new companion: Alex Timbers has signed on to direct the studio's animated musical...

Mercedes Milligan - October 13, 2020

Taika Waititi Helming First Two Animated Netflix Roald Dahl Series

Academy Award-winning writer, director and actor Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) is set to write, direct and executive produce...

Mercedes Milligan - March 5, 2020

‘Aladdin’ Remake Scribe John August Leashed to Warner’s ‘Toto’

Screenwriter John August (Frankenweenie 2012, Corpse Bride, Titan AE) has been tapped to bring a fresh Oz adventure to the screen in Warner Animation...

Mercedes Milligan - January 16, 2020

Roald Dahl Works to Get Animated in Exclusive Netflix Slate

Netflix has teamed with The Roald Dahl Story Company to extend the iconic author-illustrator’s storyverse with an exclusive slate of new, original animated series....

Mercedes Milligan - November 27, 2018

Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween Brings Back Burton’s ‘Nightmare’

Freeform -- Disney|ABC’s young-adult-targeted TV and On Demand channel -- will be getting into the spooky spirit in a big way this year, extending...

Mercedes Milligan - September 5, 2018

Cirrina Studios Unearths First Feature ‘The Extincts’

Recently launched entertainment finance, development and production outfit Cirrina Studios has announced its first animated feature project: The Extincts. Based on the popular middle-grade...

Mercedes Milligan - May 24, 2017

Dawn of the Dead Pets

Director Tim Burton pays homages to his favorite monster movies and his childhood pet in the charming stop-motion gem Frankenweenie. Filmmaker Tim Burton had two...