All posts tagged "Deadline"
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Features
News Bytes: ‘South ParQ’ Special,’ ‘Proud Family’ First Look, Sony’s Hybrid Fantasy and More
February 26, 2021South Park is gearing up for a second coronavirus-inspired special. The irreverent toon is serving up...
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North America
Ancient Greece Comedy from Dan Harmon Joins Fox Toon Pantheon
February 8, 2021Fox has given a formal series order to a new series from Emmy-winning Rick and Morty...
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North America
Bad Robot Taps FX Exec John Agbaje as SVP Animation
January 15, 2021J.J. Abrams & Katie McGrath’s Bad Robot is firming up its foothold in animation, recruiting FX...
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Streaming
Disney+ Rebooting ‘Darkwing Duck,’ Jon M. Chu in Talks for Hybrid ‘Lilo & Stitch’
November 13, 2020Disney Television Animation is in early development for a reboot of hit 1990s toon Darkwing Duck...
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North America
Mike Flavin Named SVP, Head of Development at Cartuna Studio
September 29, 2020Brooklyn-based animation studio Cartuna has tapped Mike Flavin as its new SVP, Head of Development. He...
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Features
‘Blazing Samurai’ Gains Finance Ally in Align
August 7, 2020L.A.-based Align has enlisted with animated comedy Blazing Samurai, contributing production financing to the $46 million...
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Features
‘Hoodwinked’ Helmer Cory Edwards Boards DNEG’s ‘Doomstar: Janitorial’
July 21, 2020Writer-director Cory Edwards (Hoodwinked!, Krogzilla Gets a Job) has a new project in the works with...
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Festivals and Events
(Updating) Comic-Con@Home Animation Schedule
July 10, 2020Updated 7/15/20 with SYFY’s TZGZ panelists. Just because you won’t be sweatily lugging swag bags up...
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Features
Josh Cooley Primed to Helm Animated ‘Transformers’ Prequel
April 30, 2020Oscar-winning director Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4) has reportedly been hired on for a major, fully-animated...
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Television
Global TV & Streaming News
April 8, 2020Corus Entertainment’s Global TV App, newly available on Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices, has announced...
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North America
Tom Kenny Joins ‘SpongeBob Musical’ TV Event Dec. 7
November 19, 2019As previously announced, the award-winning The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! is coming to Nickelodeon! Reuniting...
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Streaming
Netflix Orders Ramayana Epic ‘Heaven’s Forest’ from ‘Castlevania’ Crew
October 29, 2019Netflix has placed an eight-episode order for a new animated action-drama inspired by the Ramayana: Heaven’s...
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North America
‘Hellboy’ Creator Builds ‘Forever House’ Animation Anthology
October 17, 2019Mike Mignola, creator of acclaimed comic-book and film favorite Hellboy, is teaming up with Ben and...
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North America
Award-Winning ‘SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!’ to Air on Nick
October 17, 2019Following a critically lauded run on Broadway, members of the original award-winning Broadway company of The...
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North America
‘Garden Party’ Filmmakers Ilogic Developing Feature with Bob Weinstein
October 11, 2019Former film mogul Harvey Weinstein may be persona non grata in Hollywood these days, but his...
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Television
Henson, Webtoon Team on YA Series, ‘Lore Olympus’
October 11, 2019The Jim Henson Company is teaming up with webcomic publisher Webtoon to develop a new animated...
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Features
Copyright Lawsuit Claims ‘X-Men’ Theme Song Was Copied
October 10, 2019We’ve all heard the old adage about music soothing the savage, erm, beast, but apparently not...
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Features
Warner Animation Group Confirms Funko Movie Project
September 16, 2019Warner Bros. has officially optioned rights to the super popular Funko toy brand, famed for its...
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North America
Netflix Lays Off Five Top Kids & Family Execs
August 22, 2019Several Netflix kids and family programming executives have been given their marching orders in the last...
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North America
Roku to Offer Special Kids and Family Content
August 19, 2019Two-year-old streaming service The Roku Channel has added a new dedicated kids and family destination. The...
In celebration of the centennial of The Walt Disney Company, SC Exhibitions has begun production ...

Russian animation powerhouse Riki Group has launched sales for its upcoming animated feature Finnick at ...

***This interview originally appeared in the April '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 309)*** If you’ve ...
