Creative Focus :: Cartoons

WB’s Teen Titans Go! Sees First Place Debut

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The debut of Warner Bros. Animation’s new animated comedy-action series “Teen Titans Go!” packs a ratings punch, ranking as the number one kids program of the day on basic cable among boys 2-11, 6-11, 9-14 and male teens.

Aardman, StudioCanal Team on Shaun the Sheep Feature

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StudioCanal and Aardman Animations team up for a “Shaun the Sheep” stop-motion feature.

New Monsters University Trailer Debuts

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With the full cast finally revealed for Pixar prequel “Monsters University,” Disney releases a new trailer onto the web packed with new footage.

Nickelodeon Debuts Sanjay and Craig

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Nickelodeon debuts new animated series, “Sanjay and Craig,” on Saturday, May 25, at 10:30 a.m. (ET/PT).

Disney Unearths Classic Mickey Mouse Short Get A Horse!

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Disney unearths a never-before-seen short starring the one and only Mickey Mouse in Get A Horse! featuring Walt Disney himself as the voice of Mickey Mouse.

Cartoon Network Announces Second Season of Annoying Orange

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“Annoying Orange” is back for a second season premiering May 16 on Cartoon Network.

Amazon Studios Releases First Wave of Animated Pilots

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Amazon Studios releases 14 new pilots online, including pilot episodes for seven animated series, with audience reaction to help determine what gets ordered to series.

Nickelodeon Releases Turtles iOS App

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Nickelodeon releases “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run,” the network's first app, available now from iTunes.

Hasbro Inks Deal with UK's Clear Vision for My Little Pony

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Hasbro signs a home entertainment deal with Clear Vision for “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic” in the U.K., France, Spain, Italy, the Nordic countries and the Middle East.

Despicable Me 2 to See IMAX Release

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The highly anticipated 3D-CG feature follow-up to the 2010 hit will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX 3D format and released in select IMAX theatres internationally beginning on June 20.

Fox Announces CG Animated Peanuts Feature

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At the CinemaCon movie convention in Las Vegas on Thursday, 20th Century Fox announces that beloved comic-book character Charlie Brown will be coming to the big screen in a 3D animated version in 2015.

UCA to Produce Fearsome Beastie CG Animated Short

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Award-winning children’s book, “The Fearsome Beastie,” by Giles Paley-Phillips, is to be adapted into an animated short co-directed by Katie Steed and Jon Hunt in collaboration with the UK’s University of Creative Arts.

WB Announces Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox Release

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Warner Bros releases “Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox” on Blu-ray combo pack and Digital Download July 30.

RGH Announces New Animated Feature

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RGH Entertainment eyes more magic from “The Wizard of Oz” creator with new animated feature film inspired by L. Frank Baum’s “Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.”

Syfy Kids Flies to Asia

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International children’s channel KidsCo, Corus Entertainment’s joint-venture with NBCUniversal, launches its two-month-old Syfy Kids block in Asia this July.

Pixar’s Inside Out Gets Official Announcement

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Disney confirms details of Pete Docter’s “Inside Out,” told from the perspective of the emotions inside the mind of a little girl.

GKIDS Sets Release Date for Le Tableau

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Jean-Francois Laguionie’s “The Painting” (“Le Tableau”) opens May 10 in New York followed by expansion to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta and other cities beginning May 24.

Sanders, DeMicco Return for Croods Sequel

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With “The Croods” poised to cross the $400 million mark worldwide, DreamWorks Animation is moving ahead with a sequel to its prehistoric family comedy.

Fox Pulls Family Guy Episode Showing Deaths at Boston Marathon

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Fox has pulled from its website the March 17th "Turban Cowboy" episode of

Family Guy

showing Peter Griffin running down marathoners with his car in his bid to win the race.

Kim Jong Un and Dennis Rodman Recreate Space Jam

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Comedy website CollegeHumor releases a new episode of its original animated series, “The Adventures of Kim Jong Un.”