Lassie Getting Tooned
DQ Entertainment is partnering with Super Prod., Story Board Animation and TF1 on LASSIE AND FRIENDS, reports Variety. The 52-episode 2D series has a budget of 7 million Euros ($9.7 million). DQE is developing with Classic Media and ZDF, who hold the rights to the character in the U.K. and Germany, respectively. Super Prod. will rep the project in French-speaking countries. Studios plan to launch in fall 2011.