YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!
I’m going to use this post to vent a little—but also to make a point specifically for the benefit of all the producers around the world who want to make animated features.
Category: Business
Disney Shuts Down The Lone Ranger
Disney has shut down production on Gore Verbinski's THE LONE RANGER, starring Johnny Depp, reports Deadline.com.
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Paul Abatemarco Named Creative Director of New MPC Creative U.S. Division
Following the lead of the success of MPC Creative in the London office, which arose out of the increasing number of clients who want to work directly with MPC during the production process, MPC has decided to expand its offerings to the American market.
Digital Artists Agency Announces New VFX Talent Signings
Digital Artists Agency (DAA), a licensed below-the-line talent agency specializing in visual effects, has signed a trio of highly accomplished VFX professionals for representation.
IMAX Expands Partnership with Singapore Exhibitor
IMAX Corporation today announced that Shaw Theatres Pte Ltd, a leading exhibitor in Singapore, has signed an agreement to install a digital IMAX(R) theatre system in the new JCube entertainment complex in Singapore.
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MarVista Ent. Secures Investment To Accelerate Expansion
MarVista Entertainment has secured new investment capital from an investment group led by Brian N. Sheth, further strengthening the Company’s position as one of the world’s leading independent producer and distributor of feature films and television programming.
ILM Looking to Open Vancouver Shop
Industrial Light & Magic is looking into launching a new location in Vancouver, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
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World War Z Breaks Out Next December
Paramount Pictures announced today it has set a release date of December 21st, 2012 for World War Z starring Academy Award-nominee Brad Pitt, with Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace) directing.
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Congressman Accuses Bigelow's Bin Laden Film of Getting Obama Leaks
U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) has released a letter to the defense department inspector general and the CIA inspector general calling for an investigation into director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal’s Osama bin Laden assassination film on whether the Obama administration leaked sensitive information to the filmmakers, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Lucasfilm and Sony Pictures Imageworks Release Alembic 1.0
Alembic 1.0, the open source project jointly developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Lucasfilm Ltd. was released to the public today.
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Click 3X Promotes Kiser, Inks Top-Notch VFX Producer O'Hara
Click 3X is making big strides with a few changes in the production lineup. Head of Production Chris Kiser was recently promoted to Executive Producer.
Sony Makes Smurfs 2 Plans
Hot on the heels of the surprising success of the original SMURFS, Sony is making plans for a sequel, reports ComingSoon.net.
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Autodesk Announces Subscription Advantage Packs for 2012 Entertainment Software
Autodesk, Inc., has announced Subscription Advantage Packs for its Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites 2012, as well as most of its portfolio of Digital Entertainment Creation (DEC) toolsets.
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Gravity Names Roy Eventov as Creative Director of Digital
Gravity, an international creative, content and brand communications company, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Tel Aviv, has named Roy Eventov as Creative Director for the company’s Digital Group.
Apes Claims Box Office Crown
Fox’s RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES climbed to the top of the U.S. box office for the weekend of Aug. 5-7, 2011.
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Hunger Games Sequel Gets Date
With the original still in production, Lionsgate has set a date for a HUNGER GAMES sequel, reports ComingSoon.net.
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Marvel Mystery Projects' Dates Announced
Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios have set dates for their 2014 releases, reports ComingSoon.net.
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Amazing Spider-Man Sequel Has Release Date
Even though the first film in the SPIDER-MAN reboot series doesn't arrive until next summer, Sony has picked a release date for the sequel, writes Heat Vision.
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Universal Drops Clue
Add CLUE to the pile of Hasbro board game-inspired film projects that Universal has dropped, reports Deadline.com. After signing a six-year deal with the game maker in 2008, Universal has also dropped MONOPOLY and MAGIC: THE GATHERING. Universal is still making films from the Hasbro-owner properties BATTLESHIP, STRETCH ARMSTRONG, CANDY LAND and OUIJA.
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Warner Bros. Sets J. Edgar, Extremely Loud, Journey 2, Gravity Dates
Warner Bros. has selected release dates for several of its upcoming films, reports ComingSoon.net.
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Render Rocket and Thinware Media Forge New Partnership
Render Rocket LLC, an advanced cloud-based rendering services company, and Thinware Media Ltd., the developers of the StudioCAP workflow automation and asset management solution for animation studios, announced today a new strategic partnership and technology integration that will enable animation studios to fully automate the process of rendering in the cloud.
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Zemeckis' Imagemovers Reborn at Universal
Having been shut down over at Disney, Robert Zemeckis' Imagemovers has found a new home at Universal, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
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Ghost Rider 2 Set for February
Sony has picked a release date for GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE, reports Deadline.com.
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Fox Picks 2013 Date for Walking with Dinosaurs
Fox has selected a release date for its theatrical rendition of the BBC's popular documentary series WALKING WITH DINOSAURS, reports ComingSoon.net.
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Nola Pictures Launches Full-Service Animation Division NolaMola
After steadily ramping up their animation capabilities, media-services studio Nola Pictures is launching the full-service animation division, NolaMola.
