Netflix Greenlights Animated ‘Captain Fall’ from ‘Norsemen’ Creators
New comedy from Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgersen will follow a naïve ship captain unknowingly involved in smuggling.
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Pixar Reveals Next Feature ‘Luca’
Film, being helmed by Oscar-nominated ‘La Luna’ director Enrico Casarosa, is set to hit U.S. theatres next summer.
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Applications Now Open for 2021 Universal’s Global Talent Composer Initiative
GDTI program alumni includes Amie Doherty, recently chosen to score DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature, ‘Spirit Riding Free.’
WGA Members Ratify New TV and Film Producers Contract
Three-year deal with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) secures important gains for members, including a first-ever portable paid parenting benefit fund; additional funding for the WGA pension plan; and additional rights to address inclusion and equity programs with employers.
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Kartoon Channel! App Released on Apple iOS
Recently launched kids’ streaming platform brings free curated content to mobile devices, expanding its reach to millions of U.S. households.
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‘Cuphead’ Goes Stop-Motion in PS4 Announcement Trailer
To support surprise game launch, Studio MDHR and Stop Motion Department collaborate on creepy-cool trailer, inspired by the 1933 experimental animated short, ‘The Peanut Vendor.’
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One Animation Launches Free ‘Oddbods’ Books on Google’s Rivet
Studio uses popular preschool brand to promote literacy while helping kids and families adjust to life changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Premieres October 15
13 new episodes will take the U.S.S. Discovery into an uncertain future; CBS All Access’ ‘Star Trek’ franchise continues expanding with upcoming ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ animated adult comedy premiering August 6.
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CAA Hit with New Round of Layoffs and Furloughs
While animation production seems to be thriving, one of Hollywood’s premier agencies announces a significant staff reduction, another sign of COVID’s continued impact on many areas of the entertainment business.
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Netflix Greenlights ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’ Prequel
Limited series, set 1,200 years before Geralt of Rivia slayed his first monster, tells the origin story of the very first Witcher.
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‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’ to Debut September 18 on Netflix
DreamWorks Animation announces cast and drops teaser for their new action-adventure series inspired by Universal and Amblin Entertainment’s hit franchise.
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RetroCrush, Cinehouse and Midnight Pulp Now Free on STIRR
DMR ad-supported linear and VOD deal provides international premium content in classic anime, horror/thriller/action and arthouse and independent cinema.
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‘Archer’ Season 11 Gets September 16 Premiere
Simon Pegg and Jamie Lee Curtis will guest star as Comic-Con panel shares plenty of hit FXX show reveals and a new trailer.
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Taika Waititi Hints ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ will Bring Major Romance
The Oscar-winning ‘Jojo Rabbit’ and ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ helmer describes his new ‘Thor’ franchise installment, coming February 11, 2022, as ‘so insane’ but also ‘very romantic.’
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Emmy Raver-Lampman Takes Over Role of Molly on ‘Central Park’
‘Umbrella Academy’ actress joins Loren Bouchard’s Apple TV series one month after he pledged to find a Black or biracial actress to play the character amid a continuing reckoning over representation in the industry.
A New Kind of Hero Emerges in ‘Doomstar: Janitorial’
Cory Edwards will write and direct sci-fi animated comedy, the tale of one space janitor’s journey to save his planet
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See Project Trailers and Updates on Newest Epic MegaGrants CG Projects
In first year, $42 million in financial support has gone to more than 600 recipients for their projects using Unreal Engine, 3D graphics tools and open source software.
Cartoons on the Bay: December 3-5 in Pescara, Italy
Begins: December 3, 2020
International Cross-media Animation and Children’s Television Festival rescheduled due to COVID-19 postponement; The Pulicinella Awards remains unchanged.
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Postponed Indefinitely Due to Pandemic
Another major summer theatrical release gets swallowed whole by COVID-19, as the $200 million animated-feature remake is delayed once again, following on the heels of recent postponements for ‘Tenet’ and ‘Avatar 2.’
Woah! Watch the New Trailer for ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’
Bill and Ted team up for the third time on a gnarly time traveling adventure to totally bring harmony to the universe, On Demand and in theaters September 1, 2020.
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Crunchyroll Virtual Expo Registration Now Open
Anime brand’s flagship convention, running September 4-6, will feature New Crunchy City Anime Arts District and the Cosplay Cup.
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Tanya Green Joins Mainframe as Head of Preschool
Studio seeks to expand global preschool presence with hire of award-winning producer who oversaw hundreds of hours of animated TV projects.
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DreamWorks Drops Trailer and Images for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Wizards’
The battle for the fate of existence begins in the final chapter of the eight-time Emmy Award-winning ‘Tales of Arcadia’ trilogy, debuting August 7 on Netflix.
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Nickelodeon Reveals New ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ CG Animated Series
Show about a group of lawless teens who pilot a derelict Starfleet ship on inter-galactic adventures will debut in 2021.
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WATCH: HBO MAX Debuts Trailer for ‘Tig N’ Seek’
The new animated comedy series from Myke Chilian and Cartoon Network Studios premieres Thursday, July 23.
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