In a move much like a parent buying their child a toy and then receiving
money from their kids allowance for it, Warner Bros. Features has sold
THE IRON GIANT to Cartoon Network and TNT. Cartoon Network couldn't
handle the license fee of US$3 million, so sister Turner channel, TNT,
came in to help out on a six-month pre-Cartoon Network window. TNT will
get six runs of the critically acclaimed box-office disappointment
within that six month time period. Both networks plan to promote the
film as a special picture that was overlooked (mis-marketed to some) at
the box office. Hopefully, everyone over at the Time Warner family of WB
Features, Cartoon Network and TNT will be pleased once THE IRON GIANT
makes it to the less-giant screen.
Rick DeMott
Animation World Network
Creator of Rick's Flicks Picks
