We chatted with Joseph Kosinski, the director of the highly anticipated TRON: LEGACY, which opens today from Disney.
With the release this week of DESPICABLE ME on Blu-ray (from Universal Home Ent.) along with the Golden Globe nomination, we took the opportunity to chat with producer Chris Meledandri.
A lower court ruling was upheld by an Oklahoma appeals court in the lawsuit against Disney and Pixar over the likeness rights of Lightning McQueen from CARS, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Melissa Rosenberg (TWILIGHT) will write and exec produce an adaptation of Marvel’s AKA JESSICA JONES for ABC, reports Variety.
Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) announced today that IVS Associates, Inc., the independent Inspector of Elections, has released its preliminary report for Lionsgate's 2010 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on December 14, 2010.
Target Entertainment announces that Oliver Ellis, Target’s director of children’s and family, and Helen Howells, commercial director, will be leaving Target Entertainment to set up their own prodco.
With offices in Hollywood, Hong Kong and Shanghai, acclaimed industry leader yU+co. has added two-time Emmy award-winning Creative Director Eric Anderson to their Hollywood roster.
Few cartoons have been able to capture the attention of multiple generations like the Looney Tunes. As Ruth Clampett, daughter of Looney Tunes animation director Bob Clampett, points out in her foreword to THE LOONEY TUNES TREASURY (Running Press; Publication month: October 2010; $45.00), "Looney Tunes are the animated family we grew up with."
Special Guest: Ottawa International Animation Festival - Part 1. Full laurels, keys to capitals, and banks of international accolades might weigh down other comedy podcast journaltarians of animation, but never for the lion-hearted, docu-brave, master news-making martyrs (and hyperbolically humble) Joel Frenzer and Alan Foreman. Join them as they interview animation's brightest and best about books, inappropriate cartoons, competing podcasts, pirates, and pumpkins - live from North America's largest festival of international animation in Ottawa, ON in 2010 at the Ottawa International Animation Festival 2010.
Goro Miyazaki, the son of Hayao Miyazaki and director of TALES OF EARTHSEA, is set to direct Studio Ghibli’s next feature KOKURIKO-ZAKA KARA, reports Variety.
Shooters, Inc., the Philadelphia, PA-based multi-dimensional creative production and post house specializing in editorial, visual effects, graphic design, finishing and audio post for advertising, television, feature film and new media projects, has announced the launch of ShootersNYC.
Oscar nominated screenwriter David Reynolds (Finding Nemo) has been hired to write an untitled animated feature film based on an original story by animation veteran Stephan Franck (Iron Giant, Despicable Me) who will also direct.
Vanguard Films has tapped CORPSE BRIDE director Mike Johnson to direct its CG/stop-motion production OZ WARS, reports Variety.
Jon Favreau has informed Marvel Studios that he will not return to direct IRON MAN 3, reports Vulture.
Sylvain Chomet gives AWN an exclusive glimpse into the world of his latest animated feature where Tati meets Scotland.
In touting his Golden Globe nomination for DreamWorks' HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, director Chris Sanders told AWN that he is most excited about the fact that "people have been treating it like a movie. Animators or not, people are talking about it in terms of the lighting and the acting, which is really thrilling because animation has come into its own."
Nickelodeon today announced a round of promotions at the network’s Animation Studio in Burbank, CA.
Majesco Entertainment, an innovative publisher of video games for the mass market, today announced that Christina Glorioso has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer.
Carl Icahn has stopped his proxy fight for control of Lionsgate, reports Variety.
Here is the latest from Aniplex on Durarara.
Guillermo del Toro, cinematographer Guillermo Navarro and commercial house Motion Theory's Mathew Cullen and Javier Jimenez have joined forces to create the new creative studio Mirada, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Taylor Lautner (TWILIGHT) is set to star in Fox 2000's adaptation of Catherine Fisher's YA novel INCARCERON, reports Deadline.com.
Chris Zylka (MY SUPER PSYCHO SWEET 16) has been cast as popular jock Flash Thompson in the SPIDER-MAN reboot, reports The Wrap.
The New York State Supreme Court has tossed Lionsgate shareholder Carl Icahn injunction attempt against the company, reports Deadline.com.
After more than 40 years as a passionate patron of the Canadian film and television industry Douglas James Dales passed away on Friday in Toronto.
