Animated comedy based on Mel Brooks’ classic Western stars Michael Cera, Samuel L Jackson, and Ricky Gervais, with Rob Minkoff producing, and a planned 2022 release.
Former Blue Sky and Disney veteran named Group Head of CG for Feature Animation; Holger Voss upped to Group Head of CG for Visual Effects, Alexander Savenko to Group Head of Production Technology, and Danny Smith to Group Head of Infrastructure Technology.
Voice cast and concept art released for upcoming futuristic, cyberpunk animated feature, helmed by Cinzia Angelini and Maurizio Parimbelli, from a script by Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Bloom County’ cartoonist Berkeley Breathed.
London-based production company signs with CAA and announces first slate of animated films, including ‘Riverdance: An Animated Adventure,’ based on the show of the same name; and ‘Blazing Samurai’ based on Mel Brook’s famous comedy.
Melissa Taylor, Siobhan Bentley and Tamara Boutcher will oversee feature animation and VFX services in London and Montreal studios.
Boat Rocker Media’s newest acquisition takes over production of key projects at the recently-shuttered Toronto studio.
Newly-acquired subsidiary of Boat Rocker Media enters an agreement to acquire the production assets of the troubled Toronto-based studio.
Roughly 500 employees are locked out at the Toronto-based animation studio behind ‘Thomas and Friends,’ Disney Channel’s ‘Elena of Avalor,’ and the upcoming Netflix series ‘Tarzan and Jane.’
