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People Headline News

DNEG Adds Tom Williams as Managing Director, Episodic

25+ year industry veteran, the former President, VFX at MPC, joins the company’s visual effects division to support and expand production offerings across its growing TV business.

The Bros. are Back Headline News

Watch: ‘The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart’ First Look Clip

Based on the award-winning Adult Swim series, the new movie picks up from the conclusion of Season 7, and features returning stars James Urbaniak, Patrick Warburton, Michael Sinterniklaas, and Chris McCulloch; film slated for release later this year.

Getting Laid Off in Space Headline News

HBO Max Shares ‘Fired on Mars’ Trailer and Key Art

Getting canned sucks – but getting canned in space…oy – the all-new animated adult comedy follows Jeff Cooper, who must face the precarious relationship between work and self while light years away from Earth; the show hits the streamer April 20.

Experience the Magic… Again Headline News

It’s Official – Max Orders ‘Harry Potter’ Reboot as a TV Series

The scripted show will be a faithful adaptation of the original wizarding world novels by J.K. Rowling, with each season portraying the events from one of the seven books.

SVOD VFXWorld

Getting Lots of Painting Practice on ‘His Dark Materials’

The Cardiff-based design studio, led by co-founders Joel Collins and Daniel May, along with company creative director Erica McEwan, produced visdev, previs, artvis, and UI design, along with virtual scouting, on HBO’s fantasy drama, based on Philip Pullman’s award-winning book trilogy of the same name.

Dunk and Egg Gets a New Name Headline News

HBO Announces ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight’ ‘GoT’ Prequel

The series, which will stream on the newly minted Max platform, is set a century before the events of ‘Game of Thrones’ when two unlikely heroes, Ser Duncan the Tall and his diminutive squire Egg, explore Westeros.

Business Headline News

Max and Cartoon Network Announce ‘Peter & The Wolf’ Animated Short

Gavin Friday and Bono’s film project, developed in support of the Irish Hospice Foundation, reimagines Sergei Prokofiev’s classic symphony using a juxtaposition of traditional hand-drawn 2D animation combined with a physical set-built world to tell the story of the grieving 12-year-old Peter.

Where Did Gizmo Come From? Headline News

Max Drops ‘Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai’ Teaser

Warner Bros. Discovery reveals HBO Max rebrand and the release date for its highly anticipated 3DCG animated prequel series starring Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong and Matthew Rhys, coming next month.

Business Headline News

HBO Max and Discovery+ Streamers to Merge as ‘Max’

Warner Bros. Discovery’s new destination for HBO Originals, Warner Bros. films, Max Originals, the DC universe, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, an expansive offering of kid’s content, and programing across food, home, reality, lifestyle and documentaries from leading brands like HGTV, Food Network, Discovery Channel, TLC, ID and more, launches May 23.

What’s New in German Animation? Headline News

ITFS’ APD Announces ‘New Voices – New Stories’ Conference

Part of the 17th Animation Production Days running April 26-28 in Stuttgart, the conference takes place on April 26 and offers animation professionals a platform to discuss current developments in the industry.

On the road to Annecy Headline News

‘Red Iron Road’ Anthology Season 2 to Premiere at Annecy

New second season episode, ‘In The Heat,’ has been selected in the TV competition; animated thriller based on Russian ‘Queen of Horror’ Anna Starobinets’ short story follows a team of detectives as they interrogate a man disguised as Santa Clause about a horrific crime.

Experience the Magic… Again Headline News

‘Harry Potter’ Reboot TV Series Reportedly Moving Forward

According to sources close to Bloomberg, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is about to close a deal for the series, with different seasons each following one of the seven novels; series author J.K. Rowling will reportedly be involved, but not as a primary creator or showrunner.

They’re Certainly Looney! Headline News

‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’ Season 5 Now Streaming on HBO Max

Check out the promo - everyone’s favorite Looney Tune characters return in Warner Bros. Animation’s modern iteration of the classic series; 9 new episodes of Bugs and Friends just released.

Who is the Man of Steele Headline News

Adult Swim Drops ‘My Adventures with Superman’ Teaser Trailer

Jack Quaid stars in the animated serialized coming-of-age story of the Man of Steel and his relationships with Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen; the show debuts this summer on Adult Swim and HBO Max.

Business Headline News

Union Launches Montreal VFX Facility

The London-based studio celebrates 15 years with its first international expansion after delivering VFX on projects such as ‘For All Mankind,’ ‘The Irregulars,’ and HBO Max’s award-winning ‘The Banshees of Inisherin.’

Crackin Good Headline News

Adult Swim’s ‘Royal Crackers’ Greenlit for Season 2 Ahead of Series Premiere

The upcoming original adult animated comedy follows one Bakersfield, California family’s less than stellar efforts to save its once-successful cracker company dynasty after the family patriarch falls into a coma; series premieres April 2.

Worth the Wait! Headline News

Adult Swim Drops Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Unicorn: Warriors Eternal’ Trailer

The famed, Emmy Award-winning creator’s long-awaited supernatural, 2D animated-action series, about a team of heroes who reawaken to fight an evil force looming in London, is coming to Adult Swim, Toonami, and HBO Max in May!

Fresh Out of the Oven ANIMATIONWorld

‘Royal Crackers’: The Crumbly Grandeur of a Half-Baked Family Dynasty

Creator/executive Jason Ruiz and executive producer Seth Cohen share the recipe for their all-new 2D animated comedy series, premiering April 2 on Adult Swim and April 3 globally on HBO Max.

Abe… Meet Harriet Headline News

HBO Max Drops ‘Clone High’ Images and Cast

The streamer shared a first look at Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Bill Laurence’s reimaged 2002-2003 animated comedy about a high school for clones of historical figures; Will Forte and Nicole Sullivan return to the series with an A-list line-up that includes Michael Bolton, Mandy Moore, Ian Ziering, and Steve Kerr as themselves – coming this spring.

People Headline News

Stephanie Sperber Named President and CCO at Lion Forge Entertainment

Along with a name change, the Oscar-winning animation studio adds live-action to its production slate as well as a veteran family entertainment executive to lead the company.

Fresh Out of the Oven Headline News

Watch the First Episode of ‘Royal Crackers’ Now for Free

Head over to YouTube to get a head start on Adult Swim’s all-new animated adult comedy that follows a crumbling snack food empire and the weirdos trying to restore it to greatness; show debuts globally April 2, the next day on HBO Max.

What’s Cookin? VFXWorld

Crafty Apes Prepares the Main VFX Course on ‘The Menu’

Visual Effects Supervisor Marc Smith and Compositing Supervisor Tanner Bartlett talk burning coals and a chef so hot he’s actually on fire, in Mark Mylod’s dark comedy about a truly cutthroat kitchen, starring Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy, now streaming on HBO Max.

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