Nick Frost Boards ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Feature
The ‘Cornetto Trilogy’ actor will portray Gobber the Belch in Dean DeBlois and Universal Pictures’ adaptation, set to release June 13, 2025.
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Live-Action ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Production Delayed
Ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike pushes out Universal’s adaptation, starring Mason Thames and Nico Parker as franchise romantic leads Hiccup and Astrid, to a June 13, 2025 theatrical release.
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Mason Thames, Nico Parker Board ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Feature
‘The Black Phone’ and ‘The Last of Us’ actors will portray franchise romantic leads Hiccup and Astrid in the Universal Pictures adaptation, set to release March 14, 2025.
Dean DeBlois to Write and Direct ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Feature
The award-winning filmmaker returns to the franchise he made famous with DreamWorks Animation to helm a new ‘Dragons’ adaptation set to fly into theaters in 2025.
Genndy Tartakovsky Inks Overall Deal with Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation
Under the exclusive multiyear cross-studio agreement, the award-winning creator, producer, and director will develop, create, and produce original animated programming for both studios; the announcement was made at a Studio Focus presentation at Annecy 2022.
Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, and Eric Roth Team Up to Adapt Graphic Novel ‘Here’
Decades after making ‘Forrest Gump,’ the three will reunite as creative partners to bring Richard McGuire’s innovative art comic to the screen.
‘Fairfax’ Creators Ink First-Look Deal with Amazon Studios
Matt Hausfater, Teddy Riley, and Aaron Buchsbaum will create and produce projects to premiere exclusively on Prime Video; their new animated comedy, about four middle schoolers’ quest for trending coolness on the famous L.A. street, debuts on the streamer today.
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DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Bad Guys’ Lands All-Star Cast
Awkwafina, Oscar winner Sam Rockwell, and Emmy Award winner Alex Borstein among stars added to upcoming animated feature film adaptation of Aaron Blabey’s book series about notorious bad guys going good; movie debuts April 15, 2022.
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Disney+ Greenlights ‘Just Beyond’ Series Based on R.L. Stine Graphic Novel
8-episode series was created by writer Grahame-Smith, author of ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ and ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Killer.’
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Kobe Bryant's Granity Studios Announces New Animated Projects
Animation is key part of expansive plans for youth sports-themed episodic TV, feature films, books and live theatre productions.
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m ss ng p eces Welcomes Catherine Day as Head of VR/AR/360
Former Jaunt VR exec Catherine Day and VR director Sam Smith join talent roster of Los Angeles-based new wave production and entertainment company.
Paramount, Hasbro Establish Cross-Property Film Universe
Overall deal includes Hasbro properties ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Micronauts,’ ‘Visionaries,’ ‘M.A.S.K.’ and ‘ROM.’
