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Spider-Man Gets Animated And Dated With Phil Lord & Christopher Miller

On July 20, 2018, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, the directors of The Lego Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and 21 and 22 Jump Street, are taking Spider-Man back to his graphic roots with the first-of-its-kind animated Spider-Man feature, it was announced at CinemaCon by Tom Rothman, chairman of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group. The film will exist …

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Nickelodeon’s Animated Shorts Program Calls For Original Projects

Continuing its mission to open its doors to more creative talent than ever before, Nickelodeon for the first time will hold an open call for original animated projects at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014 – the biggest fan event of the year. On-site from Nickelodeon’s booth on the convention center …

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Twentieth Century Fox Animation Announces RIO 2 Casting

  The starring voice cast of Twentieth Century Fox’s 2011 animated smash RIO is reuniting for the follow-up, RIO 2, and they are joined by a flock of top actors and musical talents new to the franchise, it was announced by Vanessa Morrison, president of Twentieth Century Fox Animation. The …

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Netflix and Dreamworks Team For Original Animated Series

Netflix and DreamWorks announced they will create the first ever Netflix Original Series for kids.  Based on the highly-anticipated DreamWorks Animation movie Turbo, premiering in theaters this summer, the Netflix series Turbo: F.A.S.T. (Fast Action Stunt Team) debuts exclusively this December in the United States and across the globe in the 40 countries where Netflix …

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Warner Bros. Pictures Dives into Animation Think Tank

Warner Bros. Pictures has formed a feature animation creative consortium, marking a new and innovative approach to the establishment of a diverse and far-reaching animation slate. The announcement was made by Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group. The mission of the new think tank is to help develop and …

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Sony Pictures Animation Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The 10th anniversary celebration of Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) continues with a five-week series of special screenings featuring SPA’s beloved collection of animated and hybrid films, as well as reunions with filmmakers participating in Q & As following each screening, rare footage/materials from the SPA archives and giveaways. The series, which …

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The Weinstein Company Steps Up In Animation

The Weinstein Company is gearing up for its biggest year of family friendly entertainment yet with multiple animated films coming to theaters in 2013. Buoyed by the heat that ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH is generating and the inside buzz that is building on the project, TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein announced the slate …

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Ty Burrell & Max Charles Star As Mr. Peabody and Sherman

DreamWorks Animation announced that Emmy Award winner Ty Burrell (Modern Family) and Max Charles (The Amazing Spider-Man, The Three Stooges) will voice the lead roles of Mr. Peabody and Sherman, respectively, in the studio’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman, which is scheduled to be released on March 14, 2014. Mr. Peabody & Sherman is directed by Rob Minkoff ( Stuart Little , The …

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Dreamworks Animation is Off to the Races with High-Octane Cast for Turbo

DreamWorks Animation SKG announced that Ryan Reynolds will lead an all-star cast including Paul Giamatti,Michael Pena, Luis Guzman, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Kurtwood Smith, Snoop Dogg and Samuel L. Jackson in the Company’s upcoming original film Turbo, which tells the story of an ordinary garden snail with dreams of racing greatness. Turbo is scheduled to come to …

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The Chuck Jones Experience Opens at Circus Circus

For generations of animation fans there is no greater legend than Chuck Jones. The creator of the famedLooney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for Warner Bros., Tom & Jerry cartoons, the TV version of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas and many other well-known classics, Jones was a pioneer in the art of animation and a …

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