Tag: Harry Potter
Marvel Unveils Slate Through 2019
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is set to star in the big-screen adaptation of Doctor Strange, Marvel...
WB Bets Big on LEGO, DC, Rowling
Warner Bros. is betting big on franchises, announcing an ambitious slate of movies based on DC Comics, LEGO and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter spinoff...
Bale, Blanchett Help Fill Out WB’s ‘Jungle’ Cast
Warner Bros.' Andy Serkis-directed Jungle Book: Origins — an update of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book — has added actors Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett...
Ben Whishaw Scoops Colin Firth’s ‘Paddington’ Role
British actor Ben Whishaw, who played James Bond's tech-savvy ally Q in Skyfall (and will reprise the role for the upcoming Bond 24) has...
‘Postman Pat’ Movie Out June 27 in L.A., N.Y.
Postman Pat: The Movie has been set for a U.S. theatrical run and will open June 27 in New York and Los Angeles.
Distributed by...
Henson Launches ‘Elias’ Eps at MIPTV
The Jim Henson Company's licensing banner HIP (Henson International Properties) will be unveiling the first episodes of CG animated kids series Elias: Rescue Team...
First ‘Paddington Bear’ Teaser Debuts
Big, fuzzy news from across the pond: The first trailer for Paul King's (The Mighty Boosh) CG feature adaptation of Paddington Bear has arrived!
Based...
The Building Blocks of an Animated Franchise
Is anybody surprised that The LEGO Movie opened huge? It is the perfect storm film for today's Hollywood: a digitally animated movie based on...
Toons Dominate Japan’s Box Office in 2013
Animation proved to be by far the most popular Hollywood export for moviegoers in Japan in 2013.
Reports of the year's final box office numbers...
Ronan Keating Joins Cast of ‘Postman Pat’ Movie
It looks like there will be lots of singing involved in next year's Postman Pat: The Movie. That's because we recently got word that...
Global TV News Bytes
+ V&S Entertainment and co-producer JCC have produced a new 24-minute special based on CBeebies' popular preschool show Everything's Rosie (recently picked up for...
Categories Announced for British Animation Awards
The British Animation Awards (BAA) has announced the nomination categories for its 2014 awards.
The 2014 awards will include standard categories: Best Student Film, Best...
Rupert Grint Leads English ‘Foosball’ Cast
Harry Potter's Rupert Grint will be leading the voice cast for the English-language version of Juan Jose Campanella's Spanish-Argentine co-pro CG feature, Foosball. Variety...
Netflix to Offer Scholastic Kids’ Shows
Streaming-video service Netflix will four seasons of The Magic School Bus and other Scholastic Media titles as it continues to beef up its children's...
Taubin Tapped as DreamWorks’ New Marketing Head
Dawn Taubin has been hired as the new Chief Marketing Officer at DreamWorks Animation, Deadline reveals. Taubin’s appointment follows the departure of the studio’s...
Warner Bros. Jumpstarts Dormant ‘Akira’ Movie
Here's some good news for diehard fans of the seminal 1988 anime feature Akira. Variety reports that director Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown) is in discussions...
Daniel Radcliffe to Visit ‘The Simpsons’
Well, it's not actually Harry Potter. It's Daniel Radcliffe, who played the hugely popular character in the eight feature adaptations who will be a...
BinWeevils Appoints Henwood as CEO
U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media veteran Rod Henwood as CEO, effective immediately. Henwood has been a board director...
Buckinghamshire Re-Launches Animation & VFX Degree
Buckinghamshire New University, located in High Wycombe, England, is re-launching its Animation and VFX Degree (BA Hons) program, the content of which is in...
Casting a Visual Spell
The new adaptation of young adult best-seller Beautiful Creatures aims for magical effects that don’t remind viewers of other movies about teens with special...
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