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Disney Plans to Make 2-D Features Every Other Year

Walt Disney Animation Studios visual effects supervisor Marlon West told crowds at WonderCon this weekend that the studio plans to make a 2-D, hand-drawn...

Green Launches Mission to Mars

Seth Green of Robot Chicken fame has joined the cast of Disney's Mars Need Moms, says The Hollywood Reporter. The film, directed by Simon Wells...

Chapman Takes Fifi to Russia

London-based Chapman Entertainment has secured a broadcaster and licensees to introduce its animated series Fifi Forget-Me-Not into the Russian market. Channel Russia has picked up...

Vampires Bite Euro Markets

Animated series School for Vampires, a co-production of Germany's Hahn Film and Italy's Cartoon One, has sold to broadcasters in Scandinavia and Portugal. The comedy...

Randisi to Head Nick’s Global Consumer Products Office

Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products have promoted Jean-Philippe Randisi as managing director of the company's international operations. Randisi comes to the job from the post...

Lake to Manage Imageworks

Sony Pictures Imageworks has promoted Randy Lake to the post of executive vice president and general manager. Lake will manage overall operations, strategy and...

Futurama Creators, Cast Review Series Past, Future

The future for Futurama is decidedly unclear ' not that that's anything new. The sci-fi comedy series ran from 1999 to 2003 on Fox before...

Simpsons Picked Up for 2 More Seasons

The Simpsons will live long enough to legally order a drink, thanks to a two-season pickup from Fox. Matt Groening's animation fixture will continue for...

Trek Crew’s Next Stop: Family Guy

The cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation is set to beam into Quahog on an upcoming episode of Family Guy. The upcoming episode, titled...

Brevig to direct hybrid Yogi feature

Eric Brevig, a visual effects supervisor who turned director on last summer's Journey to the Center of the Earth, will helm a Yogi Bear...

Ellen Enters Warner’s Dog Show

Ellen DeGeneres has signed on to the voice cast of Dog Show, an animated feature pitch picked up recently by Warner Bros., according to...

Street Fighter vs. Jonas Bros., Round One!

Moviegoers this weekend face the difficult choice of fight or sing. In one corner of an otherwise slim week for new movies, is the videogame...

Funding Gets Astro Boy Back on Track

The CG-animated Astro Boy feature film is back in production, with producer Imagi Entertainment having completed a $25 million financing plan. The company's U.S. president,...

Warner Bros. Commits to Suicide Squad

Dan Lin will produce a feature film adaptation of the DC Comics property Suicide Squad for Warner Bros., Variety reports. Suicide Squad, created by notable...

Jackson in as Fury for the Long Haul

Samuel L. Jackson has struck a deal with Marvel Studios to reprise the role of Nick Fury in Iron Man 2 and as many...

Bandai Acquires Digimon Toy License

Bandai Asia has acquired from Toei Animation the Australian toy license for the animated children's series Digimon Data Squad. The deal covers the right...

Bakugan Fever Coming to Video Games

The popular animated TV series Bakugan is coming to videogame consoles, thanks to a deal struck between game maker Activision and Corus Entertainment's Nelvana...

DreamWorks Falls Short of Q4 Estimates

DreamWorks Animation posted lower-than-expected profits for the fourth quarter of 2008. This quarter saw the studio put out the theatrical release Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa...

VIZ Lays Off Employees in Restructuring

VIZ Media laid off an unspecified number of employees last week as it restructured to face current economic conditions. 'VIZ Media is in the...

Gondry to Direct Green Hornet

Michel Gondry, best known for the cult hit Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, is set to direct The Green Hornet, Variety reports. Seth Rogen...
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