Disney in works to remake its 1942 animated film ‘Bambi’
From bears to lions to deer: Disney is developing a lifelike remake of its 1942 animated feature “Bambi,” an article in Variety has confirmed. Screenwriters Geneva Robertson-Dworet (“Captain Marvel”) and Lindsey Beer (“Sierra Burgess Is a Loser”) will write the screenplay, with Chris and Paul Weitz’s Depth...
Yupp TV ties up with BSNL to offer Triple Play Services in Rural India
OTT service, YuppTV has collaborated with BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) to offer Triple Play Services in Rural India. This partnership comes after BSNL announced new TV channels and OTT services with the complete roll-out slated for 2020. The services will begin shortly in the South Zone,...
CGI- made ‘Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back- Evolution’ to be released on Netflix
Netflix and The Pokémon Company International announced on 23rd January 2020 that the newest animated movie based on the beloved Pokémon franchise will premiere on Netflix around the world outside of Japan and Korea. Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution welcomes a new CGI style to animated Pokémon movies...
Winner of Indian Championship of Cosplay 2020 to represent India in Chicago Cosplay Championship 2020
Sameer Bundela from Mumbai won the Indian Championship of Cosplay 2020 and will be heading to Chicago for the C2E2 (The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo) Crown Championship of Cosplay happening on 29 February 2020. Bundela suited up as Zenos yae Galvus, the primary antagonist from the...
HBO Max to produce ‘The Prince’ based on the British Monarch
HBO Max has added The Prince, created by multiple Emmy-nominated producer and writer Gary Janetti (Family Guy, Will & Grace) to its line of animated comedy series on order. Inspired by Janetti’s lampooning Instagram account with nearly a million followers, the series satirizes the life of the British...
Patton Oswalt to voice the supervillain of Marvel’s TV animated series M.O.D.O.K
Marvel and Hulu announced four adult animated series a year based on characters including Howard the Duck, M.O.D.O.K., Hit-Monkey, and Tigra and Dazzler. The full cast has been revealed for Marvel and Hulu’s upcoming M.O.D.O.K. television series, which will feature Patton Oswalt as the titular supervillain. The...
Kelowna based Yeti Farm Creative to team up with Chef Pierre A. Lamielle for new pre- School series
Kelowna-based animation studio, Yeti Farm Creative is partnering with renowned chef Pierre A. Lamielle for pre-school series Munchy, Munchy. The series will be based on Lamielle’s The Munchy Munchy Cookbook for Kids along with Alice Eats: A Wonderland Cookbook and Kitchen Scraps: A Humorous Illustrated Cookbook. The series will have 12 episodes, one...
Viacom 18 to launch a new subscription streaming platform ‘Voot Select’
Viacom18 is soon going to launch its second subscription-based streaming offering called Voot Select. Soon go live on Voot, the all-new premium service, Voot Select will give users access to diverse multi-genre marquee content experiences. This new business vertical under Viacom18 Digital Ventures will be helmed by...
French Studio Xilam acquires 50.1% of Cube Creative
French powerhouse animation house Xilam has finalized its acquisition of 50.1% of the capital and voting rights in French CG and 3D animation studio Cube Creative, following exclusive negotiations announced last June. The acquisition will be consolidated in Xilam’s accounts as of 20 January 2020. With this...
The storyline of upcoming ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ confirmed
Despite myriad challenges that the Marvel Studios film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness faced, it looks like the company has gone into overdrive in trying to find a new director to step in for the departed Scott Derrickson. And while we are aware that the...