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SIGGRAPH Asia announces 2023 edition to be held in Sydney
SIGGRAPH Asia has announced Sydney to be the host city for its 2023 conference and exhibition, bringing together the world’s most respected technical and creative minds, and further building New South Wales’ position as a leading global knowledge hub for creative industries. Widely recognised as the premier...
Disney announces a new animation short ‘Us Again’
Disney is going to treat fans with another animated short! The House of Mouse has announced a brand new animated short, Us Again, which will premiere before Raya and the Last Dragon in theatres on 5 March 2021. Written and directed by Big Hero 6 head of animation Zach Parrish, Walt Disney...
Mindy Kaling to lend her voice in HBO Max’s new animated original ‘Velma’
HBO Max has brought on board Mindy Kaling to executive produce and lend her voice for the lead in Velma, an animated Original comedy inspired by Scooby-Doo Mystery gang’s resident smarty, Velma Dinkley. Velma tells the tale of “unsung and under-appreciated brains” of the iconic mystery-solving squad. It...
Zawe Ashton to play the villain in ‘Captain Marvel 2’ movie
After Thanos, Carol Danvers will face off a new villain in her standalone sequel. Actor Zawe Ashton has been roped in against Brie Larson to play the main antagonist in the upcoming MCU film, Captain Marvel 2, as per Variety. Directed by Nia DaCosta, the sequel is...
The CW announces new pilots for ‘The Powerpuff Girls’ reboot, DC Comic’s ‘Naomi’
The CW announced that it has ordered pilots for a live-action reboot of The Powerpuff Girls, DC Comics’ Naomi, and an untitled dramedy written by Claire Rothrock and Ryann Weir. Not only that, but the network also ordered a reboot of USA’s The 4400 by René Echevarria and Scott Peters...
One Media acquires media rights of ‘Bablu Dablu Monster Plan’ for SAARC regions
One Take Media Co. has acquired media rights for the animated series, Bablu Dablu Monster Plan (Bonnie Bear) for the SAARC regions. After 12 phenomenal successful seasons of Bonnie Bear, One Take Media is happy to take the legacy forward with the Monster Plan series of Bablu Dablu. All platforms including Broadcast,...
Terrytoons animator Vincent ‘Vinnie’ Bell dies at 89
Vincent “Vinnie” Bell, an animator whose 50-year career spanned everything from golden age Terrytoons shorts, to ’80s kid favourites The Berenstain Bears to 21st century adult comedy Harvey Birdman, has died at age 89. The gifted artist passed away at home in his lifelong hometown of Port Chester, New York on...
Netflix drops the trailer of the new ‘Pacific Rim’ anime series
Netflix is reentering the world of Legendary’s Pacific Rim franchise with an anime series called Pacific Rim: The Black. It is being produced by Legendary Television Studios with Polygon Pictures providing the animation for the series. The showrunners for this series are Greg Johnson (Transformers: Rescue Bots) and Marvel Comics...
‘Black Panther’ Director Ryan Coogler signs 5 year deal with Disney
The Walt Disney Company has expanded its partnership with Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, by signing a five-year television deal with his Proximity Media. Coogler, who is currently working on the Black Panther sequel, will now develop new TV series for the studio. The first offering is...
Crunchy Roll announces a deal with Idris and Sabrina Elba for a dark anime series ‘Dantai’
Crunchyroll announced a deal with Idris and Sabrina Elba, in conjunction with Idris’ Green Door Pictures and Sabrina’s Pink Towel Pictures, to develop Dantai (working title), a dark fantasy animated series. Idris and Sabrina Elba will serve as executive producers. Crunchyroll is also announcing that the global...