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Marvel to celebrate 80th anniversary of Captain America with a giant-sized special

Captain America turns 80 years old in 2021. Marvel will be celebrating this grand occasion with Captain America Tribute #1, a giant-sized special to honour the character’s 80th anniversary. Steve Rogers made his debut in the Marvel Universe in March 1941 through comic book legends Jack Kirby...

Netflix announces new “Sonic The Hedgehog’ TV Series

Netflix is making a 3D animated Sonic the Hedgehog TV show. The streaming platform announced it in a tweet from its NX Twitter account. The tweet has since been deleted. The original tweet read: “Rings? Check. Sneakers? Check. Speed? SONIC.” Netflix said in the original tweet. “SEGA’s legendary video...

New ‘Angry Birds Bubble Trouble’ debuts on YouTube

The first season of Angry Birds Bubble Trouble, a 3D short series starring the Angry Birds flock, has nested on the characters’ YouTube channel. The first episode is already live, with a new instalment rolling out worldwide for free every week. The series sees the beloved animals getting into all...

Dark Horse Comics announces new ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ in works

Dark Horse Comics will continue its line of graphic novels based on Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series, next summer. The title will focus on fan-favourite character and one of the most capable warriors in the entire show — Suki. Avatar: The Last Airbender — Suki Alone sees the...

DreamWorks’ new preschool series ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ to debut on Netflix this January

DreamWorks Gabby’s Dollhouse is a new preschool series from celebrated creators and executive producers Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey. The live-action/CG animated hybrid series Gabby’s Dollhouse (8 x 22′) will be commencing on Netflix from 5 January. The studio released the series trailer, introducing viewers to Gabby and her imaginative...

Spanish writer-director Borja Peña Gorostegui’s ‘Lost & Crowned’ selected for Oscars

Clash short Lost & Crowned, from Spanish writer-director Borja Peña Gorostegui, has scored Oscar qualification. Inspired by mobile game company Supercell’s Clash Universe, the CG animated short film is the first for the award-winning writer-director Gorostegui. It is also the first of Psyop’s films to qualify for Oscar...

Disney announces that hit series ‘Duck Tales’ will not be rebooted for season 4

Despite a valiant fan petitioning effort online, 2017 rebooted DuckTales series will not get a fourth season from Walt Disney Television Animation. A Disney spokesperson issued the following statement Tuesday: “The talented creative team, led by Matt Youngberg and Francisco Angones, have delivered exceptional storytelling with uniquely reimagined characters...

9 Story Media announces the release of ‘Angela’s Christmas Wish’

9 Story Media Group, the parent company of Brown Bag Films, is thrilled to announce the official release of  Angela’s Christmas Wish, the sequel to the Daytime Emmy nominated special Angela’s Christmas. Angela’s Christmas Wish launched on 1 December on Netflix and shares the story of Angela and her family as...

New partner events to spur on creation of local online content, e-sports and gaming

The seventh edition of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) is underway and runs until 6 December. As one of Asia’s tentpole media events, its partner line-up has always reflected the changing media industry where screens, genres, formats for storytelling, entertainment and technology are converging and creating new...

First look of 3D animated series ‘Puffins’ starring Johnny Depp released

Iervolino Entertainment has released the first look of its upcoming 3D animated series Puffins. The project was announced back in June and stars Johnny Depp as one of the leads. The series follows a group of cute puffin birds Johnny Puff, Tic and Tac, Didi and Pie, who...