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Danny DeVito to star in an animated comedy series ‘Little Demons’

FX has reportedly greenlit “Little Demon,” a half-hour animated comedy series that will star Danny DeVito, his daughter Lucy DeVito, and Aubrey Plaza. Deadline reports that production on the series, which hails from the elder DeVito’s Jersey Films 2nd Avenue, ShadowMachine and FX Productions, is expected to...

Netflix announces the release of new Pokémon movie ‘Pokémon Journeys’ on June 12

Netflix and The Pokémon Company International announced that upcoming seasons of the iconic Pokémon animated series will premiere exclusively on Netflix in the U.S. The partnership kicks off with the launch of the first 12 episodes of the new 23rd season of the series on June 12....

‘The Nut Job’ Producer Jay Ahn to produce the adaptation of a children’s book 

Jay Ahn, who served as an executive producer on the 2014 animated comedy The Nut Job, has secured the film rights to children’s book Nullaboo Hullabaloo by Fleur Ferris. The project is a tri-party collaboration between the USA, South Korea, and Australia with Ahn producing alongside Tristan Barr and David Gim...

Warner Media’s HBO Max to launch next month

Warner Media’s new streaming service combining HBO with Warner Bros. movies and Turner TV shows, HBO Max, will launch on 27 May. AT&T has also now revealed its initial programming slate for the new service, which includes over 10,000 hours of content from both the HBO service...

Warner Bros. announces the online release of animated film ‘Scoob!’

In response to the unprecedented demand for high-quality family entertainment in the home, Warner Bros. will make its upcoming animated feature film Scoob! available for both Premium Video On Demand (PVOD) and for premium digital ownership in the U.S. and Canada on May 15, providing first-run content while theatres...

Stan Lee’s ‘Superhero Kindergarten’ to have spring 2021 premiere

Genius Brands International has announced the spring 2021 premiere of its new animated series for children, Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon Prime joins Alibaba Group’s video streaming platform, Youku which will launch the series across China. Genius Brands’ chairman and CEO Andy Heyward...

‘Artemis Fowl’ to stream on Disney+ this June

Disney+ has slotted a premiere date for Artemis Fowl, Disney’s family adventure film based on the best-selling YA book by Eoin Colfer. The movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh and features newcomer Ferdia Shaw in the title role alongside Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie, Josh McGuire, Nikesh...

Animated short film ‘Wade’ nominated for Annecy Festival 2020 

Kolkata based animation studio, Ghost Animation’s short film, Wade has been officially selected at the Annecy Festival 2020 making it the only entry from India for the ‘Best Animated Short Film’ category. The Ghost Animation team shared the news on their social media handles. Wade has been written and...

ZEE Entertainment Enterprises announces to launch ZEE5 Kids

ZEE5, from Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), has announced the launch of ZEE5 KIDS. To provide good quality content for the younger viewers, ZEE5 Kids will house 4000+ hours of entertainment content, across genres, languages, formats and age-group based curations for kids. The service is free for...

One Take Media launches new OTT Platform PlayFlix

One Take Media Co (OTMC), a global content production and distribution hub, is all set to foray into the Indian OTT space with a newly launched app, Playflix. With a content library of more than 10,000 hours of content OTMC’s Playflix will include content across a whopping...