Monthly Archive: August 2020

Universal signs deal with Microsoft for live-action and animation production

Universal Filmed Entertainment Group has inked a strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp. to create and accelerate cloud-optimise live-action and animation productions. This collaboration will streamline workflows, enable frictionless remote collaboration and content creation through a cloud-based production workflow, fast-tracking a return to industry production during the global...

Amazon announces new suspense series ‘Utopia’, to release on 25th September

Amazon has released the first trailer for Utopia and announced that it will debut on Prime Video on 25 September. Utopia, written and executive produced by Gillian Flynn, inspired by a British series of the same name, follows a group of comic book fans hoping to avoid the end of...

Spiderman’s symbiote suit to make a comeback in the Comics

The black-suited Spider-Man is making a comeback through Marvel Comics’ epic King in Black crossover mini-series. Written by Peter David and drawn by Greg Land, King in Black: Symbiote Spider-Man will have the symbiote-infused suit return to comics. The mini-series will work as a prequel to the main King in Black series, being...

Top 4 sporting events you can’t miss this September!

With the announcement of the COVID-19 lockdown and social distancing protocols, the sports industry, in particular, felt the impact of not being able to host events that saw fans throng to stadiums to cheer on their favourite teams. But as they say, the show (game, in this...

Mattel Television to release new musical adventure ‘Barbie Princess Adventure’ on Netflix

A new animated musical adventure from Mattel Television and animation studio Mainframe will bring young viewers along on a journey of self-discovery with an iconic character in Barbie Princess Adventure, streaming on Netflix in the U.S. beginning September 1. The feature’s soundtrack will also be available across all streaming...

Pixel Giants launches Kickstart campaign for animated series ‘The Olive Bunch’

Cyprus-based Pixel Giants has launched a Kickstarter campaign for The Olive Bunch — a new 2D animated series following the adventures of three close friends growing up on the beautiful, enchanting Mediterranean island the studio calls home. The campaign is aiming to raise €15,000 (Rs.13,32,615 INR) in an all-or-nothing...

Mars Wrigley announces partnership with Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics for new game-in content

Mars Wrigley announced a partnership with Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics to bring Marvel’s Avengers players a range of new in-game content. 5 GUM is the worldwide exclusive gum partner of Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics for one of the highest-profile games of the year. “We’re so excited to...

Famous South actor Prithviraj announces appearance in India’s first Virtual Production movie

South star Prithviraj Sukumaran on Monday announced that he is gearing up to feature in a multilingual project touted to be India’s first film to be “shot completely in virtual production”. Prithviraj, 37, took to Twitter to share the first look of the film, which features him...

Disney+ first original talk show ‘Earth to Ned’ to debut on September 10

On Friday, September 4, Disney+ will debut 10 episodes of its first original talk show Earth to Ned, produced by The Jim Henson Company and Marwar Junction Productions. The fresh take on the late-night format stars larger-than-life extraterrestrial creatures, Ned and Cornelius, as they interview some of the biggest...

Discovery Kids partners with national broadcaster Doordarshan to reach the kids across the country

Discovery Kids, a popular kids’ channel from Discovery India, has joined hands with the national broadcaster, Doordarshan with an aim to inspire and entertain children across the country. As part of the understanding, starting July, select episodes of animated series, Little Singham, Kisna and Sheikh Chilli and Friendz are being aired...