Monthly Archive: October 2020

YouTube channel Ministry Of Muzik to animate Sukumar Ray’s ‘Abol Tabol’

For Bengalis and admirers of nonsense literature, Sukumar Ray’s (Satyajit Ray’s father) Abol Tabol (The Weird and the Absurd) is a treasure trove. It has enthralled generations with its weird, whacky, hitting yet lucid language layered with humour. This literary creation is embedded into a Bengali’s life throughout their...

Disney+ to put warnings to several classic films on racist depictions

Disney+ will be adding warnings to several classic films from the Walt Disney Animation and live-action catalogue, shining a light on some of the problematic characters and racist depictions that have not aged well in the animation vault. The Aristocats, Dumbo, The Jungle Book, Lady and the Tramp and Peter...

Nickelodeon releases the first look of new ‘SpongeBob’ movie

Nickelodeon has dropped the first look of its upcoming SpongeBob SquarePants prequel, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years slated to premiere in 2021. The animated series will launch exclusively on the newly rebranded Paramount+ streaming service and air on the kids’ channel later in the year. The official synopsis follows: Kamp...

Kim Kardashian, Dax Shepard to lend voice for kids’ animated film ‘Paw Patrol’

Spin Master Corp., a leading global children’s entertainment company, in association with Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures, announced an all-star voice cast ensemble for the upcoming animated feature film, PAW Patrol. Kim Kardashian West, Dax Shepard (Chips, Idiocracy), Jimmy Kimmel, Tyler Perry (The Star), Yara Shahidi (Black-ish), Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat, The Interview), Iain Armitage (Young Sheldon), Marsai Martin (Black-ish)...

Warner Bros. announces HBO and WBTV channels to cease operation in South Asia

WarnerMedia International has announced to discontinue the HBO SD and HD linear movie channels in India and Pakistan, as well as the WB linear movie channel in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Maldives, effective from 15 December 2020. WarnerMedia International will continue to operate and invest more in...

Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield to join in for ‘Spiderman 3’

In a historic revelation, FandomWire announced that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield have been tapped for Spider-Man 3, starring Tom Holland. The feature film is being co-produced by MCU and Sony Pictures. According to the report, a source from Sony closely involved with the upcoming movie has confirmed that both...

Booboo Stewart to voice in LaMarcus Tinker’s animated feature ‘Adventures of Tikki’

Booboo Stewart, of Disney Channel’s Descendants and The Twilight Saga, will voice the lead role in The Adventures of Tikki the Wonder Dog, an upcoming animated feature directed by LaMarcus Tinker. Stewart will voice the character of Picasso, a spider who creates incredible unique webs that are works of art, but...

Warner Bros. signs director Alex Timbers for new animated musical ‘Toto’

Warner Animation Group has signed Alex Timbers to direct the studio’s animated musical feature based on Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz, by award-winning British author and former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo. The film has no release date as yet. Timbers is co-creator and...

HBO Max greenlights 10- episode series of ‘Green Lantern’ comics

HBO Max has greenlit a 10-episode adaptation series of Green Lantern, to be penned by Seth Grahame-Smith and Marc Guggenheim. The series will join other DC Universe shows on the new HBO streaming service. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the DC Comics adaptation of Green Lantern will depict the adventures of...

Jellyfish Originals to co-produce ‘Battle of Bugs’ with Alpha Group

Jellyfish Originals, original production division (kids) of award-winning animation and VFX studio, Jellyfish Pictures, has inked a co-production agreement with leading Chinese animation, entertainment and toyco, Alpha Group, on a brand new kids’ property, Battle of the Bugs. Targeted at six to 10-year-olds, Battle of the Bugs is a futuristic,...