Comics convention WonderCon to go virtual this year
WonderCon is an Anaheim-based comics convention hosted by the same non-profit organisation that runs Comic Con International in San Diego. It has become one of the first major conventions of 2021 to officially go virtual as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The event, which 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...
Flying Ship partners with UK based Cloth Cat Animation for its original series ‘Chiruta’
Japanese animation shop Flying Ship Studio announces the joint production of its first original series, Chiruta, with U.K. animation studio Cloth Cat Animation (Luo Bao Bei, The Rubbish World of Dave Spud). Chiruta is an animation series for preschoolers aged 2 to 4, set in a mossy, ethereal village deep...
Disney to shut down ‘Ice Age’ franchise maker Blue Sky Studios
Disney has announced that it will be closing Blue Sky Studios, former 20th Century Fox’s $5.9 billion global-grossing animation division that churned out 13 feature films including the Ice Age franchise. Reports suggest that the word has been doing the rounds for Blue Sky, especially after Disney...
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...
Animal Logic announces the musical adaptation of ‘Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz’
Animal Logic (The LEGO Movie franchise, Peter Rabbit, Happy Feet) confirmed that the feature musical adaptation of Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz will be the next project produced out of their animation studio in Vancouver. The Warner Animation Group movie is based on the book by...
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...
Planeta Junior announces new shows on Kidscreen Summit
Planeta Junior, leading European children’s and youth entertainment company will be actively involved at the Kidscreen Summit, the kids’ entertainment industry’s most important annual event that is taking place virtually from 8 February to 5 March. The company is attending the event with new Planeta Junior Original...
Rainshine Entertainment teams up with Animasia studio to co-produce ‘Young Captian Nemo’
Rainshine Entertainment, a global entertainment company has joined hands with Malaysia-based Animasia Studio, an award-winning animation and digital content production house to co-produce a trilogy of animated feature films adapted from the Young Captain Nemo books trilogy. This film trilogy is the first of a multi-project partnership with the...