‘Black Panther’ Director Ryan Coogler signs 5 year deal with Disney
The Walt Disney Company has expanded its partnership with Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, by signing a five-year television deal with his Proximity Media. Coogler, who is currently working on the Black Panther sequel, will now develop new TV series for the studio. The first offering is...
CAKE partners with Italian broadcaster Rai for a new pre-school series ‘Pablo’
Leading kids’ entertainment specialist, CAKE, has signed a deal with Italian public broadcaster Rai for the first season of ground-breaking pre-school animated series Pablo. The deal finalised by CAKE’s head of sales Bianca Rodriguez sees Rai joining key public broadcasters including TVE Spain, RTP Portugal, Czech TV, NRK...
Crunchy Roll announces a deal with Idris and Sabrina Elba for a dark anime series ‘Dantai’
Crunchyroll announced a deal with Idris and Sabrina Elba, in conjunction with Idris’ Green Door Pictures and Sabrina’s Pink Towel Pictures, to develop Dantai (working title), a dark fantasy animated series. Idris and Sabrina Elba will serve as executive producers. Crunchyroll is also announcing that the global...
Nickelodeon partners with Eye Present, Gigglebug and Nelvana to produce ‘Best & Bester’
London-based Eye Present, Helsinki-based Gigglebug Entertainment and Toronto-based Nelvana have announced that they are partnering on Nickelodeon International bound Best & Bester, a hilarious new animated comedy series created by Joonas Utti and Anttu Harlin. The three-way co-production of the exuberantly energetic series was pre-bought by Nickelodeon International...
Animation writer and director Marc Wilmore dies from COVID-19
Emmy-winning comedy and animation writer, director, performer and producer Marc Edward Wilmore — known in animation circles for his work on The Simpsons and F Is for Family — died January 30 in Pomona, California, due to COVID-19 and ongoing health issues caused by a kidney transplant many years ago. News...
Netflix announces the new ‘Sonic Prime’ series to release in 2022
Netflix, SEGA of America, Inc. and WildBrain announce a new animated Sonic the Hedgehog series, Sonic Prime, set to premiere worldwide in 2022. “Sonic is a beloved character and holds a special place in everyone’s heart, including my own,” said Dominique Bazay, Director of Original Animation, Netflix. “I spent many...
Disney+ announces a new streaming brand ‘Star’ along with the initial lineup
Disney+ has announced “its biggest content drop ever” with the initial lineup of its new streaming brand Star. The rich huge library of content coming to the new general entertainment brand through Disney+ will bring a huge expansion of TV series, movies and originals to subscribers in...
Netflix releases the concept art of animated musical ‘The Witch Boy’
Netflix has dropped a new concept art for The Witch Boy, an animated musical adapted from Molly Knox Osterag’s New York Times bestselling LGBTQ+ novel series of the same name. The Witch Boy takes place in a secret, magical community where girls are born to be witches and boys...
Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ to release on March 18 on HBO Max
Zack Snyder’s Justice League (aka The Snyder Cut) finally has a release date. The much-awaited new edit of Snyder’s superhero mashup will premiere on 18 March on HBO Max, he announced on Twitter on 29 January 2021. The original Justice League that released in theatres in November 2017 went through...