Mindy Kaling to lend her voice in HBO Max’s new animated original ‘Velma’
HBO Max has brought on board Mindy Kaling to executive produce and lend her voice for the lead in Velma, an animated Original comedy inspired by Scooby-Doo Mystery gang’s resident smarty, Velma Dinkley. Velma tells the tale of “unsung and under-appreciated brains” of the iconic mystery-solving squad. It...
DC announces the return of Milestone Comics and other superhero titles
DC has announced the return of the earthshaking imprint of the Milestone Comics, as well as many of its superhero titles. DC initially revealed the return at 2020s DC FanDome, but on 13th February, it revealed new details regarding the return, which will arrive virtually on 26...
Zawe Ashton to play the villain in ‘Captain Marvel 2’ movie
After Thanos, Carol Danvers will face off a new villain in her standalone sequel. Actor Zawe Ashton has been roped in against Brie Larson to play the main antagonist in the upcoming MCU film, Captain Marvel 2, as per Variety. Directed by Nia DaCosta, the sequel is...
Russia based Riki Group secures multiple deals on flagship projects
Riki Group, a leading Russian animation company, has secured multiple deals on its flagship projects The Fixies, BabyRiki, Panda & Krash, PinCode and Tina & Tony. Riki has teamed up with Da Vinci Media to broadcast The Fixies on multiple territories including South Africa, India, UK, Ireland, Turkey, Spain, Germany, Portugal and...
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...