Black Panther actor Michael B. Jordan to produce DC Comics’ ‘Static Shock’
Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther, Creed) is set to produce DC Comics’ superhero movie, Static Shock. Jordan will join Milestone Media’s Reginald Hudlin, who revealed in August at DC FanDome that serious conversations about developing a theatrical feature film on Static Shock were taking place. According to Hollywood...
Disney+ Hotstar to launch in Singapore through StarHub Plus
Hotstar is now foraying into Singapore and is slated to launch on Singapore’s StarHub Plus service on 1 November. Customers in Singapore will be able to access the Disney-owned streaming platform in two ways/methods – an annual subscription costing S$69.98 ($51.56), available directly through the Hotstar website;...
Children’s Media Conference announces one-day Virtual event
After a successful virtual Children’s Media Conference (CMC) in July, CMC has announced Animation Business Conference 2020 (ABC 2020) – its inaugural brand-new day-long webinar on the business of animation: exploring the development and financing of the UK and international animation projects. The event will run November...
Oscar-winning short ‘Hair Love’ director to debut with a feature film with Sony
Matthew A. Cherry, director of the widely acclaimed, Oscar-winning short Hair Love, will be making his feature animation debut with a new Sony Pictures Animation project. The project, dubbed Tut for now, will be an afro-futurist coming-of-age story centred on the Egyptian boy-king Tutankhamun. The original story, created by Cherry...
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...