Avengers Endgame directors Russo Brothers hint to direct the biggest film of the MCU ‘Secret Wars’
Noted director duo from Hollywood, Joe and Anthony Russo (Russo Brothers), who helmed the biggest blockbuster of all-time, Avengers: Endgame, recently revealed that a Secret Wars movie in the MCU will be their biggest film ever. Earlier, many times, the duo has exclaimed their desire to direct a Secret Wars movie....
DreamWorks announces a multi-year deal with ‘Trolls’ director Walt Dohrn
DreamWorks Animation today announced that the studio has entered into a multi-year deal with Walt Dohrn, director of the recently released Trolls World Tour and co-director of Trolls, which grossed more than $346M globally. The announcement was made by Margie Cohn, President, DreamWorks Animation. A longtime DreamWorks talent, Dohrn will have...
Laurine Garaude announces Mipcom and MipJunior to be held as planned
Director of Television Division of Reed MIDEM, Laurine Garaude announced that world’s biggest content market, Mipcom and MipJunior, will be held as planned before. She also informed that along with the physical market, there will also be an online platform for the same. During an interview with...
Skydance and Paramount Pictures to release animated musical ‘Spellbound’ in 2022
Skydance and Paramount Pictures announced Monday that original animated musical fantasy Spellbound, which Paramount Pictures has committed to co-finance and release globally, is now slated for November 11, 2022. The announcement marks the continued expansion of the decade-long partnership between the storied Hollywood studio and David Ellison’s prolific media...
Late animation director Arnab Chaudhuri to receive ‘Legend of Animation Award’ posthumously
Path-breaking animation director Arnab Chaudhuri will be honoured with the Legend of Animation Award at Animation Masters Summit 2020 – Digital Edition. Organized by Toonz Media Group, the virtual Summit is being held from July 20 to 24, 2020, over the Zoom platform. Arnab, who passed away...
Dua Lipa launches new music video inspired by retro-fusion animation
Global pop superstar Dua Lipa has launched her latest music video, a retro-fusion animated trip crafted for the single “Hallucinate” off her second studio album, Future Nostalgia. Inspired by the disco aesthetic of Studio 54 in the ‘70s and cartoons from multiple iconic eras, the video is a...
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ star Henry Golding to star in the adaptation of the book ‘The Tiger’s Apprentice’
Malaysian born actor Henry Golding, known for his role in Crazy Rich Asians, will take on a different sort of performance challenge voicing the feline lead in Paramount Animation’s adaptation of the Laurence Yep kids’ book The Tiger’s Apprentice, planned for a February 11, 2022 release. Golding is also set to...
Popular RPG ‘Indivisible’ to get animated for NBCU’s new streaming platform Peacock
Lab Zero Games’ popular action-RPG/platformer title Indivisible is getting the animated series adaptation treatment, reportedly for NBCUniversal’s newly launched streaming platform, Peacock. According to Deadline, the game is being developed into a series to be shown on NBC’s new Peacock streaming service. It’ll be developed by Meg LeFauve and...
One Animation signs deal with preschool magazine publisher Redan Publishing
Award-winning content creation, distribution and licensing studio, One Animation, has signed a deal with an independent preschool magazine publisher, Redan Publishing, to launch its global preschool comedy brand, Oddbods, in Redan’s Fun to Learn magazine titles this month. Oddbods started featuring in the monthly magazine, Fun to Learn Favourites, from...
ViacomCBS gives international rights for SpongeBob movie to Netflix
ViacomCBS has reportedly granted Netflix the international distribution rights (excluding China) to the latest big-screen Bikini Bottom caper, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. The movie, like many, has twice had to delay its theatrical release due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Netflix news follows last...