Marvel to join hands with Quebec based Squeeze studio for ‘What If?…’
Marvel Studios announced Wednesday that Québec City-based animation studio Squeeze has been given the nod to create five episodes of upcoming series What If…? Scheduled for exclusive release on the Disney+ platform in summer 2021, What If…? is the first animated series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Squeeze CEO and...
Tamil film ‘Teddy’ to become the first film in India to use Indian Animation for a special character
Tamil star Arya’s new film Teddy, directed by Shakti Soundarajan, is in the news for a special reason. Teddy becomes the first Tamil film to use an Indian company to design a special animated character. It also becomes the second Tamil film to use motion-capture technology, to...
Hulu announces dates for 2020 spring preview
Hulu announced their 2020 Spring preview on Friday, which included two hotly-anticipated adult-animated series. Solar Opposites will premiere May 8, with Crossing Swords following swiftly behind on June 12. Co-created by Justin Roiland (co-creator of Rick and Morty) and Mike McMahan (former writer’s assistant on Rick and...
Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi to direct two new originals for Netflix
Academy Award-winning writer, director and actor Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) is set to write, direct and executive produce two original animated series for Netflix, inspired by the works of Roald Dahl. The first is a series based on the world and...
POGO and Cartoon Network to launch three new home-grown comedies
POGO and Cartoon Network, channels under WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific, are ramping up original India productions with three new home-grown animation comedies. POGO has commissioned both Titoo and Lambuji Tinguji, produced by Cosmos Maya, and Cartoon Network will air Bandbudh Aur Budbak, from Paperboat Studios. Speaking about the new content,...
China postpones the release of Disney’s ‘Mulan’ due to Coronavirus scare
Walt Disney has announced to have postponed the release of Mulan in China due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). In FY19, Disney grossed $11.1 billion revenue from its movie releases. While 2020 also had a few big releases, it wasn’t expected to match The House of Mouse’s performance last...
‘Riverdance’ to be made into an animated film
The famous Eurovision 1994 interval act, Riverdance, is soon to be in cinemas as an animated musical comedy. Production companies, Aniventure and Cinesite Animations, along with River Productions are currently in post-production stages of a new movie called Riverdance. The movie will be released in cinemas later this...
Skyesports to host the first ‘Skyesports Premiere League’
In a first in the country, Skyesports will be hosting a Premier League tournament in Association with Good Gamer Corp for esports this May. The tournament’s first season, with a huge prize pool, will kickstart with PUBG Mobile, with 300 Pro players spread across 16 cities. The...
Marvel President Kevin Feige to voice Thanos-like character in ‘The Simpsons’
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, who launched the studio’s money-minting franchise Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is set to make his acting debut with an upcoming episode of The Simpsons. The episode, titled Bart the Bad Guy, will see Feige voice the character of Chinnos, a parody of...
Disney- Pixar’s new animated film ‘Onward’ becomes its first film to showcase an LGBTQ character
Disney-Pixar’s Onward is going to be the first animated film from Disney to feature the first self-identified LGBTQ character. While Onward isn’t the first time Disney has featured its first LGBTQ character in its cinematic universe, it is the first animated film from The House of Mouse to have a character...