Jon Favreau confirms the second season of ‘The Mandalorian’ on Disney+
“The Mandalorian” will officially be coming back to Disney Plus for a second season. Showrunner and creator Jon Favreau confirmed the renewal via Twitter, saying that the second instalment is slated to debut in Fall 2020. Favreau had previously teased that shooting on season 2 was already...
Enanimation Studios announces tie-ups with International Broadcaster for Nina & Olga
Italian animation studio Enamination has announced an agreement with an international broadcaster for the forthcoming TV version of Nicoletta Costa books. Currently in development for a spring 2021 launch, the 52 episodic seven-minute series titled Nina & Olga is targeted for four to six-year-olds. The series is...
Fenil Comics to release its first international series in Hindi
Fenil Comics will be releasing its first international series in January 2020, titled Exilium. It is an Australian space fiction graphic novel series written by Benjamin Slabak. The six-part series was the highest crowd-funded comic book series with a collection of $26,000. “Exilium is one of the...
Netflix releases a new trailer of its supernatural mystery series Locke & Key
Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for upcoming supernatural mystery series Locke & Key, premiering February 7. Created for TV by Carlton Cuse (Lost), Meredith Averill (The Haunting of Hill House) & Aron Eli Coleite (Daybreak), the series follows the dark-tinged discoveries of a group of siblings working...
Hyderabad- based Inani Media to launch ‘Chanakya’ a multilingual animated show
Hyderabad based animation studio Inani Media has announced the new multilingual cross-platform 2D edutainment show Chanakya, 104 x 11 (season 1) targeted for six to 12-year kids. Created by the National Film Award winner Bhargava, the USP of the show is – unlike other superheroes, Chanakya will offer...
GKIDS announces the cast of ‘Weathering With You’
GKIDS has announced the English-language voice cast for Weathering With You, the new film from director Makoto Shinkai and producer Genki Kawamura — creators of the animated film Your Name., which broke box office records worldwide and is currently getting a live-action remake from JJ Abrams. The new dubbed...
Condista acquires pre-school series ‘Earth to Luna’ for bilingual kids
U.S. Pay TV service Condista has acquired the first five seasons of preschool science animation series Earth to Luna! for its Spanish- and English-language service, Kids Central, from distributor Monster Entertainment. The hit international Emmy-nominated series is set to debut on the outlet in early 2020. A co-production with...
‘Missing Link’ wins the Best Animated Feature Film at 77th Golden Globes
The HFPA presented the 77th Golden Globe award ceremony on Sunday night, kicking the Hollywood awards season into high gear. Ricky Gervais returned to the podium to host the celebration of feature film and television achievement, which included honouring Tom Hanks with the Cecil B. DeMille Award...
Disney theme parks around the globe to have major expansion this year
Disney theme parks will see almost a dozen new offerings at various locations. Tokyo Disneyland will see a major expansion, Disneyland Resort in California will have a new Marvel-themed land and there will be Disney’s first-ever Mickey Mouse ride at Walt Disney World. Here are a few...
iQIYI to release its first original animated film ‘Spycies’ worldwide.
Leading Chinese online entertainment service iQIYI is ready to send its debut family-animated feature film Spycies to theatres at home and abroad. Produced by iQIYI Pictures, the CGI adventure will arrive in theatres across China on January 11, with subsequent releases rolling out in Europe, North America and Southeast...