The newly minted Universal Studios Home Entertainment Family Productions (USHEFP) has begun work on 26 episodes of The Land Before Time, a new animated TV series based on the popular theatrical and home video movie franchise. The show will debut on Cartoon Network in 2007, followed by a DVD roll out by Universal.
Over a 17-year period, 11 Land Before Time feature-length movies have been released on home video, Selling more than 60 million units worldwide and generating more than a billion dollars. The new TV series will employ a combination of 2D character animation and 3D backgrounds to continue the adventures of young dinosaurs Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike and Chomper.
Also in the works at Universal is The Land Before Time: Day of the Flyers, the 12th installment in the direct-to-video series. Universal Studios Consumer Products Group will handle a worldwide licensing program for both the feature and TV series.
The original Land Before Time feature, directed by Don Bluth and exec produced by George Lucas, was released theatrically in November of 1988 and went on to earn more than $84 million worldwide before spawning one of the most successful direct-to-video franchises of all time.
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