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NBC Acquires Gemini Division

According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC Universal has picked up domestic rights to the web series Gemini Division from Electric Farm Ent., makers of...

Shyamalan’s Last Airbender Set for 2010

Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies have greenlit M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender, a live-action feature film based on the hit Nickelodeon animated series...

Gotham Knight Trailer Debuts

DC Comics, Warner Premiere, Warner Home Video and Warner Bros. Animation today released the official trailer for Batman: Gotham Knight, the eagerly awaited third...

Clampett’s John Carter of Mars Illustrated

As Disney/Pixar develops its big-screen, animated adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars sci-fi adventure stories, a video has emerged on YouTube...

Channel Frederator Names Nominees

Internet cartoon network Channel Frederator today announced the nominees for its second annual kudo fest. The second annual Channel Frederator Awards saw more than...

Bird to Receive WGA Award

Oscar-winning writer-director Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille) will receive this year's Animation Writing Award for lifetime achievement from The Writers Guild...

Jetix Has Kid vs. Kat for U.S.

Studio B Prods., a production subsidiary for DHX Media Ltd., has found a U.S. broadcast partner for its newest animated series, Kid vs. Kat....

DreamWorks Raises Platinum’s Atlantis

DreamWorks Studios has optioned film rights to Platinum Studios Inc.'s comic book series Atlantis Rising and plans to make a live-action feature based on...

Rainmaker Enlists in Stan Lee’s Legion of 5

CG animation studio Rainmaker Ent. has signed on to develop and produce Legion of 5, a series of animated superhero films from legendary Marvel...

Disney Legend Ollie Johnston (1912-2008)

Ollie Johnston, the last surviving member of Disney's legendary 'Nine Old Men' of animation, has passed away at the age of 96. The animator...

Cartoon Net Ups Isenhower to Programming SVP

Stacy Isenhower has been promoted to senior VP of programming and scheduling at Cartoon Network. In her new role, she will be responsible for...

Rare Disney Toons Hit Newport Beach Fest

Academy Award nominees Roy E. Disney and Don Hahn will visit the 2008 Newport Beach Film Festival in California to present an evening of...

Simpsons Raises Stink in Argentina

Daily Variety reports that a recent epispode of FOX's animated comedy The Simpsons has evoked political controversy in Argentina, where it is set to...

DreamWorks Revisits Ghost in the Shell

One of the most popular anime franchises in history appears set to get the Hollywood treatment. Daily Variety reports that DreamWorks has snagged rights...

American Dad, AVP on DVD

The aliens are here and one of them talks like late comedian Paul Lind and enjoys pecan sandies. The antics of sarcastic Area 51...

Woody Woodpecker, SpongeBob on Disc

Family-friendly home video releases available today include Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection Vol. 2 and SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the West, featuring...

Red Rover’s Andy Knight Dies

Andy Knight, a respected animation artitst and co-founder of Toronto-based animation and vfx studio Red Rover, suffered a massive stroke on Thursday, April 10...

Rick & Steve Among Cartoons on the Bay Winners

Rick & Steve: the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World from Canada's Cuppa Coffee Studios took the award for Best Television Series of...

Snyder Gets Animated for Ga’Hoole

After relying heavily on CG backgrounds for his hit adaptation of the Frank Miller graphic novel 300, director Jack Snyder is set to helm...

Fox Animation Unwraps Anubis Tapestry

Daily Variety reports that Fox Animation has optioned Actionopolis's The Anubis Tapestry: Between Twilights, a young-adult novel about mummies. Author Bruce Zick has himself...
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