Ryan Ball

Who’s On Top

Revisiting a classic Dr. Seuss tale paid off for 20th Century Fox Animation as its CG version of Horton Hears a Who! easily claimed...

Dark Horse, Universal Ink Movie Deal

Dark Horse Ent. has signed a three-year production and distribution agreement with Universal Pictures, establishing a studio home for the comic-book company's various properties....

Van Sabben Named President at NatGeo Int’l

Maurice van Sabben has been appointed president of National Geographic Television International (NGTI) and will join the London-based office on the first of April....

Who-Ville Comes to Theaters

An elephant goes up against his wooly ancestors this weekend as 20th Century Fox Animation's adaptation of the Dr. Seuss favorite Horton Hears a...

Ratner to Adapt Harbinger Comic

Having tackled a Marvel staple with X-Men: The Last Stand, director Bret Ratner (Red Dragon, Rush Hour 1-3) has been tapped by Paramount Pictures...

MGM Recharging Robocop

In a press release announcing the appointment of Mary Parent as chairperson of its worldwide motion picture group, Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM) confirmed that...

Fincher Animated for Heavy Metal

Director David Fincher (Zodiac, Fight Club) will head up a new animated film based on the comics magazine Heavy Metal, according to Daily Variety....

Aardman Snags British Animation Awards

Bristol-based Aardman Animations collected four top awards at the 2008 British Animation Awards (BAA). Oscar winner Peter and the Wolf from Suzie Templeton was...

Platinum Kicks Off Comic Book Challenge

Platinum Studios Inc. has announced the launch of The Comic Book Challenge 2008, a competition for aspiring comic book creators and artists. Submissions will...

Landau Leaves Sony

Yair Landau, president of Sony Pictures Digital, is leaving the company after 17 years. Having established Sony Pictures Animation, he is planning to start...

Arrested Development Creator Makes Toon

Mitch Hurwitz, who created FOX's brilliant-but-cancelled cult hit comedy Arrested Development, is reportedly taking the plunge into animation. According to Daily Variety, he is...

Comedy Central Develops New Toons

Comedy Central today unveiled its 2008-2009 development slate, which includes three new animated shows that may end up joining South Park and Drawn Together....

Nick Renews Toons

Fans can look forward to more installments of SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents, Back at the Barnyard and The Backyardigans as Nickelodeon green lights...

Potter’s Hallows Split in Two

Warner Bros. will release Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in two installments to be directed by David Yates (Harry Potter and the Order...

Bird, Disney/Pixar Travel to 1906

First Cartoon Network started making detours into live-action, now it appears the Disney/Pixar hit machine is doing the same. According to The Hollywood Reporter,...

New Muppet Movie in the Works

Two of the driving forces behind the upcoming romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall have been hired to spearhead the next Muppet movie, according to...

Expanded WALL’E Trailer Online

Disney/Pixar fans looking forward to this summer's release of the latest big-budget CG feature from the toon alliance can check out new footage from...

Oldest Animation Discovered In Iran

Long considered a modern invention, animation has apparently been lying about its age. A 5,200-year-old bowl found in Iran's Burnt City in the 1970s...

Raimi Plans Trip to Monster Zoo

Doug TenNapel's upcoming Monster Zoo is the latest graphic novel to catch Hollywood's eye. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Paramount Pictures and Spider-Man...

Killer Tomatoes to Attack Again

After spawning a Saturday-morning cartoon series and a sequel starring a young George Clooney, the hit 1978 independent film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!...
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