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Video Games

Simpsons, Bee Movie Games Ship

Ryan Ball - October 30, 2007

It's a banner day for animation-related video games as Electronic Arts Inc. today announced the North American debut of the eagerly awaited The Simpsons...

Home Entertainment

Looney Tunes, FOX Toons on Disc

Ryan Ball - October 30, 2007

Classic Warner Bros. cartoons meet contemporary television favorites at retail today as Warner Home Video release The Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 5, and...

Home Entertainment

Spider-Man 3 Slings Home

Ryan Ball - October 30, 2007

Spidey faces the biggest threat yet as the latest installment of Sony/Columbia's blockbuster Spider-Man franchise hits retail on DVD, Blue-ray Disc and PSP UMD....

Television

4Kids Strikes Viva Pi’ata Deals

Ryan Ball - October 30, 2007

4Kids Ent.'s animated series Viva Pi'ata is extending its global reach via new broadcast licensing agreements with several major broadcasters, including Mexico's Televisa. New episodes...

Features

Directors to Run With Flash, Green Lantern

Ryan Ball - October 29, 2007

Director David Dobkin, who helmed the blockbuster comedy The Wedding Crashers, has been tapped to direct the first big-screen adaptation of DC Comics' The...

MST3K Guys Animate Hero

Ryan Ball - October 29, 2007

Having made fun of wholly deserving B movies on the cult-favorite SCI FI Channel series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K), Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy...

Licensing

Speed Racer Deals Cross Finish Line

Ryan Ball - October 29, 2007

Speed Racer Ent. announced that his has closed a slate of new licensing agreements for the classic Speed Racer animated television series and the...

Home Entertainment

Christmas Comes to South Park on DVD

Ryan Ball - October 29, 2007

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Comedy Central Home Entertainment is releasing Christmas Time in South Park, a DVD collection of all...

Television

Shrek the Halls Gets Air Date

Ryan Ball - October 29, 2007

The ABC Television Network has announced a premiere date for the upcoming DreamWorks Animation TV special Shrek the Halls. Joining such beloved ABC holiday...

Television

Bowie Does SpongeBob Special

Ryan Ball - October 29, 2007

Rock idol David Bowie joined the cast of Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants for a TV special titled Atlantis SquarePantis. The movie will air on Monday,...

Features

Spyro Game for Big Screen

Ryan Ball - October 26, 2007

The Animation Picture Co. has optioned feature film rights to the Spyro the Dragon video game franchise from Sierra Ent., a division of Vivendi...

Knight Rider Mobilized for Player X

Ryan Ball - October 26, 2007

British animation and vfx house CharacterShop has completed production on an animated series based on the popular '80s television show Knight Rider for mobile...

People

Bruggen Upped at Breakthrough

Ryan Ball - October 26, 2007

Stephanie van Bruggen has been promoted to supervising producer at Breakthrough Animation. Reporting to Kevin Gillis, exec producer/managing partner, she will oversee the company's...

VFX

Tatopoulos Helms Underworld Prequel

Ryan Ball - October 26, 2007

There'll be more CG werewolves on the prowl When Sony Screen Gems and Lakeshore Ent. begin production on Underworld 3: The Rise of the...

Video Games

Ratatouille Game Hits PS3

Ryan Ball - October 26, 2007

THQ Inc. has announced the release of the Ratatouille video game for Sony's PlayStation 3. Inspired by the hit animated feature, the game is...

Television

Jetix Snares TV Loonland’s The Owl

Ryan Ball - October 26, 2007

The Owl, a series of 52 one-minute-long comedy shorts from TV Loonland, has been picked up by Jetix in a pay-TV rights agreement covering...

Licensing

DIC Sues Troll Company

Ryan Ball - October 25, 2007

DIC Ent. filed a lawsuit against Troll Co. in federal court in Los Angeles today, alleging fraud in connection with two Troll Co. brands...

Festivals & Events

Warner Backlot Tour Draws Record Crowds

Ryan Ball - October 25, 2007

Warner Bros. Animation has announced that fans of all ages turned out in record numbers for its fourth annual Backlot Tour, an interactive experience...

Festivals & Events