Tag: Disney
Mike Hopkins Is Hulu’s New CEO
Hulu has named Mike Hopkins as its CEO. Acting CEO Andy Forssell is leaving the company. Hopkins, who has been a Hulu board member...
A Tale of Two Johns
Last week would have been John Lennon's 73rd birthday, a fact that was widely recognized around the world. While a lot of people realize...
Publisher IDW Launches Entertainment Division
IDW Publishing, publisher of over 300 original comic-book and graphic novel properties, has a launched a new division—IDW Entertainment—to fund and develop new TV...
Henry Selick to Direct ‘A Tale Dark & Grimm’
Stop-motion master Henry Selick is moving to the world of live-action. The Oscar-nominated director of classics such as Coraline and A Nightmare Before Christmas...
China’s ‘Pleasant Goat’ Is in Big Trouble
Zhejiang TV in China is stopping airing the hugely popular children's animated series Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, says The Hollywood Reporter, after...
Miyazaki’s Fond Farewell
Legendary Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki bows out of the limelight with his final Studio Ghibli feature, The Wind Rises.
Last month marked the end...
Books We Love – Issue #234
The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design
By Tod Polson
Fans of classic animation gems such as Dumbo, How the Grinch Stole...
Disney Plans Interactive ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Event
Beginning October 18 in select theaters, The Walt Disney Studios will offer a special engagement of Second Screen Live: The Nightmare Before Christmas, an...
First-Time Directors On Board ‘Angry Birds’ Pic
Rovio Entertainment announced this week that Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis will direct the upcoming 3-D, CG-animated Angry Birds movie. The film is being...
Pixar Closes Its Vancouver Operation
Pixar closed the doors of its Vancouver studio on Tuesday after three years of operation. Variety reported that close to 100 employees have lost...
‘The Croods’ Is First DVD Mailed to Voters
The team at Fox/DreamWorks are hoping that being the first studio to send out their DVD screeners to Academy members will get them a...
Details Leak Out on Marvel/Disney’s ‘Seekers of the Weird’
Marvel editor Bill Rosemann has revealed some details on the upcoming joint venture between Marvel Comics and Disney Imagineering, the new series titled Disney...
El Capitan Gets ‘Frozen’ for Exclusive Opening
L.A. moviegoers will get a chance to ring in the holiday season early as the El Capitan Theatre offers an exclusive, advance engagement of...
The Shrinking Vocal Middle Class
One hears about the shrinking middle class all the time on the news, though a similar phenomenon is going on in the animation biz:...
Exclusive: Disney’s ‘Monstober’ Clips & Pics
Disney Channel is celebrating Halloween all month long with Austin & Ally stars Raini Rodriguez and Calum Worthy hosting "Monstober" programming dedicated to all...
‘Saving Santa’ Offers Action-Packed Holiday
Anchor Bay Entertainment will be offering an animated holiday rush as the CG comedy adventure Saving Santa comes to DVD (SRP $21.98) and Blu-ray/DVD...
9 Story Sells ‘Guess How Much I Love You’ to Nick France
9 Story Entertainment has sold SLR/KI.KA/Scraw Studios' preschool toon Guess How Much I Love You: The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare (52 x 11)...
Academy to Introduce New Animation Oscar Rules
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is shaking up the process for determining this year's Best Animated Feature Oscar. The Hollywood Reporter...
Boomerang Brings Back Classic Looney Tunes in Oct.
Fans of the old classic Looney Tunes cartoons have a big reason to celebrate the arrival of October. Boomerang is bringing back the famous...
New ‘Totally Spies!’ Hit North America Shelves
Zodiak Kids and its North American DVD partner Cinedigm have released the first-ever Totally Spies! DVDs in the U.S. and Canada. The premiere two-volume...
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