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News Bytes: Deepfaking ‘Lion King,’ Arrest in Square Enix Threat, ‘Spitting Image’ Returns & More
Why Hollywood Should Leave Anime Out of Its Live-Action Remake Obsession
With Ghost in the Shell in the bag and Warner Bros.’ Akira in the...
Rose McGowan Gets Animated for Feature Directorial Debut
Having left acting behind to focus on directing, Rose McGowan is getting ready to make her feature helmer debut with two wildly different projects...
Betty Boop Gets J-Pop Makeoverfor Ayumi Hamasaki Tour
King Features Syndicate (a unit of Hearst) has announced a line of special Betty Boop-themed merchandise for J-Pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki’s tour, “ayumi hamasaki...
Mythic & Modern Worlds Collide in ‘Wonder Woman: Bloodlines’
The next entry in the popular DC Universe Movies series from Warner Bros. Animation and DC will bring mythology, intrigue and intense battles to...
Studio Ghibli’s ‘Spirited Away’ Gets Collector Set Treatment
Studio Ghibli and GKIDS have partnered to create a beautiful collector’s edition set for acclaimed anime feature Spirited Away, to be distributed by Shout!...
Anderson Ent. & Tiny Giant Join Forces for ‘Terrahawks’ Reboot
Indie production company Anderson Entertainment is teaming up with multi-platform IP incubator Tiny Giant to redevelop the ‘80s sci-fi puppet series Terrahawks. The iconic...
Light Field Lab Raises $28M in Series A to Build Holographic Ecosystem
Light Field Lab, Inc., a company developing holographic display technologies, announces the close of a $28 million Series A led by Bosch Venture Capital...
Lion Forge Animation Debuts with ‘Hair Love’ Partnership
Announced in May as a new venture from Polarity to compliment its comics publishing business, Lion Forge Animation is introducing itself with the heartfelt...
‘Lion King’ Sets Disney Record, ‘Nezha’ & ‘Toy Story 4’ Going Strong
Jon Favreau's reimagining of The Lion King continued to attract herds to the cinema this weekend, attaining a global cume of $1.335 billion to...
‘Blackfox’ Movie Premiering at Crunchyroll Expo
Blackfox, an original feature film project from six-year-old Japanese animation studio 3Hz (Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Princess Principal), will make its...
Quavo Developing Atlanta Hip-Hop Inspired Kids’ Toon
Rapper, songwriter and producer Quavo -- a member of the hip-hop trio Migos -- is branching out with his first foray into kids’ animation....
Disney Appoints Andrew Millstein Blue Sky Co-Prez, Clark Spencer Upped to Disney Animation Prez
With the recent addition of Blue Sky Studios to Disney’s portfolio of film studios, The Walt Disney Studios’ Chief Creative Officer and Co-Chairman Alan...
Encounters 2019 International Film Selections Announced
The International Competition program for the 2019 Encounters Film Festival (Sept. 24-29 in Bristol, U.K.) has been revealed, with titles from 94 different countries...
WildBrain Heads to ‘Moominvalley’ for Tove Jansson’s 105th Birthday
Leading digital kids’ network/studio WildBrain has been tapped by Gutsy Animations to develop a global YouTube strategy for Moominvalley -- the brand-new animated series...
Netflix Crowns ‘Game of Thrones’ Creators with $200M Overall Deal
David Benioff and Dan Weiss, who turned author George R.R. Martin’s fantasy epic Game of Thrones into a staggering success for HBO, have closed...
News Bytes: Crunchyroll Peels ‘Bananya’ S2, Pokemon Pop-Up in London, Academy Board Elections & More
Japan Foundation to Screen 3 Kyoto Animation Films
The Los Angeles arts and culture center will pay tribute to the victims of the KyoAni arson...
Red Giant Makes ‘Game of Thrones’ Inspired FX Magic in New Demo
In the latest installment of Red Giant software co.’s YouTube tutorial series Cheap Tricks, Dan “Hashi” Hashimoto (Action Movie Dad) gets fired up to...
CBS All Access Adds Kids Content, Originals and Library Titles
CBS All Access is entering the children’s content game with the addition of both original series and more than 1,000 episodes of library programming,...
Animation Innovators at OIAF: Rebecca Sugar, Matthew Cherry & More Head to Ottawa
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) announced the line-up for the highly-anticipated Animation Exposé on Saturday, September 28. The sessions will give audiences a...
PaleyFest ‘19 Spotlights ‘Undone,’ ‘Casagrandes’ & ‘Disenchantment’
The Paley Center for Media is gearing up for its bicoastal PaleyFest Fall TV Previews 2019 event. The annual celebration marking the start of...
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