Tag: Hanna Barbera
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Charlie Collier: Here Comes the ‘Fox Mom’ Era of Animated Comedies
The Fox Ent. chief says the network is building its strong adult animation lineup...
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Animator Don Morgan Has Died
Starting his career in the 1960s, Don Morgan worked with Dave Dietige, UPA (on the Mr. Magoo Show), at Hanna-Barbera...
Gina Rodriguez, Will Forte Join ‘Scooby’ Voice Cast
Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez and Saturday Night Live alum Will Forte have signed on to Warner Bros. fully-animated Scooby-Doo feature Scooby to...
A Space-Age Saga Returns in ‘Zillion: The Complete Series’
Zillion: The Complete Series + OVA
Funimation: $64.98
9 discs, DVD and Blu-ray
Only five episodes of the sci-fi adventure Zillion (1987) were dubbed into English and...
Famed Disney Animator Don Lusk Dies at 105
The animation community was saddened by the death of longtime Disney and Hanna Barbera animator and director Don Lusk on Sunday at age 105...
Heritage Holds Record-Breaking $1.96M Animation Auction
A 1969 painting from The Haunted Mansion was the center of a bidding storm at Heritage Auctions’ recent Animation Art Auction in Beverly Hills,...
VRV Adds ‘Final Space,’ ‘Mike Tyson Mysteries,’ ‘Jabberjaw’ from WarnerMedia
Otter Media’s VRV platform continues to pad its fan-focused animation offerings, picking up a slate of programming from across the WarnerMedia portfolio, including Final...
WAG Eyes Tim Story, Chris Columbus for ‘Tom and Jerry’ & ‘Scooby-Doo’
Warner Animation Group is looking to add key talent to its hybrid and animated projects, with Variety learning that negotiations with director Tim Story...
Cyber Group Pulls ‘Taffy’ with Turner
Cyber Group Studios has teamed up with Turner to whip up Taffy -- a new, retro toon-inspired animated series being produced for the broadcaster’s...
Cloudco Expands with U.K. Office, Exec & Sales Hires
Cloudco Entertainment (formerly American Greetings Ent.) is growing its senior executive team, adding a third hub in London to join its existing Los Angeles...
Clip: Adult Swim’s ‘Harvey Birdman’ Special Goes to Washington!
He’s dealt with conniving crooks, devious frame-ups and utter incompetence -- but is Harvey Birdman prepared for the White House? Fans will get to...
Boomerang Gets Up to Monkey Business with ‘Monchhichi’
The 2017 CG update of Monchhichi from Paris-based Technicolor Animation Productions and TF1, in collaboration with Sekiguchi (Japan), will make its US premiere on...
Pam Lifford Named President WB Global Brands & Experiences
Pam Lifford has been promoted to President, Warner Bros. Global Brands and Experiences, with responsibility for Warner Bros. Consumer Products, DC, Themed Entertainment and...
Exclusive: ‘Mega Man: Fully Charged’ Clip & Interview
The new animated series Mega Man: Fully Charged is set to premiere on Cartoon Network on August 5. This new incarnation of the character...
WAG Adapting Michael Morpurgo’s ‘Oz’ Adventure from Toto’s POV
Warner Animation Group is planning a new, animated feature adventure into the world of the Wizard of Oz, adapted from author Michael Morpurgo’s children’s...
Gone, but Not Forgotten: An Animation Professor Revisits Rarely Seen Films
I had never been to San Francisco when I attended Richard Williams’ Animation Masterclass in 1997. All I knew was that he was the...
New CG Smurfs TV Series Is Ready to Roll
The Smurfs are coming back to TV in a big way. Peyo’s little blue guys (and one gal) will be making their way to...
Emmy-Winning ‘Smurfs’ Director-Producer Gerard Baldwin Dies Age 89
Gerard Baldwin, an American director, writer, producer and educator whose prolific TV animation career spanned more than 40 years, died on April 18 in...
Boomerang Streams into Year 2 with New Series, Spanish Launch & More
As Turner’s premium SVOD toon service Boomerang embarks on its second year, subscribers are in store for a slate of new series for kids,...
‘The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle’: Modern Moose and Squirrel Madness
***This article was written for the June/July 2018 issue of Animation Magazine , No. 281***
Everything old is new again, and “Moose and Squirrel” are...
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