Animation
Hulu will debut its original animated kids series, The Bravest Knight. The 13-part animated children’s series is based on Daniel Errico’s book The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived. The show features T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy) as Sir Cedric, Bobby Moynihan (DuckTales, We Bare Bears) as young Cedric’s troll sidekick Grunt, Storm Reid (A Wrinkle in Time) as Nia. The opening theme song was written and performed by Grammy-nominated musician, songwriter and activist Justin Tranter. The new series features a household … Read More
Finland’s first motion comic series, Divine Consultants – The Beginning is launched on Yle and Instagram. Divine Consultants – The Beginning finds a 16-year-old Joy who lives in a divided world, where everyone has to choose their side and powerful Zeniths discriminate against the minority, Nadir. The Nadir are rumoured to spread a dangerous disease that only infects the Zenith. Frustrated Joy tries to merge into the mainstream by any means, but when her friend Hope disappears mysteriously, she has … Read More
After How to Train Your Dragon, DreamWorks Animation has now dropped the first trailer for the upcoming Abominable that might just be the first movie in a magical new franchise. Co-produced by Pearl Studio, Abominable revolves around a teenage girl who encounters a Yeti and then journeys with him along with her friends to reunite him with his family. The storytelling style and high-flying animation will be a part of this new adventure. There are similarities with Missing Link, Kubo … Read More
Leading digital kids’ network and studio, WildBrain has announced to have brought in Elia Bouthors as Strategy and Innovation director, effective immediately. He will report to WildBrain managing director Jon Gisby. In this newly created role, Bouthors will lead a team tasked with identifying and piloting new ways to engage WildBrain’s 300 million quarterly users to build and monetise brands across the WildBrain network. “Bouthors’ arrival comes at a pivotal time for WildBrain as we explore new ways to engage … Read More
The first Sanskrit animated movie Punyakoti has got delayed for a couple of months from now. Initially decided to be released around April-May this year, director Ravi Shankar informed AnimationXpress that they’re “still talking to distributors” for the same. The makers have also validated the concept entirely through crowdsourcing, to check its feasibility and acceptability. So they went on to raise initial funding through the crowd and in 2015, Punyakoti became one of the largest funded projects of its kind … Read More
Seems like Disney’s not done with live-action remakes! The House of Mouse has lately announced a live-action feature with the adorable chipmunk brothers Chip and Dale. Created in 1943, Chip ‘n’ Dale became popular with 1989’s Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers TV show. The series saw the goofballs brothers running a detective agency to help out animal clients. Chip and Dale are two anthropomorphic chipmunk brothers whose names are a pun based on the name of the famous 18th-century cabinet maker … Read More
Director Tom McGrath is returning to direct The Boss Baby 2, announced DreamWorks Animation, as reported by Deadline. The sequel to his animated hit featuring the voice of Alec Baldwin as a suit-wearing, briefcase-toting baby will see the voice cast which includes Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow and Miles Bakshi. McGrath previously helmed the Madagascar trilogy and Megamind for DreamWorks. Together, his five films have accrued more than $2.7 billion at the worldwide box office. The Boss Baby 2 will also … Read More
Spark Computer Graphics Society (Spark CG) is going to host the 11th SPARK ANIMATION 2019 film festival between 24 to 27 October, along with a career fair and two-day conference on 26 and 27 October. SPARK ANIMATION film festival, a showcase for both established filmmakers and new talent, is open to regional, national, and international submissions. The film festival welcomes entries in the animated categories such as: Short Films, Student Projects, Music Videos, Commercials, Public Service Announcements, Self-Promotion, Game Cinematics … Read More
Warner Bros. Animation have released the trailer for Batman: Hush, based on one of the most acclaimed Batman comics, the 12th issue-Hush in the last couple of decades. Penned by Jeph Loeb, with artwork by Jim Lee, Scott Williams and Alex Sinclair, the original from December 2002 to November 2003. Batman: Hush is the 14th film in the DC animated movie universe and is set against the backdrop of Gotham City. Batman finds himself becoming more drawn to Catwoman romantically, … Read More
Blue Ant Media has acquired Jelly Jamm from Vodka Capital in Spain to expand its presence in the children’s content space. The deal includes two seasons of animated kids’ series Jelly Jamm (76 x 11’ each; HD), 13 original songs, 17 original characters, social media platforms, and all licensing and merchandising rights. Jelly Jamm targets kids aged four to seven and celebrate music, fun and friendship. The show follows Bello and his four friends as they figure out how to … Read More
The dates have come! Rick and Morty are returning for the fourth season this fall including 70 brand new episodes over the next few years exactly as Adult Swim announced last year. Created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, Rick and Morty season four will begin airing in November. In a video aired during Warner Media’s 2019 upfront, Rick and Morty appeared to tell the audience about their upcoming episodes. Both Harmon and Roiland have been open about making a … Read More
Disney has released a special Winnie-the-Pooh cartoon clip celebrating the royal baby Archie’s birth. It’s just been a week, that Prince Harry and Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle has been blessed with a boy, named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor,and the lad is already making headlines. Born on 6 May, the royal boy Archie has already become the talk of the town. To celebrate his birth, Disney has created a 25 second clip featuring Pooh and animated versions of Meghan and Harry. … Read More
