By Mercedes Milligan | March 5, 2019 Japanese character creation powerhouse Sanrio has sold film rights to its iconic Hello Kitty property to Warner Bros.’ New Line Cinema and Flynn Picture Company, who will develop the little bow-wearing heroine’s first English-language feature. It is unclear whether the project will be animation or live action. Beau Flynn (Rampage, Journey to the[…..] […]
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66 Projects Selected for 21st Edition of CARTOON MOVIE
Family comedies remain the focus of CARTOON MOVIE projects, with 44 family-focused projects comprising 67 percent of the total projects to be presented at this year’s event. By Jennifer Wolfe | Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 2:47pm Bordeaux, FRANCE — CARTOON MOVIE, the European pitching and co-production event for animated features, has announced that 66 projects have been[…..] […]
Sony PlayStaion Will Hold a Spring Release Conference for China Hero Program on March 7th, with a Number of New Games to be Announced
By PlayStation China The official microblog of PlayStation China has announced that the Spring Release Conference of China Hero Program will be held at 3 pm on March 7, 2019. It has also released a series of mysterious posters with hidden clues implying game information to be revealed at the conference. Can you tell which[…..] […]
Newzoo: Games are the third most-popular mobile app category
Half of mobile app users at least check into gaming apps. Social media and shopping remain more popular. By Rebekah Valentine | Tuesday 5th March 2019 Of those who use apps of any kind on their mobile devices, half of them are using gaming apps, making gaming apps the third most-popular app category. In a survey[…..] […]
Vivendi sells remaining Ubisoft shares
Media conglomerate ultimately gained €1.2 billion from failed attempt to acquire publisher. Brendan Sinclair | Tuesday 5th March 2019 Nearly a year after first announcing an end to its bid to acquire Ubisoft, Vivendi has sold off its final shares in the Assassin’s Creed publisher. As reported by Reuters, Vivendi today said it has sold off the[…..] […]
Animated Short Film Thistle One Goes Live Today
Bobby Beck | March 5, 2019 Thistle One Was Created Using the Artella Production Management Platform Emeryville, CA, March 5, 2019 — Independent animated short film, Thistle One, is available immediately online for viewing. See it on The CG Brothers Channel on Youtube. The animated short film is an independent collaboration created with people from all over the world[…..] […]
‘Zafari’ Makes MENA Debut on Spacetoon
First CG-animated series to be produced using the Unreal game engine celebrates our differences. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, March 4, 2019 at 12:33pm DUBAI — Spacetoon TV, the first kids’ TV channel in MENA, has recently premiered Zafari, an 11-minute CG animated series. The CG-animated series created with the Unreal Engine real-time game engine airs on Sundays and[…..] […]
DreamWorks Animation TV Bringing ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’ to WonderCon
Executive producer Noelle Stevenson and voice talent Aimee Carrero, AJ Michalka, Karen Fukuhara, Marcus Scribner and Lauren Ash will be offering sneak peeks of the fan-favorite series, returning to Netflix April 26. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, March 4, 2019 at 12:51pm DreamWorks Animation Television is set to present fan favorite She-Ra and the Princesses of Power at WonderCon[…..] […]
Watch: Triplets’ Mom Della Makes Official ‘DuckTales’ Debut March 9
By Mercedes Milligan | March 4, 2019 Della Duck, the long-lost mother of Huey, Dewey and Louie and twin sister of Donald, is making her official DuckTales debut in a new episode premiering Saturday, March 9 at 8 a.m. EDT on Disney Channel. To get fans’ feathers fluffed about it, a special sneak peek at the episode “Whatever Happened[…..] […]
Trailer: ‘Pokémon the Series’ S22 Premieres on Disney in March
By Mercedes Milligan | February 28, 2019 The Pokémon Company International announced the 22nd season of the super smash hit Pokémon anime, Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Legends, will premiere in the U.S. on Disney XD/DisneyNOW on Saturday, March 23 at 9 a.m. ET/PT. In this latest installment, the iconic duo of Ash and Pikachu continue their[…..] […]