Star Wars: The Clone Wars broke the Cartoon Network record for most-watched series premiere in network history on Friday. The one-hour premiere was the #1 program from 9-10 p.m. among all major kids networks in kids 6-11, kids 2-11, tweens 9-14, teens 12-7 and persons 2+, earning triple-digit increases compared to the same time period last year.
The premiere also attracted the largest tweens 9-14 audience for any premiere of an original series in Cartoon Network’s 16-year history.
What if aliens took over the human race? Our own worst nightmares have come to life in Anchor Bay Entertainments October 28th DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases of Dead Space: Downfall. The movie bridges the gap in the narrative between the Dead Space comic series and the Dead Space: Downfall video game which will be released in late October.
Check out some artwork below.
A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father who he believes is a member of Santa’s famous Flying Forces. Despite suffering from severe vertigo, he sneaks out of his home to take flying lessons from his friend Julius, a clumsy flying squirrel. Soon after, Niko and Julius learn that Santa and his reindeer are in serious trouble so the pair gather their forest friends and head North to save the day.
The Flight Before Christmas, starring Emma Roberts and Norm MacDonald, will be available on DVD at retailers nationwide on October 28, 2008.
The Mass Animation project, presented by Intel, is set to launch Nov. 17 and is scheduled to run through Jan. 30, 2009. This collaboration is an effort to bring together the worlds of computer graphics, Hollywood and Facebook.
Participating animators will have the opportunity to animate individual shots from a 5-minute, professional-quality short film, and the Facebook community will view and vote on their favorite shots. Generally, the animation will be broken out in 3-7 second “shots.†Each shot will be labeled as easy, medium or hard depending on the complexity of the animation within it. Autodesk is providing a trial version of its industry-leading Maya 3-D modeling and animation software for participating animators, and Maya tutorials are available through the Facebook page.
Some key dates to keep in mind: participants can download files on Nov. 17 and begin to upload animations on Nov. 24; deadlines for submitting easy, medium and hard animations will be Dec. 8, Dec. 26 and Jan. 16, respectively; and competition ends on January 30, 2009.
If their shots make the final cut, animators will receive compensation, a portion of the film’s potential earnings and credit in the film. Based on the community’s votes, Mass Animation will award computer systems based on Intel processors to select contributors.
You can stay up-to-date on this project by becoming a fan at www.facebook.com/massanimation
DreamWorks Animation today announced that the sequel to “Kung Fu Panda” is expected scheduled for theatrical release on June 3, 2011. DreamWorks Animation also hopes to release the movie in IMAX theaters worldwide.
The sequel will star Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and other original cast members. Running the show will be director ennifer Yuh Nelson, head of story “Kung Fu Panda.” Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, writers and co-producers of the original film, will also return.
DreamWorks Animation’s CEO, Jeffrey Katzenberg, said, “We are thrilled to reunite the creative team that made ‘Kung Fu Panda’ such a global success. Because of their imaginative work, Po’s path to heroism proved popular with moviegoers of all ages around the world.”
“Kung Fu Panda,” which has raked in over $625MM worldwide will be release on on two-disc DVD and Blu-ray on November 9, 2008 alongside a brand new companion story, “Secrets of the Furious Five.”
Warner Home Video has announced today that it will release a special 10th anniversary collection of ‘The Powerpuff Girls,’ featuring all 78 episodes. The 6-disc DVD set is scheduled for release on January 20, 2009 and will retail for $59.97 — although you’ll probably be able to get it for less. Bonus materials include commentary tracks, a music video, a documentary on the show’s creator and much more.
Spongebob Squarepants – WhoBob WhatPants? is set for release on October 14th on DVD; featuring six episodes for a total runtime of 78 minutes.
Episode Descriptions:
What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?
SpongeBob leaves Bikini Bottom, gets amnesia and finds himself Mayor of New Kelp City! When Sandy, Patrick, Mr. Krabs and Squidward finally find him, will SpongeBob return to his old life with these “strangers†or remain in the city where he’s a hero?
On October 7, 2008 The Smurfs: Season One, Volume Two will be released on DVD in time to observe the Smurfs’ 50th anniversary this year.
This DVD will feature 20 re-mastered and uncut episodes from the second half of the series’ premiere season, along with a special bonus featurette.
While you wait, here are two preview clips. One is from the DVD and one is behind the scenes interviews with different celebrities that talk about their memories of growing up with the Smurfs.
Update: Video clips are no longer available, so here’s the DVD cover art instead:
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