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Month: November 2008 (Page 2 of 3)

Marvel developing animated ‘Thor’ series

November 14, 2008 / / 0 Comments

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel is currently developing an animated THOR series, set to launch in Fall 2010 after the live-action film opens in theaters.

The series will follow Thor, the Norse god of thunder, as he defends his mythical home of Asgard. Many of the comic’s supporting cast will make an appearance — Balder the Brave, the Warriors Three and Thor’s evil adopted brother Loki.

Eric Rollman, Marvel’s president of animation, said Marvel plans to follow each live-action movie with an animated series. Marvel is already in production on ‘The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes,’ scheduled for release in 2011, in time for the theatrical release of ‘The First Avenger: Captain America’ and ‘The Avengers.’

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Steve Carell stars in ‘Despicable Me’

November 14, 2008 / / 0 Comments

The fine folks over at Variety are reporting that Steve Carell will voice the title character in “Despicable Me,” a 3-D CG-animated film scheduled to be released in 2010.

Jason Segel, Kristen Wiig, Will Arnett, Danny McBride, Russell Brand, Jemaine Clement, Jack McBrayer and Julie Andrews will also provide voice wor for other characters.

Carell’s plays a man named Groo, who plots to steal the moon. Unfortunately for him there are three problems in his way — a trio of orphan girls who temporarily come under his care and won’t leave.

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A look at ‘Coraline,’ a new stop-motion animated movie

November 12, 2008 / / 0 Comments

From Henry Selick, director of ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ and based on Neil Gaiman’s international best-selling book, comes the first stop-motion animated feature filmed in 3D.

Coraline Jones (Dakota Fanning) is bored in her new home until she finds a secret door and discovers an alternate version of her life on the other side. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life and the people in it – only much better. But when this seemingly perfect world turns dangerous, and her other parents (including her Other Mother voiced by Teri Hatcher) try to trap her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination and bravery to escape this increasingly perilous world – and save her family.

Release date: February 2009

Check out the following five featurettes:

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14 animated films submitted for Oscar consideration

November 11, 2008 / / 0 Comments

Fourteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 81st Academy Awards.

The 14 submitted features are:
“Bolt”
“Delgo”
“Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!”
“Dragon Hunters”
“Fly Me to the Moon”
“Igor”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”
“$9.99”
“The Sky Crawlers”
“Sword of the Stranger”
“The Tale of Despereaux”
“WALL-E”
“Waltz with Bashir”

“Bolt,” “Delgo,” “Dragon Hunters,” “$9.99,” “The Sky Crawlers,” “The Tale of Despereaux” and “Waltz with Bashir” have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying run. Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical release requirements and meet all of the category’s other qualifying rules before they can advance in the voting process.

Under the rules for this category, a maximum of 3 films can be nominated in a year in which the field of eligible entries numbers at least 8 but fewer than 16.

Films submitted in the Animated Feature Film category also may qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including Best Picture, provided they meet the requirements for those categories.

The 81st Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

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FOX picks up full season of ‘The Cleveland Show’

November 10, 2008 / / 0 Comments

FOX announced today that they have ordered 9 more episodes of ‘The Cleveland Show,’ bringing the total to a full season order of 22 episode. The Family Guy spin-off is scheduled to debut in Fall 2009. Also announced today was the addition of Arianna Huffington in a recurring role, joining previously announced series regulars Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, Kevin Michael Richardson, Mike Henry and Seth MacFarlane.

The show follows Cleveland Brown to his hometown in Virginia, as he settles down with his high school sweetheart, Donna, and her kids Roberta and 5-year-old Rallo, as well as his own 14-year-old son, Cleveland Jr. Once in Virginia, Cleveland is welcomed by a collection of neighbors that includes a loudmouth redneck, Lester; a hipster wanna-be, Holt; and a family of talking bears, including Tim and his wife Arianna.

Seth MacFarlane, Rich Appel and Mike Henry serve as executive producers and co-creators.

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‘Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa’ debuts at No. 1

November 9, 2008 / / 0 Comments

According to studio estimates Sunday, the animated sequel “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” was the number one movie at theaters this weekend with $63.5 million. The first “Madagascar” movie debuted with $61 million over the four day Memorial Day weekend in 2005.

1. “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,” $63.5 million.
2. “Role Models,” $19.3 million.
3. “High School Musical 3: Senior Year,” $9.3 million.
4. “Changeling,” $7.3 million.
5. “Zack and Miri Make a Porno,” $6.5 million.
6. “Soul Men,” $5.6 million.
7. “Saw V,” $4.2 million.
8. “The Haunting of Molly Hartley,” $3.5 million.
9. “The Secret Life of Bees,” $3.1 million.
10. “Eagle Eye,” $2.6 million.

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Adult Swim to syndicate ‘King of the Hill’

November 5, 2008 / / 0 Comments

Adult Swim announced today that it will expand its late-night programming block by one hour beginning January, 2009. The new, daily schedule will run from 10pm-6am and will be kicked off at 10pm with repeats of King of the Hill. Adult Swim debuted in Sept. 2001 with just three hours of programming airing two nights a week. As of January, Cartoon Network will air Adult Swim programming seven nights a week.

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‘Peanuts’ Motion Comics debut on iTunes

November 4, 2008 / / 0 Comments

Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the PEANUTS gang star in three to four minute digital shorts that are based on the popular comic strip created by Charles Schulz. For a limited time, fans can download the first two episodes of PEANUTS Motion Comics for free on iTunes. In these episodes, Linus runs for class president with Charlie Brown as his running mate. Despite being far ahead in the polls, Linus and Charlie Brown eventually ruin their chances of winning by referencing a famous, yet mysterious holiday entity during a final speech.

The initial episodes of PEANUTS Motion Comics are based on comic strips drawn in the year 1964. The stories are pulled from these strips and developed into three to four minute videos containing new Flash animation by the award-winning Studio B.

The PEANUTS Motion Comics consist of 20 episodes bundled in pairs with each short consisting of a different theme culled from the classic comic strip. These include the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’s baseball team, A Christmas story, Valentine’s Day, Charlie Brown’s first crush, Snoopy survives a flood and others.

The cost of two bundled episodes is 99 cents or a $7.99 for a full season pass.

Via AWN

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ABC interested in ‘King of the Hill’

November 3, 2008 / / 0 Comments

Variety reports that a few rats… er, insiders, at Fox have spilled the beans in regards to King of the Hill’s future. It turns out that ABC is interested in acquiring the series. The reason behind the interest is due to ABC’s upcoming animated show “The Goode Family,” which coincidentally is created by Mike Judge, the creator of King of the Hill. It seems as though the network wants to pair up two animated together because as history shows, animated shows do best when paired with other animated shows.

Other networks interested in possibly acquiring the series, and continuing on where Fox leaves off, are Cartoon Network, FX, and Comedy Central — although it’s believed that there is little to no chance of such a move happening due to the show’s per episode cost.

Check back with us as the story is sure to develop.

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