Monthly Archives: November 2009
McConaughey gets animated at FOX
Matthew McConaughey is developing and animated TV comedy with FOX. The show will be based on his brother’s life according to Variety. “Rooster Tales” follows the world of a beer-swilling, redneck sheriff who marries a much younger woman from Mexico. … Continue reading
2.5 hours for ‘Avatar’
By Alex Ben Block Nov 20, 2009, 08:36 PM ET Corrected: Nov 20, 2009, 09:27 PM ET “Avatar” Related Why new ‘Avatar’ trailer isn’t good enough Q&A: James Cameron How long is it? That is the question about James Cameron’s … Continue reading
CALL OF DUTY Starts Off With a Bang
According to Variety, Blizzard’s CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 hit stellar numbers in sales on it’s opening day selling 4.7 units. This tops opening day numbers of the reigning champion GRAND THEFT AUTO 4 in 2008, selling 3.7 million units … Continue reading
Sony Online Entertainment Joins Forces with Mass Animation
Artists Invited to Collaborate In Animating Heroes and Villains for the DC Universe Online Game and Trailer LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) and Mass Animation today announced the DC Universe(TM) Online (DCUO) Animation Contest. The DCUO … Continue reading
Dante’s Inferno Animated Feature
Neoseeker reports that EA and Visceral Games have announced a Dante’s Inferno animated feature, that will be out in February of 2010. It is to be a “complicated work” from six international directors and will be done in the Anime … Continue reading
And the Oscar goes to?
While Pixar’s “UP” has tremendous buzz around it this year, maybe even more than “WALL-E” last year, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has upped the best picture category to 10 nominations from 5 in previous years. The … Continue reading
GenArts Acquires Wondertouch
GenArts is spreading out once again. Variety reports that GenArts, computer graphics software manufacturer, has just procured Wondertouch, the maker of plugins for VFX including the popular Particleillusion, and plan to turn the software into a plugin for both Mac and PC. … Continue reading
Walden Media to Make BERENSTAIN BEARS Pic
Children’s books have always been a go-to place for new movie ideas, and yet another children’s classic is going to the big screen. AWN reports that Walden Media has just acquired the rights to the popular children’s book series THE … Continue reading
Disney Creates New EPIC MICKEY
Variety reports that Disney is bringing its main man, or mouse, out of the vault and into video games. Mickey is staring in a new video game called EPIC MICKEY and taking him back to his roots. The reason for … Continue reading
New FISH for Disney Channel
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Disney Channel has greenlit the firsts animated series since 2007. FISH HOOKS places the typical high-school hijinks in a giant fish tank in a pet store. The series revolves around three fish; Milo, Oscar, … Continue reading
