Tag Archives: The Simpsons
Fox celebrates 500 episodes of The Simpsons!
As the 500th episode of The Simpsons was quickly approaching, FOX Studios honored the show with a big party on the FOX Studios Lot. Among other things; there was a life sized Homer Simpson strolling around taking pictures with anyone … Continue reading
Disney Makes First Cut for Best Score
According to Variety, Disney’s new 2D feature THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG has made its way to be one of the scores ok’d to compete for the Original Score Oscar. This is certainly ironic since according to the Academy rules … Continue reading
New Voices for FUTURAMA?
Variety reports that even though the show FUTURAMA is due to return to living rooms everywhere, Fry and company may have new voices. Talks between the original cast of Groening’s popular show and Century Fox TV broke down due to … Continue reading
DreamWorks Goes to the Ghosts
According to The Hollywood Reporter, DreamWorks Animation is working on a new feature about a ghost that must go back to ghost school for some job training. The working title is BOO U and is being written by Jon Vitti … Continue reading
New Chinese Animated Film to Star Yao Ming
Here is a story for all you basketball fans out there now that the playoffs are in full swing. According to The Hollywood Reporter, basketball player Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets will voice the father of the lead in … Continue reading
Nick and Comedy Central Getting New Toons
These two cable channels are picking up new animation for their stations. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a CG-animated series based off of the box-office hit KUNG FU PANDA has been ordered from DreamWorks for Nickelodeon. After the success of … Continue reading
SIMPSONS Still Going Strong
The news from TV-land is that Fox has picked up 2 more seasons of the longest running cartoon on tv, and soon to be the longest running show of all time, THE SIMPSONS. According to The Live Feed: “Gunsmoke” has … Continue reading
Annie Noms Announced; ‘Panda’ leads
According to Variety, ASIFA’s annual Annie Awards, celebrating the best of the animation industry, just announced its nominations. “Kung Fu Panda” jetted to the top with 17 nominations. Behind that are “Bolt”, “Wall-E”, “Waltz with Bashir”, and “9.99″ in the … Continue reading
Jay Fukuto Now Head of Film Roman
AWN reports that Film Roman just promoted Jay Fukuto from head of production to head of studio. Fukuto will now be in charge of all animation production including feature film, commercials, vfx, and home entertainment. Now is a strategic time for the … Continue reading
