Report: Warner Bros. Plans To Relaunch Looney Tunes Theatrically In 2028
Even though WBD has made two recent Looney Tunes features that it has chosen to not release itself, it is already planning a revival of the brand.
Even though WBD has made two recent Looney Tunes features that it has chosen to not release itself, it is already planning a revival of the brand.
The company is among the few animation studios that meets a B Corp’s stringent qualifications for social, environmental, and governance best practices.
Oscar-nominated director Timothy Reckart is a co-founder of the studio.
The partnership aspires to combine the “distinctive styles and specialized expertise” of each studio.
The combination of the two companies lifts their workforce to over 900 artists.
The company’s closure is attributed to “severe cash flow problems.”
The new studio aims to fill the creative void left behind by the closure of long-time Atlanta studio Primal Screen.
The new acquisition nearly doubles the size of Duolingo’s Detroit-based animation operation.
The deal will have huge ramifications for the animation industry, including a major new role for John Lasseter.
Their new service offering will produce content for high-budget animation projects.
The company has on occasion hosted North Korean animators in Italy for animation training.
The studio’s last day of operation will be July 5.
Everything old is new again at Warner Bros. Discovery.
The announcement comes after Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins said last year that the studio was moving away from original feature animation.
After years of mismanagement, the 40-year-old Japanese studio has ceased operation.
Another key figure from Walt Disney Animation Studios has joined John Lasseter-led Skydance.
The deal is valued around $8 billion.
Brown Bag Films head Cathal Gaffney is also calling for more transparency from other studios about how they intend to use AI in commercial production.
The studio was founded in 2013 by Masaaki Yuasa and Eunyoung Choi.
The independent Montreal vfx company aims to develop its own original animation projects and stories.