Ketchup Entertainment Picks Up N. American Rights To ‘The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie’
‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’ premiered last month at the Annecy festival.
‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’ premiered last month at the Annecy festival.
The effort to digitally preserve the former Burbank studio’s stairwell was led by artist and producer Calvin Wong.
In a roundtable, he added: “As an animation studio, I just think it’s important we protect the artists and the art form as long as we can.”
The building was home to dozens of Cartoon Network productions.
The network has ordered a pilot presentation for the series, which it is producing with Warner Bros. Animation.
Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation are consolidating into a single unit, and that’s an ominous sign for the future of new, original Cartoon Network animation.
The projects, currently in development, will be produced through Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.
The Dexter’s Laboratory and Samurai Jack creator will get “maximum creative flexibility to develop original material and access to the extensive character and franchise libraries at each studio.”
Space opera Driftwood and adventure-comedy Invincible Fight Girl are heading to the Warner-owned streaming platform.
Cartoon Network will help six participants learn how to develop and pitch develop animated series.
The film will serve as an “epic conclusion” for the original series, while establishing the world for the new series.
“‘Battu’ is unlike anything we have ever tried at the studio,” says Cartoon Network Studios president Sam Register.
New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation are fast-tracking the project for the big screen.
An iconic name in animation is resurrected.
Browngardt’s deal is the first one to span the two studios.
Martinez and Crews will be vice presidents of series and production, respectively.
HBO Max and Cartoon Network have announced two new series from familiar talent.
The opening segment of the first new “Animaniacs” episode is a tribute to its executive producer Steven Spielberg.
Combined, the two studios he’s leading currently produce more than 30 series.
Eighty episodes will launch on HBO Max next week.