William Joyce To Direct First Animated Adaptation Of ‘The Great Gatsby’
The film will be animated by vfx titan DNEG’s young feature animation unit.
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Peter Ramsey, Shannon Tindle, ‘Stranger Things’ Producers Team Up For Netflix’s ‘Lost Ollie’
The hybrid family show tells the story of a lost toy searching for home.
Moonbot Studios Is Relaunching In Shreveport
Bill Joyce, one of the co-founders of Moonbot Studios, is re-establishing the company in its original city, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Breaking: Oscar-Winning Studio Moonbot Lays Off Employees After Possible Studio Sale
Moonbot is laying off employees in Louisiana, but might be growing even larger in Florida.
Moonbot’s ‘The Numberlys’ Pilot Debuts on Amazon Video
Debuting today on Amazon Video, Moonbot’s “The Numberlys” is one of six animated projects in Amazon’s fall pilot lineup.
Moonbot Enters the Oscars Race with ‘Taking Flight’
Premiering September 18 in West L.A., ‘Taking Flight’ is a whimsical tribute to the life of Radio Flyer wagon inventor, Antonio Pasin.
Moonbot Crew is Launching New Program on Turner Classic Movies
Their new show intends to inspire budding filmmakers.
10 Animated Shorts Make the 2014 Oscar Shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this afternoon the list of 10 animated shorts which will advance in the voting process for this year’s Academy Awards.
This Week in NYC: ‘Icons of Animation’ Lecture and Show Opening
Tonight in New York City, two artists who need little introduction—Bill Plympton and Peter de Sève—will discuss their work and artistic process in a discussion moderated by animation director J. J. Sedelmaier.
Moonbot Studios Has Started to Develop Feature-Length Film Projects
The Oscar-winning Louisiana animation studio Moonbot recently announced that it is developing multiple feature-length film projects. It has acquired the film rights to two YA book series: the “Olivia Kidney” trilogy by Ellen Potter, which it plans to do as a live-action/animation hybrid; and “The Extincts” by Veronica Cossanteli.
“Epic” Continues Its Unepic Box Office Run In the U.S. and Abroad
Blue Sky’s Epic continued its mild box office run last weekend with a respectable decline of 28.5% and $11.8 million in U.S. box office …
Was “Rise of the Guardians” A Victim of the Bill Joyce Curse?
The William Joyce brand has been uniformly successful across various media platforms—except for one arena: CG animated features.
Oscar Focus: Bill Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg Talk ‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore’
BREWMASTERS NOTE: This week Cartoon Brew takes a closer look at each of the five Academy Award nominated animated shorts. Each day at …