Variety is reporting Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are teaming up to bring Tintin to the big screen. Speculation on the success of the first film is so high, DreamWorks, Spielberg, and Jackson will be directing and producing three back to back features. Spielberg and Jackson will each direct one of the movies, but no word on who the third director would be. Could it be long time Spielberg friend George Lucas? With WETA Digital behind the character creations, these films will be 3D animated features instead of trying to cast actors in the roles. Jackson said WETA will stay…
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If you missed Adult Swim’s debut of the animated Drinky the Crow show, you can catch the pilot episode in its entirety at the Adult Swim website. In the pilot Drinky and Uncle Gabby fight pirates and debate philosophy. Based on viewer response it is difficult to tell if Cartoon Network will pick this up for a regular series. via Adult Swim
Drat! My TiVo has been acting up lately, locking up at the most inappropriate times. The most recent lock up failed to record Hellboy: Blood and Iron, the second Hellboy Animated movie. I was really looking forward to it too. Guess, I’ll have to wait until it hits on DVD to pick it up. In our interviews with Tad Stones, he has always said a third picture was in the works, but only if the first two did well. no green light yet but when I have time I proceed as if we have one so that means organizing reference…
An interesting bit of info popping up around the comic blogosphere is the credit listing of Neil Patrick Harris over at IMDb. In addition to his work on Harold and Kumar 2, Harris is listed as doing voice work for Justice League: The New Frontier. New Frontier is the animated direct to DVD movie from DC adapting the VERY excellent series from Darwyn Cooke. Even before seeing the listing, I knew Neil would be voicing the part of Barry Allen’s Flash. Also joining the crew is David Boreanaz as Hal Jordan, Brooke Shields as Carol Ferris, Lucy Lawless as Wonder…
One of my many other jobs has me covering the animation and motion graphics industry. Today during my search through the Interwebs I found this really cool short film by Isaak Fernandez Rodriguez. Batman: Chapter 1 – Help Me is a very stylized 3D animation that captures the tone of Batman, while at the same time mugging the intensity of Batman’s actions. Not much else is known on this piece at the moment, but it looks to be a school project. Follow the link for the complete short! via Pepeland (link)
In our interviews with Tad Stones, he’s alluded to future Hellboy Animated projects waiting in the wings. Tad posted on his blog site a wee bit of information on the third film called The Phantom Claw. WOOT! How awesome of a title is that? The Phantom Claw will be an original Hellboy movie that has its roots in the comics, expands on several themes. When it came time to talk seriously about the third movie, three elements resurfaced: Lobster Johnson, Hellboy’s origin, and classic Universal Monster movies. If Sword of Storms was the folklore side of Hellboy, Blood and Iron…
Movie is The First Ever Animated Superman Project to Be Rated PG-13 Oh Man! I Can Not Wait For This DVD! Most of us certainly remember the hype surrounding the Death of Superman, and even if the story was a little shaky in places, you have to admit it was a fun ride. There are a couple of things I’m looking forward to seeing in this DVD. The first is the level of cartoon violence taking place in the flick causing the PG-13 rating. I’m also interested in seeing how Adam Baldwin will do as the voice of Superman, Anne…
Wish they had a whole line of these for every letter of the alphabet. I would guarantee my kid would be learning from that. [youtube]_hRKBPTu8vw[/youtube] A is for Aquaman B is for Batman C is for Catwoman D is for Deadman E is for Elongated Man F is for Flash G is for Green Lantern and so on…
Warner Bros, the CW Network, and Sprint have joined forces to create a six part animated mini-series based on characters from the television series Smallville. Premiering on the Sprint TV mobile service, Smallville Legends: The Oliver Queen Chronicles tells the tale of how Oliver Queen became the Green Arrow. The first episode debuted last night (January 18, 2007), and after the Sprint exclusive window closes, fans will be able to view the series on the CW website (www.CWTV.com).
POW Entertainment has a brand new direct-to-DVD animated movie written by comic legend Marv Wolfman. Stan Lee Presents: The Condor will drop March 20, 2007. Amazon (you can preorder now) describes the animated movie as follows: Tony Valdez (voiced by Wilmer Valderrama) is a college dropout who turned his back on his family’s robotics corporation to become a champion skateboarder. But when his parents are murdered and Tony’s legs are destroyed in a brutal beating, he uses his father’s experimental NanoBot technology to walk again. Now as the superhuman skater known as the Condor, Tony must reconcile a crime fighting…
If you haven’t read the very fast interview I did with Tad Stones yesterday, you really need to read it. Like now would be good (I’ll wait). … Back? Did you catch the bit about Turok, Son of Stone? The Animation Guild (TAG) official blog has a quick quip about Turok as well. Another project in the building is Turoc, Son of Stone, a property that’s seen service as a Gold Key comic and video game. Well, it’s now boing to be a 70-minute DVD produced for Classic Media being supervised by animation veteran Tad Stones. Cool, a full on…
Hellboy Animated just one of many projects Major Spoilers had a moment to catch up with the ever busy Tad Stones, producer for the upcoming Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron. In the rush, there was only time for a few quick questions that range from Tad’s past to future projects.
The trailer for Blood and Iron has been made available, and it looks pretty cool. [youtube]_2uelrpovBs[/youtube] Here is the official description of the feature:
Northants News is reporting writer Alan Moore will be appear on an upcoming episode of the Simpsons. Moore, aged 53, recorded his lines at The Lodge studios in Abington Square last month for an episode which will be called Husbands and Knives. The Simpsons’ production team are long-time fans of Moore’s, whose reputation in the world of graphic novels is legendary. A chance meeting with his fiancée Melinda Gebbie got the project rolling. Mr Moore said: “Mel was in America promoting our new book The Lost Girls and one of the Simpsons producers spoke to her and asked if I…