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Beware the Batman Soars to Cartoon Network CGI Action Series Premieres on Saturday, July 13 at 10 A.M. (ET/PT) The Caped Crusader will return to television screens this summer when Beware the Batman premieres on Cartoon Network Saturday, July 13 at 10 a.m. (ET/PT) as part of DC Nation. Featuring cutting-edge CGI visuals to match…
The Los Angeles Times reports that DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc, has signed a deal with German broadcaster Super RTL for up to 1,100 hours of original animated programming, the latest move by the company to expand its revenue base and its presence on television screens. The deal will include original programming based on DreamWorks’ existing…
As I’m sure I’ve written before, I’d be shocked and dismayed at the way Transformers: Rescue Bots smashes little boy hot buttons by centering on rescue vehicles that turn into giant robots, except that it’s actually a really good show. The show’s second DVD, Transformers Rescue Bots: Energize, has just been released, and my only…
MVM have announced that a disc packing error has led to Bakemonogatari Part 1 shipping with incorrect discs inside the case. Discussing the problem, MVM’s Tony Allen said “Unfortunately our manufacturers packed the wrong discs (Shana) into the Bakemonogatari Pt1 box. This was spotted a week before release date but some stock had already shipped…
Never-Before-Seen Feature Film Premieres This Summer New Adventure Love Live Alive Arrives For The First Time Along With Fan Favorite The Shadow Chronicles In New DVD Set Available July 23 From Lionsgate Home Entertainment SANTA MONICA, CA June 17, 2013 – The Robotech saga continues as the celebrated characters that gained world-wide popularity in the original series…
The casting parade continues for the “Guardians of the Galaxy” as John C. Reilly [“Wreck It Ralph” and “Step Brothers”] has been cast as Rhomann Dey, the leader of Nova Corps of Xandar [those are the good guys] and has a grudge against the Warlord Zorr due to the fact that Zorr has killed his…
It’s almost never a good idea to smacktalk authority figures. Check that – it’s never a good idea. So you don’t need much of an imagination to figure out what’s going to happen to Matt Damon when he not only gets sassy with robot cops once in 2154 Earth but actually does it twice in…
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. has signed a multi-year deal with Netflix to provide 300 hours of original programming, with the first new shows set to premiere some time next year (one of which, Turbo F.A.S.T. based on the unreleased film Turbo, was announced in February this year). The new programming will be “inspired” by DreamWorks…
You can say what you want about Disney – and many people have – but you cannot say they are not prepared to make even more money than they already have. Toward that end, Disney has already announced a sequel to its yet-to-be-released Planes film, changed the title on its Muppets movie and switched around…
Held across the Saturday and Sunday of the convention, ‘Writing for TV & Film’ was chaired by a panel consisting of Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica), Brad Bell (Husbands), Christian Taylor (Teen Wolf, Star Wars: Clone Wars) and Remi Aubuchon (Caprica, Falling Skies). Things began with a discussion of the state of…
