All posts tagged in: paramount

Cecilia Cordero · Other Cartoons

Mar 14

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Paramount Ditches U.S. Release of Little Prince

Before the weekend, a surprising news surfaced as it was announced that Paramount Pictures had shelved the international critic’s sensation The Little Prince, just one week before its scheduled release in the U.S. on March 18. Mark Osborne (co-directed Kung Fu Panda) stated the last-minute distributor departure on Saturday on Twitter. The Little Prince was adapted from Antoine de ...

Neil Raymundo · Other Cartoons

Aug 19

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Bob Bacon Leaves Paramount Animation

According to a recent report by Deadline.com, Paramount Animation’s executive VP of production Bob Bacon is leaving the studio due to a restructuring move that eliminates the position completely. The report states that future oversight of animation production will be delegated to the current president of physical production, Lee Rosenthal. The move is surprising considering that the studio is ...

Neil Raymundo · Other Cartoons

Aug 05

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Paramount Taps Patrick Osborne for Battling Boy

According to a recent report by TrackingBoard.com, Paramount Pictures has tapped director Patrick Osborne for their upcoming film adaptation of Paul Pope’s award-winning action comic book, Battling Boy. Osborne is best known for directing the Walt Disney Animation Studio short Feast. Battling Boy centers around the world of Acropolis, which is infested with a wide variety of vicious demons and ...

Neil Raymundo · SpongeBob SquarePants · Toonbarn TV

Nov 02

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New Trailer for The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Released

After the initial reveal of the trailer, things have quieted down a bit on Nickelodeon and Paramounts hybrid 2D and CG animated The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. But now, they’ve just released a reminder that the film is coming soon via a new trailer. The new trailer contains footage that was already showcased in the first trailer, but also delves deeper into the 2D half of the flick. ...

Neil Raymundo · SpongeBob SquarePants · Toonbarn TV

Aug 02

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Official Trailer for The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

We’ve already seen the teaser image that features Spongebob and the Bikini Bottom crew decked out in superhero regalia, but Nickelodeon is not done with the teasing. Now, the studio has released the official trailer for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and it clocks in at 2 and half minutes, plenty of things to see here. ...

Neil Raymundo · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Jul 25

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New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Mobile Game Launched

Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon have just announced the launch of a new mobile game tie-in with the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. The game is now available for iOS, Android, and Amazon devices. The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mobile game will be based on the new film that’s going to be shown in theaters on August 8th. Players will be tasked with taking back the streets ...

Neil Raymundo · Toonbarn TV

Mar 06

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Teaser Trailer for The Boxtrolls Released

A new teaser trailer has just been released for an upcoming family movie from the creators of Coraline and ParaNorman, titled The Boxtrolls. Based on the popular “Here Be Monsters” novel by Alan Snow, the movie will feature a star-studded voice cast that includes Ben Kingsley, Toni Collette, Elle Fanning, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Jared Harris, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, and Tracy ...

Neil Raymundo · Other Cartoons

Nov 26

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Rise of the Guardians Brings in $32.4M Over Thanksgiving Weekend

DreamWorks Animation has something to be thankful about after the long Thanksgiving weekend, as their much-anticipated CG epic Rise of the Guardians, which managed a 74% rating on rotten tomatoes, brought in an estimated $32.4 million at the box office over the long Thanksgiving weekend. ...

Neil Raymundo · Avatar

Aug 22

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Paramount Considering a Legend of Korra Animated Movie

Variety magazine has recently shed some light on Paramount Pictures’ efforts to ramp up their animation division (probably as a result of losing distrib rights to DreamWorks Animation’s properties). In addition to upcoming projects from Mary Parent and JJ Abrams, the studio is also planning to enrich their pipeline with IPs from their sister company Nickelodeon. While Paramount did ...

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · Other Cartoons

Aug 21

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DreamWorks Picks 20th Century Fox as Distrib Partner

After the lengthy period of speculation and rumors, DreamWorks has finally settled on 20th Century Fox as their new distribution partner after the end of their contract with current distributor Paramount, which will expire next year. The deal with Fox will last for five years, and will give them rights to market and distribute DreamWorks’s projects in the domestic and global markets. ...

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · Other Cartoons

Aug 14

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DreamWorks New Distributor: Fox or Sony?

Now that DreamWorks Animation’s end of partnership with Paramount is looming, the animation studio is in final talks with a couple of potential distributors who will most likely take over Paramount’s contract with DreamWorks: 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures. ...

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · Other Cartoons

Jul 17

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Possible Partnership Between Dreamworks and Sony

DreamWorks Animation’s contract with Paramount is scheduled to expire by the end of the year, and rumors are floating around stating that Sony Pictures is the next big studio gunning for a partnership deal with DreamWorks, which is currently riding high on a $6.3 billion plus coming from worldwide ticket sales these past six years. ...