John Pannozzi
03-02-2006, 03:15 PM
from http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=9246
At their upfront presentation in New York this morning, Cartoon Network announced a major new TV-movie initiative, saying 12 straight-to-TV movies were in the works, including both originals and features based on existing series.
The most ambitious is a two-hour original live action-animated hybrid film called Re-Animated, created by Adam Pava and Tim Mckeon (both most recently of the Weighty Decisions shorts that aired on Sunday Pants). In it, a 12-year-old boy named Jimmy Roberts requires a brain transplant after an amusement park accident. The only brain available is that of a famous Golden Age animator named Milt Appleday, and when Jimmy wakes up, he sees cartoon characters all around him that no one else can see. In his new life with his new brain, Jimmy must juggle school while being surrounded by toons that want him to restart the studio and theme park.
Casting is now underway and the production will begin shooting in Los Angeles this spring. Though presented as part of the feature project, the studio noted that Re-Animated could still turn out to be a series pilot rather than a film.
In a press release, Jim Samples, executive vice president and general manager of Cartoon Network, was quoted as saying, "We think when it's done in the Cartoon Network way, kids will enjoy seeing animation and the real world collide."
Sounds interesting.
Cartoon Network has recently experimented with showing live action films, and the network announced they would air the Spider-Man film this year. However, (after presenting a screenshot of Toon Zone's own editorial on the subject (http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=6886)) they did say that live action would form a fairly small component of the network's overall programming, and that most of it would be live action-animated hybrids. Though they did not rule out the possibility of all-live action projects, they did say these would be very different from current offerings on Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel. Re-Animated was the only new live action production discussed at the morning upfront.
That's comforting, I guess.
A Kids Next Door movie called Operation Zero will premiere in August. In the 90-minute feature, a villain threatens to turn both kids and adults into "tapioca-eating hideously wrinkly senior citizombies," and the Kids Next Door must call their greatest operative back to active duty to save the world. The film will be in continuity, according to director Thomas Warburton, and could lead to a series of Kids Next Door specials. The regular Kids Next Door series will continue production up to 78 episodes.
Already knew there was a KND film coming. Might see it, as KND can be pretty good at times.
In late fall, CN will roll out a Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends feature titled Good Wilt Hunter. The film will run at 60 minutes and will depict a picnic where the imaginary friends meet their creators. The girl who created Eduardo returns, and the scientist who studied Coco also makes an appearance. But Wilt is crestfallen when his creator doesn't show up.
J.B. Warner is going to be happy.
A 90-minute Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy is planned for 2007 and a Camp Lazlo movie is in the works as well. Additionally, Cartoon Network will be airing the Dreamworks' movie Road to El Dorado.
Interesting. (PS, J.B., what do you think of Camp Lazlo? Its created by Joe Murray, who created your favorite show)
and from http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=9249
CN offically announced a new original series titled Squirrel Boy, created and produced by Everett Peck, creator of Duckman. In Squirrel Boy, Andy, voiced by Pamela S. Adlon, finds himself dragged into awkward situations by his pet squirrel Rodney, voiced by Richard Horvitz (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy). Also, voicing Andy's dad is Kurtwood Smith (That 70s Show). Rodney's more feral squirrel buddy Leon is played by Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants). Cartoon Network Studios is producing 13 initial episodes to premiere in July.
Well, Duckman was good, so this might be interesting.
Andre Benjamin was on hand to answer questions about his new show, called Class of 3000, created with Tommy Lynch and scheduled for a fall debut. In it, Benjamin plays Sunny Bridges, a musician who gives up the glamour of superstardom to become a music teacher. Each episode will feature a new song by Benjamin, performed by the characters of the kids in Sunny's class. A one-hour premiere and 12 half hours are currently in production, and the second is in planning stages. Though there may be guest stars in the second season, there will be none in the first to allow the characters to establish themselves.
Also voicing characters in the show are Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Phil LaMarr (Samurai Jack, Justice League), Crystal Scales (Static Shock), Jennifer Hale (Samurai Jack), Janice Kawaye (The HiHi Puffy AmiYumi Show) and Jeff Glen Bennett (Gargoyles). Patric Verrone, supervising producer on Futurama, will serve as head writer. The show's supervising producer is Joe Horne.
Yay! Futurama alumi still work! (and if I'm not mistaken, Verrone is now the head of the writer's guild FYI. And he used to work on Pinky and The Brain.)
A DVD release of the best of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is coming this year. The show was also greenlit for a fifth season.
Again, J.B. is going to be happy.
At their upfront presentation in New York this morning, Cartoon Network announced a major new TV-movie initiative, saying 12 straight-to-TV movies were in the works, including both originals and features based on existing series.
The most ambitious is a two-hour original live action-animated hybrid film called Re-Animated, created by Adam Pava and Tim Mckeon (both most recently of the Weighty Decisions shorts that aired on Sunday Pants). In it, a 12-year-old boy named Jimmy Roberts requires a brain transplant after an amusement park accident. The only brain available is that of a famous Golden Age animator named Milt Appleday, and when Jimmy wakes up, he sees cartoon characters all around him that no one else can see. In his new life with his new brain, Jimmy must juggle school while being surrounded by toons that want him to restart the studio and theme park.
Casting is now underway and the production will begin shooting in Los Angeles this spring. Though presented as part of the feature project, the studio noted that Re-Animated could still turn out to be a series pilot rather than a film.
In a press release, Jim Samples, executive vice president and general manager of Cartoon Network, was quoted as saying, "We think when it's done in the Cartoon Network way, kids will enjoy seeing animation and the real world collide."
Sounds interesting.
Cartoon Network has recently experimented with showing live action films, and the network announced they would air the Spider-Man film this year. However, (after presenting a screenshot of Toon Zone's own editorial on the subject (http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=6886)) they did say that live action would form a fairly small component of the network's overall programming, and that most of it would be live action-animated hybrids. Though they did not rule out the possibility of all-live action projects, they did say these would be very different from current offerings on Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel. Re-Animated was the only new live action production discussed at the morning upfront.
That's comforting, I guess.
A Kids Next Door movie called Operation Zero will premiere in August. In the 90-minute feature, a villain threatens to turn both kids and adults into "tapioca-eating hideously wrinkly senior citizombies," and the Kids Next Door must call their greatest operative back to active duty to save the world. The film will be in continuity, according to director Thomas Warburton, and could lead to a series of Kids Next Door specials. The regular Kids Next Door series will continue production up to 78 episodes.
Already knew there was a KND film coming. Might see it, as KND can be pretty good at times.
In late fall, CN will roll out a Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends feature titled Good Wilt Hunter. The film will run at 60 minutes and will depict a picnic where the imaginary friends meet their creators. The girl who created Eduardo returns, and the scientist who studied Coco also makes an appearance. But Wilt is crestfallen when his creator doesn't show up.
J.B. Warner is going to be happy.
A 90-minute Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy is planned for 2007 and a Camp Lazlo movie is in the works as well. Additionally, Cartoon Network will be airing the Dreamworks' movie Road to El Dorado.
Interesting. (PS, J.B., what do you think of Camp Lazlo? Its created by Joe Murray, who created your favorite show)
and from http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=9249
CN offically announced a new original series titled Squirrel Boy, created and produced by Everett Peck, creator of Duckman. In Squirrel Boy, Andy, voiced by Pamela S. Adlon, finds himself dragged into awkward situations by his pet squirrel Rodney, voiced by Richard Horvitz (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy). Also, voicing Andy's dad is Kurtwood Smith (That 70s Show). Rodney's more feral squirrel buddy Leon is played by Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants). Cartoon Network Studios is producing 13 initial episodes to premiere in July.
Well, Duckman was good, so this might be interesting.
Andre Benjamin was on hand to answer questions about his new show, called Class of 3000, created with Tommy Lynch and scheduled for a fall debut. In it, Benjamin plays Sunny Bridges, a musician who gives up the glamour of superstardom to become a music teacher. Each episode will feature a new song by Benjamin, performed by the characters of the kids in Sunny's class. A one-hour premiere and 12 half hours are currently in production, and the second is in planning stages. Though there may be guest stars in the second season, there will be none in the first to allow the characters to establish themselves.
Also voicing characters in the show are Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Phil LaMarr (Samurai Jack, Justice League), Crystal Scales (Static Shock), Jennifer Hale (Samurai Jack), Janice Kawaye (The HiHi Puffy AmiYumi Show) and Jeff Glen Bennett (Gargoyles). Patric Verrone, supervising producer on Futurama, will serve as head writer. The show's supervising producer is Joe Horne.
Yay! Futurama alumi still work! (and if I'm not mistaken, Verrone is now the head of the writer's guild FYI. And he used to work on Pinky and The Brain.)
A DVD release of the best of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is coming this year. The show was also greenlit for a fifth season.
Again, J.B. is going to be happy.