Tag: King Features
Popeye Charts Course for New Live-Action Movie
King Features has teamed up with Chernin Entertainment to bring Popeye the Sailor back to cinemas with a new live-action movie now in development....
‘Slylock Fox’ Is on a Feature Animation Case with King Features
King Features Syndicate, a unit of Hearst and home to globally popular characters, today announced a new animated feature film in development inspired by...
Exclusive Q&A: King Features Invites Artists into ‘The Animator’s Attic’ Comics Spotlight
King Features Syndicate, home to some of the world’s most popular entertainment characters, today announced a new comics collection in development: The Animator’s Attic, celebrating...
Emmy Watch 2021: A Good Year to Watch Toons
***An abridged version of this interview originally appeared in the June-July '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 311)***
Just in time for the 2021 Emmy...
KEPYR Launches 5th Annual ‘Kindred Spirits’ Campaign for UNICEF Child Refugee Relief
Kids Entertainment Professionals for Young Refugees (KEPYR), the grassroots, all-volunteer organization of kids and family entertainment professionals, has announced the May 20 launch of...
Animation Newsmakers: Our Top Stories of 2020
In a year that has delivered so many momentous headlines, it has been an interesting perspective from over here at Animation Magazine HQ (i.e.,...
King Features & Jim Henson Co. Ally to Tackle ‘Hagar the Horrible’
King Features, a unit of Hearst and home to some of the world’s most beloved entertainment characters and comic strips including Popeye, Olive Oyl,...
Animated ‘It Girl’ Betty Boop Turns 90 on August 9!
On August 9, an international celebration of beloved boop-oop-a-dooping star Betty Boop will kick off in a variety of tributes to the toon icon,...
KEPYR Kicks Off ‘Kindred Spirits’ Fundraiser for UNICEF COVID-19 Relief
Kids Entertainment Professionals for Young Refugees (KEPYR), the grassroots, all-volunteer organization comprised of kids and family entertainment professionals, has announced the launch of their...
Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Popeye’ Movie Afloat with King Features
Animation icon Genndy Tartakovsky is teaming up with King Features to go back to the drawing board on his long-awaited Popeye animated feature, close...
SDCC: WB Assembles Batman, Popeye & More for Home Ent. Panels
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Warner Archive Collection are bringing an unparalleled posse of comics and toon icons to San Diego for Comic-Con International...
News Bytes: ‘Space Jam 2’ Stars Countdown, ‘Hello Kitty’ Movie Gets Writer, Popeye Toons Up Dinnerly Meal Kits & More
Asia Pacific Screen Awards: Youth, Animation, Documentary Selection Panels Announced
The Animation jury will be chaired by Deborah Szapiro (lecturer in animation, University of Technology...
Kids Entertainment Professionals for Young Refugees Launches Online Fundraiser
For the third year in a row, grassroots volunteer org Kids Entertainment Professionals for Young Refugees launches its annual online “Kindred Spirits” campaign. The...
King Features Uncans Fresh ‘Popeye’ Toons for 90th Anniversary
Popeye the Sailor is celebrating his big 90th anniversary in 2019, and to mark the occasion King Features Syndicate (part of Hearst Ent.) is...
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Framestore Reunites with James Gunn on 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'
Delve into the 620 shots delivered by the studio under VFX supe Jonathan...
King Features Toasts Retro Toon Game ‘Cuphead’
Indie game developer Studio MDHR has appointed Hearst’s King Features to represent its old-school animation influenced title Cuphead for licensing. The game is set...
Zac Posen ‘Betty Boop’ Line Launches with New Short
For the first time in nearly 30 years, Max Fleischer's iconic cartoon starlet Betty Boop has appeared in a new animated project with the...
BLE Registration Now Open for 2016
Registration is now open for Brand Licensing Europe 2016, the continent’s largest and most prestigious licensing event.
Now in its 18th year, BLE returns to...
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Captain America: Civil War New Trailer Reveals Spider-Man
Good news for fans as Spidey returns to the Marvel movie universe thanks to a special deal...
Betty Boop Returns in New TV Series
Max Fleischer’s iconic cartoon flapper Betty Boop will be returning to animation nearly 90 years after her debut in Dizzy Dishes. Betty will be...
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