Tag: The Weinstein Company
‘Willoughbys’ Producer Luke Carroll Joins Relish to Build Features Slate
Industry veteran Luke Carroll, producer of Netflix's animated hit The Willoughbys is joining Relish Interactive in the newly created role of SVP, Animation. Carroll...
Nick Vet Claire Curley to Head Hello Sunshine Kids & Animation Division
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine has launched a new children’s and animated content division, appointed former Nickelodeon exec Claire Curley. The shop will focus on...
Motion Design Studio Antenna Creative Launches in Hollywood
Antenna Creative, a motion design studio for feature films, TV, commercials, branded content, videogames and experiential attractions, has launched as a stand-alone company in...
Weinstein Co. Tries to Find New Parent for ‘Paddington 2’
StudioCanal's live-action/CG-animated feature Paddington 2 enjoyed a great opening box office in the U.K, beating heavy-hitters such as Murder on the Orient Express and...
Weinstein Co. Sets Up Mizchief Animation Label for ‘Leap!’ Debut
The Weinstein Company will be inaugurating a new animated features label, Mizchief, with the August 25 release of Leap! (trailer). The new branch will...
Daily News Bytes: Rob Paulsen Returns, Remembering June, Fresh Clips & More
’Animaniacs’ Star Plots His Comeback After Cancer
While the animation community was sad to hear of Andrea Romano’s retirement due to illness this week, her...
Recently Formed WOW! Off to a Walloping Start
In the first 100 days since its inception,WOW! Unlimited Media has come flying out of the gates to make a legible mark on the...
Trailer: Weinstein Dances ‘Leap!’ into Theaters April 21
After a small scheduling bump, The Weinstein Company will be releasing French-Canadian animated co-pro Leap! in theaters across the US on April 21. Featuring...
Weinstein Hops on Ballerina Animation ‘Leap!’
The Weinstein Company announced it will be releasing Leap! -- a French-Canadian CG animated feature centered on a late 19th century Paris ballet school...
Jackie Chan Joins ‘Nut Job 2’ Cast
Award-winning actor Jackie Chan has signed on to voice a fuzzy but fearsome Kung-Fu master mouse in The Nut Job 2. The film also...
Netflix Slates 5 Original Kids Toons Plus Nick Kroll Series
Leading internet TV network Netflix reveals plans for five new original animated series for kids (and a second-season renewal for Kong: King of the...
‘Paddington 2’ Production Embarks This Fall
Studiocanal has confirmed that Paddington 2 will kick off production in the U.K. this October. The sequel is on sale at the Marche du...
‘Guardian Brothers’ Casts Streep, Brooks, Kidman & Zendaya
The Weinstein Company has announced it is picking up worldwide rights (excluding China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau) to Light Chaser Animation's freshman animated...
TWC Sets ‘Underdogs’ for Aug. 14
Underdogs — the English-language version of the Argentinian animated featuare Metegol — has had its release date reset for Aug. 14.
Distributed by The Weinstein Company,...
Ben Whishaw Scoops Colin Firth’s ‘Paddington’ Role
British actor Ben Whishaw, who played James Bond's tech-savvy ally Q in Skyfall (and will reprise the role for the upcoming Bond 24) has...
Gaumont’s Heath Kenny Chats About ‘Santa’s Apprentice 2’
The new French feature Santa's Apprentice 2: The Magic Snowflake (L'apprentie Pere Noel et le Flocon Magique) has been performing quite well in that...
Walden Restructures for Film & TV Expansion
Walden Media, a division of Anschutz Film Group and producer of fantasy family films like The Chronicles of Narnia series, Bridge to Terabithia, Charlotte's...
Rainmaker Launches Mainframe Ent. TV Division
Vancouver-based Rainmaker Entertainment today announced that it is launching its television division and naming it Mainframe Entertainment.
"We are excited to focus our television production...
‘Giant Slayer’ Shows Little Strength at the B.O.
Bryan Singer’s vfx-laden take on the fairy tale classic Jack the Giant Slayer failed to work its magic on the U.S. box office numbers...
A Zany Return to Area 51
Director Cal Brunker stresses strong visuals and iconic imagery in the new, sci-fi comedy movie Escape from Planet Earth.
If luck happens when preparation meets...
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