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Comics and graphic novel publisher Ablaze looks ahead to the end of the year as it highlights several notable new releases set for December and also previews some select titles for Q1 release.

Containing everything from epic fights to the most heartbreaking drama, The Breaker: New Waves launches in February 2025 and continues the captivating story of Si-woon Lee and the martial arts underworld. The much-anticipated sequel to the best-selling manhwa webtoon action series is not to be missed!

Also opening for early solicitation ahead of its March release is Fault Lines, an intriguing new graphic novel that presents three stories set in the three cities with their catalysts spanning three decades, all penned by Emmy-nominated animation veteran Robert Cullen.

New for December – Ablaze shines a spotlight on the wide variety of genres and fantastic works with the Ablaze Spotlight On Fables, which includes four acclaimed graphic novel titles – Wild Thing, Animal Castle Vol.

Lonely Amanda Shuffleup imagined her best friend Rudger three months, three weeks, and three days ago. They made a promise to each other that no matter what happens, they'll never disappear, protect each other, and never cry. The two spend their days flying through the sky on the back of a giant sparrow, visiting the chatty squirrel, admiring the ocean whale (that's a whale made of ocean), and trying not to get caught by a giant snow beast when drifting through a winter wonderland.

To Amanda's mother, it's nothing more than imaginative play, but for Amanda and Rudger, each adventure brings a fully realized world to life. Her creative mind makes Rudger a special imaginary friend, one that makes him the target for an evil adult who can see Imaginaries named Mr. Bunting, a Hawaiian shirt-clad creep who physically eats imaginary friends to maintain a connection with his longtime imaginary...

Adult Swim is making my day at the Annecy Animation Festival by announcing two new animation projects with adaptations of Anthony Bourdain‘s Get Jiro! and Jillian Tamaki’s SuperMutant Magic Academy. I’m a massive fan of both books, especially SuperMutant Magic Academy. This news adds to several exciting announcements from Annecy, including green lights for Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Moon Girl’s Lab, the new Regular Show and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends series, and more.

The adaptation of Anthony Bourdain’s graphic novel, Get Jiro!, hails from Briand Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, co-writers of Sharper and producers of NBC’s Superstore. Published by Vertigo, Get Jiro! has the following synopsis:

In a not-too-distant future of food-obsessed L.A., where master chefs rule the town like crime lords and people literally kill for a seat at the best restaurant, Jiro, a renegade and ruthless sushi...

Parenting is hard. Parenting a 20-foot tall, rambunctiously temperamental kaiju toddler speeds right past hard and straight into impossible territory. It’s all the more difficult when you already split your time between saving Japan from an influx of unwanted kaiju visitors as an oversized, super-powered superhero and playing professionally in Japan’s top-level baseball league. In a nutshell, the preceding sentence summarizes the central conflict driving writer-director Shannon Tindale’s (Lost Ollie, Kubo and the Two Strings, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends) family-oriented CG-animated adventure, Ultraman: Rising. A straight-to-streaming adaptation of Japan’s second biggest, multi-billion-dollar cultural export (Godzilla indisputably rules in that regard), Ultraman: Rising centers on Ken Sato (voiced by Christopher Sean in the English dub), a superstar baseball player who’s returned to his native Japan after a successful stint with the...

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J.G. Quintel’s new “Regular Show” and Craig McCracken’s “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends” spin-off both feature in a new production slate from Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.

Unveiled Wednesday at Annecy to an appreciative crowd at Annecy’s MIFA market, which greeted multiple shows with whoops of enthusiasm, the two new announcements join a new “Adventure Time” series, “Side Quests,” as greenlights at the Warner-owned companies.

The new slate also boasts two more “Adventure Time” shows in development, plus an unannounced Scooby-Doo project.

The big question raised by the studio’s Annecy focus is whether the surge in new shows is a temporary anomaly or marks a broader indicator of a more sustained return by Warner Bros. Discovery to fuller-on animation production after the lull of the recent past.

Certainly, news will not come much bigger at this year’s Annecy than “Adventure Time,...

The most charitable read on John Krasinski’s If is that using your imagination shouldn’t be bound by traditional story structure, so why should a film about unfettered imagination need the same? Even then, there’s so much connective tissue missing from scene to scene that it feels less like If is going for abstract vibes than it’s succumbing to a traumatic brain injury, ultimately and awkwardly landing on a moral far too late to have the impact it deserves.

Twelve-year-old Bea (Cailey Fleming) lost her mother when she was younger, and now her father (Krasinski) is set to go under the knife at a New York City hospital to fix an issue with his heart, forcing Bea to stay with her grandmother (Fiona Shaw) until he recovers. Bea is at the age where she’s trying to grow up in a hurry, especially in light of the...

John Krasinski’s new feature, If, finally premiered on May 17, 2024 and audiences around the world are able to experience the movie and form their opinions, as well as share them with others. The movie is a live-action animated fantasy comedy that targets the youngest of viewers, and based on the initial reactions from the audiences, the film has succeeded in doing that. On the other hand, the critics aren’t that impressed, as the official reviews don’t share the enthusiasm of the audiences.

The movie is actually a story about imaginary friends (the If in the title is an acronym), and it features an ensemble cast consisting of Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, and Liza Colón-Zayas, along with the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., and Steve Carell.

The movie has a solid 84% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as an “A” CinemaScore grade.

Netflix unveiled the trailer for “Ultraman: Rising” (premiering at Annecy June 12 and streaming June 14), the animated feature from first-time director Shannon Tindle, who re-imagines the legendary anime franchise from Tsuburaya Productions as an action-packed, heartwarming ode to parenthood.

With Tokyo under siege from rising kaiju attacks, Dodgers baseball superstar Ken Sato (Christopher Sean) reluctantly returns home to take on the mantle of rogue superhero Ultraman from his father (Gedde Watanabe) while signing with the Giants. But he has trouble balancing his passion for baseball and his family obligation to be Ultraman. Then, when forced to raise a 35-foot-tall, fire-breathing baby kaiju girl, Sato must confront his huge ego to protect her and Japan from destruction.

Tindle first conceived of his film as an original parental superhero story (“Made in Japan”). That was back in 2001 when he was a character designer on “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.” He later developed it...

If Screenshot: Paramount Pictures/YouTube Ryan Reynolds, who perfected the whole “guy talking to little animated creatures” thing in Detective Pikachu, is back at it again in the new trailer for If. At last year’s CinemaCon, Reynolds teased that he and writer-director John Krasinski have been formulating the idea of If for years,...

Prior to the debut of "The Powerpuff Girls" in 1998, show creator Craig McCracken had directed a series of tasteless cartoon shorts starring a character named No-Neck Joe. No-Neck Joe appeared regularly at the celebrated annual Spike & Mike Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation, cementing McCracken's underground credentials. The Powerpuff Girls first came into McCracken's repertoire as early as 1992, back when they were called the Whoopass Girls. The juxtaposition between the characters' creepy, ultra-cute, Margaret Keane-like faces and their ultra-violent behavior was the stuff of comedy legend, and McCracken kept the Girls in his back pocket for years.

Throughout the 1990s, McCracken rose in the ranks of the animation world, landing gigs on shows like "2 Stupid Dogs," "Dumb and Dumber," and, most notably, Genndy Tartakovsky's seminal series 1996 "Dexter's Laboratory." McCracken directed many episodes of the show. "Dexter's Laboratory" was one of four new series launched by the Cartoon Network...

Out of all the ways John Krasinski could've followed up his success on the monster horror franchise "A Quiet Place," I don't think anyone foresaw him combining his powers with those of Ryan Reynolds for a high-concept fantasy about imaginary friends. What's more, the marketing for "If" -- a title that has surely already caused no small amount of grief for Seo analysts -- has been somewhat miraculously snark-free. In point of fact, it's hard to watch its trailers without waiting for Reynolds to abruptly knock against the fourth wall or quip about the giant purple creature voiced by Steve Carell. Yet, even in a Super Bowl preview cheekily throwing it back to one of Krasinski's most memorable pranks as Jim on "The Office," the joke is never on the film itself.

"A Quiet Place" and its sequel, for as much suspension of disbelief as they required to buy into their blind,...

In the trailer for John Krasinski’s upcoming film If, the portal to the world of imaginary friends is located behind a secret door in New York’s Coney Island — and Ryan Reynolds has the keys. In theaters May 17, the film stars Reynolds alongside Cailey Fleming as their characters embark on a mission to find new homes for the kooky creatures who were once best friends to children who moved on long ago.

An all-star cast of imaginary friends appear in the film, which was written and directed by Krasinski,...

Did Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds get wind of Patrick H. Willems' "When Movie Stars Become Brands" video calling them out for prioritizing their business enterprises over their art? Less than 24 hours after the news broke that The Rock is joining forces with A24 and director Ben Safdie to take a break from his typical (which is a polite way of saying "boring") movie roles with the mixed martial arts biopic "The Smashing Machine," the trailer has dropped for "If," an original Reynolds-led fantasy comedy from a bona fide filmmaker.

Ever since "Deadpool" catapulted him onto the A-list, Reynolds has focused less on tackling intriguing projects across a wide range of genres (like he'd done up until that point in his career) and more on cultivating a brand that allows him to act while also promoting his various other professional ventures like his Aviation American Gin line or his stake in Mint Mobile.

"What if [X] had emotions?" It's a template Pixar used to massive success with "Toy Story" and has returned to time and time again ever since. It was probably inevitable then that the studio would make a film with the premise, "What if emotions had emotions?" The result was 2015's "Inside Out," and you know what? It's pretty damn great, too.

Pixar's animated hit examines the inner workings of the mind of Riley, an 11-year-old hockey-loving girl whose world is completely upended after her family moves across the U.S. from Minnesota to San Francisco. However, we as viewers get to experience this not just through Riley's eyes but through those of the personified emotions guiding her brain. For a film with such a heady setup, "Inside Out" is as crowd-pleasing as they come, combining rib-cracking laughs and tear-jerking drama with dazzlingly colorful visuals of Riley's inner landscape (like personality traits...

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation has hired Shane Prigmore to serve as Senior Creative Advisor for the newly relaunched film unit under President Bill Damaschke.

In addition to advising on creative development for Wbpa’s ambitious production slate, Prigmore will also direct a film for the unit. He will be based at the studio’s HQ in Burbank, reporting directly to Damaschke.

A veteran of Skydance Animation, Walt Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks Animation, and Laika, the Annie Award winner returns to Warner Bros. more than two decades after the company gave him his start on the seminal animated classic The Iron Giant.

Prigmore’s announcement comes just as Damaschke has outlined his strategy for the newly relaunched features animation division to energize its legacy IP and develop partnerships with artists and creators worldwide to foster a slate of original storytelling resonant with global audiences of all ages.

“Shane is a trusted...

Illumination is partnering with animation vet Mike Moon to form a new label, Moonlight.

Moonlight will augment Illumination’s existing slate and produce animated films that push beyond the family genre. In addition to his new role as President of Moonlight, Moon will serve as a Senior Creative Advisor to Illumination. Moonlight’s films will be released under Illumination’s exclusive distribution deal with Universal. Moonlight will be based in Illumination’s Santa Monica headquarters. The new label’s films will be made in the Illumination Studios Paris pipeline.

Chris Meledandri, founder and CEO of Illumination, exclaimed “We have an exceptionally talented group of artists, filmmakers and producers at Illumination and believe that there is no better compliment to this team than Mike and the new company we are partnering to build. He has exceptional taste, deep experience and a strong vision for the films we intend to make together.

The animation studio behind “Despicable Me,” Illumination, is launching a new label that will help it expand beyond family films and into more adult animated fare. To lead the new label, they’ve tapped Mike Moon, previously the head of Adult Animation at Netflix.

Moon will serve as the president of the label titled Moonlight, and he will also come aboard as a creative advisor to Illumination. His role will at Moonlight will be to augment Illumination’s existing slate and produce animated films that push beyond the family genre.

Moonlight’s films will be distributed under Illumination’s exclusive distribution partnership with Universal Pictures.

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“We have an exceptionally talented group of artists, filmmakers and producers at Illumination and believe that there is no better compliment to this team than Mike and the new company we are partnering to build,...

Illumination, the studio behind the “Despicable Me” franchise, has tapped Mike Moon to form a new label, Moonlight. The goal is to broaden the range of films that Illumination makes beyond the kid-friendly fare that’s been its stock in trade.

Moon most recently served as the head of adult animation at Netflix, a post he stepped down from in July to “pursue other opportunities.” His exit came as the streamer, battered by a swooning stock price, was laying off animators and dialing back its ambitions in the space. In addition to his new role as president of Moonlight, the company said that Moon will serve as a senior creative advisor to Illumination. Moonlight’s films will be distributed under Illumination’s distribution partnership with Universal Pictures. Illumination said the goal is for Moonlight to “produce animated films that push beyond the family genre.”

“We have an exceptionally talented group of artists,...

The Cartoon Network series "Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends" lasted six seasons on the network, but many fans (myself included) still believe the show ended way too soon. Created by Craig McCraken and running from 2004-2009, "Foster's Home" delivered a magical world where imaginary friends are not only real but a necessary part of life. The show centered on eight-year-old Mac (Sean Marquette) who brings his imaginary friend Bloo (Keith Ferguson) to live at Madame Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends after his mom declares that he's too old for an imaginary friend. While Foster's is typically a boarding house for imaginary friends...

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The Professor is cooking something up in the laboratory. Fans can look forward to getting a splash of sugar, spice and everything nice when The Powerpuff Girls returns to TV. Warner Bros Discovery confirmed July 18 that Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe is developing new episodes of the beloved cartoon.  "The Powerpuff Girls reboot revisits and expands upon the world of the original series," the company teased, "as Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup face off against a gallery of villains comprised of familiar foes and new threats." In addition, Hannah-Barbera plans to bring back Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, which ran for six seasons. "The beloved Foster's...

Craig McCracken is taking another crack at “The Powerpuff Girls” and “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.”

The original creator of the two animated classics is developing reboots of the series for Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.

“The Powerpuff Girls” reboot revisits and expands upon the world of the original show, as Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup face off against a variety of villains comprised of familiar foes and new threats. “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends” will return as an original preschool animated series, welcoming a new cast of imaginary friends.

McCracken, who began his career at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons in 1992, also created Disney’s “Wander Over Yonder” and Netflix’s “Kid Cosmic.”

“The Hanna-Barbera homecoming of Craig was an opportunity we could not pass up,” said Sam Register, president of Cartoon Network Studios, Warner Bros. Animation and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe. “Along with his unparalleled sense of fun and imagination, he’s bringing two of...

Craig McCracken, Emmy-winning creator of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends, has teamed with Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe to bring new animated versions of the classic series back to the small screen. McCracken, who first began his career at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons 30 years ago, is developing animated reboots of both series at the studio.

The Powerpuff Girls reboot revisits and expands upon the world of the original series as Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup face off against a gallery of villains comprised of familiar foes and new threats. The original series debuted on Cartoon Network in 1998, earned two Emmy Awards and numerous animation honors throughout its 78-episode run. The Powerpuff Girls centers on three sugar-coated superheroes — Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup — whose mission in life alternates between going to school, fighting crime, winning at hopscotch, and saving the world before bedtime.

A live-action reboot based on the original Powerpuff Girls Cartoon...

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New versions of two beloved Cartoon Network shows are in development, with the creator of both guiding them.

Reboots of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends are in the works at Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe. Craig McCracken, who created both series, is attached to the two projects. McCracken began his animation career at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons in 1992.

“The Hanna-Barbera homecoming of Craig was an opportunity we could not pass up,” Sam Register, president of Cartoon Network Studios, Warner Bros. Animation and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, said in a statement. “Along with his unparalleled sense of fun and imagination, he’s bringing two of his greatest works in The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and we are so excited for these characters to be a part of the new legacy taking shape at the studio.”

The Powerpuff Girls reboot will...

The Powerpuff Girls are making yet another comeback.

Warner Bros. Discovery announced Monday that the beloved Cartoon Network superheroes will return in a new reboot — this one from original series creator Craig McCracken.

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As part of a new deal with Hanna-Barbera Studios, McCracken is also developing a preschool-aged reboot of Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.

“The Hanna-Barbera homecoming of Craig was an opportunity we could not pass up,” Sam Register, President of Cartoon Network Studios,...

Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe (Hbse) has begun development work to reboot “The Powerpuff Girls” and “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends” with writer and producer Crag McCracken, who created both series, attached to develop each title.

“The Powerpuff Girls” reboot revisits and expands upon the world of the original series as Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup face off against a gallery of villains comprised of familiar foes and new threats. “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends” will return as an original preschool animated series welcoming a new cast of preschool-aged imaginary friends.

“The Hanna-Barbera homecoming of Craig was an opportunity we could not pass up,” Sam Register, president of Cartoon Network Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, and Gbse, said. “Along with his unparalleled sense of fun and imagination, he’s bringing two of his greatest works in ‘The Powerpuff Girls’ and ‘Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends’ and we are so excited for these characters...

Following the huge success of the Japanese originated “Pokémon” series in the ’90s, we began to see various studios creating shows around creatures with special abilities. We saw “Monster Rancher,” “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends,” “Lilo & Stitch,” and now “Abby Hatcher.”

The show “Abby Hatcher” is a Canadian computer-animated series about the eponymous character and her best friends — the Fuzzlies, some furry, zany creatures with unique special abilities — who live with Abby at her family’s hotel. The Fuzzlies often get themselves into trouble leaving Abby Hatcher and her favorite Fuzzly-friend, Bozzly, to fix their messes.

The TV show premiered in the United States on Nickelodeon on January 1, 2019. It premiered on TVOKids in Canada on February 11, 2019, and Channel 5’s Milkshake! block in the United Kingdom on Mar. 2, 2020.

“Abby Hatcher” is created by Rob Hoegee and produced by Guru Studio and Spin Master Entertainment, the producers of the popular “Paw Patrol” series.

Aloha, spooky nerds!

When I set out to collect the week’s best in paranormal pop culture news, I knew ahead of time I wanted to give a shout to Netflix’s Dead End: Paranormal Park. I have been waiting to check it out for some time, and it delivered as an emotionally intelligent, fun show for all ages. And I figured there would be other movie and TV news within the realm of the weird. What I did not expect was the real deal stuff that dropped this week. Not only did China release a report about alien civilizations but the whole dang city of Amarillo, Texas went on record with a video still of… something caught on camera.

Before we dive in, don’t forget to continue the strange talk with our weekly paranormal pop culture Talking Strange podcast and video series hosted by yours truly, and available on Apple Podcasts,...

Burbank, CA—WarnerMedia Kids & Family announced today exciting news surrounding the hit Teen Titans Go! franchise.To kickstart a super-powered summer, the Teen Titans and DC Super Hero Girls will reunite during Memorial Day weekend to combat Lex Luthor and his unified gang of DC Super-Villains in Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse. The all-new, feature-length animated TV movie event from Warner Bros. Animation promises action, adventure, plenty of hilarious moments and will be available from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Blu-ray Combo Pack (USA $24.98 Srp; Canada $29.98 Srp), DVD (USA $19.98 Srp; Canada $24.98 Srp) and Digital starting May 24

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, 2022. Fans can also catch the movie event on Cartoon Network premiering Saturday, May 28 and then on HBO Max beginning June 28.

Also announced today, Cartoon Network has picked up another season of Teen Titans Go! from Warner Bros. Animation. Season eight will premiere...

This feature contains some spoilers for Netflix’s Kid Cosmic.

After exploring the stretches of space, wonder, and imagination in shows like Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and Wander Over Yonder, Craig McCracken returns to the realm of superheroes with Kid Cosmic, a more direct, comic book-esque take on the genre than his first smash hit show, The Powerpuff Girls.

The show stars Kid, a young boy who finds a set of superpowered stones, and from there, all heck breaks loose. In the midst of fighting waves upon waves of aliens and creatures from other worlds, however, is an earnest, realistic story about a boy dealing with grief, and the small town that unites behind him through it all.

Den of Geek got a chance to chat with Craig over email about the show, about what it means to be a superhero, and how Netflix allowed for Kid Cosmic to...

Burbank, CA – The Flash speeds into the middle of an epic battle between Golden Age DC Super Heroes and Nazis in Justice Society: World War II, the next entry in the popular series of the DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the feature-length animated film will be released on Digital starting April 27, 2021, and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on May 11, 2021. The film is rated PG-13 for violence and some bloody images.

Justice Society: World War II will be available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack (USA $39.99 Srp; Canada $44.98 Srp) and Blu-ray (USA $29.98 Srp; Canada $39.99 Srp) as well as on Digital. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in 4K with Hdr, a Blu-ray disc featuring the film in hi-definition, and a digital version of the movie. The Blu-ray features a Blu-ray...

Voice actor Tom Kane, famed for playing Yoda on “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and the villainous Him on “The Powerpuff Girls,” has been left largely unable to speak or read after suffering a stroke.

Kane’s daughter, Sam, revealed the news on the actor’s Facebook page, saying it’s unclear whether or not her father will ever fully recover.

“Our family wanted to share why my dad has been Mia,” she wrote. “About two months ago he had a left side stroke that gave him right sided weakness and damage to the speech center of his brain. This means right now he cannot efficiently communicate verbally, nor read or spell.”

Sam wrote that her father is “still competent and very much himself” but is unable to speak more than a few words.

“As many of you might know about strokes, it is possible for him to gain these...

Shane Prigmore, the animation veteran who has worked for Laika, DreamWorks Animation, Warner Bros and most recently at Walt Disney Television Animation, has been hired as SVP Development at Skydance Animation. He will be tasked with overseeing the creative development of all films and TV series on the studio’s production slate.

That slate includes the upcoming feature filsm Luck, directed by Peggy Holmes, and Spellbound, directed by Vicky Jenson, both due in 2022; and Pookoo, written and directed by Nathan Greno. The studio run by John Lasseter and Holly Edwards has been ramping up hiring and recently expanded to form Skydance Animation Madrid.

“We are thrilled to have Shane join our team at this pivotal time as we continue to increase our film and series production,” said Edwards, Skydance Animation’s president. “He is well-respected in the animation industry and we are confident his creative instincts and wealth of experience...

Skydance Animation has named animation veteran Shane Prigmore to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Development for Animation, the company announced on Thursday.

Prigmore will oversee the development of all feature films and television series for the studio’s slate. He is the most recent creative executive to join Skydance Animation.

“We are thrilled to have Shane join our team at this pivotal time as we continue to increase our film and series production,” said Skydance Animation President, Holly Edwards in a statement to TheWrap. “He is well-respected in the animation industry and we are confident his creative instincts and wealth of experience will be an incredible resource as he partners with the studio’s directors and series creators.”

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Warner Bros and DC Entertainment are set to bolster the female representation in their animated output, teaming with Cartoon Network for a show entitled DC Super Hero Girls. Despite the on-the-nose title - which it shares with a toy range, a series of online shorts and some straight-to-video movies - this sounds like it could be a lot of fun.

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Cbr's report tells us that the animated series will feature "fresh character designs and storytelling" from producer Lauren Faust, an Emmy winner, who's known for her work on Powerpuff Girls, My Little Pony and Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends. Sam Register - Warner Bros' animation boss, and overseer of Teen Titans Go! and Justice League Action...

Depending on your age, you may be interested to know that Feb. 6 marks the 50th birthday of either pop singer Rick Astley - or as you may better know him - the British guy from that video prank meme. The two are one in the same, of course, but as a result of a strange (and apparently deathless) Internet joke, Astley boasts two very different fan bases: The people who bought his records starting in the late '80s and the people who encountered him after being tricked into clicking on the video for his 1987 hit, "Never Gonna Give You Up.

What's leaving Netflix in March? Well, the streaming service is expiring a slew of movies and TV shows, with a big chunk of the departing titles belonging to the Cartoon Network -- you'll see those say bye-bye at the end of the month. From what we can tell, that's about it in terms of TV exiting Watch Instantly.

As for movies, the clock is ticking for favorites "Dumb and Dumber," "Fright Night," Desperado," "Seven," "Pretty in Pink," "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion," and "The Muppet Movie," which will all be pulled in the monthly purge.

Here's the complete list of titles that will vanish from your streaming list (pending any sort of meddling time-travelers). And, just so you're not left empty-handed, here's a list of what's new on Netflix in March 2015.

Leaving March 1

"3 Ninjas: Kick Back" (1994)

"Air Bud" (1997)

"Anaconda" (1997)

"Arachnophobia" (1990)

"Brokedown Palace" (1999)

"Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams" (1981)

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The celebrated and beloved Cartoon Network series is getting a 2016 reboot.

The Powerpuff Girls are back in action! Cartoon Network announced today that a Powerpuff Girls reboot will be staring in 2016.

Kids – and a whole lot of 20-somethings - around the world rejoiced at the news that the beloved trio of brave, crime fighting superheroes Buttercup, Blossom and Bubbles will be returning to television.

"The original Powerpuff Girls was a franchise phenomenon for Cartoon Network, paving the way for a new generation of innovative storytellers and enthusiastic fans worldwide," said Cartoon Network's chief content officer Rob Sorcher. "We are calling these girls back into action based upon an overwhelming demand for sugar, spice and Chemical X."

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Chemical X, of course, is the powerful substance that lead to the creation of the Powerpuff Girls in the show.

The original series, which ran for 78 episodes over six seasons from 1998 to 2004, followed...

Disney has an apparent hit with the Maleficent. The tent pole that re-imagined Sleeping Beauty from the perspective of its villain has already amassed $93 million domestically, and in just 7 days. Now Sony is looking to re-imagine an iconic villainess of their own, but they are reaching far beyond fairy tales, all the way back to ancient myths. Indie Wire reports Sony Pictures Animation is developing Medusa, an animated adventure that will give a new perspective on the snake-headed beastie of Greek mythology. The studio bought the pitch for this from Jenny Marchick and Daniel Inkeles, but Sony got serious about Medusa's potential when they attached Lauren Faust to helm. Lauren Faust has a storied history in animation, working on cartoon shows like The Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and Super Best Friends. But she became a goddess among geeks when she rebooted the My Little Pony franchise with...

Secaucus, N.J. — Dale Fjordbotten is a proud "My Little Pony" fan, with the shiny blue body suit and yellow lightning bolt, blue wings and blue tail to prove it.

Like many "Bronies" – boys and men who like the cartoon "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic"_ the 25-year-old college student turned out over the weekend for "BronyCon Summer 2012" at the Meadowlands Exposition Center, which drew 4,000 men, women, boys and girls, many in colorful wigs and costumes.

"I thought about what people would say. `It's creepy. It's weird. It's a ... show for little girls,'" said Fjordbotten, from Staten Island, N.Y. "It's just a great show ... the story line, the plot, the beautiful animation."

Bronies say they're a misunderstood lot who've gotten a bad rap from the media. They're all about the show, friendship, love and tolerance, and they have no bad intentions, they say.

"I discovered that there's nothing...

In a Hollywood explosion seldom seen, Joe Eszterhas, the screenwriter for The Maccabees, the Jewish historical film Mel Gibson is making, published a nine-page letter accusing Gibson of being anti-Semitic and just doing the film to fix his reputation. Mel Gibson published a response saying Eszterhas was unprofessional and delivering a late, substandard script (that Warner Bros rejected).

Brian Moylan is stirring the pot again with an etiquette guide for straight people at gay bars. I have to admit though, I tend to agree with him. Back in my party days nothing could clear a dance floor full of shirtless circuit boys faster than some of this stuff, plus mixed drinks on the dance floor? Who does that?

Macy Gray is out with a new album and talking about her support for the Glbt community as well. The money line is "It’s a very powerful community in music. And,...

Old Cartoon Network classics are making a comeback, courtesy of Brak and Zorak.

Everyone's favorite space cat and giant praying mantis of the early 2000s cartoon "The Brak Show" are officially hosting "Cartoon Planet," an hour-long block featuring the eccentric shows of Cartoon Network past, starting this Friday, Mar. 30 from 8-9 p.m.

The series will include cartoons like "Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends," "Dexter's Laboratory," "Johnny Bravo," "Flapjack," "The Powerpuff Girls" and more.

Friday night's lineup will feature episodes of "Cow and Chicken," "The Powerpuff Girls," "Foster's Home," "Johnny Bravo" and "Dexter's Lab."

Tune in to "Cartoon Planet" on Fridays from 8-9 p.m. Et on Cartoon Network.

Old Cartoon Network classics are making a comeback, courtesy of Brak and Zorak.

Everyone's favorite space cat and giant praying mantis of the early 2000s cartoon "The Brak Show" are officially hosting "Cartoon Planet," an hour-long block featuring the eccentric shows of Cartoon Network past, starting this Friday, Mar. 30 from 8-9 p.m.

The series will include cartoons like "Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends," "Dexter's Laboratory," "Johnny Bravo," "Flapjack," "The Powerpuff Girls" and more.

Friday night's lineup will feature episodes of "Cow and Chicken," "The Powerpuff Girls," "Foster's Home," "Johnny Bravo" and "Dexter's Lab."

Tune in to "Cartoon Planet" on Fridays from 8-9 p.m. Et on Cartoon Network.

Dublin-based Boulder Media have joined forces with Dandelion Studios and Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe to produce a full-length animation series commission 'The Amazing World of Gumball'. Boulder will provide their animation expertise and will act as the series' associate-producers. Created by Ben Bocquelet (Hell's Kitchen), who is also the series' executive producer, 'The Amazing World of Gumball' is a 40 x 11 minute comedy series combining 2D and 3D animation with live-action footage and photographic backgrounds. BAFTA winner Mic Graves (The Cantuerbury Tales) is the series' director and Boulder Media's Emmy nominated Robert Cullen (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends) is director of animation.

Tina Fey added another Emmy to her collection, this time for her hugely popular impersonation of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Surprisingly, though, PBS' miniseries "Little Dorrit" emerged as the top winner during Saturday's Creative Arts Emmy Awards, where Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic collected four awards, the most of any program.

Overall, there isn't a clear front-runner going into Sunday's Primetime Emmys, with seven programs -- including HBO's heavily nominated "Grey Gardens" and "Generation Kill," Fox's "American Idol" and ABC's canceled dramedy "Pushing Daisies" -- nabbing three Creative Emmys apiece.

  It was business as usual in the network tally Saturday, when HBO led the pack with 16 statuettes, followed by NBC with 11 wins and ABC and Fox with 8.

On the heels of one of its most-talked about seasons, NBC's venerable sketch comedy series "Saturday Night Live" won both acting comedy awards.

Fey was...

It's a good day for funny people, especially if your name is Tina Fey or Seth MacFarlane.

Fey's series, 30 Rock, was handed 22 Emmy nominations this morning, which stands as a record for a comedy series. She and Alec Baldwin were also nominated for acting awards. Plus, for the first time some of the other actors on NBC's laffer were recognized. Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer and Tracy Morgan all picked up supporting nominations.

MacFarlane's Family Guy was also nominated for best comedy series, the first time an animated show has cracked that category since The Flintstones in 1961. Two years ago MacFarlane decided to pull his show from contention in the animated series category to have it considered for best comedy.

Mad Men, the drama about the advertising world in the sixties, picked up 16 nominations in the drama categories, including a best actor nod for Jon Hamm. Hamm is also nominated as...

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominations for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards this morning. The awards will be presented on September 20 and the show, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on CBS. The full list of nominees: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) American Dad · Sixteen-Hundred Candles · Fox Robot Chicken · Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II · Cartoon Network South Park · Margaritaville · Comedy Central · The Simpsons · Gone Maggie Gone · Fox Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or more) Afro Samurai: Resurrection · Spike TV Destination Imagination (Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends) · Cartoon Network Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries Or Movie Generation Kill ·...

Those not returning for the 2009-10 TV season include 4Real, According To Jim, America's Toughest Jobs, American Gladiators, Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?, Battlestar Galactica, Boston Legal, Celebrity Circus, Celebrity Exposé, Celebrity Family Feud, Charlie Jade, Chocolate News, Cristina's Court, Crusoe, Cupid, D.L. Hughley Breaks The News, Deal Or No Deal, Dirty Sexy Money, Do Not Disturb, Don't Forget The Lyrics!, Easy Money, Eleventh Hour, Eli Stone, ER, Everybody Hates Chris, Fear Itself, Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Frank TV, Harper's Island, Hole In The Wall, Homeland Security USA, Howie Do It, In Harm's Way, In The Motherhood, Kath & Kim (Us), King Of The Hill, Kings, Knight Rider (2008), Kyle Xy, Last Comic Standing, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Life, Life On Mars (Us), Lipstick Jungle, MADtv, Momma's Boys, Most Outrageous Moments, My Own Worst Enemy, Nashville Star, Opportunity Knocks, Osbournes: Reloaded, Prison Break, Privileged, Pushing Daisies, Reaper, Samantha Who?...

The controversial "Trapped In The Closet" episode of South Park, which poked fun at Tom Cruise, is the cheeky installment which earned creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone an Emmy Awards nomination on Thursday. The parody, which questioned Cruise's sexuality and mocked his Scientology beliefs, was caught up in controversy when it first aired last November, and reportedly helped lead to South Park regular Isaac Hayes, a fellow Scientologist, quitting the show. But rather than steer clear of the controversy, brave Emmy voters have embraced it, declaring it worthy of a nod for Outstanding Animated Program according to news website Tmz.com. The controversial episode hasn't been repeated since the initial furore and a planned re-airing in March was scrapped. South Park will compete with The Simpsons, Camp Lazio, Family Guy and Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends when the Emmys are announced next month.

Cartoon Network's worldwide consumer products division has announced an exclusive, multiyear master toy licensing deal with Mattel Inc. that covers seven original Cartoon Network shows for 6- to 11-year-olds and also carries a first-look option on all newly created original series and programming. Under the terms of the global deal, Mattel will have licensing rights to multiple toy and game categories for both the Cartoon Network brand and seven individual shows, including Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, The Powerpuff Girls, Camp Lazlo and The Life & Times of Juniper Lee. The agreement marks the first time Cartoon Network has licensed its brand name in the U.S. Existing relationships that cover original series Ben 10 and Codename: Kids Next Door will remain unaffected by the deal.

Cartoon Network's worldwide consumer products division has announced an exclusive, multiyear master toy licensing deal with Mattel Inc. that covers seven original Cartoon Network shows for 6- to 11-year-olds and also carries a first-look option on all newly created original series and programming. Under the terms of the global deal, Mattel will have licensing rights to multiple toy and game categories for both the Cartoon Network brand and seven individual shows, including Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, The Powerpuff Girls, Camp Lazlo and The Life & Times of Juniper Lee. The agreement marks the first time Cartoon Network has licensed its brand name in the U.S. Existing relationships that cover original series Ben 10 and Codename: Kids Next Door will remain unaffected by the deal.