Animal Planet’s classic hit Meerkat Manor is getting the animated treatment from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation.
In early development, the feature will be produced by Seth Green and Tracy Falco via the duo’s The Green Room production banner, the studio announced Tuesday.
The original producer of the show, Caroline Hawkins and Clare Birks of Oxford Scientific, will executive produce.
Airing on Warners-owned Animal Planet from 2005 to 2008, the show centered on the exploits of a family of meerkats dubbed The Whiskers living in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert. The show became a worldwide hit, garnering Emmy nominations and at one point was Animal Planet’s most watched show.
Warners plans to produce the feature using photoreal animation, in what it dubbed “in the spirit of Happy Feet,” the 2006 animated feature co-directed by George Miller that centered on penguins.
“It’s 20 years since we experimented with a wildlife soap opera in a London basement,...
In early development, the feature will be produced by Seth Green and Tracy Falco via the duo’s The Green Room production banner, the studio announced Tuesday.
The original producer of the show, Caroline Hawkins and Clare Birks of Oxford Scientific, will executive produce.
Airing on Warners-owned Animal Planet from 2005 to 2008, the show centered on the exploits of a family of meerkats dubbed The Whiskers living in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert. The show became a worldwide hit, garnering Emmy nominations and at one point was Animal Planet’s most watched show.
Warners plans to produce the feature using photoreal animation, in what it dubbed “in the spirit of Happy Feet,” the 2006 animated feature co-directed by George Miller that centered on penguins.
“It’s 20 years since we experimented with a wildlife soap opera in a London basement,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stars: Madison Willow, Lorren Cackowski, Mia Leamy, Kit Wade, Michael Robert Kessler, Idelia Mars, Farida Iskakova, Patrick Burkard, George Ross Bridgman, Corey Churchwell, Brooke Kayla | Written and Directed by Minh Collins, Ahi Black, Michael Robert Kessler, Idelia Mars, Francis Han, Fernando Tosetti
Consisting of five stories and a wraparound segment, Fables for the Witching Hour is the latest anthology film to come my way. And after watching an adaptation of De Sade’s Justine a collection of short horror stories seemed like a perfect palette cleanser.
The wraparound, written and directed by Minh Collins, introduces us to Lab Tech Tina warning us not to watch these stories alone, not to turn off the lights, etc. She’s interrupted by her co-worker Layla (Lorren Cackowski; Clown Fear) telling her she’s leaving to get ready for a date. Tina then introduces the first segment.
“The Ghost of Marilyn”, written and directed by Ahi Black,...
Consisting of five stories and a wraparound segment, Fables for the Witching Hour is the latest anthology film to come my way. And after watching an adaptation of De Sade’s Justine a collection of short horror stories seemed like a perfect palette cleanser.
The wraparound, written and directed by Minh Collins, introduces us to Lab Tech Tina warning us not to watch these stories alone, not to turn off the lights, etc. She’s interrupted by her co-worker Layla (Lorren Cackowski; Clown Fear) telling her she’s leaving to get ready for a date. Tina then introduces the first segment.
“The Ghost of Marilyn”, written and directed by Ahi Black,...
- 3/6/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Benjamin (Colin Moody) and Peter Rabbit (James Corden) in Columbia Pictures’ Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.
In Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, the lovable rogue is back. Bea, Thomas, and the rabbits have created a makeshift family, but despite his best efforts, Peter can’t seem to shake his mischievous reputation. Adventuring out of the garden, Peter finds himself in a world where his mischief is appreciated, but when his family risks everything to come looking for him, Peter must figure out what kind of bunny he wants to be.
Here’s the latest trailer for the film. Directed by Will Gluck, the film stars Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, with Margot Robbie and James Corden as Peter Rabbit.
And here’s their hilarious reactions.
“All the characters will be returning,” Gluck explains. “Peter, Peter’s cousin Benjamin, the girls, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Pigling Bland,...
In Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, the lovable rogue is back. Bea, Thomas, and the rabbits have created a makeshift family, but despite his best efforts, Peter can’t seem to shake his mischievous reputation. Adventuring out of the garden, Peter finds himself in a world where his mischief is appreciated, but when his family risks everything to come looking for him, Peter must figure out what kind of bunny he wants to be.
Here’s the latest trailer for the film. Directed by Will Gluck, the film stars Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, with Margot Robbie and James Corden as Peter Rabbit.
And here’s their hilarious reactions.
“All the characters will be returning,” Gluck explains. “Peter, Peter’s cousin Benjamin, the girls, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Pigling Bland,...
- 4/28/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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