The Annecy International Animation Film Festival has become an increasingly important marketing opportunity for major U.S. studios to show off their upcoming animated offerings. This year, Warner Bros. Discovery companies are putting forth one of their strongest lineups to date.
Below, we break down the major highlights from this year’s Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe lineups for this year’s Annecy Festival.
“The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” – Filmmaker Conversation and Exclusive Extended Look
One of Warners’ biggest swings this year is its first animated feature adaptation of the “Lord of the Rings” franchise, which will debut in theaters on December 13. Annecy attendees who manage to snag one of the surely hard-to-get tickets to this presentation will catch an early look at the first publicly screened footage from the film, presented by Oscar winner Philippa Boyens (“The Lord of the Rings...
Below, we break down the major highlights from this year’s Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe lineups for this year’s Annecy Festival.
“The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” – Filmmaker Conversation and Exclusive Extended Look
One of Warners’ biggest swings this year is its first animated feature adaptation of the “Lord of the Rings” franchise, which will debut in theaters on December 13. Annecy attendees who manage to snag one of the surely hard-to-get tickets to this presentation will catch an early look at the first publicly screened footage from the film, presented by Oscar winner Philippa Boyens (“The Lord of the Rings...
- 5/13/2024
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
How did one oddball TV-Y7 cartoon portend a fraying landscape for Western cartoons in the streaming age? What does it have to do with a CEO strategy of cleansing out a repertoire of cartoons?
"The Amazing World of Gumball" is one bizarre crossbreed on the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned Cartoon Network. When I compiled The 10 Best Children's Animated Series Of The [Last] Decade, I had zero hesitation deciding on "The Amazing World of Gumball," which ran from 2011 to 2019 on Cartoon Network for six seasons, for its visual eclecticism and comedic minefield. The brainchild of creator Ben Bocquelet, the cartoon revolves around the exploits of the 12-year-old anthropomorphic cat Gumball Watterson and his brother Darwin Watterson (an adopted sibling who originated as a pet goldfish who grew legs). Their environment of Elmore is a wonderland of different mediums. Living in real-life photo-based environments, the 2D Watterson family interact and clash with a...
"The Amazing World of Gumball" is one bizarre crossbreed on the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned Cartoon Network. When I compiled The 10 Best Children's Animated Series Of The [Last] Decade, I had zero hesitation deciding on "The Amazing World of Gumball," which ran from 2011 to 2019 on Cartoon Network for six seasons, for its visual eclecticism and comedic minefield. The brainchild of creator Ben Bocquelet, the cartoon revolves around the exploits of the 12-year-old anthropomorphic cat Gumball Watterson and his brother Darwin Watterson (an adopted sibling who originated as a pet goldfish who grew legs). Their environment of Elmore is a wonderland of different mediums. Living in real-life photo-based environments, the 2D Watterson family interact and clash with a...
- 8/31/2022
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
HBO Max Cancels More Animation, Including ‘Batman: The Caped Crusader’ and 2 ‘Looney Tunes’ Projects
HBO Max continues its baffling decisions regarding its animated programming, with six animated projects no longer making their way to the direct-to-consumer streaming platform, TheWrap has confirmed.
Among the projects that will no longer stream on the platform: “Batman: The Caped Crusader,” from “The Batman” director Matt Reeves, J.J. Abrams and comic book luminary Ed Brubaker; “Did I Do That to the Holidays: A Steve Urkel Story,” an animated “Family Matters” spinoff; and two high-profile “Looney Tunes” features.
While those projects are still in development, some of which are pretty far along, TheWrap has confirmed that “Driftwood,” an original HBO Max animated feature from Victor Courtright, has been fully canceled.
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Among the projects that will no longer stream on the platform: “Batman: The Caped Crusader,” from “The Batman” director Matt Reeves, J.J. Abrams and comic book luminary Ed Brubaker; “Did I Do That to the Holidays: A Steve Urkel Story,” an animated “Family Matters” spinoff; and two high-profile “Looney Tunes” features.
While those projects are still in development, some of which are pretty far along, TheWrap has confirmed that “Driftwood,” an original HBO Max animated feature from Victor Courtright, has been fully canceled.
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- 8/23/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Warner Discovery came out at Annecy all three animation cylinders firing, Cartoon Network Studios, Warner Bros. Animation and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe coming together to host a joint sneak peek presentation of their upcoming slates. They make a formidable combination.
The biggest news was an exclusive, multiyear cross-studio overall deal inked between Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation and “Primal” creator Genndy Tartakovsky.
Warner Bros. Animation also unveiled “Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical,” the first-ever Looney Tunes Original animated movie musical.
In further news, Brian Cox, Miranda Otto, Gaia Wise and Luke Pasqualino feature among key voice cast in New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation’s upcoming anime movie “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.”
A 75-minute three studio focus had plenty more highlights, however, including the unexpected announcement of a new stop-motion “Wacky Races” reboot in development at Hanna-Barbera.
Cartoon Network Studios...
The biggest news was an exclusive, multiyear cross-studio overall deal inked between Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation and “Primal” creator Genndy Tartakovsky.
Warner Bros. Animation also unveiled “Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical,” the first-ever Looney Tunes Original animated movie musical.
In further news, Brian Cox, Miranda Otto, Gaia Wise and Luke Pasqualino feature among key voice cast in New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation’s upcoming anime movie “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.”
A 75-minute three studio focus had plenty more highlights, however, including the unexpected announcement of a new stop-motion “Wacky Races” reboot in development at Hanna-Barbera.
Cartoon Network Studios...
- 6/15/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max and Cartoon Network said Tuesday that they have given greenlights to The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie! and The Amazing World of Gumball: The Series, marking the return of Ben Bocquelet’s creation after the cult animated fantasy series ran six seasons on Cartoon Network from 2011-2019.
Bocquelet will direct and executive produce the movie (it’s a working title), which features a script written by Shane Mack and is designed to serve as a bridge between the original series and the new one. The film begins when Gumball’s biggest fan finds the show’s missing episode and accidentally opens a portal connecting his world to Gumball’s cartoon world. Upon meeting his heroes, our super fan decides to team up with Gumball, Darwin, Anais, Richard and Nicole to save them from a nefarious force overtaking Elmore, while inadvertently unleashing a threat of their very own.
Bocquelet will direct and executive produce the movie (it’s a working title), which features a script written by Shane Mack and is designed to serve as a bridge between the original series and the new one. The film begins when Gumball’s biggest fan finds the show’s missing episode and accidentally opens a portal connecting his world to Gumball’s cartoon world. Upon meeting his heroes, our super fan decides to team up with Gumball, Darwin, Anais, Richard and Nicole to save them from a nefarious force overtaking Elmore, while inadvertently unleashing a threat of their very own.
- 9/21/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
WarnerMedia is taking fans back to Elmore with a new movie and TV series featuring characters from The Amazing World of Gumball.
Gumball, Darwin and more will return to both HBO Max and Cartoon Network with a new movie (tentatively titled The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie!) and TV series (tentatively titled The Amazing World of Gumball: The Series), marking the first original projects greenlit out of Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, WarnerMedia Kids and Family’s flagship television animation studio within Emea.
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Gumball, Darwin and more will return to both HBO Max and Cartoon Network with a new movie (tentatively titled The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie!) and TV series (tentatively titled The Amazing World of Gumball: The Series), marking the first original projects greenlit out of Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, WarnerMedia Kids and Family’s flagship television animation studio within Emea.
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- 9/21/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Here’s some amazing news: “The Amazing World of Gumball” is finally coming back with not one, but two new projects “coming soon” to HBO Max and Cartoon Network from original series creator Ben Bocquelet: a movie that will serve as the series finale for the original show and an “accompanying series” that will branch out of that TV film.
The projects, which are being produced for both the streamer and the network and mark the first greenlights out of Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, WarnerMedia Kids and Family’s flagship television animation studio within Emea, were revealed Tuesday ahead of Warner Bros. Television’s virtual presentations at the Television Critics Association press tour.
Here is the official description for the movie, which has the working title of “The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie!”: Staying true to its self-referential and meta comedic roots that endeared “The Amazing World of Gumball...
The projects, which are being produced for both the streamer and the network and mark the first greenlights out of Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, WarnerMedia Kids and Family’s flagship television animation studio within Emea, were revealed Tuesday ahead of Warner Bros. Television’s virtual presentations at the Television Critics Association press tour.
Here is the official description for the movie, which has the working title of “The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie!”: Staying true to its self-referential and meta comedic roots that endeared “The Amazing World of Gumball...
- 9/21/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
BAFTA has announced the winners of this year’s British Academy Children’s Awards. There were three first-time winners at the ceremony in London, including Emily Burnett who won the BAFTA for Performer for her role in The Dumping Ground; Lindsey Russell for Presenter for Blue Peter; and Bella Ramsay for her performance in The Worst Witch in the Young Performer category.
Dirk Campbell, also for The Worst Witch, won in the Director category. The coming-of-age film Leaving Care, following two care leavers as they navigate a series of firsts without the help of a family, won two BAFTAs: Content For Change and Teen.
CBeebies won Channel, the seventh time since the category was introduced in 2006.
Horrible Histories won Comedy, the sixth time it has won in this category. The Drama award was won by Creeped Out.
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Dirk Campbell, also for The Worst Witch, won in the Director category. The coming-of-age film Leaving Care, following two care leavers as they navigate a series of firsts without the help of a family, won two BAFTAs: Content For Change and Teen.
CBeebies won Channel, the seventh time since the category was introduced in 2006.
Horrible Histories won Comedy, the sixth time it has won in this category. The Drama award was won by Creeped Out.
The show that pitches the nation’s pets against each other – Play...
- 12/1/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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