Brooke Keesling and Caitlin Winiarski Join Bento Box
Studio behind ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘Duncanville’ announces new hires in talent and creative development as they continue move to expand output in all platforms.
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Amy Poehler’s ‘Duncanville’ Arrives on FOX’s Sunday Night Animation Block
Four years in the making, the ‘SNL’ alum’s new comedy, created with Emmy Award winners Mike and Julie Thacker Scully, her ‘Parks and Recreation’ cohorts, premieres this Sunday.
Hank Azaria Says No to More Apu on ‘The Simpsons’
Veteran comedian and long-time voice of the show’s Indian immigrant convenience store owner is stepping down from the role.
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Visual Effects Society Announces 2020 Board of Directors
Mike Chambers returns for his sixth term as committee chair.
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TBS Orders Two More Seasons of ‘American Dad!’
Animated comedy, created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman, returns in 2020 with its 300th episode.
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Fox Orders Stop-Motion Holiday Special from Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
The irreverent (really?) show, written by Tom Root, will debut this coming winter as part of the network’s ‘Not So Silent Nights’ programming.
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Locksmith Animation and Richard Curtis Developing Christmas Feature, ‘The Empty Stocking’
Bonnie Arnold joins Sarah Smith and Julie Lockhart to oversee film based on series of children’s books by writer / director known for ‘Yesterday,’ ‘Four Weddings and A Funeral’ and ‘Love Actually.’
Locksmith Animation Signs Multi-Picture Deal with Warner Bros. Pictures
UK production house, led by Sarah Smith and Julie Lockhart, will co-develop and distribute family animated features in theatres worldwide.
‘The Simpsons’ Seasons 1-20 Special Box Set Coming December 3
Only 1,000 copies of ‘The Simpsons: The Complete Seasons 1-20 Limited Edition’ collection, containing every episode of iconic series’ first 20 seasons, to be produced; now available for pre-order.
‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Love, Death & Robots’ Take Home Animation Emmy Awards
Fox’s perennial favorite and Netflix’s new anthology series receive awards for Outstanding Animated Program and Outstanding Short Form Animated Program, while Seth MacFarlane wins for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for ‘Family Guy.’
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WATCH: Pixomondo’s ‘The Orville’ Season 2 Previs and VFX Reels
Three reels, including an interview with Emmy nominee, VFX supervisor Nhat Phong Tran, showcase the studio’s superb previsualization and visual effects work on Seth McFarlane’s hit sci-fi action-comedy series.
Disney Announces New Round of Layoffs and Closure of Fox Research Library
Veteran production and VFX executives receive pink slips as studio continues to downsize.
WATCH: Fox Drops Brad Pitt’s ‘AD ASTRA’ Trailer and Poster
Sci-fi thriller, set to hit theatres September 20, features Pitt taking to the stars to find his missing father, whose efforts threaten Earth’s very existence.
‘Inside Family Guy: An Illustrated History’ Now Available
Frazier Moore’s ‘colorful’ coffee table book celebrates in humorous detail the 20th anniversary of Seth MacFarlane’s eight-time Emmy Award-winning hit animated show.
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Disney Bumps ‘Avatar’ Sequel to 2021, Sets Dates on Three Unnamed ‘Star Wars’ Movies
First of four sequels to James Cameron’s sci-fi epic pushed out a full year to 2021, while new ‘Star Wars’ films to hit every other year starting 2022.
Disney Closes Acquisition of 21st Century Fox
Disney’s historic $71.3 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox creates an unprecedented collection of content and talent for the Mouse House.
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Rising Sun Pictures Springs into Action for Fox’s ‘Alita: Battle Angel’
RSP teams with Weta Digital for new film’s lunar battle and zero-gravity training sequences.
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Fox Renews ‘The Simpsons’ Through 2021
Longest-running primetime scripted show in television history renewed for unprecedented 31st and 32nd seasons.
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Will Writers of the Original ‘Lion King’ Get Credits and Residuals from Disney’s Remake?
Story artists and contributors on 1994 animated classic, made outside Writers Guild of America jurisdiction, may not be credited or compensated by upcoming live-action summer release.
‘Bob’s Burgers’ Leads WGA Nominations for Animation
FOX series sweep WGA nominations with three nominations for ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ two nominations for ‘The Simpsons’ and one nod for ‘Family Guy.’
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Marci Proietto Named Exec Vice President of Animation at 20th Century Fox TV
26-year studio veteran will oversee all creative and production on ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘Family Guy’ as well as all new animated series development.
Did ‘South Park’ Troll or Tip a Sly Nod of Support to ‘The Simpsons’?
New episode, ‘The Problem with a Poo,’ ends with a #cancelthesimpsons hashtag as Mr. Hankey is banished from town for insensitive tweets, landing him in Springfield alongside the controversial Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.
Disney Names New TV Executives and Network Organizational Structure
Amidst cost-cutting and layoff speculation, studio appoints four key Fox executives for top roles once merger is complete.
Fox Developing Animated Comedy ‘The Great North’ from 'Bob's Burgers' Creative Trio
Network orders presentation of new Alaskan family adventure series from Emmy and Annie Award-winning show's executive producers Loren Bouchard, Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux.
Fox Orders Animated Comedy Series ‘Bless The Harts’
Series created by Emmy Award winner Emily Spivey to feature voices of Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell and Ike Barinholtz; Spivey, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Wiig and Seth Cohen to executive-produce.
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