8/12/10

GI JOE: RENEGADES Promo info from "The Hub"!!

Branded as renegades for crimes they did not commit, a heroic group of young G.I.s is forced to "turn fugitive" as they battle to clear their names, and expose the evil that is Cobra Industries -- a seemingly benevolent mega-corporation covertly controlled by a rogues gallery intent on creating a New World Order.

New pics & some of the voice cast!!



Early Notable Voice Cast:
  • Charlie Adler (Cobra Commander/Resolute, Buster Bunny/Tiny Toons)
  • Lee Majors (Six Million Dollar Man)
  • Clancy Brown (Lex Luthor/Justice League, Shawshank Redemption)
  • Jason Marsden (Peter Pan & The Pirates, Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
  • Johnny Messner (Tears of the Sun)
  • Kevin Michael Richardson (The Batman)
Check out more info on "The Hub" & it's this cool new family programing (including Transformers & GI Joe) coming 10/10/10 here: http://hubworld.com/

8/1/10

PRODUCING PARKER Season 2 officially coming in February 2011!!


Kim Cattrall Returns For Second Season Of Producing Parker

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
(TORONTO – July 29, 2010) – Breakthrough Films & Television announced today that Kim Cattrall has signed on as the voice of “Dee” for the second season of Producing Parker. In addition, the animated sitcom will also feature the voice talents of Jason Priestley (Call Me Fitz, Beverly Hills 90210)
as Parker’s high school bully, Catherine O’Hara (Best in Show) as Parker’s cumbersome Mother, and Mark McKinney (Kids in the Hall) as Parker’s new boss.

Production on the new season has begun and broadcast is scheduled for February 2011 on TVtropolis in Canada.

The quirky crew of “The Dee Show” is back at it again as Producing Parker returns for a second season of savvy daytime TV satire. This season, host Dee lands the show in jail, goes to rehab, and finally climbs the ratings charts to number one. While producer Parker, has her challenges managing Dee, her own love life proves the far greater challenge as she continues to fall for all the wrong guys: a radical environmentalist, her high school bully, a ghost, and, as always, dreamy network head, Blake Bellamy. Meanwhile, segment producer Simon, has finally started bringing his A-Game to work: plotting to put Parker on the show, making first contact with aliens and even applying for a job at Hard News Report. Season Two of Producing Parker takes this high-stakes, irreverent animated comedy to the next hilarious level.

Returning voice cast members include Kristen Booth (MVP, Young People F***ing) as “Parker Kovak”; Aaron Abrams (Slings And Arrows, Amelia, Flash of Genius) as “Simon Nolan,” the Dee Show’s resident copywriter; and Peter Keleghan (Cheaper by the Dozen 2, Murdoch Mysteries) as “Blake Bellamy,” the charismatic station owner.

Kim Cattrall comments, “I'm so happy to be back for our second season on Producing Parker that includes a guest appearance from my favorite comedic actress, Catherine O’Hara."

Producer Christin Simms says, "We're all very excited about the amazing voice talent we've attracted to the series this season. Having accomplished actors like Jason Priestley, Catherine O'Hara, Mark McKinney and, of course, Kim Cattrall on the show is a real compliment to the absurd yet heartwarming stories we tell on Producing Parker."

Producing Parker is a co-production between Breakthrough Films & Television and Philippine Animation Studio in association with Canwest Media. Created, written, story edited, and executive produced by Laura Kosterski; executive produced by Ira Levy and Peter Williamson; story edited and produced by Christin Simms. Producing Parker is a part of Breakthrough’s acclaimed primetime comedy slate, which also includes Less Than Kind, Single White Spenny and Crash Canyon.

About Breakthrough Films & Television
Headquartered in Toronto, Breakthrough Films & Television is a leading global producer and distributor of acclaimed prime time comedy and drama series, as well as factual entertainment and documentaries. Breakthrough Films & Television is also a world leader in the production and distribution of children’s animation and family entertainment. In addition to its dedicated program development, production and distribution divisions, Breakthrough’s new media division ranks among one of the industry’s most respected developers and marketers of the highest quality digital entertainment including videogames and mobile applications. Breakthrough is located on the Web at
www.breakthroughfilms.com.

7/28/10

BATMAN BEYOND: THE COMPLETE SERIES...

Coming 11/23/10!!
A 9-dvd set with all 53 episodes, a bonus disc with all new content, & an art booklet!!
Suggested retail is $99.98, but you should be able to get it for less, & if it's anything like the "Batman TAS: Complete Set" it will go fast!!



7/25/10

YOUNG JUSTICE Comic-Con 2010 preview...

This show is looking GOOD!!

7/24/10

...More Avengers (new footage!)

Check out more of the new Avengers animated series coming to Disney XD...

7/23/10

NEW TRANSFORMERS PRIME & GI JOE RENEGADES SIZZLE!! (First Looks!)

Coming to Hasbro's new channel "The Hub" this October (Replacing Discovery Kids Channel) the brand new Transformers (CG) & GI Joe (Traditional) animations!!



7/21/10

PRESS RELEASE!! AVATAR LEGEND OF KORRA!!

BURBANK, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire/ — Nickelodeon, the number one producer of television animation in the world, has greenlit a new series from the creators of the hit animated TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender, it was announced today by Brown Johnson, President, Animation, Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group. The new series The Legend of Korra (working title), from creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, will premiere on Nickelodeon in 2011, continuing the evolution of the animated franchise and its mythology. The original series was the inspiration for the Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies live-action epic adventure, The Last Airbender, which has already grossed more than $115 million at the box office to date.

“Mike and Bryan have imagined a compelling new story inspired by the Airbender mythology that they so brilliantly crafted when the TV series began,” Johnson said. “This new avatar is not only a girl, but also hot-headed, independent and ready to take on the world.”

The Legend of Korra takes place 70 years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender and follows the adventures of the Avatar after Aang – a passionate, rebellious, and fearless teenaged girl from the Southern Water Tribe named Korra. With three of the four elements under her belt (Earth, Water, and Fire), Korra seeks to master the final element, Air. Her quest leads her to the epicenter of the modern “Avatar” world, Republic City – a metropolis that is fueled by steampunk technology. It is a virtual melting pot where benders and non-benders from all nations live and thrive. However, Korra discovers that Republic City is plagued by crime as well as a growing anti-bending revolution that threatens to rip it apart. Under the tutelage of Aang’s son, Tenzin, Korra begins her airbending training while dealing with the dangers at large.

Launched in February 2005, Avatar aired for three seasons on Nickelodeon and was ranked among the top five animated properties on television among boys, 2-11 and 6-11 (2005/2006). During this time, the series reached a total of 21.7 million total viewers (persons 2+), including 8.8 million kids 2-11 and 6.3 million kids 6-11*. Currently, Avatar: The Last Airbender is the number one program on Nicktoons among tweens. (Source: *Nielsen Cume Data – July 2008, Live + 7 day, 6 min. qualifier.)


Avatar: The Last Airbender was created and executive produced by Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.

An award-winning filmmaker, DiMartino was a director at Film Roman for six years, working on the prime-time animated series King of the Hill, Family Guy and Mission Hill. During his tenure there, DiMartino animated and directed the short animated film Atomic Love, which has gone on to screen at festivals across the country including Sundance and the Los Angeles Film Festival. It also aired as part of the Nicktoons Network Animation Festival.

Konietzko began his career in animation as a character designer at Film Roman for Fox’s prime-time series, Family Guy. He soon moved to the post of assistant director for two more Film Roman shows, Mission Hill and King of the Hill, working beside animation director DiMartino. Konietzko then became a storyboard artist and later an art director for the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim.


The new Avatar series will be produced at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif., and is co-executive produced by Joaquim Dos Santos.