Skadoosh! Netflix has announced their latest collaboration with DreamWorks, a new animated series based on the "Kung Fu Panda" movies titled "Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight." The show joins other Netflix/DreamWorks animated series based on movies like "All Hail King Julien," "Dawn of the Croods," "The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants," "Dragons: Rescue Riders" and the excellent "Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous."
What makes the "Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight" announcement even more special is that we already know a little about the cast. Jack Black himself will return to voice Po in the show. This marks the first time Black has been involved with...
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What makes the "Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight" announcement even more special is that we already know a little about the cast. Jack Black himself will return to voice Po in the show. This marks the first time Black has been involved with...
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- 3/16/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Isabelle Fuhrman has signed on to star in Sheroes, an action-adventure pic helmed by Spring Breakers producer Jordan Gertner, which will enter production in Thailand later this month.
The film penned by Gertner follows four girlfriends as they set out for a hedonistic adventure in paradise. When they quickly get in over their heads, each girl is called upon to employ her own unique set of skills, doing whatever it takes to come out alive and, if possible, remain friends.
Fuhrman will play Ezra, a burgeoning actress leaving behind a trail of mayhem and chaos on this wild ride.
Gertner is producing the pic, which also stars Wallis Day, Skai Jackson, Sasha Luss (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) and Jack Kesy.
Fuhrman’s latest casting comes amid awards buzz for her turn in The Novice,...
The film penned by Gertner follows four girlfriends as they set out for a hedonistic adventure in paradise. When they quickly get in over their heads, each girl is called upon to employ her own unique set of skills, doing whatever it takes to come out alive and, if possible, remain friends.
Fuhrman will play Ezra, a burgeoning actress leaving behind a trail of mayhem and chaos on this wild ride.
Gertner is producing the pic, which also stars Wallis Day, Skai Jackson, Sasha Luss (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) and Jack Kesy.
Fuhrman’s latest casting comes amid awards buzz for her turn in The Novice,...
- 1/8/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Peacock will launch a spinoff of DreamWorks Animation’s series Dragons Rescue Riders.
The streamer will premiere Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky, an offshoot of the kids series that has run for two seasons on Netflix.
The series, which will launch November 24, is one of a number of kids shows on the platform as it looks to bolsters it youth programming.
The NBCU platform has also renewed series including Curious George, Madagascar: A Little Wild and is launching holiday special Madagascar: A Little Wild Holiday Goose Chase.
Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky is the next chapter following the adventures of Viking twins Dak and Leyla, who were rescued and raised by dragons, growing up learning to speak their language. Along with young dragons Winger, Summer, Cutter and Burple, they defend and protect other dragons on exciting adventures around their home of Huttsgalor.
It stars the voice talent of Nicolas Cantu,...
The streamer will premiere Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky, an offshoot of the kids series that has run for two seasons on Netflix.
The series, which will launch November 24, is one of a number of kids shows on the platform as it looks to bolsters it youth programming.
The NBCU platform has also renewed series including Curious George, Madagascar: A Little Wild and is launching holiday special Madagascar: A Little Wild Holiday Goose Chase.
Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky is the next chapter following the adventures of Viking twins Dak and Leyla, who were rescued and raised by dragons, growing up learning to speak their language. Along with young dragons Winger, Summer, Cutter and Burple, they defend and protect other dragons on exciting adventures around their home of Huttsgalor.
It stars the voice talent of Nicolas Cantu,...
- 9/22/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sean Astin (Stranger Things), Ali Larter (The Rookie), Madison Wolfe (The Conjuring 2), Brec Bassinger (Stargirl), Skai Jackson (Bunk’d), Gavin Warren (12 Mighty Orphans) and Julianne Arrieta (Reagan) have signed on to star in The Man in the White Van, a true-crime thriller from Garrison Film Productions, Legion M, XYZ Films and writer-director Warren Skeels (Siesta Key).
The film co-written by Sharon Y. Cobb is set in 1974, watching as an ominous white van begins stalking a young girl from the town of Brooksville, Fl. Her parents’ disbelief that this is really happening, given her tendency to exaggerate, leads in the end to a terrifying Halloween nightmare. Pic will explore the origins of the “white van” trope in popular culture, and chart the beginnings of the destruction fomented by real-world serial killer Billy Mansfield Jr.
Wolfe will play the lead role of Annie, with Bassinger cast as Annie’s sister Margaret.
The film co-written by Sharon Y. Cobb is set in 1974, watching as an ominous white van begins stalking a young girl from the town of Brooksville, Fl. Her parents’ disbelief that this is really happening, given her tendency to exaggerate, leads in the end to a terrifying Halloween nightmare. Pic will explore the origins of the “white van” trope in popular culture, and chart the beginnings of the destruction fomented by real-world serial killer Billy Mansfield Jr.
Wolfe will play the lead role of Annie, with Bassinger cast as Annie’s sister Margaret.
- 9/21/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Harkening back to his earlier films about childhood, Steven Spielberg has cast a slew of young actors in his semi-autobiographical film about his adolescence as an aspiring filmmaker in Arizona, which has the working title of “The Fabelmans.”
Gabriel Bateman (“Child’s Play”), Gustavo Escobar (“Instant Family”), Nicolas Cantu (“The Walking Dead: World Beyond”), Cooper Dodson (“Fear the Walking Dead”), Lane Factor (“Reservation Dogs”) and Stephen Smith (“The 15:17 to Paris”) are playing the friends of the character loosely based on Spielberg, portrayed by Gabriel Labelle.
They join a sprawling ensemble that includes Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch, Sam Rechner, Oakes Fegley, Chloe East, Julia Butters, Jeannie Berlin, Robin Bartlett, Jonathan Hadary and Isabelle Kusman.
Spielberg co-wrote the screenplay for “The Fabelmans” with his regular collaborator Tony Kushner. They’re both also producing the film with Kristie Macosko Krieger, backed by Spielberg’s company Amblin Partners. The film is currently in production,...
Gabriel Bateman (“Child’s Play”), Gustavo Escobar (“Instant Family”), Nicolas Cantu (“The Walking Dead: World Beyond”), Cooper Dodson (“Fear the Walking Dead”), Lane Factor (“Reservation Dogs”) and Stephen Smith (“The 15:17 to Paris”) are playing the friends of the character loosely based on Spielberg, portrayed by Gabriel Labelle.
They join a sprawling ensemble that includes Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch, Sam Rechner, Oakes Fegley, Chloe East, Julia Butters, Jeannie Berlin, Robin Bartlett, Jonathan Hadary and Isabelle Kusman.
Spielberg co-wrote the screenplay for “The Fabelmans” with his regular collaborator Tony Kushner. They’re both also producing the film with Kristie Macosko Krieger, backed by Spielberg’s company Amblin Partners. The film is currently in production,...
- 8/12/2021
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Pixar’s “Soul” and Apple/Gkids’s “Wolfwalkers” may have topped the Annie Award nominations with 10 each, but it was Netflix that walked away with the most nominations overall, picking up 40 across an array of projects.
Netflix scored six nominations each for its features “The Willoughbys” and “Over the Moon,” and three for “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.” Other Netflix projects receiving nominations include “Hilda,” “The Midnight Gospel,” “Bojack Horseman,” “Big Mouth,” “Alien Xmas,” “Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy,” “The Christmas Chronicles 2,” “The Umbrella Academy,” “Bna,” “The Great Pretender,” “Blood of Zeus,” “Trash Truck,” “Buddi,” “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power,” “Fast & Furious: Spy Racers,” “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous,” “Tales of Arcadia: Wizards,” “Dragons Rescue Riders,” “Cops and Robbers” and “If Anything Happens I Love You.”
The next biggest studio tallies were Pixar and DreamWorks Animation with 20 nominations each, followed by Apple/Gkids with 10, Disney with nine,...
Netflix scored six nominations each for its features “The Willoughbys” and “Over the Moon,” and three for “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.” Other Netflix projects receiving nominations include “Hilda,” “The Midnight Gospel,” “Bojack Horseman,” “Big Mouth,” “Alien Xmas,” “Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy,” “The Christmas Chronicles 2,” “The Umbrella Academy,” “Bna,” “The Great Pretender,” “Blood of Zeus,” “Trash Truck,” “Buddi,” “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power,” “Fast & Furious: Spy Racers,” “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous,” “Tales of Arcadia: Wizards,” “Dragons Rescue Riders,” “Cops and Robbers” and “If Anything Happens I Love You.”
The next biggest studio tallies were Pixar and DreamWorks Animation with 20 nominations each, followed by Apple/Gkids with 10, Disney with nine,...
- 3/3/2021
- by Terry Flores
- Variety Film + TV
Innovative Artists and Gilbertson Entertainment have signed Jacob Hopkins, who plays Chad Kremp on ABC’s comedy The Goldbergs.
Hopkins, who is also known for his previous work as the voice of Gumball on The Amazing World of Gumball, has also come on board with Cesd for voiceover representation.
In addition to his role on the The Goldbergs, Hopkins can currently be heard as the voice of Axel Finke on the Dreamworks Animation series Dragons: Rescue Riders, which is streaming now on Netflix. He will next be seen as one of the leads in the indie film Carolina’s Calling, which will be released in 2021.
Hopkins’ other credits include recurring as Alexander Drew on True Blood and starring as Miller in the feature film Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life.
Hopkins, who is also known for his previous work as the voice of Gumball on The Amazing World of Gumball, has also come on board with Cesd for voiceover representation.
In addition to his role on the The Goldbergs, Hopkins can currently be heard as the voice of Axel Finke on the Dreamworks Animation series Dragons: Rescue Riders, which is streaming now on Netflix. He will next be seen as one of the leads in the indie film Carolina’s Calling, which will be released in 2021.
Hopkins’ other credits include recurring as Alexander Drew on True Blood and starring as Miller in the feature film Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life.
- 12/3/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC’s venerable soap General Hospital leads all shows and CBS and Amazon Prime Video top all networks in nominations for the 47th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which were unveiled Thursday. Winners will be revealed June 26 during a live virtual ceremony on CBS, returning the awards show to broadcast primetime for the first time since 2011.
General Hospital scored a total of 23 noms, edging rivals NBC’s Days of Our Lives (22 noms) and CBS’ Young and the Restless (21) and The Bold and the Beautiful (13). The digital soaps followed, led by Netflix’s Eastsiders and Amazon Prime’s Studio City both with eight noms apiece.
All four broadcast soaps are up for the top drama series honor, while Eastsiders and Studio City are joined by Amazon Prime’s After Forever, The Bay The Series and Dark/Web in the top digital drama race.
CBS led all networks with 57 nominations, followed by Amazon with 55. Among newcomers,...
General Hospital scored a total of 23 noms, edging rivals NBC’s Days of Our Lives (22 noms) and CBS’ Young and the Restless (21) and The Bold and the Beautiful (13). The digital soaps followed, led by Netflix’s Eastsiders and Amazon Prime’s Studio City both with eight noms apiece.
All four broadcast soaps are up for the top drama series honor, while Eastsiders and Studio City are joined by Amazon Prime’s After Forever, The Bay The Series and Dark/Web in the top digital drama race.
CBS led all networks with 57 nominations, followed by Amazon with 55. Among newcomers,...
- 5/21/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has confirmed that 38 new original series, movies and specials will be debuting on the streaming service in February. Leading off the lineup is the first season of the fantasy horror series “Locke & Key,” which is inspired by the comic series crafted by Stephen King’s son, Joe Hill. Among other shows launching their first seasons in the shortest month of the year are “Gentefied” and “Unstoppable.”
Also on tap is the sophomore editions of the sci-fi series “Altered Carbon” and the crime drama “Narcos: Mexico.” And look for the long-awaited sequel “To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You,” which continues the story from the teen romantic comedy that was one of the most streamed films of 2018.
Below is the full schedule of everything that is coming and leaving Netflix in February 2020.
Available February 1
A Bad Moms Christmas
A Little Princess
Back to the Future Part III...
Also on tap is the sophomore editions of the sci-fi series “Altered Carbon” and the crime drama “Narcos: Mexico.” And look for the long-awaited sequel “To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You,” which continues the story from the teen romantic comedy that was one of the most streamed films of 2018.
Below is the full schedule of everything that is coming and leaving Netflix in February 2020.
Available February 1
A Bad Moms Christmas
A Little Princess
Back to the Future Part III...
- 2/1/2020
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Netflix will release the animated short Sitara: Let Girls Dream from two-time Oscar-winning and three-time Emmy-winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
The short tells the story of Pari, a 14-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a pilot while growing up in a society that doesn’t allow her to dream.
“Young girls everywhere still face considerable hurdles in achieving their dreams,” Obaid-Chinoy said Friday. Sitara embodies that struggle; it is the story of Pari, a young girl who dreams of becoming a pilot and is robbed of it. For me, Sitara is more than a film; it is a movement that we want to start across the world, that encourages parents to invest in their girls’ dreams, freeing their daughters from the burdens of early marriage.”
Vice Studios financed and produced Sitara. Imke Fehrmann serves as producer on the film. Women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem and Darla Anderson — the Academy Award-winning...
The short tells the story of Pari, a 14-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a pilot while growing up in a society that doesn’t allow her to dream.
“Young girls everywhere still face considerable hurdles in achieving their dreams,” Obaid-Chinoy said Friday. Sitara embodies that struggle; it is the story of Pari, a young girl who dreams of becoming a pilot and is robbed of it. For me, Sitara is more than a film; it is a movement that we want to start across the world, that encourages parents to invest in their girls’ dreams, freeing their daughters from the burdens of early marriage.”
Vice Studios financed and produced Sitara. Imke Fehrmann serves as producer on the film. Women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem and Darla Anderson — the Academy Award-winning...
- 10/25/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Sanjay Patel’s new series Ghee Happy has been greenlit by Netflix. The animated show from director-animator-illustrator Patel is a playful reimagining of the Hindu deities as little kids discovering their powers in a deity daycare appropriately called Ghee Happy.
Patel’s resume includes an array of iconic Pixar films including Monsters Inc., Ratatouille, Cars, Toy Story 2 as well as both installments of The Incredibles. Inspired by his own childhood, Sanjay helmed the short animated film Sanjay’s Super Team, which was paired with The Good Dinosaur. The short was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards and for Best Animated Short Subject at the 43rd Annie Awards.
“For the past 25 years I’ve been working in kids and family entertainment without having kids of my own,” said Patel. “Having finally become a parent, I’m so excited and lucky to be able to create...
Patel’s resume includes an array of iconic Pixar films including Monsters Inc., Ratatouille, Cars, Toy Story 2 as well as both installments of The Incredibles. Inspired by his own childhood, Sanjay helmed the short animated film Sanjay’s Super Team, which was paired with The Good Dinosaur. The short was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards and for Best Animated Short Subject at the 43rd Annie Awards.
“For the past 25 years I’ve been working in kids and family entertainment without having kids of my own,” said Patel. “Having finally become a parent, I’m so excited and lucky to be able to create...
- 10/9/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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