Netflix kicked off February with news of the streaming service’s 2024 film slate.
The steamer, which landed 18 Oscar nominations this year – including seven for Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” – will debut numerous populist films in 2024, including new projects from Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, Jenifer Lopez, Millie Bobby Brown, Eddie Murphy, and more.
Well-known directors with movies set to premiere on Netflix this year include Tyler Perry (two titles), McG, Richard Linklater, and Lee Daniels. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will also make his directorial debut with “Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story.”
On the awards front, while it’s too early to tell which projects might pop – and what movies Netflix might acquire for release this year, similarly to how the studio purchased Todd Haynes’ “May December” at the Cannes Film Festival last year – titles to flag include “The Piano Lesson” from Malcolm Washington with Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington,...
The steamer, which landed 18 Oscar nominations this year – including seven for Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” – will debut numerous populist films in 2024, including new projects from Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, Jenifer Lopez, Millie Bobby Brown, Eddie Murphy, and more.
Well-known directors with movies set to premiere on Netflix this year include Tyler Perry (two titles), McG, Richard Linklater, and Lee Daniels. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will also make his directorial debut with “Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story.”
On the awards front, while it’s too early to tell which projects might pop – and what movies Netflix might acquire for release this year, similarly to how the studio purchased Todd Haynes’ “May December” at the Cannes Film Festival last year – titles to flag include “The Piano Lesson” from Malcolm Washington with Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
The Casagrandes will be back for a third go-round. Ahead of its season 2 debut, Nickelodeon has renewed Emmy-winning kids series The Casagrandes for a third season.
A spinoff of Nickelodeon’s top-rated animated series The Loud House, The Casagrandes has ranked as the number two animated property across television with Kids 2-11 since its October 2019 debut. Season three is currently in production by Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
The Casagrandes tells the story of Ronnie Anne, who moves to the city with her mom and older brother to live with their big, loving family, the Casagrandes. The series showcases the culture, humor, and love that’s part of growing up in a multigenerational Mexican-American family. Season 3 will find Ronnie Anne and her family members on a variety of adventures while exploring different areas of the city.
“Our audience has loved the diverse characters, relatable stories and rich animation found in The Casagrandes...
A spinoff of Nickelodeon’s top-rated animated series The Loud House, The Casagrandes has ranked as the number two animated property across television with Kids 2-11 since its October 2019 debut. Season three is currently in production by Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
The Casagrandes tells the story of Ronnie Anne, who moves to the city with her mom and older brother to live with their big, loving family, the Casagrandes. The series showcases the culture, humor, and love that’s part of growing up in a multigenerational Mexican-American family. Season 3 will find Ronnie Anne and her family members on a variety of adventures while exploring different areas of the city.
“Our audience has loved the diverse characters, relatable stories and rich animation found in The Casagrandes...
- 9/24/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with more quotes: Roughly 200 SAG-aftra members and staff rallied today outside the Los Angeles offices of the Spanish Broadcasting System – the union’s latest gambit in its three-year-long campaign to secure a first-ever contract at the network’s Spanish-language radio stations La Raza and Mega.
“We’re here fighting for Sbs workers who have been denied a right for a fair contract,” SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris said at the event. “We have been negotiating with them for 3 1/2 years, and every time, they have come to the bargaining table in bad faith. It’s time for Sbs to step up and negotiate.”
David White, SAG-aftra’s national executive director, accused Sbs of having “violated the law again and again,” telling the cheering crowd, “We are here to tell Sbs, ‘No longer!’”
Said Patricia Richardson, president of SAG-aftra’s Los Angeles local: “We support these Sbs workers, who are only asking...
“We’re here fighting for Sbs workers who have been denied a right for a fair contract,” SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris said at the event. “We have been negotiating with them for 3 1/2 years, and every time, they have come to the bargaining table in bad faith. It’s time for Sbs to step up and negotiate.”
David White, SAG-aftra’s national executive director, accused Sbs of having “violated the law again and again,” telling the cheering crowd, “We are here to tell Sbs, ‘No longer!’”
Said Patricia Richardson, president of SAG-aftra’s Los Angeles local: “We support these Sbs workers, who are only asking...
- 2/27/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Cine Sony and the National Association of Latino Independent Producers are teaming again to launch the second annual Voces Nuevas, their short film contest for aspiring filmmakers throughout the U.S.
Eligible filmmakers ages 18 and up who reside in the U.S. can submit short films ranging from from two to 20 minutes in length from now through March 8. Projects can be submitted here.
“Last year, Voces Nuevas had over 300 filmmakers submit everything from comedies to thrillers to dramas, confirming our belief that there is so much deserving talent out there,” said Jeff Meier, Svp and General Manager, U.S. Networks, at Sony Pictures Television. “We are excited to join forces with Nalip and once again provide a platform to show audiences the talent and creativity of emerging filmmakers.”
Voces Nuevas aims to discover and celebrate emerging film talent while providing a new resource for content development. Entrants will compete...
Eligible filmmakers ages 18 and up who reside in the U.S. can submit short films ranging from from two to 20 minutes in length from now through March 8. Projects can be submitted here.
“Last year, Voces Nuevas had over 300 filmmakers submit everything from comedies to thrillers to dramas, confirming our belief that there is so much deserving talent out there,” said Jeff Meier, Svp and General Manager, U.S. Networks, at Sony Pictures Television. “We are excited to join forces with Nalip and once again provide a platform to show audiences the talent and creativity of emerging filmmakers.”
Voces Nuevas aims to discover and celebrate emerging film talent while providing a new resource for content development. Entrants will compete...
- 1/15/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Cine Sony will launch the new series Voces Nuevas: Recognizing Emerging Filmmakers which will showcase films directed by talented and aspiring Latinx filmmakers who participated in the Voces Nuevas short film competition. The series will premiere on October 13.
The six-episode series will feature selected shorts submitted to Cine Sony and the National Association of Latino Independent Producers’ first Voces Nuevas contest. It will all kick off with the three winning films from the competition: La Capa Azul, To Infinity and Uno Por Uno: The Cuban Missile Crisis. A new episode will then air every second Sunday of the month at 8pm on Cine Sony, Sony Pictures Television’s premier movie channel for the bi-cultural U.S. Latinx audience
“I appreciate Voces Nuevas for listening, more than to my voice, to Puerto Rico’s stories,” said Alejandra López, who won the grand prize for her short La Capa Azul. “This...
The six-episode series will feature selected shorts submitted to Cine Sony and the National Association of Latino Independent Producers’ first Voces Nuevas contest. It will all kick off with the three winning films from the competition: La Capa Azul, To Infinity and Uno Por Uno: The Cuban Missile Crisis. A new episode will then air every second Sunday of the month at 8pm on Cine Sony, Sony Pictures Television’s premier movie channel for the bi-cultural U.S. Latinx audience
“I appreciate Voces Nuevas for listening, more than to my voice, to Puerto Rico’s stories,” said Alejandra López, who won the grand prize for her short La Capa Azul. “This...
- 9/12/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Cine Sony, Sony Pictures Television’s premier movie channel for the bi-cultural U.S. Latino audience, and the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (Nalip) revealed the winners of the inaugural Voces Nuevas, a short film contest for aspiring filmmakers. The grand prize winner was Puerto Rico native Alejandra López, writer and director of La Capa Azul.
López’s short tells the story of Junior, a ten-year-old boy who must find medication for his grandfather in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. He puts on a blue cape made of the tarp that covers his roof and sets off on a journey to save his grandfather’s life. She received $10,000 and a Nalip scholarship and will attend the 2019 Nalip Media Summit (which kicks off today) where she will have the opportunity to meet with industry executives.
The first prize winner of Voces Nuevas was Gabriel Savodivker’s To Infinity, which...
López’s short tells the story of Junior, a ten-year-old boy who must find medication for his grandfather in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. He puts on a blue cape made of the tarp that covers his roof and sets off on a journey to save his grandfather’s life. She received $10,000 and a Nalip scholarship and will attend the 2019 Nalip Media Summit (which kicks off today) where she will have the opportunity to meet with industry executives.
The first prize winner of Voces Nuevas was Gabriel Savodivker’s To Infinity, which...
- 7/25/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Nickelodeon’s upcoming original animated series The Casagrandes has added Eugenio Derbez (Overboard), Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken) and Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina the Teenage Witch) to its cast. In addition, Nickelodeon has renewed mothership series The Loud House for a fifth season.
The Loud House spinoff tells the story of the Casagrandes, a big, loving and multi-generational family living together in the city.
Derbez will lend his voice to Dr. Santiago, a physician living and working in Peru, who is Ronnie Anne and Bobby’s father. Jeong voices Mr. Stanley Chang, a friendly and patient train conductor, and Hart voices Mrs. Becca Chang, a quirky, smart and funny zoologist and wife to Stanley.
“The Casagrandes highlights the humorous stories and moments of daily life that every kind of family can relate to, and we’re thrilled to have Eugenio, Melissa and Ken on board to make these characters as relatable and funny as can be,...
The Loud House spinoff tells the story of the Casagrandes, a big, loving and multi-generational family living together in the city.
Derbez will lend his voice to Dr. Santiago, a physician living and working in Peru, who is Ronnie Anne and Bobby’s father. Jeong voices Mr. Stanley Chang, a friendly and patient train conductor, and Hart voices Mrs. Becca Chang, a quirky, smart and funny zoologist and wife to Stanley.
“The Casagrandes highlights the humorous stories and moments of daily life that every kind of family can relate to, and we’re thrilled to have Eugenio, Melissa and Ken on board to make these characters as relatable and funny as can be,...
- 5/7/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
Melissa Joan Hart is returning to Nickelodeon for her first series at the cable channel since “Clarissa Explains It All.” Hart, Ken Jeong and Eugenio Derbez have been cast in animated series “The Casagrandes,” which is a companion series to “The Loud House.”
Source series “The Loud House” has been renewed for a 26-episode fifth season ahead of its Season 4 premiere, Nick said on Tuesday. Spinoff “The Casagrandes” will debut in October.
The new 2D cartoon will tell the story of the titular Casagrandes, a big, loving and multi-generational Mexican-American family living together in the city. Derbez lends his voice as Dr. Santiago, a physician living and working in Peru, who is Ronnie Anne and Bobby’s (more on them below) father. Jeong voices Mr. Stanley Chang, a friendly and patient train conductor, and Hart voices his wife Mrs. Becca Chang, a quirky, smart and funny zoologist.
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Source series “The Loud House” has been renewed for a 26-episode fifth season ahead of its Season 4 premiere, Nick said on Tuesday. Spinoff “The Casagrandes” will debut in October.
The new 2D cartoon will tell the story of the titular Casagrandes, a big, loving and multi-generational Mexican-American family living together in the city. Derbez lends his voice as Dr. Santiago, a physician living and working in Peru, who is Ronnie Anne and Bobby’s (more on them below) father. Jeong voices Mr. Stanley Chang, a friendly and patient train conductor, and Hart voices his wife Mrs. Becca Chang, a quirky, smart and funny zoologist.
Also Read: '...
- 5/7/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Fuse Media is getting a head-start on upfront season, unveiling its 2019-20 slate today. The lineup is highlighted by three new series, several returning ones and multiple premiere dates.
Targeting diverse, millennial and Gen Z viewers, Fuse TV has greenlighted new series Made from Scratch, a docu-cooking show with Latinx rapper Young M.A.; The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle West (working title), a talk/variety show based on the hosts’ podcast; and Sugar and Toys, Fuse’s first foray into adult animation, from Black Dynamite and The Boondocks producers Carl Jones and Brian Ash. Read details of all three new shows below.
The returning series on Fuse TV are Big Boy’s Neighborhood, Fuse Docs Season 3), T-Pain’s School of Business and Future – History (year-round series). More on those and Fuse’s digital-only renewals below.
Fuse said its TV network’s audience is...
Targeting diverse, millennial and Gen Z viewers, Fuse TV has greenlighted new series Made from Scratch, a docu-cooking show with Latinx rapper Young M.A.; The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle West (working title), a talk/variety show based on the hosts’ podcast; and Sugar and Toys, Fuse’s first foray into adult animation, from Black Dynamite and The Boondocks producers Carl Jones and Brian Ash. Read details of all three new shows below.
The returning series on Fuse TV are Big Boy’s Neighborhood, Fuse Docs Season 3), T-Pain’s School of Business and Future – History (year-round series). More on those and Fuse’s digital-only renewals below.
Fuse said its TV network’s audience is...
- 3/13/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fuse Media is adding some adult animation to its flagship network’s 2019 lineup, which will also air new seasons of original shows Complex x Fuse and T-Pain’s School of Business.
Sugar and Toys, from Carl Jones and Brian Ash (producers of Black Dynamite and The Boondocks for Adult Swim) will be the first adult animation title on Fuse. It is described by the network as “a wild new twist on the Saturday morning cartoons we all grew up with — but a whole lot less innocent.”
The half-hour comedy sends up toy commercials and PSAs, tackling a range of social issues and featuring bookended host segments with rapper and actor Kyle (Netflix’s The After Party). Along with Jones and Ash, Aengus James and Colin King Miller are executive producers. Kyle Harvey is Co-Executive Producer and Lalo Alcaraz is Consulting Producer. This is Just a Test and 245 Enterprises are producers.
Sugar and Toys, from Carl Jones and Brian Ash (producers of Black Dynamite and The Boondocks for Adult Swim) will be the first adult animation title on Fuse. It is described by the network as “a wild new twist on the Saturday morning cartoons we all grew up with — but a whole lot less innocent.”
The half-hour comedy sends up toy commercials and PSAs, tackling a range of social issues and featuring bookended host segments with rapper and actor Kyle (Netflix’s The After Party). Along with Jones and Ash, Aengus James and Colin King Miller are executive producers. Kyle Harvey is Co-Executive Producer and Lalo Alcaraz is Consulting Producer. This is Just a Test and 245 Enterprises are producers.
- 12/11/2018
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Nickelodeon has given a series order to “Los Casagrandes,” a spinoff of its animated series “The Loud House.”
The spinoff will follow the character of Ronnie Anne and her extended family as they adjust to life in a big city. “Loud House” revolves around an 11-year-old boy who lives in a large family with 10 sisters. Nickelodeon has ordered 20 episodes of “Los Casagrandes.”
“Nickelodeon is proud to expand ‘The Loud House’ universe by offering a new perspective on family life with ‘Los Casagrandes,’ ” said Chris Viscardi, Nickelodeon’s senior VP of animation production and development. “There’s no better time than today to tell stories about a kid growing up in a loving, multi-generational, diverse family.”
“Loud House” bowed its third season last month. The family at the center of “Los Casagrandes” will be featured in a five-episode arc in season four of “Loud House” to seed the spinoff.
“Loud House...
The spinoff will follow the character of Ronnie Anne and her extended family as they adjust to life in a big city. “Loud House” revolves around an 11-year-old boy who lives in a large family with 10 sisters. Nickelodeon has ordered 20 episodes of “Los Casagrandes.”
“Nickelodeon is proud to expand ‘The Loud House’ universe by offering a new perspective on family life with ‘Los Casagrandes,’ ” said Chris Viscardi, Nickelodeon’s senior VP of animation production and development. “There’s no better time than today to tell stories about a kid growing up in a loving, multi-generational, diverse family.”
“Loud House” bowed its third season last month. The family at the center of “Los Casagrandes” will be featured in a five-episode arc in season four of “Loud House” to seed the spinoff.
“Loud House...
- 7/2/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Nickelodeon is expanding The Loud House universe with the greenlight of Los Casagrandes (working title), a spinoff of the hit animated series. The network has ordered 20 episodes of Los Casagrandes (wt) on the heels of a successful premiere week (June 25-28) of Season 3 of The Loud House, ranking as the top show across television with Kids 2-11 and Kids 6-11.
Los Casagrandes follows Lincoln Loud’s friend Ronnie Anne and her extended family, the Casagrandes, living together in the big city and exploring the endless possibilities urban life has to offer.
“Nickelodeon is proud to expand The Loud House universe by offering a new perspective on family life with Los Casagrandes,” said Chris Viscardi, Nickelodeon’s Senior Vice President of Animation Production and Development. “There’s no better time than today to tell stories about a kid growing up in a loving, multi-generational, diverse family.”
Los Casagrandes features Ronnie Anne...
Los Casagrandes follows Lincoln Loud’s friend Ronnie Anne and her extended family, the Casagrandes, living together in the big city and exploring the endless possibilities urban life has to offer.
“Nickelodeon is proud to expand The Loud House universe by offering a new perspective on family life with Los Casagrandes,” said Chris Viscardi, Nickelodeon’s Senior Vice President of Animation Production and Development. “There’s no better time than today to tell stories about a kid growing up in a loving, multi-generational, diverse family.”
Los Casagrandes features Ronnie Anne...
- 7/2/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Back when Coco was first conceived, Pixar's film based on the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead was to be called Dia de los Muertos. The House of Mouse even went so far as to apply for a trademark on the title when, suddenly, there was an outcry in the Latino community, led by Lalo Alcaraz, author of the syndicated comic strip Cucarachas. Not long after Alcaraz made his discontent... Read More...
- 11/3/2017
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Dia de los Muertos. Owner Disney even applied to trademark the phrase — a move met by an outcry in the Latino community, led by Lalo Alcaraz, author of syndicated comic strip Las Cucarachas. L.A. Theatre Center's Evelina Fernandez and others added their voices, and Disney soon dropped the bid.
In the wake of the controversy, Pixar recruited a range of experts to consult on Coco, as the film was renamed — led by Alcaraz and playwright Octavio Solis,...
In the wake of the controversy, Pixar recruited a range of experts to consult on Coco, as the film was renamed — led by Alcaraz and playwright Octavio Solis,...
- 11/3/2017
- by Jordan Riefe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Coco,” Pixar’s love letter to Mexico and the Day of the Dead festival, couldn’t come at a better time for the animation studio and the country. It’s Pixar’s first original movie in two years and offers a vital cultural remedy to Trump’s nationalistic fervor (with an all-Latino cast that includes “Mozart in the Jungle’s” Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Renée Victor, and newcomer Anthony Gonzalez).
“In a time when the political climate seems very much divisive, it fills my heart with hope that a masterful filmmaker like Lee Unkrich is using his and Pixar’s considerable talents to showcase the people and culture of our beloved Mexico,” said Jorge Guitierrez, director of the first Day of the Dead animated feature, “The Book of Life,” produced by Guillermo del Toro in 2014. “I will be there on ‘Coco’s’ opening night with my whole family, living and remembered.
“In a time when the political climate seems very much divisive, it fills my heart with hope that a masterful filmmaker like Lee Unkrich is using his and Pixar’s considerable talents to showcase the people and culture of our beloved Mexico,” said Jorge Guitierrez, director of the first Day of the Dead animated feature, “The Book of Life,” produced by Guillermo del Toro in 2014. “I will be there on ‘Coco’s’ opening night with my whole family, living and remembered.
- 8/28/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Last month Bill Plympton's outrageously funny and dazzling animated romance "Cheatin’" opened in theaters across the country and on Vimeo on Demand. The award-winning film was Kickstarter-backed by Pylmpton's fans around the world and has received widespread critical acclaim. Now, the “King of Indie Animation” has returned to Kickstarter to ask animation fans to support his new Tarantino-esque animated feature film, "Revengeance." The film, a biker revenge dark comedy, mark’s Plympton’s eighth animated feature. You can check out an exclusive preview of the movie Here.
For the first time in his career, Plympton is collaborating on a film; co-creating "Revengeance" with underground animator and cartoonist Jim Lujan ("Sanjourno Must Die," "Spike and Mike," "Freakdaddy"). The talented voice cast includes Dave Foley ("The Kids in the Hall"), Kristina Wong, Lalo Alcaraz, Ken Mora, Jim Lujan himself, and actor Matthew Modine.
Modine, a long-time supporter of independent animation, is best known as “Pvt. Joker” in Stanley Kubrick’s "Full Metal Jacket," and as “Deputy Commissioner Peter Foley” in Christopher Nolan’s "The Dark Knight Rises." He can next be seen in this Summer’s new TNT drama, "Proof," opposite Jennifer Beals. He previously voiced two short films ("Santa," "The Fascist Years" and "The Flying House") by Plympton and executive produced Plympton’s "Cheatin’."
“Bill’s new feature with Jim Lujan looks like a blast. I’m excited to voice both ‘Sid,’ a biker gang member, and ‘Master,’ a cult leader! It’s fun doing character work like this and I love traditional hand-drawn animation,” said Matthew Modine.
Plympton will produce, animate, and direct "Revengeance" while Lujan will write, design, compose music, and voice many of the characters. Producer Adam Rackoff who served as Executive Producer on Plympton’s "The Flying House" and "Cheatin’" is returning to Executive Produce "Revengeance." The film has already begun production and is based on an original screenplay written by Lujan.
Plympton’s Cheatin’ was a Kickstarter darling. The campaign, launched in 2012, raised $100,916, nearly $26,000 past the fundraising goal.
Commented Bill Plympton: “I met Jim Lujan years ago when he interviewed me about my film Idiots and Angels, and he gave me some of his DVDs. I was really impressed by his work and asked him if he’d be interested in collaborating on a film. When he sent me the script for 'Revengeance' it was like discovering a new world---the underbelly of Los Angeles with bikers, gangsters, drug dealers, crooked politicians, and prostitutes. It was really dark and fascinating. I was so excited to make his film and thus the pre- production journey began. It’s a delight to come back to Kickstarter and officially launch 'Revengeance!' I think Kickstarter is the future for independent filmmaking.”
Added Jim Lujan: “Getting to know Bill through the years has really been inspiring. He truly is the “king of indie animation” and such a great person. Bill has kicked doors down and allowed me to learn from him. I couldn’t ask for a better collaborator on 'Revengeance' and we are thrilled to get this project off the ground.”
There is only week left to support this promising and unique project. Supporters can receive a variety of rewards including signed DVDs, Blu-rays, rare artwork, original animation drawings, and personal caricatures by Plympton. For the right price, fans can even have their likeness animated into the film as an “extra.”
Other rewards for the "Revengeance" campaign include:
-A private link to the finished film for a pledge of only $15 or more,
-An exclusive "Revengeance" postcard autographed by Plympton for pledges of $35 or more,
-An HD Blu-ray of the film hand-signed by Plympton for pledges of $75 or more.
-For backers who can pledge $100, you can get either an original animation drawing from "Revengeance" or a collection of limited edition caricature prints from Bill’s early years as an illustrator.
-Those who pledge $300 can get a classic animation drawing from one "Your Face," The Tune," "How to Kiss" or Plympton's MTV work
-Fans who pledge $400 or $499 will be able to select a classic production cel or drawing from "Your Face," The Tune," "How to Kiss" or Plympton's MTV work
- $500 or more, will get you “Bill Plympton’s Super Fan Package” and a “special thanks” credit at the end of the film. This package includes nearly all of Plympton’s animated films and books, with everything autographed (6 DVDs, 2 CDs, 2 posters, and 3 books).
-For pledges $1,000 or more, fans receive an original 8.5 x 11 in Wanted poster featuring a caricature of themselves hand-drawn by Plympton.
-For the first time, fans can be animated into a Plympton film as an “extra” for pledges of $1,500 or more.
For the complete list of rewards, please visit the "Revengeance" Kickstarter page.
Bill Plympton is widely considered to be the “King of Indie Animation.” He has been nominated for Academy Awards for "Your Face" (1987) and "Guard Dog" (2004) and is the first person to hand-animate an entire feature film entirely by himself. Bill and his team have been busy keeping up with the hundreds of questions and requests that continue to come through the Kickstarter message boards. To view the Kickstarter page and pledge your support, please visit: http://kck.st/1aEhcVG. The campaign ends on May 21.
"Revengeance" is directed, animated, and produced by Bill Plympton; written, designed, voiced, and scored by Jim Lujan; and Executive Produced by Adam Rackoff and Matthew Modine.
Kickstarter: http://kck.st/1aEhcVG
Official Film Website: http://www.revengeancemovie.com...
For the first time in his career, Plympton is collaborating on a film; co-creating "Revengeance" with underground animator and cartoonist Jim Lujan ("Sanjourno Must Die," "Spike and Mike," "Freakdaddy"). The talented voice cast includes Dave Foley ("The Kids in the Hall"), Kristina Wong, Lalo Alcaraz, Ken Mora, Jim Lujan himself, and actor Matthew Modine.
Modine, a long-time supporter of independent animation, is best known as “Pvt. Joker” in Stanley Kubrick’s "Full Metal Jacket," and as “Deputy Commissioner Peter Foley” in Christopher Nolan’s "The Dark Knight Rises." He can next be seen in this Summer’s new TNT drama, "Proof," opposite Jennifer Beals. He previously voiced two short films ("Santa," "The Fascist Years" and "The Flying House") by Plympton and executive produced Plympton’s "Cheatin’."
“Bill’s new feature with Jim Lujan looks like a blast. I’m excited to voice both ‘Sid,’ a biker gang member, and ‘Master,’ a cult leader! It’s fun doing character work like this and I love traditional hand-drawn animation,” said Matthew Modine.
Plympton will produce, animate, and direct "Revengeance" while Lujan will write, design, compose music, and voice many of the characters. Producer Adam Rackoff who served as Executive Producer on Plympton’s "The Flying House" and "Cheatin’" is returning to Executive Produce "Revengeance." The film has already begun production and is based on an original screenplay written by Lujan.
Plympton’s Cheatin’ was a Kickstarter darling. The campaign, launched in 2012, raised $100,916, nearly $26,000 past the fundraising goal.
Commented Bill Plympton: “I met Jim Lujan years ago when he interviewed me about my film Idiots and Angels, and he gave me some of his DVDs. I was really impressed by his work and asked him if he’d be interested in collaborating on a film. When he sent me the script for 'Revengeance' it was like discovering a new world---the underbelly of Los Angeles with bikers, gangsters, drug dealers, crooked politicians, and prostitutes. It was really dark and fascinating. I was so excited to make his film and thus the pre- production journey began. It’s a delight to come back to Kickstarter and officially launch 'Revengeance!' I think Kickstarter is the future for independent filmmaking.”
Added Jim Lujan: “Getting to know Bill through the years has really been inspiring. He truly is the “king of indie animation” and such a great person. Bill has kicked doors down and allowed me to learn from him. I couldn’t ask for a better collaborator on 'Revengeance' and we are thrilled to get this project off the ground.”
There is only week left to support this promising and unique project. Supporters can receive a variety of rewards including signed DVDs, Blu-rays, rare artwork, original animation drawings, and personal caricatures by Plympton. For the right price, fans can even have their likeness animated into the film as an “extra.”
Other rewards for the "Revengeance" campaign include:
-A private link to the finished film for a pledge of only $15 or more,
-An exclusive "Revengeance" postcard autographed by Plympton for pledges of $35 or more,
-An HD Blu-ray of the film hand-signed by Plympton for pledges of $75 or more.
-For backers who can pledge $100, you can get either an original animation drawing from "Revengeance" or a collection of limited edition caricature prints from Bill’s early years as an illustrator.
-Those who pledge $300 can get a classic animation drawing from one "Your Face," The Tune," "How to Kiss" or Plympton's MTV work
-Fans who pledge $400 or $499 will be able to select a classic production cel or drawing from "Your Face," The Tune," "How to Kiss" or Plympton's MTV work
- $500 or more, will get you “Bill Plympton’s Super Fan Package” and a “special thanks” credit at the end of the film. This package includes nearly all of Plympton’s animated films and books, with everything autographed (6 DVDs, 2 CDs, 2 posters, and 3 books).
-For pledges $1,000 or more, fans receive an original 8.5 x 11 in Wanted poster featuring a caricature of themselves hand-drawn by Plympton.
-For the first time, fans can be animated into a Plympton film as an “extra” for pledges of $1,500 or more.
For the complete list of rewards, please visit the "Revengeance" Kickstarter page.
Bill Plympton is widely considered to be the “King of Indie Animation.” He has been nominated for Academy Awards for "Your Face" (1987) and "Guard Dog" (2004) and is the first person to hand-animate an entire feature film entirely by himself. Bill and his team have been busy keeping up with the hundreds of questions and requests that continue to come through the Kickstarter message boards. To view the Kickstarter page and pledge your support, please visit: http://kck.st/1aEhcVG. The campaign ends on May 21.
"Revengeance" is directed, animated, and produced by Bill Plympton; written, designed, voiced, and scored by Jim Lujan; and Executive Produced by Adam Rackoff and Matthew Modine.
Kickstarter: http://kck.st/1aEhcVG
Official Film Website: http://www.revengeancemovie.com...
- 5/12/2015
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
The actor previously did voice work on two Plympton shorts – Santa, The Fascist Years and The Flying House – and served as executive producer on the filmmaker’s Cheatin’.
Revengeance is currently being funded on Kickstarter. As of May 4, the fund had accumulated $30,000 and more than 300 backers with more than three weeks left to go.
Modine will serve as executive producer alongside producing partner Adam Rackoff for their production company Cinco Dedos Peliculas.
“Bill’s new feature with Jim Lujan looks like a blast,” said Modine. “I’m excited to voice both Sid, a biker gang member, and Master, a cult leader. It’s fun doing character work like this and I love traditional hand-drawn animation.”
Modine has done voice work on a number of animations including Wrinkles, the Oscar-nominated A Cat In Paris and the upcoming Last Days Of Coney Island.
Plympton has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Your Face and Guard Dog. His latest...
Revengeance is currently being funded on Kickstarter. As of May 4, the fund had accumulated $30,000 and more than 300 backers with more than three weeks left to go.
Modine will serve as executive producer alongside producing partner Adam Rackoff for their production company Cinco Dedos Peliculas.
“Bill’s new feature with Jim Lujan looks like a blast,” said Modine. “I’m excited to voice both Sid, a biker gang member, and Master, a cult leader. It’s fun doing character work like this and I love traditional hand-drawn animation.”
Modine has done voice work on a number of animations including Wrinkles, the Oscar-nominated A Cat In Paris and the upcoming Last Days Of Coney Island.
Plympton has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Your Face and Guard Dog. His latest...
- 5/5/2015
- ScreenDaily
Welcome to the April 6, 2015 edition of Outrage Watch, HitFix's (almost) daily rundown of all the things folks are peeved about in entertainment. Today's top story: Mindy Kaling...'s brother has come under fire for some dumb stunt. After revealing on his blog AlmostBlack.com that he got into medical school 15 years ago only after pretending to be African-American -- and that he plans to write a memoir about his experiences -- the "Mindy Project" star's older brother Vijay Chokal-Ingam has become the target of criticism from folks who aren't too happy with his affirmative action-bashing. His most prominent critic may be his famous sister, who allegedly told Chokal-Ingam that his revelation would “bring shame on the family.” "Frankly, I think it’s kind of funny that Chokal-Ingam’s point seems to be that affirmative action is bad, but apparently riding on your sister’s coattails is just dandy," writes Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams,...
- 4/6/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
All the 20 acting category slots filled with white nominees: “Unbelievable,” says Alex Nogales, President and CEO of the National Hispanic Media Coalition
For the first time since 1998, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has nominated all Caucasian actors for the 20 acting slots, creating an easy target for criticism that’s gaining traction on social media and with activist organizations.
The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite quickly trended on Twitter after the Oscar nominations were announced on Thursday morning and logged over 17,000 impressions.
“I’m surprised James Reeb, the white minister in #Selma, wasn’t nominated as best supporting actor. #OscarsSoWhite,” Twitter user @iRondrea tweeted.
For the first time since 1998, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has nominated all Caucasian actors for the 20 acting slots, creating an easy target for criticism that’s gaining traction on social media and with activist organizations.
The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite quickly trended on Twitter after the Oscar nominations were announced on Thursday morning and logged over 17,000 impressions.
“I’m surprised James Reeb, the white minister in #Selma, wasn’t nominated as best supporting actor. #OscarsSoWhite,” Twitter user @iRondrea tweeted.
- 1/15/2015
- by Linda Ge and Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
Nice profile of Issa Rae by The New York Times, in a new video series by the paper called "Off Color," which highlights artists of color who use humor to make smart social statements about race in America today. Other artists profiled include stand-up comedian Hari Kondabolu, performance artist Kristina Wong, and comic strip creator Lalo Alcaraz. You'll find all the videos in the series here. Watch Issa Rae's below, and then read our extensive profile of her, published last month, here, if you missed it:...
- 10/30/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Attempt to secure domain for merchandise around new Pixar 'Dia de los Muertos' film met with online protests
Disney has dropped attempts to trademark the traditional Mexican Day of the Dead festival for the purposes of a new Pixar animated film following angry online protests.
Critics took to social media after it emerged that the studio was applying to trademark the term "Dia de los Muertos" for merchandising purposes. Disney-owned Pixar's film about the famously macabre November celebration was announced in April last year. It does not yet have a title but will be directed by Toy Story 3's Lee Unkrich.
In its trademark applications, Disney wanted exclusive domain for goods including "fruit-based snack foods", "Christmas-tree ornaments and decorations", "decorative magnets", "non-medicated toiletries" and "frozen meals consisting primarily of pasta or rice", as well as for education and entertainment purposes. Anger was sparked among the Us's Mexican-American community,...
Disney has dropped attempts to trademark the traditional Mexican Day of the Dead festival for the purposes of a new Pixar animated film following angry online protests.
Critics took to social media after it emerged that the studio was applying to trademark the term "Dia de los Muertos" for merchandising purposes. Disney-owned Pixar's film about the famously macabre November celebration was announced in April last year. It does not yet have a title but will be directed by Toy Story 3's Lee Unkrich.
In its trademark applications, Disney wanted exclusive domain for goods including "fruit-based snack foods", "Christmas-tree ornaments and decorations", "decorative magnets", "non-medicated toiletries" and "frozen meals consisting primarily of pasta or rice", as well as for education and entertainment purposes. Anger was sparked among the Us's Mexican-American community,...
- 5/8/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
After a massive outcry, entertainment giant Disney said on Tuesday that it would abandon an application to trademark “Día de los Muertos” in connection with an upcoming animated film based on the holiday.
News that Disney had applied to trademark the name of the holiday prompted a flurry of protest on social media, an online petition from Presente.org and an illustration from Chicano cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz at Pocho.com depicting “Muerto Mouse: It’s coming to trademark your cultura!” (Article continues below cartoon.)
The company did not acknowledge the outrage in its statement, saying instead that Disney had decided to withdraw the trademark filing because it was going to change the name of the film for an unspecified reason. Here’s the full statement that the company forwarded to the Huffington Post:
As we have previously announced, Disney-Pixar is developing an animated feature inspired by the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos.
News that Disney had applied to trademark the name of the holiday prompted a flurry of protest on social media, an online petition from Presente.org and an illustration from Chicano cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz at Pocho.com depicting “Muerto Mouse: It’s coming to trademark your cultura!” (Article continues below cartoon.)
The company did not acknowledge the outrage in its statement, saying instead that Disney had decided to withdraw the trademark filing because it was going to change the name of the film for an unspecified reason. Here’s the full statement that the company forwarded to the Huffington Post:
As we have previously announced, Disney-Pixar is developing an animated feature inspired by the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos.
- 5/8/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
As the world mourns the death of Mexican superstar Jenni Rivera, Lalo Alcaraz has created a created cartoon remembering the fallen legend.
Scroll down to see more examples of Lalo Alcaraz's work.
About the artist:
Lalo Alcaraz is perhaps the most prolific Chicano artist in the nation, according to his own bio. Lalo has been busy for over two decades chronicling the political ascendancy of Latinos in America and vigorously pushing the boundaries of Chicano art in the Post Chicano Art Era.
An award-winning journalist and illustrator, Lalo is also an author, faculty member at Otis College of Art & Design in Los Angeles, and radio host. He is also the creator of the first nationally-syndicated, politically-themed Latino daily comic strip, “La Cucaracha.”
Lalo’s most recent project is a re-boot of the famed Pocho.com, his pioneering humor, satire and cerveza webzine/blog/news site.
Scroll down to see more examples of Lalo Alcaraz's work.
About the artist:
Lalo Alcaraz is perhaps the most prolific Chicano artist in the nation, according to his own bio. Lalo has been busy for over two decades chronicling the political ascendancy of Latinos in America and vigorously pushing the boundaries of Chicano art in the Post Chicano Art Era.
An award-winning journalist and illustrator, Lalo is also an author, faculty member at Otis College of Art & Design in Los Angeles, and radio host. He is also the creator of the first nationally-syndicated, politically-themed Latino daily comic strip, “La Cucaracha.”
Lalo’s most recent project is a re-boot of the famed Pocho.com, his pioneering humor, satire and cerveza webzine/blog/news site.
- 12/11/2012
- by Jermaine Spradley
- Huffington Post
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