Teletoon Retro showcases Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo, Batman, Fantastic Four, ThunderCats, G.I. Joe, and more
For years, Teletoon has been a gift to animation fans. The joint venture of Astral Media and Corus Entertainment has again and again offered the treat of cartoons to fans in Canada, Latin America, and other regions in a fashion identical to Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney, and others in American regions. Teletoon Retro holds a similar place in the heart, offering fans a look at some of the classic toons we’ve all come to know and love; The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show, Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, Inspector Gadget, Batman: The Animated Series, Fantastic Four, ThunderCats, G.I. Joe, and many more. How many of you guys are watching Teletoon on a regular basis? (more… )
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Marvel Super Hero Squad Online by Gazillion Entertainment
Gazillion Entertainment has a good project on it’s hands with Marvel. The video game company is working with the comic book company on a MMORPG game based on the Cartoon Network series Marvel Super Hero Squad. The game, appropriately titled Marvel Super Hero Squad Online, finally has some footage available for us to review and drool over. While it’s still not slated to launch until next year, you can already see the amazing progress in the visuals, which closely resemble both the toon and their action figure byproducts. What say you? (more… )
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Marvel’s Captain American ready for the big screen, with Sebastian Stan at his side as Bucky
Just a few weeks after Marvel officially announced Chris Evans will don Captain America’s mask and shield in the upcoming film The First Avenger: Captain America, the comic book company is ready to debut Cap’s sidekick, Bucky. Sebastian Stan (known for roles on Gossip Girl and Kings) will take on the role of Bucky Barnes, whose supporting character position is similar to Batman’s Robin. Stan had originally tried out for the role of Captain America, himself, but studio execs at the Disney owned company felt he was a better fit as Bucky. Filming begins this summer in Europe, with the film slated for a July 22, 2011 release. What are your thoughts on the casting? (more… )
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Chris Evans, from Human Torch to Captain America
Though he’s already appeared as Johnny Storm twice already in the Fantastic Four movie franchise, word is that Chris Evans will be dropping the fire from the Human Torch, and donning the Stars and Stripes as Captain America in the upcoming film. Neither Marvel nor Disney has yet to officially confirm the report, but our sources say the lead is solid, pinning Evans as Steve Rogers, the super powered patriot. The story is being penned as two trilogies; three Captain America movies, and then reprising the role in three Avengers movies, all in addition to making appearances in other upcoming Marvel flicks, like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, and so on. With the first film set to hit theaters next summer, July 22, 2011, there’s no time to waste! Flame on! …er… (more… )
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Fantastic Four, Hero: 108, Chloe’s Closet to Moonscoop
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could own a few episodes of your favorite cartoons? What about 10 episodes? What about …200?? Moonscoop must think the same way, because they just signed a deal with GMTV for 200 episodes of its programs. This will include shows like Marvel’s Fantastic Four, Code Lyoko, Cosmic Quantum Ray, the new animated series Hero:108 — all of which will be prepped to appear in its Action Stations block. Other series, like Chloe’s Closet, will be appearing on The Fluffy Club block. And if you’re a cartoon fan like myself, then you’ll be making an appearance for all of them! 
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Disney to buy Marvel
Mickey and Spidey, happy together? Looks like it! News across the blogosphere is that the Walt Disney Co. will be buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for a super-hero-sized sum of money (upwards of $4 billion in cash and stock). This brings characters like Spider-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, Wolverine and others into the family of Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Nemo, WALL-E, and Aladdin. Worlds collide! The two universes of characters, many of whom were created by Walt Disney and Stan Lee, will soon be jointly connected. Disney’s last big company move of this size was to acquire Pixar Animation Studios, Inc. in 2006. Will the house in UP get some flight help from X-Men’s Storm? Will the Fantastic Four take role call in the Mickey Mouse Club? Everything is too new to say just yet, but stay TOONed right here for all the details!
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Astro Boy gets some audio
Astro Boy is now less than 3 months from hitting theaters in the US, and we’re starting to get some of the final details on the CG film. This time around, its information on the audio portions of the movie, which will debut October 23rd. Composer John Ottman (who worked on Superman Returns) and sound designer Richard Anderson (who worked on Superman Returns, X-Men, and Fantastic Four) are creating the score and sound design for the Imagi Studios flick. They’ve obviously got the super hero experience!
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Wolverine invades Japan
Marvel Entertainment Inc., has partnered with renowned Japanese animation studio Madhouse and multiple-Eagle Award winner Warren Ellis to create four all new anime versions of classic Marvel Super Heroes: one of which is everyone’s favorite clawed mutant, Wolverine! We started talking about this almost a year ago, but now we can finally get a first glimpse of the work in progress, as Marvel releases a teaser trailer. Check it out after the break!
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