Shaun the Sheep became a breakout star in Nick Park’s 1995 short film “Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave.” The stop-motion character was then featured in “Wallace and Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions” and had his own TV series “Shaun the Sheep.”
Shaun’s big hit came in 2015 when he starred in his own feature film “Shaun the Sheep Movie.” Now, after box office success and an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Film, Aardman Animations and StudioCanal announced that a sequel is in the works.
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Pre-production for “Shaun the Sheep Movie 2” will begin in January 2017, with Richard Starzak back on board as director (he co-directed the first with Mark Burton) and Paul Kewley producing.
“Shaun’s move to the big screen proved such a success with audiences around the world that he and the flock are very...
Shaun’s big hit came in 2015 when he starred in his own feature film “Shaun the Sheep Movie.” Now, after box office success and an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Film, Aardman Animations and StudioCanal announced that a sequel is in the works.
Read More: ‘This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow’ To Be Adapted as An Animated Series
Pre-production for “Shaun the Sheep Movie 2” will begin in January 2017, with Richard Starzak back on board as director (he co-directed the first with Mark Burton) and Paul Kewley producing.
“Shaun’s move to the big screen proved such a success with audiences around the world that he and the flock are very...
- 10/25/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
The animation studio Film Roman announced today it has acquired an option to adapt “This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow,” the long-running, award-winning comic strip written and inked by Dan Perkins, as an episodic animated series.
The comic strip has been carried by publications across the country for more than 25 years, appearing in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Spin, Esquire, and more.
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“We are exceptionally pleased and excited to be working with Dan to adapt his fiercely insightful and hilarious strip for television or digital,” says Steve Waterman, CEO of Film Roman. “With its large and enthusiastic following, it’s a show that could work in a broadcast, cable or streaming environment, and we’re going to explore all of those options.”
The series will be executive produced by animator Phil Roman, founder of Film Roman,...
The comic strip has been carried by publications across the country for more than 25 years, appearing in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Spin, Esquire, and more.
Read More: ‘The Simpsons’ Teams with Google to Enter Virtual Reality for Its 600th Episode
“We are exceptionally pleased and excited to be working with Dan to adapt his fiercely insightful and hilarious strip for television or digital,” says Steve Waterman, CEO of Film Roman. “With its large and enthusiastic following, it’s a show that could work in a broadcast, cable or streaming environment, and we’re going to explore all of those options.”
The series will be executive produced by animator Phil Roman, founder of Film Roman,...
- 10/11/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Animation house Film Roman announced today that it has optioned This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow, the long-running and acclaimed weekly comic strip written and drawn by Dan Perkins, with plans for an episodic series to be co-executive produced by company founder and legendary animator Phil Roman. The show will be developed for either television or digital platforms with specifics to be announced at a later date. "We are exceptionally pleased and excited to be working…...
- 10/8/2016
- Deadline TV
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