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Hotel Transylvania (franchise)
''Hotel Transylvania'' is an American animated media franchise created by comedy writer Todd Durham and produced by Sony Pictures Animation. It consists of four feature films, three short films, a flash-animated TV series, and several video games. The series features an ensemble cast, usually led by the voices of Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Fran Drescher and Molly Shannon among others. The first film, ''Hotel Transylvania'', was released in September 2012, with two sequels, ''Hotel Transylvania 2'' and '' Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation'', were released in September 2015 and July 2018, respectively. The films have received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide against a combined production budget of $245 million. A fourth and final installment titled '' Hotel Transylvania: Transformania'' was released on Amazon Prime Video on January 14, 2022 which also received mixed reviews from critics as well. The series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Durham
Todd Durham is an American filmmaker, comedy writer, and novelist, best known as the creator of the concept for the ''Hotel Transylvania'' film franchise and as the creator of Lord Buckethead. Durham's works, including over forty screenplays and books, frequently combine fantasy storylines with character comedy. Education and career Durham studied comedy writing at USC under brothers Danny Simon and Neil Simon. Based on a half-hour 35mm film that he wrote and directed, a North Carolina movie studio signed Todd Durham to a three-picture feature deal. Durham then wrote and directed a low-budget comedy film, ''Hyperspace,'' starring Chris Elliott and Paula Poundstone. The film was the first appearance of the "intergalactic spacelord" Lord Buckethead, a persona used by several people to stand in British elections. In 2017, Durham asserted his ownership of the character, and future incarnations have been authorized by him. Durham signed with Rick Jaffa, then agent at William Morr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video, also known simply as Prime Video, is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming and Renting, rental service of Amazon (company), Amazon offered as a standalone service or as part of Amazon's Amazon Prime, Prime subscription. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced by Amazon Studios and MGM Holdings or licensed to Amazon, as List of Amazon Prime Video original programming, Amazon Originals, with the service also hosting content from other providers, content add-ons, live sporting events, and video rental and purchasing services. Operating worldwide, the service may require a full Prime subscription to be accessed. In countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, the service can be accessed without a full Prime subscription, whereas in Australia, Canada, France, India, Turkey, and Italy, it can only be access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathryn Hahn
Kathryn Marie Hahn (born July 23, 1973) is an American actress and comedian. She began her career on television, starring as grief counselor Lily Lebowski in the NBC crime drama series ''Crossing Jordan'' (2001–2007). Hahn gained prominence appearing as a supporting actress in a number of comedy films, including ''How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'' (2003), '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004), '' Step Brothers'' (2008), '' The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard'' (2009), ''Our Idiot Brother'' (2011), ''We're the Millers'', and ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' (both 2013). As a lead actress in film, Hahn starred in Joey Soloway's comedy-drama '' Afternoon Delight'' (2013), the comedy film ''Bad Moms'' (2016), and its 2017 sequel, and the Tamara Jenkins drama ''Private Life'' (2018). For the latter, she received critical acclaim and a Gotham Award nomination for Best Actress. She has appeared in various dramatic films, including ''Revolutionary Road'' (2008), ''This Is Whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks (born Melvin James Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. He began his career as a comic and a writer for Sid Caesar's variety show ''Your Show of Shows'' (1950–1954) alongside Woody Allen, Neil Simon and Larry Gelbart. With Carl Reiner, he created the comic character The 2000 Year Old Man. He wrote, with Buck Henry, the hit television comedy series ''Get Smart'' (1965–1970). In middle age, Brooks became one of the most successful film directors of the 1970s, with many of his films being among the top 10 moneymakers of their respective years of release. His best-known films include '' The Producers'' (1967), ''The Twelve Chairs'' (1970), '' Blazing Saddles'' (1974), ''Young Frankenstein'' (1974), '' Silent Movie'' (1976), ''High Anxiety'' (1977), ''History of the World, Part I'' (1981), '' Spaceballs'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios is an American television and film producer and distributor that is a subsidiary of Amazon. It specializes in developing television series and distributing and producing films. It was started in late 2010. Content is distributed through theaters and Amazon Prime Video, Amazon's digital video streaming service, whose competitors include Netflix and Hulu, among others. Overview Scripts for television and films used to be submitted online to Amazon and read by staff; however, the website states they no longer accept submissions. Amazon aimed to review submitted scripts within 90 days (although the process may be longer). If a project was chosen for development, the writer was paid $10,000. If a developed script was selected for distribution as a full-budget movie, the creator was paid $200,000; if it was selected for distribution as a full-budget series, the creator was paid $55,000 as well as "up to 5 percent of Amazon's net receipts from toy and t-shirt licensing, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Kluska
Jennifer Kluska is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist best known for her work on '' DC Super Hero Girls'' (2018) and '' Hotel Transylvania: Transformania'' (2022). Career In 2015, Kluska began her career by serving as a storyboard artist on ''Hotel Transylvania 2''. In 2018, she again served as a story artist for '' Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation''. In the same year, Kluska directed her first short film '' #TheLateBatsby'', which screened in theaters before the movie ''Teen Titans Go! To the Movies''. The film led to Kluska directing multiple episodes of the television series '' DC Super Hero Girls'', which debuted at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con. Kluska gained notability when she signed on to co-direct '' Hotel Transylvania: Transformania'', with animator Derek Drymon. In April 2021, she directed the short film '' Monster Pets'', which is part of the ''Hotel Transylvania'' franchise. In June 2022, she was hired to direct an upcoming '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Drymon
Derek Drymon (born November 19, 1968) is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist, director, comedian, and producer. He has worked on numerous animated cartoon productions of the 1990s and 2000s, best known for his work on ''Rocko's Modern Life'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and ''Adventure Time''. Early life Derek Drymon was born in New Jersey. t=movies "Derek Drymon" Metacritic. Retrieved October 29, 2017. He attended Jefferson Township and Dover public schools as a child and enjoyed drawing and making comic books. Drymon graduated from Jefferson Township High School in 1987. Drymon attended the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York, where he majored in Illustration, sharpening his drawing skills and moving from still images to animation. He graduated from SVA in 1992.Halm, Dan (Winter 2002). "Soaking in Talent" ''Visual Arts Journal'', School of Visual Arts (New York City). pp. 24 – 25. Career Drymon obtained an internship with Disney on the strength of his lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McCullers
Michael McCullers (born 1971) is an American screenwriter who specializes in writing comedies. Early life A native of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, McCullers attended Indian Springs School which is a private high school in Birmingham, Alabama. He was awarded a National Merit Scholarship. Career McCullers began his career as a writer for ''Saturday Night Live''. He co-wrote the scripts for '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' and '' Austin Powers in Goldmember'', from the ''Austin Powers'' film series which stars Mike Myers. They are his best known work. McCullers wrote and directed the 2008 comedy '' Baby Mama''. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are in the film. In 1999, he signed a deal with New Line Cinema to write comedies. He wrote the 2017 film '' The Boss Baby'' for DreamWorks Animation, and with Genndy Tartakovsky co-wrote '' Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation'' (2018) for Sony Pictures Animation. He will write '' Shrek 5'' for DreamWorks Animation, and was workin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Sandler
Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1990 to 1995, before going on to star in numerous Hollywood films, those of which cumulatively earned over $2 billion at the box office worldwide. Sandler had an estimated net worth of $420 million in 2020, and signed a further four-movie deal with Netflix worth over $250 million. Sandler's comedic roles include ''Billy Madison'' (1995), ''Happy Gilmore'' (1996), ''The Waterboy'' (1998), ''The Wedding Singer'' (1998), '' Big Daddy'' (1999), ''Mr. Deeds'' (2002), ''50 First Dates'' (2004), '' The Longest Yard'' (2005), '' Click'' (2006), '' Grown Ups'' (2010), ''Just Go with It'' (2011), '' Grown Ups 2'' (2013), '' Blended'' (2014), '' Murder Mystery'' (2019) and ''Hubie Halloween'' (2020). He also voiced Davey, Whitey, and Eleanore in ''Eight Crazy Nights'' (2002) and Dracula in the first three films of the ''Hote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Pictures Releasing
Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group (commonly known as Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, formerly known as the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group until 2013, and abbreviated as SPMPG) is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment to manage its motion picture operations. It was launched in 1998 by integrating the businesses of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. and TriStar Pictures, Inc. History The Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group was launched in 1998 as the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, as a current division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, owned by Sony. It has many of Sony Pictures' current motion picture divisions as part of it. Its divisions at that time were Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Triumph Films, Sony Pictures Classics, and Sony Pictures Releasing. On December 8, 1998, SPE resurrected its former animation and television division Screen Gems as a film division of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hageman Brothers
Kevin Hageman (born April 21, 1974) and Dan Hageman (born December 17, 1976), professionally known as The Hageman Brothers, are American television writers, screenwriters, and television producers. They are best known for their work on the television series ''Ninjago'' (2011–2019), '' Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia'' (2016–2018), and '' Star Trek: Prodigy'' (2021–present), as well as the feature films ''Hotel Transylvania'' (2012), ''The Lego Movie'' (2014), ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' (2017), ''Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' (2019), and '' The Croods: A New Age'' (2020). Early life The Hagemans were born and raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. They attended Lakeridge High School and went on to attend the University of Oregon. Career Kevin Hageman began his career as an assistant at Dark Horse Entertainment, while Dan worked as a copywriter. After moving to Los Angeles, the Hagemans successfully sold a feature film pitch to Amblin Entertainment and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Smigel
Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, and puppeteer, known for his ''Saturday Night Live'' " TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. He also co-wrote the first two ''Hotel Transylvania'' films and '' You Don't Mess with the Zohan'', all starring Adam Sandler. Early life Smigel was born in New York City, to Lucia and Irwin Smigel, an aesthetic dentist, innovator and philanthropist. He is Jewish and frequently went to Jewish summer camp. He attended Cornell University, studying pre-dental, and graduated from New York University in 1983 with a degree in political science. Smigel began developing his comedic talent at The Players Workshop in Chicago, where he studied improvisation with Josephine Forsberg. Bob Odenkirk was a fellow student there. Smigel was also a member of the Chicago comedy troupe "All You Can Eat" in the early 1980s. Career Smigel first established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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