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Warner Animation Group
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation (WBPA), formerly known as the Warner Animation Group (WAG), is an American animation studio that serves as the animated feature film label of Warner Bros.' theatrical film production and distribution division, Warner Bros. Pictures. Established on January 7, 2013, by Jeff Robinov, the studio is the successor to the dissolved 2D traditional hand-drawn animation studio Warner Bros. Feature Animation, which shut down in 2004, and is also a sister to the regular Warner Bros. Animation studio. The studio has produced 10 feature films, the first one being ''The Lego Movie'', which was released on February 7, 2014, and the most recent being ''DC League of Super-Pets'', which was released on July 29, 2022. Films produced by WBPA have grossed a total of $2 billion at the box-office. History On January 7, 2013, Jeff Robinov (then head of the studio's motion picture division) founded a screenplay development department, nicknamed a "think tank" for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Division (business)
A division, sometimes called a business sector or business unit (segment), is one of the parts into which a business, organization or company is divided. Overview Divisions are distinct parts of a business. If these divisions are all part of the same company, then that company is legally responsible for all of the obligations and debts of the divisions. In the banking industry, an example would be East West Bancorp and its primary subsidiary, East West Bank. Legal responsibility Subsidiaries are separate, distinct Commercial law, legal entities for the purposes of taxation, regulation and Legal liability, liability. For this reason, they differ from divisions, which are businesses fully integrated within the main company, and not legally or otherwise distinct from it. The ''Houston Chronicle'' highlighted that the creation of a division "is substantially easier than developing subsidiaries. Because a division is an internal segment of a company, not an entirely separate enti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jared Stern
Jared Stern is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He collaborated with John Whittington on ''The Lego Batman Movie'' (2017), ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' (2017), and ''DC League of Super-Pets'' (2022), the latter of which he also directed. Career Stern began his career by writing the screenplay for '' Mr. Popper's Penguins'' in 2011. In 2012, he wrote for the comedy film '' The Watch''. The following year, he wrote the comedy film '' The Internship''. In 2014, Stern was hired to write '' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'' (2019), but eventually moved on to writing the spinoffs ''The Lego Batman Movie'' and ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' (both 2017). In the same year, he wrote a script based on the Disney theme park attraction ''It's a Small World''. In 2015, he wrote and created the television series '' Dr. Ken''. In 2017, he produced the live action film '' It Happened in L.A.'' After writing screenplays, Stern directed his feature film debut, '' Happy Anniversary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Scoob!
''Scoob!'' is a 2020 American animated mystery comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is a reboot of the theatrical'' Scooby-Doo'' film series and the third theatrical film based on the characters, following ''Scooby-Doo'' (2002) and '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' (2004). The film is directed by Tony Cervone (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Adam Sztykiel, Jack Donaldson, Derek Elliott, and Matt Lieberman, and a story by Lieberman, Eyal Podell, and Jonathon E. Stewart. It stars the voices of Frank Welker, Will Forte, Gina Rodriguez, Zac Efron, and Amanda Seyfried. The film also features the voices of Mark Wahlberg, Jason Isaacs, Kiersey Clemons, Ken Jeong, and Tracy Morgan as other animated Hanna-Barbera characters. Set in a Hanna-Barbera animated shared universe, the film follows Mystery Incorporated working with the Blue Falcon to solve their most challenging mystery behind their mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Scooby-Doo In Film
The animated series ''Scooby-Doo'' has been adapted and appeared in five feature-length films since its debut in 1969, not including the series of animated direct-to-video films that have been in production since 1998, or the four animated television films produced from 1987 to 1994. Toward the end of the 1990s, Warner Bros. and producer Charles Roven began producing a series of feature live-action films starring Scooby-Doo, beginning with the 2002 film ''Scooby-Doo'', directed by Raja Gosnell. Gosnell also directed the 2004 sequel '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' (2004). A reboot television film, ''Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins'' (2009), was released by Cartoon Network. Brian Levant directed the film and its sequel, ''Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster'' (2010). A direct-to-video film entitled '' Daphne & Velma'', with no connection to previous ''Scooby-Doo'' films, was released in 2018. An animated film titled ''Scoob!'' was scheduled for release in theaters on May 15, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Locksmith Animation
Locksmith Animation is a British-American independent computer animation feature film studio owned by Sister Group. Headquartered in London, England with an office in Los Angeles, California, Locksmith is best known for producing and developing independent computer-animated feature films. Locksmith Animation's first film, ''Ron's Gone Wrong,'' was released on 22 October 2021, distributed by 20th Century Studios (which had recently been acquired by Disney two years prior) with positive reviews. ''That Christmas'', a holiday film based on the children's Christmas book trilogy ''That Christmas and Other Stories'' by British filmmaker Richard Curtis, was released by Netflix on 4 December 2024. The studio's next films are, ''Bad Fairies'', a subversive original musical-comedy film set in contemporary London, to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures on 23 July 2027, ''The Lunar Chronicles#Animated feature film adaptation, The Lunar Chronicles'', based on the author Marissa Meyer's four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Smallfoot
''Smallfoot'' is a 2018 American animated musical comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group and Zaftig Films, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Based on the unpublished children's book ''Yeti Tracks'' by Sergio Pablos, the film was co-written and directed by Karey Kirkpatrick, and stars the voices of Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common, LeBron James, Gina Rodriguez, Danny DeVito, Yara Shahidi, Ely Henry, and Jimmy Tatro. The plot follows a tribe of Himalayan Yeti who come across a human being, with each species thinking the other was just a myth. ''Smallfoot'' was theatrically released in the United States on September 28, 2018. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $214 million at the box office. Plot A village of Yetis live in isolation on a mountain above the clouds in the Himalayas. A young yeti named Migo abides by the law of the ancient stones held by Stonekeeper, the yetis' leader. The yetis believe ringing a gong with their head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Warner can refer to: People * Warner (writer) * Warner (given name) * Warner (surname) Fictional characters * Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Warner, stars of the animated television series ''Animaniacs'' * Aaron Warner, a character in '' Shatter Me series'' Education * Warner Pacific University, Portland, Oregon * Warner University, Lake Wales, Florida Places * Warner (crater), a lunar impact crater in the southern part of the Mare Smythii * Warner Theatre (other), several theatres Australia * Warner, Queensland Canada * County of Warner No. 5, a municipal district in Alberta * Warner, Alberta, a village * Warner elevator row, Warner, Alberta United States * Warner, New Hampshire, a New England town ** Warner (CDP), New Hampshire, the main village in the town * Warner, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Warner, Oklahoma * Warner, South Dakota * Warner, Wisconsin, a town Organisations * Warner Aerocraft, an American aircraft manufacturer based in Semin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Allison Abbate
Allison Therese Abbate (born July 23, 1965) is an American film producer and animator, primarily of animated films. Biography Abbate gained experience in animation while working on '' The Little Mermaid'' for The Walt Disney Company, before working on '' The Rescuers Down Under'' and ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' where she first met Tim Burton. She first worked with Warner Bros. as a co-producer on the film '' Space Jam'' in 1996. She then helped produce ''The Iron Giant'' for which she won a BAFTA award. In 2006 she was nominated for a "Motion Picture Producer of the Year" award by the Producers Guild of America for her work on '' Tim Burton's Corpse Bride''. Abbate shifted to the United Kingdom in 2004 to set up an animation production facility for 3 Mills Studios. In 2009, she worked on '' Fantastic Mr. Fox''. She was also the voice of Rabbit's ex-girlfriend in the film. Abbate later worked on Burton's '' Frankenweenie'', making it her third major project with Burton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Storks (film)
''Storks'' is a 2016 American animated comedy film directed by Nicholas Stoller and Doug Sweetland, and written by Stoller. The film stars the voices of Andy Samberg, Katie Crown, Kelsey Grammer, Jennifer Aniston, Ty Burrell, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele and Danny Trejo. The film follows a hotshot package delivering stork, Junior, and his female human partner Tulip, who work at the distribution center of a large online store. After a boy named Nate Gardner sends a letter to the company, the two accidentally create a female baby using a defunct baby factory. In order to protect the baby from the company's manager and ensure Junior's promotion to succeed him, the two set off on a journey to deliver the baby to the boy's family. After Warner Animation Group was founded in January 2013, the project was announced, with Sweetland attached to direct the film, while Stoller was hired by the studio to create and write the film. It was announced in April 2015 that Stoller and Sweetla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Second Part
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Lego Ninjago Movie
''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' is a 2017 animated martial arts film, martial arts comedy film, based on the toy/kit line Lego Ninjago, of the same name and the Ninjago (TV series), TV show starring the same characters. Directed by Charlie Bean (animator), Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher, and Bob Logan (in their feature directorial debuts) from a screenplay by Logan, Fisher, William Wheeler, Tom Wheeler (writer), Tom Wheeler, Jared Stern, and John Whittington (screenwriter), John Whittington, it is the first theatrical film to be based on an original Lego property and the third installment in The Lego Movie (franchise), ''The Lego Movie'' franchise as well as its second spin-off (media), spin-off. The film stars the voices of Dave Franco, Michael Peña, Kumail Nanjiani, Abbi Jacobson, Zach Woods, Fred Armisen, Justin Theroux and Olivia Munn, as well as a live-action role by Jackie Chan (who also voiced Wu in the film). The film focuses on a teenage ninja Lloyd Garmadon, as he attempts to acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Lego Batman Movie
''The Lego Batman Movie'' is a 2017 animated superhero comedy film, based on characters created by DC Comics and the Lego Batman toy line. It was directed by Chris McKay (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay that is based on a Seth Grahame-Smith story. The film is a collaboration between production houses from the United States, Australia, and Denmark, the first spin-off in ''The Lego Movie'' franchise and the second installment overall. The film features Will Arnett reprising his role as Batman from '' The Lego Movie'' alongside Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson and Ralph Fiennes. The story follows Batman as he attempts to overcome his greatest fear while saving Gotham City from the Joker's latest scheme. Development of ''The Lego Batman Movie'' started in October 2014, after Warner Bros. announced several Lego films, following the critical and commercial success of ''The Lego Movie''. Chris McKay was hired to direct after being replaced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
