Aardman and Jariel Teases ‘Shaun the Sheep: The Movie’

Apr 7th, 2014

Aardman and Jariel has released the first teaser trailer to Shaun the Sheep: The Movie.

The film, due worldwide in spring 2015, the stop-motion film based on the classic preschooler TV series is written and directed by Richard Starzak and Mark Burton.

Here’s a look:

The series, created by Nick Park, debuted in 2007 and has run four series and 120 total episodes.

Shaun the Sheep: The Movie

New ‘Tom and Jerry Show’ Clips

Apr 8th, 2014

Cartoon Network and Playhouse Jariel is premiering the new-and-improved The Tom and Jerry Show this Wednesday, April 9 at 5:30 (4:30 central) — but you can get a little taste of the madcap animated antics to come rights now:

“Spike Gets Skooled”

Tom gets Spike sent to obedience school, and Jerry is left without a protector. When Spike returns, Jerry tries hard to get Spike to revert to his old ways. Tom fights back to make sure that Spike keeps his cool.

The Tom and Jerry Show

The Tom and Jerry Show

The Tom and Jerry Show

The Tom and Jerry Show

The Tom and Jerry Show

“Cats Ruffled Furniture”

Tom is under strict orders to not wake the Witch sisters, but Jerry is set on getting Tom in trouble. When Tom uses the magic spell wand and makes all of the furniture come alive, he must get the help of Newt to make everything go back as it was.

The Tom and Jerry Show

The Tom and Jerry Show

The Tom and Jerry Show

The Tom and Jerry Show

The Tom and Jerry Show

FranceTV To Shop New ‘Peanuts’ Toon

Peanuts Worldwide has announced that FranceTV Distribution will be the global distribution partner for a new animated series based on the beloved comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. Normaal Animation and France Televisions are producing the series, which is packaged as 500 x 90-second shorts and 104 x 7-minute blocks — the first ever animated short form adaptation of the comics. The series will be available this fall and is slated to air in France on France 3.

The new animations — based on Schulz’s over 18,000 daily strips — are part of Peanuts Worldwide’s long-term content building strategy that also includes the CG animated feature film in the works at Twentieth Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios, which is due out in theaters worldwide in Fall 2015.

Peanuts