Month: October 2017

By Anthony D’Alessandro October 12, 2017 20th Century Fox says that the February 14, 2019 release date it had reserved on the calendar is being designated for Gambit starring Channing Tatum. Deadline exclusively reported that Gore Verbinski is set to direct the long-in-the-works X-Men movie from Josh Zetumer’s script. Producers are Tatum, Reid Carolin, Simon Kinberg and Lauren Shuler Donner. Chris …

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By Matt Pressberg October 11, 2017 “Fairly OddParents” and “Danny Phantom” creator joins as senior creative consultant. New kid-focused multiplatform media brand pocket.watch has brought on “The Fairly OddParents” and “Danny Phantom” creator and animator Butch Hartman as a senior creative consultant, the company announced Monday. Hartman will also create and produce three new animated …

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By Mercedes Milligan October 11, 2017 Cross-platform children’s media brand pocket.watch has partnered with famed cartoon creator Butch Hartman (The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy, Bunsen Is a Beast) to create and produce three new, animated series for kids. Hartman will work alongside pocket.watch’s Chief Content Officer Albie Hecht to bulk up the company’s …

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By Thomas J. McLean October 11, 2017 LOS ANGELES — Pocket.watch, a media brand that creates, acquires, distributes and curates content for kids age 2-11 across a variety of platforms, has partnered with Butch Hartman to create and produce three new animated series for kids alongside pocket.watch Chief Content Officer Albie Hecht. Hartman is creator of …

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By Jeremy Dickson October 11, 2017 Animation vet Butch Hartman (Fairly OddParents, Bunsen Is a Beast) has secured a non-exclusive three-year deal with Pocket.watch to develop a trio of animated kids series in partnership with the startup’s CCO Albie Hecht. The first project in development is HobbyKids Adventures, a series based on Pocket.watch’s inaugural YouTube partner, HobbyKidsTV. Starring …

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By Todd Spangler October 11, 2017 Butch Hartman, creator of Nickelodeon shows including “Fairly OddParents,” “Danny Phantom,” “T.U.F.F. Puppy” and “Bunsen Is a Beast,” is teaming up again with former Nick president Albie Hecht on three new animated series. The series are in development at Pocket.watch, the kids’ multiplatform media startup for which Hecht serves as chief …

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By Mike Fleming Jr October 5, 2017 EXCLUSIVE: I’m hearing that Gore Verbinski is making a deal to direct Gambit at Fox. The X-Men spinoff has been a high priority at the studio, since Channing Tatum stepped up to star in the film as Remy LeBeau, the suave mutant from New Orleans who can turn …

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