Animal Planet’s classic hit Meerkat Manor is getting the animated treatment from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation.
In early development, the feature will be produced by Seth Green and Tracy Falco via the duo’s The Green Room production banner, the studio announced Tuesday.
The original producer of the show, Caroline Hawkins and Clare Birks of Oxford Scientific, will executive produce.
Airing on Warners-owned Animal Planet from 2005 to 2008, the show centered on the exploits of a family of meerkats dubbed The Whiskers living in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert. The show became a worldwide hit, garnering Emmy nominations and at one point was Animal Planet’s most watched show.
Warners plans to produce the feature using photoreal animation, in what it dubbed “in the spirit of Happy Feet,” the 2006 animated feature co-directed by George Miller that centered on penguins.
“It’s 20 years since we experimented with a wildlife soap opera in a London basement,...
In early development, the feature will be produced by Seth Green and Tracy Falco via the duo’s The Green Room production banner, the studio announced Tuesday.
The original producer of the show, Caroline Hawkins and Clare Birks of Oxford Scientific, will executive produce.
Airing on Warners-owned Animal Planet from 2005 to 2008, the show centered on the exploits of a family of meerkats dubbed The Whiskers living in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert. The show became a worldwide hit, garnering Emmy nominations and at one point was Animal Planet’s most watched show.
Warners plans to produce the feature using photoreal animation, in what it dubbed “in the spirit of Happy Feet,” the 2006 animated feature co-directed by George Miller that centered on penguins.
“It’s 20 years since we experimented with a wildlife soap opera in a London basement,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Warner Bros. Pictures Animation is heading to the Discovery vault to adapt their Animal Planet series, Meerkat Manor, into a feature animated movie. Think Happy Feet. That George Miller hatched franchise which centered around tap-dancing penguins raked in over a half billion at the global box office.
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Animal Planet first aired Meerkat Manor in 2005, with the series becoming the network’s highest rated show over its four seasons. The Emmy-nominated series reached 204 million households in more than 160 countries on the Animal Planet platform alone.
The Animal Planet docuseries followed the Whiskers, a family of meerkats, as they struggled to survive in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert. Similar to Happy Feet, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation will use photoreal animation to capture the Whiskers for their feature film debut.
The Meerkat Manor movie will be produced by Seth Green and Tracy Falco of The Green Room. Pic...
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Animal Planet first aired Meerkat Manor in 2005, with the series becoming the network’s highest rated show over its four seasons. The Emmy-nominated series reached 204 million households in more than 160 countries on the Animal Planet platform alone.
The Animal Planet docuseries followed the Whiskers, a family of meerkats, as they struggled to survive in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert. Similar to Happy Feet, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation will use photoreal animation to capture the Whiskers for their feature film debut.
The Meerkat Manor movie will be produced by Seth Green and Tracy Falco of The Green Room. Pic...
- 4/16/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Documentary of Nonfiction (Series) “Harry & Meghan” was directed by Liz Garbus.
Weekly Commentary: A tight race ensues for acclaimed documentaries. Ken Burns’ powerful “The U.S. and the Holocaust” which premiered at Telluride 2022 before hitting television screens, is a favorite in the category.
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- 8/28/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Sky 3D has announced plans for groundbreaking one-off film Pandas 3D.
Produced by Oxford Scientific Films in a co-production with the Chinese Wildlife Conservation Association and the China Conservation and Research Centre, the 60-minute documentary will showcase the highly endangered giant pandas in the Wolong National Nature Reserve in China.
The production has had unrivalled access to the nature reserve during a critical time in the species' history as fresh attempts are made to take giant pandas back into the wild.
Alongside the natural breeding programme, it will also capture the captive breeding programme, including footage of newborns, young pandas playing, and methods of encouraging pandas to get in the mood with panda sexercise and panda porn videos.
It will be directed by Nicolas Brown (Human Planet) and produced by Caroline Hawkins (Meerkats 3D).
Caroline Hawkins, creative director of Oxford Scientific Films, said: "It is a privilege to have this opportunity.
Produced by Oxford Scientific Films in a co-production with the Chinese Wildlife Conservation Association and the China Conservation and Research Centre, the 60-minute documentary will showcase the highly endangered giant pandas in the Wolong National Nature Reserve in China.
The production has had unrivalled access to the nature reserve during a critical time in the species' history as fresh attempts are made to take giant pandas back into the wild.
Alongside the natural breeding programme, it will also capture the captive breeding programme, including footage of newborns, young pandas playing, and methods of encouraging pandas to get in the mood with panda sexercise and panda porn videos.
It will be directed by Nicolas Brown (Human Planet) and produced by Caroline Hawkins (Meerkats 3D).
Caroline Hawkins, creative director of Oxford Scientific Films, said: "It is a privilege to have this opportunity.
- 3/7/2013
- Digital Spy
Forget what you think you know about this movie. And forget what you think you know about Robert Pattinson. This film is far more than a love story. Plus, Pattinson’s acting abilities are better than the one particular role he’s known for playing.
Go into this movie with an open mind, and what you’ll find is an engaging film that is simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming. The story and actors swirl together like a perfect cup of coffee with just the right amount of cream and sugar. The subtle sweetness cuts the underlying bitterness. And, in fact, that’s exactly the word I would use to describe Remember Me – bittersweet…read more [Killer Film]
Disaffected twentysomething Tyler (Robert Pattinson) is still coping with the aftershocks of his older brother’s suicide several years earlier. His parents (Pierce Brosnan and Lena Olin) are separated and his younger sister (Ruby Jerins) is an outcast at school.
Go into this movie with an open mind, and what you’ll find is an engaging film that is simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming. The story and actors swirl together like a perfect cup of coffee with just the right amount of cream and sugar. The subtle sweetness cuts the underlying bitterness. And, in fact, that’s exactly the word I would use to describe Remember Me – bittersweet…read more [Killer Film]
Disaffected twentysomething Tyler (Robert Pattinson) is still coping with the aftershocks of his older brother’s suicide several years earlier. His parents (Pierce Brosnan and Lena Olin) are separated and his younger sister (Ruby Jerins) is an outcast at school.
- 3/16/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
We have more great news in todays edition of Ta Follows the Stars with Robert Pattinson Anna Kendrick and Gil Birmingham today. From Rob we have the latest and final installment of the Rob Pattinson Filmmaker Chat on iTunes we have a great interview with Anna on the red carpet at the Oscars with TV Guide and Gil Birmingham just finished taping an episode of Castle. Check out more belowCheck out Rob in the last part of the podcast where he sits down with the filmmakers of Remember Me Allen Coulter director Nick Osborne producer and Will Fetters writer. Part three of the podcast is available now and you can check it out on iTunes here.In this part of the podcast Rob and the filmmakers discuss the chemistry between Rob and his costars Emile de Ravin Ally Craig and Ruby Jerins Robs little sister in the film Caroline Hawkins.
- 3/9/2010
- twilightersanonymous.com
If you're anything like me (and my girlfriend), you love meerkats. In case you don't, let me ask how you can resist the adorable little critters, their huge eyes and their constantly wet nose? No need to answer. If you like meerkats, you're probably already familiar with Meerkat Manor, the long-running documentary / reality narrated by Bill Nighly (or Sean Astin / Stockard Channing if you live in the Us). The shows' stars like Flower, Mozart or Zaphod are so "famous" that they have their own imdb pages with enraged fans posting on Flower's message board about the need for a more detailed biography or at least putting in Flower's date of death on her resumé. Today you can read an interview with Brollyman, who gives his first interview here about doing Meerkat Manor in addition to some other animal reality programs such as Lemur Island and Lemur Street.
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- 5/12/2009
- Daily Film Music Blog
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