Adam Devine (The Righteous Gemstones), Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2) and Ken Jeong (Crazy Rich Asians) will lend their voices to animation feature, Extinct, from China Lion, Hb Wink, Huayi Tencent Entertainment Ltd, Tolerable Entertainment and Timeless Films. David Silverman, who directed 2007’s The Simpsons Movie and co-directed Monsters Inc, is helming the adventure-comedy along with co-director Raymond Persi (The Simpsons).
Timeless is handling international sales, which will launch at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The Simpsons veterans Joel Cohen, John Frink, and Rob Lazebnik penned the screenplay. It follows Op and Ed, two adorable donut-shaped animals — Flummels — who accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai. There they discover traffic, trans fats, and worst of all, that flummels are now extinct. It’s up to this bumbling pair to save themselves and their species… and, just maybe, change the course of history.
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Timeless is handling international sales, which will launch at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The Simpsons veterans Joel Cohen, John Frink, and Rob Lazebnik penned the screenplay. It follows Op and Ed, two adorable donut-shaped animals — Flummels — who accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai. There they discover traffic, trans fats, and worst of all, that flummels are now extinct. It’s up to this bumbling pair to save themselves and their species… and, just maybe, change the course of history.
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- 9/3/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
The voice cast for U.S.-Chinese animated movie “Extinct” will feature Adam Devine, Rachel Bloom, Zazie Beetz and Ken Jeong. The film is being directed by David Silverman (“The Simpsons Movie”). “The Simpsons” veterans Joel Cohen, John Frink, and Rob Lazebnik are writing.
The adventure-comedy will follow Op and Ed, a species of donut-shaped animals called flummels. They accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai where they discover traffic, trans fats, and the fact that flummels have become extinct. The duo set out to to save themselves and their species.
The movie comes from China Lion, Hb Wink, Huayi Tencent Entertainment, and Tolerable Entertainment. Timeless Films has boarded the project and will sell it internationally, kicking off the sales effort at the Toronto Film Festival.
“We are really looking forward to screening the first footage from this incredibly funny film to our distributors at Toronto,” said Timeless CEO and chairman Ralph Kamp.
The adventure-comedy will follow Op and Ed, a species of donut-shaped animals called flummels. They accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai where they discover traffic, trans fats, and the fact that flummels have become extinct. The duo set out to to save themselves and their species.
The movie comes from China Lion, Hb Wink, Huayi Tencent Entertainment, and Tolerable Entertainment. Timeless Films has boarded the project and will sell it internationally, kicking off the sales effort at the Toronto Film Festival.
“We are really looking forward to screening the first footage from this incredibly funny film to our distributors at Toronto,” said Timeless CEO and chairman Ralph Kamp.
- 9/3/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Writer and director Thomas J. Churchill's concept teaser for his new film, simply titled M, has arrived. Touted as a mixture between Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill and Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, M is set in 1960s California, where a virus threatens humanity as we know it. Also in today's Horror Highlights: High Moon release details and the North American acquisition of Strawberry Flavored Plastic.
M Production Details: "Renowned independent writer/director Thomas J. Churchill has just released the concept teaser trailer for his highly anticipated new action horror thriller "M".
Thomas J. Churchill is an award-winning filmmaker, known for his outstanding work as writer/producer/director on "Nation's Fire", "Check Point", "The Rack Pack", and W"The Emerging Past Director's Cut".
"M" Synopsis: In 1961-Hollywood, California- a lab-manufactured virus is striking hard with a vengeance, taking human lives and then reanimating to an undead status.
M Production Details: "Renowned independent writer/director Thomas J. Churchill has just released the concept teaser trailer for his highly anticipated new action horror thriller "M".
Thomas J. Churchill is an award-winning filmmaker, known for his outstanding work as writer/producer/director on "Nation's Fire", "Check Point", "The Rack Pack", and W"The Emerging Past Director's Cut".
"M" Synopsis: In 1961-Hollywood, California- a lab-manufactured virus is striking hard with a vengeance, taking human lives and then reanimating to an undead status.
- 3/6/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Tagline: "Wanted Dead or Undead." High Moon was previously titled Howlers. Now, this time-shifting feature is slated to release this May, via Alliance Entertainment and Archstone Distribution. In the film, Colt is a werewolf slayer from the Old West. Rising from the grave in the future, Colt is determined to track down the werewolves who brutally murdered his wife in the past. As well, High Moon is from actor and director Josh Ridgway (The Sector). The film stars: Chad Michael Collins, Sean Patrick Flannery, Chelsea Edmundson and many more. More details, on the release of High Moon, are here. The longer synopsis mentions Colt (Collins) returning from the grave. A small town is under attack by werewolf bikers, so Colt must find a way to intervene. A true monster hunter, Colt will vanquish every howler, that still walks the Earth. But, Willie still stands in his way - the leader of the outlaw werewolves.
- 3/4/2019
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The CW announced on Tuesday that it will renew “Burden of Truth” and “The Outpost” for their second seasons in summer 2019.
Also returning are reality series “Masters of Illusion,” “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” The CW also announced that it has acquired the British cop series “Bulletproof” from Sky Vision.
The network kicks off its fall slate on Tuesday night with the return of “The Flash” and “Black Lightning.” Tomorrow, its new drama “All American” will premiere, and its Sunday night programming will begin this weekend with “Charmed” and the return of “Supergirl.”
Also Read: 'Batwoman': Here's Your First Look at Ruby Rose as Out Superhero (Photo)
See details about The CW’s summer 2019 slate below.
“Bulletproof” follows two undercover cops, Bishop and Pike as they chase down hardened criminals in London’s East End. But the series is more than high-octane action and thrilling cases.
Also returning are reality series “Masters of Illusion,” “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” The CW also announced that it has acquired the British cop series “Bulletproof” from Sky Vision.
The network kicks off its fall slate on Tuesday night with the return of “The Flash” and “Black Lightning.” Tomorrow, its new drama “All American” will premiere, and its Sunday night programming will begin this weekend with “Charmed” and the return of “Supergirl.”
Also Read: 'Batwoman': Here's Your First Look at Ruby Rose as Out Superhero (Photo)
See details about The CW’s summer 2019 slate below.
“Bulletproof” follows two undercover cops, Bishop and Pike as they chase down hardened criminals in London’s East End. But the series is more than high-octane action and thrilling cases.
- 10/9/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Ender's Game author Orson Scott Card has created a new sci-fi TV series called Extinct and we have the first trailer to share with you for it today. This actually looks like it could be solid series and It definitely has an intriguing story that grabbed my attention.
The 10-episode action-packed series takes place 400 years after the extinction of the human race and follows a small group of humans who are revived by an alien civilization. The aliens claim they want to restore the human species, but the reborn humans uncover new dangers, hidden agendas and powerful secrets that challenge that claim and threaten to annihilate the human race all over again.Extinct carries the colony of revived humans through struggles with the aliens who extinguished humankind centuries before — while trying to understand and get along with the mysterious aliens who revived them. Nothing is as it seems to be,...
The 10-episode action-packed series takes place 400 years after the extinction of the human race and follows a small group of humans who are revived by an alien civilization. The aliens claim they want to restore the human species, but the reborn humans uncover new dangers, hidden agendas and powerful secrets that challenge that claim and threaten to annihilate the human race all over again.Extinct carries the colony of revived humans through struggles with the aliens who extinguished humankind centuries before — while trying to understand and get along with the mysterious aliens who revived them. Nothing is as it seems to be,...
- 4/12/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Brigham Young University's BYUtv network has ordered the scripted Extinct TV show drama, with an eye toward a 2017 premiere. A futuristic sci-fi series created by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston, who wrote the pilot, Extinct is a co-production of Taleswapper and Go Films. Adam Abel is producing, with Ryan Little directing.Chad Michael Collins stars as the male lead, Ezra in the series that takes place after the extinction of the human race. The Extinct TV series cast also includes: Victoria Atkin, Jaclyn Hales, Yorke Fryer, Jack Depew, Matthew Bellows, and Jake Stormoen. Extinct marks BYUtv's second scripted program. Get the details from this BYUtv press release. Read More…...
- 9/14/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Chad Michael Collins is courageously fighting a higher power in order to revive the human race in the upcoming sci-fi series, ‘Extinct.’ Shockya is exclusively revealing that the actor will topline the cast of the independent sci-fi television pilot for the cable and satellite channel, BYUtv. ‘Extinct’ was created, written and will be executive produced by Hugo and Neptune Award-winning science fiction writer Orson Scott Card and partner Aaron Johnston for their production shingle Taleswapper, with Adam Abel and Ryan Little producing through their production shingle Go Films. Little will also direct the pilot episode. Victoria Atkin, Yorke Fryer, Jaclyn Hales, Nic Luken and Matthew Bellows round out the regular [ Read More ]
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- 8/9/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
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