This just in: the "Angry Birds" movie has been postponed. Boo! But in happier news, there's an "Angry Birds" animated series launching in the very near future. Hooray!
Deadline has the scoop that 52 animated "Angry Birds" episodes "will be flocking to all possible devices ahead of next fall." The episodes will be roughly two and a half to three minutes in length. Further, while a movie adaptation is still in the works, Rovio animation chief Nick Dorra revealed that it won't be ready for the "2013 or 2014" season, making 2015 (!!) the earliest we'll see pig-smashing action on the big screen.
As for what the animated series / movies will be about? Dorra said he believes the "Angry Birds" animated property will be “telling more engaging stories…and deeper thoughts, deeper feelings of the characters, such as, why are they always angry?” Sounds a bit too heady for me, but as long as the...
Deadline has the scoop that 52 animated "Angry Birds" episodes "will be flocking to all possible devices ahead of next fall." The episodes will be roughly two and a half to three minutes in length. Further, while a movie adaptation is still in the works, Rovio animation chief Nick Dorra revealed that it won't be ready for the "2013 or 2014" season, making 2015 (!!) the earliest we'll see pig-smashing action on the big screen.
As for what the animated series / movies will be about? Dorra said he believes the "Angry Birds" animated property will be “telling more engaging stories…and deeper thoughts, deeper feelings of the characters, such as, why are they always angry?” Sounds a bit too heady for me, but as long as the...
- 4/2/2012
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Movies Blog
52 weekly episodes will be distributed 'on all possible devices' says head of animation Nick Dorra. By Stuart Dredge
Rovio Mobile is launching a series of 52 shortform animations for its Angry Birds in Autumn, but has ruled out a movie until after 2014.
"We're going to roll out a weekly animation series later this year of shortform content," said Rovio's head of animation Nick Dorra, speaking at the Miptv conference in Cannes.
The series will consist of 52 episodes lasting between two-and-a-half and three minutes each. "We're going to roll it out on all possible devices," said Dorra.
"We're looking at building a video app for that, and we're also looking at partnerships and so on... We want to be on all screens."
Those partnerships include a deal with Samsung announced in January 2012 that involves an app for the company's range of Smart TV internet-connected televisions.
Rovio acquired Finnish animation studio Kombo in...
Rovio Mobile is launching a series of 52 shortform animations for its Angry Birds in Autumn, but has ruled out a movie until after 2014.
"We're going to roll out a weekly animation series later this year of shortform content," said Rovio's head of animation Nick Dorra, speaking at the Miptv conference in Cannes.
The series will consist of 52 episodes lasting between two-and-a-half and three minutes each. "We're going to roll it out on all possible devices," said Dorra.
"We're looking at building a video app for that, and we're also looking at partnerships and so on... We want to be on all screens."
Those partnerships include a deal with Samsung announced in January 2012 that involves an app for the company's range of Smart TV internet-connected televisions.
Rovio acquired Finnish animation studio Kombo in...
- 4/1/2012
- by Stuart Dredge
- The Guardian - Film News
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