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"Fur-One-One" for February, 2018
7 years ago
Before I begin, I want to apologize to all of you who were expecting my 'anthropomorphic news' (originally appearing in the 'funny animal' APAzine "Rowrbrazzle") to be posted in my 'Journal' section on a regular basis, when I really haven't been able to do it for half-a-year (for reasons too lengthy to go into). I'll try to present this column once a month, and keep you updated...
"MOVIES": Wes ("Fantastic Mr. Fox") Anderson recently won the Best Director ('Golden Bear') prize at the 2018 edition of the Berlin Film Festival for his stop-motion feature film "Isle of Dogs" - which also had the honor of being the first animated feature to open the annual event... The vocal cast for a CGI/live-action reboot of (Disney's) "The Lion King" has already been assigned - with Donald Glover as the voice of (adult) 'Simba', Beyoncé Knowles Carter as (adult) 'Nala', and James Earl Jones reprising his performance (from the 1994 original cel-animated feature) as the voice of 'Mufasa'. Produced in a 'motion-capture' format similar to the (2016) reboot of "The Jungle Book", "TLK" will open in theaters in 2019... The new (CGI-live action) version of "Peter Rabbit" (Sony Pictures Releasing) stirred up a controversy amongst parental patrons in theaters, for the scene in which the title character gets his revenge on a human by taking advantage of a 'food allergy' he suffers from. Some of these parents have children who (themselves) suffer from similar allergies, and said scene was considered too upsetting for them. Using social media, the studio apologized for their actions; but that's no guarantee that said scene might be removed later on, when Blu-Ray/DVD copies of the film is released later this year...
Here's a short list of some of the 2018 movies - with animals in them - either in release now, or debuting later this year:
"Ferdinand" (Blue Sky Studios)
"Paddington 2" (Studio Canal)
"Isle of Dogs" (Fox Searchlight)
"Early Man (Aardman Animations)
"Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero" (Mikros Image)
"Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" (Sony Pictures Animation)
"Show Dogs" (Riverstone Pictures)
"Duck Duck Goose" (Open Road Films)
ADDENDA: Now available for viewing (on "YouTube") is the official trailer to "Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet" (Disney Animation) - co-directed by Rich ("Zootopia") Moore. 'Fat furry' buffs will especially love the scene at the end, when 'Ralph' overfeeds a bunny rabbit pancakes (in a child's handheld video game)! Check it out at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xiaYAUk52k
"TELEVISION": Disney has newer animated fare coming to some of their Cable TV channels. For example, scheduled for 2019 is "Amphibia" (Disney Channel), a fantasy revolving around a world of frog people (and the human girl who enters their world). Meanwhile, a CGI reboot of Jim Henson's "Muppet Babies" (based on the cel-animated series from 1984-1991) is scheduled to premiere (on Disney Junior) on March 23rd. Besides the usual juvenile versions of 'Kermit the Frog', 'Miss Piggy', and 'Fozzie Bear', a new character is being introduced: 'Summer Penguin'... Another animated series from the 1990s is also getting a reboot (for Hulu); namely, "Animaniacs" (Warner Animation) - featuring the 'Warner Siblings' ('Yakko', 'Wakko', and 'Dot') and 'Pinky and the Brain'. Two whole seasons of the cartoon series premieres in 2020...
Here are other TV shows with anthropomorphic characters - to be seen on Cable TV and 'streaming networks' in the not-too-distant future: "Bojack Horseman", "Tuca & Bertie (both on Netflix), (new episodes of) "Mr. Pickles" (Adult Swim), "Unikitty", "The Amazing World of Gumball", "We Bare Bears" (all on Cartoon Network), "Vampirina", "Puppy Dog Pals", "Goldie & Bear", and "The Lion Guard" (all on Disney Channel and Disney Junior), and "SpongeBob Squarepants" (Nickelodeon)...
"COMIC BOOKS": The 80th and final issue of "Elephantmen" (Image) has just been released - with one more appearance by P.I. 'Hip Flask' in a 'prologue' at the end of the story... Here are some more 'funny animal' comic book titles, currently in circulation: "Looney Tunes", "Scooby-Doo", "Scooby-Doo Team-Up", "Scooby Apocalypse", "The Ruff & Reddy Show", "Snagglepuss" (all from DC), "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Rocket" (Marvel), "Gold Digger" (Antarctic Press), "Rivers of London" (Titan Comics), and "Usagi Yojimbo" (Dark Horse)...
- - - - - - - - - - "MOVIES": Wes ("Fantastic Mr. Fox") Anderson recently won the Best Director ('Golden Bear') prize at the 2018 edition of the Berlin Film Festival for his stop-motion feature film "Isle of Dogs" - which also had the honor of being the first animated feature to open the annual event... The vocal cast for a CGI/live-action reboot of (Disney's) "The Lion King" has already been assigned - with Donald Glover as the voice of (adult) 'Simba', Beyoncé Knowles Carter as (adult) 'Nala', and James Earl Jones reprising his performance (from the 1994 original cel-animated feature) as the voice of 'Mufasa'. Produced in a 'motion-capture' format similar to the (2016) reboot of "The Jungle Book", "TLK" will open in theaters in 2019... The new (CGI-live action) version of "Peter Rabbit" (Sony Pictures Releasing) stirred up a controversy amongst parental patrons in theaters, for the scene in which the title character gets his revenge on a human by taking advantage of a 'food allergy' he suffers from. Some of these parents have children who (themselves) suffer from similar allergies, and said scene was considered too upsetting for them. Using social media, the studio apologized for their actions; but that's no guarantee that said scene might be removed later on, when Blu-Ray/DVD copies of the film is released later this year...
Here's a short list of some of the 2018 movies - with animals in them - either in release now, or debuting later this year:
"Ferdinand" (Blue Sky Studios)
"Paddington 2" (Studio Canal)
"Isle of Dogs" (Fox Searchlight)
"Early Man (Aardman Animations)
"Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero" (Mikros Image)
"Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" (Sony Pictures Animation)
"Show Dogs" (Riverstone Pictures)
"Duck Duck Goose" (Open Road Films)
ADDENDA: Now available for viewing (on "YouTube") is the official trailer to "Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet" (Disney Animation) - co-directed by Rich ("Zootopia") Moore. 'Fat furry' buffs will especially love the scene at the end, when 'Ralph' overfeeds a bunny rabbit pancakes (in a child's handheld video game)! Check it out at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xiaYAUk52k
- - - - - - - - - - "TELEVISION": Disney has newer animated fare coming to some of their Cable TV channels. For example, scheduled for 2019 is "Amphibia" (Disney Channel), a fantasy revolving around a world of frog people (and the human girl who enters their world). Meanwhile, a CGI reboot of Jim Henson's "Muppet Babies" (based on the cel-animated series from 1984-1991) is scheduled to premiere (on Disney Junior) on March 23rd. Besides the usual juvenile versions of 'Kermit the Frog', 'Miss Piggy', and 'Fozzie Bear', a new character is being introduced: 'Summer Penguin'... Another animated series from the 1990s is also getting a reboot (for Hulu); namely, "Animaniacs" (Warner Animation) - featuring the 'Warner Siblings' ('Yakko', 'Wakko', and 'Dot') and 'Pinky and the Brain'. Two whole seasons of the cartoon series premieres in 2020...
Here are other TV shows with anthropomorphic characters - to be seen on Cable TV and 'streaming networks' in the not-too-distant future: "Bojack Horseman", "Tuca & Bertie (both on Netflix), (new episodes of) "Mr. Pickles" (Adult Swim), "Unikitty", "The Amazing World of Gumball", "We Bare Bears" (all on Cartoon Network), "Vampirina", "Puppy Dog Pals", "Goldie & Bear", and "The Lion Guard" (all on Disney Channel and Disney Junior), and "SpongeBob Squarepants" (Nickelodeon)...
- - - - - - - - - - "COMIC BOOKS": The 80th and final issue of "Elephantmen" (Image) has just been released - with one more appearance by P.I. 'Hip Flask' in a 'prologue' at the end of the story... Here are some more 'funny animal' comic book titles, currently in circulation: "Looney Tunes", "Scooby-Doo", "Scooby-Doo Team-Up", "Scooby Apocalypse", "The Ruff & Reddy Show", "Snagglepuss" (all from DC), "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Rocket" (Marvel), "Gold Digger" (Antarctic Press), "Rivers of London" (Titan Comics), and "Usagi Yojimbo" (Dark Horse)...
Great list of stuff! And May's issue of Scooby Doo Team-Up will feature Dynomutt!
zoroarkling
~zoroarkling
Cannot wait to see Isle of Dogs xD it looks so adorable
