Dan Harmon Leaves Production Company Starburns Industries!!

Community creator Dan Harmon has exited Starburns Industries, the innovative production company he co-founded in the summer of 2010 along with Dino Stamatopoulos, Joe Russo II, James Fino and Duke Johnson, Collider has exclusively learned. “Dan stepped away from Starburns some time ago to focus his time and attention on Rick and Morty,” an individual with knowledge of Harmon’s decision told Collider. It’s unclear when, … Continue reading Dan Harmon Leaves Production Company Starburns Industries!!

‘Flash Gordon’: Taika Waititi Set to “Crack” an Animated Film for Disney-Fox!!!

20th Century Fox is going back to the drawing board on a Flash Gordon reboot. Again. The studio has been trying to get a new feature film adaptation of the 1934 comic strip off the ground for years, and now Deadline reports that Thor: Ragnarok helmer Taika Waititi has been hired to take a stab at a Flash Gordon animated movie. Deadline says he’s writing … Continue reading ‘Flash Gordon’: Taika Waititi Set to “Crack” an Animated Film for Disney-Fox!!!

‘Bubbles’: Taika Waititi, Netflix Pull Out of Michael Jackson Movie!!!

Taika Waititi has exited as the director of Netflix’s stop-motion animated movie Bubbles, which tells the story of Michael Jackson‘s longtime chimpanzee, and Collider has confirmed that Netflix has pulled out of the project as well. Cartoon Brew broke the news, reporting that scheduling conflicts with WB’s Akira forced Waititi to exit Bubbles, and with the director no longer involved, Netflix also decided to step … Continue reading ‘Bubbles’: Taika Waititi, Netflix Pull Out of Michael Jackson Movie!!!

Taika Waititi Shares Casting Plans for Possible ‘Akira’ Adaptation!!!

Taika Waititi is currently enjoying the marketing blitz that accompanies the release of his upcoming Marvel film, Thor: Ragnarok. But amidst all the interviews and press events, Waititi found time to talk about the rumors concerning him directing Warner Bros.’ live-action Akira adaptation. That project has been in the works for quite some time–our own news coverage on it goes back to 2009–but with the anime’s 30th anniversary arriving next … Continue reading Taika Waititi Shares Casting Plans for Possible ‘Akira’ Adaptation!!!

Taika Waititi in Talks to Direct ‘Akira’ for Warner Bros.!!!

It looks like Warner Bros.’ long-developing adaptation of the graphic novel Akira is heating back up, this time with an extremely buzzworthy director. Deadline reports that Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi is now in talks to take the helm of the Akira remake, which takes place in a rebuilt New Manhattan and revolves around the leader of a biker gang. The studio has been developing … Continue reading Taika Waititi in Talks to Direct ‘Akira’ for Warner Bros.!!!

Director Taika Waititi Moving from ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ to Michael Jackson’s Chimp’s Biopic, ‘Bubbles’!!!

About a year ago, we reported that Dan Harmon was working on bringing Isaac Adamson’s Black List script Bubbles to the big screen. The bizarre, stop-motion animated project looks at Michael Jackson’s life through the eyes of his pet chimpanzee, Bubbles. Bubbles was adopted from an Austin, Texas research facility and given residence at the Neverland Ranch in 1983. He stayed with Jackson and was a … Continue reading Director Taika Waititi Moving from ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ to Michael Jackson’s Chimp’s Biopic, ‘Bubbles’!!!