Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe
Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe is a British animation studio based in London, England. It is an EMEA off-shoot of Cartoon Network Studios, having been formed in 2007, and went under the names Development Studio Studio Europe and Cartoon Network Studios Europe, until it was rebranded to its current name on April 7, 2021.[1]
History
It is jointly run by Warner Bros. cartoon overlord Sam Register, president of both Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, and Vanessa Brookman, head of EMEA.[1]
On September 21, 2021, HBO Max and Cartoon Network greenlit Ben Bocquelet's The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie! and Gumball: The Series, spin-offs from The Amazing World of Gumball, which aired from 2011 to 2019.[2] In August 2022, HBO Max dropped the movie, although it is still in production with hopes of being picked up elsewhere.
On June 15, 2022, it was announced at the Annecy Film Festival that a stop motion series based on Wacky Races was in the works.[3]
The next month, on July 18, it was announced that Craig McCracken had been hired to create a sequel based on his past series The Powerpuff Girls, and a preschool version of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.[4] On the same day, it was announced that Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe was also working on The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe.[4]
On June 14, 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery's panel at Annecy announced they were in production for Beast Boy: Lone Wolf, an action-oriented series (different to Teen Titans Go!) comprised of ten shorts, and a Taz stop motion short, based on the Looney Tunes character, and a mock trailer for the new Gumball series that will "reanimate" brothers Gumball and Darwin Waterson for the new series (that won't be a seventh season of The Amazing World of Gumball), which is illustrated with them crawling out of their graves for "something annoying, something evil."[5]
On June 12, 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery's panel at Annecy announced that Craig McCracken's Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends preschool spin-off was given a formal greenlight and to be called Foster's Funtime for Imaginary Friends, which is about the older, but not necessarily wiser, Bloo, in charge of a group of newly joined preschool imaginary friends. Madame Foster also joins Bloo as the only returning character from the previous series.[6]
On the same day, another untitled preschool series was announced, which is to be based on author/illustrator Nadia Shireen's picturebook about a young rule-abiding cat, except on one particular day she throws a tantrum.[6] It was soon to be revealed to be called Barbara!
The Amazing World of Gumball was also officially announced to be back in production, with the crew working on the seventh season opener, "The Burger." A screening of the partially made episode was viewed for guests at Annecy, with a gift bag shaped like a Joyful Burger burger box.
Filmography
2020s
- Main article: 2020s
Logo variants
Logo in the shape of Gumball Waterson.
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References
- ^ a b Ramachandran, Naman (April 7, 2021) "WarnerMedia Reinstates Iconic Hanna-Barbera Brand With London-Based European Studio". Variety. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (September 21, 2021). "‘The Amazing World Of Gumball’ Returning with a Movie and a New Series". Deadline. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ Hopewell, John (June 15, 2022). "‘Unicorn,’ ‘Fionna and Cake,’ ‘Gumball’ Reboots, ‘Bye Bye Bunny’ Fascinate at Annecy". Variety. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (July 18, 2022). "Animated Series Reboots From Craig McCracken In Works At Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe". Deadline. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ Hopewell, John (June 16, 2023). "‘Fionna and Cake,’ ‘Gumball,’ ‘Batman: Caped Crusader,’ ‘War of the Rohirrim’ Dazzle at Annecy". Variety. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Hopewell, John, Lang, Jamie (June 12, 2024). "New 'Regular Show,' 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends' Series Unveiled at Annecy (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
