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Genndy Tartakovsky has proudly become the auteur of adult 2D animation. His new “Unicorn Warriors: Eternal” steampunk series premieres May 4 on Adult Swim; he’s completing his R-rated dog comedy “Fixed” for release next year at Sony Pictures Animation; and he’s prepping for Season 3 of his Emmy-winning “Primal” series at Adult Swim, but departing from the prehistoric world.
With “Unicorn Warriors,” though, Tartakovsky combines his personal steampunk aesthetic with action and humor, going back to his old Cartoon Network days, but without the gore of “Primal” or “Samurai Jack.” It’s about three heroes — powerful sorceress Melinda (Hazel Doupe), cosmic monk Seng (Demari Hunte), and warrior elf Edred (Tom Milligan) — reawakened through eternity as teenagers to fight a mysterious supernatural force threatening humanity. In the first season, the three find themselves in industrial London, joined by a steam-powered robot, Copernicus.
“I started to develop it at the end of ‘Star Wars: Clone Wars,...
Genndy Tartakovsky has proudly become the auteur of adult 2D animation. His new “Unicorn Warriors: Eternal” steampunk series premieres May 4 on Adult Swim; he’s completing his R-rated dog comedy “Fixed” for release next year at Sony Pictures Animation; and he’s prepping for Season 3 of his Emmy-winning “Primal” series at Adult Swim, but departing from the prehistoric world.
With “Unicorn Warriors,” though, Tartakovsky combines his personal steampunk aesthetic with action and humor, going back to his old Cartoon Network days, but without the gore of “Primal” or “Samurai Jack.” It’s about three heroes — powerful sorceress Melinda (Hazel Doupe), cosmic monk Seng (Demari Hunte), and warrior elf Edred (Tom Milligan) — reawakened through eternity as teenagers to fight a mysterious supernatural force threatening humanity. In the first season, the three find themselves in industrial London, joined by a steam-powered robot, Copernicus.
“I started to develop it at the end of ‘Star Wars: Clone Wars,...
- 4/25/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
It’s that time of year again! The 2022 BET Soul Train Awards have arrived and this year’s show featured spectacular performances with some of music’s most talented stars and heartfelt acceptance speeches from the night’s big winners.
Hosted by comedian, writer and “Black-ish” star Deon Cole, Saturday’s show featured Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige leading this year’s nominees with a total count of seven nods apiece, while Ari Lennox trailed close behind with six nominations. The trio was followed by Lizzo and Chris Brown, who earned five noms each.
While Queen Bey came out on top with the night’s big wins — earning awards for Album of The Year, Song of the Year and Best Collaboration with Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers — she wasn’t the only one to come out victorious! Check out the full list of winners below, with the victors in bold.
Hosted by comedian, writer and “Black-ish” star Deon Cole, Saturday’s show featured Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige leading this year’s nominees with a total count of seven nods apiece, while Ari Lennox trailed close behind with six nominations. The trio was followed by Lizzo and Chris Brown, who earned five noms each.
While Queen Bey came out on top with the night’s big wins — earning awards for Album of The Year, Song of the Year and Best Collaboration with Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers — she wasn’t the only one to come out victorious! Check out the full list of winners below, with the victors in bold.
- 11/28/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Deon Cole will host the 2022 Soul Train Awards (Photo Credit: BET)
Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige will go head to head in the Best R&b/Soul Female Artist, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Collaboration categories at the 2022 Soul Train Awards. Both artists top the list of nominees with seven nominations, followed by Ari Lennox with six.
Lizzo and Chris Brown were close behind with five nominations. Burna Boy, Muni Long and Steve Lacy each picked up four nominations.
Actor and comedian Deon Cole (The Harder They Fall) is set to host BET’s 2022 Soul Train Awards set for Sunday, November 27, 2022. The show will take place in Las Vegas and will air at 8pm Et/Pt on BET and BET Her.
“Deon Cole is known for delivering razor-sharp humor and commentary across his acclaimed standup specials and series. Get ready to see him unleash his...
Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige will go head to head in the Best R&b/Soul Female Artist, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Collaboration categories at the 2022 Soul Train Awards. Both artists top the list of nominees with seven nominations, followed by Ari Lennox with six.
Lizzo and Chris Brown were close behind with five nominations. Burna Boy, Muni Long and Steve Lacy each picked up four nominations.
Actor and comedian Deon Cole (The Harder They Fall) is set to host BET’s 2022 Soul Train Awards set for Sunday, November 27, 2022. The show will take place in Las Vegas and will air at 8pm Et/Pt on BET and BET Her.
“Deon Cole is known for delivering razor-sharp humor and commentary across his acclaimed standup specials and series. Get ready to see him unleash his...
- 10/20/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The 2022 BET Soul Train Awards are right around the corner!
BET revealed the nominations for this year’s award ceremony on Thursday, and announced that the star-studded show will be hosted by comedian, writer and “Black-ish” star, Deon Cole.
Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy for BET, praised Cole in a statement on Thursday, sharing, “Deon Cole is known for delivering razor-sharp humor and commentary across his acclaimed standup specials and series. Get ready to see him unleash his comedic talents like never before on the Soul Train Awards stage.”
“Hosting the Soul Train Awards is a dream come true,” Cole said in the release. “I grew up watching Soul Train and ‘til this day, I’ve never met a Soul Train Line I didn’t bless with my skilled two step. It is truly a privilege to be given this opportunity.”
As for the nominations, Beyoncé and...
BET revealed the nominations for this year’s award ceremony on Thursday, and announced that the star-studded show will be hosted by comedian, writer and “Black-ish” star, Deon Cole.
Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy for BET, praised Cole in a statement on Thursday, sharing, “Deon Cole is known for delivering razor-sharp humor and commentary across his acclaimed standup specials and series. Get ready to see him unleash his comedic talents like never before on the Soul Train Awards stage.”
“Hosting the Soul Train Awards is a dream come true,” Cole said in the release. “I grew up watching Soul Train and ‘til this day, I’ve never met a Soul Train Line I didn’t bless with my skilled two step. It is truly a privilege to be given this opportunity.”
As for the nominations, Beyoncé and...
- 10/20/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
The characters in Genndy Tartakovsky’s latest animated series “Primal” don’t have dialogue. But as the creator and director explains, there’s something else missing from “Primal” that sets it apart.
“We definitely didn’t want to do a main villain. In this subject matter, it goes cliche super fast,” Tartakovsky told IndieWire. “In my first, early iteration, I thought, ‘Well, maybe halfway through the season when you need to introduce something besides just nature or normal world danger.’ And so I had this Pharaoh character. But it was like instantly ‘10,000 BC’ or ‘Stargate’ or you can name five movies that have done stuff like that. I really tried to go against the grain as far as what’s been done in this genre, and try to find original takes on it.”
So instead, “Primal” takes the traditional antagonist role and spreads it out over all that nature has to offer.
“We definitely didn’t want to do a main villain. In this subject matter, it goes cliche super fast,” Tartakovsky told IndieWire. “In my first, early iteration, I thought, ‘Well, maybe halfway through the season when you need to introduce something besides just nature or normal world danger.’ And so I had this Pharaoh character. But it was like instantly ‘10,000 BC’ or ‘Stargate’ or you can name five movies that have done stuff like that. I really tried to go against the grain as far as what’s been done in this genre, and try to find original takes on it.”
So instead, “Primal” takes the traditional antagonist role and spreads it out over all that nature has to offer.
- 10/9/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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