Exclusive: Warner Animation Group EVP Allison Abbate, who is a 20-year-plus vet of the studio, and has worked on several marquee animation films including their original Space Jam, the billion-dollar plus Lego titles franchise and this summer’s hit, DC League of Super-Pets, is exiting. Abbate will be segueing to a number of filmmaking opportunities she has in the mix.
Abbate came to Warners in 1996 to co-Produce the animation on Space Jam, which became a 230M-plus grossing global hit and yielded last year’s sequel, Space Jam: A New Legacy which made over 163M WW and drove subscribers to HBO Max. She then went on to produce the BAFTA-winning Iron Giant and Looney Tunes Back in Action before reuniting with Tim Burton, who she first worked with on Disney’s Nightmare Before Christmas, for the Oscar and BAFTA nominated Corpse Bride where she set up a UK-based stop-motion studio. She returned to the U.
Abbate came to Warners in 1996 to co-Produce the animation on Space Jam, which became a 230M-plus grossing global hit and yielded last year’s sequel, Space Jam: A New Legacy which made over 163M WW and drove subscribers to HBO Max. She then went on to produce the BAFTA-winning Iron Giant and Looney Tunes Back in Action before reuniting with Tim Burton, who she first worked with on Disney’s Nightmare Before Christmas, for the Oscar and BAFTA nominated Corpse Bride where she set up a UK-based stop-motion studio. She returned to the U.
- 8/15/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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Photo Credit: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures (L-r) Kevin Hart as Ace and Dwayne Johnson as Krypto in Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated action adventure “DC League Of Super-pets,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Check out the brand-new trailer for DC League Of Super-pets.
In the film, Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side. When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack—Ace the hound, Pb the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel—to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes.
Dwayne Johnson stars as the voice of Krypto the Super-Dog in Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated action adventure feature film “DC League of Super-Pets,” from director Jared Stern.
The film also stars the...
Photo Credit: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures (L-r) Kevin Hart as Ace and Dwayne Johnson as Krypto in Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated action adventure “DC League Of Super-pets,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Check out the brand-new trailer for DC League Of Super-pets.
In the film, Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side. When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack—Ace the hound, Pb the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel—to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes.
Dwayne Johnson stars as the voice of Krypto the Super-Dog in Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated action adventure feature film “DC League of Super-Pets,” from director Jared Stern.
The film also stars the...
- 11/29/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Own The Lego® Movie 2: The Second Part on 4K Uhd Combo Pack, Blu-ray combo pack and DVD on May 7, or Own It Early on Digital on April 16!
Burbank, CA, March 19 – It’s time to go where no brick has gone before when “The Lego® Movie 2: The Second Part” arrives on 4K Uhd Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD Special Edition and Digital. The much-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, global box office phenomenon that started it all, “The Lego® Movie 2: The Second Part” reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city.
Reprising their starring roles from the first film are Chris Pratt as Emmet; Elizabeth Banks as Lucy, aka Wyldstyle; Will Arnett as Lego Batman; Alison Brie as Unikitty; Nick Offerman as MetalBeard; and Charlie Day as Benny. They are joined by Tiffany Haddish and Stephanie Beatriz as new...
Burbank, CA, March 19 – It’s time to go where no brick has gone before when “The Lego® Movie 2: The Second Part” arrives on 4K Uhd Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD Special Edition and Digital. The much-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, global box office phenomenon that started it all, “The Lego® Movie 2: The Second Part” reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city.
Reprising their starring roles from the first film are Chris Pratt as Emmet; Elizabeth Banks as Lucy, aka Wyldstyle; Will Arnett as Lego Batman; Alison Brie as Unikitty; Nick Offerman as MetalBeard; and Charlie Day as Benny. They are joined by Tiffany Haddish and Stephanie Beatriz as new...
- 3/21/2019
- by The Atari Nation
- Legions of Gotham
Warner Animation Group has appointed two senior-level executives to their animated film production arm: Allison Abbate has been named executive vice president, while Chris Leahy has been appointed senior vice president. President and Chief Content Officer Toby Emmerich and Courtenay Valenti, President of Production and Development, share oversight of the animation group. “Allison and Chris are well known and well respected in the animation community and will be key to expanding our operations at Warner Animation Group,” said Emmerich. “We have ambitious plans for Wag and will rely on Allison and Chris to attract world-class animation talent to help us develop.
- 12/14/2017
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Warner Animation Group said today that Allison Abbate and Chris Leahy will take the roles of senior-level creative executives at the animated film production arm of Warner Bros Pictures. Abbate has been named Evp, while Leahy has been named Svp. Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Content Officer, Warner Bros. Pictures, who shares oversight of Warner Animation Group with Courtenay Valenti, President, Production and Development, Warner Bros. Pictures, said of the…...
- 12/14/2017
- Deadline
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