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In the United States, animation still has the reputation of being largely for children. But an entire medium of artistic expression shouldn’t be relegated to one demographic, and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are trying to help make that clear to audiences. The duo, who co-wrote and produced 2016’s outrageous animated feature Sausage Party, is getting back into animation by producing Bubble, an animated film based on the podcast of the same name.
- IndieWire: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg to Adapt ‘Bubble’ Podcast Into an R-Rated Animated Film
- Coming Soon: Rogen, Goldberg & Tolmach Developing Bubble Adaptation For Sony
- Deadline: ‘Sausage Party’ Producer Point Grey, Sony Developing Adult Animated Film Based On ‘Bubble’ Podcast
- Dark Horizons: “Sausage Party” Team Plan “Bubble” Film
In the United States, animation still has the reputation of being largely for children. But an entire medium of artistic expression shouldn’t be relegated to one demographic, and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are trying to help make that clear to audiences. The duo, who co-wrote and produced 2016’s outrageous animated feature Sausage Party, is getting back into animation by producing Bubble, an animated film based on the podcast of the same name.
- Variety: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg Turning ‘Bubble’ Podcast Into Animated Adult Feature with Matt Tolmach at Sony (EXCLUSIVE)
- IndieWire: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg to Adapt ‘Bubble’ Podcast Into an R-Rated Animated Film
- Coming Soon: Rogen, Goldberg & Tolmach Developing Bubble Adaptation For Sony
- Deadline: ‘Sausage Party’ Producer Point Grey, Sony Developing Adult Animated Film Based On ‘Bubble’ Podcast
- Dark Horizons: “Sausage Party” Team Plan “Bubble” Film
First they invaded your phones, then they came for your children. Not long after that, Rovio Entertainment's Angry Birds franchise took flight in theaters by way of two animated films featuring characters based on the mega-popular video game series. It stands to reason that Angry Birds won't be satisfied until its had a chance to behave like the cock of the walk on screens both big… Read More...
- Variety: ‘Angry Birds’ Animated Series Ordered at Netflix
- Deadline: Netflix Orders ‘Angry Birds’ Animated Series
- IndieWire: Netflix Announces New Marie Kondo Series, Renews ‘Love Is Blind’, ‘The Circle’
- Coming Soon: Animated Series Are Finding Creative Ways to Continue Production
- SlashFilm: ‘The Willoughbys’ Trailer: This Netflix Animated Film Gives Another Meaning to Family Values
- Comic Book Movie: GOD OF WAR Art Director Shares His Designs For BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES Characters
- SlashFilm: The Quarantine Stream: Netflix’s ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’ is One of the Greatest Sports Documentary Series Ever Made
Sausage Party (coming to Blu-ray and DVD on November 8) is already a success, having pulled in $135 million worldwide on a budget of just $19 million, not to mentions an 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. But that’s not enough for Sony Pictures, writers Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, and directors Conrad Vernon & Greg Tiernan. No, they’re looking to get some awards love as well. Find out about the Sausage Party Oscars campaign after the jump. The Hollywood Reporter has learned Sony Pictures plans to make a run for some awards this season for their raunchy animated comedy Sausage Party.
Big fans of classic B-movie machine Troma Entertainment have been excited yet wary of The Toxic Avenger remake since the film’s announcement nearly six years ago. The studio’s successful remake of Mother’s Day in 2010 had boosted interest in remaking other classic Troma films.
- Horror-Movies.ca: ‘Toxic Avenger’ is Getting the Remake Treatment from a ‘Sausage Party’ Co-Director
- The Wrap: ‘Sausage Party’ Co-Director Conrad Vernon to Take On Live-Action ‘Toxic Avenger’ Remake
- HitFix: 'Sausage Party' director is bringing us a more 'grounded' 'Toxic Avenger' remake
- MovieWeb: Toxic Avenger Remake Gets Sausage Party Director
- JoBlo: Sausage Party director to direct Toxic Avenger remake
- SlashFilm: ‘Sausage Party’ Director To Helm ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Remake
- Cinema Blend: The Toxic Avenger Is Getting A Remake, Get The Details
- Bleeding Cool: Conrad Vernon To Direct Toxic Avenger Remake
- Latino Review: SAUSAGE PARTY's Conrad Vernon Signs On To Helm THE TOXIC AVENGER
The Angry Birds Movie didn’t exactly sound like a solid bet going into this summer. It was a cartoon based on a mobile phone video game – one which peaked in popularity a couple of years ago. Not to mention, the gameplay of the original game – birds slingshotting themselves into pigs, over and over again – didn’t exactly seem conducive to a feature film story.
Then The Angry Birds Movie opened to a surprisingly decent response – though not an over-enthused one (read Screen Rant’s review for case in point).
- Variety: ‘Angry Birds’ Bows at No. 1 on Blu-ray Disc, DVD Sales Chart
- Variety: ‘Angry Birds Movie’ Sequel in the Works at Rovio
- Coming Soon: Angry Birds Movie Sequel Being Planned
- Cinema Blend: Angry Birds 2 Is Definitely Happening, Because Money
- IGN Movies: Angry Birds Movie Sequel Happening
- SlashFilm: Rovio Is Planning an ‘Angry Birds Movie’ Sequel
- Latino Review: Rovio Planning A Sequel For THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE
As someone who has popped in and out of the film and entertainment industry at the lowest of levels, I can attest to the fact that there's a lot of shady stuff going on.
- ScreenRant: Sausage Party Production Accused of Mistreating Animators
- MovieWeb: Sausage Party Animators Claim They Were Mistreated During Production
- SlashFilm: ‘Sausage Party’ Allegedly Forced Animators to Work Overtime for Free, Refused to Credit Artists
- Cinema Blend: Why Sausage Party's Animators Are Furious
- ScreenRant: Seth Rogen Teases Sausage Party 2 Plot & More R-Rated Animated Films
- SlashFilm: ‘Sausage Party’ Featurette: Alan Menken Talks the Score and That Disney-esque Opening Number
- HitFix: Animation Domination: Seth Rogen wants to make more like 'Sausage Party'
- Latino Review: Seth Rogen Interested In Making SAUSAGE PARTY Sequel
[SPOILERS for Sausage Party ahead.]
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Screenwriting duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have continued to extend their raunchy (and often twisted) brand of entertainment to different genres and mediums alike, over the past decade. The Superbad and Pineapple Express writers have now directed an apocalyptic comedy (This Is the End) and a political satire (The Interview), in addition to having brought a decidedly non-mainstream comic book property to the small screen (Preacher) and co-written an R-Rated Disney/Pixar spoof, titled Sausage Party.
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Sausage Party' Featurette: Seth Rogen and Alan Menken on the R-Rated Comedy's "Super Serious" Music
- We Got This Covered: Seth Rogen Entertains Thought Of Rustling Up Sausage Party Sequel
- The Wrap: ‘Sausage Party’ Review: Seth Rogen’s Bawdy Food Cartoon Is Hard to Swallow
- The Wrap: Seth Rogen Scares the Bejesus Out of Shoppers With ‘Sausage Party’ Prank (Video)
- Screen Crush: Seth Rogen Has His Eye on 'Sausage Party 2', More R-Rated Animated Movies
- MovieWeb: Seth Rogen Wants to Do Sausage Party 2 & More R-Rated Animated Movies
- SlashFilm: Seth Rogen Is Hopeful for a ‘Sausage Party’ Sequel and More R-Rated Animated Movies
- JoBlo: Seth Rogen says Sausage Party sequel would be inspired by this 80's classic
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Sausage Party’ Scores With $33.6 Million, ‘Suicide Squad’ Plunges in Second Weekend
- Dark Horizons: Review: “Sausage Party”
- Hollywood Reporter: Weekend Box Office: 'Sausage Party' Beats 'Pete's Dragon' With $33.6M
- Coming Soon: Suicide Squad on Top a Second Weekend, Sausage Party Opens Strong
- Variety: How ‘Sausage Party’ Used a Digital Marketing Blitz to Draw Crowds
- Moviefone: Box Office: 'Sausage Party' Scores $33.6 Million, 'Suicide Squad' Plummets
- Moviefone: 8 Reasons Why 'Sausage Party' Crushed 'Pete's Dragon'
- IndieWire: Top Ten Box Office Takeaways: Why ‘Suicide Squad’ Stumbled, ‘Sausage Party’ Soared
- Cinema Blend: How The Sausage Party Ending Could Lead Into The Best Sequel Idea Ever
- Deadline: FX Orders AI Comedy Pilot From Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg & Sonny Lee
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: SAUSAGE PARTY Outperforms Projections, SUICIDE SQUAD Heads Toward A Major Drop
- The Wrap: Seth Rogen Slams Media for Handling of Sony Hack: ‘Drives Me F—ing Crazy’ (Video)
- The Wrap: ‘Sausage Party’ Gobbles Up $3.3 Million at Thursday Box Office
- The Wrap: ‘Sausage Party’ Is Cooking Toward $30 Million, Top All-Time R-Rated Animated Debut
- The Wrap: ‘Sausage Party’ Sizzles at Record-Breaking $34 Million
- Entertainment Weekly: Box office report: 'Sausage Party' cooks up tasty $33.6 million
- MTV Movies Blog: Sausage Party Got More Action Than Suicide Squad On Its Opening Night
- Screen Crush: Weekend Box Office Report: 'Sausage Party' Devours an August Record While 'Suicide Squad' Sinks
- The Wrap: 6 Reasons Why ‘Sausage Party’ Sizzled at the Box Office
- HitFix: 'Sausage Party' surprises at the box office, 'Suicide Squad' stays on top
- MovieWeb: Suicide Squad Holds Off Sausage Party at the Box Office
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: 'Suicide Squad' Drops Big, But Remains #1 as 'Sausage Party' Eats Up the Box Office
- Dark Horizons: “Sausage,” “High Water” Strong At Box-Office
Suicide Squad, which broke August records with a $133.7 million opening last weekend, takes the box office crown for the second weekend in a row despite taking a steep dive across its sophomore frame, pulling in an estimated $43.8 million for an overall haul of around $222.9 million.
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- Variety: Box Office: ‘Sausage Party’ Cooks Past ‘Suicide Squad’ on Friday, Eyes $34 Million
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Sausage Party’ Scores With $33.6 Million, ‘Suicide Squad’ Plunges in Second Weekend
- The Wrap: ‘Sausage Party’ Gobbles Up $3.3 Million at Thursday Box Office
- Screen Crush: Weekend Box Office Report: 'Sausage Party' Devours an August Record While 'Suicide Squad' Sinks
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Sausage Party’ to Devour ‘Pete’s Dragon’; ‘Suicide Squad’ Reigns, Despite Sharp Decline
- Hollywood Reporter: Box Office: 'Sausage Party' Beats 'Suicide Squad' Friday; 'Pete's Dragon' Stumbles
- Hollywood Reporter: Weekend Box Office: 'Sausage Party' Feasts on $33.6M; 'Pete's Dragon' Flounders
- ScreenRant: Sausage Party Tops Friday Box Office; Suicide Squad to Win the Weekend
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: SAUSAGE PARTY Outperforms Projections, SUICIDE SQUAD Heads Toward A Major Drop
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: SUICIDE SQUAD Projected For $51-$54 Million Second Weekend
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: SUICIDE SQUAD Still Performing Well Overseas; Should Pass $400 Million Worldwide By Monday
- The Wrap: ‘Sausage Party’ Is Cooking Toward $30 Million, Top All-Time R-Rated Animated Debut
- The Wrap: ‘Sausage Party’ Sizzles at Record-Breaking $34 Million
- Cinema Blend: The Hilarious Reason Puff Daddy Passed On A Sausage Party Cameo
- Vulture: Sausage Party Takes Itself Too Seriously
- AintItCool: Harry reviews both euphemisms for Penises... PETE'S DRAGON & SAUSAGE PARTY - 1 isn't for families!
- We Got This Covered: Sausage Party Almost Featured A P. Diddy Cameo
- Dark Horizons: Review: “Sausage Party”
- Coming Soon: Suicide Squad on Top a Second Weekend, Sausage Party Opens Strong
- Deadline: ‘Suicide Squad’ Rounds Up $243M Overseas & $465M Global Cumes; ‘Pets’ Prancing To $600M WW – Intl Box Office
- Deadline: ‘Hell Or High Water’ Hits The Mark In Debut; ‘Don’t Think Twice’ Solid In Expansion: Specialty Box Office
- Comic Book Movie: BAD BOYS 3 Pushes Release Date, Leaving WONDER WOMAN Prime Box Office Real Estate
- Comic Book Movie: EXCLUSIVE: ComicBookMovie Sits Down With The Directors Of SAUSAGE PARTY
- SlashFilm: ‘Sausage Party’ Almost Had a Sean “P. Diddy” Combs Cameo, So Why Did He Back Out?
- MovieWeb: Seth Rogen's Sausage Party Prank Is Hilarious & Terrifying
- The Wrap: ‘Doctor Strange’ vs ‘Trolls’ and 6 More Big Box Office Showdowns in Fall 2016 (Photos)
- The Wrap: ‘Sausage Party’ Review: Seth Rogen’s Bawdy Food Cartoon Is Hard to Swallow
- The Wrap: Seth Rogen Scares the Bejesus Out of Shoppers With ‘Sausage Party’ Prank (Video)
- MTV Movies Blog: ‘Sausage Party’ Got More Action Than ‘Suicide Squad’ On Its Opening Night
Warner Bros. Pictures’ latest DC Extended Universe installment, Suicide Squad, is competing with an eclectic collection of newcomers during its second weekend at the U.S. box office.
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Sausage Party’ Cooks Past ‘Suicide Squad’ on Friday, Eyes $34 Million
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Sausage Party’ to Devour ‘Pete’s Dragon’; ‘Suicide Squad’ Reigns, Despite Sharp Decline
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: SUICIDE SQUAD Projected For $51-$54 Million Second Weekend
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: SUICIDE SQUAD Still Performing Well Overseas; Should Pass $400 Million Worldwide By Monday
- Chud: Ryan’s Pretentious Review: Suicide Squad
- AintItCool: Capone's wiener got excited for the very funny SAUSAGE PARTY
- IGN Movies: Suicide Squad Postmort and What's Next for DCEU
- IGN Movies: What Wasn't In Suicide Squad
- Cinema Blend: Joel Kinnaman’s Blunt Response To The Negative Suicide Squad Reviews
- Cinema Blend: Why Sausage Party Might Be A Bigger Hit Than The Industry Expected
- Cinema Blend: 20 Suicide Squad Shots We Saw In Trailers That Didn't Make The Final Cut
- Cinema Blend: The Hilarious Reason Puff Daddy Passed On A Sausage Party Cameo
- Vulture: Sausage Party Takes Itself Too Seriously
- IGN Movies: Gotham Star on Batfleck and Loving Suicide Squad
- Moviefone: 'Suicide Squad' Producer Addresses Cut Joker Scenes, Editing Issues
- Hollywood Reporter: How the 'Suicide Squad' Soundtrack Came to Life
- AintItCool: Harry reviews both euphemisms for Penises... PETE'S DRAGON & SAUSAGE PARTY - 1 isn't for families!
- USA Today: The Mothership: Let's spoil 'Suicide Squad'
- We Got This Covered: Sausage Party Almost Featured A P. Diddy Cameo
- We Got This Covered: Suicide Squad Closing In On $400 Million Worldwide, New Photos Reveal Harley’s New 52 Duds
- SlashFilm: LOL: Seth Rogen’s Creepy ‘Sausage Party’ Prank Brings Food to Life in a Real Grocery Store
- Comic Book Movie: Jay Hernandez Wants To Return As El Diablo In A SUICIDE SQUAD Sequel
- Entertainment Weekly: Critical Mass: what the critics are saying about 'Sausage Party'
- Latino Review: SUICIDE SQUAD: Hernandez Talks About El Diablo's Pivotal Scene And The Character's Future
- MovieWeb: Michael Cera Talks Sausage Party, Sequels & Severed Heads | EXCLUSIVE
- Screen Crush: Which Is Better: 'Batman v Superman' or 'Suicide Squad'?
- Fandango Movie Blog: Seth Rogen Teases Potential 'Sausage Party' Sequel, Says He Wants to Make More Animated Movies
- ScreenRant: Suicide Squad: Jay Hernandez Wants Diablo to Return in a Sequel
- ScreenRant: Suicide Squad: The Album Headed to Top of Billboard 200
- Comic Book Movie: BAD BOYS 3 Pushes Release Date, Leaving WONDER WOMAN Prime Box Office Real Estate
- Comic Book Movie: SPOILERS: SUICIDE SQUAD - 10 Rumors Which Ended Up Being Bullsh*t
- Comic Book Movie: Looks Like Harley Quinn's Recent New-52 Costume Was Also Considered For SUICIDE SQUAD
- Comic Book Movie: EXCLUSIVE: ComicBookMovie Sits Down With The Directors Of SAUSAGE PARTY
- SlashFilm: ‘Sausage Party’ Almost Had a Sean “P. Diddy” Combs Cameo, So Why Did He Back Out?
- MTV Movies Blog: Suicide Squad’s El Diablo Is Single And Ready To Mingle
- MovieWeb: Seth Rogen's Sausage Party Prank Is Hilarious & Terrifying
- Comic Book Movie: 8 Villain Led Movies We Need To See Following The Release Of SUICIDE SQUAD