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Crunchyroll to Develop Dark Star Squadron with Zoe Saldana s Cinestar Pictures, Crosses Five Million Subscribers and 120 Million Users
Aug 3rd 2021
San Francisco, Calif. - August 3, 2021 -
Crunchyroll, the global anime brand that recently surpassed the five million subscriber mark, is announcing today the development of “Dark Star Squadron,” an epic animated space opera, in partnership with Zoe Saldana s Cinestar Pictures. Todd Ludy (“
Voltron: Legendary Defender”) is onboard to write with Zoe Saldana, Cisely Saldana, and Mariel Saldana of Cinestar Pictures serving as Executive Producers. Sonia A. Gambaro and Maytal Gilboa from Pollinate Entertainment are also producing.
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Women In Animation Unveils Program For 5th World Summit At Annecy
For the fifth year running, Women in Animation (WIA) will hold a symposium in conjunction with Annecy Festival and the MIFA market. The theme this year: “The Business Case for Diversity.”
While the festival goes hybrid, the Women in Animation World Summit, which is held in partnership with South African studio Triggerfish, will be entirely virtual. Festival passholders and WIA members will be able to view the event from Monday, June 14 at 12:00 a.m. PST/9:00 a.m. CET through Saturday, June 19. From June 20, it will be open to the general public via WIA’s website and Youtube channel.
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Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina have teamed up with Crunchyroll to develop a brand new anime entitled
Dantai.
Billed as an “Afro-futuristic science fiction series,”
Dantai looks into the “ever-widening gap between the have and have-nots.” The official logline read, “Two rising stars from either side of this divide are pitted against each other in a story that will ultimately explore equality and kinship within a corrupted society.”
“We’re really excited to be announcing this deal on our first anime. We’re both fans of the genre and see a huge opportunity to create something unique for a powerhouse like Crunchyroll,” the Elbas, who will both be executive producing, said in a joint statement. “The story of