'Kong: King Of The Apes' And A Host Of Other Original Anime Series Will Be Coming To Netflix Beginning This Spring

Netflix new animated series 'Kong: King of the Apes' is scheduled for streaming on April 15, 2016. Set in 2050, this modern take on the classic has Kong as a framed fugitive who teams up with three kids to save the world from robotic dinosaurs.

 

In addition, Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and Jane season 1 is scheduled for streaming this year. In

this modern day remake, 16 year old Tarzan is returned from the African jungle to a London boarding school where he is a “fish-out-of-water” and challenges conformity. As the title suggests, Jane is central to the story, alongside Tarzan, as his ultimate partner in solving environmental injustice, crimes and mysteries.

Danger Mouse, the world’s greatest superspy returns to save the world with the help of the hapless hamster,  Penfold.  To fight the evil villains Danger Mouse will be armed with a collection of state-of-the-art gadgets. The series will also stream sometime this year. 

Source materials courtesy of Netflix 

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The Secret Life of Pets

The Secret Life of Pets

July 8, 2016

For their fifth fully-animated feature-film collaboration, Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures present The Secret Life of Pets, a comedy about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day.

Comedy superstars Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet and Kevin Hart make their animated feature-film debuts in The Secret Life of Pets, which co-stars Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Jenny Slate, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress and Albert Brooks. Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and his longtime collaborator Janet Healy produce the film directed by Chris Renaud (Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2), co-directed by Yarrow Cheney and written by Brian Lynch and Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio.


Directed by: Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney
Written by :     Brian Lynch, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
Produced by Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy

Cast: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Jenny Slate, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress and Albert Brooks

Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings

Friday, August 19, 2016

Kubo lives a quiet, normal life in a small shoreside village until a spirit from the past turns his life upside down by re-igniting an age-old vendetta. This causes all sorts of havoc as gods and monsters chase Kubo who, in order to survive, must locate a magical suit of armor once worn by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior.


Director: Travis Knight


Writers: Marc Haimes (screenplay), Shannon Tindle (creator)

 

Stars: Rooney Mara, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey

Stars: Rooney Mara, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey

DreamWorks' Trolls

Trolls

Friday, November 4, 2016
    
From the creators of Shrek comes the most smart, funny, irreverent animated comedy of the year, DreamWorks’ Trolls. This holiday season, enter a colorful, wondrous world populated by hilariously unforgettable characters and discover the story of the overly optimistic Trolls, with a constant song on their lips, and the comedicly pessimistic Bergens, who are only happy when they have trolls in their stomach.

Featuring original music from Justin Timberlake, the film stars the voice talent of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Russell Brand, James Corden, Kunal Nayyar, Ron Funches, Icona Pop, Gwen Stefani and many more.

DreamWorks' Trolls is a fresh, broad comedy filled with music, heart and hair-raising adventures. In November of 2016, nothing can prepare you for our new Troll world.

 Trailer