Paramount Animation
Animated media production division of Paramount Pictures
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| September 20 2024 | Released Transformers One, which was the studio's latest film release at the time. |
| July 2024 | Reported cancellation of 'The Shrinking of Treehorn'. |
| March 5 2024 | Paramount Animation signs a multi-year first-look deal with Jeff Rowe, director of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, to produce and direct animated and live-action films. |
| February 2 2024 | The Tiger's Apprentice is released on Paramount+ after multiple theatrical delays. |
| October 27 2023 | Under the Boardwalk receives a limited theatrical release under the Nickelodeon Movies imprint, with a video-on-demand release following on November 7. |
| July 26 2023 | Brian Robbins announces that Under the Boardwalk will be released directly to Paramount+ instead of theaters, sparking industry criticism. |
| December 2022 | The animatic of the pilot episode for 'Adventures in Wonder Park' was posted online. |
| May 2022 | Netflix acquires distribution rights for 'The Shrinking of Treehorn'. |
| January 20 2022 | Latifa Ouaou is hired as executive vice president of movies and global franchises for Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. The Tiger's Apprentice is reassigned to director Raman Hui, with Paul Watling and Yong Duk Jhun as co-directors, and Bob Persichetti joining as a producer. |
| December 15 2021 | Paramount Animation releases its eighth film, Rumble, on Paramount+ after pandemic-related theatrical release changes. |
| September 2021 | Ramsey Ann Naito takes charge of Paramount Animation, bringing the creative culture from Nickelodeon Animation Studio and uniting both companies under one team. |
| September 30 2021 | Brian Robbins replaces Jim Gianopulos as Paramount Pictures CEO, and Ramsey Ann Naito is announced as the new president of Paramount Animation, also retaining her role as president of Nickelodeon Animation Studio. |
| January 2021 | Paramount Animation picked up two new films: an adaptation of Tom Wheeler's book C.O.S.M.O.S. and an original animated film from Trevor Noah. |
| 2020 | First season of 'Adventures in Wonder Park' was completed early in the year. |
| 2020 | The new Paramount Animation logo debuted in front of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, marking its first official use in a feature film. |
| August 14 2020 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run was theatrically released in Canada. |
| 2019 | Production of the first season of 'Adventures in Wonder Park' began, consisting of 20 episodes. |
| September 19 2019 | Paramount Animation introduced a new animated logo featuring 'Star Skipper', a female character designed to represent the studio's predominantly female team. The logo was created by Christopher Zibach, lead visual development artist from Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, and animated by ATK PLN and Reel FX Creative Studios. |
| June 2019 | Announcement of 'The Shrinking of Treehorn' with Ron Howard set to direct, originally slated for release on November 10, 2023. |
| June 2019 | Paramount Animation announced a new slate of animated features, including an animated Spice Girls film, a Mighty Mouse film, The Tiger's Apprentice, Jersey Crabs (Under the Boardwalk), and The Shrinking of Treehorn. |
| May 2019 | An animatic of a cancelled Ren & Stimpy short, originally created as a promotional piece for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, was released as a bonus feature on the Cans Without Labels DVD. |
| March 15 2019 | Paramount Animation released Wonder Park, which received mixed reviews and became a box office flop, grossing $119.6 million worldwide on a budget of less than $100 million. |
| January 2019 | Simon Fuller confirmed plans for an animated Spice Girls sequel film during the band's reunion tour announcement. |
| January 14 2019 | Mireille Soria announced Paramount Animation would no longer work with Skydance Animation due to their hiring of John Lasseter. |
| 2018 | Butch Hartman left Nickelodeon and moved to Sony Pictures Animation, effectively ending chances of the Fairly OddParents film being produced. |
| August 2018 | Paramount Animation and Weed Road announced plans to develop a live action/CGI hybrid film based on the indie game Monument Valley, with Patrick Osborne set to direct. The film was planned to feature live actors exploring computer-generated settings inspired by the game's unique architectural world. |
| April 2018 | Ramsey Ann Naito was named executive vice president of the studio, later leaving to become head of animation at Nickelodeon. |
| April 2018 | Mireille Soria greenlit three animated features for 2020 and beyond: The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge (Sponge On the Run), Rumble, and Luck. |
| March 23 2018 | Paramount Animation released Sherlock Gnomes, which became a critical and financial disappointment, grossing $90.3 million on a $59 million budget. |
| 2017 | Paramount Animation announced a television series titled 'Adventures in Wonder Park' based on the animated film Wonder Park, intended to debut on Nickelodeon. |
| November 24 2017 | Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie was revived as a two-hour TV film and ultimately aired, resolving the previous series' cliffhanger ending. |
| October 10 2017 | Bill Damaschke was hired as president of animation and family entertainment at Paramount Pictures. |
| July 2017 | Mireille Soria was named president of Paramount Pictures, restructuring the studio by increasing employees from 10 to over 110 and setting a goal to release two tentpole animated films annually with diverse styles and genres. |
| July 2017 | Skydance announced its first two animated feature films for Skydance Animation: Split (later Spellbound) and Luck, to be distributed by Paramount Pictures. |
| July 26 2017 | The Fairly OddParents television series ended. |
| April 2017 | Paramount ended its deal with Locksmith Animation when Jim Gianopulos replaced Brad Grey as chairman and CEO, deciding their projects did not fit with Paramount's upcoming releases. |
| 2016 | The New Kid project was canceled due to leadership changes at Paramount Pictures, despite having a complete script. |
| June 2016 | Announcement of 'The Flamingo Affair', a co-production with J.J. Abrams through Bad Robot, with a script by Pamela Pettler. |
| April 2016 | Bob Camp and William Wray revealed in a panel discussion that John Kricfalusi was developing a new Ren & Stimpy short film intended to be shown in theaters with the third SpongeBob SquarePants movie. |
| 2015 | 'Giant Monsters Attack Japan' moves from Nickelodeon Movies to Paramount Animation, with a script by Matt Lieberman. |
| October 2015 | Paramount Animation acquires rights to an untitled sci-fi pitch by screenwriter David Frigerio, described as 'Cars set in space'. |
| October 2015 | Announcement of 'Bodacious', an animated feature produced by Eddie Murphy about an infamous bull. |
| February 6 2015 | Released their first film, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, marking the studio's debut in animated feature films. |
| January 2014 | Paramount Animation announces 'Shedd' with John Kahrs joining as director, based on an original idea by Adam Goodman. |
| July 6 2011 | Paramount Animation was founded as the animation division of Paramount Pictures following the success of Rango and the end of their distribution deal with DreamWorks Animation. |
| June 2011 | Paramount Animation announces 'The New Kid' feature film based on the comic Penny Arcade, which was later canceled by 2016 due to leadership changes. |
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