Threshold Entertainment Group, also known as Threshold Entertainment, is an intellectual property company.[1] Its animation subsidiary, Threshold Animation Studios, produces films.[2] Larry Kasanoff is the company's chief executive officer (CEO) after previously serving as president for Lightstorm Entertainment, a company he co-founded with entrepreneur and filmmaker James Cameron.[3]
| Industry | Film industry Traditional animation Puppetry CGI Stop motion Flash animation Live action VFX |
|---|---|
| Founded | 24 April 1993 |
| Founder | Larry Kasanoff |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, United States |
Key people | Larry Kasanoff (CEO) |
| Website | www |
Threshold Animation Studios
editThreshold Animation Studios has produced several CGI projects:
Theme park films
edit- DC Comics' Justice League (still in production)
- Star Trek 4D – Las Vegas Hilton
- Armageddon – Les Effets Speciaux – Disneyland Paris
- Mission: Space – Epcot's Walt Disney World Resort
- Hershey's Really Big 3D Show – Hershey's Chocolate World
- Bob the Builder 4D – Legoland
- Marvel Super Heroes 4D – Madame Tussauds
- Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D – animations for the amusement ride at Warner Bros. Movie World[4]
Television specials
edit- Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out – Cartoon Network
- Lego: Atlantis – Cartoon Network
- The Afterlife – animated comedy pilot for Fox
Films
edit- Bobbleheads: The Movie – released on home video by Universal Studios in December 2020.
- Foodfight! – released on DVD in the United States on May 7, 2013.
- Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers – released by Universal Studios in 2010.
- Bionicle: The Legend Reborn – released on home video by Universal Studios in September 2009.
- Hero Factory's Rise of the Rookies – premiered on Nickelodeon, released on DVD by Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
- Beowulf - premiered by Dimension Films in the United States on March 31, 1999, released on home video by Paramount Home Entertainment on July 27, 2021 (as Threshold Entertainment Group).
- Mortal Kombat Annihilation – released in the United States on November 21, 1997 (as Threshold Entertainment Group).
- Mortal Kombat – released in the United States on August 18, 1995 (as Threshold Entertainment Group).
Unreleased Films
edit- Arcade - A animated film about video game characters. A similar film Wreck-It Ralph would be made by Disney in 2012.
- Mascots - A animated film about sports mascot characters.
- Ninja Scroll - A live action film adaptation of the 1993 anime of the same name.[5]
- Sunday Comics Capers - A animated film about comic strip characters.
Contributions to other media
edit- Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
- Scary Movie
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
- The Faculty
- Dogma
- Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
- Highlander: Endgame
- Gen Y Cops
- Impostor
- The Weight of Water
- From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
- The Producer
- Where Are The Toons Now
- United Artists logo (1994–2000)
- Fox Searchlight Pictures logo (1996–2011)
References
edit- ^ Staff (2012). "Threshold Entertainment". Threshold Entertainment. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Rossen, Jake (9 August 2013). "Placing Products? Try Casting Them". New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
The company's chief executive and chairman, Larry Kasanoff, proclaimed the project, featuring a voice cast led by Charlie Sheen and Eva Longoria, would help make Threshold's animation arm 'the next-generation Pixar'.
- ^ PRNewswire (13 March 2002). "Mortal Kombat Producers Acquire 'Ninja Scroll' for Next Martial Arts Franchise" (Press release). PR Newswire – United Business Media. PR Newswire Association LLC. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Mayné, François (26 June 2012). "New Sally Corporation 3D interactive dark ride set for Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia". NewsParcs. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Mortal Kombat Producers Acquire 'Ninja Scroll' for Next Martial Arts Franchise". PR Newswire (Press release). PR Newswire Association LLC. 13 March 2002. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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