Warner Bros. Discovery has owned and operated several animation studios since its founding on February 10, 1972 as WarnerMedia, before merging with Discovery, Inc. on April 8, 2022, including its flagship feature animation studio Warner Bros. Animation through Warner Bros. Entertainment that claims heritage from this original studio.
Besides Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Bros. Discovery also presently operates the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Williams Street (both through The Cartoon Network, Inc.). This article does not include other animation studios whose films were released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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1980
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| Animation: Television & DVD films, short films, specials and television series in hand-drawn, digital, and CGI.
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2013
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| Animation: Theatrical feature films and short films
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1994
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Warner Bros. Television Studios
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| Animation: Television series, specials and feature films
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1994
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Warner Bros. Television Studios
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| Animation: Television series, specials and feature films
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2014
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Otter Media
(Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment) | |
| Animation: Web series and feature films
Current animation division of Rooster Teeth which part of Otter Media. | ||
| Studio | Established | Status |
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1933
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Defunct in 1969
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| Animation: Hand-drawn theatrical feature films and short films The original animation unit of Warner Bros. Originally founded as an independent studio called Harman-Ising Productions in 1926, then renamed to Leon Schlesinger Productions in 1933, it was later sold to WB in 1944. After its closure in 1963, it was briefly reopened in 1967, only to be shut down for good in 1969.
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1957
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Defunct in 2001
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| Animation: Theatrical films, direct to video films, short films and television films, television series
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1977
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Defunct in 1996
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| Animation: Television series and specials
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1994
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Defunct in 2004
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| Animation: Feature films
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1991
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Defunct in 1997
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| Animation: Feature films
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Warner Bros. Pictures Group
Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Warner Bros. Feature Animation, a division of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, opened in 1991 with 360 employees in Burbank, and another 100 employees in London.[2] Warner Bros. placed veteran film producer Max Howard in charge of the new division[3]
Projects
| Release date | Title | Notes |
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| November 15, 1996 | Space Jam | |
| March 26, 1997 | Cats Don't Dance | |
| May 15, 1998 | Quest for Camelot | |
| August 6, 1999 | The Iron Giant | |
| August 10, 2001 | Osmosis Jones | |
| November 14, 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action |
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation (formerly known as the Warner Animation Group) was created in 2013, by Jeff Robinov to create animated theatrical films for Warner Bros. Pictures, and to replace the shuttered Warner Bros. Feature Animation which closed in 2004.
Projects
| Release date | Title | Notes |
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| February 7, 2014 | The Lego Movie | |
| June 17, 2014 | Enter the Ninjago | Included with the home media release of The Lego Movie. |
| January 29, 2016 | The Lego Movie: 4D – A New Adventure | An attraction at Legoland Florida |
| September 23, 2016 | The Master | Short which premiered before the theatrical release of Storks |
| September 23, 2016 | Storks | |
| February 10, 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | |
| September 22, 2017 | The Lego Ninjago Movie | |
| September 28, 2018 | Smallfoot | |
| February 8, 2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | |
| May 15, 2020 | Scoob! | |
| February 26, 2021 | Tom & Jerry | |
| July 16, 2021 | Space Jam: A New Legacy | |
| July 29, 2022 | DC League of Super-Pets |
Warner Bros. Television Group
Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Cartoons
Established in 1933, after Harman and Ising who had been creating animated shorts for Warner Bros. since 1927, left for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Warner Bros. Cartoons began creating animated shorts for the company, going on to launch the most famous characters in history, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series. The animation studio created dozens of award-winning shorts before shuttering in 1969.
Cartoon Network Studios
Founded in 1994, Cartoon Network Studios originated as a division of Hanna-Barbera, that focused on producing original programing for Cartoon Network including Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, and The Powerpuff Girls. Following the merger of Hanna-Barbera's parent, Turner Broadcasting System with Time Warner, the Hanna-Barbera studio was folded into Warner Bros. Animation by its chief executive, Jean MacCurdy.[4] After Hanna-Barbera merged into Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios was resurrected as a separate entity.[4]
Williams Street
Created in 1994, Williams Street Productions was started by Cartoon Network to produce more adult-targeted serials for the network. Being the main production arm of Adult Swim, the division started as Ghost Planet Industries, named after the home planet of the titular character of their first production, Space Ghost Coast to Coast.
Turner Entertainment Co.
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
Started in 1957 by Tom and Jerry creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The company went on to create numerous television shows. In 1991, the studio was acquired by Turner Broadcasting System, and began creating media exclusively for Cartoon Network. In 1998 it was moved to the same complex as Warner Bros. Animation, before the two companies were merged in 2001. Hanna-Barbera exists only as a copyright holder to their old properties.
Turner Feature Animation
Founded in 1994, Turner Feature Animation was created from the feature animation division of Hanna-Barbera. After its first film in 1994, the studio's parent company Turner Entertainment was bought by Time Warner in 1996, and the Turner Feature Animation division was folded into Warner Bros. Feature Animation before the release of their second and final film.[5]
Notes
- ^ Original name for Williams Street, taking its name from the fictional planet from Space Ghost.
References
- ^ "Warner Bros. Animation VFX (Sorted by Release Date Ascending)". IMDb.
- ^ Lippman, John (September 24, 1996). "Bugs, Michael team up in ultimate commercial movie". The Wall Street Journal. ProQuest 398551210.
- ^ Kenyon, Heather (April 1998). "An Afternoon with Max Howard, President, Warner Bros. Feature Animation". Animation World Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ a b Seibert, Fred (December 18, 2007). "Hanna-Barbera Studios, 1997". Frederator Blogs. Frederator Studios. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ^ "'Cats' Tries to Mix Parody and Nostalgia". Los Angeles Times. March 26, 1997.
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