Hotel Transylvania: The Series premieres on Disney Channel
On Sunday, June 25th,
at 8pm ET/PT
New Animated Series from Sony Pictures
Animation and Nelvana
TORONTO,
CANADA - May 22, 2017: Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana and Sony Pictures Animation announced
today the debut details of their new animated series Hotel Transylvania: The Series,
based on the blockbuster film franchise of the same name. The 26x22-minute series, produced at the Nelvana studio in
Toronto, focuses on the teenage years of
Dracula’s daughter, Mavis, and her three closest friends Hank N Stein, Pedro
and Wendy Blob. With Dracula away on “Official Vampire Business,” Mavis finally
sees her chance to show her father what she can do. With the help of her
friends, she decides to put her brilliant ideas of how to run the Hotel into
motion, but enter Aunt Lydia, Dracula’s older and much meaner sister. While
Mavis and friends are ready to let loose and have fun, Aunt Lydia pushes for
even more order and tradition at the Hotel.
Hotel Transylvania: The Series premieres on Disney Channel on Sunday, June
25th, at 8pm ET/PT with new episodes airing every night at 8pm ET/PT through
Thursday, June 29th. The first episode will be available on the Disney Channel
app, YouTube and VOD on Tuesday, June 20th. The series will air in its regular
timeslot beginning Sunday, July 9th at 8:30pm ET/PT on Disney Channel.
Beginning Sunday, June 4th, and leading up
to the premiere of the series, three new shorts will follow Mavis and her dad
Drac as he prepares to join the prestigious Vampire Council. These shorts will
also be available on the Disney Channel app and Disney Channel YouTube.
“We are thrilled to be teaming up with
Disney Channel to share the visual and epic storytelling of Hotel Transylvania: The Series with
audiences worldwide,” said Scott Dyer, President, Nelvana. “Working with our
partners at Sony Pictures Animation, we are excited to build on the incredible
global success of the franchise and bring the world of Hotel Transylvania to the small screen and family-friendly digital platforms.”
“We
are so excited to expand the Hotel Transylvania
franchise into television,” said Rick Mischel, Executive Producer at Sony
Pictures Animation. “We look forward to bringing the prequel to audiences
worldwide and to sharing the hilarious adventures of a younger Mavis and her
monster pals. As we look to the upcoming launch of the original short Puppy! In theaters this summer and Hotel Transylvania 3 in 2018, the television
series will keep the franchise fresh and the characters will become a
part of families’ everyday lives.”
The 2013monster
comedy hit, Hotel Transylvania,was nominated for a Golden Globe® and
scored the best September opening of all time at the U.S. box office, only to
have that record broken by its 2015 sequel Hotel
Transylvania 2, now available on Blu-ray, DVD and digital HD. Both films were produced by Sony Pictures
Animation, and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Sony Pictures Television is the
distributor in the U.S., while Nelvana Enterprises is the distributor of Hotel Transylvania: The Series outside
of the U.S.
“Bambi” arrives home on May 23 with new bonus
features, including recordings of Walt Disney!
NEW YORK, April 29, 2017 — Today at the 2017 Tribeca Film
Festival®, presented by AT&T, Walt Disney Studios announced the addition of
“Bambi,” the endearing, timeless tale of a wide-eyed fawn, to the celebrated Walt
Disney Signature Collection.
“Bambi,”
which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, joins the
Collection on Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere on May 23, and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On-Demand on June 6. The Collection release includes a variety of
new bonus material, including recordings of Walt Disney discussing the challenges
and triumphs during the production of “Bambi;” deleted scenes and characters; stories and effects that “Bambi”
had on the Studio, other films and artists; and much, much more. Additionally,
the Digital HD release includes an exclusive, heartfelt feature on
the incredible artist, Tyrus Wong, who inspired the film’s soft watercolor
backgrounds and beautiful palette.
Designed
to bring together visionaries across industries and diverse audiences to
celebrate the power of storytelling, it is only fitting that the Tribeca Film
Festival serves as the setting for this year’s announcement of upcoming
additions to the Walt Disney Signature Collection. This collection includes groundbreaking films created or inspired by
the imagination and legacy of Walt Disney, one of the great visionaries of the
20th century. This summer, “Bambi” will take its place in the
collection alongside three other great achievements in storytelling, “Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Pinocchio.”
“Bambi”
was released in 1942 during World War II and took over five years to make due
to its exquisite hand-drawn artwork and attention to detail. Beloved by
generations, “Bambi” holds the No. 3 spot on the American Film Institute’s “10
Top 10,” honoring the 10 greatest animated films of all time. The timeless tale
features an adorable young deer named Bambi who explores the wonders and
challenges of the woods with his playful pal Thumper, the lovable skunk Flower,
and wise Friend Owl – and ultimately fulfills his destiny as prince of the
forest.
BONUS MATERIAL (BLU-RAY & DIGITAL* HD) INCLUDES:
BRAND NEW:
·THE BAMBI EFFECT – “Bambi” was full of innovations for its
time. Let’s take a look at how those past innovations affected future Disney
animated titles all the way up to today.
·STUDIO STORIES: “BAMBI” – Recordings of Walt Disney. Listen in on
intimate moments where he discusses the challenges, pitfalls and triumphs
during the production of “Bambi.”
·DELETED SCENE: BAMBI’S ICE AND SNOW – Bambi coaxes Thumper and his brothers and
sisters to come play on the ice during the first snow.
·DELETED SCENE: THE GRASSHOPPER – A grasshopper confronts Bambi and Thumper
and finds himself in quite a predicament.
·BAMBI FAWN FACTS – Think you know everything there is to know
about Bambi and his forest companions? Well, it’s time to discover some fun real-life
facts about the creatures that live in the forest he calls home.
·OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT: “AFRICA BEFORE
DARK” – Oswald Short.
·CELEBRATING TYRUS WONG (DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE)
– A heartfelt look at the
man who played a key role in the success of “Bambi.” Much like Mary Blair and
Eyvind Earle, Tyrus Wong had a unique signature style all his own. The soft
water-colored backgrounds and beautiful palettes in “Bambi” were inspired by
Tyrus’ concept art paintings.
CLASSIC:
·DELETED SCENES –
Two Leaves, Bambi Stuck on a Reed, Winter Grass, Twitterpated
·THE MAKING OF BAMBI: A PRINCE IS BORN
oSTORY:
TELLING THE TALE
oCHARACTERS:
DRAWN TO NATURE
oACTORS:
GIVING VOICE TO ANIMALS
oART
DESIGN: IMPRESSIONS OF THE FOREST
oMUSIC:
NATURE’S SYMPHONY
oHISTORY:
BACK TO THE BEGINNING
·TRICK OF THE TRADE (Excerpt)
·INSIDE THE DISNEY ARCHIVES
·THE OLD MILL: ANIMATED SHORT
·ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER
·THE GOLDEN AGE
*Digital bonus offerings may
vary by retailer
DISC
SPECIFICATIONS:
RELEASE DATES &On Digital HD and Disney Movies
Anywhere (DMA) on May 23, 2017
PRODUCT SKUS:On Blu-ray, DVD, Digital SD and
On-Demand on June 6, 2017
FEATURE RUN
TIME:Approximately 70 min.
RATING:Feature
Film: G in U.S.; G in CE; G in CF (Bonus Material Not Rated)
ASPECT RATIO:Blu-ray =1.33:1, 16x9
DVD Feature Film = 1.33:1, 4x3
AUDIO:Blu-ray =English 7.1 DTS-HDHR, English 2.0 Dolby Digital
The Walt Disney Signature Collection includes groundbreaking films
created or inspired by the imagination and legacy of Walt Disney, featuring
timeless stories and characters that have touched generations. Each release
will offer special features for every member of your family plus a unique
digital experience. To date, the collection includes “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,”
“Beauty and the Beast” and “Pinocchio.”
ABOUT DISNEY MOVIES ANYWHERE
(DMA):
Disney Movies Anywhere
(DMA) is an engaging and family-friendly cloud-based digital movie service that
makes it easy to buy Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars movies
once and watch them anywhere. Viewers can enjoy their digital movies from the
comfort of their living room and across multiple mobile platforms by
simply adding the free DMA app or channel to their devices, such as iPhone,
iPad, iPod Touch, Android mobile phones and tablets, Android TV, Amazon’s Fire
tablets, Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Roku, and Xbox 360, and connecting to their
DMA account with participating providers including iTunes, Amazon Video, VUDU,
Google Play, Microsoft Movies & TV and Fios by Verizon. DMA users can
explore Disney’s library of over 450 digital movies, discover hours of new and
exclusive short-form content, redeem Digital Movie codes found in eligible
Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars product, and earn Disney
Movie Rewards points with every digital purchase.
ABOUT THE WALT
DISNEY STUDIOS:
For over 90 years, The Walt Disney Studios has
been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today, the
Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the
world. Feature films are released under the following banners: Disney,
including Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios;
Disneynature; Marvel Studios; Lucasfilm; and Touchstone Pictures. The Disney
Music Group encompasses the Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records labels,
as well as Disney Music Publishing. The Disney Theatrical Group produces and
licenses live events, including Disney on Broadway, Disney On Ice and Disney
Live!
