While Netflix develops an adaptation of his iconic game Dragon’s Lair, Don Bluth, 82, is looking ahead to future projects. The animation legend behind The Secret of NIMH and The Land Before Time has launched a new venture, Don Bluth Studios, with the express goal to create “new characters, new ideas, and new cartoons.”
The announcement was published on the studio’s Facebook page. “We believe the public is craving another renaissance of hand-drawn animation,” it continues. “Our goal is to make that dream become a reality.”
One of its first projects is Bluth Fables, which is based on “multiple short stories similar to nursery rhymes and Aesop fables” written by Bluth himself. This and other ideas are fleshed out in a number of live streams hosted by the studio, which have since been uploaded to Youtube:
Abe_Vigoda on September 10th, 2020 at 22:28 UTC »
Adult Swim/WB/AT&T just cancelled Venture Bros the other Day which is heartbreaking.
The first season animation was kind of rough but it kept getting better. They used a mix of traditional and new tech to make their show look hand drawn. It's more expensive than a lot of new shows where they just use vector based animation versus cell shaded but it looks so much better.
https://youtu.be/rY-N2aCrH4c
Affectionate-Island on September 10th, 2020 at 21:08 UTC »
This guy's still around?! Damn, I wish him the best. His animated films have left a larger impression on me than the average Disney film. They always felt weightier and more mature. Land Before Time, Secret of NIMH, Rock-a-doodle, Titan AE. All great to me.
ryschwith on September 10th, 2020 at 20:05 UTC »
I don’t give him a tremendous chance of success, but I’m here for it as long as it lasts.