Universal Animation Studios
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| Division of Universal Studios | |
| Industry | Animation |
| Predecessor | Walter Lantz Productions |
| Founded | Before May 27, 1991[1] February 10, 2006 (as Universal Animation Studios) |
| Headquarters | Glendale, California |
| Products | Animated films |
| Owner | NBCUniversal (Comcast Corporation) |
| Parent | Universal Studios |
Universal Animation Studios (formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios) is an American animation studio which is a division of Universal Studios, part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.
It is best known for producing sequels to Universal-released feature films, such as The Land Before Time, An American Tail, Balto, as well as other films and television series.
In a manner similar to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation, the actual animation production is done overseas, most notably by either Wang Film Productions or Rough Draft Studios, with pre-production and post-production is United States-based.
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Filmography
Universal Cartoon Studios
Direct-to-video feature films
Universal Animation Studios
Theatrical feature films
| Title | Release date | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|
| Curious George | February 10, 2006 | Imagine Entertainment |
| The Tale of Despereaux | December 19, 2008 | Relativity Media, and Framestore Feature Animation |
Direct-to-video feature films
| Title | Release date | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|
| The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers | February 27, 2007 | |
| The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends | November 27, 2007 | |
| Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! | March 2, 2010 | Imagine Entertainment, Toon City Animation |
| The Little Engine That Could | March 22, 2011 | Crest Animation Productions |
| Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle[2] | June 23, 2015 | Imagine Entertainment, Toon City Animation |
| The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave[3] | February 2, 2016 | Universal 1440 Entertainment |
Television series
Short films
- Fractured Fairy Tales: The Phox, the Box, & the Lox (1999)
Television specials
- A Wish for Wings That Work (1991)
- Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009)
- How Murray Saved Christmas (2014)
Cancelled ideas
- Jurassic Park: The Animated Series, an animated TV series that takes place after the first Jurassic Park movie and before The Lost World: Jurassic Park. While the trailer was made, Steven Spielberg never saw it and cancelled it after the storyboards were finished.
- Crash Bandicoot cut scenes, cut scenes that were unused for the first Crash Bandicoot video game due to the partner companies wanted it all CGI. It was also rumored that these were going to be produced as a TV special or series.
- The Legend of Spyro 3-D, a feature film based on The Legend of Spyro video games.
