{"id":550173,"date":"2023-02-10T02:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T23:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bill-damaschke-in-final-talks-to-head-warner-animation-group-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2023-02-10T02:00:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T23:00:18","slug":"bill-damaschke-in-final-talks-to-head-warner-animation-group-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bill-damaschke-in-final-talks-to-head-warner-animation-group-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bill Damaschke in Final Talks to Head Warner Animation Group (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af37851978e8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af37851978e8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bill-damaschke-in-final-talks-to-head-warner-animation-group-exclusive\/#Bill_Damaschke_in_Final_Talks_to_Head_Warner_Animation_Group_Exclusive\" >Bill Damaschke in Final Talks to Head Warner Animation Group (Exclusive)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bill_Damaschke_in_Final_Talks_to_Head_Warner_Animation_Group_Exclusive\"><\/span>Bill Damaschke in Final Talks to Head Warner Animation Group (Exclusive)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    A new era for Warner Bros. animation is about to begin. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Veteran animation executive Bill Damaschke, who rose to lead DreamWorks Animation before its sale to NBCUniversal, is in final talks to take over as head of Warner Animation Group, the beleaguered animation arm of Warner Bros. Pictures..<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The company has been leaderless since the exit of executive vp Allison Abbate, who departed in the summer of 2022 amid the Warners takeover by Discovery and the shake-up that followed. That included the shelving of <em>Scoob: Holiday Haunt<\/em>, a completed feature that was co-written and produced by Abbate\u2019s husband, Tony Cervone. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The executive is expected to report to Warners film bosses Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy. It is unclear what title he will hold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Damaschke spent twenty years at DreamWorks Animation, joining it from start-up level in 1995 and rising to COO. He oversaw productions such as <em>Madagascar, Kung\u00a0Fu\u00a0Panda, How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The\u00a0Croods<\/em> and also shepherded the company\u2019s movie to live theatrical productions, including\u00a0<em>Shrek The Musical.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In 2017, he moved to briefly lead Skydance Animation, before pivoting to Broadway producing, where he produced the <em>Moulin Rouge! The Musical<\/em> and <em>The Prom<\/em>. <em>Rouge<\/em> was a massive hit with audiences and scored 14 Tony Award nominations in 2021, winning 10, best musical among them. <em>Prom<\/em>, meanwhile, launched a tour as well as numerous local productions, and was adapted into a feature by Ryan Murphy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    WAG had a fruitful start, with its first offering being 2014\u2019s <em>The Lego Movie<\/em>, a critical and box-office hit that surprised audiences and animation observers. Several <em>Lego<\/em> sequels followed until <em>The Lego Ninjago<\/em> cracked at the box office in late 2017, leading to the end of a film deal with the Danish toy company. Abbate took over the job in leader in 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Other <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> proved to be middling players on the animation scene with more recent movies, such as Tom &amp; Jerry and Space Jam: A New Legacy, being savaged by critics and failing to connect. Its most recent outting was <em>DC League of Super-Pets<\/em>, released in July 2022, generated over $207 million worldwide thanks to the DC brand and the star power of Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    WAG has two films in the can, including <em>Coyote vs. Acme<\/em>, starring John Cena. WAG is separate arm from Warner\u00a0 Bros. Animation, which is run by Sam Register. 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