Threshold Entertainment
| Industry | Film industry |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, United States |
| Website |
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Threshold Entertainment Group, also known as Threshold Entertainment and formerly known as Amalgamated Widgets, is an intellectual property company.[1] Its animation subsidiary, Threshold Animation Studio, produces films,[2] and its television channel subsidiary Blackbelt TV provides Martial Arts programing. In mid-2012, Larry Kasanoff was the company's chief executive officer (CEO) after previously serving as president for Lightstorm Entertainment, a company he co-founded with entrepreneur and filmmaker James Cameron.[3]
Threshold Animation Studios
Threshold Animation Studios has produced several CGI projects:
Theme park films
- DC Comics' Justice League (still in production)
- Star Trek 4D – Las Vegas Hilton
- Armageddon – Les Effets Speciaux – Disneyland Paris
- Mission: Space – Walt Disney World's Epcot Resort
- Bob the Builder 4D – Legoland
- Marvel Super Heroes 4D – Madame Tussauds
- Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D - animations for the amusement ride at Warner Bros. Movie World[4]
Television specials
- Lego Star Wars – Cartoon Network
- Lego: Atlantis – Cartoon Network
- The Afterlife – animated comedy pilot for Fox
Films
- Foodfight! - released on DVD in the United States in May 2013
- Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers – released by Universal Studios in 2010
- Bionicle: The Legend Reborn – released on home video by Universal Studios in September 2009
- Hero Factory's Rise of the Rookies – premiered on Nickelodeon, released on DVD by Warner Home Video
References
- ↑ Staff (2012). "Threshold Entertainment". Threshold Entertainment. Threshold Entertainment. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ↑ Rossen, Jake (9 August 2013). "Placing Products? Try Casting Them". New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
The company’s chief executive and chairman, Larry Kasanoff, proclaimed the project, featuring a voice cast led by Charlie Sheen and Eva Longoria, would help make Threshold’s animation arm 'the next-generation Pixar.'
- ↑ PRNewswire (13 March 2002). "Mortal Kombat Producers Acquire 'Ninja Scroll' for Next Martial Arts Franchise" (Press release). PR Newswire - United Business Media. PR Newswire Association LLC. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ↑ Mayné, François (26 June 2012). "New Sally Corporation 3D interactive dark ride set for Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia". NewsParcs. Retrieved 27 June 2012.