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Mortal Kombat<\/em> producer Larry Kasanoff has gathered a group of animation experts to launch the private venture The Cartoon Coalition to make animated movies, TVs and theme park rides.<\/p>\n

Alongside Kasanoff, who serves as CEO, the team includes Kiran Joshi as chief animation officer, Sean Catherine Derek as chief creative officer, Jimmy Ienner as vice chairman, Joel Sloss as chief technology officer, Michael Lloyd as chief musical officer and Priyanjali Bagaria to coordinate the venture\u2019s operations in Asia and the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Kasanoff\u2019s Threshold Animation Studio has made movies, TV content and theme park rides based on brands such as Spider-Man, Avengers, Justice League and Star Wars.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is really just an expansion of what we\u2019ve been doing, dedicated to taking it to a bigger level,\u201d Kasanoff said of the new venture. \u201cWe have been so fortunate to work with a group of wonderful, talented animation professionals, and now we are formalizing that to build it to new heights.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joshi, CEO and founder of Nepalese animation company Incessant Rain and former Disney supervisor with credits including Beauty and the Beast<\/em>, The Lion King<\/em> and The Hunchback of Notre Dame<\/em>, will oversee all productions via his company.<\/p>\n

\u201cVentures like ours ensure diverse global content, which is key to the success of the industry,\u201d Joshi said.<\/p>\n

Derek, an Emmy-winning animation writer whose credits include Batman<\/em>, Spider-Man<\/em>, Pacman<\/em>, Kong King of the Apes<\/em> and Tarzan and Jane<\/em>, commented, \u201cThis is the most exciting team I\u2019ve ever worked with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sloss brings more than 30 years of experience in enterprise and media infrastructure at Microsoft and Walt Disney Studios to his role as chief technology officer. He is charged with integrating AI and other forms of emerging technologies into animation processes.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to use the latest tools to enhance the work of talented artists, which will enable compelling storytelling that takes less time to bring to audiences,\u201d\u00a0he explained.<\/p>\n

The chief musical officer, Lloyd, has over 110 gold and platinum records and over 225 motion pictures, TV movies, TV specials and TV series to his credit. He was a music supervisor\/music producer for Dirty Dancing<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Bagaria, who is coordinating the Coalition\u2019s operations in India, Asia and the Middle East, is an associate producer of Threshold movies.<\/p>\n

The Cartoon Coalition will attend the American Film Market (AFM) with three original feature film scripts: World\u2019s Top Monster<\/em>, Level Up<\/em> and Krazed for Karaoke<\/em>.<\/p>\n

World\u2019s Top Monster<\/em> is a reality show where monsters view for top titles such as \u201cThe Grossest.\u201d Level Up<\/em> sees all of the most famous video game characters come alive on the eve of the world\u2019s biggest esports event. In Krazed for Karaoke<\/em>, wild animals find a discarded karaoke machine and start their own contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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