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firstshowing.net - 1/26/2009

Imagi Animation is Out of Money and Temporarily Shutting Down?

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We just heard some rather interesting, and alarming, news from a friend in the industry. Apparently Imagi Animation Studios is running out of money and may be temporarily shutting down operations. The official news will supposedly hit the wire tomorrow, but employees are being told not to ...

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animationguildblog.blogspot.com - 1/26/2009

Imagi closing down temporarily?

— animationguildblog.blogspot.com — We were going to hold off on this till at least Monday, when we could get more... information, but a commenter below has broken the news: it appears that Imagi, maker of Astro Boy and Gatchaman , may currently be out of cash and temporarily shutting ... (more) Imagi closing down temporarily?

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io9.com - 1/26/2009

Cool Your Boot Jets! Astro Boy Still Zooming [Exclusive]

— io9.com — Rumors are tearing up the web that Imagi's CG animated Astro Boy movie has stopped production. But... don't start a robo-gladiator stampede. We talked to Imagi U.S. president Erin Corbett, who set the record straight. Astro Boy is the story of a ... (more) Cool Your Boot Jets! Astro Boy Still Zooming [Exclusive]

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forbes.com - 1/27/2009

The Rescue Of Astro Boy

— forbes.com — Not far from a Hong Kong dock where Chinese cargo exports were feeling the pinch of a... world financial crash, another kind of factory was humming. To get there, you must take a skyscraper's elevator to the 23rd floor and get past a locked door guarded ... (more) The Rescue Of Astro Boy

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Astro Boy Loses Propulsion, Gatchaman Hits the Skids
Film School Rejects — ... According to a rumor being spread by Firstshowing, Imagi Animation is hurting for cash, and Astroboy and Gatchaman are going to pay the price. We haven’t seen much to confirm the rumor, although there have been some rumblings on the ground that Astroboy was in trouble. However, it has the deeper implications that workers at Imagi are being asked not to show up to work after the end of the week. ...