Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Season 6 will continue following Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste’s adventures as they strive to save Paris from villains. Their adventures started in the mind of Thomas Astruc, a French writer and storyboard artist whose original intention was to tell Ladybug and Cat Noir’s story in a comic book series. But then, he met Jeremy Zag, who fell in love with the characters and took up the task of developing their stories for the screen. Miraculous Ladybugs first made its way to the screen on September 1, 2015, when it aired on South...
- 1/18/2024
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
While Greta Gerwig’s girl-power blockbuster “Barbie” is ruling over the French box office, another much younger female-led franchise, “Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir” has managed to pull approximately €8 million ($8.9 million) at the local B.O., from more than 1.1 million tickets, since bowing on July 5.
Budgeted around $80 million and directed by Jeremy Zag, “Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir” ranks as one of France’s most ambitious animated films to date.
Featuring eight original songs and a postcard-worthy Parisian backdrop, the musical film broke ground as the first female-powered superhero movie set in the French capital. Even as it faces stiff competition from “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” “Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir” has enough legs to match or surpass recent non-u.S. animated hits such as “Ballerina,” which sold 1.8 million tickets in France. It garnered 318,144 admissions on its opening day in theaters, a record for a French animated film. In Germany, the...
Budgeted around $80 million and directed by Jeremy Zag, “Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir” ranks as one of France’s most ambitious animated films to date.
Featuring eight original songs and a postcard-worthy Parisian backdrop, the musical film broke ground as the first female-powered superhero movie set in the French capital. Even as it faces stiff competition from “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” “Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir” has enough legs to match or surpass recent non-u.S. animated hits such as “Ballerina,” which sold 1.8 million tickets in France. It garnered 318,144 admissions on its opening day in theaters, a record for a French animated film. In Germany, the...
- 7/24/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
After years of rumors and speculation, the Astroboy reboot finally appears to be happening as Thomas Astruc, the creator of Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, is set to reboot the beloved manga series. As reported by Variety, Method Animation, the Mediawan Kids & Family banner behind Miraculous and The Little Prince, is joining forces with Shibuya to produce the new series. Astruc will direct the series, which will include 52 half-hour episodes. Based on the best-selling Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka, Astroboy was first adapted for TV in 1963, becoming a hit worldwide, including in the U.S., where it was the first anime series to air. The futuristic series is set in a world where robots and humans co-exist and follows the adventures of Astro Boy, a powerful android created by the head of the Ministry of Science, Doctor Tenma. According to Variety, the new series promises to be timelier than ever,...
- 6/16/2022
- TV Insider
Thomas Astruc, the creator and director of the globally successful youth franchise “Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir,” is set to reboot “Astroboy,” one of the best-selling manga series of all time.
Method Animation, the prestigious Mediawan Kids & Family banner behind “Miraculous” and “The Little Prince,” is joining forces with Shibuya to produce this ambitious new series.
The original animated TV series came out in 1963 and became a global sensation, especially in Japan and France, as well as in the U.S. where it was the first anime to air. Based on the manga collection created by Osamu Tezuka which sold over 100 million copies worldwide, the series paved the way for other Japanese TV animation series. “Astroboy” was also a huge seller in merchandising, turning the little child-like robot character into a pop-culture icon and best-known superhero of Tezuka’s work.
Astruc is set to direct this new CGI-3D...
Method Animation, the prestigious Mediawan Kids & Family banner behind “Miraculous” and “The Little Prince,” is joining forces with Shibuya to produce this ambitious new series.
The original animated TV series came out in 1963 and became a global sensation, especially in Japan and France, as well as in the U.S. where it was the first anime to air. Based on the manga collection created by Osamu Tezuka which sold over 100 million copies worldwide, the series paved the way for other Japanese TV animation series. “Astroboy” was also a huge seller in merchandising, turning the little child-like robot character into a pop-culture icon and best-known superhero of Tezuka’s work.
Astruc is set to direct this new CGI-3D...
- 6/16/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
"Miraculous World: Shanghai – The Legend of Ladydragon", directed by Thomas Astruc, is a CG-animated 54-minute special TV movie streaming July 9, 2021 on Disney+:
"...planning to to join 'Adrien' in Shanghai, 'Marinette' goes to visit her uncle 'Wang' who is celebrating his anniversary. But, as soon as she arrives her purse gets stolen with 'Tikki' inside, whom she needs to secretly transform into 'Ladybug'.
"Now without money and alone in the dangerous Chinese city, Marinette accepts the help of a young and resourceful girl, 'Fei'.
"The two girls will ally and discover the existence of a new magical jewel, the 'Prodigious'..."
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"...planning to to join 'Adrien' in Shanghai, 'Marinette' goes to visit her uncle 'Wang' who is celebrating his anniversary. But, as soon as she arrives her purse gets stolen with 'Tikki' inside, whom she needs to secretly transform into 'Ladybug'.
"Now without money and alone in the dangerous Chinese city, Marinette accepts the help of a young and resourceful girl, 'Fei'.
"The two girls will ally and discover the existence of a new magical jewel, the 'Prodigious'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 7/5/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Miraculous World: Shanghai – The Legend of Ladydragon", directed by Thomas Astruc, is a CG-animated 54-minute special TV movie streaming July 9, 2021 on Disney+:
"...planning to to join 'Adrien' in Shanghai, 'Marinette' goes to visit her uncle 'Wang' who is celebrating his anniversary. But, as soon as she arrives her purse gets stolen with 'Tikki' inside, whom she needs to secretly transform into 'Ladybug'.
"Now without money and alone in the dangerous Chinese city, Marinette accepts the help of a young and resourceful girl, 'Fei'.
"The two girls will ally and discover the existence of a new magical jewel, the 'Prodigious'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...planning to to join 'Adrien' in Shanghai, 'Marinette' goes to visit her uncle 'Wang' who is celebrating his anniversary. But, as soon as she arrives her purse gets stolen with 'Tikki' inside, whom she needs to secretly transform into 'Ladybug'.
"Now without money and alone in the dangerous Chinese city, Marinette accepts the help of a young and resourceful girl, 'Fei'.
"The two girls will ally and discover the existence of a new magical jewel, the 'Prodigious'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 6/18/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Disney Plus and Disney Channel have swooped for a pair of animated TV movies based on the popular “Miraculous” franchise, produced by L.A.-based banner Zag and Mediawan-owned “The Little Prince” producer On Kids & Family.
The two film projects, titled “Miraculous World: New York – United HeroeZ” and “Miraculous World: Shanghai – Lady Dragon,” have been acquired by the Mouse House’s streaming platform and channel for global premiere rights outside of Brazil and China.
Second window rights have been snapped up by France’s leading commercial network TF1, Brazil’s Gloob (Grupo Globo), Canada’s family channel Télé-Québec and the U.K.’s Pop for regional rights.
Created by Zag and produced by Zag and On Kids & Family, the 3D-cgi-animated TV movies will be directed by Thomas Astruc, the creative force whose “Miraculous” series is a global hit airing in more than 120 territories.
Winner of the 2018 Teen Choice Award for animated series,...
The two film projects, titled “Miraculous World: New York – United HeroeZ” and “Miraculous World: Shanghai – Lady Dragon,” have been acquired by the Mouse House’s streaming platform and channel for global premiere rights outside of Brazil and China.
Second window rights have been snapped up by France’s leading commercial network TF1, Brazil’s Gloob (Grupo Globo), Canada’s family channel Télé-Québec and the U.K.’s Pop for regional rights.
Created by Zag and produced by Zag and On Kids & Family, the 3D-cgi-animated TV movies will be directed by Thomas Astruc, the creative force whose “Miraculous” series is a global hit airing in more than 120 territories.
Winner of the 2018 Teen Choice Award for animated series,...
- 7/22/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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