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Animatics "Freddy and Joey in Corn Farm" and "Seeing Eye Robber" will be Animated in 2014!

By: Andrew Bermudez (LEGO Studios; April 18, 2013)      After the shocking news to revive Legoman, an equally-shocking new announcement was made today to commemorate Mustache Maniacs Film Co's ninth birthday: both the animatics Freddy and Joey in Corn Farm  and Seeing Eye Robber  will be released as fully-animated cartoons in 2014 as part of "Ten Years of Going Crazy!" "I had thrown the idea around for about a few months now," said Andrew Bermudez, who created the original two animatics. "They're well-drawn and their stories are clear, but by only having them as animatics, they lose something. I hope that, by animating these two short films, I can give them more respect." This also ties into the concept of reviving past Mustache Maniacs Film Co. films in 2014, including possible, but not yet confirmed, 3-D re-releases of the two Cornerstone Thespian Society plays  Kilroy Was Here!  and Jolly Roger and the Pirate Queen .      However, these t

Studio Update: Final Push for "New Friends," "A Friend of the Police," and "A Bite of MyJobs"

By: Andrew Bermudez (LEGO Studios; April 7, 2013)      Despite the lack of this month's Ask Mark Matthew, as no questions were asked last month, there is still plenty of activity at the studio as three animated films are prepared for release. Let's see what's going on!      Despite initial problems, it looks like New Friends ~ An Environmental Fable will be done in time for both the showcase presentation on May 31st and its online debut on June 7th. "We are all really excited about this film," Said LEGO Studios CEO Mark Matthew. "It's already been 8 months since development began, and the final product is looking great! I can't wait to see it all finished!" Currently, new shots are being filmed for the movie, along with the creation of new background props. This is expected to be wrapped up today, with refinement on these shots beginning tomorrow. As stated above, the film will be released June 7th.      Also picking up pace is the devel