House of Cool
{{Infobox company
| name = House of Cool Studios
| logo = House of Cool logo.svg
| logo_size = 160px
| type = Subsidiary
| industry = Animation
| founded = {{start date and age|1994}}{{cite web|url=https://www.houseofcool.com/our-story|title=Our Story|website=House of Cool}}
| defunct =
| founder = {{Plainlist|
- Ricardo Curtis
- Wes Lui
}}
| predecessor = Red Rover Studios
| hq_location = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| key_people = {{Plainlist|
}}
| services = {{Plainlist|
- Animation production
- Storyboard
- Design
}}
| parent = WildBrain (2023–present)
| website = {{URL|https://www.houseofcool.com/}}
}}
{{Wildbrain evolution}}
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{{short description|Canadian animation studio}}
House of Cool Studios{{Cite web|title = House of Cool – Toronto Animation Studio|url = http://houseofcool.com/|website = House of Cool|access-date = 2015-12-31|language = en-US}} is a boutique animation studio based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and founded as a pre-production studio in 1994 by animation veteran Ricardo Curtis and finance expert Wes Lui, specializing in designing and storyboarding of films, series and commercials.
On March 29, 2023, Canadian media company WildBrain announced its intent to acquire the company for {{CAD|18.3 million|link=yes}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/studios/wildbrain-acquires-house-of-cool-227369.html|title=Wildbrain Acquires Canadian Pre-Production Studio House Of Cool|first=Jamie|last=Lang|date=March 29, 2023|access-date=April 2, 2023|work=Cartoon Brew}} The acquisition was completed in July 19, 2023.{{Cite press release |last=Ltd |first=WildBrain |title=WILDBRAIN COMPLETES HOUSE OF COOL ACQUISITION, SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING AND ENHANCING ITS PRE-PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wildbrain-completes-house-of-cool-acquisition-significantly-expanding-and-enhancing-its-pre-production-capabilities-301881443.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}
Red Rover Studios
Red Rover Studios was founded in London by Andy and Linzi Knight in 1994. It was a full production studio that focused on 2D and CGI animation. They later moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. However, in July 2008, Red Rover was acquired by House of Cool after Andy Knight died, three months earlier.{{Cite web|title = Andy Knight, RIP {{!}} Cartoon Brew|url = http://www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/andy-knight-rip-5467.html|website = Cartoon Brew| date=13 April 2008 |access-date = 2015-12-31|language = en-US}}{{cite web |url=http://www.awn.com/news/business/house-cool-studios-acquires-red-rover-studios |title=House Of Cool Studios Acquires Red Rover Studios |publisher=Awn.com |date=2008-07-23 |access-date=2011-07-26}}
Filmography
= As House of Cool =
- Horton Hears a Who! (2008) (film)
- Ollie & the Baked Halibut (2009) (short)
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) (film)
- 9 (2009) (film)
- Ninjamaica (2009) (series)
- Despicable Me (2010) (film)
- Jonah Hex (2010) (film)
- The LeBrons (2011) (series) (Season 1)
- Rio (2011) (film)
- Hugo (2011) (film)
- Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011) (short)
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) (film)
- Gravity Falls (2012) (TV series, early development)
- Escape from Planet Earth (2013) (film)
- Epic (2013) (film)
- Free Birds (2013) (film)
- Rio 2 (2014) (film)
- The Book of Life (2014) (film)
- DreamWorks Dragons (2015) (TV series)
- The Peanuts Movie (2015) (film)
- Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016) (short)
- Nova Seed (2016) (film)
- The Angry Birds Movie (2016) (film)
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) (film)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Pizza Friday! (2016) (short)
- Trollhunters (2016) (series)
- Ferdinand (2017) (film)
- Next Gen (2018) (film)
- 3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018) (series)
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) (film)
- Spies in Disguise (2019) (film)
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2021) (series)
- Pretzel and the Puppies (2022) (series)
= As Red Rover Studios =
- All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) (film)
- Broken Sword: Circle of Blood (1996) (video game)
- Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (1996) (video game)
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (film)
- Ned's Newt (1997) (TV series)
- 1001 Nights (1998) (film)
- Bob and Margaret (1999) (TV series)
- Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) (film)
- Snickers (2000)
- The Ripping Friends (2001) (TV series)
- Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie (2001) (film, test footage)[https://vimeo.com/36323643 Hey Arnold Test]
- Pig City (2002) (TV series)
- Get Ed (2005) (TV series)
- Reefer Madness: The Musical (2005) (film) ("The Brownie Song" sequence)
- Gnomeo and Juliet (2011) (film)
References
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External links
- [http://www.houseofcool.com House of Cool official website]
- House of Cool at the Internet Movie Database
- Red Rover Studios at the Internet Movie Database
{{Animation industry in Canada}}
{{WildBrain}}
Category:Canadian companies established in 2004
Category:Canadian animation studios
Category:Companies based in Toronto
Category:Film production companies of Canada