John Stevenson

Corpse Bride co-director to helm CG/stop-motion hybrid feature Oz Wars

Vanguard Films’ President and CEO John Williams announced today that Oscar and Annie Award-nominee Mike Johnson, co-director of Corpse Bride, to direct its CG/stop-motion hybrid feature film, Oz Wars. Oz Wars, written by Rob Moreland (Space Chimps 1 & 2, City of Dragons) and Athena Gam (Alien Rock Band), transforms the Oz narrative into a ….

Vanguard Films reveals initial animation, sci-fi and martial arts film slate, along with concept art from Alien Rock Band

John Williams, the producer of Shrek and president of Vanguard Films, announced a production deal with Kung Fu Panda co-director John Stevenson. The company has formed a strategic alliance with former Lakeshore International chief Peter Rogers’ Moviemill, to arrange financing and distribution for Vanguard’s projects. Vanguard has hit the American Film Market with a slate ….

Kung Fu Panda director making live-action Masters of the Universe

By the Power of Grayskull! Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver have contracted Kung Fu Panda co-director John Stevenson to make his live-action debut with the film Masters of the Universe, according to Variety. The original story follows He-Man – played in a 1987 film by Dolph Lundgren – a prince who transforms into a ….