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Almost a year after Rooster Teeth, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment, announced it was ceasing operations after 21 years, the digital content brand is staging a comeback.

Rooster Teeth co-founder Burnie Burns announced Wednesday that he has acquired “the Rooster Teeth brand and much of its remaining assets” through his independent company, Box Canyon Productions. The company has not responded to Deadline’s inquiry whether the acquired assets include the Rooster Teeth library and The Roost Podcast Network.

Along with the acquisition, Box Canyon revealed a 2025 slate, “including renewed production of some of the platform’s classic shows, a new original audio adventure Again, and an untitled reimagining of Burns’ first film The Schedule.”

The company would not elaborate on what shows are being revived. Some of Rooster Teeth’s most popular titles include Red vs Blue, Rwby and Gen:lock.

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Last year, Rwby fans suffered a major blow when Rooster Teeth, the entertainment group responsible for the show's creation, announced that it was closing its doors. However, the company recently announced its official return, indicating hope for the franchise's future.

After nine long months offline, Rooster Teeth's official site has returned to the internet along with an explanatory press release. According to the notice, the company's "remaining assets" have been acquired by Burnie Burns, who co-founded Rooster Teeth in 2003 alongside Geoff Ramsey, Gus Sorola, Joel Heyman and Matt Hullum. Burns and his independent company, Box Canyon Productions, have taken sole ownership of Rooster Teeth, which was previously owned by Warner Bros. Consequently, there is also a chance that Rwby will see a renewal within the next few years.

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Few shows are as riveting as Foxs 9-1-1: Lone Star. The heart-pounding procedural debuted in 2020 and has only risen since its mid-winter premiere. Unlike its preceding sister series, 9-1-1, Lone Star follows the Austin Fire Departments Station 126. Left in shambles after the tragic deaths of most of its members, the 126 is revived by September 11 veteran Owen Strand (Rob Lowe), who brings his own oddball crew to repopulate the near-empty firehouse. Owens son, Tyler Kennedy T.K. Strand (Ronen Rubinstein), is just one member of the transplant crew. However, as the captains son, he holds an understandably massive place in the shows narrative.

Throughout his years with the 126, Tk has served dutifully as both a firefighter and a paramedic. Like the rest of Strands firefighting family, Tk is an inseparable part of 9-1-1: Lone Star. Despite the shows consistent emphasis on hope and joy, every family has its battles. The...

At New York Comic Con, it was revealed that Rick and Morty has been renewed for two additional seasons. The Adult Swim animated show is a satirical take on Back to the Future following a young man named Morty Smith who travels to other dimensions with his mad scientist grandfather Rick Sanchez via a flying saucer. The show is set to continue with the upcoming Rick and Morty season 8, which premieres in 2025.

At New York Comic Con, Rick and Morty executive producers Dan Harmon and Scott Marder revealed that the show had been renewed by Adult Swim for seasons 11 and 12. This is in addition to the season 9 and 10 renewals that were already set. With four additional seasons set to premiere after the upcoming season 8, this means that the animated show will run until at least 2029. Read a statement on the renewal from Adult Swim president Michael Ouweleen, Harmon, and Marder...

Red Vs. Blue: Restoration is the epic conclusion of a 21-year series, now available as a feature film across various streaming platforms. The series began as a Machinima using Halo games that captivated fans around the world. The emotional journey of the Reds and Blues in saving the galaxy one last time is highlighted by pivotal character moments and powerful storytelling and serves as a fitting send-off to the show.

Red Vs. Blue: Restoration is the feature-length conclusion to the 21-year-long series that was written by Burnie Burns and directed by Matt Hullum. The Red Vs. Blue series started with Burnie Burns' voiceovers over Halo gameplay clips before evolving into its own popular web series as a Machinima and then an Unreal Engine production.

A machinima is the use of real-time computer graphics engines to create a cinematic production, in Red Vs. Blues case, this was done using the Halo games.

Rooster Teeth co-writer Matt Hullum discusses the end of Red Vs. Blue and his hopes for the future of the Halo series. Hullum compares Halo to Star Wars, suggesting branching out to explore new corners of the universe like Reach and Odst. Fans could see more Halo projects outside of Master Chief's story, similar to Star Wars spin-offs exploring different perspectives.

When discussing the conclusion to Rooster Teeth's long-running Red Vs. Blue, the show's co-writer, director, and voice actor, Matt Hullum talked about the game franchise it started life as a machinima of: Halo. Red Vs. Blue has been around since the very first Halo game, starting in 2003 a year before the release of Halo 2, and so the team at Rooster Teeth has experienced the release of every Halo game both as fans and using the titles to create their content.

As Red Vs. Blue comes to an end after...

Night has broken into podcasting by picking up a network that works with several top creators. The talent management firm known for repping big names like MrBeast has acquired The Roost, the podcasting network that was formerly part of Warner Bros. Discovery‘s Rooster Teeth brand.

The Roost is home to 47 original shows, including Ethan and Hila Klein‘s H3 Podcast and This Past Weekend with Theo Von. Many of the podcast hosts within The Roost’s network, including Philip DeFranco, Ludwig, and Smosh founders Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, established themselves on platforms like YouTube before launching audio-forward shows. According to a press release from Night, the 47 Roost shows have combined to pull in 350 million views and 20 million monthly audio downloads.

The terms of Night’s acquisition have not been publicly disclosed, but we do know that the transaction will lead to the establishment of a podcast vertical within the Night ecosystem.

Warner Bros. Discovery has revealed its ambitious intention to produce over 10 anime series annually through its existing local Japanese studio.

Per Variety, Warner Bros. Discovery President of Asia-Pacific James Gibbons discussed the expansion. "We have a Japanese anime studio which has been producing five or ten anime series per year, over the last few years. We've approved expansion to take that to more than ten series per year," he said. 2011 saw Wbd anime studio take off, delivering over 80 titles thus far, including high-quality anime, live-action series and movies. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, serialized in a manga magazine starting in 1987, received an animated series adaptation that launched in 2012. The Record of Ragnarök series and the Batman Ninja anime movie are other notable titles.

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Inspired by Halo, Red vs. Blue developed a complex and hilarious saga over two decades, balancing comedy with deep character growth. Unlike Halo's struggle with maintaining a balance in storytelling, Red vs. Blue has easily woven together grand ambitions and entertaining characters. Red vs. Blue, packed with inventive action, has elevated and parodied military sci-fi tropes to create an adventurous and captivating story.

Halo has been an interesting adaptation, but the Paramount live-action series is not actually the best on-screen reinvention of the Halo video game franchise. Halo has generated controversy since it first premiered due to its willingness to make serious changes to the world of the original games. The show has tried to be a lot of things at once, with Halo's characters going through some interesting shifts and changes. While it has improved across the course of season 2, Halo is a uniquely compelling but frustrating show.

Rooster Teeth hit hard by Warner Bros. Discovery cost-cutting as digital media company closes down. Rooster Teeth's closure follows a series of unpopular Wbd decisions, beginning with the cancellation of the Batgirl movie in 2022. Negotiations are ongoing for the sale of Rooster Teeth content like Rwby, Red vs. Blue, and Gen:Lock, while the Roost podcast network continues for now.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s continued efforts to cut costs has claimed another victim with the closure of Rooster Teeth. The digital media company known for its gaming, fandom, and comedy content, announced its shutdown after more than two decades following Wbd's failed attempts to sell the unprofitable concern to a new owner. In a statement, the company said:

Warner Bros. Discovery thanks Rooster Teeth’s groundbreaking creators and partners, and the strong management team, for their many years of success. Your passionate and loyal fans are testament to your achievements.

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After 21 years, Rooster Teeth is shutting down.

“Since inheriting ownership and control of Rooster Teeth from AT&T following its acquisition of TimeWarner, Warner Bros. Discovery continued its investment in our company, content and community,” Rooster Teeth General Manager Jordan Levin said in a company memo. “Now however, it’s with a heavy heart I announce that Rooster Teeth is shutting down due to challenges facing digital media resulting from fundamental shifts in consumer behavior and monetization across platforms, advertising, and patronage.”

Around 150 staff are being affected, plus dozens of contractors and freelancers. A post from Rooster Teeth Community Manager Chelsea Atkinson asked that fans remember everyone at Rooster Teeth is “processing this in real time just like you,” and announced there will be a livestream about the closure March 7 on the Rooster Teeth website.

The Austin-based media company was founded in 2003 by Burnie Burns, Joel Heyman, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey,...

Rooster Teeth, the pioneering digital-content company known for its webisodes and series like “Red vs. Blue,” “Rwby,” and “Gen: Lock,” is being shut down by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery after 21 years of operation.

Jordan Levin, the production company’s general manager, announced the news to staff on March 6 and sent a company-wide memo also shared to Rooster Teeth’s website. You can read it in full below.

“It’s with a heavy heart I announce that Rooster Teeth is shutting down due to challenges facing digital media resulting from fundamental shifts in consumer behavior and monetization across platforms, advertising, and patronage,” Levin wrote in the memo.

The shuttering of Rooster Teeth will result in the layoff of roughly 150 staffers, as well as numerous other contractors and creators put out of work. The Roost Podcast Network will continue as Wbd looks to sell its associated assets, including “The Rt Podcast,...

Warner Bros. is closing down Rooster Teeth, spelling uncertainty for several popular animated series, including Michael B Jordan's Gen:Lock, the iconic Red vs. Blue, and the anime-inspired series Rwby.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Rooster Teeth is being shut down after numerous unsuccessful attempts to sell off the company. Rooster Teeth general manager Jordan Levin confirmed the news on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, spelling uncertainty and heartache for its approximately 150 permanent employees, content creators and voice actors associated with its series.

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A statement from Warner Bros. Discovery reads, "Warner Bros. Discovery (Wbd) thanks Rooster Teeth’s groundbreaking creators and partners, and the strong management team, for their many years of success. Your passionate...

Animation, comedy and gaming studio Rooster Teeth, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, is shutting down.

“Since inheriting ownership and control of Rooster Teeth from AT&T following its acquisition of TimeWarner, Warner Bros. Discovery continued its investment in our company, content and community. It’s with a heavy heart I announce that Rooster Teeth is shutting down due to challenges facing digital media resulting from fundamental shifts in consumer behavior and monetization across platforms, advertising, and patronage,” wrote Jordan Levin, the general manager of Rooster Teeth.

As part of the shuttering, the Roost Podcast Network, which contains more than 80 podcasts, will remain in operation, as Wbd looks for outside interest in acquiring the network. Additional IP such as Red vs Blue, Rwby and Gen:lock, “remain in discussion,” the company said.

The company, which is headquartered in Austin, Texas, was founded in 2003 and began with the launch of the web series Red vs. Blue,...

A pioneer in digital content creation is going away. Rooster Teeth, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment, announced this morning that it is ceasing operations after 21 years. The process starts today and is expected to take several months.

The news was announced at an all-hands company meeting and shared in an internal memo by Rooster Teeth general manager Jordan Levin.

“It’s with a heavy heart I announce that Rooster Teeth is shutting down due to challenges facing digital media resulting from fundamental shifts in consumer behavior and monetization across platforms, advertising, and patronage,” Levin said in the email (You can read it in full below).

The Roost Podcast Network will remain in operation “while Wbd evaluates outside interest in acquiring this growing asset,” Levin said.

There is Rooster Teeth-branded content in the Wbd pipeline, which also will stay put, including a movie that will be...

Plot: In season two, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold. With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the Halo.

Review: Halo debuted in 2022 with fifteen years of development baggage heaped on top of it. With sky-high expectations for the series, anything less than a seismic shift in video game adaptations was bound to fail. Halo debuted with a muted response that found the Game of Thrones-esque intrigue and conspiracies distracting from what made the game one of the biggest franchises in history.

Chip & Joanna Gaines’ Blind Nil Media and The Roost Podcast Network, a Rooster Teeth and Warner Bros Discovery division, announce their partnership to build a new podcast network, Blind Nil Audio. The Texas-based media companies will launch this new network with two debut programs on October 11, 2023.

Joanna and Chip Gaines are taking Blind Nil Media to the next level by venturing into podcasting. This new podcast network will feature inspiring and empowering content that will inform, entertain, and catalyze new ways of thinking to expand perspectives and bring people together.

“We believe in the power of storytelling and are excited to explore new formats with this platform,” said Chip and Joanna Gaines, Co-Founders of Blind Nil Media. “The Roost has done incredible things in podcasts and we’re thrilled to bring our teams together to see what new voices and stories there are to share with the world.”

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Recently, fans of Rooster Teeth have noticed that some of the entertainment company’s biggest shows have been disappearing from YouTube. On October 5, Rooster Teeth showrunner Kerry Shawcross provided the rationale behind that decision: In hopes of increasing its revenue, the company is turning some of its top draws into website exclusives.

The content that will be exclusively available through Rooster Teeth’s official hub includes two animated shows: Camp Camp and Red vs. Blue. The latter program, which dates back to 2003, is the longest-running web series in internet history. It is set to begin its 19th season later in 2023.

Those animated hits were previously available on multiple platforms, including YouTube, where Rooster Teeth counts more than nine million subscribers on its primary channel. But Shawcross explained that “YouTube revenue just isn’t cutting it for us anymore,” necessitating a focus on the company’s website. “We know that it...

Rooster Teeth is moving its content from YouTube to its own website, a move designed to bolster revenue that will allow them to create more content.

In a video posted to X, showrunner Kerry Shawcross said that “YouTube revenue is just not cutting it for us anymore.” He noted that watching a video on the Rooster Teeth website with an ad delivers “five to ten times more value” to the company than a view on YouTube. “It just doesn’t make sense anymore for us to have our whole back catalog on YouTube.”

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Rooster Teeth celebrated its 20th anniversary this year as a production company. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Its popular streaming shows include Red vs. Blue and Camp Camp. It also released the feature film Lazer Team, and hosts the annual Rtx convention.

Rooster Teeth and Warner Bros.Discovery Access announced the finalists for their Rooster Teeth Digital Creators Program, now in its second year. Out of more than 400 applicants, eight aspiring and emerging digital talent content creators were selected to widen diverse, equitable, and inclusive representation.

The Rooster Teeth Digital Creators Program was established to provide underrepresented digital talent a platform to break through to new audiences, while also providing them with the tools and opportunities to succeed as content creators. The paid mentorship and training from Rooster Teeth and Warner Bros. Discovery will occur over three months, including a one-month residency in Austin. Chosen creators may also be eligible for a 1-year Rooster Teeth talent contract.

“We’re immensely proud to introduce the standout creators selected for year two of the Rooster Teeth Digital Creators Program,” said Jejuan Guillory, Rooster Teeth’s Head of Programming & Development. “This remarkable cohort epitomizes our commitment to fostering diverse voices.

Burbank, CA – The heroes of DC’s Justice League and Rooster Teeth Animation’s Rwby join forces to battle an evil entity attacking Remnant in Justice League x Rwby: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One, available to purchase Digitally and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on April 25, 2023. The all-new, feature-length DC Animated Movie finds Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Cyborg, Green Lantern and Vixen in new iterations – transformed into teenagers while in transport to Rwby’s world, and presented in Rooster Teeth’s anime-influenced animation – and partnering with the heroes of Remnant to battle a mysterious, superpowered creature before it destroys everything they know.

The voice cast features a trio of first-time actors in DC’s Trinity roles – Natalie Alyn Lind as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince, Chandler Riggs as Superman/Clark Kent and Nat Wolff as Batman/Bruce Wayne – alongside Rwby’s long-running cast: Lindsay Jones (Camp Camp) as Ruby,...

Studio and steaming network FilmRise has acquired exclusive streaming rights for Rooster Teeth web series including Red vs. Blue”, “Camp Camp” and “Nomad of Nowhere” for its digital native content decision.

The series were produced in-house in Texas, where Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiary Rooster Teeth has an animation studio.

The deal, which spans over 400 episodes of the three properties, includes SVOD, AVOD and Fast rights, confirmed Max Einhorn, FilmRise’s SVP for co-productions and acquisitions.

FilmRise will group the webseries episodes into traditional half-hour formats and seasons for streaming.

“Red vs. Blue” and “Camp Camp” are both animated comedies, with the former set in the world of “Halo” style video games and the latter chronicling the misadventures of 10-year-old Max, who is left at a summer camp despite his protests. Fantasy series “Nomad of Nowhere” is about two female bounty hunters tracking a magical scarecrow.

“Our partnership with FilmRise provides...

When casting Rob Lowe‘s brother on 9-1-1: Lone Star, the Fox procedural turned to someone with decades of experience under his belt.

Chad Lowe, the actor’s real-life brother, will play Owen’s estranged sibling in the show’s May 2 episode (9/8c), TVLine has learned exclusively. We can also confirm that Robert Pine (CHiPs) will guest-star as Owen’s father. Per the episode’s official logline, “Owen travels to Los Angeles to confront his estranged father and some painful childhood memories.”

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Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Red vs. Blue,” Monday’s episode of “9-1-1: Lone Star.”

Lisa Edelstein is exiting “9-1-1: Lone Star” after playing Gwyneth Morgan, the wife of Rob Lowe’s Chief Owen Strand and the mother of Ronen Rubinstein’s T.K. Strand, for two seasons on the Fox drama, Variety has learned exclusively.

Edelstein’s departure was hinted at in the final moments of Monday’s episode of “Lone Star,” when T.K. received a devastating phone call letting him know that his mother had been killed. However, this hour, “Red vs. Blue,” did not actually show Gwyn’s death, and “Lone Star” fans will get a chance to see her again before she’s officially gone.

Variety can confirm Edelstein’s farewell will come on next week’s “9-1-1: Lone Star,” an episode that is sure to be a tearjerker...

The Halo series, based on the ground-breaking first-person shooter Xbox video game, will stream on Paramount+ in 2022.

Although it was ordered to series by Showtime in 2018, Paramount+ acquired its exclusive distribution rights earlier this year.

At the eighth annual Game Awards live stream on Dec 9, the first-look trailer was debuted, showcasing the faces of many major characters but, not surprisingly, not the face of its central protagonist, the soldier known as Master Chief.

According to Paramount+, "Halo will take place in the universe that first came to be in 2001 with the launch of Xbox®'s first 'Halo' game.

"Dramatizing an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, Halo the series will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future."

The trailer provides a glimpse of a visually epic landscape filled with military forces fighting an as-yet-unseen enemy.

First hitting screens in April 2003, Red Vs. Blue was Rooster Teeth’s launch into Machinima videos using the Halo series of games. The series would become so popular that it now consists of 18 seasons plus several spin-offs and extra bits of content.

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Because of its nature as a comedy series, the jokes are plentiful throughout the series from Caboose’s stupidity to Donut’s pink armor. With the lengthy stay in the public consciousness, the Rooster Teeth crew made the series full of one-off jokes and running gags. These running gags consist of just a basic line being repeated to the same situations arising every few seasons.

Earlier today, Rooster Teeth announced a schedule of 24 panels during Rtx at Home, a virtual Rtx event taking place September 15th - 25th in place of the cancelled Rtx 2020. Rtx at Home will kick off with “First Night,” a screening event featuring exclusive Rooster Teeth premieres and sneak peeks at new shows. Rtx at Home panels include Achievement Hunter, Funhaus, Rwby, The Rt Podcast, Red vs. Blue and more. Details follow below: Earlier this year Rtx Austin was delayed and then ultimately cancelled. Rtx at Home will invite the worldwide Rooster Teeth fandom to watch panels, catch exclusive reveals …...

To celebrate the release of gen:Lock The Complete First Season – available on Blu-ray & DVD 28th October – we are giving away a Blu-ray.

Rooster Teeth’s action-packed realm of diverse characters, cool robots, sophisticated storytelling and immersive worldbuilding takes centerstage in gen:Lock The Complete First Season . Warner Bros. Home Entertainment presents the acclaimed animated series along with a bevy of enthralling enhanced content.

Heralded by critics and fans alike, gen:Lock The Complete First Season takes place 50 years in the future as an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of weaponized neuroscience that powers devastating mech-giants – colossal weaponized robots – but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the planet.

The all-star cast is led by Michael B. Jordan, Dakota Fanning, Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), Kōichi Yamadera, Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Kate Dillon and David Tennant.

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The music industry has long been the choking, gagging, barely surviving canary in the dank and dirty coal mine of entertainment's digital transformation.

The good news: the music business is kinda back! Admittedly, it took a decade for the choking and gagging to ease. Revenues from streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music finally made up for all the money lost when people stopped buying physical copies of songs. Now streaming comprises 80% of the $9.8 billion business.

Along the way, though, the industry's near-death experience forced a lot of innovation and entrepreneurship, most particularly in so-called 360 deals between a label and the performers it signs.

Rather than just relying on a cut of those vanishing music sales, labels had to look more holistically at their performers' careers, investing in and profiting from such areas as touring, publishing, licensing, and merchandise. The name of such deals refers to 360 degrees, as in all-encompassing.

In the latest round of belt-tightening to hit WarnerMedia, subsidiary Otter Media’s online video network Rooster Teeth has laid off 13% of its total workforce, or about 50 employees.

CEO Matt Hullum relayed the news to the staff Thursday, calling it “a tough day … unlike any moment of organizational change we have experienced together.” (Read the full memo below.)

Founded in 2003, Rooster Teeth has amassed a content portfolio spanning podcasts, animation, live events and web series like the mainstay Red vs. Blue. As it has entered the larger media arena, the Austin-based company has faced stiff challenges in a digital ad landscape dominated by Google and Facebook as well as WarnerMedia parent AT&T’s intense drive to cut costs.

“Our industry is evolving rapidly, and we have to evolve with it if we want to succeed,” Hullum wrote. “As we begin a new chapter, we have the opportunity to focus on...

Burbank, CA – Rooster Teeth’s action-packed realm of diverse characters, cool robots, sophisticated storytelling and immersive worldbuilding takes centerstage in gen:lock – The Complete First Season. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment presents the acclaimed animated series – along with a bevy of enthralling enhanced content – via Digital starting July 9, 2019, and on Blu-ray ($24.98 Srp) and DVD ($19.98 Srp) on October 1, 2019. Order due date is August 27, 2019.

Heralded by critics and fans alike, gen:lock – The Complete First Season takes place 50 years in the future as an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of weaponized neuroscience that powers devastating mech-giants – colossal weaponized robots – but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the planet.

The all-star cast is led by Michael B. Jordan, Dakota Fanning, Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), Kōichi Yamadera, Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Kate Dillon and David Tennant.

Created by Gray G. Haddock,...

Rooster Teeth-run Rtx has announced its first powerhouse guests for this year’s convention: YouTube stars Philip DeFranco and ProZD.

DeFranco runs the daily YouTube-based Philip DeFranco Show, where he takes a look at current events on YouTube and beyond. He’s amassed more than 6.4 million subscribers on the platform. ProZD (aka SungWon Cho) is a professional voice actor who is responsible for characters in popular shows like Red vs. Blue and Crunchyroll’s Anime Crimes Division. On YouTube, where he has 1.8 million subscribers, he’s best known for his excellently nerdy comedy skits — and has also appeared a number of times on Rooster Teeth channel Achievement Hunter (1.6 million subscribers).

Last year’s Rtx, which brought in popular YouTube stars Boogie2988, Smosh Games, and Jessica Nigri as guests, saw more than 65,000 attendees, Rooster Teeth said in a press release. Presumably, fans planning to head to Austin, Tx., for this year...

Maisie Williams, best known for her role as face changing assassin Arya Stark in Game of Thrones, will voice “Cammie MacCloud,” a mischievous Scottish hacker, in the gen:lock anime series.

The casting was announced at Rtx London, an annual UK-based fandom convention for the Rooster Teeth entertainment company, producers of gen:lock. Gray G. Haddock, the gen:lock creator and showrunner, revealed Williams’s role and set the release of a third teaser for the show, a streaming series expected to premiere in January 2019 on Rooster Teeth.

The series is available for iOS, Android, Xbox One, Apple TV, and at RoosterTeeth.com, with memberships starting at $4.99 a month.

.In gen:lock, Earth’s last free society is on the losing side of a global war, and recruits a diverse team of young pilots to control the next generation of giant, weaponized robot bodies known as mecha. The recruits find, however, that their newfound...

“Rwby” volume 6, the latest installment of Rooster Teeth’s popular anime-style series, will premiere Oct. 27, the company announced.

The new season (which Rooster Teeth dubs “volumes”) will initially be available on the company’s subscription-streaming service, which starts at $4.99 monthly, with new episodes to be released on a weekly basis.

“Rwby” is set in the magical world of Remnant, in which four girls — Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang — fight legions of evil monsters. In volume 6, “Rwby’s” female foursome have been reunited and their first mission back is one of grave importance: escorting the Relic of Knowledge to Atlas. With Beacon Academy destroyed and the kingdom of Mistral compromised, per Rooster Teeth, “Remnant’s northernmost academy may now be the safest place in the world, but making it there will be more dangerous than anyone could have imagined.”

For now, Rooster Teeth isn’t saying anything more about volume 6, including...

Dr. Who alum David Tennant has joined the voice cast of gen:lock, Rooster Teeth’s upcoming anime-style 3D series. The animation company announced the casting Friday during the show’s panel at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills.

In gen:lock, Earth’s last free society is on the losing side of a global war, and recruits a diverse team of young pilots to control the next generation of giant, weaponized robot bodies known as mecha. These daring recruits will find, however, that their newfound abilities come at no small cost. Tennant will voice Dr. Rufus Weller aka Doc, a lead scientist with the Experimental Science Unit (Esu) and the inventor of the gen:lock technology.

Tennant joins previously announced Michael B. Jordan, who will voice the main character, Julian Chase; Dakota Fanning as voice expert mech pilot and Chase’s love interest, Miranda Worth; and Kōichi Yamadera as Kazu Iida,...

Last month, we brought you the news that Crypt TV was bringing back The Look-See for a second season. Now we have word that Season 2 will be premiering on August 4th at Rtx Austin. Along with the premiere, there are a number of other special events fans of Crypt TV will be interested in. We have the rundown of special events below and we've been provided with an exclusive still from The Look-See Season 2:

Crypt TV Premiering Season 2 of The Look-See at Rtx

Crypt TV, the digital genre network that aims to be ‘Marvel for Monsters,’ will be premiering season 2 of its hit monster series The Look-See during a special screening at Rtx Austin on August 4th in Austin, Texas. Rtx Austin hosted by Rooster Teeth is an international fan convention celebrating internet culture.

Now in its eighth year, Rtx Austin will draw more than 65,000 attendees to the Austin...

Koichi Yamadera of ‘Cowboy Bebop’ fame is also part of what looks to be the studio’s best cast. Things always seem to be getting bigger and better for the Rooster Teeth family. They’ve come a long way from their debut web series Red vs. Blue, which still happens to be so popular that it remains […]

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Rooster Teeth revealed today at Anime Expo 2018 in Los Angeles that Dakota Fanning and Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell veteran Koichi Yamadera have joined the voice cast of gen:lock, the animation company’s upcoming anime-style 3D series. Michael B. Jordan is already aboard to lead the cast.

gen:lock centers on Earth’s last free society, on the losing side of a global war, which recruits a diverse team of young pilots to control the next generation of giant, weaponized robot bodies known as mecha. Jordan will voice the main character Julian Chase. Fanning will voice expert mech pilot and Chase’s love interest Miranda Worth. Yamadera will voice Kazu Iida, one of the new recruits transferring from Japan’s military forces to fight alongside Chase in the gen:lock program.

The series will premiere in January 2019 exclusively on Rooster Teeth’s streaming service, which launched in 2016 and is ramping...

Rooster Teeth’s Western anime series “gen:Lock” has added Dakota Fanning and noted anime voice actor Kōichi Yamadera to the cast.

The duo join Michael B. Jordan, who as previously announced will voice protagonist rebel pilot Julian Chase in “gen:Lock.” In the series, Earth’s last free society is on the losing side of a global war and desperately seeks recruits to operate the next generation of giant, weaponized robots known as “mecha.”

Fanning will voice Miranda Worth, an expert mech pilot and Chase’s love interest. Yamadera will voice Kazu Iida, one of the new recruits transferring from Japan’s military forces to fight alongside Chase in the gen:Lock program.

“Gen:Lock” is the second anime-style series from Rooster Teeth Animation, and will be co-produced with Jordan’s Outlier Productions. The company’s popular “Rwby” franchise, conceived by the late Monty Oum, enters its sixth season this fall. “Gen:Lock” is...

If you’ve been on the scene long enough to remember those Halo Lan parties from the days of the original Xbox, then odds are you’ve been waiting for a substantial live action adaptation for quite some time. I mean, we’ve had various web series and the comedic Red vs. Blue to digest in the time since, but that doesn’t change the fact that a major motion picture or a network TV series have eluded us.

In fact, there’s been word that Showtime was ready to give gamers their reward for some time, but aside from progress reports here and there, there hasn’t been anything too concrete to speak of. Fortunately, that all changes today.

As it turns out, Kyle Killen (Awake) will help spearhead the 10-episode, one-hour drama for Showtime, with Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) being hired to direct multiple episodes and executive produce.

What if the characters in your favorite horror movies came to life? Could you channel your inner Randy Meeks to navigate the rules of the genre, or would you be chopped to bits within seconds? Rooster Teeth's new horror comedy Blood Fest pits scary movie fans against all-too-real killers, and if you missed the film on its festival run, then you can watch it in theaters for one night only this August via Fathom Events:

Press Release: Denver – June 26, 2018 – Get ready for a screaming/laughing/covering-your-eyes, gore-splattered, good night this August when horror-comedy “Blood Fest” comes to cinemas across the nation. Described by Nightmare on Film Street as “an already wild party where someone has spiked the punch,” and with Dread Central noting it “could become the party horror film of the year,” horror aficionados will want to mark their calendars for this one-night event. In addition to the full-length feature,...

For those of you who don't know, Michael B. Jordan is a big fan of anime, and now he actually gets to star in one! The actor will voice the lead character in Rooster Teeth's upcoming mecha anime-style series gen:lock. Jordan will take on the role of a character named Julian Chase and this is the plot summary that was shared:

Earth’s last free society is on the losing side of a global war, and recruits a diverse team of young pilots to control the next generation of mecha—giant, weaponized robot bodies. These daring recruits will find, however, that their newfound abilities come at no small cost. As Chase leaves behind his life as a fighter pilot to become the first candidate for the program, he finds his endurance, as well as his very identity, will be tested beyond anything he ever imagined.

That sounds like it could be a great show!

Michael B. Jordan, star of “Black Panther,” HBO’s “Fahrenheit 451” and the upcoming “Creed II,” will join Rooster Teeth’s “gen:Lock” to voice the hero of the futuristic anime-style series.

In “gen:Lock” — from the team behind Rooster Teeth Animation’s popular “Rwby” series — Earth’s last free society is on the losing side of a global war. Jordan will provide the voice of lead character Julian Chase, who joins the fight as the first pilot for the next generation of mecha: a class of giant, weaponized robots controlled by humans.

Jordan’s production company, Outlier Society Productions, is set to co-produce “gen:Lock” in association with Rooster Teeth. The series is created, written and directed by Gray G. Haddock, head of Rooster Teeth Animation.

“Michael’s visionary career choices and commitment to meaningful entertainment, not to mention his love of anime, line up perfectly with what drives Rooster Teeth,” Haddock said.

Michael B. Jordan, who portrayed the tortured villain Erik Killmonger in Black Panther and will reprise the title role in Creed II, will join Rooster Teeth’s animated series gen:lock to voice the main character, Julian Chase.

The actor, whose star has been on the rise since his critically acclaimed performance in NBC’s Friday Night Lights and the indie breakout Fruitvale Station, will lend his voice to the sci-fi series.

“We are excited beyond belief to announce Michael B. Jordan as the voice of Julian Chase in gen:lock,” said Gray G. Haddock, gen:lock creator and head of Rooster Teeth Animation, who noted that Jordan’s “love of anime” that drew him to the project.

In gen:lock, Earth’s last free society is on the losing side of a global war, and recruits a diverse team of young pilots to control the next generation of mecha-giant, weaponized robot bodies. As...

Rooster Teeth, the company behind hit digital sci-fi comedy “Red vs. Blue” and anime-style series “Rwby,” is opening up shop in London as it builds its international presence. The Fullscreen-owned company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, but wants to build closer links with fans in the U.K. and Europe, and is looking to find new talent in Britain.

Eric Cherry will run the London outpost and build a team based in the English capital. His remit extends to building a presence in the U.K. and more broadly in international markets, across programming, licensing, consumer products, and live events. Cherry has been working with Rooster Teeth since 2008. He will also work to expand its Svod service, First, internationally.

Matt Hullum, cofounder and CEO of Rooster Teeth said the U.K. will be a “proving ground” as the company as expands internationally. “Building communities is a goal and we’ve...

Rooster Teeth is giving its biggest fans an inside look at its early days. The digital content studio has shared a teaser for Why We're Here, a documentary that explores the 15-year history of the Austin-based company.

The teaser, narrated by Rooster Teeth co-founder Burnie Burns, traces the company's origins back to a small town in Texas, where it was founded in 2003. From there, Why We're Here will recount the major events that shaped Rooster Teeth, including the launch of major productions like Red Vs. Blue, Lazer Team, and Rwby as well as the establishment of the annual Rtx conference, which takes place each year in Austin. The documentary takes its name from the first episode of Red Vs. Blue, which first arrived online way back in 2003.

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We're thrilled to bring you the exclusive reveal of the first trailer for gen:lock! This trailer was first introduced at the tail-end of the recent Volume 5 finale of Rwby for First members, but we now have it available for everyone to see. The brand-new, original mecha series is the next big animated adventure for Rooster Teeth, the super-successful studio behind the landmark Red vs. Blue series and the smash hit Rwby. Those shows will enjoy their 16th season and 6th volume, respectively, this year, but all eyes will be on the debut of gen:…...

Reconstruction is the sixth season of the perseveringly long-running web series Red vs. Blue, the machinima sitcom based on the popular Halo video game franchise. It was released online in 2008 and consists of 19 short episodes (5 to 8 minutes, with the exception of the longer 10-minute finale) depicting the further chronicles of gamers' favorite buffoons cum space marines.

My feelings on the Red vs Blue concept as a whole was already stated on my review for the Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles box set, which contained all of the first 100 episodes—or five seasons—of the series. It's pretty much more of the same here, although the creators from Rooster Teeth have obviously grown an ambition or two. Though set within the same universe, Reconstruction is not a direct continuation of the stories told in the first five seasons, not really, but rather the beginning of a new saga in Red vs.

You can't toss a rock up in the air over a city street without braining someone who has definite but vague ideas about how new electronic media is going to "change everything." And of course they're mostly right, while at the same time you wish you could do that all day -- toss that rock, brain those people. Movies are still movies, pop songs are still pop, crummy TV shows are still crummy, etc. (The big change is now we expect to get it all for free.) Yet some things have arisen spontaneously, like mushrooms, from the keyboard-console-screen mode of cultural intercourse we're so enjoying. The epic new, remastered, five-season box set collecting Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles is a perfect example.

"Red vs. Blue" was one of the earliest and most popular machinima series on the web. Using in-game assets from the original "Halo," the series creator, Burnie Burns (who voices Church), Matt Hullum (who plays Sarge), along with a handful of their friends, created a story around a bunch of bumbling soldiers killing time in a box canyon. The rest, as they say, is history.

GameStop has commissioned the crew, known as Rooster Teeth, to create "Halo 3: Odst"-themed episodes featuring the "Red vs. Blue" characters. I spoke to Burns and Hullum about the project, as well as their early roots.

Burns started by talking about the early days of "Red vs. Blue":

"We started the main series in 2003 and they just got really popular and Microsoft gave us a call. Of course when the phone rang and it was Microsoft on the line we thought, "Well, that that was a good run!