Hyperion Pictures

Hyperion Pictures (also known as Hyperion Films or Hyperion Studios or Hyperion Animation) is an American film production company founded by Thomas L. Wilhite, who had previously been the head of motion picture and television produced for and owned by The Walt Disney Company, and writer/director Willard Carroll. The company produces both live-action and animated productions such as The Brave Little Toaster and The Runestone.

Hyperion Pictures
IndustryFilmmaking
FoundedDecember 25, 1984 (1984-12-25)
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California
Key people
Thomas L. Wilhite
Willard Carroll
Chris Young
SubsidiariesHyperion Animation Company, Inc.
Jambalaya Studios

A subsidiary of the company is its animation division, Hyperion Animation Company, Inc. which has produced animated feature films and television series, including its three most successful media franchises The Brave Little Toaster, The Itsy Bitsy Spider and The Oz Kids.

The studio has been dormant since 2007 but their website was recently updated in 2019 in where it was under construction. It then returned in 2020.

The company's mascot was Leslie McGroarty from Itsy Bitsy Spider, who appears in its production logo.

List of notable Hyperion features and television productions

Feature films

Short films
  • Chunks of Life (1994, with MTV)
  • The Need (2006)

Television series

List of Hyperion Animation productions

Feature films

(TV) - Television film
(DTV) - Direct-to-video

Short films

Television series

Television specials
  • The Sissy Duckling (1999, with HBO)

References


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