" In 2007, the then newly formed production company Frederator Films announced in Variety that one of their first projects will be a feature film adaptation of Samurai Jack, written and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.

When Jack first meets the canine archaeologists, one of the dogs is " Big Dog " from 2 Stupid Dogs, a show on which Tartakovsky worked back in 1993.

There, Tartakovsky says he was first drawn to art, inspired by a neighbor's daughter.

Dexter's Laboratory ( commonly abbreviated as Dexter's Lab ) is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network.

After enrolling at CalArts in 1990 to study animation, Tartakovsky wrote, directed, animated, and produced two cartoon shorts that would become the basis for the series.

Directors and writers on the series included Genndy Tartakovsky, Rumen Petkov, Craig McCracken, Seth MacFarlane, Butch Hartman, Rob Renzetti, Paul Rudish, John McIntyre, and Chris Savino.

This was the last Dexter's Laboratory production that Tartakovsky was involved with and was originally intended to be the final conclusion to the series.

Samurai Jack is an American animated television series created by animator Genndy Tartakovsky that aired on both Cartoon Network and Toonami from 2001 to 2004.

In return, Tartakovsky has announced plans to direct a theatrical film, stating that it will provide a definitive conclusion to the series.

As a follow-up to his successful series Dexter's Laboratory, Tartakovsky intended to create a series " that is cinematic in scope and that incorporates action, humor and intricate artistry ".

Tartakovsky has also acknowledged taking some of his thematic inspiration from Frank Miller's comic book series Ronin, including the premise of a master-less samurai warrior thrown into a dystopic future ahead of our present in order to battle a shape-shifting Demon.

Tartakovsky is not involved in the follow up series, and has no plans to work on future Star Wars projects.

In June 2012, Tartakovsky said that he had a story to conclude the series, but the project had been dead since J. J. Abrams moved on to direct Star Trek.

Partible initially roomed with Craig McCracken ( creator of The Powerpuff Girls ), Paul Rudish ( a designer on that series ) and Genndy Tartakovsky ( creator of Dexter's Laboratory.

The series was produced by Genndy Tartakovsky and employs a similar animation style to Tartakovsky's Samurai Jack.

Tartakovsky revealed in his Hyperspace commentary tracks on the official Star Wars website and on the Volume I DVD that he purposely animated C-3PO with moveable expressive eyes to pay homage to the animators of and the animation style of Nelvana, the production company behind the animated segment from The Star Wars Holiday Special and the 1980s Droids cartoon series.

Prior to this, he had also composed the theme music for another Genndy Tartakovsky series, Samurai Jack.

Animation director Genndy Tartakovsky has noted that Ronin was one of the major influences on his animated TV series Samurai Jack.

* Aku, the main villain of Cartoon Network's Samurai Jack animated series by Genndy Tartakovsky, frequently referred to himself in the third person.

; Vladimir Alexandrovich Tartakovsky: for outstanding contributions in chemistry.

It was animated in a stylized way the Tartakovsky says was influenced by the cartoon The Dover Boys at Pimento University ( unlike United Productions of America's ( UPA's ) product, however, Dexter's Laboratory was staged in a cinematic way, rather than flat and close to the screen, to leave space and depth for the action and gags in the lab, for instance ).

The new episodes, which ran for two more seasons, had a different production team than the originals since Genndy Tartakovsky was busy working on Samurai Jack and Star Wars: Clone Wars ( MacFarlane and Hartman had left Time Warner altogether at this point, focusing on Family Guy and The Fairly OddParents, respectively ).

Beginning with season three, Chris Savino took over as the creative director for the show in the absence of Tartakovsky.

2 Stupid Dogs eventually helped launch the careers of creators Genndy Tartakovsky ( Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars and Sym-Bionic Titan ), Craig McCracken ( The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends ), Butch Hartman ( The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, and T. U. F. F.

Samurai Jack was created by Genndy Tartakovsky for the Cartoon Network.

At CalArts, Tartakovsky directed and animated two student films, one of which became the basis for Dexter's Laboratory.

Craig McCracken acquired an art director job at Hanna-Barbera for the show 2 Stupid Dogs and recommended hiring Robert Renzetti and Tartakovsky as well.

On April 7, 2011 an animated prologue by Tartakovsky for the horror movie Priest premiered online.

After graduating from Illinois, Renzetti attended the animation program at Columbia College Chicago for one year, where he was a classmate of Genndy Tartakovsky.

However, under Fred Seibert's guidance, Hanna-Barbera's new staff ( whose ranks included Seth MacFarlane, Butch Hartman, and Genndy Tartakovsky ) created a new generation of Hanna-Barbera cartoons such as Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel, The Powerpuff Girls and Courage the Cowardly Dog.

During a questionnaire on Reddit, Genndy Tartakovsky confirmed that a Powerpuff Girls Reboot is underway.

In 2011, Tartakovsky has joined Sony Pictures Animation, where he directed his feature film debut, Hotel Transylvania, and is directing an animated film based on Popeye.

Reportedly, after two years at CalArts, Tartakovsky got a job in Spain on Batman: The Animated Series and The Critic.

After his feature film debut, Hotel Transylvania, Tartakovsky is set to direct at Sony Pictures Animation a 3-D computer animated feature film based on Popeye.

SPA has since signed Tartakovsky to a long-term deal with the studio to develop and direct original films.

Tartakovsky later commented, " I remember, I was horrible at it.

* Genndy Tartakovsky at About. com

After he graduated from California High School in Whittier, California, he attended the California Institute of the Arts ( CalArts ), where he honed his animation skills and met his classmate Genndy Tartakovsky, with whom he would occasionally collaborate throughout his career.

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The show's animation director was McCracken's former classmate Genndy Tartakovsky ( Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack ), who also directed many episodes himself.

In 1999, Tartakovsky returned to direct " Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip ", an hour-long television movie.

Genndy Tartakovsky stated in an interview with IGN that he was somewhat disappointed with how The Justice Friends turned out, saying, " it could have been funnier and the characters could have been fleshed out more.

Tartakovsky commented that " standards didn't like it.

Though it has been delayed, Tartakovsky has said he is still interested in the project.

In an interview, Tartakovsky confirmed that " Jack will come back " and that " we will finish the story, and there will be an animated film.