HBO Cancels Jon Stewart Project
by EG
Jon Stewart's mysterious animated HBO project is no more.
The cable network confirmed Tuesday night that it would not be moving forward with its plans for a shortform animation venture from the former Daily Show host, a collaboration first announced in November 2015. Both parties have agreed to shelve the project, which sources say turned out to be more complicated than either initially expected.
"HBO and Jon Stewart have decided not to proceed with a shortform digital animated project," the pair said in a joint statement. "We all thought the project had great potential but there were technical issues in terms of production and distribution that proved too difficult given the quick turnaround and topical nature of the material. We’re excited to report that we have some future projects together which you will be hearing about in the near future.”
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Jon Stewart was the host of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.