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Dade Hayes Finance EditorBRON Media, leveraging its expertise in producing CGI-animated titles like Netflix’s The Willoughbys and acknowledging the pressure to explore new business models during COVID-19, has launched a digital division.Jason Chen will lead production and technology as Head of Digital. He will oversee the virtual production and service unit as it develops and produces long-form animation for series television, short-form content and motion pictures.

Manori Ravindran International EditorForest Whitaker, Thomasin McKenzie, Vera Farmiga and Richard E. Grant will lead the voice cast for “Gossamer,” an animated series adaptation of Lois Lowry’s novel.The eight-part, half-hour animated series is produced by BRON Media’s virtual production and service company BRON Digital, which develops premium animation, interactive games and movies using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine.Rounding out the cast for “Gossamer” is  Wilmer Valderrama, Alanna Masterson and Courtney Rosemont, who makes her debut.“Gossamer” is based on the young adult novel by Lowry, whose books include “The Giver” and “The Willoughbys” — the latter of which was previously adapted by BRON as an animated feature for Netflix.

Dave McNary Film ReporterReacting to the coronavirus pandemic shutting down production, Bron Media is launching an animation division for series television, short-form content and motion pictures.On Wednesday, Bron Digital announced the appointment of industry veteran Jason Chen to lead production and technology. The company said the shutdown has delayed its theatrical releases such as “Candyman” and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” leading it to shift resources to the new division in order to ensure an additional revenue stream with production finance partners Creative Wealth Media.“We needed to shift,” said Bron Media CEO Aaron L.