Al Pacino is all set to make his first appearance in an animated film with Despicable Me 2, the sequel to Universal Pictures’ 2010 hit, reports CinemaBlend. Al Pacino replaces Javier Bardem to voice the lead villain in the animated sequel directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin. Despicable Me 2 is scheduled for a [...]

An insert in the upcoming Lady and the Tramp Diamond Edition Blu-ray teases a number of upcoming Disney animated Blu-ray releases for 2012 and beyond, reports Blu-ray.com. Titles include, two-movie package releases of Pocahontas / Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World and The Rescuers / The Rescuers Down Under due out Summer 2012. The [...]

DVDActive reports that DreamWorks Animation has announced DVD, 2D Blu-ray/DVD Combo, and 2D & 3D Blu-ray/DVD Combo releases of their latest hit Puss In Boots for February 24th 2012. Extras on this release will include two featurettes: “Purr-fect Pairings: The Voices Behind The Legends”, and “World Of DreamWorks Animation”, deleted scenes, and trailers. The Blu-ray [...]

Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the 69th annual Golden Globe nominations in Beverly Hills, California. The nominees in the Best Animated Feature category include Rango, The Adventures of Tintin, Puss in Boots, Cars 2 and Arthur Christmas. Additionally, the song “Hello Hello” from Gnomeo & Juliet has been nominated in the Best Original Song [...]

A brand new theatrical trailer for Universal Pictures’ animated feature The Lorax is now available to watch online at Yahoo!Movies. Directed by Chris Renaud and featuring the voices of Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Ed Helms, Betty White, and Rob Riggle, The Lorax opens in theatres and IMAX TREE-D, March 2nd, 2012.

A brand new full trailer for Pixar’s upcoming animated adventure Brave has just been unveiled online and can be watched over at Disney-Pixar’s YouTube Channel. Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman and featuring the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane, and Julie Walters, Brave opens in [...]

Studio Ghibli and distributor GKIDS will bring a 15-film retrospective to New York’s IFC Center beginning December 16th, reports Collider. Featuring new 35mm prints, and both subtitled and English-dubbed versions, the retrospective will run until January 12th. All fifteen Studio Ghibli feature films produced between 1984 and 2008 will be screened, including Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy [...]

Collider shares a new clip from Toy Story: Small Fry, the new Toy Story short film which focuses on Buzz Lightyear getting left behind at a restaurant and trying to find his way home with the help of some Happy Meal-like toys. Featuring the voices of Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, John Ratzenberger, and Joan Cusack, [...]

A brand new official US trailer for Studio Ghibli’s upcoming animated feature The Secret World of Arrietty has gone online and can now be watched over at Apple. Based on Mary Norton‘s fantasy novel The Borrowers, the film is directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, and features the voices of Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Will [...]

In an interview with Movies.com, Brad Bird reveals that he is open to making a follow-up to Pixar’s 2004 hit The Incredibles. Bird says, “I would like to think that I have several good ideas that could be incorporated into a next Incredibles, but I don’t have a whole movie yet.” He also admits that [...]

A brand new full theatrical trailer for Aardman animations’ upcoming animated flick Arthur Christmas has gone online and can be watched over at Yahoo!Movies. Directed by Barry Cook and featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton, Arthur Christmas opens in theatres November 23, 2011.

DreamWorks animation has moved the release date for their Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots from November 4th to October 28th, reports Collider. Directed by Chris Miller, Puss in Boots features the voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Amy Sedaris.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced DVD and BD releases of The Smurfs for December 2nd, reports DVDActive. Available as a 1-disc DVD, a 3D Blu-ray/DVD Combo, and 3-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo, extras on the 1-disc DVD will include a “Find the Smurfs” Game, a “Smurfs: Comic Book to the Big Screen” featurette, and a “Going [...]

Walt Disney Studios have announced the release of Winnie the Pooh on DVD and Blu-ray on October 25th, reports Blu-ray. Available as a separate DVD and a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack, extras on this release will include, “Mini-Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Balloon” bonus short, “The Ballad of Nessie” bonus short, and Deleted scenes [...]

A live-action remake of hit Japanese anime Kite is scheduled to go into production in January 2012, reports /Film. David R. Elliswill, director of Final Destination 2 and Snakes on a Plane will helm this new live-action version. Known for its excessive violence and explicit content, the 1998 original Kite was written and directed by [...]

Studio Ghibli recently announced two new projects by its co-founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, reports TwitchFilm. Miyazaki is reported to be working on an “autobiography”. No further details have been announced by the studio and it is still unclear if Miyazaki is working on his own autobiography or adapting someone else’s. Isao Takahata (Grave [...]

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced a Blu-ray release of Don Bluth’s The Pebble and the Penguin on October 11th, reports Blu-Ray. Special features on this release will include, “No Stone Unturned: Making-of Featurette”, “Now and Forever: Music Featurette” and a “Theatrical Trailer.”

In one of the biggest box office upsets in recent times, Sony’s live-action/computer-animated flick The Smurfs, grossed far more than pre-release projections had indicated. Tying with DreamWorks/Universal’s much hyped Cowboys & Aliens for No. 1 in North America, with a $36.2 million opening, The Smurfs emerged as the big winner of the weekend despite being [...]

A brand new trailer for Warner Bros’ upcoming animated feature Happy Feet 2 is now available to watch at Yahoo!Movies. Directed by George Miller and featuring the voices of Elijah Wood, Pink, Robin Williams, Sofia Vergara and Hank Azaria, Happy Feet 2 opens in theatres November 18, 2011

The first teaser trailer for Disney-Pixar’s upcoming feature Brave is now available to watch on their YouTube channel. Featuring the voice cast of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane, and Julie Walters, Brave will be out in theaters June 22nd, 2012. Additionally, Rope Of Silicon has shared four new [...]

A clip from Pixar’s new short La Luna is available to watch at /Film. Directed by Enrico Casarosa, La Luna is the timeless fable of a young boy who is coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. The short premiered at the Annecy festival earlier this week.

The first rendered image from Pixar’s upcoming fairy tale Brave has hit the web and can be seen at Collider. The voice cast of Brave includes Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane, and Julie Walters. The first teaser for the film is expected to be attached to Cars 2 [...]

The first teaser for Happy Feet 2 is now available to watch at Apple. Directed by George Miller and featuring the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Alecia Moore (Pink), Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Sofia Vergara, the sequel to 2007 Oscar winner opens in theaters Novemburr 18th, 2011.

A new trailer for Disney-Pixar’s upcoming feature Cars 2 is now available to watch at Apple. Directed by John Lasseter and featuring the voices of Owen Wilson, Larry The Cable Guy, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, and Bonnie Hunt, Cars 2 zooms into theaters June 24th, 2011.

Aardman Animations and Sony have issued a first image and press release for their upcoming stop-motion film The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, reports BleedingCool. Directed by Peter Lord and featuring the voices of Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Ashley Jensen, Russell Tovey, Salma Hayek, Imelda Staunton and David Tennant, The Pirates! In [...]

Pixar has unveiled the synopsis and a still from their upcoming short film La Luna, reports /Film. Roughly seven minutes long and directed by Enrico Casarosa, La Luna is about a young boy coming of age in peculiar circumstances. The short will premiere at the Annecy International Animation Festival, which runs June 6-11 in France.

HomeCinema reports that Disney have announced the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Mars Needs Moms on 9th August 2011. Available on standard DVD, 2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack and 4-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack, extras on these releases will include, Extended Opening, Life On Mars: The Full Motion-Capture Experience, Deleted scenes, Fun With Seth, and more.

Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced Marvel Animation’s latest animated feature Thor: Tales of Asgard for Blu-ray release on May 17, reports Blu-ray. Coinciding with the theatrical release of the live-action Thor, this release will be made available as a BD/DVD combo pack. Special features on this release will include, “Worthy: The Making of Thor: Tales [...]

The official logo for Pixar’s upcoming feature Monsters University was unveiled recently and can be seen at Collider. The site also reports that the Monsters, Inc. prequel which was earlier scheduled for a 2012 release, will now open in theatres on June 21, 2013. Disney had announced earlier that Dan Scanlon will make his feature-length [...]

Walt Disney Home Entertainment has announced DVD and Blu-ray releases of Gnomeo & Juliet on May 24, 2011, reports DVDizzy. Available as a 3-Disc Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, a 2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack, and a 1-Disc DVD, bonus features on these releases include 2 alternate endings with filmmaker introductions, deleted & alternate scenes with filmmaker [...]