Hayao Miyazaki’s latest feature Ponyo opened at number nine spot on the US box office chart with an estimated $3,506,000 during its opening weekend from 927 theaters. After its first weekend, Ponyo has already become the 8th highest grossing theatrical anime released in the United States, reports AnimeNewsNetwork. Ponyo, which follows the story of an […]

Variety reports that Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill have joined a cast led by Tina Fey to lend their voices for Dreamworks Animation’s upcoming feature Oobermind. Ferrell reportedly replaces Robert Downey Jr. in the title role of a supervillain in the animated comedy. Produced by Lara Breay and Denise Nolan Cascino and directed […]

UltimateDisney reports that Disney has announced Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse dvd on November 3rd. The non-branded new version will carry the same bonus features from the out-of-print original release which will include the premiere “House of Mouse” episode, the featurette “The Sounds of Christmas”, and sing-along songs of “Deck […]

Coinciding with the release of Ponyo, RottenTomatoes explores the career of Hayao Miyazaki and rates his nine best films.

DVDActive reports that Warner Home Video has announced Peanuts 1970s Collection, Volume 1 dvd 20th October. This release will include 6 remastered TV specials, (“You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown”, “There’s No Time for Love, Charlie Brown”, “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”, “It’s a Mystery, Charlie Brown”, “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown”). The only extra feature […]

UltimateDisney reports that Disney/Pixar’s Up will be out on dvd and Blu-ray on November 10th, 2009 as a standard 1-disc, 2-disc deluxe edition and a 4-disc Blu-ray release. Extras on the single disc edition will include the shorts Partly Cloudy and Dug’s Special Mission while the 2-disc edition will add an audio commentary by director […]

Variety reports that 20th Century Fox’s three-quel Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs has become the highest-grossing animated film ever overseas, with a gross of $551.4 million through last Sunday. The previous record holder Pixar’s Finding Nemo had grossed $524.9 million internationally in its 2003 release.

DVDActive reports that Warner has announced Ruby Spears Superman dvd on 3rd November. The 2-disc set will feature 13 episodes from 1988-89. Extras will include a “Corporation of the Corrupt: The Rise of LexCorp” featurette.

YahooMovies! hosts the new theatrical trailer for Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming film Ponyo. Featuring the voices of Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Betty White and Frankie Jonas, Ponyo follows the story of an ordinary boy and his friendship with Ponyo, a goldfish who wishes to be human. Ponyo opens […]

Variety reports that the original voice cast of Futurama has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox TV to return to the show as it reboots with 26 new episodes for Comedy Central. Move comes after the studio put out a casting call earlier this month to find replacement actors for the show. The studio […]

Collider shares an exclusive video interview with Pixar director Lee Unkrich wherein he talks about his next film Toy Story 3. Unkrich also shares some details on the collectibles he likes, the status of his previous films on Blu-ray, and more.

YahooMovies! hosts the trailer for Wes Anderson’s upcoming stop-motion film The Fantastic Mr. Fox in various formats including HD. Based on the story by Roald Dahl and featuring the voices of George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray, The Fantastic Mr. Fox hits theatres on November 13.