TV Guide has an exclusive first look at Green Lantern: The Animated Series. The Warner Bros. Animation series, coming to Cartoon Network in 2011, is being previewed this weekend at New York Comic Con. The DC character is also getting a live action feature in 2011 with Ryan Reynolds in the title role.

CNet takes a look at the Oakland Museum of California exhibit Pixar: 25 Years of Animation. Included is a slideshow of 44 pieces from the collection.

Twitch has the first trailer for Michel Ocelot’s Dragons And Princesses. The project, from the director of Kirikou and the Sorceress and Azur & Asmar, is being developed as both a television series and a feature film.

Pepé Le Pew is heading to the big screen according to Vulture. The film will be live-action/CGI and Mike Myers will give voice to the love sick skunk. Thanks to “gaastra” in the Animated Views Forum for the heads up.

CNN reports that Caitlin Sanchez, the teenage actress who voiced Dora the Explorer for the past three years, and her family are suing Nickelodeon alleging she hasn’t been properly compensated for her work. They claim they were pressured to sign an unfair contract and that they are owed millions. Nickelodeon claims the allegations are baseless.

Following the no thrills release in April, James Cameron’s Avatar is finally getting the deluxe special edition that the director hinted at earlier when it comes to Blu-Ray and DVD in a 3-disc set on November 16th. The release will contain three diferent versions of the film and two entire discs of extras, including about […]

Pixar vet Doug Sweetland, Academy Award nominee for his 2009 Pixar short Presto, is all set to direct his first feature length film for Sony Pictures Animations’ The Familiars, reports /Film. Sweetland, who worked at Pixar for 16 years, served as animator on films such as Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters […]

Warner Bros. has announced Watchmen director Zack Snyder as their choice to helm the next Superman movie, which is being produced under the supervision of current Batman director Christopher Nolan. The Hollywood Reporter suggests the position was so coveted that “even Robert Zemeckis considered returning to live-action filmmaking in order to nab the gig”. Referring […]

Following the announcement of Berkeley Breathed’s Pete & Pickles, Technicolor Digital Productions reports that it has optioned Atomic Puppet as its next television project. Full details here:

One of 2010’s top ten films, and one of the best reviewed of the year, How To Train Your Dragon lands on Blu-ray and DVD from Friday, October 15. A new animated adventure, Legend Of The Boneknapper Dragon is set to be included in DVD double packs and the Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Full details on specifications […]

The first poster for Blue Sky’s Rio has just made its way online over at Yahoo! Movies. The animated comedy starring Anne Hathaway and Neil Patrick Harris soars to theaters next spring.

After making various movies based off of their theme park attractions–some more successful than others–, Variety is reporting that Disney is apparently considering making a film based off of a theme park itself: The Magic Kingdom. The project, which would be similar in tone to movies such as Night at the Museum, would involve various beloved Disney […]

A brand new poster for Tangled has made its way online over at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The comedic fairy tale from Walt Disney Pictures comes to theaters this Thanksgiving.

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The Hollywood Reporter has cleared up rumors that George Lucas would be bringing his six-film Star Wars saga to 3D screens with the news that he will do just that, starting with The Phantom Menace and continuing to issue the films as long as the demand is there (as an unbiased news source, we won’t […]

A new poster for the upcoming DreamWorks superhero comedy, Megamind, has appeared online and can be seen over at Internet Movie Poster Awards. The flick, which stars the voice talents of Will Ferrel and Tina Fey, hits theaters on November 5th.

Bill Plympton, the celebrated cartoonist and Oscar-nominated director, has announced the exclusive engagement of his Terry Gilliam sponsored animated feature Idiots And Angels, a black comedy about a man’s battle with his wings and his soul, will open at the IFC Center in New York on Wednesday, October 6th. Bill’s award-winning cartoon short The Cow […]

Guillermo del Toro’s TrollHunters–originaly set to be the first of Disney’s  Disney Double Dare You series of films–has now found a new home over at DreamWorks Animation, The Hollywood Reporter is reporting. Reasons for the move are unknown at this point, but the Hellboy director is apparently already making himself at home at the studio, with […]

A second teaser trailer for Yogi Bear–currently playing on the big screen with Legend of the Guardians–has made its way online over at IGN. The Warner Bros. comedy comes to theaters this Christmas.

Zack Snyder’s expensive movie Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole opened in theaters this weekend to a less-than-expected debut of just $16.3 million, Box Office Mojo is reporting. Tracking was indicating that the animated adventure might earn upwards of $20 million. Various reasons are being speculated for the film’s numbers, including mixed reviews from […]