Frog and Toad, the stars of a series of children’s books in the 70’s written by Arnold Lobel, are going to get their own movie, the Sacramento Bee is reporting. The Jim Henson Company is set to begin production on a fully animated feature, with Cory Edwards (Hoodwinked!) directing. “Frog and Toad has tremendous value with parents […]

PDI/DreamWorks’ Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted opens today in 4,258 theatres, the 11th widest opening of all time according to Box Office Mojo. The film is earning a 77% Fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Box Office Mojo is predicting a close weekend race with Madagascar finishing 2nd with $53.8 million.

The newest–and probably final–trailer for Ice Age: Continental Drift has been revealed over at iTunes. The preview is expected to be attached to 3-D prints of Madagascar 3, which opens tomorrow. The fourth movie in the hugely popular franchise thaws out in everywhere on July 13th.

The cast of Madagascar 3 continue their promotional push, with Jada Pinkett Smith discussing the film with Electronic Urban Report, Martin Short talking to the Detroit Free Press, and Cedric the Entertainer interviewing with the Arizona Republic.

Time’s Technologizer column has jokingly named Oswald the Lucky Rabbit the “King of E3 2012”, due to the attention he is being given by Disney at the popular electronics conference. With the upcoming game, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, scheduled to drop on November 18 — Mickey Mouse’s 84th birthday — the studio […]

Wired’s Geekdad recently visited Pixar as part of a group of other parenting blogs. Part of the visit included a roundtable discussion with Brave Producer Katherine Sarafian. Parenting issues were obviously a primary topic with this group. Sarafian discusses the consequences of the main character’s disrespectful and defiant behavior and the “first” fairy tale and […]

Legendary science fiction author Ray Bradbury, who wrote titles such as Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, died yesterday at the age of 91 after a long illness, according to CNN. While his animation-related credentials are few, filmmakers and artists from around the world have taken to Twitter to credit Bradbury as a primary inspiration. […]

The Beatles’ 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine was released this week in stores and on iTunes. Wired has more including a few video clips.

Slash Film reports that Disney’s upcoming short film Paperman is getting some early positive buzz, a lot of which is coming from their colleagues at Pixar. The website has gathered some art, a video interview with director John Kahrs, and a sampling of tweets from people who have seen the film. A description of the […]

The stars of DreamWorks’ Madagascar 3 are talking to the press this week in anticipation of opening day this Friday. Chris Rock spoke to the Chicago Tribune about travel: as a celebrity, trying local cuisine, favorite spots, and childhood memories. With the Associated Press, David Schwimmer discusses how to channel a giraffe and seeing himself […]

The new studio cheif for Walt Disney Pictures says he is not going to shy away from big budget productions according to Reuters. Alan Horn, the former president of Warner Brothers Entertainment, says he was given one directive from Disney CEO Bob Iger, “All Bob said was ‘make good movies’. I’ve made expensive films that […]

Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, the directors of Pixar’s upcoming film Brave, talk with Flicks and Bits about two of the main characters in the film, Merida and Scotland itself.

The Annecy International Animated Film Festival is underway in France, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “This year’s official selection will be a colorful mix of 229 films, including 10 features, 49 shorts, 54 student titles, 60 TV movies, 21 TV series plus 15 out of competition features and 41 shorts”. The Huffington Post adds that […]

Toys R Us and DreamWorks Animation announced “World of Madagascar“, a new brand featuring toys based on characters from all three Madagascar films, now available exclusively at Toys R Us. Coinciding with the launch of Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted next week, the line includes toys from Fisher-Price, as well as a range of lifestyle […]

CNN reports that in this 30th anniversary year, the Care Bears are set to reboot in a new animated series this weekend on The Hub called Care Bears: Welcome to Care-A-Lot. Gabrielle Oliff, vice president of brand and marketing for American Greetings, said. “Now just seemed right because we had women who grew up with […]

Marvel’s The Avengers will be screened for astronauts on the International Space Station. Dan Cook, a Psychological Support Coordinator, said “These are the types of things that help to keep the crew connected to home, which is a huge morale boost while being away for long periods of time”.