Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner has taken a step into boys action cartoons, says The Hollywood Reporter. Eisner’s Tornante Co. and Nelvana have teamed up to make the Mysticons, with Sean Jara signed to write it. Mysticons is a collaboration between The Topps Entertainment, a trading card company Tornate acquired in 2007, and Nelvana. The […]

The New York Times reports that with rating down ABC may look more to parent company Disney for show ideas. “Among ABC’s 24 pilots for the next television season is a drama based on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a Disneyland roller coaster. Another pilot, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., is based on ancillary characters from The […]

There’s been lots of upheaval in the Star Wars universe since the Disney acquisition with old projects being shelved and new ones announced. The cancellation of the popular The Clone Wars TV series was a blow to animation fans, but IGN has word that there is another… maybe. RebelForce Radio spoke with Dave Filoni, supervising […]

The Wrap notes that The Croods has become just the second movie of the year to pass $300 million worldwide box office gross. “[This weekend] the 3D caveman cartoon took in $34.1 million from 62 markets to raises its international total to $206.8 million. With its $125.8 million domestic haul, its global gross now stands […]

The Muppets… Again! is filming on the streets of London this week, and Bleeding Cool reports that signs announcing the fact give a little more plot info, a possible British release date, and of course some jokes! The new blurb reads: “Kermit the Frog and the gang embark on a World Tour, with the ‘help’ […]

Phys.org looks at an essay that explains the staying power of animated films and how they are able to draw us in emotionally. Eric Scott Jenkins, a University of Cincinnati assistant professor of communication, says “When people talk about Disney animation, they may describe it as magical or wonderful, and I don’t think that has […]

The latest entry in the long-running Anime series, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, topped the box office in Japan last weekend, with the movie earning about $7 million in US dollars. It was enough to beat Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph–which is called Sugar Rush! in Japan–during its second week playing in the country. Although highly popular […]

Although the news was more or less expected, TV Line is reporting that The Office’s Ellie Kemper will be doing a guest appearance on American Dad during its next season…more or less confirming that the series has been greenlit for another round by FOX. In addition, Rachael MacFarlane–the voice of Hayley on the show–recently posted on […]

Legendary film critic Roger Ebert passed away from complications with cancer at the age of 70. In 1975, Ebert became the first movie critic to win a Pulitzer Prize, for his Chicago-Sun Times reviews. Later, Ebert partnered with Gene Siskel on the first show dedicated to film reviews, Sneak Previews. The two would go on […]

Unlike the April Fool’s story, this one is sadly true. Disney has decided to shut down the LucasArts Entertainment Company, which has been the primary developer for Star Wars video games. The company will now outsource production of future titles to third party developers. “The news comes after several years of diminishing returns for the struggling […]

For the most part, Al Pacino’s character Eduardo in Despicable Me 2 has been kept a secret. Audiences have known only that he is a villain so powerful, the Anti-Villain League must turn to super-villain Gru to stop him. However, Eduardo’s design has remained a mystery – until now. Chris “Tank” Tanski of The (Title […]

Yesterday, Disney announced, via a press release, that the Finding Nemo sequel Finding Dory would be released November 2015. Ellen DeGeneres, the voice of Dory, was excited to share this news with viewers of her daytime talk show. To help her with the announcement, she played a humorous montage of the many, many times she […]

It is with deepest sadness that we report Jane Henson, wife of the late Jim Henson, passed away. The Henson Company posted a tribute page to honor Jane and her life. Jane met Jim back in college and became his collaborator in many of his early projects, including the famous Wilkins Coffee commercials and appearances […]

A new sneak peek of DisneyToon Studios’ Planes is now online. Originally shown in AMC theaters, the minute-and-a-half clip shows off the film’s visuals as protagonist Dusty (Dane Cook) races F-18 fighter jets Bravo and Echo. Planes will fly into theaters on August 9.

Walt Disney Studios has announced that Disney/Pixar’s Finding Dory will hit theaters on November 25, 2015. Ellen DeGeneres will return to voice the blue tang fish made popular in the Oscar-winning 2003 blockbuster Finding Nemo. “I have waited for this day for a long, long, long, long, long, long time,” said DeGeneres. “I’m not mad […]

Disney has been mostly silent about what it plans to do with Star Wars, hinting at new movies and directors. In an official press release, Disney has decided to reboot the entire franchise in traditional animation, casting the Mouse and friends in the titular roles. Goofy’s son, Max, will play Luke Skywalker; Goofy is Darth […]

For over twenty years, the man known as Bruce Timm has brought DC superheroes to the small screen in some of the genre’s most highly regarded animated series (including, among other things, Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League). There probably is not a chance of this hero resurrecting as most superheroes do, but Timm has […]