Month: September 2016 – page 3

Smurfs: The Lost Village teaser trailer smurfing online next week

Sony Pictures Animation just announced on Facebook that the first trailer for Smurfs: The Lost Village will be arriving online a week from today. A teaser image can be seen blue. The first fully animated Smurfs movie since The Magic Flute arrives in theaters next spring.

Turner acquires ten Star Wars films in massive TV contract
Things get serious in new Star Wars Rebels trailer

A brief new trailer for Star Wars Rebels is now online, and showcases the third season’s new villain. The series returns later this month.

Jeffrey Katzenberg and the future of Hollywood
The blurry line between animated and live action features
Disney Legend Floyd Norman on documenting his life on film
Inside the YouTube animation boom
New Moana poster revealed; final trailer coming Thursday

Disney’s Moana promotion is kicking into full swing, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealing the one sheet poster for the film on his Twitter today (which also shows that the film has been given a PG rating). The superstar also announced that he would be revealing the film’s final trailer on Thursday’s episode of Good […]

New Moana characters revealed in Disney Store merchandise

Disney Store launched their Moana merchandise online today, and a new figure playset offered what might be the best look yet at some of the film’s characters, including the movie’s massive lava creature. The anticipated release arrives in theaters this Thanksgiving.

My Little Pony Christmas album arriving on store shelves in October
Son of Zorn gets a solid start
Archer wins Best Animated Series Emmy
The Wild Life has one of the worst animated openings ever

As was previously reported, The Wild Life didn’t exactly get off to a strong start, opening to a weekend of $3.4 million, Box Office Mojo is reporting. It was one of the worst debuts for an animated movie in wide release of all time, “behind” only Delgo, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, and Disney’s […]

The Wild Life fails to make $1 million on opening day

Lionsgate’s bad year at the box office continued yesterday with the release of The Wild Life, which failed to make even $1 million on opening day, Box Office Mojo is reporting. It is the latest in a string of animated flops that the studio has distributed in the states, including the critically adored Shaun the […]

Watch the new trailer for Ethel and Ernest

A new trailer for the upcoming animated movie Ethel and Ernest is now online and can be watched on YouTube. The film–which is based on an award-winning graphic novel–opens in the UK this fall. It has yet to get a release date in the states.

New Star Wars: Rebels clip released

A new clip from Star Wars: Rebels has just been released online, and it showcases Ezra learning more about the Force in a “deadly new way.” The third season of the hit series begins September 24th on Disney XD.

Dax Shepard in talks to co-direct Scooby-Doo!
The Jungle Book

A terrific audio-visual presentation, commentary and documentary bolster this disc debut for Disney’s triumphant re-do, though it feels more might come in a promised 3D edition.

Finding Dory swimming onto Blu-ray in November

Disney and Pixar’s box office smash Finding Dory will be arriving on Blu-ray in November. A full press release along with a new bonus features clip and cover art follows. The summer blockbuster hit, Disney•Pixar‘s Finding Dory, swims home just in time for the holidays on Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) on Oct. […]

The Wild Life opens

The Wild Life opens today in 2,493 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is getting pummeled by the critics with just a 15% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. A representative comment from the Washington Post: “It’s no great shock when a movie based on a beloved book falls short of the original, but few […]

Why Star Trek: The Animated Series matters
Lost Doctor Who episode gets animated regeneration
Looking back at 24 other “stranded island” movies like The Wild Life
Moana resurrects Disney 2D animation in a surprising way
Watch the evolution of stop-motion animation

From Vugar Efendi at Vimeo: “With the release of Kubo and the Two Strings, it is a perfect moment to go back in time and see the evolution of stop-motion animation throughout the years.”

Going behind-the-scenes of Moana
Suicide Squad crosses $300 million mark

Suicide Squad continued its strong run at the box office today, crossing the $300 million mark, Box Office Mojo is reporting. Pete’s Dragon, meanwhile, had another “okay” weekend, and has earned $66 million so far. Finally, Laika’s Kubo and the Two Strings continued to struggle somewhat to find an audience despite critical acclaim, and has […]