How to Train Your Dragon 2 got off to a solid start this weekend with a take of $50 million, Forbes is reporting. It was not, however, able to claim the top spot, as 22 Jump Street surprised with a massive $60 million debut. Some may see this as comparable to when Kung Fu Panda […]

Casey Kasem, the famed radio DJ who became known to animation fans everywhere as the voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo!, has passed away, Variety is reporting. The man behind America’s Top 40 also did a number of voices on Sesame Street, as well as the title character in Rankin/Bass’s often forgotten Easter special Here Comes […]

A new trailer for Home is now online and can be viewed over at Apple. The preview will also almost certainly be shown on the big screen this weekend with How to Train Your Dragon 2. Originally set for release this holiday season, Home comes to theaters on March 27th, 2015.

DreamWorks Animation announced several release dates for their upcoming film slate today, ComingSoon.net tells us. First up is the news that Captain Underpants will become the first film from the studio to have a January opening, coming out on January 13th, 2017. Two months after that, they will release the long-in-development Mumbai Musical on March […]

A new trailer for Paddington–which features full appearances of the titular bear instead of just teases–has been revealed at Yahoo! Movies. And if you want more after that, the IMP Awards has a brand new poster for the film as well. Starring Colin Firth as the voice of Paddington, and Nicole Kidman as a “sinister, […]

Depending on when you were born, you might remember The Magic School Bus, PBS’s very popular educational TV show from the 90’s which was based off of an equally popular Scholastic book series. Now a computer-animated reboot is on the way, Variety is reporting, which will be available exclusively on Netflix. The new show is […]

There’s still no official premiere date for it, but Nickelodeon’s official YouTube page has revealed the first trailer for The Legend of Korra: Book III. Fans may be a bit disappointed that the preview literally reveals nothing about the next season’s plot, but should be happy about what is possibly a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it shot of fan […]

Following the extreme success of Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Disney is working on bringing another of their animated properties to their Disney Junior line-up, this time The Lion King. The Lion Guard,  ComingSoon.net reveals, will follow Kion, the second born of Simba and Nala, who becomes “the leader of a group of the […]

Two new posters–one domestic, one international–for Disney’s upcoming Big Hero 6 have made their way online, and can be seen at the IMPAwards. The animated adventure opens everywhere November 7th.

Following the news that Elsa would be showing up on ABC’s Once Upon a Time this fall, TV Line has revealed that Frozen’s Anna and Kristoff will be appearing on the TV series as well. Elsa is reported to be featured in nine episodes of the show’s fourth season, while Anna and Kristoff will show […]

Season 3 of the Avatar: The Last Airbender spin-off The Legend of Korra is now “complete,” series co-creator Michael Dante DiMartino revealed on his tumblr. “Can’t believe we’ve finished an entire season’s worth of shows,” he said. “We’re so proud of everyone who worked so hard to make Book 3 the best season of Korra yet!” […]

It’s been out for several weeks now, but Disney’s Frozen is continuing to make even more money on DVD and Blu-Ray, Home Media Magazine reports. The animated phenomenon has topped the charts for eight weeks since it was released on disc in March. Although Frozen topped overall disc sales, the top selling Blu-Ray of the […]

GKIDS has released the English language trailer for Wrinkles, which can be viewed over at IMDB. The movie is a 2011 animated film for adults from Spain that chronicles the joys and heartbreaks of a man who’s just been sent to an old folks home by his family. The English dub features the voices of […]

Disney’s much-marketed Maleficent was unleashed in movie theaters this weekend, with very strong results, Collider is reporting. The live-action “update” on the fairy tale–which re-imagines the popular villain as a sympathetic anti-hero of sorts–made a fantastic $70 million according to studio estimates. For those keeping score, that is a lot less than the $120 million […]

The first images from producer Guillermo del Toro’s animated The Book of Life have been revealed by USA Today, along with brief interviews with Channing Tatum (who voices the film’s lead) and director Jorge Gutierrez. The movie, which tells the story of a matador’s son who dreams of being a guitar player, is more or […]

The teaser poster for Big Hero 6 was revealed on Yahoo! Movies this morning, along with a “teaser” for tomorrow’s trailer debut. The preview is also possibly going to be seen on the big screen this weekend with 3-D prints of X-Men: Days of Future Past. The movie blasts into theaters November 7th. UPDATE: The […]

In a very unexpected move, DreamWorks Animation has just announced that their upcoming Madagascar spin-off The Penguins of Madagascar will be coming to theaters this Thanksgiving, while Home will be pushed back until 2016. The reason for the switch is unknown, but Dawn Taubin, Chief Marketing Officer at the studio, did give the following statement: […]

Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen will be coming to civic centers across America beginning this fall, ComingSoon.Net is reporting. It should be no surprise, given that Frozen has several songs and an incredibly popular soundtrack, but what’s curious is that the show will include “special appearances” by characters from Toy Story, The Lion King and […]

The first trailer for Disney’s Big Hero 6 is hitting the internet this Thursday, but USA Today has your first look at official images from the film, along with a short interview with directors Don Hall and Chris Williams. “It became really, really interesting in immersing ourselves in the tech world right now and leveraging […]

The hotly anticipated How to Train Your Dragon 2 recently had its premiere at the Cannes film festival, and reviews have been gradually popping online ever since. For those who don’t want any plot details revealed, however, Screen Rant has an excellent piece with spoiler-free quotes from several critics. So far, the response has mostly […]

A new clip and featurette for How to Train Your Dragon 2 have made their way online, and can be seen at ComingSoon.net. The clip focuses on Hiccup and his love interest Astrid, while the featurette talks about the gap between the events of the TV series and the sequel. How to Train Your Dragon […]

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return–the first movie from new production company Summertime Entertainment–saw a record-breaking weekend, but not in a good way. Cartoon Brew is reporting that the movie had the lowest opening for an animated film playing on more than 2,500 screens ever, “beating” 2011’s Hoodwinked Too! The movie made just $3.7 million, which […]

Shortly after it got confirmed for a fourth season, last week’s episode of Once Upon a Time teased the appearance of an unexpected face: Elsa from the smash hit Frozen. Although various fairy tale characters have shown on up the show, this will be the first time it uses a character from an actual Disney […]

The first images from The Simpsons Guy–the upcoming crossover between Family Guy and The Simpsons–have been revealed online and can be seen at Collider. The episode will see the Griffins getting lost in Springfield, where Homer befriends Peter, Bart joins forces with Stewie, and Lisa does her best to help out Meg. It is set […]

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return, the first animated movie from new studio Summertime Entertainment, opens today on 2,500 screens, Box Office Mojo is reporting. A “sequel” of sorts to The Wizard of Oz, the movie finds Dorothy returning to the Yellow Brick Road to take down an evil jester (voiced by Martin Short). So far, […]

There’s yet another Frozen success story to be discussed today, as the Disney movie finally crossed the $400 million mark in the US, The Wrap is reporting. That makes the film only the 19th film to ever cross that milestone, and the sixth movie from the Mouse House to do so. It’s also the fourth […]

While chatting with Collider about his upcoming action sequel The Expendables 3, Antonio Banderas let it drop that he has begun recording dialogue for a Puss in Boots sequel. “We started the new one four days ago,” he said of the first Shrek spin-off.  “It did incredibly well with audiences and critics, all around the […]

As was reported earlier, a new (and supposedly final) trailer for How to Train Your Dragon 2 has been released, and can be seen on YouTube. In addition, a brand new one sheet for the film has been posted at the IMP Awards. The 3-D sequel flies into theaters on June 13th.

The final trailer for How to Train Your Dragon 2 is just days away now, with the film’s official Facebook page announcing that it will be shown in theaters before Rio 2 next Friday. However, it is very likely to appear online shortly before then. How to Train Your Dragon 2 opens everywhere June 13th.

Frozen surpassed yet another milestone today, surpassing Toy Story 3 to become the biggest animated movie of all time in terms of worldwide box office receipts, The Wrap is reporting. The movie also passed Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, making the billion dollar hit one of the ten biggest movies of all time. One record […]