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Phineas & Ferb are going to a galaxy far, far away…

Taking advantage of the fact that, yes, they own Star Wars now, Disney announced at Comic-Con today that they are planning on sending Phineas & Ferb into the galaxy far, far away, THR is reporting. The special one-hour episode will find the title characters living on Tatooine when they accidentally come into possession of the […]

The Simpsons to meet the Griffins in an upcoming Family Guy

Following years of so-called “rivalry” between the two shows, Family Guy and The Simpsons are set to do an all-out crossover with each other, EW is reporting. In an upcoming Family Guy episode–called The Simpsons Guy–the Griffins somehow wind up in Springfield, where “Stewie is impressed with Bart and his assortment of pranks, Lisa tries to […]

How to Train Your Dragon 2 teaser trailer now online

The announcement trailer for How to Train Your Dragon 2–which is the same preview that was shown to attendees of Cinema Con earlier this year–has made its way online and can be seen at ComingSoon.Net. Naturally, with the movie almost an entire year away, the clip doesn’t show anything about the plot, except giving audiences […]

PG rating confirmed for Planes

A while back, Disney’s Planes was said to have received a PG rating from the MPAA, but there was nothing to confirm the reports. Now Box Office Mojo has done just that, saying that the film has been rated PG for “some mild action and rude humor.” Planes opens everywhere August 9th.

New Smurfs 2 and Planes posters

New international posters for two upcoming animated films have made their way over to the IMP Awards. First up, we have a rather bizarre Japanese poster for The Smurfs 2, which to American audiences at least may look more like a comic book cover than a poster for a movie. Also from Japan is a […]

New Frozen poster

A new French poster for Frozen–notably more interesting than the American one, which just featured the film’s title–can now be seen at the IMP Awards. The movie opens everywhere in 3-D this Thanksgiving.

Blu-Ray dates for Robot Chicken and South Park

Release dates for two popular cartoon shows “for big kids” were announced today, and Blu-Ray.com has the news on both. First up is Robot Chicken: Season 6, which will give fans a ton of special features, including commentary tracks on all 20 episodes, more than 50 deleted animatics and seven fully animated deleted scenes. Next […]

Monsters University graduates at box office

Seeing the second best Pixar opening of all time, Monsters University easily topped the box office this weekend, ComingSoon.Net is reporting. The only one of the studio’s films to top its $82 million debut was Toy Story 3 back in 2010. In other box office news, Man of Steel saw a slightly bigger than expected drop–largely […]

Smurfy new Smurfs 2 trailer now online

Yet another trailer for an upcoming animated movie has made its way online this week, this time being the full preview for Sony’s upcoming The Smurfs 2, which can be found on the studio’s YouTube page. Although children are obviously the target audience for this film, those who don’t want the entire movie’s plot laid out […]

First look at Disney’s Frozen

With the first trailer hitting the internet later this week, USA Today has a sneak peek at Disney’s upcoming Frozen. The article features official images from the movie, as well as an interview with Kristen Bell, who voices Anna, a young woman who goes on a quest to find her long lost sister, who has become the Snow […]

First images from Free Birds now online

Going more or less unnoticed by most movie websites this past week was the debut of new images from Free Birds, the animated comedy about a pair of turkeys who go back in time to change the course of history. Collider has a first look at two stills from the film, and also announces that Eddie […]

And you thought they were gone! The Chipmunks are coming back to theaters

Although many thought that the franchise ended with 2011’s Chip-Wrecked!, Alvin & the Chipmunks are set to come back to the big screen in 2015, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The plot this time finds Alvin and his singing pals seeking revenge when their friend and owner Dave is murdered by their arch-enemy “Uncle Ian,” which […]

The Croods pulled from Chinese theaters for making too much money

Chinese authorities have pulled The Croods from theaters, THR is reporting. This wasn’t done because the movie hit any political nerves with the country’s film censors, or because it wasn’t doing well. Indeed, the DreamWorks Animation release was actually pulled because it was doing “too well,” and was making much more money than China’s homegrown animated […]

A first look at the live-action Kiki’s Delivery Service

Years ago, Walt Disney Pictures was planning on making a live-action remake of Hayao Miyazaki’s Kiki’s Delivery Service, but those plans fell apart a long time ago. Now a Japanese version is in production, with the first image being revealed on Coming Soon. This version is expected to follow the book series on which its based […]

First look at a new Despicable Me 2 villain

Even though the movie isn’t very far away, plot information on Universal’s upcoming Despicable Me 2 has more or less been kept under wraps. Part of that may be due to the apparent production problems the film’s gone through, which have involved re-casting the main villain multple times, with Al Pacino leaving the movie only […]

Still another Monsters University trailer

Because Disney really, really doesn’t want you to forget that Monsters University is coming out in just three short weeks, the studio has decided to release yet another trailer for the Pixar prequel, which can be seen over at Collider. Disney originally claimed that the “final trailer” for the film was put out about a month […]

The Flintstones to meet WWE wrestlers in upcoming movie….wait, what?

It’s not April 1st, so we know this is an actual movie. Deadline is reporting that The Flintstones are set to meet up with WWE wrestlers in an upcoming animated film, with at least three WWE stars playing “themselves.” Vince McMahon will play Vince McMagma, John Cena will play John Cenastone, and CM Punk will be […]

Disney and Pixar set release dates for eight upcoming films

They’re a long way off, but Disney and Pixar have set release dates for eight untitled films, Collider tells us. With four movies coming from each studio, the dates start on March 4th, 2016 and end on November 21, 2018. Nothing is known about any of the projects in question at this point. The full […]

Springfield is coming to Universal Studios

For years, Simpsons fans have wondered where exactly in the United States the hometown of their favorite characters is located. Now it would seem they have an answer: Springfield is in Orlando, Florida. EW is reporting that Universal Studios is building a Springfield-themed area around The Simpsons Ride, which will include a Krusty Burger, Moe’s […]

New Walking With Dinosaurs trailer

A second trailer for Walking With Dinosaurs is now online and can be seen at First Showing. The preview consists of mainly footage from the film’s first trailer, with the difference being that this one is “narrated” by the movie’s leading dino. Although it will still look to many eyes like Dinosaur 2, the movie is […]

First banners for The Wind Rises now online

The first banners for Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming animated feature The Wind Rises have made their way online and can be seen on Collider. Unlike previous Miyazaki efforts, which have largely been fantasy stories, this film will tell the real life tale of Jiro Horikoshi, who created the Zero Fighters used by Japan during World War […]

New Planes trailer takes flight

The newest trailer for Planes is now online and can be viewed over at Coming Soon. The Cars spin-off features the voices of Dane Cook, John Cleese, Teri Hatcher and more. Orignally set to go straight to DVD, Planes soars onto the big screen on August 9th.

Yet another Monsters University trailer

With the movie about a month away, the Disney marketing machine is continuing to push Monsters University, with a new trailer now available on iTunes. The preview features the song Roar, made for the film by Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia. The Monsters, Inc. prequel opens everywhere June 21st.

Trailer for The Congress now online

It’s been quite some time since Waltz With Bashir was in theaters, but director Ari Folman is following his Oscar-nominated film this year with The Congress, a motion-capture animated movie starring Robin Wright as an actress who agrees to have herself digitized for money. Deadline has the first trailer for it, which is set to debut […]

Has Disney gotten rid of Merida’s so-called “makeover”?

Getting an almost surprising amount of attention this week was the news that Disney had given Brave’s Merida an apparent makeover as they made the character part of their “official” Princess Collection (even though she’s technically a Pixar heroine). It would seem, however, as though the studio possibly took notice, as the AV Club has pointed out […]

Lots and lots of minions in new Despicable Me poster

With the movie less than two months away, Universal has revealed a new poster for Despicable Me 2, which can be seen at the IMP Awards. The poster features Gru looking over his massive army of minions, along with the tagline “When the world needed a hero, they called a villain.” Me 2 opens everywhere […]

The Cleveland Show officially cancelled

In would seem as though Cleveland Brown’s days of having his own TV series are over. The Cleveland Show, the Family Guy spin-off that has lasted four seasons against savage reviews, is not on FOX’s schedule for the fall, Collider is reporting. The good news for fans of the network’s cartoon line-up is that all of […]

Seth MacFarlane to guest voice on Simpsons season finale

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is set to voice a character on the season finale of The Simpsons this year, Entertainment Weekly tells us. The episode–which was originally supposed to air next season–has MacFarlane as a smooth operator named Ben who tries to charm Marge Simpson. “We thought we had a great part that he’d be perfect […]

Monsters University gets MPAA rating

Disney and Pixar’s Monsters University has been given its MPAA rating and, not surprisingly, the movie has been rated G, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The anticipated release comes to theaters everywhere on June 21st.

Al Pacino too Despicable for Me?

Those who were looking forward to hearing Al Pacino lend his pipes to the main baddie in Despicable Me 2 are in for a disappointment. From Collider we learn the (shocking) news that the actor has left the sequel over “creative differences.” Benjamin Bratt will now voice the Despicable villain, who so far has been hidden from […]