The theatrical trailer for Seth MacFarlene’s first movie, Ted, has made its way online and is now on YouTube. Viewers should note that the preview does include a number of crude jokes, but nothing to push it past its green band standards. The brainchild of the man behind Family Guy, Ted stars Mark Wahlberg as a man whose best friend is a […]

Four new character posters for Disney & Pixar’s Brave have just been revealed, and are available at EW.com for your viewing pleasure. The site also includes an interview with director Mark Andrews, who talks about the characters featured in the posters as well as the film’s darker tone. “It’s appropriately scary, as much as it needs […]

Sony Pictures Animation’s The Smurfs 2 has been given a slight release date boost, ComingSoon.net is reporting. The sequel to the 2011 hit will now hit theaters on July 31s, 2013. The plot is currently unknown, but it’s rumored that it will send the Smurfs to Paris.

SpongeBob SquarePants is set go where he’s never gone before: Into the world of stop-motion. Nick has just announced that they will be making a stop-motion Christmas special starring the cable network’s most popular character, the first time that the show has ever been animated in a form other than traditional animation. It will also mark […]

Veteran Disney animator Glen Keane is leaving the company that he’s called home for many years, THR is reporting. The man who worked on such Disney movies as The Little Mermaid, Tarzan and most recently Tangled gave the news through a public statement. “I owe so much to those great animators who mentored me…as well as […]

A new trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted mades its way online this week, and can be seen on the studio’s official Youtube page. The sequel hits theaters in 3-D on June 8th.

Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers has been pushed back from it’s originally planned Christmas 2013 release date, ComingSoon.net is reporting. The sequel to the 2009 blockbuster will now open on February 7th, 2014. Reasons for the change are unknown, but it’s possible it was done to give it some space from anticipated tentpole releases, including […]

The Cat in the Hat is set to make a return to the big screen…but relax, it won’t be a sequel to the critically detested 2003 Mike Myers outing. Instead, it will be a 3-D computer-animated film from Illumination Entertainment, the same studio responsible for the current box office hit The Lorax. Deadline is also reporting that the […]

Cowabunga! The long-rumored Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot has been given a release date, with the classic 80’s cartoon characters set to make a comeback in 2013. The film is expected to be a mix of live-action and animation, with martial artists in costumes combined with CGI faces. Although currently without a director, the film […]

The first official images from Sony’s upcoming animated horror comedy Hotel Transylvania have been revealed, and can be seen thanks to USA Today. The movie features Adam Sandler as Count Dracula, who finds his world falling apart when a human being stumbles upon his resort for the supernatural. The article confirms previous rumors that Selena Gomez will be taking […]

John Carter and his space adventures ended up being no match for The Lorax, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The Dr. Seuss film earned $39 million in its second weekend, which was good for first place. So far, the animated movie has made $121 million after ten days of release. John Carter, meanwhile, opened somewhat softly, […]

Production is apparently going quite smoothly for Sony’s upcoming Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs sequel, with the movie set to come to theaters in less than two years. ComingSoon.net is reporting that Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers will come to the big screen on December 20th, 2013, which should give it a very solid […]

Rocket Pictures is currently working on a sequel to last year’s Gnomeo & Juliet, Deadline is reporting. Titled Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes, the plot will involve Gnomeo and Juliet seeking the help of a famous gnome detective when gnomes in their area start going missing at an alarming rate. The first Gnomeo was a surprise […]

The first image from Disney’s upcoming The Lone Ranger is now online, and can be seen over at Screen Rant. For many, the most notable thing about the still will be Johnny Depp’s appearance as Tonto, who looks much more bizzare than a lot of people were probably expecting. Also starring Armie Hammer, The Lone […]

In news that will be sad to Disney fans around the world, Robert Sherman — who with his brother Richard wrote countless songs for Disney and other movie studios — has passed away at age 86. According to Theme Park Insider, his son, Jeffery, posted the tragic news on his Facebook page, making the following statement: […]

Filling the need for a family film in theaters, audiences responded to the opening of The Lorax in a big way, with the animated film opening to a huge $70 million, Box Office Mojo is reporting. In addition to having the third best debut of all time in the month of March, the movie also […]

Confirming rumors from earlier, Jason Segal has announced that he will not be involved in the upcoming Muppets sequel, Collider is reporting. Segal’s reason for not returning is apparently exhaustion, given the very long ammount of time it took him to help bring the first film to theaters. “My goal was to bring The Muppets back and […]

The new trailer for Ice Age: Continental Drift has just been posted online over at iTunes. The preview made its debut on the big screen last Friday with select prints of The Lorax. The fourth movie in the Ice Age franchise comes to theaters everywhere on July 13th.

Disney has announced the first official bit of voice casting for their upcoming animated fairy tale Frozen, THR is reporting. Actress Kristen Bell of Heroes and Forgetting Sarah Marshall fame has been given the role of the mysterious Snow Queen. In addition, the article also confirms that the animation for the film will in fact be done in […]

The Lorax saw the strongest opening day of the year so far yesterday, earning $17 million according to Box Office Mojo. The film could be set for an opening weekend of as much as $60 million, which would give it the best debut ever for a Dr. Seuss film, including 2000’s blockbuster How the Grinch Stole […]

The movie is still months away, but Focus Features has unleashed another teaser trailer for their upcoming stop-motion feature ParaNorman, compliments of iTunes. In addition, the site also has a new poster for the film. The trailer–currently playing on the big screen with 3-D prints of The Lorax–explains the problem of its main character, Norman, a […]

A sequel to last year’s critically adored The Muppets is apparently in the works, Vulture is reporting. In what will be unfortunate news for some fans, however, it seems unlikely at this point that Jason Segel is involved with the script at this point, which is a shame since he was heavily involved with the first […]

A first look at 20th Century Fox’s upcoming Ice Age: Continental Drift was revealed in today’s edition of USA Today. The plot will involve Manny, Sid and Diego getting swept off to sea, where they find themselves pursued by an army of evil prehistoric pirates (yes, you read that correctly). Game of Thornes actor Peter Dinklage will […]

Even though it doesn’t come out for more than a year, Universal Pictures has already begun their marketing campaign for Despicable Me 2. A teaser trailer for the film has just been posted at iTunes, along with a first poster for the film. Not surprisingly, both feature the popular yellow minions from the first film. […]

A while ago reports regarding a Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs sequel began to surface on the internet, but now it would appear that it’s officially moving forward. Sony Pictures Animation released a new promotional image for their upcoming slate, which reveals that the sequel’s title will be Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers. The […]

A new image from Tim Burton’s upcoming animated horror comedy Frankenweenie has just been revealed at Yahoo! Movies. In other news, a first trailer for the film is expected to go online tomorrow, and be shown on the big screen this Friday with 3-D prints of The Lorax. The Walt Disney Pictures release comes to […]

The Oscar-winning short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is now viewable online for those who are curious to see it, with the link to the cartoon being found on Cinema Blend. Created by William Joyce of Meet the Robinsons fame, the fantastical 15-minute movie has various animation styles in it. Like […]

Jan Berenstain–the co-author of the beloved children’s book series The Berenstain Bears–has passed away at age 88, The New York Times is reporting. She wrote the books with her husband Stan, who passed away in 2005. In addition to being the subject of more than 50 books, The Berenstain Bears were also the stars of two […]

After being in production limbo for ages, Disney’s Lone Ranger film has finally started production, CinemaBlend is reporting. After being shut down by Disney last year due to budget concerns, the western is now back on track, with Johnny Depp apparently set to take center stage as Tonto and The Social Network’s Armie Hammer in the […]

The complete first season of FOX’s animated TV comedy Bob’s Burgers will be available to own on DVD on April 17th, according to Amazon. Extras will include commentary tracks on all episodes. Although its pilot got largely negative reviews from most critics, the series got better received as it went along. The second season is set to air on […]