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A Despicable Easter greeting

Universal Pictures has created another advertisement for their already much marketed Despicable Me, this time in the form of a holiday poster. The ad features the very marketable yellow corn pop minion characters inside an Easter basket among Easter eggs. Despicable Me opens everywhere this July.

Toy Story 3 to be previewed at colleges

Walt Disney Pictures just announced their latest marketing campaign for their upcoming Toy Story 3: Screening the movie in advance at select colleges across America. The only catch will be that the whole movie won’t be shown. Instead, it will be a special “Cliffhanger Edition” of the film, with only the first 65 minutes of the […]

Does next month’s Avatar Blu-ray have no extras?

Reports are coming in on various websites that next month’s DVD/Blu-ray release of James Cameron’s Avatar will be completely without extras. This is supposedly to use all of the disc space available to present the movie in the best high definition possible. A future, ultimate edition loaded with bonus content is expected to come out in […]

New Shrek Forever After character posters

Two new posters for DreamWorks’ Shrek Forever After have just been revealed at Yahoo! Movies, and they offer small hints about the movie’s plot. The first features the title character behind bars and apparently jailed. The second has new villain Rumplestilskin standing in front of an army of witches, sporting a strange red hair style that makes […]

Another Despicable Me trailer strikes the internet

A fourth trailer for Universal’s upcoming Despicable Me can be found in various formats over at Apple.com. The animated comedy starring Steve Carell opens in theaters everywhere on July 9th.

Live action Maleficent movie happening?

Disney is reportedly working on making a live action movie based on one of their most popular animated villains. Maleficent, being penned by Alice in Wonderland screenwriter Linda Woolverton, will apparently tell the story of Sleeping Beauty from Maleficent’s perspective. None other than Tim Burton himself is being considered as a director for the project.

When Dragons and Titans clash

Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. are currently battling it out over booking 3-D screens for their upcoming tentpole releases, the LA Times is reporting. Paramount Pictures is going through possibly extreme measures to get their animated How to Train Your Dragon in 3-D theaters, to the point where they’re even threatening some venues that they won’t […]

Neil Patrick Harris: Gargamel won’t be animated in Smurfs movie

Responding to apparent confusion caused by the reports made yesterday that Hank Azaria would be only voicing the character of Gargamel in the upcoming Smurfs movie, Neil Patrick Harris, the film’s star, cleared things up on his Twitter account: “Hank Azaria will be PLAYING Gargamel for the Smurfs film, not just providing a voice. He’ll be […]

Megamind teaser trailer now online

The first teaser trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind is now online to be viewed at Yahoo! Movies. Although less than a minute long, it does introduce its main character, a supervillain voiced by Will Ferrell whose life loses its meaning when he accidently kills his superhero enemy. MegaMind opens everywhere this November.

Tim Burton to do animated Addams Family movie

Tim Burton is set to direct an animated movie based on artist Charles Adam’s cartoon drawings of the spooky Addams Family. Reportedly unrelated to the 60s TV series and 90s feature films based on the same work, the stop motion animated film will presumably start production once Burton is finished with Frankenweenie. It is currently without a […]

The story behind Tron Legacy

Empire Online looks into the story about why and how a sequel to Disney’s Tron is now finally getting made nearly 30 years after its original release. Declared a flop when it first came to theaters, the revolutionary Tron gradually gained a large fanbase over time, causing the Mouse House to eventually take notice. A trailer for the sequel, […]

Don Hahn discusses Beauty and the Beast 3-D

Longtime Disney producer Don Hahn recently spoke with ComingSoon.net about the process of converting the animated classic Beauty and the Beast into a 3-D movie. Revealing that production ended on it a few weeks ago, he described the final result as “spectacular.” In addition, Hahn also talked about how Tim Burton’s upcoming Frankenweenie might be done […]

Hank Azaria joins Smurfs cast as Gargamel

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that funnyman Hank Azaria is set to voice the evil wizard Gargamel in the live action/animated Smurfs movie. The key word to note there is “voice,” which strongly indicates that Gargamel will in fact be an animated human in a live action world. Azaria, of course, is no stranger to animation, having […]

Toy Story 3 debuts at ShoWest

Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 was just screened to the public for the very first time at ShoWest. Although in rough cut form, the movie is already generating positive buzz, with ComingSoon.net providing a spoiler-free review. Interestingly enough, the reviewer admits to not having seen Toy Story 2, but that didn’t stop him from being impressed with the film.  “Like […]

The Boondocks are coming back to Cartoon Network

Perhaps the most controversial of all of the shows in Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim lineup, The Boondocks will be returning to television this summer after not airing a new episode for two years. Based on a comic strip of the past that cartoonist Aaron McGruder ended so he could concentrate on the TV series, The […]

Another Toy Story 3 poster

Continuing their massive promotion of the film, Disney has released another poster for their upcoming Toy Story 3. This time, the poster features the characters standing around a day care center, which is a major element of the new movie’s plot. Toy Story 3 opens in theaters everywhere this summer.

Jason Segal to star in next Muppet movie

Jason Segal is set to star alongside Kermit the frog and friends in an upcoming Muppet movie, Empire Online is reporting. The actor was already involved with the Walt Disney Pictures project as a writer for the film. The first theatrical Muppet movie in over ten years, The Greatest Muppet Movie of All Time is currently […]

The future of 3-D movies

USA Today has an interesting look at how 3-D movies are affecting the movie industry, and whether or not they’re really worthy of the hype they’ve been receiving. While films like Alice in Wonderland and Avatar have been mega-hits, the digital projectors required for the format are extremely expensive for theater buyers, causing it to still be […]

New trailer for Shrek Forever After

DreamWorks Animation has just revealed a brand new trailer for their upcoming movie Shrek Forever After. The fourth film–and reportedly the final one–in the popular series opens in theaters on May 21st.

Third Chipmunks movie confirmed

In what will probably come a surprise to no one, given the franchise’s success, 20th Century Fox has greenlit a third Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, Slash Film is reporting. Perhaps also unsurprising is the studio’s decision to produce the movie in 3D. Opening just one week before Steven Speilberg’s own 3D film, The Adventures of […]

Record breaking weekend for Alice in Wonderland

The combination of Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and a classic story proved to be a big draw for audiences this weekend, with Disney’s Alice in Wonderland claiming a number of records during its opening. At an estimated $116 million, it easily took the crown for best March opening of all time, surpassing the $71 million […]

Smurfy casting news

ComingSoon.net has revealed casting news for Sony’s upcoming Smurfs movie, which is going to be a mix of live action and animation. Original Smurfs voice actor Jonathan Winters will be the pipes behind Papa Smurf, while Katy Perry, Alan Cumming and George Lopez are also on board. Neil Patrick Harris is set to play the main […]

New Toy Story 3 poster

Yahoo! Movies has just revealed a brand new poster for Disney/Pixar’s upcoming Toy Story 3. The poster seems to feature virtually every major character from the much anticipated sequel, due in theaters and IMAX 3D on June 18th.

First look: Legend of the Guardians

USA Today has an exclusive first look at Warner Brothers’ upcoming animated movie Legend of the Guardians (not to be confused with The Guardians, a DreamWorks Animation movie currently in production). From director Zack Snyder of 300 and Watchmen fame, the movie centers around a young barn owl who is kidnapped by a sinister orphanage that […]

Avatar scores big at VES Awards

Avatar won a number of prizes at this year’s Visuel Effects Society Awards, including the biggest prize of the evening, Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture.  In addition, director James Cameron was honored with the VES Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the world of special effects over the course of […]

Early review for Alice in Wonderland

Variety has one of the very first reviews for Disney’s much anticipated Alice in Wonderland movie. The response, however, is lukewarm at best, with the critic saying that the film “has its moments of delight, humor and bedazzlement. But it also becomes more ordinary as it goes along, building to a generic battle climax similar to […]

Final How to Train Your Dragon trailer

The final trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon can now be found online over at Yahoo! Movies. The animated adventure comedy, featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerald Butler and America Ferrera, is set to breath fire in theaters and IMAX 3D on March 26th.

Chipmunks coming home in March

20th Century Fox’s Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel will be coming to single disc DVD, 2-disc DVD and Blu-Ray on March 30th, according to DVD Active. The single disc DVD will include only two featurettes, but the 2-disc DVD and the Blu-Ray will include additional featurettes, music videos and more. Just like the 2007 […]

New Secret of Kells poster

A new poster for The Secret of Kells can now be found online, thanks to the Internet Movie Poster Awards. A surprise nomination for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars this year, Kells is set to get a limited release in theaters this spring.

Last Airbender trailer soars online

The brand new trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s special effects extravaganza The Last Airbender is now online over at Yahoo! Movies. It is also reported to be playing in theaters tomorrow with prints of the family adventure film Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Based on the popular Nickolodeon cartoon series, The Last Aribender […]