Disney’s much buzzed-about Tron: Legacy easily won the box office battle this weekend with a first place take of $43 million, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The sequel–which was almost certainly very expensive for the studio to make–had no trouble beating the other animation-related newcomer this weekend, the animated/live-action Yogi Bear. Predictably panned by critics, Yogi […]

ComingSoon.net has just revealed a brand new poster for The Smurfs, which can be viewed here. From the director of Scooby-Doo and starring Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria and Katy Perry, the movie smurfs its way into theaters in 3-D next August.

We are definitely not in Kansas anymore. Mike Johnson (Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride) is set to direct an edgy stop-motion/CGI feature film inspired by The Wizard of Oz called Oz Wars, MovieWeb is reporting. Described as “a freaky action-packed audience pleaser,” the story will involve Dorothy finding herself in a very different version of the Land of Oz, which will now […]

The first trailer for Disney’s upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides can now be found online at Yahoo! Movies. The preview is also expected to be shown on the big screen with 3-D prints of Tron: Legacy on Friday. Directed by Rob Marshall of Chicago fame, the anticipated sequel sets sail everywhere on May […]

The nominations for next year’s Critics Choice Awards have just been revealed, with Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 landing a spot in the Best Picture category. Predictably enough, it was also given a nod for Best Animated Feature, along with Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, The Illusionist & Tangled. Tangled was also nominated in the […]

A brand new poster for Rango has just been revealed over at Yahoo! Movies. The site also reports that a new trailer for the film is expected to hit the internet sometime tomorrow. Starring the voice of Johnny Depp, Rango hits theaters next spring.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just announced that Open Season 3 will be coming to DVD and Blu-Ray next year, DVD Active is reporting. The sequel’s plot will involve Boog the bear switching places with a look-alike in order to join a Russian circus. Extras on the release will include games and a progression reel. Open Season […]

After losing to Harry Potter by a hair last weekend, Disney’s Tangled claimed box office victory this weekend with a take of $21 million, Yahoo! Movies is reporting. It easily won over Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, which made about $16 million in its third week of release. Tangled currently has a total […]

Empire Online recently spoke with DreamWorks Animation honcho Jeffery Katzenberg, who revealed some plans for the future of the studio as far as sequels are concerned. He says that the plan is very clear for the Madagascar franchise, indicating that the third film–already in production–will end in a way to set up a fourth and final […]

ComingSoon.net has just revealed that the 2011 Oscars will be co-hosted by Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada) and James Franco (the Spider-Man films). Franco himself is an interesting choice for host this year, as he could find himself also being nominated in the Best Actor category for the intense survival thriller 127 Hours. The Academy […]

Nearly doubling expectations, Disney’s Tangled saw a fantastic Black Friday take of $19 million, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The number is only $1 million behind that of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, which was expected to have a much stronger lead on the animated fairy tale. If things keep up the way […]

Universal Pictures has just released the first teaser trailer for Hop, which can be watched exclusively at MovieFone. The live-action/animated comedy hops into theaters next Easter.

Two new trailers for the upcoming Family Guy Star Wars special It’s a Trap can now be viewed online over at Screen Rant. Both previews are direct parodies of the original theatrical trailers for Return of the Jedi, the Star Wars movie which the special spoofs. Starring Peter Griffin as Han Solo, Lois Griffin as […]

Warner Bros.’ epic animated feature Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole is set to land on DVD and Blu-Ray next month, DVD Active is reporting. Extras on the release will include artwork galleries, a music video and Fur of Flying, the CGI Looney Tunes short that was shown before the film during its theatrical run. […]

Walt Disney Pictures has just released the trailer for their upcoming Mars Needs Moms, which can be viewed at ComingSoon.net. The site also has a batch of new images from the film. Using the same technology used to create The Polar Express and A Christmas Carol, Mars Needs Moms blasts off into theaters next spring.

ComingSoon.net has just posted a brand new image from the upcoming Cars 2 on their website. The image shows Cars stars Lightning McQueen and Mater apparently driving away from an explosion of some kind. Meanwhile, Yahoo! Movies has a new teaser poster of the film, and has announced that a new trailer is expected to go online sometime […]

The Wrap is reporting that 15 films are offically going to be up for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature this year. Due to rules, this means that only three movies will be nominated. Two pictures that are considered locks by almost everyone are DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon and Disney & Pixar’s Toy Story 3, […]

The Internet Movie Poster Awards have recently posted a second teaser poster for DreamWorks Amimation’s Kung Fu Panda 2. On a note of interest, none of the sequel’s marketing so far has used the film’s subtitle, The Kaboom of Doom. The anticipated release comes to theaters on May 27th.

Springfield’s favorite family isn’t looking to retire anytime soon, as Fox has just greenlit a 23rd season of the show. The series, of course, is the longest running primetime cartoon show in history, with more than 450 episodes to date.

In what would seem to be an official greenlight for a project that’s been long-rumored at the studio, Disney has hired Iron Man director/actor Jon Favreau to helm their Magic Kingdom movie. Details on the project are extremely fuzzy for the time being, although its speculated that it will involve several classic Disney characters working […]

Disney has just revealed the very first trailer for next summer’s Winnie the Pooh. Although not much is known about the plot at this point, it is said to involve Pooh and his friends going on a quest to find Eeyore’s missing tail, with elements from five of A. A. Milne’s original Pooh stories. New […]

Walt Disney Pictures has just revealed the final trailer for Tron: Legacy on their official Youtube page. The new preview has lots of new footage from the film, so viewers are warned of possible spoilers. Tron: Legacy opens everywhere this Christmas.

DreamWorks Animation’s MegaMind was able to easily rule the box office this weekend, with a very solid debut of $47 million, Box Office Mojo is reporting. Although it made slightly less than some were anticipating, the animated comedy is expected to have strong legs, especially since Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 will no […]

ComingSoon.net has just posted the first teaser trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 2. The trailer is currently being shown on the big screen with 3-D prints of the studio’s MegaMind. Meanwhile, the Internet Movie Poster Awards has recently revealed a teaser poster for the film. Starring Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie and Gary Oldman, […]

A new poster for Tron: Legacy–featuring the villainous Clu, an evil version of Jeff Bridges’ character–has just been revealed over at Empire Online. The site states that it’s the first of three new posters that will be revealed over the next few days. Tron: Legacy comes to theaters this December.

With the 2010 Election taking place in America today, DreamWorks Animation has made an amusing TV spot for MegaMind that spoofs negative campaign ads. In it, the blue villain tells voters why they should not support his opponent, the superhero Metro Man. MegaMind comes to theaters this Friday.

Two of the first reviews for DreamWorks Animation’s MegaMind have recently been posted on the internet, with each one having a different response to the movie. Variety calls the film enjoyable enough, but says that it “comes off as a derivative wisecracking machine rather than a feat of sustained imagination.” The Hollywood Reporter, meanwhile, gives it […]

A brand new clip from Disney’s hotly anticipated Tron: Legacy has just been posted over at ComingSoon.net. The sequel to 1982’s Tron comes to theaters this holiday season.

Collider is reporting that DreamWorks Animation is set to make a feature film based on the award-winning animated short Alma. The storyline of the short involved a little girl who is drawn into a mysterious toy store where she discovers a doll that looks just like her, not realizing that she’s walking into a dangerous trap. The […]

A cool new poster for Disney’s Tron: Legacy has just been revealed over at Yahoo! Movies. The Disney sequel opens in theaters and IMAX this holiday season.