Disney previewed their upcoming film Planes at the AirVenture airshow this week in Oshkosh WI. And CNN talked with Sean Bautista, one of the film’s aviation consultants, about the authenticity and accuracy of how the planes and their abilities are portrayed. “At a screening for aviation enthusiasts I went to, the general comments were that, […]

After some financial issues earlier this year, DreamWorks announced a stronger-than-expected profit in the second quarter, the L.A. Times reports. DW head Jeffrey Katzenberg said, “DreamWorks Animation significantly outperformed in the second quarter, thanks primarily to The Croods‘ incredibly successful box-office run, where it has amassed $584 million worldwide to become the fifth-highest-grossing movie of […]

With Disney’s largest video game effort to date, Disney Infinity, releasing later this month, Fast Company spoke with Disney and Pixar creative chief John Lasseter. Topics ranged from the game and why he resisted the idea initially, to the importance of creativity and how the game promotes that, to how the late Steve Jobs influenced […]

NBCUniversal head Steve Burke said today that Despicable Me 2 will be “the single most profitable film in the 100 year history of Universal Studios”, Deadline reports. With a production budget of $76 million according to Box Office Mojo, the film has so far brought in $664 million worldwide.

Variety reports that Amazon has greenlighted five more children’s shows this year, in addition to the one’s previously reported. The animated offerings include: Grid Smasher, from Dan Clark (Yo Gabba Gabba!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles); Hard-Boiled Eggheads, from Duane Capizzi (Transformers Prime, Men in Black: The Series, Darkwing Duck); The Jo B. & G. Raff […]

Collider talks with SNL alum Bill Hader. Besides the discussion about his recent exit from that show (for which he was just nominated for his second Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series), they also discuss his role on Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, and his previously part time now […]

Pixar and Disney creative head John Lasseter was just elected to the post of First Vice President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He previously served terms as treasurer and secretary. Cheryl Boone Isaacs was elected president.

Pete Docter, the Academy Award winning director of Up, recently discussed his upcoming film Inside Out with The Hollywood Reporter. The plot focuses on an 11 year old girl and what exactly goes on in her mind as she goes about her life. “One story is hard enough. This is two stories that need to […]

ComingSoon.net has details and a first look at the upcoming new animated series Star Wars Rebels, coming to Disney Chanel and Disney XD in 2014. “The series is set between the events of Episode III and IV — an era spanning almost two decades never-before explored on-screen. It takes place in a time where the […]

Fox’s late night animated comedy block, called Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD), kicked off this weekend, and rival Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim was there to welcome them… literally! Deadline reports that they were able to place two of their iconic black card bump ads into the new shows “in a stealth move through local buys… done […]

DreamWorks’ Turbo gets a head start on weekend, opening today in 3,552 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is holding it’s own with the critics, earning a 64% Fresh rating so far at Rotten Tomatoes.

Den of Geek looks at what’s in the works from Studio Ghibli. The short answer? The Wind Rises, The Tale Of The Bamboo Cutter, and The Kingdom Of Dreams And Madness. The long answer? Follow the link!

Jeremy Zuckerman, the composer behind The Legend of Korra, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, did an AMA (“ask me anything”) session on Reddit yesterday. Questions ranged from his favorite pieces and characters to his process and to the likelyhood of an Avatar soundtrack being released, along with much more.

Despicable Me 2 continued its rule of the box office this weekend besting two other films opening, Grown Ups 2 and Pacific Rim. The minions took in $44.8 million, the grown ups $38.3 million, and the alien-fighting robots $42.5 million. DM2‘s cumulative domestic gross so far is $229 million in 12 days.

After gettting our first peak at the characters yesterday, today Disney serves up the first trailer for the film Saving Mr. Banks. “Before the movie could actually be made… Walt Disney had to get permission from Mary Poppins creator and children’s book author P.L. Travers. Saving Mr. Banks — due out in theaters this December […]

Disney has revealed the first official character shots from their upcoming film Frozen at Yahoo Movies. In addition, each features a short bit about the character. Their synopsis of the movie: “When Anna is cursed by her estranged sister, the cold-hearted Snow Queen, Anna’s only hope of reversing the curse is to survive a perilous […]

Time Magazine has the first look at Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson playing Walt Disney and Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers in the film Saving Mr. Banks. Coming late this year, the movie focuses on the early life of the author and her later “stormy relationship” with Disney.

Eight new honorees will be named Disney Legends next month at the D23 Expo according to the company. The program is Disney’s “highest and most coveted honor. It’s reserved for the extraordinary visionaries and artists behind the Disney magic, the men and women who push the limits of innovation and creativity to ensure Disney remains […]

Anime News Network has details on a Studio Ghibli documentary titled Yume to Kyōki no Ōkoku (The Kingdom of Dreams & Madness) set to open this fall. “The documentary follows Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki as he works on the Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises) film, director Isao Takahata as he works on the film Kaguya-hime […]

The Hollywood Reporter says Disney has a live action version of The Jungle Book in the works. It appears this may be confirmation that the company is looking to its classic animated films for future project ideas. “Alice in Wonderland started the trend, grossing $1 billion in the process, and Maleficent, based on Sleeping Beauty, […]

Kit FUI is an IMDb-like website devoted to fake user interfaces (FUI) on computers in films. “Most FUIs are not actual computer programs but simply animations being played back at the correct time or added in post production”. Kit FUI features screenshots, videos, and info on the designers.

Box Office Mojo reports that Despicable Me 2 crushed the competition over the holiday weekend. “Through its first five days, Despicable Me 2 earned an estimated $142.1 million. That’s just ahead of Toy Story 3 ($141 million) for top five-day start ever for an animated movie… For the three-day period, Despicable Me 2 earned an […]

The Mary Sue highlights a Tumblr group of fan art re-imaginnig Disney’s upcoming film Frozen in more diverse ways. The people behind This Could Have Been Frozen say “the point of this blog is not to attack Frozen or boycott it… This blog wants to encourage [people of color] and artists alike to try to […]