Miyazaki fans if you can make it to New York City for the JapanNYC Fest, you will be treated to two rare shorts. House Hunting and Mon Mon the Water Spider will be shown on March 26 at Carnegie Hall. These two shorts are dialogue free and part of a collection of eight made especially […]

A live-action American version of the Japanese cult classic anime Akira is in development. The plot has been altered from the original story: taking place in Neo-Manhattan instead of Neo-Tokyo, the two male leads are brothers instead of best friends, and more emphasis on the original drug subplot. The script mentioned in the article is […]

The Stars Entertainment/Touchstone Pictures film will debut on February 11 after years of being transferred or shut down by one studio after another. Gnomeo and Juliet is a comical reimagining of Shakespeare’s tragic romance with garden gnomes. If you can’t wait until next week to see the film, io9 has gathered clips, a music video, […]

One would imagine that the world’s biggest collection of early animation would be housed in an archive or a museum. It’s actually owned by a 21 year college student José Stathes. He’s been collecting animation since the age of eleven and he hopes to use his collection to revive early cartoons. Read the entire story […]

Jim Hill Media takes a close look at how the new film Rango was recorded and finds that it was quite similar to how the Walt Disney Company shot live-action sequences as reference points for animators. Kathryn Beaumont, Disney Legend and voice of Wendy (Peter Pan) and Alice (Alice in Wonderland) provides an interview for […]

DreamWorks Animation has announced that their newest animated film will be called The Monkeys of Bollywood based off the epic Indian poem Ramayana. It will be a diverse collaboration between many big names in the entertainment industry: Stephen Schwartz the famous Broadway lyricist and scorer for The Prince of Egypt, Gurinder Chadha the director of […]

In the past few months, we’ve seen Bollywood trying to develop Indian animation. Tata Elxsi, an Indian based company, recently acquired the majority stock in the US animation company A Squared Entertainment. While Tata Elxsi is going more Hollywood than Bollywood, the joint venture will produce children’s programs via the Internet, television, and gaming and […]

Collider has details on the plot for Monsters, Inc. 2 which may be a prequel instead of a sequel. Mike and Sully will return in a brand new movie about their adventures while they attended Fear University and how they became best friends, years before their escapade at Monsters, Inc. with Boo. To get the […]

On February 18, 2011 Japan will have its 34th Japanese Academy Prize ceremony. The Academy Prize is the Japanese equivalent to Hollywood’s Oscars. Five movies were nominated in the category of feature length animated film: Sunrise Studio’s Colorful, The Borrower Arrietty from Studio Ghibli, Doraemon The Movie: Nobita’s Great Battle of the Mermaid King made […]

Cartoons have proven themselves this year by claiming four spots on the highest grossing films list for 2010, according to Forbes. Disney raked in over $2 billion with their films this year with Toy Story 3 at the top of the list. DreamWorks with Shrek Forever After and How To Train Your Dragon follow behind […]

Popular movies with a stake in the children’s market are often transformed into cartoon TV series. Total Film has confirmed that an animated Tron series based on the recent movie will premiere next summer. Bruce Boxleitner is involved with the project. The series will fit in with the established continuity and will be ten episodes […]

Terry Gilliam’s wacky and fantastical animation has entertained audiences for years. The Film Stage reports the Monty Python animator will head “a retro sci-fi fantasy” set in a steam punk world. The film will feature live-action puppets with CGI heads and the actors’ eyes/mouths. The story is about a bumbling secret agent charged with stopping […]

Muppet Central has posted an official movie synopsis from Disney for the new Muppet movie. It looks like the Muppet Theater is in danger once again and the Muppets, plus a cast of colorful cameos must save it. The movie is scheduled to premier during the 2011 Thanksgiving weekend.

DreamWorks Animation is fighting a lawsuit against Terence Dunn, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dunn, a writer, claims he proposed the idea of a “spiritual kung fu fighting panda bear” to the animation studio back in November 2001. His idea was rejected, but only months after his chat with DreamWorks, they began to promote Kung […]

Caitlin Sanchez, the former voice of the popular children’s program Dora the Explorer recently ended her multimillion dollar lawsuit against Nickelodeon. She sued the cable network for lack of compensation for merchandise and residuals as well as lowering her pay for her work. After lawyers from both parties met, matters appear to have settled, but […]