In not entirely unexpected news, The Hollywood Reporter states that The Walt Disney Studios has shut down production on director Robert Zemeckis’ proposed motion-capture remake of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, following the disastrous box-office figures for Mars Needs Moms, which he produced. The “creepy” look of mo-cap has also been cited, although HR suggests Zemeckis […]

Hollywood Reporter has announced that Toy Story double-act Tom Hanks and Tim Allen will re-team for Jungle Cruise, an action-adventure based on Disneyland’s famous park ride.

Shedding a little more light than was previously rumored on the relationship between singer-songwriter Elton John and the Walt Disney Studios in the making of their co-production Gnomeo And Juliet, John has made his feelings clear on the lack of support on the title from its distributing studio, as per The Hollywood Reporter. Gnomeo, which […]

Disney historian Brian Sibley has written a wonderfully warm tribute to animator-director Bill Justice, who died aged 97 on February 10, and who contributed to Disney’s Golden Age productions for 42 years, specifically being responsible for the antics of Donald Duck’s foils, the chipmunks Chip ‘n’ Dale, among a wealth of memorable screen credits that […]

At the UK’s British Academy of Film and Television Awards Sunday evening, Disney/Pixar director Lee Unkrich accepted the Best Animated Film award for Toy Story 3, further raising its chances to take the same prize at this year’s Oscars. Best Animated Short went to Michael Please’s The Eagleman Stag. Toy Story 3 lost out to […]

The Oscar nominations for the 83rd annual Academy Awards have been announced, with Toy Story 3 becoming only the third animated feature to land a nod for Best Picture. Halle Berry, Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Marisa Tomei and Oprah Winfrey will be among the presenters at the ceremony, to be hosted by new Catwoman Anne […]

Disney has officially announced Tangled for home video release on March 29 2011, in Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD editions. Full details can be read here:

An announcement for an intriguing event hosted by the Los Angeles Professional Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH along with The Visual Effects Society Archive Committee, named Tron – Now and Then, can be read in the More link at the end of this story. Of historical significance is the fact that the LA Chapter’s first event […]

With Disney’s Tangled about to open in the UK, The Guardian takes a look at how animated fairytale features have evolved over the years, citing how the new take on Rapunzel manages to combine the traditions of old with a contemporary feel and avoids falling into the cliches of similar films from other studios.

The UK’s Guardian Online has posted a warm tribute to Pete Postlethwaite, “the best actor in the world” as he was described by director Steven (The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Amistad) Spielberg. Postlethwaite, who appeared as the magic old man in James And The Giant Peach among many other films, sadly passed away aged 64 […]

The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Disney’s holiday hopes, the animated Tangled and fanboy favorite Tron: Legacy continue to do well. Tangled is “keeping up with newer Christmas family offerings” to pass the $150m domestic gross mark, while Tron also registered a milestone to become “the first Christmas film to cross $100m domestically”, pulling in […]

With somewhat little fanfare and no official announcement as of yet, Disney’s current box-office hit Tangled has been added to Amazon.com in a variety of formats, all of which reveal the film’s cover art. Although available on single-disc DVD and regular two-disc Blu-ray/DVD, only the four-disc Blu-ray-3D Combo edition is available to pre-order, which includes […]

Well that one flew right by us! In a confirmation that Zack Snyder’s new Superman reboot, to be produced by Christopher Nolan, will shoot in Vancouver, The Hollywood Reporter mentions that Alvin And The Chipmunks 3 will also lens at the North Shore/Mammoth Studios next year. Expect the film to arrive in theaters in late […]

After what can politely be called “mixed reviews” Tron: Legacy‘s legion of ravenous fans have quelled any last minute fears Disney may have had in the box-office fortunes of the film by ringing up more than $3.6m in Thursday night midnight showings – more than the $3m posted earlier this year and Avatar‘s $3.5m showing […]

In the run to to the awards season, The Hollywood Reporter speaks frankly to the creators and directors of some of this year’s biggest animated films, including Toy Story 3, Despicable Me and Megamind. Click on the links for Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 to hear their thoughts on a variety of issues, […]

Pixar Animation Studios has announced new pricing for its RenderMan Pro Server software via an announcement which can be read here:

In celebration of the Despicable Me 3D, Blu-ray and DVD release, Universal Studios Home Entertainment is launching its new Minion Madness groundbreaking points-based reward and social marketing program spotlighting the film’s endearingly mischievous sidekick characters. More details and clips follow here:

A press release announcing the production and releases of two African-made animated features, Zambezia and Khumba, may be read here:

TV show and iPhone app In The Qube traveled to Singapore earlier this year, for the opening of a world-touring exhibition celebrating 25 Years of Pixar Animation Studios. Currently showing at the Oakland Museum of California in Los Angeles until January, a video clip may be viewed here:

As announced by The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Animation Festival, hosted at Cinefamily’s Silent Movie Theatre between December 3-7, will honor stop-motion innovator Will Vinton with a 25th anniversary screening of The Adventures Of Mark Twain and a lineup of his short films. Vinton will be on hand for an awards presentation and to […]

Cover art for Blu-ray editions of two of Walt Disney’s animated classics, the 60th Anniversary Edition of Alice In Wonderland and the Diamond Edition release of Bambi, has been revealed and can be seen here:

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ holiday hit Prep & Landing is about to become a Christmas television franchise with not one but two follow-ups in the works. Full details can be read in this press release:

The Walt Disney Company, which last year paid $4.24bn to acquire the Marvel Comics entertainment business, has concluded a deal with that division’s film producing partner studio Paramount to bring the upcoming films on the joint slate back under the ownership of Marvel and its new parent company. The Hollywood Reporter has more. In a […]

Walt Disney Home Entertainment is offering fans an extremely unique opportunity to take home the highly anticipated documentary feature DVDs Waking Sleeping Beauty, The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story and Walt & El Grupo as a pre-release exclusive direct from Disney Movie Collections.com. Full details on special pricing for each title or as a group, […]

Warner Bros. has announced Watchmen director Zack Snyder as their choice to helm the next Superman movie, which is being produced under the supervision of current Batman director Christopher Nolan. The Hollywood Reporter suggests the position was so coveted that “even Robert Zemeckis considered returning to live-action filmmaking in order to nab the gig”. Referring […]

Following the announcement of Berkeley Breathed’s Pete & Pickles, Technicolor Digital Productions reports that it has optioned Atomic Puppet as its next television project. Full details here:

One of 2010’s top ten films, and one of the best reviewed of the year, How To Train Your Dragon lands on Blu-ray and DVD from Friday, October 15. A new animated adventure, Legend Of The Boneknapper Dragon is set to be included in DVD double packs and the Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Full details on specifications […]

The Hollywood Reporter has cleared up rumors that George Lucas would be bringing his six-film Star Wars saga to 3D screens with the news that he will do just that, starting with The Phantom Menace and continuing to issue the films as long as the demand is there (as an unbiased news source, we won’t […]

Bill Plympton, the celebrated cartoonist and Oscar-nominated director, has announced the exclusive engagement of his Terry Gilliam sponsored animated feature Idiots And Angels, a black comedy about a man’s battle with his wings and his soul, will open at the IFC Center in New York on Wednesday, October 6th. Bill’s award-winning cartoon short The Cow […]

Noted Disney historian Jim Korkis’ new book, The Vault Of Walt: The Unofficial, Unauthorized, Uncensored Disney Stories Never Told is set to lift the lid on a number of never before revealed anecdotes when it is made available from Amazon.com from October 3. A review of the book will be posted on this site soon; […]