After years of troubled production, a first teaser trailer for the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot is now online, and can be seen on YouTube. The preview features only fleeting glimpses of the heroes in a half-shell, with the main focus being on Megan Fox’s April O’Neal. Those who want to wait to see […]

A first (and very short) clip from How to Train Your Dragon 2 has made its way online, and can be seen at ComingSoon.net. In addition, a new trailer for the sequel is expected to debut in the coming weeks. The much anticipated release flies into theaters on June 13th.

The Muppets returned to the big screen for the first time since 2011’s The Muppets this weekend, but in terms of money, things weren’t quite as good for them this time around. Box Office Mojo is reporting that Muppets Most Wanted made a less-than-expected $17 million, which was still good for second place. Part of the reason […]

The reboot of the classic TV series Cosmos is currently airing on FOX, which in addition to featuring impressive computer-generated images of the galaxy, also features animated sequences that tell the stories of old scientists and astronomers from history. Yahoo! Movies took a look behind the scenes, revealing that the idea for those scenes came from […]

The final trailer for Disney’s upcoming Maleficent is now online, and can be seen at ComingSoon.net. The movie will reveal a number of things about the classic villain–including how she “lost her wings”–and of course will retell the story of Sleeping Beauty. Starring Angelina Jolie, Maleficent opens everywhere May 30th.

Fans have been wondering if it would happen for years, but it looks as though Pixar may finally be getting to work on an Incredibles sequel, Collider is reporting. At a recent meeting with investors, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that Brad Bird is “currently writing The Incredibles 2.” Iger also said that another Cars […]

DreamWorks Animation’s latest movie, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, opens today on 3,470 screens, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The film is scoring pretty well with critics, earning a 77% “freshness” score over at Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus being that the movie “offers a surprisingly entertaining burst of colorful all-ages fun, despite its dated source […]

A fun new batch of international posters for Muppets Most Wanted is now alone, and can be seen on Bleeding Cool. The posters spoof those of various spy movies, including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Skyfall. Muppets Most Wanted comes to theaters March 21st.

Despite Shrek Forever After being marketed as “the final chapter” in the ogre’s saga, it appears we might be getting something along the lines of Shrek’s High Five someday. Collider is reporting that DreamWorks Animation honcho Jeffery Katzenberg is hinting at a continuation of the franchise. “We like to let them have a little bit […]

Continuing to build on its box office success, The Lego Movie topped the charts for the third weekend in a row, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The critically acclaimed film had an impressive take of $31 million, bringing its total to a massive $183 million. Speaking of massive, Frozen continued to be in the top […]

The Oscar-nominated Ernest and Celestine will be getting its US release soon, and Collider has a trailer for the English-language dub as well as the film’s American poster. The movie chronicles the unlikely friendship that takes place between a bear and a mouse, who are supposed to be sworn enemies. The cast for the English […]

Arthur Rankin Jr.–half of Rankin/Bass Productions–has passed away, The Hollywood Reporter tells us. Along with co-founder Jules Bass, the animator, writer and director was responsible for a seemingly endless number of animated TV productions. The most notable of these, of course, was 1964’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which approaches its 50th anniversary this year and […]

Studio Ghibli is at work on its very first Anime TV series, Collider is reporting. Directed by Goro Miyazaki (From Up on Poppy Hill), the series will be called Ronja the Robber’s Daughter, and will focus on its titular little girl as she “gets to know the creatures of the forest, meets another kid like […]

In “Well, I didn’t see that coming” news today, ComingSoon.net is reporting that Disney is currently developing a live-action/animated movie based off of their Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers cartoon show. Airing in the late 80’s and early 90’s, the show imagined Chip and Dale as members of a secret organization that faced off against […]

A short new preview for The Lego Movie is now online, and it’s a direct spoof of trailers for last year’s blockbuster Man of Steel, complete with Hans Zimmer’s score. The preview–which can be seen on Collider–features a Lego version of Superman, who in the film is voiced by Channing Tatum. A much anticipated release, […]

He’s baaaa-ack! Shaun the Sheep, who made his debut in Aardman Animation’s Wallace and Gromit short A Close Shave before moving on to his own spin-off TV series, will now star in his own movie, ComingSoon.Net is reporting. Production on the film officially just began, with the film’s plot involving Shaun and Bitzer the dog […]

An animated movie about Vincent Van Gogh could be heading our way…or at least it will if a KickStarter campaign is successful. The movie, titled Loving Vincent, is in production at BreakThru Films, the studio responsible for the Oscar-winning 2008 animated short Peter and the Wolf. The aim of the film is to tell the […]

An animated movie based on the video game series Sly Cooper is well into production, Collider is reporting. The site has a first trailer for the film, while Shack News has much more info on the release. The Sly Cooper movie will find the thieving raccoon from the video games on a quest to “reassemble pieces […]

A few weeks ago, many were surprised when the low-budget Christian movie Alone Yet Not Alone got a nomination for Best Song at the Oscars…especially since most people had never heard of the film before then. Now another shock comes with the news that Alone Yet Not Alone has been disqualified from the Academy Awards, EW […]

The poster for the “sing-a-long” version of Frozen has made its way online over at the IMP Awards. The “all new version” of the film features lyrics to all of the film’s songs appearing on screens so audiences can sing along. It opens in select theaters on Friday (although most theaters that are already playing […]

After just one week in theaters, Open Road Films has already announced a theatrical sequel to The Nut Job, the LA Times is reporting. The news follows a better-than-expected opening for the film last weekend. It’s unknown if any cast members are set to return, but The Nut Job 2 is set for release on […]

Disney’s Frozen will cool off on Blu-ray on March 18th, Blu-ray.com is reporting. Unfortunately for fans, as has been the case with most of the studio’s recent animated features (with the curious exception of Pixar films), the release will be fairly light on extras, with The Making of Frozen, deleted scenes, three music videos and […]

It doesn’t air until Sunday, but Simpsons fans can already check out the opening clip from the next episode of The Simpsons, which is a tribute to all things Studio Ghibli. The sequence features references from everything from Kiki’s Delivery Service to Howl’s Moving Castle. The episode, titled I Am Furious (Yellow), also features a cameo […]

Another day, another news story regarding how well Frozen has been doing for Disney. Today the movie had the first motion picture soundtrack from an animated movie to top the Billboard 200 since 2006’s Curious George, the LA Times is reporting. It has also became the first movie soundtrack to top the charts since 2012’s Les […]

Larry D. Mann, the voice of Yukon Cornelius in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer–arguably the most beloved animated holiday TV special of all time–, has passed away, Yahoo! TV is reporting. A Canadian actor who made appearances in dozens of television shows and films, Mann died from “complications of old age” at age 91. USA Today […]

Party Central, the Monsters University spin-off short that was originally supposed to be shown in theaters with The Good Dinosaur, will now debut with Muppets Most Wanted, EW is reporting. In the short, “Mike and Sulley and their Oozma Kappa frat brothers try to throw a monster blowout party but are dismayed to find that […]

Disney’s seemingly unstoppable Frozen kicked off 2014 by topping the box office with $8.7 million, THR is reporting. That brings the animated musical’s total to $271 million, topping the total gross of 2013’s Monsters University. With school out for most kids until Monday, the movie is now almost certainly a lock for $300 million.

Frozen lead the box office yesterday with a take of $10 million, Box Office Mojo is reporting. That puts it virtually neck-and-neck with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, which could still win the final weekend of the year when all is said and done. Whatever happens, Frozen is having a very impressive holiday break […]

Merry Christmas! A holiday-themed trailer for The Nut Job is now online and can be seen on Collider. And for those who missed it, a yuletide preview for Disney’s Frozen is also available on YouTube. The Nut Job opens January 17th, while Frozen is now playing in theaters everywhere.

Yahoo! Movies has the first poster for the upcoming Paddington, which isn’t set to hit theaters until a year from now. The website also reveals that, although previous reports have indicated that Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman would play Paddington’s “parents,” those roles will actually be filled by Hugh Bonneville and Sally Hawkins. Firth, in […]