Christmas started early at the box office this weekend, and movies performed more or less as they were expected to. Saving Mr. Banks got off to a decent start with $9 million, which may seem small on the surface, but it’s important to remember that the movie cost Disney only $30 million to make. The […]

Because they just keep raking in plenty of cold, hard cash for the studio, 20th Century Fox has officially greenlit a long-rumored fifth Ice Age movie, ComingSoon.net is reporting. The movie is set to cool down movie theaters on July 15th, 2016, bumping Blue Sky’s previously announced Anubis back to March 23, 2018. Since it […]

Don Bluth’s An American Tail is finally getting the hi-def treatment, Blu-Ray.com is reporting. Unfortunately for fans, the release appears to be extremely light on bonus content, with a Somewhere Out There sing-along and a theatrical trailer being the only extras listed. The Blu-Ray comes out on March 4th.

20th Century Fox’s Walking With Dinosaurs opens today in theaters nationwide, albeit with respectively less fanfare than The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Saving Mr. Banks. The adaptation of the BBC miniseries–which was also adapted into a well-received stage show–hasn’t been faring well with critics, scoring a “freshness” rating of only 24% on Rotten […]

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt are officially the two leads for the English-language dub of The Wind Rises, Screen Rant is reporting.  Other members of the voice cast include John Krasinski, Martin Short, Stanley Tucci, Mandy Patinkin, William H. Macy, Werner Herzog, Mae Whitman, and Elijah Wood, among others. The Wind Rises comes to the states […]

Well, that didn’t take long. Only weeks after Family Guy “killed off” Brian the dog–to the outrage of fans on the internet everywhere–, the show has brought the beloved pooch back from the dead, Yahoo! TV says in a recap of last night’s episode. Although some might think the death was “undone” as a response to […]

USA Today has your first look at a new image from DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming How to Train Your Dragon 2. The article also details many aspects of the sequel’s plot, mainly focusing on Cate Blanchet’s character, Valka, a hermit who has devoted her life to keeping dragons away from people. “Her years of isolation and dealing […]

Despicable Me 2, The Croods, The Wind Rises, Monsters University, and Frozen are the five films nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Critics Choice Awards this year. Frozen and Despicable Me 2 both also scored nominations for Best Original Song, while the nominations for Best Visual Effects were Gravity, Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, […]

Lawrence of Arabia’s Peter O’Toole has passed away, The Guardian is reporting. Nominated for eight Academy Awards over the course of his career–but sadly never winning any–, O’Toole was also known to animation fans as the voice of food critic Anton Ego in Ratatouille. In addition, O’Toole was also heard in The Nutcracker Prince and as […]

Did you spot Rapunzel in Disney’s Frozen? Collider has a short list of hidden Easter eggs found in the film, including Mickey Mouse, a Wreck-It Ralph reference, and more. Frozen is now playing in theaters.

A theatrical trailer for the upcoming Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return is now online and can be seen on Collider. Four new character posters for the film can also be viewed at the IMP Awards. From Summertime Entertainment and directed by Daniel St. Pierre and Will Finn, the film is the first in a potential […]

A teaser trailer for the live-action remake of Kiki’s Delivery Service is now online and can be seen on Nerd Reactor. The film is a Japanese release, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the preview is not in English. The movie is set for release in Japan on March 1st, but it’s unlikely […]

Following its record-breaking Thanksgiving opening, Frozen had another strong weekend, this time edging out The Hunger Games: Catching Fire to become the number one movie in America with a take of $31 million, Collider is reporting. That brings the film’s total to $134 million. The movie will face competition next week when the highly anticipated […]

Surpassing virtually all expectations, Disney’s Frozen took advantage of the lack of any strong competition for the family market this weekend with a record-breaking gross of $66 million, Collider is reporting. For the five day weekend, things were even better, with the film standing with a massive total gross of $93 million since opening on Wednesday. […]

Earlier this year, reports started hitting the internet that Family Guy was going to kill off a major character….which is exactly what happened in last night’s episode. E! Online has a spoiler-filled interview with Family Guy executive producer Steve Callaghan about the episode, why the character was killed off, and where the show goes from […]

The first official poster for How to Train Your Dragon 2–featuring a now adult Hiccup–made its way online earlier this week and can be viewed on Collider. In addition, a new trailer for the sequel is rumored to be released sometime in the next few days. The highly anticipated movie soars into theaters on June […]

Disney has set release dates for two upcoming live-action films on their slate, ComingSoon.Net is reporting. First up is Alice in Wonderland 2, which is set to hit theaters on May 27th, 2016. The Muppets director James Bobin is set to take over for Tim Burtion, with Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp being the only […]

A new trailer for The Nut Job is now online at Yahoo! Movies. Starring Will Arnett and Liam Neeson, the movie comes to theaters in 3-D on January 17th.

A brand new trailer for Disney’s upcoming Muppets Most Wanted is now online exclusively on Yahoo! Movies. The preview is also expected to be shown in theaters with Frozen starting next week. Featuring Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais and Ty Burrell–among various other celebrity cameos–, the comedy sequel comes to theaters on March 21st.

The Criterion Collection will be releasing a special deluxe edition of Wes Anderson’s Oscar-nominated stop-motion animated comedy Fantastic Mr. Fox on Blu-Ray and DVD, Blu-Ray.Com is reporting. Among the all-new extras will be a director-approved digital mastering of the film, audio commentary, complete storyboards for the movie, a collectable booklet, and more. It is set […]

Diane Disney Miller, daughter of Walt and Lillian Disney, has passed away, Disney.Com is reporting.  “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Diane Disney Miller,” CEO of the Walt Disney Company Bob Iger said in an official statement. “She is remembered by Disney fans around the world as the beloved daughter of Walt Disney, and […]

A new US trailer for The Wind Rises is now online and can be viewed on Screen Rant. Proudly proclaiming it to be Hayao Miyazaki’s “farewell masterpiece” (despite a mixed initial reaction from critics), the movie opens in the states on February 21st, 2014.

The first poster for The Nut Job is now online and can be seen at the ever-dependable Internet Movie Poster Awards. The animated heist comedy starring Will Arnett, Brenden Fraser and Liam Neeson opens in theaters on January 17th.

Announced years ago, but never really going anywhere for a long time, Paddington will be arriving in theaters on December 12th, 2014, Collider is reporting. The mix of live-action and animation will feature the beloved children’s book character Paddington–a bear who wears a fancy coat and loves marmalade–being “adopted” by Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth. […]

Various character posters for The LEGO Movie have made their way online over the past few days, and you can see them all over at the IMP Awards. And in case you missed it a couple of weeks ago, the (very funny) full trailer for the film can be viewed on YouTube. From the directors […]

Dav Pilkey’s children’s book hero Captain Underpants is set to make his big screen debut courtesy of DreamWorks Animation, THR is reporting. The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted director Nicolas Stoller is writing the screenplay, with DreamWorks Animation veteran Rob Letterman in the director’s chair. For those unfamiliar with the character, the storyline of Captain Underpants centers […]

Sad news for Simpsons fans everywhere hit the internet last week as it was revealed that Marcia Wallace–the voice of Bart’s school teacher, Edna Krabappel–had passed away. Deadline has the story that says that she died from complications of a long battle with breast cancer, while also providing an official press statement from Simpsons executive producer Al […]

The first one sheet for Muppets Most Wanted has been revealed over at EW.com. The upcoming sequel features Kermit on the run from the law after a criminal mastermind who looks just like him bursts onto the scene. Also starring Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, and Tina Fey, Muppets Most Wanted comes to the big screen […]

The first Planes hasn’t even come to DVD yet, but that hasn’t stopped Disney from starting their marketing campaign for next year’s sequel. MovieFone has the first trailer for Planes: Fire and Rescue, which sees Dusty leaving the world of racing in order to become a firefighter. Following the $200 million the original made worldwide, […]

The first trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman made its way online over the weekend, and can be seen at ComingSoon.Net. In addition, the site has several new character posters for the film featuring the titular dog in various time periods. The Rocky and Bullwinkle spin-off hits theaters everywhere on March 7th.