Chinese authorities have pulled The Croods from theaters, THR is reporting. This wasn’t done because the movie hit any political nerves with the country’s film censors, or because it wasn’t doing well. Indeed, the DreamWorks Animation release was actually pulled because it was doing “too well,” and was making much more money than China’s homegrown animated […]

Years ago, Walt Disney Pictures was planning on making a live-action remake of Hayao Miyazaki’s Kiki’s Delivery Service, but those plans fell apart a long time ago. Now a Japanese version is in production, with the first image being revealed on Coming Soon. This version is expected to follow the book series on which its based […]

Even though the movie isn’t very far away, plot information on Universal’s upcoming Despicable Me 2 has more or less been kept under wraps. Part of that may be due to the apparent production problems the film’s gone through, which have involved re-casting the main villain multple times, with Al Pacino leaving the movie only […]

Because Disney really, really doesn’t want you to forget that Monsters University is coming out in just three short weeks, the studio has decided to release yet another trailer for the Pixar prequel, which can be seen over at Collider. Disney originally claimed that the “final trailer” for the film was put out about a month […]

It’s not April 1st, so we know this is an actual movie. Deadline is reporting that The Flintstones are set to meet up with WWE wrestlers in an upcoming animated film, with at least three WWE stars playing “themselves.” Vince McMahon will play Vince McMagma, John Cena will play John Cenastone, and CM Punk will be […]

They’re a long way off, but Disney and Pixar have set release dates for eight untitled films, Collider tells us. With four movies coming from each studio, the dates start on March 4th, 2016 and end on November 21, 2018. Nothing is known about any of the projects in question at this point. The full […]

For years, Simpsons fans have wondered where exactly in the United States the hometown of their favorite characters is located. Now it would seem they have an answer: Springfield is in Orlando, Florida. EW is reporting that Universal Studios is building a Springfield-themed area around The Simpsons Ride, which will include a Krusty Burger, Moe’s […]

A second trailer for Walking With Dinosaurs is now online and can be seen at First Showing. The preview consists of mainly footage from the film’s first trailer, with the difference being that this one is “narrated” by the movie’s leading dino. Although it will still look to many eyes like Dinosaur 2, the movie is […]

The first banners for Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming animated feature The Wind Rises have made their way online and can be seen on Collider. Unlike previous Miyazaki efforts, which have largely been fantasy stories, this film will tell the real life tale of Jiro Horikoshi, who created the Zero Fighters used by Japan during World War […]

The newest trailer for Planes is now online and can be viewed over at Coming Soon. The Cars spin-off features the voices of Dane Cook, John Cleese, Teri Hatcher and more. Orignally set to go straight to DVD, Planes soars onto the big screen on August 9th.

With the movie about a month away, the Disney marketing machine is continuing to push Monsters University, with a new trailer now available on iTunes. The preview features the song Roar, made for the film by Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia. The Monsters, Inc. prequel opens everywhere June 21st.

It’s been quite some time since Waltz With Bashir was in theaters, but director Ari Folman is following his Oscar-nominated film this year with The Congress, a motion-capture animated movie starring Robin Wright as an actress who agrees to have herself digitized for money. Deadline has the first trailer for it, which is set to debut […]

Getting an almost surprising amount of attention this week was the news that Disney had given Brave’s Merida an apparent makeover as they made the character part of their “official” Princess Collection (even though she’s technically a Pixar heroine). It would seem, however, as though the studio possibly took notice, as the AV Club has pointed out […]

With the movie less than two months away, Universal has revealed a new poster for Despicable Me 2, which can be seen at the IMP Awards. The poster features Gru looking over his massive army of minions, along with the tagline “When the world needed a hero, they called a villain.” Me 2 opens everywhere […]

In would seem as though Cleveland Brown’s days of having his own TV series are over. The Cleveland Show, the Family Guy spin-off that has lasted four seasons against savage reviews, is not on FOX’s schedule for the fall, Collider is reporting. The good news for fans of the network’s cartoon line-up is that all of […]

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is set to voice a character on the season finale of The Simpsons this year, Entertainment Weekly tells us. The episode–which was originally supposed to air next season–has MacFarlane as a smooth operator named Ben who tries to charm Marge Simpson. “We thought we had a great part that he’d be perfect […]

Disney and Pixar’s Monsters University has been given its MPAA rating and, not surprisingly, the movie has been rated G, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The anticipated release comes to theaters everywhere on June 21st.

Those who were looking forward to hearing Al Pacino lend his pipes to the main baddie in Despicable Me 2 are in for a disappointment. From Collider we learn the (shocking) news that the actor has left the sequel over “creative differences.” Benjamin Bratt will now voice the Despicable villain, who so far has been hidden from […]

Meet the Small Potatoes, the 45-minute “movie” based on the popular short TV series featuring singing potatoes, comes to DVD today…but only as a Wal-Mart exclusive. The mock documentary tells the story of the Small Potatoes’ rise to fame, and features the voice of Malcolm McDowell as the band’s manager. The film aired on Disney […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars may have been cancelled by Disney, but fans will still have some stuff to look forward to…although when and where still has yet to be revealed. USA Today has an article discussing what’s to come in the show’s few remaining storylines, including one involving the fate of the mysterious Jedi Master […]

A first trailer for Walking With Dinosaurs is now online and can be viewed over at MSN. The preview–which will no doubt remind many of Disney’s Dinosaur–shows off the movie’s blend of live-action and CGI animation. The story, according to the film’s plot summary, follows “two brothers looking to follow in their fathers footsteps, which […]

As part of his eagerness to release more movies that will be financially successful in China, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffery Katzenberg announced that he plans to bring The Tibet Code to the big screen, Deadline is reporting. Described as an “Indiana Jones-style adventure,” the movie is based on a series of Chinese novels set in 9th […]

In news that may be seen as somewhat surprising by many, the upcoming Walt Disney biopic Saving Mr. Banks has been rated PG-13 for “thematic elements including some unsettling images,” ComingSoon.net is reporting. The movie–which is apparently finished now, given that it has an MPAA rating–chroncles Disney’s efforts to coax  P.L. Travers into letting him adapt her […]

The latest entry in the long-running Anime series, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, topped the box office in Japan last weekend, with the movie earning about $7 million in US dollars. It was enough to beat Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph–which is called Sugar Rush! in Japan–during its second week playing in the country. Although highly popular […]

Although the news was more or less expected, TV Line is reporting that The Office’s Ellie Kemper will be doing a guest appearance on American Dad during its next season…more or less confirming that the series has been greenlit for another round by FOX. In addition, Rachael MacFarlane–the voice of Hayley on the show–recently posted on […]

DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods had no trouble topping the box office charts this weekend, earning a healthy $44 million in America, THR is reporting. More good news for the film could be found overseas, where the movie made $63 million over 47 markets, giving the comedy a worldwide total of $108 million. Even better, the Chris […]

Following the release of its final theatrical trailer a few days ago, 20th Century Fox has released two new posters for their upcoming adventure movie Epic, both of which can be seen over at the IMP Awards. The first one features Beyonce’s character, Queen Tara, while the second one showcases…a toad. Epic opens everywhere this Memorial Day.

Two new TV spots for ucoming animated movies made their debut during the Kids Choice Awards on Nick last Friday, and both can be found online at ComingSoon.net. The first is a look at Pixar’s Monsters University while the second is a brief ad for Despicable Me 2. Monsters opens everywhere on June 21st, while […]

As they did last year with The Avengers, Disney is celebrating the release of Iron Man 3 this summer with a special decorated monorail, Orlando Attractions is reporting. The site has early pics and also a video regarding the “Stark Industries” monorail’s debut. Iron Man 3 opens everywhere this May.

Continuing Disney’s trend of rushing their animated features/direct-to-DVD sequels to Blu-Ray in the form of “2-Movie Collections,” the studio will continue that trend this summer with three releases on June 11th, Blu-Ray.Com is reporting. The Emperor’s New Groove, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Lilo & Stitch will all come out for the first time in the […]