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New Tangled poster

The first poster for Disney’s Tangled is now online and can be viewed over at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The fairy tale comedy hits theaters everywhere this Thanksgiving.

Looney Tunes are back on the big screen

As has been reported here in the past, the Looney Tunes are making a return to the big screen, beginning today with a Wile E. Coyote cartoon being attached to 3-D prints of Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. At least two more such computer animated shorts are planned for the future, with […]

Yogi Bear teaser trailer now online

Following the release of a first poster earlier today, Warner Bros. has now revealed a teaser trailer for Yogi Bear, which can be viewed exclusively at Yahoo! Movies. The “smarter than average” bear is set to steal pic-a-nic baskets on the big screen this holiday season.

New Legend of the Guardians poster

Yahoo! Movies has the new one sheet for Zack Snyder’s upcoming film Legend of the Guardians. The animated epic from the studio that made Happy Feet comes to theaters and IMAX this September.

First poster for Yogi Bear revealed

The Internet Movie Poster Awards have just posted the first poster for Warner Bros.’ upcoming Yogi Bear, which gives us a very clear look at how the title character and his sidekick Boo Boo will look in CGI. It also reveals that the movie will be released in 3-D at select theaters. Starring the voices of […]

Marketing Tron: Legacy

With Tron: Legacy being seen as such an anticipated movie on so many movie websites, it’s sometimes hard to remember that the original film was a box office disappointment. The New York Times looks into how Disney is doing everything in their power to make sure that doesn’t happen again with the sequel, including marketing the […]

Family Guy: It’s a Trap! coming to DVD and Blu-Ray in December

The third (and presumably final) Family Guy Star Wars spoof is set to be released on DVD and Blu-Ray this holiday season. Titled Family Guy: It’s a Trap, the special will follow the plot of Return of the Jedi, with the Family Guy cast reprising their “roles” from the first two specials, including Peter as […]

Trailer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Season 3 now online

StarWars.com has just revealed an action-packed new trailer for the third season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The animated series is among the most popular on Cartoon Network, and will begin airing new episodes this fall.

New footage from MegaMind now online

Nearly four minutes of footage from DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming MegaMind can now be watched online at Yahoo! Movies. The superhero comedy featuring Will Ferrell and Tina Fey is set to strike theaters and IMAX 3-D this fall.

Casting news for live-action Fairly Oddparents movie

Nickelodeon has just revealed the cast for an upcoming live-action TV movie based off of their hit cartoon show The Fairly Oddparents.  TV Squad is reporting that Cheryl Hines and Jason Alexander will play the magical title characters, with Steven Weber also on board as the film’s villain and Drake Bell as the star of the animated series, young […]

New Tron: Legacy trailer zooms online

A brand new trailer for Disney’s upcoming Tron: Legacy has just been revealed at Yahoo! Movies. The preview made its world premiere today at the San Diego Comic Con. The long awaited Disney sequel comes to theaters everywhere on December 17th.

Guillermo del Toro heading to The Haunted Mansion

He may no longer be going to Middle Earth for The Hobbit, but Guillermo del Toro is set to go to another famous location: Disney’s The Haunted Mansion. The man behind Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth is signed on to co-write and produce a reboot, which will in no way be related to the 2003 Eddie Murphy comedy, which while a decent enough box office hit […]

New Avatar series greenlit by Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon has officially greenlit a new series based off of their popular cartoon show Avatar: The Last Airbender. The new storyline will take place 70 years after the events of the first show, and will focus on a new Avatar, a teenage girl named Korra. The original Avatar series was one of the most popular […]

New Tron: Legacy banner

A new character banner for Disney’s Tron: Legacy featuring Olivia Wilde can now be found over at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. Meanwhile, the sci-fi blog Giant Freakin Robot has a sneak peek at several upcoming toys for the film. The hotly anticipated sequel to 1982’s Tron comes to theaters and IMAX this Christmas.

Sorcerer’s Apprentice fails to cast a spell on audiences

Despite being marketed by the studio since last December, Disney’s special effects film The Sorcerer’s Apprentice has been pulling in ultimately underwhelming numbers since coming out on Wednesday. The expensive Nicolas Cage fantasy movie–budgeted at a reported $150 million–made only a modest $17 million during its opening weekend, giving it a five day total of $24 […]

Disney making live-action Tinker Bell movie

Disney is apparently making a live-action film based off of one of their most popular characters, according to ComingSoon.Net. The movie, currently titled Tink, will star Elizabeth Banks (The Uninvited, Fred Claus) as the most beloved of all of the Mouse House’s pixies. Nothing is known about the plot at this point, other than that it “will play […]

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III on the way

Cartoon Network’s popular series Robot Chicken is set to make another Star Wars special, the show’s creator Seth Green just announced. “We’re telling more of a linear story this time that covers the series from start to finish,” he said. “We’ll still flip around the universe but we’ll get a unique perspective from the bad guy […]

New Legend of the Guardians character posters

Eight brand new international character banners for the upcoming Warner Bros. release Legend of the Guardians have just been revealed at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The animated adventure from director Zack Snyder comes to theaters everywhere this fall.

Theater listing for Tales from Earthsea

ComingSoon.net now has an exclusive theater listing for Studio Ghibli’s Tales from Earthsea, which gets a limited release in the US on August 13th. The site also has several new images from the film. Coming from Walt Disney Pictures, the English version of the Goro Miyazaki film features the voices of Timothy Dalton, Williem Dafoe and […]

Big weekend for Despicable Me

Universal Pictures had plenty to smile about this weekend with their Despicable Me easily claiming the top spot at the box office with a strong $60 million. It was the best opening that the studio has seen for any movie so far this year. Meanwhile, Toy Story 3 managed to have two accomplishments of its own. First, […]

A Despicable lead

After marketing the film for almost an entire year, Universal Pictures saw big bucks for their Despicable Me on opening day, according to Friday estimates. The $21 million it made yesterday should be enough to give the animated comedy an opening weekend of as much as $60 million.

New Alpha and Omega poster

A new poster for the animated Alpha & Omega has just been revealed at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The Lionsgate release starring Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere and the late Dennis Hopper comes to theaters this September.

Avatar coming back to theaters this summer

The highest grossing movie of all time is set to make a return to the big screen next month. James Cameron’s Avatar will be re-released to theaters on August 27th with eight minutes of added footage, including new creatures and action scenes, USA Today is reporting. The relaunch will only take place in 3-D and IMAX […]

Five films to now be nominated for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars

Possibly because of the rising number of big budget films with impressive special effects released each year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just announced that they will now be nominating five films in the Best Visual Effects category at the Oscars next year. Previously, only three movies were allowed to be nominated […]

Behind the scenes of Despicable Me

USA Today has two new articles about Universal Pictures’ Despicable Me. The first one is an interview with Jason Segal, who voices the rival of Steve Carrell’s supervillain Gru. The second article goes into how this is the first animated feature film from the French-based Illumination Animation, and also offers more information about some of their upcoming […]

Despicable interviews

ComingSoon.net now has exclusive video interviews with members of the cast and crew of Despicable Me. The video features discussions with Steve Carrell, Julie Andrews, Jason Segal and Despicable producer Christopher Meledandri.

Monsters Vs. Aliens TV series in the works

The Hollywood Reporter reveals that DreamWorks Animation has ordered a pilot for a possible TV series based off of their blockbuster Monsters Vs. Aliens. The site also has news regarding the studio’s other plans for television, including confirmation that a Shrek Halloween special is currently in production, along with a Kung Fu Panda holiday special.

Is Toy Story 3 an early Oscar contender?

Arguing that many movies released this year haven’t been getting the greatest reviews from critics so far, Entertainment Weekly believes that Toy Story 3 should maybe be considered an early contender for a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards in 2011. On the subject of that possibly happening, Pixar Oscar campaign organizer Tony Angellotti said “I don’t […]

Last Airbender soars at box office

Despite being almost universally panned by critics, M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender managed to surpass many expectations this week at the box office. Although unable to beat The Twilight Saga: Eclipse for the top spot, the special effects film was still able to earn an estimated $40 million during its opening weekend, and has made […]

New Despicable Me images

A new batch of images from Universal’s animated Despicable Me can now be found at ComingSoon.net. The Steve Carrell comedy–currently 100% “fresh” over at RottenTomatoes.com–comes to theaters this Friday.