MovieWeb shares the first concept art from Pixar’s upcoming flick Cars 2, scheduled to hit theaters on June 24, 2011.

The Great Mouse Detective will get a slipcovered Mystery in the Mist Edition DVD on April 13, reports UltimateDisney. The release featuring an all-new digital restoration, will also include all-new bonus feature “So You Think You Can Sleuth?”. A making-of featurette from the 1980s and a sing-along of villain Ratigan’s “The World’s Greatest Criminal Mind” […]

DVDActive reports that Fox Home Entertainment has announced DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo releases of The Fantastic Mr. Fox for the 23rd March. Extras on the DVD release will include a “From Script to Screen” feature, a Still Life (Puppet Animation) feature, and A Beginner’s Guide to Whack-Bat. The Blu-ray/DVD Combo release will include that, along […]

/Film shares the first image from The Congress, director Ari folman’s follow-up to the acclaimed animated foreign film Waltz With Bashir. The film is loosely adapted from the Stanislaw Lem short story, The Futurological Congress.

/Film reports that Disney’s 3D re-release of Beauty and the Beast has been pushed back to 2011. Initially scheduled to hit cinemas this February, the 3D debut of the Disney classic is now expected to be at some point in 2011.

DVDTimes reports that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Planet 51 on 9th March 2010. Extra features on these releases will include, “Planetarium – The Voice Stars of Planet 51“, “Extended Scenes”, “The World of Planet 51“, “Life On Planet 51: Behind-the-Scenes Featurette”, “Music Video Montage” and “Animation Progression […]

Disney has announced a 2-disc Special Un-Anniversary Edition DVD of Alice in Wonderland for release on March 30, 2010, reports UltimateDisney. New bonus features on this release will include the deleted scene “Pig and Pepper” considered in the 1930s, and the featurette “Reflections on Alice.” The site also suggests that The Great Mouse Detective, previously […]

MyTokyoBox reports that Disney will re-release Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Castle in the Sky on 2-disc special edition DVDs, alongside Ponyo, in March 2010. Studio Ghibli DVD re-releases will include, an interactive “World of Ghibli” experience, “Enter the Lands” and “Behind the Studio” features. Disc two will feature storyboard presentation of […]

Hayao Miyazaki’s latest feature Ponyo opened at number nine spot on the US box office chart with an estimated $3,506,000 during its opening weekend from 927 theaters. After its first weekend, Ponyo has already become the 8th highest grossing theatrical anime released in the United States, reports AnimeNewsNetwork. Ponyo, which follows the story of an […]

Variety reports that Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill have joined a cast led by Tina Fey to lend their voices for Dreamworks Animation’s upcoming feature Oobermind. Ferrell reportedly replaces Robert Downey Jr. in the title role of a supervillain in the animated comedy. Produced by Lara Breay and Denise Nolan Cascino and directed […]

UltimateDisney reports that Disney has announced Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse dvd on November 3rd. The non-branded new version will carry the same bonus features from the out-of-print original release which will include the premiere “House of Mouse” episode, the featurette “The Sounds of Christmas”, and sing-along songs of “Deck […]

Coinciding with the release of Ponyo, RottenTomatoes explores the career of Hayao Miyazaki and rates his nine best films.

DVDActive reports that Warner Home Video has announced Peanuts 1970s Collection, Volume 1 dvd 20th October. This release will include 6 remastered TV specials, (“You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown”, “There’s No Time for Love, Charlie Brown”, “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”, “It’s a Mystery, Charlie Brown”, “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown”). The only extra feature […]

UltimateDisney reports that Disney/Pixar’s Up will be out on dvd and Blu-ray on November 10th, 2009 as a standard 1-disc, 2-disc deluxe edition and a 4-disc Blu-ray release. Extras on the single disc edition will include the shorts Partly Cloudy and Dug’s Special Mission while the 2-disc edition will add an audio commentary by director […]

Variety reports that 20th Century Fox’s three-quel Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs has become the highest-grossing animated film ever overseas, with a gross of $551.4 million through last Sunday. The previous record holder Pixar’s Finding Nemo had grossed $524.9 million internationally in its 2003 release.

DVDActive reports that Warner has announced Ruby Spears Superman dvd on 3rd November. The 2-disc set will feature 13 episodes from 1988-89. Extras will include a “Corporation of the Corrupt: The Rise of LexCorp” featurette.

YahooMovies! hosts the new theatrical trailer for Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming film Ponyo. Featuring the voices of Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Betty White and Frankie Jonas, Ponyo follows the story of an ordinary boy and his friendship with Ponyo, a goldfish who wishes to be human. Ponyo opens […]

Variety reports that the original voice cast of Futurama has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox TV to return to the show as it reboots with 26 new episodes for Comedy Central. Move comes after the studio put out a casting call earlier this month to find replacement actors for the show. The studio […]

Collider shares an exclusive video interview with Pixar director Lee Unkrich wherein he talks about his next film Toy Story 3. Unkrich also shares some details on the collectibles he likes, the status of his previous films on Blu-ray, and more.

YahooMovies! hosts the trailer for Wes Anderson’s upcoming stop-motion film The Fantastic Mr. Fox in various formats including HD. Based on the story by Roald Dahl and featuring the voices of George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray, The Fantastic Mr. Fox hits theatres on November 13.

Two months after its domestic launch, Disney/Pixar’s Up is heading to several major overseas markets this weekend including France, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan with an additional 1,200 locations, reports Variety. With a domestic gross of $283 million while foreign cume at $56 million from Russia and Latin America, Up has been the best or […]

DVDActive reports that Warner Home Video has announced Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 7 on 13th October. The 2-disc package will includes 26 cartoon classics from the series. Further details on the release are awaited.

Variety reports that Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment are teaming up to adapt the Dr. Seuss’ green themed book The Lorax into a 3-D CG animated feature. Co-directed by Chris Renaud and Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio, with Paul & Daurio writing the script, The Lorax is targeted for a March 2, 2012 release, which […]

ComingSoon reports that Sony Pictures’ Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will hit 3D IMAX theaters on September 18 in addition to conventional theaters. Written and directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord, the movie features voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Andy Samberg, Mr. T and Tracy Morgan.

Collider shares a teaser trailer for the upcoming 3-D releases of Pixar’s Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Both films, in their new and improved 3D versions, will hit theatres on a double bill for two weeks only, starting October 2nd.

DVDActive reports that Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut on 13th October. The film will be presented in widescreen, along with a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. Extras on this release will include, commentary by Matt Stone and Trek Parker, a “What Would Brian Boitano Do” Music […]

Variety hosts a series of articles on Hayao Miyazaki under the title Animation legend Hayao Miyazaki featuring the famous Japanese animation director often regarded as one the the world’s greatest storyteller. Miyazaki hopes to break US spell talks about Miyazaki’s upcoming release Ponyo which will be his biggest stateside release so far. The article talks […]

Variety reports that 20th Century Fox’s blockbuster three-quel Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs has a good chance of becoming the top-grossing animated title of all time at the international box-office surpassing $524 million gross of Pixar’s Finding Nemo. Article says that the quick $448 million earned overseas by Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs […]

DVDActive reports that Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced DVD and Blu-ray releases of Battle for Terra on 22nd September. Extras will include commentary with director Aristomenis Tsirbas, a Making of Battle for Terra featurette, Terra – The Original Short Film, deleted scenes, original storyboards, and the theatrical trailer.

/Film shares a new image and also a link to few new magazine scans from Disney’s upcoming film Rapunzel. Directed by Byron Howard & Nathan Greno, Rapunzel is scheduled to hit theaters in Christmas 2010.