The New York Times has a look at Laika, the company behind the upcoming animated film ParaNorman. The in-depth piece includes: a history of the studio, a look at some of their ground-breaking work in rapid prototyping and 3D and how the Laika aims to push the boundaries of stop-motion animation, a discussion with Henry […]

Wreck-it Ralph director Rich Moore talks with HitFix about pitching the film to John Lasseter, getting game studios on board for character cameos, Sarah Silverman’s involvement, creating the in-movie game, and more.

The Hollywood Reporter says Sony Pictures Animation acquired the rights to the 1980s sitcom ALF and is looking to make a film with the producers of the original show and last year’s The Smurfs movie. But before nostalgists get too excited, it appears they will retire the puppet prop and change the Melmacian alien life […]

DreamWorks is closing in on a September deadline to decide on a new distribution partner, according to the L.A. Times. With their 2006 deal with Paramount set to expire, DreamWorks is looking for more favorable terms with Sony and Fox.

The L.A.Times reports that DreamWorks has bought Classic Media for $155 million. DreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg said, “Classic Media brings a large and diverse collection of characters and branded assets that is extremely complementary to DreamWorks Animation’s franchise business, and we plan to leverage it across our motion picture, television, home entertainment, consumer […]

Disney’s Comic-con panel had many revelations, two of which were about animated projects. Wreck-it Ralph had an extended 10 minute (non-continuous) video preview shown. In the discussion it was revealed that Disney tried to get video game character Mario included in the film but the price was too high. Also mentioned was that famed musician […]

DreamWorks had plenty of announcements to make at their Comic-con panel and Entertainment Weekly has the scoops. The Penguins of Madagascar will be getting their own feature film slated for 2015 according to Madagascar 3 director McGrath. Bill Damaschke, chief creative officer of DreamWorks Animation, admitted Kung Fu Panda 3 is in the works. Footage […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is screening the 1959 animated classic Sleeping Beauty as the second film in their series The Last 70mm Film Festival. Showtime is Monday, July 16, at 7:30pm at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The film will be introduced by animator Andreas Deja and character […]

The New York Times reports that DreamWorks has made a deal with the company behind the United States’ biggest mall that would bring their characters to a new amusement park as part of a entertainment and retail mall in the New Jersey Meadowlands. Jeffrey Katzenberg said the park would involve the studio’s “characters, storytelling and […]

With the latest installment of the Ice Age franchise set to open this weekend, some of the new cast members are speaking to the press. Game of Thrones‘ Peter Dinklage, who stars as the antagnoist, a prehistoric ape named Captain Gutt, talks with the New York Daily News. Rapper Nicki Minaj, who plays a woolly […]

Thanks in large part to a big boost from The Avengers, Disney has become the first studio to surpass a billion dollars domestically at the box office this year according to Deadline.

In a move more and more studios have been employing recently to prevent a film from losing traction internationally when the US box office for the film is weak, Blue Sky’s latest title, Ice Age: Continental Drift, has already been released overseas. And the strategy is working as the film is a hit before it […]

ComingSoon.net reports on DreamWorks’ announcement of a new upcoming animated film. Happy Smekday!, based on the book The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex, is slated for release in late 2014, and will star Emmy Award winner Jim Parsons and Grammy Award winner Rihanna. “In Happy Smekday! an alien race invades Earth and uses […]

Nickelodeon’s Penguins of Madagascar won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Animated Program according to Animation Magazine. This award is in addition to the two it won last week in the first portion of the awards ceremonies.

Disney/Pixar’s Brave opens today in a Pixar record 4,164 theatres according to Box Office Mojo — and two-thirds of those theatres will be showing it in 3D. It’s earned a fresh 73% rating from Rotten Tomatoes with the critical consensus being that while it “may not live up to the lofty standards of the Pixar […]

As far back as our first year online, we’ve reported on the unhappiness of TV animation writers about the fact that they have to choose to be recognized in the animation categories or the regular comedy categories. Either/or, never both. King of the Hill, The Simpsons, and Family Guy have all tried and failed to […]

io9 has a list of the 22 rules of storytelling compiled by Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats — the “nuggets of narrative wisdom she’s received working for the animation studio over the years”.

The Creative Arts portion of the Daytime Emmy Awards were announced Sunday. Nickelodeon’s Kung Fu Panda won four Emmys (Casting, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and an Individual Achievement award). Nickelodeon’s Penguins of Madagascar won two awards (Directing and Original Song for In the Happy Little Land of Hoboken Surprise). The Hub’s Transformers: Prime won two […]

Disney has officially unveiled Frozen, the long rumored Snow Queen based animated feature, now renamed in the vein of Tangled. The film will be directed by Chris Buck (Tarzan, Surf’s Up) and produced by Peter Del Vecho (Winnie the Pooh, The Princess and the Frog). Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel star. Original songs will be […]

Licensing Expo 2012 is about to get under way and Collider is on top of the synopses, promo images, and posters being released in the run-up. First off they have a first image and blurb from DreamWorks’ Mr. Peabody and Sherman. They also have a first synopsis of Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers.

The winners of the Annecy International Animation Festival have been announced and Animation Magazine has the list. “French short Tram by Michaela Pavlátová took home the Annecy Cristal for best short film, while the Romanian movie Crulic – The Path to Beyond, by Anca Damian, was the winner in the best feature category.” Check out […]

Deadline reports that analysts have raised the forecast for DreamWorks stock after the big opening weekend for Madagascar 3.

The Times of India reports that the animation industry in the country is expected to grow almost 25% over the next 4 years. The report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers International Limited means the value of the industry could reach $1 billion in 2014.