CNN reports that in this 30th anniversary year, the Care Bears are set to reboot in a new animated series this weekend on The Hub called Care Bears: Welcome to Care-A-Lot. Gabrielle Oliff, vice president of brand and marketing for American Greetings, said. “Now just seemed right because we had women who grew up with […]

Marvel’s The Avengers will be screened for astronauts on the International Space Station. Dan Cook, a Psychological Support Coordinator, said “These are the types of things that help to keep the crew connected to home, which is a huge morale boost while being away for long periods of time”.

Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios announced more information about the plot and voice cast for their upcoming film Epic (formally Leafmen). Directed by Chris Wedge, “Epic tells the story of an ongoing battle deep in the forest between the forces of good and the forces of evil. When a teen age girl […]

At the D: All Things Digital technology confernce this week Disney Animation and Pixar President Ed Catmull was featured on two panels. The first was a discussion on the legacy of Steve Jobs. The second was all about his work at Pixar and Disney. Some of the discussion centered on telling good stories and brutal […]

At an investor’s conference this week Disney CEO Bob Iger said that the company will soon launch an app that will allow subscribers to view the Disney Channel on their mobile devices. Reuters reports that Comcast will be the first cable company to offer the service and it could come as early as next week.

Those two and a half minute commercials for upcoming films we all anxiously wait for, talk endlessly about a year before the film will even appear, and pour over every frame of for nuggets of info deservedly have their day today. The Golden Trailer Awards, recognizing “the creative people who make movie trailers, and the […]

DreamWorks is apparently making the charity rounds with their upcoming film, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. Last week we reported on an event raising money for scholarships for public school students in Tucson. This week you can head out to Campbell CA for an early screening of the film benefitting the area’s Youth Science Institute. […]

Bleeding Cool has the second trailer for Sony’s animated Starship Troopers: Invasion film, slated as a straight-to-home-video release for summer 2012.

The L.A. Times has a fun slideshow from Andrew Stanton from his time directing Wall-E . Apparently the editorial department at Pixar took a model of M-O to a Sears Portrait Studio and had some fun!

Toby Chu, who among his many other credits previously worked in the music department on several DreamWorks films, is scoring Summertime’s upcoming film Dorothy of Oz, according to Film Music Reporter. Deborah Lurie was originally announced as composer of the score.

The Wall Street Journal confirms the unsurprising news that Pixar’s upcoming film Brave is dedicated to Steve Jobs, the founder and CEO of the company until its sale to Disney. In the credits he “is lauded as a partner, mentor and friend”.

A group called Thank You Walt Disney Inc. are in the final stages of fundraising in an attempt to revitalize Laugh-O-Gram, Disney’s first professional animation studio, according to the Kansas City Star. The group’s plans include an interactive historical site, an educational museum, and, if they raise enough money, a working animation and digital media […]

Collider talks with Bruce Boxleitner about the animated series TRON: Uprising, which officially premiere’s on Disney XD in June.

It could be said that the Disney Parks are built off the backs of the company’s animated properties. And with two new projects set to open in the coming weeks that couldn’t be more true. Next week Walt Disney World in Orlando is set to open the Art of Animation Resort, a value priced hotel […]

The Indian film Arjun: The Warrior Prince opens worldwide today, but just in a limited release in the United States — only 10 theatres so far according to Box Office Mojo. The film, in Hindi with English subtitles, is a joint UTV Motion Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures production. Twitch has more about the movie, […]

Disney/Pixar leader John Lasseter was on hand for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Development Of The Digital Animator” panel this week, according to Deadline. He discussed traditional animation vs computer generated, his thoughts on motion capture, and said Pixar is interested in is bringing in new blood so “this Golden Age of […]

Madagascar 3 is coming to one theatre two weeks early in a special preview to help provide scholarships to students in a local Arizona school district. The Daily Star says the effort was a collaboration between Monique Soria, public relations director for the Sunnyside Unified School District, and Mireille Soria, of DreamWorks Animation who produced […]

BusinessWeek reports that with $1.18 billion in global sales in the bank in just three weeks, The Avengers has become the highest-grossing film in Disney history — more than the $1.07 billion the previous leader, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, earned over it’s entire theatrical run. Domestically the film has just passed Star […]

The San Jose Mercury News talks with composer/lyricist Richard Sherman, who discusses the creation of the music for Mary Poppins and his thoughts on the stage adaptation.

Cartoon Brew reports that a new 3D Simpsons short, titled The Longest Daycare, will be attached to the theatrical release of Ice Age: Continental Drift opening July 13th. Check out their site for a short teaser trailer. Thanks to ‘gaastra’ in the AV Forum for the heads up!

Digital Domain (Transformers, Tron: Legacy) has announced they plan to open a 150,000-square-foot production studio and media school in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, in 2015. The new studio “would create English- and Arabic-language animated movies targeted at Middle Eastern audiences, as well as produce visual and 3-D effects”.

Film Screen Rejects visits the set of what they say might be “the year’s most impressive animated movie” — Laika’s ParaNorman.

NPR has a piece about what independent animation companies have to do to compete in a tough Chinese market dominated by state run media and foreign animation studios.

Despite great reviews The Pirates! Band of Misfits had a disappointing weekend at the box office. While coming in a better than some expected 2nd place the film only earned $11.1 million according to Box Office Mojo. That tally is the worst ever opening for Aardman on this side of the pond. It’s not all […]

Aardman’s The Pirates! Band of Misfits made the publicity rounds this week. Indiewire talked with director Peter Lord about DreamWorks Animation, Batman, and the allure of Pirates, while SFGate continues with the director on the pirate theme. The Kansas City Star discusses the history of stop motion animation and how Aardman is helping the medium […]

Sony/Columbia/Aardman’s The Pirates! Band of Misfits opens today in 3,358 theatres, according to Box Office Mojo. The film is a hit with the critics so far, earning an 87% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes. That number soars to 96% when counting only the top critics. Unfortunately Box Office Prophets doubts the movie will be a […]

ComingSoon.net has the news out of CinemaCon detailing Pixars 2014-15 slate of films. The Good Dinosaur, directed by Bob Peterson, will debut on May 30, 2014. Pete Docter’s untitled film “that takes you inside the mind” is now set for June 19, 2015. Also announced was director Lee Unkrich’s next project with producer Darla Anderson […]

A new trailer for Brave is available online at Apple’s website. The Disney/Pixar film is set open June 22, 2012.

Skwigly Animation Magazine has launched a podcast. The first edition features an interview with Peter Lord on his new Pirates! film, along with discussion on other news of the day