Ars Technica reports that Capcom sent PAX East attendees into a “sing-along frenzy” today with the announcement that they are rewriting history by remastering the 1989 Nintendo Entertainment System video game DuckTales for modern high definition consoles. Details are still a blur, but “the game is based heavily on the NES classic—about 70 percent of […]

Two new trailers for DreamWorks Animation’s Turbo have arrived online. The second domestic trailer, attached to The Croods in theaters this weekend, may be seen at iTunes Movie Trailers. Concurrently, an extended international trailer is available at MSN UK. Turbo tells of a snail whose dream of competing in the Indy 500 is brought to […]

A brand new trailer and poster for Despicable Me 2 have found their way online and can be seen on ComingSoon.Net. The preview is expected to be shown on the big screen this weekend with 3-D screenings of The Croods. Already one of the most marketed movies of the year, Despicable Me 2 strikes theaters everywhere this […]

Spinoff Online has a look (courtesy of BeyBladeMetalRanger) at the first promo for Teen Titans Go!, a new series from Cartoon Network’s DC Nation programming block. “Character-driven comedy is the order of the day as this new take on the superhero series focuses on the funny business that happens between saving the world and living […]

Stitch Kingdom notes that in keeping with Pixar’s marketing push to make Monsters University feel like a real school, they recently started a Tumblr page ran by a “student” — a “Monstropolis transplant”, an “MU Sophomore”, and a “Self-diagnosed coffee addict”. Be sure to check out The Grumblr for more, including this ESPN video on […]

Grow Film Company recently posted some behind the scenes videos from Laika and their recent film ParaNorman. Included are tours of the puppets, animation, and art departments. You can watch the animation video here, but check out their page for the rest.

Bob Iger may have said there aren’t any 2D films in production, but Disney has not stopped the traditional animated short according to Cartoon Research. The new shorts have…”the design esthetic for the Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts reaches back almost 80 years and borrows reverentially from the bold style of his 1930s design, but not […]

The South by Southwest festival opens today in Austin, Texas. Eleven animated short films are on the schedule, including the United States premiere of Pixar’s The Blue Umbrella. The full list of movies being screened is on the SXSW website. Another film to look for is The Gold Sparrow. The film was directed by Daniel […]

Disney has posted a video exposé on “one time Fix-It Felix Jr. high score champion Garlan Hulse, his fall into obscurity, and his attempt to be on top again”. A promotion for Wreck-It Ralph which was released on home video this week, you can watch the 30 minute mockumentary here:

In anticipation of their upcoming film The Croods, DreamWorks is posting new clips and featurettes to their YouTube channel. Also just added is a preview of the upcoming home video release of Rise of the Guardians, which you can watch here. The Croods hits theatres on March 22nd while Guardians hits store shelves on March […]

The Nerdist has a look at a new poster for Pixar’s Monsters University. You can view a large version here, or the original there. Also here, check out a large size poster for the short attached to MU, The Blue Umbrella. You can see both in theatres June 21, 2013.

The trailer of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is now available on Yahoo! Movies. In this brand-new story, Flint discovers that his most infamous machine – which turns water into food – is still operating and is now creating mutant food beasts. With the fate of humanity in his hands, Flint and his […]

The second, full trailer for DisneyToon Studios’ Planes is now online, courtesy of Animated Podcast. The film tells the story of Dusty Crophopper, a small-town crop duster who dreams of competing in a prestigious international air race. Planes will hit theaters on August 9. To view the trailer, click here:

Sony Pictures Animation has revealed the teaser poster for their upcoming film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. A trailer for the film will be released tomorrow. The sequel will hit theatres on September 27, 2013. Check out the full size poster here:

Unfortunately, Fox has pulled The Longest Daycare, the final film nominated for the Best Animated Short Oscar, off the web [update: it’s back online!], so hopefully you caught it when it aired this past Sunday. But The Hollywood Reporter has something almost as good for Simpsons fans: a 25 minute video interview with director David […]

Visual effects house ILM has posted a video feature titled “Behind the Magic: Building a Digital New York for The Avengers“. According to their post at YouTube: “Although roughly a third of The Avengers is set in New York City precious little was actually filmed there… [The crew] digitally recreated roughly 20 square blocks of […]

ABC News got a private tour of Pixar with Brave director Mark Andrews and a behind the scenes look at, not just the work that went into the making the film, but the playtime as well. Watch it here:

Today we continue bringing you the nominees for the Best Animated Short Academy Award with the film Fresh Guacamole. At less than two minutes long it is the shortest movie ever nominated for an Oscar. Animated in stop motion by PES, the film is about a person making the title dip with some not so […]

With the Oscars just over a week away and voting about to end, nominees (and their representation!) are working hard to put themselves and their work in the public eye. In fact, all the films nominated for Best Visual Effects have been profiled in the media recently. • Cinema Blend talked to executive producer Victoria […]

Today we’re bringing to your attention the third of the five nominees for the Best Animated Short Oscar, Head Over Heels. Written and directed by Timothy Reckart, the film is about a married couple who after many years have literally grown apart (he resides on the floor and she on the ceiling) and they now […]