animated-news

Nick wades into “princess politics” with Nella the Princess Knight
Super Bowl TV spot for Ghost in the Shell explodes online early

The Super Bowl TV spot for Ghost in the Shell has made it to YouTube a few days before the big game, and you can watch it now in the player below. The hotly anticipated release blasts into theaters this March.

First look at Pixar’s newest short film Lou
Open Road buys full rights to Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad
Cool new Kong: Skull Island poster released

The IMAX poster for Kong: Skull Island has just been revealed on Facebook, and you can check it out below. The action movie opens everywhere March 10th.

Disney ends animation anti-poaching suit with $100M deal
R-rated Dutch animated movie The Trouble with Terkel to get limited US release this week

Terkel in Trouble–a Dutch animated movie about a boy who drives his sister to suicide–is opening in apparently very limited release as The Trouble with Terkel this weekend, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The film was actually released internationally back in 2004, which makes it somewhat surprising to see it getting a theatrical run in […]

Lego Batman filmmakers discuss the movie’s humor
Live-action/animated The Rats of NIMH gets a director
Tangled: The Series gets premiere date
Watch the final full trailer for the live-action Beauty and the Beast

Disney aired the final full trailer for their upcoming live-action adaption of Beauty and the Beast ahead of the film’s March 17th release during The Bachelor on ABC. It features a snippet of the title song sung by Ariana Grande and John Legend.

Ben Affleck no longer directing The Batman
Here are 10 fun facts about Moana
The Han Solo solo outing has begun shooting
Avatar sequels (finally) begin production in August
Zootopia wins animated prize at Producers Guild Awards
The decidedly different role of an editor in animated films
Marvel teases future Spider-Man animation projects for TV
Moana: Sing-Along Edition fails to find box office waves

Disney’s attempt to milk a little more money out of Moana by releasing a special “Sing-Along” version of the film probably didn’t work out quite like they hoped, with Box Office Mojo reporting a 13th place finish. Despite adding more than 500 screens for the weekend, the musical actually saw a 10% decline from last […]

My Little Pony prequel comic series on the way
John Hurt, screen veteran and prolific animation voice actor, passes away aged 77
Lego Batman currently tracking ahead of Fifty Shades Darker
Paramount’s Amusement Park moves up to 2018
Sony Pictures Classics to distribute Brigsby Bear this summer