animated-news

Angry Birds secures China release date
Marvel “commits” to Black Widow solo film (maybe)
Batman v Superman finally gets HISHE parody video

By now, you’ve most likely seen Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and whether you found it awesome or underwhelming, you’ve probably been waiting for the How it Should Have Ended video. Well, it’s finally online, essentially spoofing the entire movie before moving on to what fans are really waiting for: Batman and Superman having […]

Song of the Summer? Timberlake releases Can’t Stop the Feeling from DreamWorks’ Trolls

Justin Timberlake released Can’t Stop the Feeling today, which will be featured on the soundtrack for DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls. The video for the song includes co-stars James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, Kunal Nayyar, Ron Funches.

Bling in limited theatrical release today

Momentum Pictures is bringing an English-language dub of the South Korean film Bling to select theaters in the United States today: “Featuring the voice talents of Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights), Jennette McMcurdy (iCarly, Sam & Cat), Carla Gugino (Spy Kids) and James Woods (Justice League Action, Hercules) and distributed by Momentum Pictures and produced […]

Alden Ehrenreich is the new Han Solo
Watch four new Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises shorts

As part of the Star Wars Day celebration on May 4th, Disney XD aired four new Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises shorts. Each short takes a humorous look at characters from Star Wars: The Force Awakens prior to the films. Rey Strikes Back looks a typical day for Rey as a scavenger on Jakku. […]

Avengers: Infinity War films to be re-titled
The Killing Joke coming to Blu-ray in August
New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 trailer

A third (and presumably final) trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows has just been released online. The sequel hits theaters this June.

Comcast/DreamWorks deal questions answered
Elena of Avalor revealed in (brief) new teaser trailer

The first (and very short) teaser trailer for Disney’s upcoming TV movie Elena of Avalor is now online, and can be watched in the player below. The Sofia the First spin-off is planned to help launch a new series. It premieres on Disney Channel this summer.

Ratchet & Clank opens

Gramercy and Rainmaker’s Ratchet & Clank opens today in 2,891 theaters, according to Box Office Mojo. The film isn’t doing well with the critics, earning just a 21% so far at Rotten Tomatoes. It may underperform with audiences too, with BOM predicting a 6th place finish this weekend with $5.49 million.

French Peanuts TV series coming to United States
Third Kubo and the Two Strings trailer released

It may not open until August, but Universal has just released a third trailer for Kubo and the Two Strings. You can watch it in the player below.

Is the Dream over? NBC/Universal to acquire DreamWorks Animation

It’s official – Comcast owned NBC/Universal will acquire DreamWorks Animation, the sale bringing DWA back under the same fold as its original parent DreamWorks/Amblin, whose films are now distributed by Universal. Jeffrey Katzenberg’s DWA will finally compete with Disney on a massive scale, from television to theme parks and, while he will stay on in […]

Academy event to honor 25th anniversary of Beauty and the Beast

The Academy is honoring the 25th anniversary of Beauty and the Beast. Details follow in this AMPAS press release Eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken and three-time Oscar nominee Angela Lansbury will join voice actors Paige O’Hara, Richard White and Robby Benson, supervising animators Andreas Deja, Mark Henn and Glen Keane, key story artist Brenda Chapman, […]

James Arnold Taylor and Bella Thorne on Ratchet & Clank
Animated Watership Down miniseries coming to Netflix