They’re a long way off, but Disney and Pixar have set release dates for eight untitled films, Collider tells us. With four movies coming from each studio, the dates start on March 4th, 2016 and end on November 21, 2018. Nothing is known about any of the projects in question at this point. The full […]

For years, Simpsons fans have wondered where exactly in the United States the hometown of their favorite characters is located. Now it would seem they have an answer: Springfield is in Orlando, Florida. EW is reporting that Universal Studios is building a Springfield-themed area around The Simpsons Ride, which will include a Krusty Burger, Moe’s […]

A second trailer for Walking With Dinosaurs is now online and can be seen at First Showing. The preview consists of mainly footage from the film’s first trailer, with the difference being that this one is “narrated” by the movie’s leading dino. Although it will still look to many eyes like Dinosaur 2, the movie is […]

The first banners for Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming animated feature The Wind Rises have made their way online and can be seen on Collider. Unlike previous Miyazaki efforts, which have largely been fantasy stories, this film will tell the real life tale of Jiro Horikoshi, who created the Zero Fighters used by Japan during World War […]

The newest trailer for Planes is now online and can be viewed over at Coming Soon. The Cars spin-off features the voices of Dane Cook, John Cleese, Teri Hatcher and more. Orignally set to go straight to DVD, Planes soars onto the big screen on August 9th.

Fox/Blue Sky’s Epic opens today in 3,882 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is getting middling reviews from the critics with a barely fresh 63% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus is that “though its narrative themes are all too familiar, Epic is beautifully animated and crafted with just enough flair to make […]

New artwork for Disney’s Frozen is making the rounds online. The first, most-discussed image is that of a promotional display for the highly anticipated feature. It shows the rosy-cheeked protagonist Anna in a new pose and possibly the public’s first look at the snowman Olaf in his final CGI form. From the Disney Reads Facebook […]

With the movie about a month away, the Disney marketing machine is continuing to push Monsters University, with a new trailer now available on iTunes. The preview features the song Roar, made for the film by Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia. The Monsters, Inc. prequel opens everywhere June 21st.

The Snow Queen appears to be a popular story to adapt into animation. News about Disney’s Frozen skims the web like an early frost, but another adaptation from Russia melts away in the morning light from too little publicity. Keeping the same name as Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, Deadline says that Vertical Entertainment has bought […]

Last week, readers got their first glimpse of the Toy Story of Terror TV special. Now word has arrived on another Toy Story project in the works: Mythic Rock, as listed on the résumé of Pixar producer Kim Jorgensen Adamsthe. Mythic Rock appears to be the latest entry in the Toy Story Toons line of […]

Rovio Entertainment has announced Jon Vitti will pen the screenplay for the film adaptation of the Angry Birds video game franchise. Among his numerous honors, Vitti has been particularly celebrated at the Emmy Awards: he won one as a writer-consulting producer on King of the Hill, and was nominated for his work on The Simpsons […]

While many candidates for next year’s Best Animated Feature Oscar have yet to be released, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is already looking ahead to the ceremony, making a few changes to its rulebook. From now on, directors won’t be the only recipients of the Best Animated Feature statuette, as a credited […]

With Fox/Blue Sky’s Epic opening in theaters this Friday, Fox Home Entertainment is taking the opportunity to highlight some of their previous animated hits. For a limited time, families can purchase three Blu-ray 3-packs for $21.99 each: a Blue Sky set containing Robots, Horton Hears a Who, and Rio; an Ice Age set featuring the […]

LA Weekly shares the background of Jennifer Lee, the first female director of a Walt Disney Animation Studios theatrical feature. Lee graduated from Columbia Film School, where she met her future Wreck-It Ralph co-writer Phil Johnston. After the success of Ralph, Lee was asked to write and co-direct Frozen with Chris Buck. “Every day, it […]

In the latter ’00s, Vídeo Brinquedo raised the ire of animation fans, critics and unsuspecting parents by releasing cheaply-made imitations of Pixar’s and DreamWorks’ blockbusters. The most famous of these “mockbusters” was arguably Ratatoing, a thinly-veiled knock-off of Ratatouille. However, Vídeo Brinquedo also made a mint off their Little Cars series, just as Disney has […]

Earlier this week, Disney revealed more info on the previously-announced Toy Story of Terror, a 30-minute special airing on the ABC network in time for Halloween. According to TV Guide, the project begins with Bonnie, her mother and, of course, Woody and the gang on a road trip to see Bonnie’s grandmother, when their car […]

In what is shaping up to be an exciting (and expensive!) summer for high-def Disney fans, the Studio has just announced new additions to its already busy Blu-ray catalog releases. Joining the June 11 release of Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The Emperor’s New Groove and Lilo & Stitch, and the August 27 release of The […]

Walt Disney Studios has released the dialogue-free “music video” Planes Takes Flight, to help build buzz for this summer’s Cars spin-off. For two and a half minutes, the video shows off the film’s visuals and storyline without a single spoken word, using just new footage and the musical score. Interestingly, that musical score comes from […]

Earlier this week, a Portuguese-language teaser trailer for Rio 2 went online. Now Fox has released a domestic version, featuring a colorful assortment of characters shaking their tail feathers until interrupted by Luiz the dog and a familiar foe. “Keep celebrating… I’ll be pooping on your party promptly,” warns Nigel the cockatoo, once again voiced […]

No one and we must admit no one saw this coming: My Little Pony: Equestria Girls. The fan favorite cartoon My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is getting its first movie, but instead of following a story about ponies and their adventures it is about the ponies being transformed into humans and their high school […]

It’s been quite some time since Waltz With Bashir was in theaters, but director Ari Folman is following his Oscar-nominated film this year with The Congress, a motion-capture animated movie starring Robin Wright as an actress who agrees to have herself digitized for money. Deadline has the first trailer for it, which is set to debut […]

Getting an almost surprising amount of attention this week was the news that Disney had given Brave’s Merida an apparent makeover as they made the character part of their “official” Princess Collection (even though she’s technically a Pixar heroine). It would seem, however, as though the studio possibly took notice, as the AV Club has pointed out […]

Over the past few months, more and more members of the creative team behind DisneyToon Studios’ Planes have been revealed, from the director to producers to story artists. However, one glaring omission from the film’s IMDb and Wikipedia pages left folks asking, “Who exactly wrote this movie?” Now a source at Disney has given Animated […]

Constantin Film has sent Animated Views the poster artwork for Tarzan, the latest adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ legendary hero. The poster for the motion capture film first debuted in April but with German-language text. This new version of the one sheet arrives without text, allowing the viewer to fully enjoy the striking artwork of […]

As folks at this year’s CinemaCon reported back from the Despicable Me 2 presentation, readers were surprised to learn that the highly anticipated sequel will feature an alternate version of the yellow, friendly Minions loved by audiences worldwide. Indeed, the franchise’s second chapter will soon introduce moviegoers to purple, evil Minions. Now the official Facebook […]

The teaser trailer for Rio 2 has leaked, in Portuguese, thanks to Animação S.A., reports A113 Animation. The new footage presents the film’s cast of characters performing a festive dance number, with macaws Blu and Jewel accompanied by their new triplets. The trailer also shows off Blue Sky Studios’ new logo, featuring Scrat once again […]

With the movie less than two months away, Universal has revealed a new poster for Despicable Me 2, which can be seen at the IMP Awards. The poster features Gru looking over his massive army of minions, along with the tagline “When the world needed a hero, they called a villain.” Me 2 opens everywhere […]

While Planes won’t hit theaters until August 9, a teaser poster for its sequel, Fire & Rescue, has already been discovered by Cine1.com.ar. The poster advertises the DisneyToon sequel as “coming soon” – perhaps sooner than originally expected given that this poster and an Art of book for the sequel have already been revealed.

In a trailer for Monsters University, Sully plays a prank on his roommate Mike by gluing mirror shards on him and transforming him into a disco ball. Mike was not too fond of the joke, but he probably will appreciate his face on Epcot’s Spaceship Earth. To celebrate the new movie and summer vacation, Disney […]

Brave heroine Merida was officially inducted as a Disney princess this past Sunday and to complement the official coronation she was given a makeover to match her ten cohorts. The Huffington Post details the full account about how Merida now has a tinier waist, less freckles, wider set eyes, and control over her red curls. […]