After canning the planned 3D theatrical re-release of The Little Mermaid originally set for later this year Disney announced the film would be making its way on to their Diamond Edition line of Blu-ray discs. Left unsaid was whether the work already done on the 3D version would be utilized on the home video release. […]

The Hollywood Reporter has the first big review of DreamWorks’ next animated film The Croods, which played at the Berlin International Film Festival this past week. Their bottom line is “the humor and charm… is too uneven to help it approach [Ice Age’s] mammoth market share. But its mostly fast-moving roller coaster of kinetic action […]

Are Mickey Mouse and Roger Rabbit teaming for a remake of the 1952 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis movie The Stooge? That’s what an inside source has revealed to Who Censored Roger Rabbit? author Gary K. Wolf, who reports the news under pen name “Walter Windchill”. Mickey would take on Martin’s role of a failing […]

The Golden Reel Awards honored Wreck-It Ralph in the category of Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film. The Walt Disney Animation Studios film beat competitors Brave, Rise of the Guardians, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, A Cat in Paris, Frankenweenie, ParaNorman and The Pirates! Band of Misfits. Deadline.com […]

Escape from Planet Earth beat expectations over its opening weekend, pulling in $16.6 million for a 4th place finish, according to Box Office Mojo’s studio estimates. BOM had projected the film would only bring in $11.3 million while Box Office Prophets predicted a similar $12.1 million haul.

The Simpsons won the Writers Guild award for TV animation last night for the episode Ned ‘n Edna’s Blend Agenda. This was writer Jeff Westbrook’s third award in the category, having previously won in 2007 and 2008 for the long running series as well. The Hollywood Reporter has the full list of nominees and winners.

Electric City picked up the award for Best Animated Series at the 3rd Annual Streamy Awards on Sunday, beating fellow nominees Dinosaur Office, Oishi High School Battle, Dick Figures and Red vs. Blue. Created by Tom Hanks, Electric City is the post-apocalyptic story of citizens who live in the title setting, a would-be utopia that […]

Over the weekend, Disney/Pixar’s Brave added two more awards to its collection: the Cinema Audio Society Award for outstanding sound mixing and the American Cinema Editor’s Eddie Award. Other CAS Award nominees included Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Wreck-It Ralph, Frankenweenie and Rise of the Guardians, while the latter three were also nominated for the ACE […]

Coming Soon has the first clip from DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods. In the clip, Eep (Emma Stone) and Guy (Ryan Reynolds) try to trap a prehistoric beast by puppeteering a fake romantic interest for him. Directed by Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders, The Croods will open in theaters March 22.

Disney is preparing for the youngest audience members of Planes to continue the adventures of Dusty Crophopper at home. At the 110th annual American International Toy Fair last week, attendees caught a sneak peek at the much-hyped remote-controlled Dusty as well as the U-Command Dusty, as documented by Stitch Kingdom. On Twitter, DaDa Rocks! posted […]

Ice Age: Continental Drift was named the best family movie of 2012 at the 21st Annual Movieguide Faith & Values Awards Gala, beating other animated nominees Wreck-It Ralph, The Secret World of Arrietty and Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. As for the best mature-audience film, The Avengers took the award over such nominees as The […]

Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive progression reel for Disney’s Annie-winning short Paperman, showing how animators placed hand-drawn layers upon computer animated imagery to achieve the film’s stunning look. One might wish to view Paperman on the upcoming Wreck-It Ralph Blu-ray – the short has been removed from YouTube – before delving too far into the […]

Both DisneyToon Studios’ Planes and DreamWorks Animation’s Turbo are receiving praise following recent test screenings. At WDW Magic, regular forum member “M.rudolf” writes that Planes is testing “thru [sic] the roof,” better than the Cars movies and Wreck-It Ralph. This news likely explains why Planes was promoted to a theatrical release after being made as […]

In an extensive interview with the LA Times, Tim Burton discusses the dissapointing box office results of Frankenweenie, his decision to shoot the movie in black and white, and stop-motion animation as a whole. “I do feel like people were scared of that concept of death,” Burton said of the movie’s heavy themes. “There is […]

DreamWorks Animation and REGIONS Group of Companies have signed a licensing agreement to develop indoor theme parks in major cities throughout Russia. The theme parks, scheduled to open in 2015, will be located in St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Yekaterinburg. The parks will include a mixed-use movie and concert hall, 4D movie theater, three-star 400-room hotel, […]

The soundtrack for the just released film Escape from Planet Earth is available and Film Music Reporter has the details and track listing. The Aaron Zigman scored album was recorded “with a 100 piece orchestra and choir at Abbey Road Studios in London”.

Escape from Planet Earth opens in 3,288 theaters today, featuring the voices of Brendan Fraser, Rob Corddry, Ricky Gervais and Jessica Alba. Families eager to learn if the computer animated flick is worth a trip to the theater will have to rely on word-of-mouth rather than professional reviews, at least for the time being. According […]

Liam Neeson has signed on to voice Phango, a malevolent leopard, in Triggerfish Animation Studios’ Khumba, says Kidscreen. Also featuring the voices of AnnaSophia Robb and Jake T. Austin, the film tells the story of “a half-striped zebra who leaves his home in search of a magic waterhole where legend says the first zebras got […]

The Wrap reports that Universal has put a mystery film on their schedule for July 3, 2015 — a holiday weekend usually reserved for major tentpole releases. The movie will be an animated feature from Illumination Entertainment, the company behind Despicable Me, The Lorax, and the upcoming Grinch remake. But this will be a new, […]

With their spring release just weeks away, DreamWorks is already looking towards Turbo, slated to come out this summer. IOL Motoring reports that the studio has tricked out a Chevy Camaro with “a make-over of Hollywood proportions. The DTM-style front splitter is big enough to make a locomotive blush, and the goliath supercharger sprouting out […]

Finishing up their promotional push, more stars of the film Escape From Planet Earth talked with the media this week. William Shatner spoke with the Montreal Gazette. Jane Lynch interviewed with She Knows. And director Cal Brunker talked with the Canadian Press on how the film is a big leap for Canadian animation. The film, […]

In a Disney first, Wreck-It Ralph is available to download before it reaches DVD and Blu-ray. But before it hits the mass market a couple interesting tidbits have popped up on io9 and each offers a fresh perspective on the popular movie. First up is a 60 second live-action short by Kial Natale. Casting choices […]

Check out The Rotoscopers for a look at the poster for Pixar’s upcoming short film The Blue Umbrella. A giveaway prize at the short’s premiere in Germany, “the poster is minimalistic and absolutely adorable. It shows the blue umbrella cuddling up to the red umbrella among a sea of boring black umbrellas.” Look for The […]

Jessica Alba and George Lopez talk with Collider about their film opening this Thursday, Escape from Planet Earth. They talk about their reasons for doing the film, how they were case, the recording process, and much more. Lopez said, “When you look at who is in this movie, I mean, I’ve done a lot of […]

Netflix and DreamWorks Animation today announced they will create the first ever Netflix Original Series for kids. Based on their upcoming movie Turbo (premiering in theaters this summer) the Netflix series Turbo: F.A.S.T. (Fast Action Stunt Team) debuts exclusively this December. “Families love Netflix, so creating an original series for kids was a natural for […]

Today was animation historian Jerry Beck’s last day at Cartoon Brew, the site he founded nine years ago with Amid Amidi. “For those wondering where I’m going – I’m planning to continue doing what I’ve been doing: animation showings in L.A. (with plans to bring my act to New York as well), teaching cartoon history, […]