It is with solemn regret, that we annouce the death of Bob Lambert. Bob Lambert was the pioneering force behind Disney’s transition from hand-drawn cel animation to CGI. He intitated the deal with Pixar and for his efforts earned Disney the Academy Award for Scientific & Technical Achievement. He was a twenty-five year veteran of […]

Blu-Ray.com has the first official details involving the DVD and Blu-Ray release of DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. Extras on the Blu-Ray will include audio commentary and deleted scenes. Extras on the DVD release have yet to be revealed. A 3-D version of the Blu-Ray will also be available. Grossing more than $200 million […]

Several months after its theatrical run, Andrew Stanton recently spoke with the LA Times about the box office results for his first live-action feature, John Carter. In the interview, he talks about the film’s production problems, as well as the controversial marketing campaign that the movie was given. He also says that, despite internet rumors that […]

Eric, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny will be back for more R-rated adventures when South Park wraps up its current season starting on September 26th. The current season has seven episodes remaining. In addition to being aired on Comedy Central, the shows will also be made available online over at SouthParkStudios.com, and can be seen in […]

DreamWorks Animation, via its new distributor, 20th Century Fox, has revealed its upcoming movies from 2013-2016, ComingSoon.net is reporting. The slate, which begins with next spring’s The Croods, includes 16 animated features for the next four years–a record for any studio–and confirms previously rumored titles such as Kung Fu Panda 3 and The Penguins of Madagascar. “What we […]

The upcoming–and unexpected–sequel to Disney’s Gnomeo and Juliet is apparently really moving forward now, with the project now having a director, Indie Wire is reporting. The film will be helmed by Kung Fu Panda director John Stevenson, who also worked on Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas and Madagascar. The plot will involve Gnomeo and Juliet […]

Actor Michael Clarke Duncan, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in The Green Mile, has passed away at age 54, NBC News is reporting. Duncan’s powerful voice could be heard as the voice of Commander Vachir in Kung Fu Panda and as the voice of Tug in Brother Bear. In addition, Duncan […]

Delgo, the sci-fi animated feature from 2008 which once held the infamous record for lowest opening day of all time on more than 2,000 theaters, has finally lost its title. The children’s film The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure–a strange looking movie involving large costumed characters, balloons and Christopher Lloyd, among other things–truly set […]

In a move that will go down in animation history, Jeffrey Katzenberg and his DreamWorks studio have ended their distrubution contract with Paramount after six years. The animation studio responsible for Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and Madagascar has signed a new deal with Fox after talks with Paramount went south. Paramount did not want to […]

Animation Magazine has the complete cast list for Sony’s next animation project: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2: Revenge of the Leftovers. The original main cast returns to reprise their roles, including Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, James Caan, Neil Patrick Harris, and Benjamin Bratt. New additions to the cast include Will Forte […]

The famous talk show host has confirmed that she will return to voice the short-term memory Blue Tang, Dory in Finding Nemo 2. Last month Collider reported that Pixar would make a sequel to its highest groessest film. The script is currently in development, but no other actors have reported they will reprise their roles. […]

Walt Disney Studios have announced the US DVD and Blu-ray releases of Brave on November 13th, 2012. The latest Pixar offering will be available to own as a Five-Disc Combo Pack Ultimate Collector’s Edition, Three-Disc Combo Pack Collector’s Edition, and a single disc DVD. Full list of specs and extras can be found here.

ParaNorman had a weaker than expected opening, coming in third place for the weekend with $14 million according to Box Office Mojo. “Even with a unique concept and lukewarm competition, the movie still couldn’t break out of the standard stop-motion animation opening range, which reinforces how tricky this sub-genre is”.

Brenda Chapman, a former Pixar director and the original creative force behind Brave who was later replaced as director, has come out for the first time to explain her thoughts on what happened. In a piece for a New York Times series on How Can Women Gain Influence in Hollywood?, Chapman blames the “Hollywood Boy’s […]

Disney has ended production on an untitled Henry Selick project that had been slated for release in October 2013 due to it not being as far along as they needed it to be, according to Variety. They note that he still has the option to take the film to another studio.

In one of the oddest partnerships to be announced….well, in a long time, the WWE has announced that they are partnering with Warner Bros. to make an animated feature film starring Scooby-Doo. ComingSoon.Net reports that the movie will involve Scooby and the gang teaming up with World Wrestling Entertainment stars to fight crime, in an effort […]

As we get closer to the release of Feature Films/Laika’s ParaNorman this weekend the promotional tour is in full swing. Laika CEO and ParaNorman producer Travis Knight talks the rebirth of modern stop-motion animation and more with Dread Central. And Digital Facility has a running line of interviews with the filmmakers. Those posted so far […]

IndieWire reports that Pixar’s Brenda Chapman, the original director of Brave, has left Pixar for an unannounced project at LucasFilm Animation. Thanks to Lord Akiyama in the AV Forum for the tip.

The New York Times has a look at Laika, the company behind the upcoming animated film ParaNorman. The in-depth piece includes: a history of the studio, a look at some of their ground-breaking work in rapid prototyping and 3D and how the Laika aims to push the boundaries of stop-motion animation, a discussion with Henry […]

Wreck-it Ralph director Rich Moore talks with HitFix about pitching the film to John Lasseter, getting game studios on board for character cameos, Sarah Silverman’s involvement, creating the in-movie game, and more.

The Hollywood Reporter says Sony Pictures Animation acquired the rights to the 1980s sitcom ALF and is looking to make a film with the producers of the original show and last year’s The Smurfs movie. But before nostalgists get too excited, it appears they will retire the puppet prop and change the Melmacian alien life […]

DreamWorks is closing in on a September deadline to decide on a new distribution partner, according to the L.A. Times. With their 2006 deal with Paramount set to expire, DreamWorks is looking for more favorable terms with Sony and Fox.

It seems that Ben Affleck will not be the director for the proposed Justice League movie. It seems that Affleck has become one of Warner Brothers’ “go-to” directors for any project. Just because the studio wants him does not mean he will sign onto the project. Still Justice League is on the radar and talks […]

There is some nice, new concept art for Disney’s next animated film Frozen. It is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s 1845 fairyale The Snow Queen. The concept art features designs for the evil Snow Queen, the Princess Anna, and a mountain man. Princess Anna decides to rid her kingdom of eternal winter with the help […]

The first clip from DreamWorks Animation’s Riders of Berk is now online and can be viewed at ComingSoon.net. The site also reveals that the How to Train Your Dragon spin-off will debut on Cartoon Network on September 4th at 7:30 ET. In addition to featuring the characters from the film, the series will also introduce […]

The first images from Pixar’s new Toy Story short Partysaurus Rex have surfaced online and can be seen at EW.com. In the short, Rex gets drafted for bath time and encounters a sad lot of rub-a-dub-dub cohorts. Partysaurus Rex will play in theatres before Finding Nemo 3D starting September 14, 2012.

DreamWorks Animation has announced that it will make Kung Fu Panda 3 a co-production with Oriental DreamWorks–the Shanghai divison. The movie is set for a 2016 and will see huge advertising and promotionals from the burgeoning Chinese entertainment market. This decision makes sense based on Kung Fu Panda’s success in China, spawning an unofficial sequel. […]