There’s been lots of upheaval in the Star Wars universe since the Disney acquisition with old projects being shelved and new ones announced. The cancellation of the popular The Clone Wars TV series was a blow to animation fans, but IGN has word that there is another… maybe. RebelForce Radio spoke with Dave Filoni, supervising […]

The Wrap notes that The Croods has become just the second movie of the year to pass $300 million worldwide box office gross. “[This weekend] the 3D caveman cartoon took in $34.1 million from 62 markets to raises its international total to $206.8 million. With its $125.8 million domestic haul, its global gross now stands […]

The Muppets… Again! is filming on the streets of London this week, and Bleeding Cool reports that signs announcing the fact give a little more plot info, a possible British release date, and of course some jokes! The new blurb reads: “Kermit the Frog and the gang embark on a World Tour, with the ‘help’ […]

Phys.org looks at an essay that explains the staying power of animated films and how they are able to draw us in emotionally. Eric Scott Jenkins, a University of Cincinnati assistant professor of communication, says “When people talk about Disney animation, they may describe it as magical or wonderful, and I don’t think that has […]

The latest entry in the long-running Anime series, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, topped the box office in Japan last weekend, with the movie earning about $7 million in US dollars. It was enough to beat Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph–which is called Sugar Rush! in Japan–during its second week playing in the country. Although highly popular […]

Although the news was more or less expected, TV Line is reporting that The Office’s Ellie Kemper will be doing a guest appearance on American Dad during its next season…more or less confirming that the series has been greenlit for another round by FOX. In addition, Rachael MacFarlane–the voice of Hayley on the show–recently posted on […]

Legendary film critic Roger Ebert passed away from complications with cancer at the age of 70. In 1975, Ebert became the first movie critic to win a Pulitzer Prize, for his Chicago-Sun Times reviews. Later, Ebert partnered with Gene Siskel on the first show dedicated to film reviews, Sneak Previews. The two would go on […]

Unlike the April Fool’s story, this one is sadly true. Disney has decided to shut down the LucasArts Entertainment Company, which has been the primary developer for Star Wars video games. The company will now outsource production of future titles to third party developers. “The news comes after several years of diminishing returns for the struggling […]

For the most part, Al Pacino’s character Eduardo in Despicable Me 2 has been kept a secret. Audiences have known only that he is a villain so powerful, the Anti-Villain League must turn to super-villain Gru to stop him. However, Eduardo’s design has remained a mystery – until now. Chris “Tank” Tanski of The (Title […]

Yesterday, Disney announced, via a press release, that the Finding Nemo sequel Finding Dory would be released November 2015. Ellen DeGeneres, the voice of Dory, was excited to share this news with viewers of her daytime talk show. To help her with the announcement, she played a humorous montage of the many, many times she […]

It is with deepest sadness that we report Jane Henson, wife of the late Jim Henson, passed away. The Henson Company posted a tribute page to honor Jane and her life. Jane met Jim back in college and became his collaborator in many of his early projects, including the famous Wilkins Coffee commercials and appearances […]

A new sneak peek of DisneyToon Studios’ Planes is now online. Originally shown in AMC theaters, the minute-and-a-half clip shows off the film’s visuals as protagonist Dusty (Dane Cook) races F-18 fighter jets Bravo and Echo. Planes will fly into theaters on August 9.

Walt Disney Studios has announced that Disney/Pixar’s Finding Dory will hit theaters on November 25, 2015. Ellen DeGeneres will return to voice the blue tang fish made popular in the Oscar-winning 2003 blockbuster Finding Nemo. “I have waited for this day for a long, long, long, long, long, long time,” said DeGeneres. “I’m not mad […]

Disney has been mostly silent about what it plans to do with Star Wars, hinting at new movies and directors. In an official press release, Disney has decided to reboot the entire franchise in traditional animation, casting the Mouse and friends in the titular roles. Goofy’s son, Max, will play Luke Skywalker; Goofy is Darth […]

For over twenty years, the man known as Bruce Timm has brought DC superheroes to the small screen in some of the genre’s most highly regarded animated series (including, among other things, Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League). There probably is not a chance of this hero resurrecting as most superheroes do, but Timm has […]

Another part of Disney history passed away March 23, 2013 at 94 from age-related causes. Instead of being behind the camera, Norman “Stormy” Palmer was part of the tail end of production as a film editor. For 45 years, Palmer worked at the Walt Disney Studios, working on the popular True-Life Adventure films as well […]

The first domestic poster for DisneyToon Studios’ Planes is now online, courtesy of Disney Insider. As with this international poster, the new one-sheet features Dusty Crophopper in a tight air race against the antagonistic Ripslinger. Meanwhile, the Internet Movie Poster Awards displays the latest seasonal poster for Monsters University, in which Sulley uses Mike as […]

Sony Entertainment released a new direct-to-video cartoon feature called Adventures in Zambezia in the US. The animated movie follows Kai, a young falcon who goes on the basic hero’s journey to find Zambezia, the legendary city of birds. His father is, of course, against the trip, but when evil lizards kidnap him, it is up to Kai and his […]

The new movie from Reel FX has changed its title from Turkeys to Free Birds, according to Animation Magazine. The movie is about two turkeys from different walks of life, who time travel to change the history of the first Thanksgiving. The movie will open the holiday movie season on November 1st, 2013. The film will […]

Our friends The Rotoscopers recently attended a test screening for Disney’s upcoming film Planes and they’ve posted their thoughts in an early review. (While they try to keep major spoilers out they do talk about the plot, so beware if you’d prefer absolutely no spoilers.) They’ll be posting a video report soon and you can […]

Film Music Reporter says that Henry Jackman will be scoring the upcoming DreamWorks film Turbo. Jackman’s previous work includes the music for Puss in Boots and Monsters vs Aliens.

Despite recent financial difficulties resulting in the downsizing of employees, DreamWorks Animation’s stock rose after The Croods dominated the weekend box office. The Hollywood Reporter gathers analysts’ reviews of the studios recent stock rise and Tony Wible of Janney Montgomery said, “The stronger open on The Croods should start to ease investor concerns about [DWA’s] […]

USA Today reveals the full cast of DisneyToon Studios’ Planes, offering new character portraits and descriptions. John Cleese, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Cedric the Entertainer, Teri Hatcher, Brad Garrett and Sinbad will join the previously-announced Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Roger Craig Smith, Gabriel Iglesias, Carlos Alazraqui and Priyanka Chopra. In addition, the film will feature a reunion […]

Muppets Henson has discovered that Tom Hiddleston will appear in The Muppets…Again! as The Great Escapo. An eagle-eyed observer at the site noticed the actor’s resume at Hamilton Hodell, his agency, listed the sequel among his upcoming films. As The Muppet Mindset reminds, Hiddleston has made no secret about his love for The Muppets (2011), […]

Disney has opened the hood on a new line of Cars Toons, Tales From Radiator Springs. According to A113 Animation, the shorts premiered during Disney Channel’s presentation of Up last Friday. Directed by Jeremy Lasky at Pixar Canada, each short is about 1.5 minutes long. Now all three of them – Hiccups, Spinning, and Bugged […]

To promote Despicable Me 2, Universal Pictures has set the Despicablimp on a 20,000-mile coast-to-coast trip in the U.S., reports MovieWeb. The airship – 165 feet long, 55 feet high and 46 feet wide – made its first official public appearance at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards in L.A. last weekend. The Despicablimp’s scheduled stops include […]

DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods had no trouble topping the box office charts this weekend, earning a healthy $44 million in America, THR is reporting. More good news for the film could be found overseas, where the movie made $63 million over 47 markets, giving the comedy a worldwide total of $108 million. Even better, the Chris […]

Following the release of its final theatrical trailer a few days ago, 20th Century Fox has released two new posters for their upcoming adventure movie Epic, both of which can be seen over at the IMP Awards. The first one features Beyonce’s character, Queen Tara, while the second one showcases…a toad. Epic opens everywhere this Memorial Day.