The newest–and probably final–trailer for Ice Age: Continental Drift has been revealed over at iTunes. The preview is expected to be attached to 3-D prints of Madagascar 3, which opens tomorrow. The fourth movie in the hugely popular franchise thaws out in everywhere on July 13th.

The cast of Madagascar 3 continue their promotional push, with Jada Pinkett Smith discussing the film with Electronic Urban Report, Martin Short talking to the Detroit Free Press, and Cedric the Entertainer interviewing with the Arizona Republic.

Time’s Technologizer column has jokingly named Oswald the Lucky Rabbit the “King of E3 2012”, due to the attention he is being given by Disney at the popular electronics conference. With the upcoming game, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, scheduled to drop on November 18 — Mickey Mouse’s 84th birthday — the studio […]

Wired’s Geekdad recently visited Pixar as part of a group of other parenting blogs. Part of the visit included a roundtable discussion with Brave Producer Katherine Sarafian. Parenting issues were obviously a primary topic with this group. Sarafian discusses the consequences of the main character’s disrespectful and defiant behavior and the “first” fairy tale and […]

Legendary science fiction author Ray Bradbury, who wrote titles such as Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, died yesterday at the age of 91 after a long illness, according to CNN. While his animation-related credentials are few, filmmakers and artists from around the world have taken to Twitter to credit Bradbury as a primary inspiration. […]

The Beatles’ 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine was released this week in stores and on iTunes. Wired has more including a few video clips.

Slash Film reports that Disney’s upcoming short film Paperman is getting some early positive buzz, a lot of which is coming from their colleagues at Pixar. The website has gathered some art, a video interview with director John Kahrs, and a sampling of tweets from people who have seen the film. A description of the […]

The stars of DreamWorks’ Madagascar 3 are talking to the press this week in anticipation of opening day this Friday. Chris Rock spoke to the Chicago Tribune about travel: as a celebrity, trying local cuisine, favorite spots, and childhood memories. With the Associated Press, David Schwimmer discusses how to channel a giraffe and seeing himself […]

The new studio cheif for Walt Disney Pictures says he is not going to shy away from big budget productions according to Reuters. Alan Horn, the former president of Warner Brothers Entertainment, says he was given one directive from Disney CEO Bob Iger, “All Bob said was ‘make good movies’. I’ve made expensive films that […]

Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, the directors of Pixar’s upcoming film Brave, talk with Flicks and Bits about two of the main characters in the film, Merida and Scotland itself.

The Annecy International Animated Film Festival is underway in France, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “This year’s official selection will be a colorful mix of 229 films, including 10 features, 49 shorts, 54 student titles, 60 TV movies, 21 TV series plus 15 out of competition features and 41 shorts”. The Huffington Post adds that […]

Toys R Us and DreamWorks Animation announced “World of Madagascar“, a new brand featuring toys based on characters from all three Madagascar films, now available exclusively at Toys R Us. Coinciding with the launch of Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted next week, the line includes toys from Fisher-Price, as well as a range of lifestyle […]

CNN reports that in this 30th anniversary year, the Care Bears are set to reboot in a new animated series this weekend on The Hub called Care Bears: Welcome to Care-A-Lot. Gabrielle Oliff, vice president of brand and marketing for American Greetings, said. “Now just seemed right because we had women who grew up with […]

Marvel’s The Avengers will be screened for astronauts on the International Space Station. Dan Cook, a Psychological Support Coordinator, said “These are the types of things that help to keep the crew connected to home, which is a huge morale boost while being away for long periods of time”.

The Lone Ranger will be riding into the box office sunset a little later than anticipated. Superhero Hype! is reporting that Disney, apparently wanting to distance themselves from The Fast and the Furious 6 next May, has decided to instead release the movie on July 3td, 2013. Unfortunately, this will put the film against Despicable Me 2 […]

The one sheet for Tim Burton’s upcoming animated movie Frankenweenie has made its way online and can be seen over at ComingSoon.net. The film marks Burton’s first stop-motion animated feature since 2005’s Corpse Bride. Coming in black and white–and in 3-D, too–, Frankenweenie comes back from the dead this October.

Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios announced more information about the plot and voice cast for their upcoming film Epic (formally Leafmen). Directed by Chris Wedge, “Epic tells the story of an ongoing battle deep in the forest between the forces of good and the forces of evil. When a teen age girl […]

ComicBookResources shares the cast of The Muppets goofing off in “the longest blooper real ever”. Running at over eight minutes, the clip features Kermit, Miss Piggy, Jason Segel, Amy Adams and the rest of the gang from last year’s The Muppets.

LA Times shares details on Pixar’s upcoming prehistoric adventure The Good Dinosaur. Directed by Bob Peterson, in The Good Dinosaur, “an asteroid never hit the Earth and dinosaurs still roam.” Peterson adds that the inspiration for the movie came from a childhood visit to the World’s Fair where he was awed by some dinosaur animatronics. […]

At the D: All Things Digital technology confernce this week Disney Animation and Pixar President Ed Catmull was featured on two panels. The first was a discussion on the legacy of Steve Jobs. The second was all about his work at Pixar and Disney. Some of the discussion centered on telling good stories and brutal […]

At an investor’s conference this week Disney CEO Bob Iger said that the company will soon launch an app that will allow subscribers to view the Disney Channel on their mobile devices. Reuters reports that Comcast will be the first cable company to offer the service and it could come as early as next week.

Those two and a half minute commercials for upcoming films we all anxiously wait for, talk endlessly about a year before the film will even appear, and pour over every frame of for nuggets of info deservedly have their day today. The Golden Trailer Awards, recognizing “the creative people who make movie trailers, and the […]

DreamWorks is apparently making the charity rounds with their upcoming film, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. Last week we reported on an event raising money for scholarships for public school students in Tucson. This week you can head out to Campbell CA for an early screening of the film benefitting the area’s Youth Science Institute. […]

Bleeding Cool has the second trailer for Sony’s animated Starship Troopers: Invasion film, slated as a straight-to-home-video release for summer 2012.

The L.A. Times has a fun slideshow from Andrew Stanton from his time directing Wall-E . Apparently the editorial department at Pixar took a model of M-O to a Sears Portrait Studio and had some fun!

Toby Chu, who among his many other credits previously worked in the music department on several DreamWorks films, is scoring Summertime’s upcoming film Dorothy of Oz, according to Film Music Reporter. Deborah Lurie was originally announced as composer of the score.

The Wall Street Journal confirms the unsurprising news that Pixar’s upcoming film Brave is dedicated to Steve Jobs, the founder and CEO of the company until its sale to Disney. In the credits he “is lauded as a partner, mentor and friend”.

A group called Thank You Walt Disney Inc. are in the final stages of fundraising in an attempt to revitalize Laugh-O-Gram, Disney’s first professional animation studio, according to the Kansas City Star. The group’s plans include an interactive historical site, an educational museum, and, if they raise enough money, a working animation and digital media […]