Collider.com has news about two superhero projects, one from each of the two comic giants. A movie based off Marvel’s Deadpool character has been rumored for years, but Marvel artist Rob Liefeld has neither confirmed or denied that eight minutes of test footage has been completed. There isn’t a release date yet, but the script […]

Rango got off to a strong start on its possible road to an Academy Award when it won the prize for Best Animated Feature at this year’s Critics Choice Awards. The film beat Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots, Arthur Christmas and The Adventures of Tintin for the trophy. Meanwhile, Life’s a Happy Song […]

Piartes of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides director Rob Marshall is returning to direct musicals. He directed the 2002 critically acclaimed and Oscar winner Chicago. Disney has slated him to direct a feature-length movie of Stephen Sondheim’s fairytale mashup Into the Woods. Marhsall hasn’t been attached to the fifth Pirates movie, but whether it gets […]

Disney is pulling fan favorites from the vault to cash in on 3-D craze before it dies. The Lion King and Cars 2 were treated with the third dimension treatment and Beauty and the Beast will come out this week and critics’ reviews are already mixed. The new Tangled short will be worth a visit […]

In news that will probably dissapoint some people, Warner Bros. has once again pulled the plug on their live-action remake of the Anime film Akira, THR is reporting. The exact reason for this is unknown, but apparently it has to do with the studio wanting to cut the $90 million budget nearly in half, moving […]

A clip from Disney’s upcoming animated short Tangled Ever After has just been posted on the studio’s official Youtube page. The short will tell the story of the wild events that take place on Flynn and Rapunzel’s wedding day. It will be shown in theaters with Beauty and the Beast 3-D, which opens next Friday.

As awards season continues, the nominations for the Producer Guild Awards have been announced. Nominated in the Best Animated Feature category were The Adventures of Tintin. Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots, Cars 2 and Rango. Curiously absent from the nominations was Aardman Animation’s Arthur Christmas, which had a “freshness” rating of more than […]

Each year the National Film Registry from the Library of Congress selects twenty-five films to be preserved for posterity. This year Disney’s 1942 animated classic based off Felix Salten’s novel was added: Bambi and Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull’s 1972 film A Computer Animated Hand, one of the earliest 3D animation films. The film is one […]

DVDActive reports that DreamWorks Animation has announced DVD, 2D Blu-ray/DVD Combo, and 2D & 3D Blu-ray/DVD Combo releases of their latest hit Puss In Boots for February 24th 2012. Extras on this release will include two featurettes: “Purr-fect Pairings: The Voices Behind The Legends”, and “World Of DreamWorks Animation”, deleted scenes, and trailers. The Blu-ray […]

Over the years, there have been various stories about Disney trying to get a movie based off of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale The Snow Queen off the ground, but in one way or another, the project has always found itself back in limbo. But that may have finally changed. Cinema Blend is reporting that […]

The first trailer for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit is now online for your viewing pleasure, and can be viewed on Warner Bros.’ official YouTube page. The preview is currently being shown on the big screen with 3-D prints of The Adventures of Tintin. Meanwhile, a teaser poster for The Hobbit has also been revealed. The […]

Following the recent release of a new trailer, Focus Features has just revealed a new poster for their upcoming movie ParaNorman over at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The stop-motion animated film comes to theaters everywhere next summer.

Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the 69th annual Golden Globe nominations in Beverly Hills, California. The nominees in the Best Animated Feature category include Rango, The Adventures of Tintin, Puss in Boots, Cars 2 and Arthur Christmas. Additionally, the song “Hello Hello” from Gnomeo & Juliet has been nominated in the Best Original Song […]

Sony Pictures Animation is apparently moving forward with a sequel to their 2009 animated hit Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, ComingSoon.net is reporting. Although the project has yet to recieve an official greenlight, the studio has hired two artists who worked on the first one to direct the film, Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn. […]

The awards season has started, with the nominations for the Critics Choice Awards announced today. Five films saw nominations in the Best Animated Feature category, including Tintin, Rango, Arthur Christmas, Kung Fu Panda 2 and Puss in Boots. Gnomeo & Juliet saw a nomination for Best Song, while The Muppets was able to score three […]

Even though it doesn’t reach theaters until next August, Focus Features has already released a second teaser trailer for their upcoming stop-motion animated horror comedy ParaNorman. The story involves a boy–who has the power to speak with the dead–facing a supernatural army that he must find a way to stop. Given that the studio’s last […]

After the success that Disney’s found with their traditionally animated TV series Jake and the Never Land Pirates on Disney Channel this year, it only makes sense that they’d want to repeat the formula with a different theme. CinemaBlend is reporting that Disney has a princess show in production, featuring a brand new character, Sofia, […]

The first teaser trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming Madagascar sequel has just been revealed over at Yahoo! Movies. The movie also has an official subtitle now: Europe’s Most Wanted. The plot will involve Alex and his friends trying once more to get back to New York City, only to find themselves stuck in a European circus […]

A brand new theatrical trailer for Universal Pictures’ animated feature The Lorax is now available to watch online at Yahoo!Movies. Directed by Chris Renaud and featuring the voices of Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Ed Helms, Betty White, and Rob Riggle, The Lorax opens in theatres and IMAX TREE-D, March 2nd, 2012.

Two foreign animated movies have a limited US release. The French A Cat in Paris premieres in California to make a bid at the Academy Award. It has been praised in the national and international film festival circuits. Redline comes from Japan and will entertain New York City before its DVD/Blu-Ray release. Both movies are […]

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 39th Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. The slate of nominations for Best Animated Features tops 10 this year and include: A Cat in Paris, Arthur Christmas, Arrugas, Cars 2, Chico & Rita, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss […]

As was announced with the release of a new poster earlier this week, Disney has posted the new trailer for John Carter on their official YouTube page. The action-packed preview gives us a much better look than the teaser did of the movie’s aliens and special effects. The sci-fi epic comes to theaters and IMAX […]

The Film and Score Grammy Nominations have been announced, with ComingSoon.net having them all listed on their website. Disney’s Tangled saw a nomination in the Best Soundtrack category, and also scored a Best Song nominaion for the love ballad I See the Light. Also nominated in that category was So Long from Winnie the Pooh and […]

Only weeks after its series premiere, FOX’s new adult cartoon series Allen Gregory is already at risk of cancellation, according to TV By The Numbers. The Jonah Hill show–which was an absolute dud with critics–has seen its ratings getting worse and worse with each week. To make matters even worse for it, its 8:30et time slot has possibly […]

A new poster for Disney’s upcoming sci-fi epic John Carter is now online and can be viewed at ComingSoon.net. In addition, a new trailer for the film is expected to debut on the internet later on this week. From director Andrew Stanton of Pixar fame, John Carter goes to Mars this March.

It was a big weekend at the movies this Thanksgiving, with The Muppets and Arthur Christmas–along with Martin Scorsese’s 3-D movie Hugo–all opening on Wednesday. Both The Muppets and Arthur found terrific success with critics, with both films earning a “Freshness” rating of over 90% over at RottenTomatoes.com. Although neither film was any match for […]

This is probably the DVD release news of the year for cartoon buffs… Jerry Beck spilled the beans at his Cartoon Brew website, and the news is very good indeed. The long-wished for UPA cartoons will be getting two box set releases in the coming months— a UPA Jolly Frolics set from TCM, and a […]

Warner Bros.’ much marketed animated sequel Happy Feet Two opened all across the nation today, in 2D, 3-D and IMAX theaters. So far, the sequel’s not quite getting the warm critical reception that the original movie did, with an average 43% “Freshness” rating over at RottenTomatoes.com. It’s also not expected to repeat its box office […]

It may be a rare year that will see five nominations in the Best Animated Feature category at the Oscars, but Indie Wire is already predicting that it will essentially be a battle between two movies: The critically acclaimed Rango from earlier this year, and Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin. The only thing that could possibly […]

Arrrr! The full trailer for Aardman Animation’s The Pirates: Band of Misfits has just been revealed and can be viewed at ComingSoon.net. The film marks the studio’s first stop motion feature since 2005’s Wallace and Gromit movie. Starring Hugh Grant, Selma Hayek and Imelda Staunton, The Pirates be seeking box office booty from moviegoers next March.