Disney’s massive Cars 2 marketing campaign has paid off. The film is the highest grossing animated film in the US for 2011. Since it premiered on June 24, the movie has earned a total of $189 million and $548 million when you combine it with the international earnings. There are three months remaining in the […]

Continuing with the funny marketing campaign that they’ve been doing for the last few months, Disney has released another trailer parody for their upcoming Muppets movie, this time spoofing the preview for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Also being spoofed is the very adult film’s controversial teaser poster, which replaces stars Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara with […]

Another new poster for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming adventure movie Puss in Boots has recently been posted over at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The Shrek spin-off comes to theaters everywhere this November.

The first poster for 20th Century Fox’s upcoming Ice Age: Continental Drift has made its way online, and can be seen at ComingSoon.net. The poster features the franchise’s most popular character, Scrat, along with a new character who appears to be a skunk pirate of some sort. In addition to the poster, the site also […]

Walt Disney Studios have announced the release of Winnie the Pooh on DVD and Blu-ray on October 25th, reports Blu-ray. Available as a separate DVD and a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack, extras on this release will include, “Mini-Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Balloon” bonus short, “The Ballad of Nessie” bonus short, and Deleted scenes […]

Apparently deciding that they should go with a comedian this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just announced that Eddie Murphy will be hosting the Oscars next year, ComingSoon.net is reporting. “Eddie is a comedic genius, one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever,” said film director Brett Ratner, one of […]

A live-action remake of hit Japanese anime Kite is scheduled to go into production in January 2012, reports /Film. David R. Elliswill, director of Final Destination 2 and Snakes on a Plane will helm this new live-action version. Known for its excessive violence and explicit content, the 1998 original Kite was written and directed by […]

Studio Ghibli recently announced two new projects by its co-founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, reports TwitchFilm. Miyazaki is reported to be working on an “autobiography”. No further details have been announced by the studio and it is still unclear if Miyazaki is working on his own autobiography or adapting someone else’s. Isao Takahata (Grave […]

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced a Blu-ray release of Don Bluth’s The Pebble and the Penguin on October 11th, reports Blu-Ray. Special features on this release will include, “No Stone Unturned: Making-of Featurette”, “Now and Forever: Music Featurette” and a “Theatrical Trailer.”

Disney’s cult classic The Rocketeer will finally make its long-awaited arrival on Blu-Ray in December, according to Amazon.com. No details on the release’s extras are currently available, but the disc’s cover art does reveal that it will be sold as a “20th Aniversary Edition.” It’s set to fly into stores on December 13th. Thanks to […]

The first four minutes of Disney’s upcoming animated movie Wreck-It Ralph were recently screened at the studio’s D23 Expo, and while the footage itself has yet to make it to the internet, a full description of it can be found over at Cinema Blend. Along with more information about the films’s plot, which centers around a video […]

Bollywood has cosigned animation to the children’s entertainment market, but producer Madhu Mantena wants to move into the adult sector with a film honoring the “animated” actor Shammi Kapor. Mantena will use twenty-six of Kapor’s most famous musical numbers and incorporate them into a film using the best graphic artists available. Technicians from an undisclosed […]

TheWrap.com is reporting that its sources are saying Disney and Pixar are ending their boycott of the Annie Awards. The studios dropped out about a year ago over judging criteria concerns. Since then ASIFA Hollywood has shaken up its management, revised the voting structure of the Annies, and established a multi-studio advisory board.

Sony Pictures Entertainment has launched an online contest where you could win a trip for 4 to the premiere of Arthur Christmas. All you need to do is upload a picture and a 60 second video answering the question: “Why are you the biggest fan of Christmas?” Official rules are on the site. Arthur Christmas […]

Folks unable to attend today’s D23 expo are in luck. From Andrew Stanton’s John Carter to Pixar’s Monsters University, Disney has released an official breakdown of the presentations, complete with green room photos, concept artwork, and brand-new title treatments. View the press release and pics here:

The news keeps rolling in from the D23 Expo, with the latest info being about two new Pixar films in the works. Each come from one of the writers/directors of Up: Pete Docter and Bob Peterson. Before these official announcements Collider noted some release dates for unannounced Pixar projects that seem to be related. Here […]

During day two of D23 Expo, John Lasseter revealed the logo and 4 minutes of footage from Disney’s 52nd animated feature film Wreck-It-Ralph. The film is scheduled for a November 2012 release and is directed by Rich Moore. View a larger version of the logo here:

At the D23 Expo that started today in Anaheim CA, it was announced that a new Toy Story short titled Small Fry will premiere before the Muppets movie opening November 23, 2011. The film is directed by Angus MacLane.

An action-packed new trailer for the fourth season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars has just been revealed at ComingSoon.net. The one hour season premiere for the acclaimed animated series will air on Cartoon Network on September 16th at 8:00pm et/7:00pm ct.

A new promotional video for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming Puss in Boots movie has just been posted by the studio on YouTube. In it, Puss advertises his new line of pants…which, in his case, means wearing no pants at all. It’s funny, but hopefully it won’t inspire any public nudity from anyone. Starring Antonio Bandaras as […]

DreamWorks took to the Broadway stage with Shrek: The Musical , but now they are previewing the How To Train Your Dragon stage show in Australia. The first clip of the new show is making the Internet rounds and on first glimpse the dragon looks extremely real. The footage shows Hiccup demonstrating his “courage,” then […]

A new poster for The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn has made its way online this week, and can be seen over at Superhero Hype!. The much anticipated Steven Spielberg/Peter Jackson project comes to theaters and IMAX 3D this Christmas.