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Puss in Boots trailer debuts online

As was announced earlier today, an action-packed new trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Puss in Boots has just been posted at Yahoo! Movies. The preview offers several glimpses at the new characters in the film, including mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the sneaky Kitty Softpaws. The Shrek spinoff opens in theaters and IMAX 3D this November.

Alvin and the Chipmunks 3 teaser trailer spoofs Titanic

“I won’t let go, Alvin. I won’t let go…” A very short teaser trailer for Fox’s next Chipmunks flick has just been posted on YouTube via VisoTrailers. The preview begins as though its an ad for James Cameron’s Titanic, only to have Alvin rather predictably shout that he’s “the king of the world” at the end of […]

New Puss in Boots poster

A brand new (and pretty cool-looking) poster for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming Puss in Boots movie has been revealed over at Yahoo! Movies. The site also announces that a new trailer for the film will premiere online later on today. Starring Antonio Bandaras, Puss in Boots kicks butt in theaters this November.

First The Muppets Movie Trailer

It’s finally here! The first trailer, that’s not a parody, for the Muppets’ new movie is available for viewing by thegeneral public. The trailer shows that the Muppets have disbanded. Jason Segal’s and Amy Adams’s characters team up with a new Muppet named Wayne to attempt to get the entire gang together again. There’s adventure, […]

Studio Ghibli Protests Nuclear Power

In light of the three month anniversary of the earthquake that rocked Japan and sent the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into a near meltdown, Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli hung a banner on top of their building that reads, “Studio Ghibli wa Gen-Patsu Nuki no Denki de Eiga o Tsukuritai” or “Studio Ghibli Wants to […]

Green Lantern flies to decent start

After months of intense marketing from Warner Bros., the studio’s big-budget superhero movie Green Lantern flew off to a solid start with $52 million, Box Office Mojo is reporting. Unfortunately, the movie got very negative reviews for the most part, so it might be hard for the film to display strong legs. Meanwhile, Kung Fu Panda […]

Cars 2 rolling well with critics so far

Early reviews for Cars 2 are now appearing on the internet, and since this a release from Pixar, it is no surprise that they are strong. Variety calls it “the rare sequel that not only improves on but retroactively justifies its predecessor, this lightning-paced caper-comedy shifts the franchise into high gear with international intrigue, spy-movie spoofery […]

It’s Not Easy Being a Green Movie Parody

The new Mupppet movie called The Muppets has a new parody trailer. This time they spoof Green Lantern with the usual puns on Kermit’s trademark song. It still doesn’t hint at anything plot wise, Jason Segal even comments in the trailer that maybe the Muppets and cast should start advertising for the “real movie.” They’re […]

Another Change from the Academy

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is very busy lately. The recently banned performance capture animation (a technique pioneered by Robert Zemeckis with The Polar Express) from the nomination ballot. The changed the rules again to increase the number of animated films available for nomination each year based on how many are released. […]

John Lasseter on Cars 2 Development and Being a Director

John Lasseter hasn’t directed a Pixar movie since Cars back in 2006. IGN caught up with him and asked why he returned to the director’s seat for Cars 2. Lasseter explains he came back because the first movie was very personal and he wanted to continue in the same vein for the sequel. The best […]

Larry the Cable Guy on Cars 2

The Pixar Blog has an interview with Larry the Cable Guy, the voice of the slow, but loving tow truck Mater. Larry discusses how he relates to his character and the voice recording sessions. He mentions what cars he personally drives and hints, but doesn’t confirm, that there may be a Cars 3 if the […]

UPDATED: Promo images for Despicable Me 2, other animated movies revealed

Even though it’s apparently not coming to theaters until the summer of 2013, an early promotional image for Universal’s Despicable Me 2 has been revealed at this year’s Licensing International Expo, and can be seen at ComingSoon.net. Nothing is known about the sequel’s plot at this point, but if the poster is any indication, the popular […]

More Smurfs images

Three Smurfy new images from Sony’s upcoming The Smurfs have just been posted at Cinema Blend. The much-marketed film based off of the popular blue characters comes to theaters in 3D this July.

Ben 10 is coming to the big screen

Cartoon Network’s popular sci-fi adventure series Ben 10 is set to get the big screen treatment. ComingSoon.net is reporting that producer Joel Silver has plans to turn the animated franchise into a live-action motion picture. “In ‘Ben 10,’ Cartoon Network has built a property that is loved across the world,” he said. “It has a fun […]

Do The Cards Predict Another Yu-Gi-Oh series?

Anime News Network reports that 4Kids Entertainment will pitch Yu-Gi-Oh Zexel to potential merchandisers. 4Kids plans to release the new series this fall on Toonzai. The company is currently in the middle of a lawsuit, however, with the Japanese licensors, TV Tokyo and ADK’s Nihon Ad Systems (NAS). Both tried to cancel their contract with […]

New Gundam Project In The Works

The Gundam franchise is to Japan as Star Wars is to the US. Combining anime, manga, and toys–generally model kits–the name Gundam is a multi-million platform. On June 25, the Bandai Channel will announce the next project for the Gundamname on its website. Will it be a new anime? Will it continue previous Gundam canons […]

Andrew Adamson producing Beasts of Burden movie

Screen Rant is reporting that Shrek director Andrew Adamson is set to produce an edgy computer animated movie called Beasts of Burden. Based off of a Dark Horse Comics book, the plot will involve a band of dogs (and one cat) who defend their land from dark forces such as cannibalistic frogs, witches and an evil society […]

Planes teaser flies online

The first trailer for Disney’s upcoming Planes film has just been posted on their official YouTube page. Taking place in the same world as Pixar’s Cars, the film comes from Disney Toon Studios, which is also responsible for the company’s current Tinker Bell series. Planes is the first movie in what Disney hopes will become a new […]

Reboot Ralph gets new title, cast and plot summary

Disney announced today via ComingSoon.net that their up-until-now top secret animated movie Reboot Ralph has been given a new title, the more destructive sounding Wreck-It Ralph. The plot involves an arcade game villain who’s not content with his place in life, wanting to be loved like his hero enemy instead of hated like the bad guy that […]

Another Smurfs poster

Another international poster for The Smurfs has just made its way to the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The live-action/animated comedy comes to theaters on July 29th.

Kung Fu Panda 2 showing decent legs

Perhaps due to strong word-of-mouth among audiences or most children being out of school for the summer now, DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 2 saw a pretty good hold this weekend, dropping only 30% from last weekend’s numbers for a take of $16.6 million, Box Office Mojo is reporting. It now has a domestic total of […]

Shane Acker to direct Thomas the Tank Engine movie

When you take the director of a post-apocalyptic animated movie about talking ragdolls and pair him with the special effects company responsible for James Cameron’s Avatar, you don’t necessarily expect them to come up with a Thomas the Tank Engine movie as a result. And yet that’s exactly what’s happening. Deadline is reporting that 9 director Shane […]

Clip from Pixar’s new short La Luna

A clip from Pixar’s new short La Luna is available to watch at /Film. Directed by Enrico Casarosa, La Luna is the timeless fable of a young boy who is coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. The short premiered at the Annecy festival earlier this week.

Ninja Turtles reboot still happening?

Cowabunga! According to Deadline, new writers have officially been hired to write the script for the long in development Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, who recently penned the upcoming Mission Impossible IV, will be writing the next adventure for the hard-shelled green fighting machines. It is unknown whether the film […]

More theatrical Looney Tunes shorts greenlit by Warner Bros.

Following the three computer-animated shorts from last year, Warner Bros. has officially announced that the Looney Tunes characters will continue to be seen on the big screen in the near future. Unlike the last three cartoons, though, which only featured Wile E. Coyote and his nemesis the Road Runner, the new shorts will feature other characters […]

Lone Ranger gets a release date

Disney’s upcoming live-action movie The Lone Ranger will ride off into the sunset just before the Christmas of 2012, Deadline is reporting. That currently puts it up against such high profile releases as Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot and Peter Jackson’s first Hobbit movie. The update of the classic TV series will star The Social Network’s Armie Hammer as […]

Tintin videogame trailer now online

The first trailer for the videogame adaptation of the upcoming adventure movie The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn has been posted online at ComingSoon.net. The preview possibly offers several hints as to what we can expect from the film’s plot. The movie comes to theaters this Christmas, while the video game is […]

The Chipmunks get a poster

The Chipmunks have got another movie coming out this Christmas, and they’ve got a “new” poster to go with it…sort of. The Internet Movie Poster Awards recently revealed the poster for the third film in the franchise, but it is almost virtually identical to the one that was released for 2009’s The Squeakquel. Titled Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked, […]

Pixar short La Luna gets a teaser poster

Pixar’s upcoming short La Luna has just been given the promotional art treatment, with a teaser poster that can be viewed at ComingSoon.net. Said to be the longest theatrical short that the animation studio has ever made (at seven minutes), it is unknown at this point which Disney movie La Luna will be attached to, although […]

Tron 3 gets new writer

As a sign that Disney is apparently moving forward with the project, Eight Below writer David DiGilio has just been hired to write Tron 3, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Tron: Legacy scribes Adam Horowitz and Adam Kitsis were originally set to pen the script, but are currently being held up by their upcoming ABC fantasy series […]