animated-news

New Legend of the Guardians images

ComingSoon.net now has several new images from the Warner Bros. animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole. The Zack Snyder adventure–which has yet to recieve any reviews–soars into theaters this Friday.

Even more MegaMind posters

Four new international posters for MegaMind–all of which featuring different taglines–have just been posted over at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The DreamWorks Animation release strikes theaters on November 5th.

Flintstones celebrate original premiere with day-long marathon!

On September 30, 1960, Hanna-Barbera introduced America to the first-ever prime time, animated half-hour series, The Flintstones, which ran for six seasons on ABC Television. In celebration of this landmark series, Cartoon Network’s classic network Boomerang airing the original first episode, The Flintstone Flyer, followed by an evening of dedicated programming — and a full […]

Alpha and Omega opens

Lionsgate’s computer-animated adventure comedy Alpha and Omega opens in theaters across the country today on both 2D and 3-D screens. So far, reviews for the film haven’t been especially flattering, with the critical consensus over at RottenTomatoes.com being that “with bland visuals and a dull, predictable plot, Alpha and Omega is a runt in 2010’s animated litter.” Starring […]

Beauty and the Beast gets sing-along re-release

Collider reports that Disney has announced its plans to re-release the classic Beauty and the Beast in a very limited theatrical run. The feature will be screened in 2D format but has received an HD makeover and will run in select theaters from September 29th though October 2nd in the sing-along format. The 3D re-release […]

Two new trailers for Disney’s Tangled now online

Walt Disney Pictures has just released two brand new trailers for their upcoming animated fairy tale Tangled. The first is a new domestic trailer that can currently be found exclusively at MovieFone. The second is a new international trailer that has made its way to Walt Disney Pictures’ official UK Youtube page. The anticipated release comes to US […]

New Tron: Legacy and MegaMind posters

A new character banner for Disney’s Tron: Legacy has recently been posted at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The site also has a funny poster for DreamWorks Animation’s MegaMind, which is a parody of President Obama’s “Yes, we can!” campaign from 2008. Both movies are due in theaters this fall.

New Tangled trailer coming online tomorrow

Disney’s official Facebook page for Tangled has just announced that a brand new–and presumably final–trailer for the film will be revealed online tomorrow. The fairy tale comedy comes to theaters everywhere this Thanksgiving.

The Last Airbender coming home in November

Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies’ The Last Airbender is set to soar onto Blu-Ray and DVD on November 16th, ComingSoon.net is reporting. Although it got brutal reviews from the critics, the film was a reasonable commercial success, earning more than $280 million worldwide against a $150 million budget. Extras on the DVD/Blu-Ray combo will include […]

Toy Story‘s full specs and final artwork

Full specifications for the releases of Toy Story 3 as well as the contents of the Ultimate Toy Box DVD and Blu-ray Disc set and final cover art for them all, can be seen here:

Tokyo Film Fest gets 30 minutes of Tron: Legacy

Looking to build anticipation in the same way the extended teaser for Avatar did last year, Disney is to screen some 30 minutes of its upcoming Tron: Legacy at the Tokyo International Film Festival, which runs October 23-31. The film is set to be released in Japan and the US on December 17. THR Asia […]

Christmas goes Pink!

Rubicon Studios has announced that it will team with MGM to produce a new half-hour animated Christmas special featuring the original Pink Panther, set for distribution in time for the 2011 holiday period. Full details can be read here:

New MegaMind trailer and posters

A brand new trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming superhero comedy MegaMind can now be found online over at iTunes. Meanwhile, the Internet Movie Poster Awards has five new character posters for the film. Starring Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and Brad Pitt, MegaMind opens everywhere this November.

Disney teams with Sony again for home 3D

After arguably providing the strongest studio support for its fledgling Blu-ray format, Disney is again to team with electronics giant Sony, this time to provide “consumer and retail education, promotion and marketing support for in-home 3D devices and content”, according to TWICE.com. The initiative is to kick off this holiday season with bundles of the […]

More Shrek and Panda from DreamWorks/NBC

The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reveals that DreamWorks will continue their small screen partnership with NBC to produce two new specials following success last year with Monsters Vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space and Merry Madagascar. The Halloween-themed Scared Shrekless will air on October 28, with a Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special being shown November […]

MAD magazine coming to Cartoon Network

The long-running humor magazine MAD is coming to Cartoon Network in the form of a new 15-minute TV series. The cartoon show will feature various new comedy sketches inspired by the magazine as well as old cartoons such as Spy. Vs. Spy. The LA Times has an interview with the show’s producers Mark Marek (Crank Yankers) and Kevin […]

Concept art for Newt revealed

Despite apparently being cancelled, Pixar has just revealed several pieces of concept art for the film Newt. The movie was originally supposed to come out in 2012, but the studio will now be releasing Brave and Monsters, Inc. 2 that year instead. Whether or not the project will ever see the light of day now remains […]

ASIFA-Hollywood calls for 2010 Annie entries

Despite Disney’s recent announcement that it would not be supporting the upcoming annual Annie Awards, the International Animated Film Society is progressing as normal with their call for entries for the 38th ceremony, to be held February 5, 2011, at UCLA’s Royce Hall in LA. Full details can be read here:

Aardman’s Timmy Time to premiere on Disney Channel

Aardman Animations’ new series Timmy Time, about Shaun The Sheep‘s little lamb pal, will make its North American debut on the Disney Channel’s Playhouse Disney on September 13, following a sneak peek on September 7. Full details can be read in this announcement:

Russian Legend of the Guardians banner

A  new Russian banner for Legend of the Guardians–which is much darker than previous ads that have been released for the film–has just been posted at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The Warner Bros. release comes to theaters everywhere September 24th.

LA/NY set for Superman/Batman’s Apocalypse

Warner Bros. has announced that the next entry in their popular series of DC Animated Universe movies, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, will receive the big screen premiere treatment in Los Angeles on September 21 and New York on September 23, ahead of the video disc release on September 28. Full details can be read here:

Pirates Of Dark Water on DVD now

Added to the exclusive line of Warner Archive Collection titles available directly from the studio, Hanna-Barbera’s Pirates Of Dark Water has just arrived on DVD this week, becoming one of the fastest selling titles in the collection. A review of the two-disc set will feature here shortly, in the meantime, cover art and a clip […]

Fantasia will amaze ya: full details

Walt Disney Home Entertainment has now released the full and final specifications for their upcoming release of the Fantasia: 2-Movie Collection set on November 30, 2010. The announcement, alongside updated final cover art, can be seen here:

Tinker Bell picnics in the park

Details on Disney’s recent family premiere screening of Tinker Bell And The Great Fairy Rescue on the big screen in LA, ahead of its release on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, can be found here:

Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 DVD and Blu-ray in November

Walt Disney Home Entertainment has announced the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 for November 30th, 2010, reports DVDizzy. The musical animated features will be released as a 2 movie collection in a 4-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray and DVD Combo and a 2-Disc Special Edition DVD. Blu-ray exclusives will include the Oscar-nominated […]

Black Cauldron DVD details

Full details and cover art for Disney’s 25th anniversary edition of its 25th animated feature can be seen here:

Dan Aykroyd talks Yogi Bear

USA Today recently spoke with Dan Aykroyd about voicing the title character in Warner Bros.’ upcoming Yogi Bear film. “When I heard they were doing this project, I called my agent and said I would love to be a part of this, because it’s a part of me,” Aykroyd said, remembering his love of the cartoon […]

Buzz and Woody are billionaires

After recently becoming the highest grossing animated movie of all time worldwide, Toy Story 3 has now scored another victory by crossing the $1 billion mark, according to Entertainment Weekly. Thanks to this and Alice in Wonderland, Disney has become the first studio to ever release two $1 billion hits in the same year.

Avatar returns to theaters today

James Cameron’s Avatar–the highest grossing movie of all time–is being re-released on about 800 3-D and IMAX screens across the country today. According to USA Today, Cameron decided to re-release the film because he felt that Disney’s Alice in Wonderland stole some of his business when it was released in March. “I would say the […]

French Tangled poster now online

A new French poster for Tangled–which is very different from the US poster–has just been revealed over at ComingSoon.net. The Disney animated movie opens in the states this Thanksgiving.