The original version of Kermit the Frog, created by Jim Henson out of a green coat and pingpong balls, is being donated to the Smithsonian, USA Today is reporting. The puppet is one of ten characters from the 1950s TV show Sam and Friends that is being given to the museum by Jim’s widow Jane Henson. […]

ComingSoon.net now has three new TV spots for Warner Bros.’ upcoming animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of  Ga’Hoole. The Zack Snyder adventure comes to theaters next month.

A new international poster for Disney’s Tron: Legacy is now online over at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The sequel zooms into theaters and IMAX 3-D this Christmas.

ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the creation of a new Student Annie Award, to be handed out at the next Annie Awards ceremony. More details can be read here:

Variety reports that Disney and Pixar have decided to withdraw from ASIFA-Hollywood, following concerns over the judging criteria. “After more than a year of discussions with the ASIFA board, we have regretfully decided to withdraw from the organization and no longer participate in the annual Annie Awards,” said Disney-Pixar president Ed Catmull. Disney has been […]

Noted and influential anime director Satoshi Kon, known for such films as Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers and Millennium Actress, has passed away at the age of 47, per this article from the Anime News Network.

Acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki is apparently developing a sequel to his 1992 animated film Porco Rosso. The original movie told the story of a World War I pilot who is magically transformed into a pig, with Michael Keaton voicing the main character in the English language dub. If the film–currently titled Porco Rosso: The Last Sortie–ends […]

Married screenwriters Joe Syracuse and Lisa Addario (Surf’s Up!) are currently working on a script for a new DreamWorks Animation film called Imaginary Enemies. The story will involve the imaginary friends of children–fed up with being blamed for their misdeeds–looking for revenge when their kids have grown up. Mike Mitchell of Sky High and Shrek Forever […]

Warner Bros.’ upcoming animated movie Legend of the Guardians has just been rated PG for “some scary sequences of action,” ComingSoon.net is reporting. The Zack Snyder film swoops into theaters this September.

A press release for the upcoming release of Batman Beyond on DVD from Warner Home Video on November 23 can be read in full here alongside cover art for the set:

After months of speculation as to when an official confirmation would be made regarding when the Star Wars films will come to Blu-Ray, George Lucas has recently announced that all six live-action movies in the series will finally be released in that format in the fall of 2011. The deluxe set will include several brand new extras, […]

Yahoo (via Reuters) reports that Toy Story 3 is now the highest-grossing animated film of all time. The final film in the Toy Story series has grossed US$920 million worldwide, surpassing Shrek 2‘s total worldwide gross of US$919.8 million.

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has formally announced the DVD and Blu-Ray releases of Toy Story 3, set for release on November 2nd, 2010.

Warner Bros. has just announced plans to bring a new theatrical Bugs Bunny movie to the screen. The film, to be a mix of live-action and computer animation, is being penned by Elf and Spiderwick Chronicles screenwriter David Berenbaum. The project is currently without a release date.

An unaired episode of Family Guy, titled Partial Terms of Endearment, is set to come to DVD on September 28th, DVD Active is reporting. The episode was rejected by Fox due to a controversial plot involving Lois agreeing to become a surrogate mother for an infertile couple. Extras on the release will include Seth and Alex’s Almost Live […]

The Hollywood Reporter has announced that David L. Wolper, the producer of the original Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory feature film, among many other achievements, has died in Hollywood. He was 82.

/Film reports that Disney has announced release dates for Andrew Stanton’s John Carter of Mars and Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie. John Carter of Mars which marks Stanton’s foray into live-action feature, will see a June 8, 2012 release while Burton’s stop-motion 3D animated flick Frankenweenie will be out in theatres on March 9, 2012.

SFGate shares an interview with Pixar’s Gary Rydstrom, the director behind the English dubbing of Studio Ghibli’s upcoming film Tales From Earthsea. Directed by Goro Miyazaki, the English version of Tales from Earthsea which uses Rydstrom’s talent with sound and his skills as a filmmaker, opens in theatres on August 13, 2010.

Continuing its winning streak worldwide, Pixar’s latest blockbuster Toy Story 3 has grossed a hefty $895 million, making it the studio’s biggest hit ever, reports PixarPlanet. The film’s worldwide box-office collections are now way past Finding Nemo, the previous record holder, which grossed $867 million worldwide in 2003.

A press announcement and cover art for Warner Home Video’s November 9 documentary Secret Origin: The Story Of DC Comics, which reveals the history behind some of the world’s greatest super hero characters, can be seen here:

Germany’s Constantin Film is developing a 3D animated feature based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan, reports Variety. The English language feature will be produced inhouse by Reinhard Klooss and Robert Kulzer, who is also a producer on upcoming 3D projects Resident Evil: Afterlife and The Three Musketeers. Disney’s animated adaptation of Tarzan grossed $448 million […]

The Internet Movie Poster Awards has recently posted a first poster for The Goon, which is currently looking for a producer. The site also has three new character posters for Yogi Bear, which is due in theaters this Christmas.

Collider shares some details on DreamWorks’ animations upcoming films Truckers and the “Super Secret Ghost Project” which has now been officially titled Boo U. No release dates have been set for either of the films.

Collider shares some details on the upcoming DreamWorks’ animation films Truckers and the “Super Secret Ghost Project” which has now been officially titled Boo U. The article suggests that Truckers is based on Terry Pratchett’s The Bromeliad Trilogy. No release dates for either of the films have been set.

THR reports that Beauty and the Beast 3D has gone off Disney’s release schedule. Originally slated for a 2011 release, the release is reported to have been moved to 2012 or beyond to give consumers more time to buy into the home-3D transition.

Box Office Mojo reports that the release date for Monsters Inc. 2 has been shifted from Nov. 16, 2012 to Nov. 2, 2012, to avoid competition with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part Two) which opens the same day. Also, DreamWorks’ tentatively titled The Guardians has been moved from November 21, 2012 to November 2, […]

Deadline reports that the producers of The Twilight Saga are all set to adapt the popular cartoon character Babar for the big screen. Temple Hill partners Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey have made a deal with rights holders Nelvana and The Clifford Ross Company for the family comedy Babar: The Adventures of Badou, a live […]

A little off our beaten track but too exciting to pass over: the specialist film and entertainment arm of auctioneer Bonhams is set to welcome bids on an ultra-rare ape-man costume, created for the filming of Stanley Kubrick’s seminal sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, at the upcoming Pioneers Of Popular Culture vintage auction, to […]

The L. A. Times is reporting that Universal and Illumination Entertainment (the studio behind Despicable Me) have a Curious George film in the works. While Universal and Imagine produced a Curious George film only four years ago, this new outing will start from scratch.

The Hollywood Reporter has stated that Gnomeo And Juliet, the Elton John-produced animated feature that was being made under the Miramax banner and was at one stage destined to remain at Disney even after their sale of the independent film company, is actually to be included in the sale, alongside three other completed pictures. Actor […]