The first poster for next year’s animated Dorothy of Oz has just been revealed over at Yahoo! Movies. The film–one of several Wizard of Oz spin-offs currently in the works–seems very much inspired by Tim Burton’s recent Alice in Wonderland film, with the story involving Dorothy being called back to the land of Oz to […]

Nickelodeon has announced its commitment to bring its classic Nick Toons and live-action series to Blu-Ray and airwaves. Nick Toons are the animated series that aired in the 1990s and later on Nickelodeon’s Noggin channel. For many people growing up in that decade, these cartoons were an integral part of their youth. On May 17, […]

Warner Bros.’ live-action/animated family comedy Yogi Bear comes to DVD and Blu-Ray today. Although a dud with critics, the movie proved to be a reasonable commercial success for the studio, earning nearly $100 million against a production budget of $80 million. Extras on the release include a featurette, a game and more.

A British screenwriter has sued Disney and Pixar, claiming that they stole an idea that he submitted to them and used it to make Cars. According to him, the pitch that he gave to them and other studios in the 90s involved a world inhabited by talking cars and even had the same title. The writer in question wants to […]

Fox’s Emmy-nominated animated series American Dad! will come to DVD in its 6th volume on April 19th, according to Amazon.com. Unlike previous volumes for this series, which featured just a few episodes of the show, this one will contain an entire season, including all 18 episodes of the fifth season. Extras on the DVD will include […]

Moviefone has a first look at the brand new poster for Disney & Pixar’s upcoming Cars 2. The poster features returning Cars stars Lightning McQueen and Mater, as well as new characters Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell. The sequel hits theaters and IMAX this June.

After years of delays, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit has finally begun production, E! Online is reporting. The director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy marked the occassion by posting some photos of himself on the film’s set on his Facebook page. A highly anticipated project to say the least, the first Hobbit film is set to […]

One of the first images from next year’s The Lorax has been posted online over at the Internet Movie Database. The still features a young woman who might possibly be Taylor Swift’s character in the film. From the creators of Despicable Me, the Dr. Seuss story is set to come to theaters on March 2nd, 2012.

Less than two weeks before it’s set to come to theaters, Universal Pictures has just revealed the final trailer for Hop on YouTube. As one would expect, the preview reveals much more about the film’s plot than previous ads for the movie did. The Easter comedy comes to the big screen next month.

Opening slightly below some expectations, the live-action/animated Paul opened to a decent $13.2 million, according to Box Office Mojo. The R-rated comedy–which features Seth Rogen as the voice of an animated alien who meets up with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost after escaping from Area 51–carried a reported price tag of $40 million, something that […]

Yahoo! Movies has an exclusive featurette that goes behind the scenes of Hop, in which the stars discuss the movie’s bad guy: An evil chick voiced by Hank Azaria. The character, Carlos, wants to take over the holiday of Easter and become the next Easter Bunny. The PG-rated live-action/animated comedy–which also features Russell Brand and James […]

Robot Chicken: Star Wars III, the third Star Wars special from Cartoon Network’s popular sketch comedy show, comes to DVD and Blu-Ray this summer, DVD Active is reporting. Extras on the release will include commentary, deleted scenes and more. Featuring the voices of Seth MacFarlene as Emperor Palpatine and Zac Efron as Anakin Skywalker, the critically […]

Five new posters for Disney’s upcoming Pirate of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides have made their way online over the last week, and can be found online over at ComingSoon.net. The set includes the official one sheet for the film, along with four character banners. The highly anticipated sequel comes to theaters everywhere on May […]

In not entirely unexpected news, The Hollywood Reporter states that The Walt Disney Studios has shut down production on director Robert Zemeckis’ proposed motion-capture remake of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, following the disastrous box-office figures for Mars Needs Moms, which he produced. The “creepy” look of mo-cap has also been cited, although HR suggests Zemeckis […]

Possibly destined to become one of the biggest money losers in recent Hollywood memory, Disney’s Mars Needs Moms made only $6.9 million during its opening weekend, a fraction of what it cost to make. When marketing costs are brought into play, it’s quite likely that the motion capture animated feature cost as much as $200 […]

The first images from Disney’s upcoming animated short film The Ballad of Nessie have just made their way online and have been posted over at CinemaBlend. The short will tell the story of how the Loch Ness Monster ended up in his home, while dealing with an evil developer who wants to build a golf […]

Walt Disney Pictures’ Mars Needs Moms which opened in theatres this Friday with just $1.7 million, seems headed to a sizable disappointment this weekend with just $10 million, predicts BoxOfficeProphets. Directed By Simon Wells, and featuring the voices of Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, Kevin Cahoon, and Joan Cusack, Mars Needs Moms […]

We haven’t heard much from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise for awhile, but we found a sneak peek for the upcoming CGI movie for 2012 from Nickelodeon. The animation still looks to be in the early rendering stages or it might be the movie’s style. The turtles have seen many mutations over the years […]

After seeing the teaser trailer attached to what seems like virtually every family film in the last eight months in theaters, Sony Pictures has finally revealed a brand new preview for The Smurfs on Yahoo! Movies. The preview, among other things, gives us our first glimpse of Hank Azaria as evil wizard Gargamel as well […]

DreamWorks Animation has revealed new information on all of their upcoming movies from now through 2014, thanks to a loaded press release that can be found on ComingSoon.Net. The article has new plot information and release dates for Madagascar 3, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Me & My Shadow and more. It also reveals a […]

A brand new trailer for Disney & Pixar’s upcoming Cars 2 can be found online now over at MSN Movies. Starring Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy and Michael Caine, the anticipated sequel drives into theaters this summer.

Rango easily topped the weekend box office in its first week taking in $38.1 million according to Box Office Mojo. That total passes The Green Hornet’s first weekend making it the top opening film of the year so far.

Here’s another film proving that animation isn’t just for kids. Arrugas (Wrinkles) is about two senior citizens and their friendship. It’s based off the comic book by Paco Roca and is a hand drawn feature length film. Cartoon Brew has the trailer. The movie is set to be released in Fall 2011 for Spain, but […]

Another poster for Hop has made its way online over at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. As with the other posters for the film, this one ignores the live-action aspect of the story, instead making it look like an animated movie. From the creators of Despicable Me, Hop comes to theaters this April.

Paramount/Nickelodeon’s Rango opens this weekend in 3,917 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The Gore Verbinski directed, Johnny Depp starring film is doing very well with the critics, earning an 88% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes. A big weekend is predicted, with Box Office Prophets projecting a $47.4 million take

Over at SlashFilm, they have the newest trailer for Tron: Uprising. A spin-off of Tron: Legacy, the new series will launch a new franchise. It will premiere on Disney XD in summer 2012 after a ten episode mini-series coming fall 2011. The series focuses on a young program heading a digital revolution with the help […]

The first teaser for DreamWorks’ upcoming animated feature Puss in Boots has just premiered on Apple. Puss in Boots, one of the most beloved characters of the Shrek universe, tells the tale of Puss’s early adventures as he teams with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty to steal the famed Goose that lays the […]

A brand new trailer for DreamWorks’ upcoming flick Kung Fu Panda 2 is now available to watch on Apple. Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and featuring a voice cast of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffm, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, Gary Oldman, Michelle Yeoh, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Victor […]

According to Coming Soon, DreamWorks has green lit production for Rumblewick, a film inspired by the children’s book My Unwilling Witch (The Rumblewick Letters). The story will follow a magician’s rabbit who is offered the chance to train as a witch’s familiar – only to find out that he’s being used as a pawn in […]