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Disney’s 2011 animated classic cover art

Cover art for Blu-ray editions of two of Walt Disney’s animated classics, the 60th Anniversary Edition of Alice In Wonderland and the Diamond Edition release of Bambi, has been revealed and can be seen here:

Another Kung Fu Panda 2 poster

The Internet Movie Poster Awards have recently posted a second teaser poster for DreamWorks Amimation’s Kung Fu Panda 2. On a note of interest, none of the sequel’s marketing so far has used the film’s subtitle, The Kaboom of Doom. The anticipated release comes to theaters on May 27th.

Simpsons renewed for 23rd season

Springfield’s favorite family isn’t looking to retire anytime soon, as Fox has just greenlit a 23rd season of the show. The series, of course, is the longest running primetime cartoon show in history, with more than 450 episodes to date.

Jon Favreau heading for The Magic Kingdom

In what would seem to be an official greenlight for a project that’s been long-rumored at the studio, Disney has hired Iron Man director/actor Jon Favreau to helm their Magic Kingdom movie. Details on the project are extremely fuzzy for the time being, although its speculated that it will involve several classic Disney characters working […]

First Winnie the Pooh trailer now online

Disney has just revealed the very first trailer for next summer’s Winnie the Pooh. Although not much is known about the plot at this point, it is said to involve Pooh and his friends going on a quest to find Eeyore’s missing tail, with elements from five of A. A. Milne’s original Pooh stories. New […]

Final Tron: Legacy trailer

Walt Disney Pictures has just revealed the final trailer for Tron: Legacy on their official Youtube page. The new preview has lots of new footage from the film, so viewers are warned of possible spoilers. Tron: Legacy opens everywhere this Christmas.

MegaMind conquers the box office

DreamWorks Animation’s MegaMind was able to easily rule the box office this weekend, with a very solid debut of $47 million, Box Office Mojo is reporting. Although it made slightly less than some were anticipating, the animated comedy is expected to have strong legs, especially since Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 will no […]

Kung Fu Panda 2 teaser trailer now online

ComingSoon.net has just posted the first teaser trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 2. The trailer is currently being shown on the big screen with 3-D prints of the studio’s MegaMind. Meanwhile, the Internet Movie Poster Awards has recently revealed a teaser poster for the film. Starring Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie and Gary Oldman, […]

New images from The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

After releasing the first images from Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn last week, Empire Magazine shares new images from the big screen adaptation of Tintin, reports Collider. One of these new images gives first look at the Thomson twins, the thief Silk and the mysterious Barnaby, played and voiced […]

Studio Ghibli to announce new film in December

Koji Hoshino, President of Studio Ghibli, announced at the Rome International Film Festival recently that the next Studio Ghibli film will be announced on December 15, reports Collider. While it is still unknown whether this project will be helmed by Miyazaki or a different director, there is speculation on whether Hoshino was referring to the […]

New US trailer for The Illusionist debuts online

A brand new official US trailer for Sony Pictures Classics’ upcoming animated feature The Illusionist has debuted over at iTunes. Based on an old Jacques Tati script, the story follows the illusionist, as he learns to come to terms with his fading art and meets a young girl Alice, who will change his life forever. […]

Megamind opens

DreamWorks’ Megamind opens today in 3,944 theatres, according to Box Office Mojo. With a middling 64%, the Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus is “It regurgitates plot points from earlier animated efforts, and isn’t quite as funny as it should be, but a top-shelf voice cast and strong visuals help make Megamind a pleasant, if unspectacular, diversion.” […]

Another new Tron: Legacy poster

A new poster for Tron: Legacy–featuring the villainous Clu, an evil version of Jeff Bridges’ character–has just been revealed over at Empire Online. The site states that it’s the first of three new posters that will be revealed over the next few days. Tron: Legacy comes to theaters this December.

Vote for MegaMind

With the 2010 Election taking place in America today, DreamWorks Animation has made an amusing TV spot for MegaMind that spoofs negative campaign ads. In it, the blue villain tells voters why they should not support his opponent, the superhero Metro Man. MegaMind comes to theaters this Friday.

Phineas and Ferb origins detailed

Wired has a piece with the creators of Phineas and Ferb, where they discuss the long 16 year journey the show took from conception to screen, while being rejected from every studio they pitched to.

Bonus features creators interviewed

Pixar Talk talks with Pixar’s special features producers Erica Milsom and Tony Kaplan about how they create all that extra content for DVD/BD releases.

MegaMind reviews begin striking the internet

Two of the first reviews for DreamWorks Animation’s MegaMind have recently been posted on the internet, with each one having a different response to the movie. Variety calls the film enjoyable enough, but says that it “comes off as a derivative wisecracking machine rather than a feat of sustained imagination.” The Hollywood Reporter, meanwhile, gives it […]

First Tintin images debut online

Empire shares the first images from Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s upcoming CGI/Motion Capture flick The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. This first batch of images reveal Tintin and Captain Haddock, played by Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis, respectively. The big screen adaptation of Hergé’s comic hits theaters next October.

New Tron: Legacy clip

A brand new clip from Disney’s hotly anticipated Tron: Legacy has just been posted over at ComingSoon.net. The sequel to 1982’s Tron comes to theaters this holiday season.

An Evening With Bill Plympton

ASIFA-Hollywood is presenting an Evening With Bill Plympton on Thursday, October 28, 2010 in Burbank CA. Hosted by Tom Sito, Plympton will discuss his prolific career and unique approach to film making. He’ll also speak about his new animated feature Idiots & Angels and an upcoming documentary about his career. Admission is free. Details follow:

First look at The Lorax

USA Today currently features a first look at the title character in the upcoming adaption of Dr. Seuss’s beloved novel, The Lorax. The voice cast for the movie, which boasts Danny DeVito as the voice of the Lorax, will also include Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Betty White, and Rob Riggle playing various characters from the […]

DreamWorks to make Alma into feature film

Collider is reporting that DreamWorks Animation is set to make a feature film based on the award-winning animated short Alma. The storyline of the short involved a little girl who is drawn into a mysterious toy store where she discovers a doll that looks just like her, not realizing that she’s walking into a dangerous trap. The […]

Cars 2 teaser trailer and concept art

The first teaser trailer for Pixar’s upcoming feature Cars 2 has been unveiled on its newly launched official website. The site also showcases some of the concept artworks from the film. The teaser is also available to watch in HD format on the official Disney/Pixar YouTube channel. Cars 2 opens in theatres on June 24th, […]

New Tron: Legacy poster

A cool new poster for Disney’s Tron: Legacy has just been revealed over at Yahoo! Movies. The Disney sequel opens in theaters and IMAX this holiday season.

Brenda Chapman no longer directing Pixar’s Brave?

Cartoon Brew, with their reliable sources, reports that Brenda Chapman, the first woman director at Pixar, is no longer directing Brave. The site reports that Brenda was pushed aside from full directing a while back, and was replaced by the story artist Mark Andrews, who also co-directed Pixar short One Man Band. Release date for […]

Prep & Landing landing again

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ holiday hit Prep & Landing is about to become a Christmas television franchise with not one but two follow-ups in the works. Full details can be read in this press release:

Iron Man, Avengers coming from Disney

The Walt Disney Company, which last year paid $4.24bn to acquire the Marvel Comics entertainment business, has concluded a deal with that division’s film producing partner studio Paramount to bring the upcoming films on the joint slate back under the ownership of Marvel and its new parent company. The Hollywood Reporter has more. In a […]

Tangled actress Moore interview

SheKnows has a fun interviews with Mandy Moore about her upcoming role as the voice of Rapunzel in Disney’s Tangled. The questions include topics like getting grounded, the attraction of bad boys, hair styles, joining the Disney princess line, and married life for the star.

Mars Needs Moms poster revealed

A teaser poster for the animated movie Mars Needs Moms has just been posted at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The Walt Disney Pictures release comes to theaters next spring.

Rapunzel now greeting park guests

Starting today, characters portraying Rapunzel and Flynn Rider from Disney’s upcoming film Tangled are greeting guests at the Disneyland Park in California. Beginning October 24, the characters will also appear at Magic Kingdom in Florida.