DreamWorks Animation is fighting a lawsuit against Terence Dunn, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dunn, a writer, claims he proposed the idea of a “spiritual kung fu fighting panda bear” to the animation studio back in November 2001. His idea was rejected, but only months after his chat with DreamWorks, they began to promote Kung […]

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just announced that Open Season 3 will be coming to DVD and Blu-Ray next year, DVD Active is reporting. The sequel’s plot will involve Boog the bear switching places with a look-alike in order to join a Russian circus. Extras on the release will include games and a progression reel. Open Season […]

Apple has made available a brand new trailer for Blue Sky Studios’ upcoming animated feature Rio. Directed by Carlos Saldanha, and featuring the voices of George Lopez, Jemaine Clement, Tracy Morgan, Leslie Mann, will.i.am, and Jamie Foxx, Rio is set to open in 3D on April 8th, 2011.

Disney has announced Bambi will be the next in the Diamond Edition line, to be released on March 1, 2011. The film were feature a newly enhanced digital restoration, and enhanced picture and sound. A BD/DVD combo pack, HD digital download, and an SD digital download will be available on release day, with the DVD […]

Sony Pictures has just released the first teaser trailer for Aardman Animations’ upcoming CGI flick Arthur Christmas, which can now be viewed over at Yahoo!Movies. Directed by Barry Cook and Sarah Smith, and featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Hugh Laurie and Imelda Staunton, Arthur Christmas is scheduled to hit theaters […]

ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominations for the 38th Annual Annie Awards. The nominees for Best Animated Feature are Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, Tangled, The Illusionist, and Toy Story 3. “This has been an unprecedented year for animation, as the high quality of work represented by our nominees will attest,” said ASIFA-Hollywood President […]

Caitlin Sanchez, the former voice of the popular children’s program Dora the Explorer recently ended her multimillion dollar lawsuit against Nickelodeon. She sued the cable network for lack of compensation for merchandise and residuals as well as lowering her pay for her work. After lawyers from both parties met, matters appear to have settled, but […]

After losing to Harry Potter by a hair last weekend, Disney’s Tangled claimed box office victory this weekend with a take of $21 million, Yahoo! Movies is reporting. It easily won over Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, which made about $16 million in its third week of release. Tangled currently has a total […]

Empire Online recently spoke with DreamWorks Animation honcho Jeffery Katzenberg, who revealed some plans for the future of the studio as far as sequels are concerned. He says that the plan is very clear for the Madagascar franchise, indicating that the third film–already in production–will end in a way to set up a fourth and final […]

Award season continues as the National Board of Review revealed their picks today. Toy Story 3 picked up the award for Best Animated Feature and was named one of the Ten Best Films of the year.

Composer Randy Newman is up for two Grammy Awards from two different animated projects. Toy Story 3 is nominated for Best Score Soundtrack. Other nominees include Danny Elfman for Alice in Wonderland and James Horner for Avatar. Newman is also up for Best Song written For TV or Film for Down in New Orleans from […]

io9.com posted a video interview with Joseph Kosinski, the director of Tron Legacy. Kosinski discusses the movie’s score composed by the French techno duo Daft Punk, how the music enhances the plot, and how the sound effects ad music work together. Daft Punk is famously known for their animated musical film Interstella 5555 supervised by […]

ComingSoon.net has just revealed that the 2011 Oscars will be co-hosted by Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada) and James Franco (the Spider-Man films). Franco himself is an interesting choice for host this year, as he could find himself also being nominated in the Best Actor category for the intense survival thriller 127 Hours. The Academy […]

Tangled barely missed coming in first place over the weekend, performing stronger than analysts expected according to Entertainment Weekly. It took in $49.1 million to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ $50.3 million. Adding in the mid-week opening days gave it a $69 million five day take. That’s good for the second best Thanksgiving opening […]

Nearly doubling expectations, Disney’s Tangled saw a fantastic Black Friday take of $19 million, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The number is only $1 million behind that of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, which was expected to have a much stronger lead on the animated fairy tale. If things keep up the way […]

In the run to to the awards season, The Hollywood Reporter speaks frankly to the creators and directors of some of this year’s biggest animated films, including Toy Story 3, Despicable Me and Megamind. Click on the links for Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 to hear their thoughts on a variety of issues, […]

Disney’s 50th animated classic, Tangled, opens today in 3,603 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The critical consensus has been very positive, with the film garnering a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes (and an even better 95% from the top critics). It’s being compared favorably to The Lion King and Aladdin, and a few have even […]

Universal Pictures has just released the first teaser trailer for Hop, which can be watched exclusively at MovieFone. The live-action/animated comedy hops into theaters next Easter.

Walt Disney Home Entertainment has announced the DVD release of Studio Ghibli’s Tales from Earthsea on March 8, 2011. Based on the Earthsea book series by Ursula K. Le Guin, and directed by Goro Miyazaki, Tales from Earthsea features the voices of Timothy Dalton, Willem Dafoe, Cheech Marin and Mariska Hargitay. Extras on this release […]

In an exclusive interview to Collider, the legendary artist Glen Keane discusses hair, the journey of computer animation, and also the various roles he played in Tangled over the years. Keane was originally slated to co-direct Disney’s Tangled, which is all set to hit theatres on November 24th.

Two new trailers for the upcoming Family Guy Star Wars special It’s a Trap can now be viewed online over at Screen Rant. Both previews are direct parodies of the original theatrical trailers for Return of the Jedi, the Star Wars movie which the special spoofs. Starring Peter Griffin as Han Solo, Lois Griffin as […]

Warner Bros.’ epic animated feature Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole is set to land on DVD and Blu-Ray next month, DVD Active is reporting. Extras on the release will include artwork galleries, a music video and Fur of Flying, the CGI Looney Tunes short that was shown before the film during its theatrical run. […]

Walt Disney Pictures has just released the trailer for their upcoming Mars Needs Moms, which can be viewed at ComingSoon.net. The site also has a batch of new images from the film. Using the same technology used to create The Polar Express and A Christmas Carol, Mars Needs Moms blasts off into theaters next spring.

Pixar Animation Studios has announced new pricing for its RenderMan Pro Server software via an announcement which can be read here: