EW reports that Walt Disney Pictures will release Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated film Ponyo in United States on August 14. Featuring the voices of Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman, Liam Nesson, Lily Tomlin, Betty White, Frankie Jonas and Noah Cyrus, the English language version of the film is being produced by John […]

A new ‘Upisode’ has appeared online and can now be seen on Moviefone. The clip, titled Snipe Trap, shows the efforts of one of the film’s protagonist in trying to create a successful rope trap. Up hits theaters on May 29th.

A low-quality image of the logo for Fantastic Mr. Fox as well as early plot details concerning the movie can both be seen on First Showing. Based on Roald Dahl’s children’s novel of the same name, the stop-motion film tells the story of three farmers who band together in order to get rid of a […]

As well as new reviews for Monsters Vs. Aliens and the DVD release of The Zeta Project: Season One, Animated Views today discusses the traditionally animated superhero comedy Captain Toontastic, being animated in France for international release.

A new low-quality poster for Planet 51 has appeared on the web, and can be seen at LatinoReview. Planet 51, which tells the story of an American austronaut who gets stranded on an alien world, is schedualed to hit theaters on November 20th, 2009.

Over at Animated Views, Jeremie Noyer has been keeping us up to date with all the theatrical and DVD releases by interviewing the key players behind a whole host of last week’s big titles: • Azur & Asmar: Michel Ocelot’s Quest For Tolerance – the director speaks about his latest feature and the first of […]

According to Box Office Mojo, Monsters Vs Aliens made a total of $58,200,000 over the course of it’s opening weekend, putting it at number 1 in the box office charts. This is a higher number than was predicted for the animated comedy, as past speculations guessed the film’s cume would be around $50 to $55 […]

Internet Movie Poster Awards currently hosts a new one-sheet for Sony’s next animated flick, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. The movie, which is based on the children’s novel of the same name, opens in theaters on September 18, 2009.

Academy Awards can be handy things for screenwriters wanting to get into animation: after Michael Arndt, who won the original screenplay Oscar for Little Miss Sunshine, was picked to work on Pixar’s Toy Story 3, The Hollywood Reporter announces that this year’s adapted screenplay writer Simon Beaufoy, winner for Slumdog Millionaire, has joined DreamWorks to […]

Hitting both conventional and IMAX theaters today is DreamWork’s Monsters Vs Aliens, the first of the studio’s animated films to be released in 3-D. Critical buzz surrounding the science fiction comedy has been mostly positive so far, with a current 68% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Reviewer Nell Minow calls the flick “An expert blend […]

With DreamWork’s new sci-fi flick Monsters Vs Aliens hitting theaters tomorrow, predictions for the film’s weekend intake have begun to appear online. Most speculations put the movie between about $50 to $55 million, such as Box Office Mojo, which guesses a total cumulation of $54.7 within the next three days. However, some predictions have a […]

A new trailer for Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs has appeared online and can be watched in Flash version on MSN. The third installment to the successful Ice Age series, which hits theaters on July 1st of this year, stars the voice talents of John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Seann […]

A promotional image for DreamWork’s upcoming film, How To Train Your Dragon, can be seen after scrolling down slightly on Animatoons. The animated comedy, which is set to open in theaters on March 26th, 2010, tells the story of a young Viking who attempts to train a scrawny, toothless dragon to be a brave hero. […]

Variety reports that Monsters Vs Aliens has grossed $6.2 million over the weekend oversees from 644 locations, with the majority of the profits coming in from Russia. The decision to open on March 20th in several foreign markets was made due to the fact that many schoolchildren had been on spring break at the time. […]

A video interview with Hugh Laurie and Seth Rogen, who provided vocals for the characters Dr. Cockroach and B.O.B. in DreamWork’s Monsters Vs Aliens, can be viewed on ComingSoon. Monsters Vs Aliens, which opens this Friday in conventional and IMAX theaters, follows the story of a group of creatures sent by the government to defeat […]

Latino Review has posted a new one-sheet for Gatchaman, which gives us a look at the protagonist of the film. Gatchaman is based on Battle Of The Planets popular television series from the 80’s, and is due out in 2010 according to the poster. The film currently has no director attached.

A new theatrical trailer for the upcoming CGI adaption of Astro Boy can now be viewed in HD on Hulu. Meanwhile, an exclusive promotional image has appeared on MTV’S Splash Page. Astro Boy is set to hit theaters on October 23rd, 2009.

According to Animation World Network, Jerry Bruckheimer’s live action adaption of Fantasia’s animated short, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, is now set to hit theaters on July 16th, 2010. Currently being helmed by director Jon Turteltaub, the modern-day set movie will begin filming this month and stars Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel.

The Hollywood Reporter confirms that the Cannes Film Festival is about to go 3D with the world premiere of Disney/Pixar’s digital offering Up, which will open the Festival de Cannes in the south of France on May 13. Festival organizers saw an early version of the film and “absolutely loved it”, says Mark Zoradi, president […]

The first trailer for Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs can be seen on SlashFilm. Sony’s upcoming animated flick is an adaption of the children’s novel of the same name. Meatballs will open in traditional as well as 3D compatible theaters on September 18th, 2009.

According to Variety, Disney has moved up the release date of the traditionally animated feature The Princess And The Frog. Previously slated for a Christmas Day opening, the film will now open exclusively in New York and Los Angeles on November 25th and nationwide on December 11th. The originally planned opening date would have pitched […]

PixarPlanet shares details and official plot synopsis for Partly Cloudy, short Accompanying Pixar’s Up. Directed by Peter Sohn, Partly Cloudy will play in front of Up starting May 29.

With 20th Century Fox pleased with its recent forays into “live-action” editions of some fondly remembered animated characters (Garfield, Alvin And The Chipmunks, etc) the studio is set to continue the trend by updating the classic Brad Anderson strip Marmaduke for the big screen. The Hollywood Reporter states that director Tom Dey has signed up […]

A brand new full trailer for Disney-Pixar’s forthcoming feature Up has been premiered online and can be watched here. Additionally, Yahoo! Movies has made available the trailer in HD formats. Directed by Pete Docter, Up opens in theaters on May 29th.

MTV Movies Blog reports that director George Miller is planning to move forward with the return of the Mad Max franchise without Mel Gibson. Miller is resurrecting the idea as an R-rated, stereoscopic anime flick for theatrical release. According to Miller, the plot of the film would be partly lifted from the script of the […]

Variety reports that Studio Ghibli, the Japanese studio behind Hayao Miyazaki hits Spirited Away and Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, is collaborating with automaker Toyota to open a new training studio. The studio will be situated in Toyota’s R&D center in Aichi Prefecture in western Japan.

A short clip from DreamWork’s animated comedy Monsters Vs Aliens can now be seen at ComingSoon. The video features the character Ginormica being introduced to a secret government facility. Monsters Vs Aliens hits traditional and 3-D compatible theaters as well as IMAX screens on March 27th.

Warner Home Video has formally announced their next animated project to come out of the Warner Premiere line of direct-to-video movies. The mythological hero Wonder Woman has her own movie coming out this week, and the next movie will bring out a hero with a more sci-fi bent. The Hal Jordan version of Green Lantern, […]

DVDActive shares the details on the upcoming Lilo & Stitch: 2 Disc Big Wave Edition dvd, due out on 24th March. Extras on this release will include an audio commentary by directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, an interactive behind the scenes featurette, 2 music videos (“Your ‘Ohana” featuring The Hawaiian Chorus, “I Can’t Help […]

According to Variety, Fox Network has picked up two more seasons of it’s hugely popular animated sitcom, The Simpsons. This action will drive the show into it’s 22nd season, making it TV’s longest-running prime time entertainment series. The 44-segment renewal will boost the show’s episode count to a staggering number of 493.