An exclusive interview with the helmers of the CGI direct to video feature Resident Evil: Degeneration can be read at Shock ‘Till You Drop. Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi and director Makoto Kamiya discuss various aspects of the upcoming film, including the production of the feature as well as new story and character developments. Regarding the prospect […]

ComingSoon currently features an IMAX poster for Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa. The sequel to 2005’s Madagascar will open in traditional theaters as well as IMAX on November 7th.

A new one-sheet advertising the upcoming CGI film Igor can be found at Internet Movie Poster Awards. The movie, which features a lab-assistant who aspires to become an evil scientist, hits theaters on September 19th.

GhibliWorld has an exclusive interview with Pixar Storyboard artist Enrico Casarosa about Totoro Forest project, an international charity effort to preserve Sayama forest. Sayama is an endangered sanctuary on the outskirts of Tokyo where Miyazaki got the inspiration for his much loved character Totoro from the film My Neighbor Totoro. Over 200 top international artists […]

According to Box Office Mojo, the $4,603,179 that Pixar’s Wall•E collected last weekend at the movie theaters was enough to put it past the $200 million mark with a current total of $204,078,076. These earnings put the sci-fi comedy above Toy Story and A Bug’s Life, but just slightly behind last year’s Ratatouille, which made […]

A new teaser site for an upcoming Garfield film can be found here. Though the site includes the date “2009”, it does not provide any other clues as to what the project could be about, so as of now it is unknown as to whether or not it will be a DTV or theatrical release. […]

Two scans of new screen caps from the upcoming CGI features Up and A Christmas Carol can be seen at Bad Taste. Up is currently being helmed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson and will open on May 26th, while Robert Zemeckis’ motion-capture A Christmas Carol will hit theaters on November 6th, 2009.

A new one-sheet for The Tale Of Despereaux has appeared on Internet Movie Poster Awards. The poster features a book illustration look to it, perhaps because it is an adaption of Kate DiCammillo’s children’s novel of the same name. The Tale Of Despereaux opens in theaters this Christmas.

This coming Thursday night, August 7 at 8:00pm, the Newport Beach Film Festival will be holding its annual Animation Showcase at the Orange County Museum of Art. This program will feature “a unique collection of short animated films, including hand-drawn and computer-generated works created by cutting-edge and traditional animators from around the globe” shown throughout […]

Animation World Network reports that a new live-action prequel to the Scooby-Doo theatrical movies is set to air on Cartoon Newtork in the fall of 2009. The original film, titled Scooby-Doo: In The Beginning will follow Scooby and the gang as they try to investigate a haunting in their high school. The feature, which is […]

New in-production CGI shots from Imagi’s upcoming film Gatchaman can be viewed at Felix IP. Also included in the batch of images is a possible logo for the movie. Gatchaman is set to hit theaters sometime in April of 2009.

MTVMoviesBlog reports that in an interview to MTV, director Pete Docter hinted at the possibility for a sequel to Pixar’s hit Monsters, Inc. UpcomingPixar’s take on the story can be found here.

ContactMusic reports that Fox is planning to spend $25 million to promote the dvd release of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! in December. Horton will be released as a single disc, a two-disc special edition and a Blu-ray special edition on December 9.

Movie-list has posted links to the full trailer for Dreamworks’ upcoming feature Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, the film opens on November 7, 2008.

Marvin the Martian should be very happy, very happy indeed, because it has just been announced that he will be getting his own live-action/CGI movie, according to Cinema Confidential. “Marvin the Martian . . . made his debut in 1948. He often tried to blow up the world but would be thwarted by Bugs Bunny. […]

Several images of characters and sets from Up can be viewed at The Pixar Blog. A new piece of concept art can also be seen on the site, which depicts the film’s protagonists dragging a floating house through a dense jungle. Up hits theaters on May 29, 2009. Thanks to “CGIFanatic” for the heads up.

Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo on the Cliff and Mamoru Oshii’s The Sky Crawlers are among the films which will compete for the best film at 65th Venice Film Festival. Two animated features are among the 21 films competing for the Golden Lion at the festival which will take place from August 27 to September 6 at […]

Not much to say here except that the trailer for Disney’s return-to-hand-drawn feature, The Princess and the Frog, is now up at its official site…so hop on over and check it out.

UpcomingPixar reports about two Pete Docter interviews, available at Aint It Cool News and MovieWeb, wherein he talks about upcoming Pixar film UP, some inspiration and Pixar’s writing process.

DVDTimes reports that Fox Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! on 9th December. Available in Single Disc, Two-Disc Special Edition and Two-Disc Gift Set releases, extras on Two-Disc Special Edition will include “Deleted Footage and Animation Screen Tests”, “That’s One Big Elephant: Animating Horton”, “Bringing […]

Descriptions of several scenes from upcoming Disney films played during the San Diego Comic Con can be read at Coming Soon. Reportedly, material from both Bolt and Up were screened for attendants of the Con, and were generally well-received by viewers.

The first teaser for the Disney/Pixar’s upcoming feature film UP is now online and can be watched at the official UP site. Up hits theatres on May 29, 2009.

At a private ceremony at Comic-Con, ASIFA-Hollywood announced the recipients of the Winsor McCay Awards – given for a lifetime of achievement in animation. John Lasseter, Mike Judge, and Nick Park will be honored with the award at the 2009 Annie Awards. Antran Manoogian, ASIFA-Hollywood president, said “Their career achievments and outstanding contributions to the […]

Variety reports that Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea grossed $14.8 million over the three-day weekend of July 19-21 in Japan. Studio Ghibli’s last feature Tales from Earthsea had grossed $8.4 million in its opening frame in 2006. Ponyo‘s opening box-office gross was 96.6 percent of the similar three-day holiday […]

Felix IP currently hosts a new poster for the upcoming big-screen adaption of Astro Boy. The film, which was created by the same studio responsible for TMNT, will open in theaters sometime in 2009. Thanks to ‘Wolf’ for the tip.

Reporting from Comic-Con, Ain’t It Cool News has posted photos of several collectibles and booths promoting various animated fare. Images of new Wall•E and Bolt collectibles can be seen in a batch of toy photos. An in-production poster for David Fincher’s animated feature The Goon is also on display. Expect more updates as the Con […]

Journey To The East, an animated sequence advertising the upcoming Olympic games in China, can now be viewed on BBC Sport. The commercial is based on the Chinese novel Journey To The West, and was produced by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, also responsible for the virtual band Gorillaz. Journey To The East will be […]

/Film has posted images of an Up-themed elevator in a San Diego hotel. The entire elevator is covered with cloud print, complete with a new poster from Pixar’s upcoming film. Up hits theaters on June 29, 2009. Thanks to Josh for the link!

ComingSoon reports that a sequel to Robot Chicken‘s emmy-award nominated Star Wars spoof is on it’s way. Titled Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II, the special will “focus on the bounty hunters a bit and explore their stories,” co-creator Matt Senreich explains. “It’s a geek fest for us all.” Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II […]

Low quality scans featuring several characters from the upcoming DreamWorks flick Monsters Vs Aliens can be viewed at Entertainment Base! Fun! Daily!. The images are part of a set of trading cards intended for promotional purposes. Monsters Vs Aliens hits theaters on March 27th, 2009. UPDATE: A new screen shot from the film can now […]