SPA officially pushed back its next feature film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, originally set for March 27, 2009 (until DreamWorks’ Monsters vs. Aliens claimed that same spot) to the much less trafficked January 15, 2010. The studio’s follow up film, Hotel Transylvania, which had originally been announced for September 25, 2009 has now […]

Fantasy Moguls reports that tracking on Pixar’s latest film is “phenomenal,” and it is likely to open a notch higher than last June’s Ratatouille, earning a spot in the all-time Top 10 openings for animated films. Expect a $52 million-$57 million for the three-day and a possible $115 million-$120 million banked in its first 10 […]

Coming Soon reports that actress and wannabe singer Scarlett Johansson has joined the voice cast of the animated feature film adaptation Astro Boy. Imagi and Summit will promote the film at the upcoming Anime Expo convention in Los Angeles, giving away a special edition t-shirt from their booth (#913 and #915).

The world’s most famous director emailed an heartful message about his experience working with and befriending visual effects genius Stan Winston to Ain’t It Cool. Check it out!

Academy Award winner Paul Newman is battling lung cancer according to unconfirmed reports. Could this affect Pixar’s 2012 sequel, following the recent death of George Carlin who voiced Fillmore? “Well, you know, his character [Doc Hudson] is coming back,” John Lasseter told MTV News. “He’s a good friend of mine, and so we’re just waiting […]

Regarding the environmental undertones of Wall•E, an article on O-Meon examines the efforts (and in some cases, lack of effort) of the Disney company to conserve energy and resources. The story notes the absence of any significant solar power use in Disney’s theme parks as well as the large vehicles driven during the premier of […]

First came the Lego version of Wall•E; now artist Brian Chan has created an Origami rendition of the little rusty robot. The piece, which was created from an uncut square of paper, can be seen on Chan’s website. The site also includes a template for those interested in creating their own Origami Wall•E. Pixar’s sci-fi […]

The TAG Blog reveals that a story crew has started early work on a Kung Fu Panda sequel at DreamWorks, while animators are hand-drawing new material for the DVD of the first film, expected to be released this Fall. Comments one animator: “This has been a fun project. It should go on to late July. […]

Wall•E is expected to easily become the year’s most marketed movie, with DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda coming close behind. Last year, Ratatouille topped the marketing charts, with Disney spending $54 million to cook up ads for the Pixar-produced pic. To put that into perspective, the industry average to promote a pic was $35.9 million last […]

The film, which Cinema Blend calls “another winning confection from Pixar” and GFR “the perfect window for kids into a broader world of imagination and perhaps even activism”, could be “Pixar’s best movie ever” according to the New York Magazine. The Village Voice feels that “you’ll adore it because of a cuddly, lonely little robot […]

With the recent passing of VFX legend Stan Winston, Sony Pictures Imageworks has decided to change its upcoming SIGGRAPH 2008 “Studio Events” program and instead pay tribute to Stan at the Nokia Theater on Aug. 13 (8:00 -11:00 p.m.). Find out more details at AWN.

Disney won big at last night’s Satury Awards as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror presented three trophies to Enchanted (best Fantasy Film, Actress for Amy Adams, and Music for Alan Menken) while Ratatouille won for best Writing and unsurprisingly beat Beowulf, Meet the Robinsons, Shrek the Third, The Simpsons Movie and Surf’s […]

Movieweb reports that Christina Ricci will voice the lead role of the timid crayon Yellow in Exodus Film Group’s animated CG feature The Hero of Color City. She plays one of several crayons whose colorful world is threatened by an evil tyrant. She is the first member of the cast to be announced for the […]

MTV Movies Blog features new plot points for Pixar’s upcoming sequel, Toy Story 3. According to John Ratzenberger and Estelle Harris, who played Hamm the piggy bank and Mrs. Potato Head in the previous Toy Story flicks, both characters will be playing a bigger role this time around. Harris also assures readers that there’s no […]

An exclusive video interview with Andrew Stanton, Fred Willard, and Jeff Garlin, all of whom had a hand in the creation and production of Pixar’s Wall•E, can be viewed on ComingSoon. Featuring several new clips from the film, Stanton, Willard, and Garlin each discuss the world that Wall•E takes place in, pointing out the reasons […]

Variety reveals what Laika has in the works post Coraline , and it’s quite exciting! The studio, which does both CG and stop-motion features, was created when Phil Knight, whose Nike empire gives him an estimated worth of $7.9 billion, stepped in to buy the former Will Vinton Studios, famous for the California Raisins, after […]

Freddie Highmore told SCI FI Wire he just completed the final voice work for two more Arthur and the Minimoys films, inspired by the popular children’s fantasy books of Luc Besson. The 16-year-old British actor completed filming two sequels to the 2006 film more than a year ago and had to finish the looping for […]

Disney orchestrated a one-of-a-kind premiere last Saturday at the Greek theater in Los Angeles, which was turned for the occasion into a 2,000-seat outdoor movie theater; NASA Mars rovers lined the red carpet. After the screening, 30 vans shuttled guests up the hill to the Griffith Observatory for the party, which included a special setup […]

The spunky little fairy, which is headlining one of Disney’s hottest franchises, will get her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame later this year. She will join other imaginary characters there including Winnie the Pooh, Kermit the Frog and Mickey Mouse.

The DreamWorks Animation CEO introduced clips, storyboards and early animation sequences from Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and touted the studio’s first stereoscopic 3-D feature Monsters vs. Aliens earlier today at the Cinema Expo conference in Amsterdam.

Follow the ‘More’ link to read the official synopsis of Glago’s Guest, the new CGI short which will show in theaters with Disney’s Bolt for the Thanksgiving 2008 season, and to view three screenshots from this film.

Thanks to ‘harkin’ in the Animated News & Views forum for the notice that Goofy’s latest short How To Hook Up Your Home Theater is now available for download from Apple’s popular iTunes service for $1.99. Be sure to look for some cameos and Disney in-jokes while enjoying the short. For more about the short […]

According to Animation World Network, the popular animated character Domo has begun to star in his first short form series. The videos, which started appearing online on June 20th, can be viewed on Veoh. Domo, who has become a Japanese cultural icon since his first appearance in 1998, started his career as a mascot for […]

A Lego rendition of the title character from Pixar’s upcoming Wall•E can be viewed in a Flickr photo album. This Wall•E uses 2 Power functions IR controllers to move and features poseable arms, according to the model’s creator. Wall•E hits the big-screen this Friday.

DVDActive reports that Warner Home Video has announced a deluxe edition dvd of the 1978 movie Watership Down on October 7. Full details are yet to be revealed but the 30th Anniversary release will include featurettes, and a storyboard comparison.

IESB.net has posted six film clips and a new featurette from Pixar’s upcoming film WALL-E. Be warned of the possible spoilers. Directed by Andrew Stanton, Wall-E hits theatres on June 27. In addition, UpcomingPixar also shares a Sanders Art Studio link featuring six promotional concept art prints from Wall-E for sale. UpcomingPixar has also posted […]

An additional trailer for Pixar’s latest, Wall•E, is available for your viewing pleasure on ComingSoon. This new trailer, titled ‘Cities’, gives us a closer look at the abandoned metropolitan areas on Earth. Wall•E, as well as the new animated short Presto, can both be seen in theaters on June 27th.

A new one-sheet advertising Disney’s upcoming CGI comedy Bolt has appeared online at Internet Movie Poster Awards. Hitting theaters on November 16th of this year, Bolt stars the voice talents of John Travolta and Miley Cyrus.

If you’re on the fence about whether you should attend next month’s San Diego Comic-Con or not then vacillate no longer as we have just learned that master animator Eric Goldberg will be signing copies of his upcoming book Character Animation Crash Course! at the Stuart Ng Books booth on Friday July 25th from 2 […]

A clip from Pixar’s upcoming short film Presto can be viewed on CartoonBrew. Presto, which will be playing alongside Wall•E starting June 27th, follows the antics of a magician and his rabbit. The short was helmed by first-time director Doug Sweetland, and is an ode to slapstick cartoons such as Tom & Jerry and Looney […]