animated-news

New character posters for Frozen II released

A batch of new character posters for Frozen II from Japan have just been revealed via the IMP Awards, and you can check them all out below. Frozen II opens everywhere November 22nd. Why was Elsa born with magical powers? The answer is calling her and threatening her kingdom. Together with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven, she’ll set out on […]

Man can talk to the animals in the Doolittle trailer

The first trailer for Doolittle is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as the the titular doctor, along with an all-star cast voicing the movie’s many talking animals. Originally set for a Memorial Day release next year, the big budget adaptation of the classic story […]

Dwayne Johnson sets sail in the Jungle Cruise teaser

The first trailer for Disney’s Jungle Cruise is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. In addition, a new poster for the film has also been revealed. Originally set to come out this month, Jungle Cruise splashes into theaters July 24th. Inspired by the famous Disneyland theme park ride, Disney’s JUNGLE CRUISE […]

The Addams Family opens

UA/MGM’s The Addams Family opens today in 4,007 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The critics are calling the film altogether ooky, with a 33% score at Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “The Addams Family’s starry voice cast and eye-catching animation aren’t enough to outweigh its saccharine handling of the delightfully dark source material”. BOM still […]

An Addams Family history
How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming holiday special to air on NBC

DreamWorks Animation has announced that a brand new How to Train Your Dragon holiday special will air on NBC this fall. The story will take place after the events of the film trilogy and focus on a now married Hiccup and Astrid. In addition to airing on television, a DVD release is also slated for it shortly […]

How The Addams Family returns the characters to their cartoon roots
Adventure awaits in latest Onward trailer

Disney and Pixar have launched the latest trailer to the upcoming animated fantasy feature Onward, which can be seen above. The trailer fleshes out the core story of teenage elf brothers Ian and Barley Lightfoot venturing to use the dying art of magic to spend one day with their late father. The film will be […]

Frozen II gets MPAA rating

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Box Office Mojo is reporting that Frozen II has been rated ‘PG’ for “action/peril and some thematic elements.” This fell in line with where expectations had it, as the original Frozen received the exact same rating back in 2013 (of course, many also argued that it could’ve been rated ‘G’ without raising any objections). So far, the only major […]

Santa gets his origin story in the trailer for Klaus

The full trailer for Netflix’s Klaus is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. The movie is earning a fair amount of buzz for its unique animation style, which looks similar to the “hand-drawn meets computer-generated” appearance of the “Steadfast Tin Soldier” sequence in Fantasia 2000. The film will launch in select […]

Rick & Morty are back and as demented as ever in Season 4 trailer

If you’ve been missing Rick & Morty, you’ll be relieved to find out that they’ll be back very soon…even if it’s for a short while. Adult Swim just released the trailer for Season 4, and it’s exactly as demented as fans of the series would expect (it’s also NSFW, so viewer discretion is advised). But with […]

Cast discusses bringing “modern issues” to animated Addams Family
How Abominable was “drastically” changed for China
Harley Quinn is back in first Birds of Prey trailer

The first trailer for the Harley Quinn spin-off movie Birds of Prey is now online, and can be checked out in the player below. The movie will feature Margot Robbie reprising her Suicide Squad role as the popular character who originated from Batman: The Animated Series. It opens everywhere February 2020.

Abominable opens to $20 million

Abominable performed more or less when in with where expectations had it this weekend, opening to $20 million, Box Office Mojo is reporting. That was slightly above where tracking had it, beating the $18 million projection by roughly $2 million. Unlike How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Universal never seemed to give Abominable a full marketing push in the […]