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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles get a release date
…expected to be a mix of live-action and animation, with martial artists in costumes combined with CGI faces. Although currently without a director, the film is set to strike theaters… |
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New Madagascar 3 trailer
A new trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted mades its way online this week, and can be seen on the studio’s official Youtube page. The sequel… |
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Yellow Submarine coming to home video in May
…with workers tweaking the image frame by frame rather than using automated software. Depending on the format, special features will include a behind-the-scenes documentary, commentary, interviews, reproductions of animation cels,… |
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First trailer for Hotel Transylvania now online
A brand new first trailer for Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming feature Hotel Transylvania has gone online. The film follows the story of Dracula who works as a manager for a… |
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Stop-motion SpongeBob special on the way
…cable network’s most popular character, the first time that the show has ever been animated in a form other than traditional animation. It will also mark SpongeBob’s first holiday special… |
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The Smurfs 2 bumped up
Sony Pictures Animation’s The Smurfs 2 has been given a slight release date boost, ComingSoon.net is reporting. The sequel to the 2011 hit will now hit theaters on July 31s,… |
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John Textor Makes Millions from Student Labor
John Textor, CEO of Digital Domain, has blacklisted himself in the animation community. Cartoon Brew has been following the story about how “Textor’s comments, which were made last November but… |
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Butch Hartman’s Premiere of YooToon Studios
Butch Hartman, creator of the The Fairly OddParents has ventured into the realm of web toons and launched his very own channel dubbed YooToon Studios. Hartman is searching for animation… |
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New Hotel Transylvania trailer and poster now online!
A new trailer for Sony Animation’s upcoming Hotel Transylvania is now available online here. Due in theaters September 28, 2012, this is the story of a place where monsters, from… |
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Plot for The Smurfs 2 revealed
The first official plot summary for Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming The Smurfs 2 has made its way to ComingSoon.net. The story will involve Gargamel the evil but bumbling wizard creating… |
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Calling All Programs: Tron: Uprising Trailer
…system if the young program can upgrade past impulsiveness to maturity. Elijah Wood will voice Beck with Bruce Boxleitner reprising his Tron role. The show combines CGI and 2D animation…. |
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Amazon Studios Wants You!
…great things about this opportunity is that you don’t have to be able to draw or be familiar with animation. Take a look at the rules and take a chance!… |
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See Madagascar 3 this week… but only in Tucson
…the effort was a collaboration between Monique Soria, public relations director for the Sunnyside Unified School District, and Mireille Soria, of DreamWorks Animation who produced all three Madagascar films. Those… |
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Dark Knight Returns gets its voice cast
…(RoboCop) as the Caped Crusader and Ariel Winter as his sidekick Robin (who is notably a girl in this story). A two part production from DC Animation, The Dark Knight… |
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Disney Parks ready to unveil animated inspired offerings
…that couldn’t be more true. Next week Walt Disney World in Orlando is set to open the Art of Animation Resort, a value priced hotel complex themed around some of… |
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Catmull talks Pixar at D10
At the D: All Things Digital technology confernce this week Disney Animation and Pixar President Ed Catmull was featured on two panels. The first was a discussion on the legacy… |
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Epic details revealed
Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios announced more information about the plot and voice cast for their upcoming film Epic (formally Leafmen). Directed by Chris Wedge, “Epic tells… |
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DreamWorks, Toys R Us team up for “World of Madagascar“
Toys R Us and DreamWorks Animation announced “World of Madagascar“, a new brand featuring toys based on characters from all three Madagascar films, now available exclusively at Toys R Us…. |
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Madagascar 3 stars discuss travel, channeling inner animal
…a celebrity, trying local cuisine, favorite spots, and childhood memories. With the Associated Press, David Schwimmer discusses how to channel a giraffe and seeing himself in the animation, and then… |
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Ray Bradbury dies at 91
…CNN. While his animation-related credentials are few, filmmakers and artists from around the world have taken to Twitter to credit Bradbury as a primary inspiration. Bradbury worked with the 1964… |
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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
…that is no small achievement! Animated Classic or Back To The Drawing Board? Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted DreamWorks Animation June 8, 2012 85 minutes Rated PG directed by Eric… |
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Student Academy Award winners announced
The winners of the Student Academy Awards In Animation were announced this past week. The Gold Medal went to David Wolter of CalArts for Eyrie, the Silver Medal to Mark… |
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Pixar’s rules of storytelling
io9 has a list of the 22 rules of storytelling compiled by Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats — the “nuggets of narrative wisdom she’s received working for the animation studio… |
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Madagascar 3 continues to roar at the box office
For the second weekend in a row, DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar 3 ruled the box office, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The sequel earned $34 million in its second frame, and… |
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Welcome to Neon Alley!
Anime has carved out its niche in the world as a strong and vibrant animation medium. Viz, one of the biggest names in the US anime and manga market, has… |
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First images from Paperman now online
The first images from Disney’s upcoming animated short Paperman have been revealed by EW.com. The short, which uses new technology to make CGI animation look as though it was drawn… |
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The making of Disney’s Treasure Planet
…film, which covers everything from the movie’s history to the process of animation used to create Long John Silver and the sci-fi landscapes. In addition, the article has concept art… |
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Penguins to get film, more DreamWorks news from Comic-con
…2015 according to Madagascar 3 director McGrath. Bill Damaschke, chief creative officer of DreamWorks Animation, admitted Kung Fu Panda 3 is in the works. Footage for The Croods was screened…. |
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Andrew Stanton to direct Finding Nemo sequel
After John Carter of Mars, Andrew Stanton is seemingly returning to his animation roots and has been signed on to direct a sequel to Pixar’s 2003 hit Finding Nemo, reports… |
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Ice Age: Continental Drift
…of heart and a good storytelling, which easily overcame the somewhat lackluster animation, to win over audiences. The second film in the franchise, The Meltdown, is best forgotten. Jumbled, unimaginative,… |

