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APRIL FOOLS STORY: Disney decides to put iconic characters in Star Wars
…the entire franchise in traditional animation, casting the Mouse and friends in the titular roles. Goofy’s son, Max, will play Luke Skywalker; Goofy is Darth Vader; Mickey is Han Solo,… |
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Rotoscopers YouTube: Q&A Part 2
Morgan and Chelsea continue to answer your questions! In this installment they discuss topics including when Disney might go back to hand drawn animation and what can be done to… |
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Actor/comedian Jonathan Winters dead at 87
…Miramax cut of Richard Williams’ The Thief and the Cobbler. Winters can be heard every Christmas season as the Narrator in Frosty Returns. But for many animation fans, it is… |
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Win Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie on Blu-ray – Winner announced!
…Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie showcases the legendary toker jokers like you’ve never seen them before – in animation. Catch the buzz as their most outrageous routines and laugh-out-loud lines… |
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Fox undecided on Cleveland Show’s future
If Fox is to be believed, talk of The Cleveland Show‘s cancellation may have been premature. On April 7, The Animation Guild Blog reported that The Cleveland Show has definitely… |
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Directors Sanders, DeMicco return for The Croods 2
DreamWorks Animation is moving forward with a sequel to this year’s first animated blockbuster, The Croods, says The Los Angeles Times. Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco are returning to direct… |
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Katzenberg plans The Tibet Code
As part of his eagerness to release more movies that will be financially successful in China, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffery Katzenberg announced that he plans to bring The Tibet Code… |
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The Little Mermaid Diamond Edition
…and the Beast) Maureen Donley (Anastasia) Writers:John Musker (Aladdin) Ron Clements (Aladdin) Irene Mecchi (Brave, The Lion King) Release Date:October 1, 2013 Bonus Features:All-New Music Video @ Disney Animation Disney… |
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Peanuts will be 3D and CG
Fox has confirmed that the Peanuts film being made by Blue Sky Studios will be CG and 3D, according to Animation Magazine. “The Peanuts script was written by Charles Schulz’s… |
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Six new images from Wizart’s Snow Queen
Animated Views has a new batch of images from The Snow Queen, courtesy of Wizart Animation. Based on Hans Christian Anderson’s classic tale, the film tells of Gerda and her… |
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Floyd Norman revisits Huck’s Landing
…Pat Ventura were on the story team. For Huck’s Landing, the artists aspired to composite hand drawn animation into physical backgrounds, seeking assistance from special effects guru Peter Kuran of… |
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 artwork revealed
At CinemaCon last week, Fox released new information about DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon 2. During the sequel’s presentation, a teaser trailer was shown that surprised audiences by… |
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More How to Train Your Dragon 2 artwork
Our friends The Rotoscopers have scooped new promotional artwork for DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon 2. In addition to images reported last week, their assortment features the characters… |
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Toy Story, Spongebob freebies on iTunes
ITunes is offering some noteworthy freebies for families and animation enthusiasts. Toy Story: Smash It! has unveiled a free Lost Episode version, sure to please fans of the similar block-breaking… |
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Reel FX aims for quality film slate with no “turkeys”
D Magazine has an in-depth profile on the Dallas-based animation studio Reel FX and its CEO Steve O’Brien. In 20 years, the studio has grown from animating direct-to-video films like… |
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DreamWorks posts solid earnings for first quarter
For this year’s first quarter, DreamWorks Animation reported $134.6 million in revenue and $5.6 million in net income, partially thanks to The Croods in theaters and several titles on home… |
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Walking With Dinosaurs gets a first trailer
…blend of live-action and CGI animation. The story, according to the film’s plot summary, follows “two brothers looking to follow in their fathers footsteps, which leads to a showdown with… |
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Escape from Planet Earth director talks sequel possibility
…$16 million before eventually collecting more than $55 million domestically. Does this mean that animation studio Rainmaker Entertainment might soon enter pre-production on a sequel? “The film has done well… |
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Ray Harryhausen RIP
In news that will sadden many in the animation community, legendary stop-motion and visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen has died aged 92, The Hollywood Reporter has announced. Starting out under… |
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Rio 2 international teaser trailer debuts
The teaser trailer for Rio 2 has leaked, in Portuguese, thanks to Animação S.A., reports A113 Animation. The new footage presents the film’s cast of characters performing a festive dance… |
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Tinker Bell scribe revealed as Planes screenwriter
…Howard. Animation fans might know Howard as having been a staple at DisneyToons for several years, working on Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue and Pixie Hollow… |
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Ratatoing studio sets sights on Disney’s Planes
In the latter ’00s, Vídeo Brinquedo raised the ire of animation fans, critics and unsuspecting parents by releasing cheaply-made imitations of Pixar’s and DreamWorks’ blockbusters. The most famous of these… |
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Profile spotlights Frozen co-director Jennifer Lee
LA Weekly shares the background of Jennifer Lee, the first female director of a Walt Disney Animation Studios theatrical feature. Lee graduated from Columbia Film School, where she met her… |
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New Toy Story Toon revealed: Mythic Rock
…Walt Disney Pictures’ theatrical features – although guessing which feature might be a tricky endeavor… Pixar’s Monsters University already has The Blue Umbrella attached this June, while Walt Disney Animation… |
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Get ready for The Snow Queen, but not Disney’s version
The Snow Queen appears to be a popular story to adapt into animation. News about Disney’s Frozen skims the web like an early frost, but another adaptation from Russia melts… |
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Superman Unbound
…Kandor decades ago, and Supergirl herself had barely escaped from the city in time (remember, Supergirl’s rocket was delayed in its trip to Earth, while she was in suspended animation,… |
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The Croods pulled from Chinese theaters for making too much money
…doing well. Indeed, the DreamWorks Animation release was actually pulled because it was doing “too well,” and was making much more money than China’s homegrown animated efforts, including Happy Little… |
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Melissa McCarthy becomes agent for B.O.O.
Deadline reports that Melissa McCarthy has joined DreamWorks Animation’s B.O.O. (Bureau Of Otherworldly Operations). The film tells of the secret government agency whose mission is to protect humans from evil… |
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Frozen teaser trailer to arrive next week
“Your summer is about to get a bit cooler…” reads a tweet from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Twitter feed. Indeed, the studio is finally releasing a trailer for Frozen next… |
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B.O.O. logo revealed
Jerry Beck’s Animation Scoop has a first look at a logo from DreamWorks’ 2015 film B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations, and an updated plot synopsis that takes the film away… |
