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New Rise of the Guardians poster
…look at all of the major characters in the movie. Guardians tells the story of Jack Frost, who joins an elite team of supernatural characters–including Santa Claus and the Easter… |
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La Luna clip now online
…will tell the story of a boy who learns of his family’s “unusual line of work” while out at sea one night. It has been nominated for the Oscar for… |
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FINAL DAY to enter AV’s Oscar contest
…about the people, the fashions, the story-lines, and the awards. We’ll also be keeping track of the contest results as well. Finally, be sure to come back to Animated Views… |
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First poster for Frankenweenie
…Tim Burton, the film tells the story of a young boy who goes Victor Frankenstein in order to revive his beloved dog, Sparky. Frankenweenie opens in theaters October 5th, 2012…. |
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Turbo speeds forward with voice cast
…Bill Hader, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez and more now in the supporting cast. Turbo tells the story of a snail who dreams of becoming the fastest of his kind, and… |
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Oscar weekend
…the people, the fashions, the story-lines, and the awards. We’ll also be announcing a new feature coming to Animated Views during the chat. If you can’t make it be sure… |
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore now online
…Robinsons fame, the fantastical 15-minute movie has various animation styles in it. Like this year’s Best Picture winner, The Artist, it uses music instead of words to tell its story…. |
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Andrew Stanton Speaks for TED
…a talk entitled “My Life In Story, Backwards”. “It’s a fascinating watch from a truly talented storyteller, and it’s definitely worth your time.” The conference is available for free viewing…. |
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Bolivar To Be Animated By Warner Brothers
…feature. The story follows “a young girl named Sybil who moves to New York and finds out her neighbor is the last living dinosaur (Bolivar). Despite Sybil’s persistent efforts, Bolivar,… |
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DC Nation Block – Week 1
…quality. Texture and other layered details were given strict attention and the characters move fluidly across the screen. The story and characters follow the same line of quality. Unlike other… |
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Details on DreamWorks’ Turbo
SPEED takes a look at DreamWorks’ recently announced animated film Turbo. Set for release on July 19, 2013, “Turbo is the story of a snail with an impossible dream: to… |
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UPA’s continuing influence on animation
The LA Times has a story on animation pioneers United Productions of America and how their unique style continues to inspire animators today. Up director Pete Docter said, “Seeing the… |
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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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Teaser trailer for Rise of the Guardians unveiled
…book series by William Joyce, Rise of the Guardians tells the story of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman, and Jack Frost as they set out… |
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Brave new character posters
…the story effectively,” he says. “But it’s not overly horrific or terrifying — we’re not going for a PG-13 rating. You’re in good hands with a Pixar movie, as always.”… |
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John Textor Makes Millions from Student Labor
…leaked online last week, center around Textor telling investors that 30% of Digital Domain’s workforce would be comprised of ‘student labor that’s actually paying us for the privilege of working… |
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Could Tom Hanks play Walt Disney?
…story of how Walt struggled to get the film rights of the Mary Poppins character from author P.L. Travers, who Disney is hoping will be played by Emma Thompson. Nothing… |
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Disney Will Develop Chinese Animation Industry
…a few bucks in their current business ventures, especially their gaming. “Disney will provide its expertise in storytelling from concept creation and story development to market research,” hopefully creating characters… |
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Celebrate 20 years of Disneyland Paris with a new book!
…Paris: 20 Years Of Dreams documents the development of what was once EuroDisney (at its opening in 1992) through to the resort destination it has become today, with 192 pages… |
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First poster for Wreck-It Ralph revealed
…to be a hero, and features a number of cameos from classic Nintendo products. Starring the voices of John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman, the film kicks off the holiday… |
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No Jason Segal cameo in Muppets sequel after all
…apparently isn’t. According to director Nicolas Stroller, “Walter is coming back. He is heavily involved in the story.” The movie, of course, is without a release date at the moment…. |
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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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The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest : Season One, Volume Two
…& family roam the globe, finding adventure in Borneo, Canada, Easter Island, and in the Himalayas. The Sweatbox Review: Sluggish sales of the first volume of The Real Adventures Of… |
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Trailer for UTV Disney India release Arjun
…offered by Cartoon Brew and can be found here. “The untold story of India’s greatest warrior” has been in development for a while, much before Disney took control of UTV…. |
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Animated Views’ 2012 Oscar Contest
…able to send a gift certificate from an international version of Amazon if the winner prefers, but it will still be worth 50 American dollars (as of the time sent)…. |
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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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Epic details revealed
…the story of an ongoing battle deep in the forest between the forces of good and the forces of evil. When a teen age girl finds herself magically transported into… |
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Paperman gets buzz
…some art, a video interview with director John Kahrs, and a sampling of tweets from people who have seen the film. A description of the short and the poster follow:… |
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Ray Bradbury dies at 91
…writing the Hanna-Barbera’s adaptation of The Halloween Tree, in which he also voiced the narrator. In 2008, members of Animated Views team attended a Comic-con panel held with Bradbury. You… |

