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Go planet! Sony negotiates for Captain Planet film rights
…Planet and the Planeteers with the intention to release a feature film adaptation produced by Mark Gordon, Don Murphy and Susan Montford.” There have been talks about an animated movie… |
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Japanese trailer for Frozen reveals first new footage from the film
…from the movie, reports BleedingCool. Directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck and featuring the voices of Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Idina Menzel, Alan Tudyk and Josh Gad, Frozen opens… |
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On the 3D, star, and music of Despicable Me 2
…talks “supervillainy, fatherhood and the pain of rejection”. Finally, Sony has posted a video feature on the music of the movie with composer Heitor Pereira, song writer Pharrell Williams, and… |
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New Frozen poster
A new French poster for Frozen–notably more interesting than the American one, which just featured the film’s title–can now be seen at the IMP Awards. The movie opens everywhere in… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #41: Monsters University – We’re OK!
…Despicable Me 2, Frozen, Cloudy 2, Planes, Turbo • News: Lego Movie trailer & Frozen trailer. • Animation Lesson by Mason: Character appeal/design in Monsters University. • Every monsters is… |
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New Smurfs 2 and Planes posters
…which to American audiences at least may look more like a comic book cover than a poster for a movie. Also from Japan is a new poster for Disney’s Planes…. |
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First Saving Mr. Banks pic of Disney and Travers
…author P.L. Travers in the film Saving Mr. Banks. Coming late this year, the movie focuses on the early life of the author and her later “stormy relationship” with Disney…. |
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First official Frozen pics
Disney has revealed the first official character shots from their upcoming film Frozen at Yahoo Movies. In addition, each features a short bit about the character. Their synopsis of the… |
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Saving Mr. Banks trailer arrives
After gettting our first peak at the characters yesterday, today Disney serves up the first trailer for the film Saving Mr. Banks. “Before the movie could actually be made… Walt… |
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 teaser trailer now online
…can be seen at ComingSoon.Net. Naturally, with the movie almost an entire year away, the clip doesn’t show anything about the plot, except giving audiences a glimpse of a now-adult… |
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The Regular Show: The Complete First & Second Seasons
…bring him back to life by arm-wrestling Death itself. Speaking of Death, Mordecai accidentally raises the dead during a cemetery movie night. And the boys try to get the best… |
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New Legend of Korra: Book II trailer; release date for new season revealed
…of the show’s next season. Comic Book Movie has the brand new trailer for Book II: Spirits which was shown at San Diego earlier today, where it was also revealed… |
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New Japanese trailer for Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises now online
A brand new 4 minute trailer for Hayao Miyazaki’s new animated feature The Wind Rises has been unveiled online. Based on the manga Kaze Tachinu, the movie tells the story… |
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Planes’ WWII veteran Skipper inspired by Lasseter’s father
…a gunner on the USS Saratoga. Director Klay Hall’s father also served in the Navy. “It’s not just a cutesy talking plane movie. There are some very powerful moments in… |
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Despicable Me 2 crosses $300 million mark; sequel banned from China
…2 has crossed the $300 million mark, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The sequel is now the sixth highest grossing animated movies of all time, behind only Shrek The Third,… |
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First Free Birds poster revealed
The first poster for Free Birds is now online, and can be seen over at Yahoo! Movies. The ad proudly proclaims that the film is “The Greatest Turkey Movie of… |
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The Croods raise DreamWorks’ bottom line
…significantly outperformed in the second quarter, thanks primarily to The Croods‘ incredibly successful box-office run, where it has amassed $584 million worldwide to become the fifth-highest-grossing movie of the year”…. |
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First Muppets Most Wanted trailer now online
…to 2011’s critically acclaimed movie finds Kermit on the run from the law thanks to an international criminal who looks just like him. And in case you missed it, here… |
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George Pal’s Puppetoons to get a hi-def release
Courtesy of a Facebook post by Jerry Beck’s Animation Scoop blog, we learned of an October release of The Puppetoon Movie on Blu-ray, in a deluxe 2-disc set. This compilation… |
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Pirates 5 facing severe budget cuts?
…a movie based off of a TV show/radio program that’s more than half of a century old as a sign that the next film in a multi-billion dollar franchise might… |
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Voice cast for Inside Out announced
…mind of a little girl, with the main characters being her “emotions,” Anger, Joy, Disgust, Sadness and Fear. The movie is set to come to theaters on June 19th, 2015…. |
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UPDATED: Disney announces Zootopia
…the fall. UPDATE: Disney has revealed concept art for the film on their Facebook page, stating that the plot of the movie will center around “a fox who is framed… |
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Planes doesn’t lead weekend after all, but still has strong debut
…one, and the film received an A- from film goers, although that is more or less common for family films. Noting that there are no more animated movies coming to… |
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The startling true facts about Finding Nemo
One can’t expect a movie about talking fish to be scientifically accurate, but people do glean information from them and take them as facts. It’s a habit that really should… |
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Despicable Me 2, Ninja Turtles top summer toy sales
…Me 2 merchandise – the Fart Gun being a particular highlight – sold out in the UK before the movie even hit theaters. And with the popularity of Nick Jr.’s… |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #44: Interviews with Alan Menken & Richard Sherman
…known numbers. • What movies would you both love to see go to the stage. • What songs were surprise hits? • “‘Disney’ is a wonderful platform for non-cynical material”… |
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Planes
…embarrassing musical number and a serious subplot that feels out of place with the tone of the rest of the movie. Two last points I almost hate to bring up,… |
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End of a Miyazaki era
…from full-length animated features, says The Guardian, after the premiere of his new movie The Wind Rises. Miyazaki made a similar announcement in 1997 after the release of Princess Mononoke…. |
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Animation Addicts Podcast #47: Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation – It’s Direct-to-video for a Reason
…movies of all time: Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation. Highlights • D23 Expo News with Morgan. • Lines a mile long… it’s 3 days for a reason!… |
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New Frozen poster
A new poster for Disney’s upcoming Frozen has been revealed on the film’s official Facebook page. The site also reveals that a brand new trailer for the movie can expected… |

