Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Pixar Closes Its Vancouver Operation
Pixar closed the doors of its Vancouver studio on Tuesday after three years of operation. Variety reported that close to 100 employees have lost their job as the result of this surprising ... Continue Reading →
El Capitan Gets ‘Frozen’ for Exclusive Opening
L.A. moviegoers will get a chance to ring in the holiday season early as the El Capitan Theatre offers an exclusive, advance engagement of Disney’s brand new CG comedy-adventure, ... Continue Reading →
Jennifer Lopez & Steve Martin Head for ‘Home’
DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature (Nov. 2014) Home, formerly titled Happy Smekday!, has signed on Jennifer Lopez and Steve Martin to voice key characters, according to The ... Continue Reading →
Universal Cuddles Up to ‘Ted 2′
Seth MacFarlane’s crude and cuddly teddy bear Ted will return to theaters with Ted 2 set for release from Universal Studios on June 26, 2015. Last year’s original Ted proved ... Continue Reading →
RGH, Unique to Produce McCartney’s ‘High in the Clouds’
RGH Entertainment and Unique Features are collaborating to bring Paul McCartney’s children’s book High in the Clouds to the silver screen in 3D. The partnership was jointly ... Continue Reading →
‘Congress,’ ‘Jasmine,’ ‘Pinocchio’ Nab Euro Noms
The European Film Academy has announced the three nominees in the 2013 European Film Awards’ Best Animated Feature Film category. They are:
• The Congress (Israel / Germany / ... Continue Reading →
Reel FX Sets ‘W.I.S.H.’ Scribes
Dallas-based Reel FX, which makes its debut on the animated features scene this November 1 with Free Birds, has tasked Kung Fu Panda writers Cyrus Voris and Ethan Reiff to script another ... Continue Reading →
Sony’s ‘Cloudy 2′ Has a Sunny $35 Million Weekend
Sony Animation’s good-natured Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 took good care of family audiences’ movie appetites this weekend, landing at No. 1 with a terrific $35 ... Continue Reading →
Sony’s ‘Cloudy 2′ May Have Chance of $40 Mil. Weekend
Sony is hoping that its new animated sequel, Cloudy 2 will have a chance of a $35 million weekend, although box office observers are expecting the colorful 3-D pic to cross the $40 ... Continue Reading →
Peru’s ‘Rodencia’ to See Global Release
Peru’s first-ever 3D animated feature Rodencia and the Princess’s Tooth will hit theaters in a number of global territories, Variety reports. FilmSharks International has ... Continue Reading →
