Singer Says Quicksilver...
Just in time for the Memorial weekend, fanboy favorite Bryan Singer announced...
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Marvel, Fox Settle X-Men Battle
Comic book publisher Marvel and 20th Century Fox settled a lawsuit over licensing rights to the X-Men characters, Associate Press reports. Although the terms of the settlement were not released, both sides are looking forward to expanding their relationship and have “amicably resolved the dispute.” Fox produced both the 2000 [...]
Family Guy Creator, Farrelly Bros. Collaborate on CG Feature
Seth MacFarlane, creator and exec. producer of the Fox animated series The Family Guy, tells Animation Magazine Online that he has teamed up with the makers of Kingpin and There’s Something About Mary to produce the first R-rated computer animated feature. The Farrelly Brothers are producing and MacFarlane is taking [...]
Toy Story Tops Online Film Critics’ Top 100
The international association of Internet-based cinema journalists known as the Online Film Critics Society has released its list of the Top 100 Animated Features of All Time. A total of 138 reviewers voted from a reminder list of more than 350 feature films and Disney/Pixar’s groundbreaking 1995 CG family flick [...]
Bazley Films Rides With El Cid
To produce the final sequence in its animated epic El Cid, The Legend, Barcelona-based Filmax enlisted the talents of U.K. studio Bazley Films. Set in the 11th century, the film is based on the true story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, the exiled son of a Castilian nobleman who become [...]
Garfield in Theaters This December
Twentieth Century Fox has announced the release date for its big-screen version of the popular comic strip Garfield. December 19 will see the lasagna-loving feline and his pals come to life through a blending of live action and digital animation a la last summer’s blockbuster Scooby-Doo. In his feature film [...]
Daredevil Red-Hot Again
Despite a drop-off of more than 50%, Twentieth Century Fox’s entry in the superhero bonanza is No. 1 at the box office for a second week. The effects laden actioner has pulled in an estimated $70 with the past weekend’s take of around $19 million. That was just enough to [...]
Visionbox Pictures, X-42 Prods. Get Chosen
Los Angeles-based Visionbox Pictures and X-42 Prods. are teaming up to produce the 3D animated feature film The Chosen One. The film will combine comedy and comic book action to weave a tale about competitive gods and innocent bystanders in a world rapidly going to hell. The Chosen One was [...]
Moviegoers Take the Dare
Twentieth Century Fox’s adaptation of Marvel Comics’ Daredevil raked it in at the box office over the 4-day holiday period. With an estimated $43.5 million take, the film had the biggest President’s Day weekend opening ever. In addition to having the second biggest February debut, the superhero actioner knocked Paramount’s [...]
Jungle Book 2, Daredevil Swing into Theaters
Mowgli and his jungle pals dare to take on a comic book superhero at the box office this weekend. Disney’s big-screen sequel to the beloved animated classic The Jungle Book 2 opens today, as does Twentieth Century Fox’s adaptation of Marvel Comics’ Daredevil. In The Jungle Book 2, wild child [...]
Russia’s First Theatrical Ani. Feature in 40 Years?
St. Petersburg-based Melnitsa Animation claims that its Little Longnose will be Russia’s first theatrically released full-length animated film to be produced in nearly four decades. Based on the classic fairy tales of Wilhelm Hauff, Little Longnose is a magical and suspenseful tale about the power of friendship. When Jacob, a [...]
A Real-Life Replica of...
Cowabunga, dude! A real-life replica of Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield is...
Blue Sky’s...
Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
