Saturday, January 31, 2015
Al Jazeera Children’s Channel to Offer Disney Content
Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) recently announced a new free TV agreement with Disney, Middle East and North Africa (MENA). JCC, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science ... Continue Reading →
Disney’s ‘Planes’ to Take Off in Theaters in August
Disney has announced that it will release Planes, a new CG-animated feature “inspired by” the world of Pixar’s Cars in theaters on August 9, 2013. Produced by DisneyToon Studios, ... Continue Reading →
Dates Announced for ‘Popeye,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania 2'
Sony Animation has announced the release date for two eagerly anticipated projects. First up, Genndy Tartakovksy will be helming a new 3-D, CG-animated version of Popeye. The new pic ... Continue Reading →
Relativity and Reel FX Raise ‘Turkeys’ in 2014
Relativity Media and Dallas and Santa Monica-based Reel FX have announced they will jointly produce and finance the upcoming animated comedy Turkeys, slated for a 2014 release. Directed ... Continue Reading →
Crystal Gives ‘Monsters University’ Mini-Scoop
A lot of folks are dying to learn more info about Pixar’s upcoming prequel to Monsters, Inc., which is set to come out on June 21, 2013. Monsters University will focus on Mike Wazowski ... Continue Reading →
Brenda Chapman Leaves Pixar for Mystery Lucasfilm Project
Brenda Chapman, who was the original director on Pixar’s Brave before being removed from the project, has reportedly left Pixar and is working as a consultant for Lucasfilm Animation.
According ... Continue Reading →
‘Avengers’ Lifts Disney’s 3Q; Whedon Agrees to Helm Sequel
Avengers is turning out to be a gift to Disney shareholders — one that looks to keep on giving.
The studio announced that Joss Whedon will return to write and direct the sequel to ... Continue Reading →
2012 SIGGRAPH Must-Sees
With the 39th annual conference and exhibit running August 5-9 in the Los Angeles Convention Center, there’s plenty for CG fanatics and technophiles to check out. Here’s our list ... Continue Reading →
Pixar Unleashes Trailer & Images for ‘Monsters University’
Only two days before the nationwide release of its summer movie Brave, Disney/Pixar has unveiled new images and a trailer for the studio’s 2013 summer movie Monsters University.
Slated ... Continue Reading →
The Tooning Up of ‘Car Talk’
Here’s a pop-quiz for pop culture geeks: what do Jack Benny, Abbott and Costello, and Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, from NPR’s Car Talk, all have in common? Give up? They ... Continue Reading →
