Italy’s View Conference...
Italy’s popular computer graphics conference View has announced its 2013...
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‘Grojband’ to Rock Cartoon Network in June
Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton talk to us about their rockin’ new show Grojband, which premieres on Cartoon Network this month. You would think that after working on one of the most popular animated shows of the past few years, Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton would be taking some time [...]
Warner Bros. Ratchets Up Animation Feature Push
Warner Bros. Studios is making a big push to produce more animated features at the studio in order to compete with Disney, Sony, Fox and Universal. Deadline.com reports that the studio has formed a “feature creative consortium” to produce at least one animated feature per year. John Requa and Glenn [...]
Four More ‘LEGO’ Voice Stars Revealed
A fresh crop of talent providing voices for the upcoming Lego 3D animated film, slated for a February 7, 2014 release, has been announced. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Nick Offerman and Alison Brie have signed on for the Warner Bros./Village Roadshow flick. The Lego movie also [...]
‘LEGO’ Flick Bumps Up Release Date
Fans of Denmark’s seminal international toy sensation LEGO, rejoice! Warner Bros. has moved up the release date of its 3-D flick based on the interlocking bricks, LEGO: The Piece of Resistance, from the end of February 2014 to February 7, 2014! That’s three fewer weeks you have to wait to see [...]
Freeman and Banks Join ‘Lego’ Movie Voice Cast
Elizabeth Banks and Morgan Freeman have joined the voice cast for Warner Bros.’ upcoming feature Lego: The Piece of Resistance, according to Deadline.com. The animation/live-action movie will be directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs). The movie centers on Emmet (Chris Pratt) a construction [...]
Pratt to Voice Hero in Lego Movie
Some of the many pieces of Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s upcoming Lego movie are falling into place. According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) has been cast as the lead voice in the animated Lego: The Piece of Resistance. According to releasing studio Warner Bros., [...]
‘Rango,’ ‘Hugo’ Win Big at VES Awards
Gore Verbinski’s underdog hero Rango continued its winning streak last night at the 10th Annual VES Awards. Only a few nights after taking home four Annie Awards, the Paramount/ILM feature added four VES Awards to its list of wins, including the honors for Supporting VFX, Virtual Cinematography, Animated Character and [...]
Animation Oscar Nominees React to Happy News
We were lucky enough to catch up with some of the talented artists who were nominated for Oscars this morning. Here is what they had to say about waking up and getting the big courtship call from Mr. Oscar himself! Jennifer Yuh Nelson, director of Kung Fu Panda 2: “I [...]
2011 Animated Oscar Noms Offer Surprises
The nominees for the 84th annual Oscars were announced Tuesday morning, with the best animated feature race falling to A Cat in Paris Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli (GKids) Chico & Rita Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal (GKids) Kung Fu Panda 2 Jennifer Yuh Nelson (DreamWorks) Puss In Boots Chris [...]
‘Cloudy 2′ Gets Directors
Sony Animation has tapped Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs artists Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn to direct the studio’s sequel to the popular CG film, Variety reports. The project is still in development and has no yet received an official greenlight. The first film (2009), which was based on [...]
Amazon’s LoveFilm and...
LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber...
CN All About ‘Adventure...
Cartoon Network Enterprises is riding the runaway Adventure Time train...
