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L.A. Film Fest to Sneak ‘Man of Steel,’ ‘Monsters U’
Warner Bros. much-anticipated Man of Steel and Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University have been added to the lineup at the upcoming L.A. Film Festival in June. The Superman which stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams and Michael Shannon, will play at a special screening on June 12, two days ahead of the festival’s [...]
Disney Ups Bonnett to Exec VP of Original Programming
Disney Channel has promoted Adam Bonnett to the newly created position of Disney Channels Worldwide exec VP of original programming. The announcement was made today by Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide, to whom Bonnett reports. Marsh said, “Adam is an extraordinarily talented executive who brilliantly [...]
‘Unbound,’ ‘Rabbi’s Cat’ Pounce on DVD Shelves
Two very different but equally worthy animated efforts are topping the Animag home entertainment shopping list this week. First, for comic-book fans, the 16th film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line Superman: Unbound brings the 2008 Brainiac story arc to life thanks to Warner Bros. Animation and director [...]
Byron Howard to Direct New Disney Feature
A new Disney animated feature may be the next stop for Arrested Development star Jason Bateman. According to an item in The Hollywood Reporter, the actor is in talks to work on the next big Disney toon, set to be directed by Byron Howard of Tangled and Bolt fame. Before [...]
Disney and EA to Launch New ‘Star Wars’ Games
Disney and Electronic Arts today announced a new multi-year exclusive agreement to develop and publish globally new games based on Star Wars characters and storylines. EA will develop and publish new Star Wars titles for a core gaming audience, spanning all interactive platforms and the most popular game genres, while [...]
‘Iron Man 3' Delivers No. 2 Debut of All Time
The Disney/Marvel tentpole Iron Man 3 proved its mettle this weekend by opening to $175.3 million in North America, and becoming the second highest debut of all time right behind Marvel’s The Avengers ($207.4 million) in 2012. Meanwhile in foreign territories, the film hit the $175.9 million in its second [...]
Disney Infinity Offers New Behind-the-Scenes Video
Disney Interactive has released the second video in its behind-the-scenes series “Creating Infinity,” exploring the Disney Infinity interactive gaming device set to hit shelves this August. The new video explains the inspiration behind Infinity’s “Toy Box” mode, and includes interviews with Pixar and Avalanche Software creatives, and commentary from renowned [...]
‘Iron Man 3' Crosses $300 Million Mark Overseas
As Disney/Marvel’s Iron Man 3 crosses the $300 million line overseas—the pic has grossed over $307.7 million through Wednesday. The studio is expecting the Shane Black-directed pic to deliver huge numbers Stateside during its Thursday night and Friday shows. The movie’s Chinese opening day on Thursday brought in $21.5 million, [...]
Gallat Launches Indiegogo Campaign for New Game
Veteran animation director Lionel Gallat (Despicable Me, The Lorax, Flushed Away) has launched an Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign for a game he created titled Ghost of a Tale. Gallat has already done most of the project’s heavy lifting, including designing, modeling, animating and rendering everything by himself. He now needs some [...]
New DVDs: ‘Ricky Gervais’, ‘Tom & Jerry Kids’
There are plenty of animated DVDs to keep toon heads busy this week as we all wait for the arrival of Fox/Blue Sky’s Epic and Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University in theaters. First up, if you missed the third season of The Ricky Gervais Show on HBO (yes, we feel your pain! [...]
Wiig and Cooper Guest Voice...
The parade of stars stopping by The Simpsons office to do guest voice stints on...
Boinx Unveils New Features of...
German software producer Boinx has unveiled some special upgrades the 3.1...
