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Hot Weekend for ‘Ted’, ‘Ice Age 4'
Seth MacFarlane’s raunchy R-rated talking teddy-bear movie, Ted brought in the big numbers at the U.S. box office this past weekend. The Universal release was the number-one release of the weekend, with an estimated $52.5 million opening three days. The Mark Wahlberg-starrer received a 69% rating average on Rottentomatoes.com and [...]
Disney to Animate Marvel’s ‘Big Hero 6'
After several days of speculation by the media, Disney has confirmed that it’s in early development with Marvel on an animated movie based on its Big Hero 6 property. The comic-book centers on six key characters that were created by the Japanese government to protect the country from all worldly [...]
‘Frankenweenie’ to Premiere at Austin’s Fantastic Fest
Tim Burton’s eagerly anticipated feature Frankenweenie will have its world premiere on September 20 at the 2012 Fantastic Festival, held at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas. Featuring a new and diverse line-up of sci fi and fantasy movies and shorts, the festival takes place September 20-27 in Austin. “Tim [...]
John Coates and the American Invasion
Twenty-twelve is shaping up to be such a year of plenty for high-profile animated features—originals, adaptations and franchise sequels—that it is starting to remind one of the old days of the “Toon Boom.” [not to be confused with the popular 2D animation software] For those who don’t remember or weren’t [...]
Siggraph Movie Panels Announced
CG-animated and vfx-packed blockbusters will have a big presence at this year’s Siggraph confab, taking place in the L.A. convention center August 5-9. The show organizers have released their Production Session highlights (full program available at s2012.siggraph.org), here are some can’t-miss toon related sit-ins: Building Disney-Pixar’s Brave: Pencils to Pixels [...]
Everything You Need to Know About Pixar’s ‘Brave’
Pixar breaks the toon and tech molds once again with its 3-D Scottish princess adventure tale. Move over, Cinderella: There’s a new princess in town, and she’s got more than a time-sensitive pumpkin to worry about. Meet Merida, the red-headed, bow-and-arrow-toting teen heroine of Disney-Pixar’s latest animated adventure, Brave, which [...]
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 for a June 21, 2013 release, the movie is directed by Dan Scanlon (Cars, Master and the Ghostlight), produced by Kori [...]
The Dwarfs are Back in Disney Jr.’s ’7D’
Heigh ho, heigh ho, Disney Jr. has started production on a new animated series featuring radically new designed versions of Snow White’s Seven Dwarfs. Slated to premiere in 2014, the series is called The 7D and is described as a “comedic take on the world of Seven Dwarfs, this time [...]
Disney’s ‘Paperman’ to Screen with ‘Wreck-It Ralph’
Disney has announced that its acclaimed new short Paperman will premiere with Wreck-It Ralph on November 2, 2012. Directed by John Kahrs and produced by Kristina Reed, this groundbreaking short film mixes the best of the computer-generated and hand-drawn animation worlds. Using a minimalist black-and-white style, the short follows the [...]
Cowabunga! Cartwright Receives Career Award
Actress Nancy Cartwright, the one-and-only voice of Bart Simpson, will receive the Don LaFontaine Legacy Award at this year’s PromaxBDA kudofest tonight (June 14). Cartright, who has been the voice of Bart for the past 24 years will be honored at a special ceremony, hosted by Jay Mohr. “Through her [...]
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