Tag "Josh Gad"

First Glimpse at Disney’s ‘Frozen’

June 18, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Toon fans will no longer have to speculate about the final look of Disney’s upcoming CG feature Frozen based on years-old concept art: the Mouse House has offered its first glimpse at the action-packed retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s Snow Queen tale. The 3-D film will open on November 27. [...]

Byron Howard to Direct New Disney Feature

May 6, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

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 [...]

DreamWorks Preps ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ for 2015

July 12, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

During the DreamWorks Animation panel at Comic-con on Thursday (July 12), Madagascar 3 director Tom McGrath let it slip that the studio is working on a Penguins of Madagascar movie, slated for 2015. In addition to McGrath, panelists were Bill Damaschke, Chief Creative Officer of DreamWorks Animation; James Baxter, supervising [...]

DreamWorks Announces Lineup for ‘Me & My Shadow’

February 1, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Josh Gad (Book of Mormon) Bill Hader (SNL) and Kate Hudson (Almost Famous) are part of the voice cast of Me & My Shadow, the Nov. 2013 animated fantasy from DreamWorks Animation. The pic will be directed by Alessandro Carolini, who was the head of story on How to Train [...]

MTV Unveils Animation Plans for New York Comic-Con

October 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

MTV will be bringing the all-new Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head, new animated comedy Good Vibes, and scripted horror-comedy series Death Valley to NY Comic-Con this year, with panels scheduled on Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15. Fans will also enjoy first looks at upcoming episodes and clips from the [...]

Gods of Animation Smile at MTV

September 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

The cabler toons up its schedule with new episodes of Mike Judge’s beloved Beavis and Butt-Head and the premiere of the surfer show Good Vibes. Animation fans are going to want their MTV again this fall, when the music network gets back into the cartoon game in a big way [...]