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New Dates Set for DreamWorks and Blue Sky Pics


May 17, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Fox has announced the latest release dates for two of upcoming DreamWorks movies and two Blue Sky titles. According to Collider, the studio will release B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations on June 5, 2015 (instead of the previously reported September). Anthony Leondis (Igor, Lilo & Stitch 2) is directing the [...]

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Saldanha Signs Five-Year Fox Deal


October 29, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Rio director Carlos Saldanha (also of Ice Age fame) has signed an exclusive five-year production and development deal with 20th Century Fox, which released the Brazilian-flavored CG flick last year, Variety reports. The 3-D film took in a worldwide box office total of about $485 million. The deal will include [...]

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Good Grief, It’s a CG-Animated Peanuts Pic!


October 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 6 Comments divider image
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Here’s a piece of news that 2D animation purists may have a tough time to swallow. Deadline.com reports that 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios (Ice Age, Rio) will be developing the popular Peanuts comic-strip into a CG-animated feature film franchise. Fox is ready to turn the hugely [...]

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Fox Animation President Vanessa Morrison Renews Deal


July 18, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Fox Animation Studios president Vanessa Morrison has renewed her deal with Fox Filmed Entertainment (FFE), it was announced today by FFE chairmen Jim Gianopulos and Tom Rothman. Brian Keane, an EVP and COO at Blue Sky Studios, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fox Animation, has also re-upped with the company. Keane [...]

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Rihanna, Jim Parsons to Voice DreamWorks Alien Pic


June 20, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) and singer-actress Rihanna (Battleship) will voice the lead parts in Happy Smekday!, a DreamWorks Animation adaptation of the award-winning book The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex. Slated for a holiday 2014 release, the pic will be directed by Tim Johnson (Antz, Over [...]

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Nick Announces Kids’ Choice Nominees


February 17, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Nickelodeon has released the list of nominees for the 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards, hosted this year by Will Smith and airing live from USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 31, at 8pm. Kids can cast their votes in 20 categories across all of Nickelodeon’s digital outlets, [...]

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2011 Animated Oscar Noms Offer Surprises


January 24, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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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 [...]

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Ten Reasons We Loved 2011!


December 22, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Here are the “Ten Reasons We Loved 2011!”, written by the editors of Animation Magazine and illustrated by Mike Fisher.

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Who Won The 2011 Animated B.O. Derby?


by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Now that we have embarked on a brand new year, it’s a good time to look back and see how our favorite animated movies performed at the box office in 2011. Here’s a quick snapshot of the year in toons, which also includes the average critical reactions as compiled by [...]

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Songs from Five Animated Movies Qualify for Oscars


December 19, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Songs from Cars 2, Gnomeo & Juliet, Happy Feet Two, The Muppets, Rio and Winnie the Pooh are among the 39 numbers vying for a nomination in the Oscar race. The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order [...]

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