The first big holiday film of the season arrived this weekend to the tune of $30 million. The Jim Carrey Robert Zemeckis collaboration about the classic Charles Dicken’s tale took top honors at the weekend box office. The 3D animated movie made $30 million Friday – Sunday which was a solid debut, however it was [...]
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Warner Brothers Building a LEGO Movie
Variety is reporting that Warner Brothers plans on developing a movie based on the popular LEGO toys. The movie will mix live action with animation and is going to be an adventure set in a LEGO universe. LEGO is apparently highly protective of its brand so it is surprising that the company has allowed a [...]
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax to Become Feature Film
Variety is reporting that another beloved book by the late, great Dr. Seuss will be headed to the big screen. The Lorax will be the next childrens book to be adapted into a feature length film. Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment plan to creat the move with CG and in a 3D format. Dr. Seuess’ [...]
New Poster Debuts for Shane Acker’s ‘Nine’
Film School Rejects has debuted the first poster for director Shane Acker’s new film titled Nine. The movie stars the voices of Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connolly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer, John C. Reilly, and Cripsin Glover. This concept film is being produced by Tim Burton (Nightmare Before Christmas) and is scheduled to hit theaters on [...]
Holla Back: What is Your Favorite Pixar Movie?
As we all start back to the work week we thought we could get your Monday rolling with a new Holla Back topic. With the latest Pixar movie released this past weekend there has been much talk as to what is the best Pixar movie. Is the new film Up now a Pixar classic? Does [...]
Dreamworks Animation Announces Lineup Through 2012
Dreamworks animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenburg will release the companies upcoming films tomorrow for investors. The movies are scheduled to be released through 2012 and consist of five original projects and several sequels to popular franchises. All of these projects are slated to be released in 3D. This past March Dreamworks released Monsters VS. Aliens which [...]
First Poster Debuts for The Princess and the Frog
For those Disney fans out there this is for you. Just yesterday we debuted the first full length trailer for the new Disney animated flick The Princess and the Frog. Today we have the films first poster which is a classic throwback to the old school Disney movies we all know and love. For those [...]
First Full Trailer for Disney’s The Princess and the Frog
The return of hand drawn animation is upon us. Not since 2004′s Home on the Range, have we seen a hand drawn movie that did not involve computer graphics. With Pixar’s animation studio releasing some of, if not the best, animation in movies, how can hand drawn animation compete? Well, Disney is taking that challenge [...]
Robert Zemeckis Developing a Sequel to Roger Rabbit?
MTV News is reporting that director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Beowulf) is interested in developing a sequel to his 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The 20 year old movie made over $300 million in it’s box office run and has become a classic movie for the ages. Who Framed Roger Rabbit starred Bob Hoskins [...]
First Look at Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon
By Jeff Olson March 25, 2009 Source: Animatoons We have the first promotional image to show you from Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon. The movie is being directed by Peter Hastings and stars the voices of Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. The film will be released in regular [...]
Watch One Minute Clip from Pixar’s Up
By Jeff Olson March 21, 2009 Disney and Pixar have released this one minute clip from their upcoming animated adventure they have titled, Up. This film is about 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen who by tying thousands of balloons to his home, sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right [...]
Poster and Concept Art for David Fincher’s The Goon
By Jeff Olson March 16, 2009 Source: AICN Ain’t It Cool News has debuted new concept art for the animated comic book film, The Goon. Produced by David Fincher, “The Goon is an adaptation of a comic book from 1999 which was about the adventures of a muscle-bound brawler who claims to be the primary [...]
Disney Moves Release Date for The Princess and the Frog
By Jeff Olson March 11, 2009 Source: Variety Disney has just announced that they will be moving their holiday release of The Princess and the Frog to an earlier date. Not only are they vacating their original Christmas day opening; they are opening the film in limited release before they go wide. This means that [...]
Check Out the First Trailer for Pixar’s Up
By Jeff Olson March 7, 2009 Source: Yahoo Via Firstshowing Disney and Pixar have released the first full length trailer for their upcoming animated adventure titled Up. This film, directed by Pete Docter, is about 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen who by tying thousands of balloons to his home, sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to [...]
The Simpsons Extended for Two More Seasons
By: Jeff Olson Source: Comingsoon The longest running television series in history will continue it’s run for at least another two seasons. America’s favorite animated family began their show in January of 1990 and for the last 19 years have become a staple of American pop culture. With two more seasons in the future, The [...]
