Berkeley Breathed’s Flawed Dogs heading to theaters
DreamWorks Animation SKG has announced that it has secured the rights to bring Berkeley Breathed’s kid’s book, Flawed Dogs, to the big screen. Berkeley will serve as executive producer on the project, which DreamWorks Animation’s head of development Alex Schwartz and development executive Damon Ross are overseeing. Flawed Dogs tells the fabled tale of a [...]
Posted on: Feb 14, 2011, Section: Movies, Comments: 2 Comments
Will Smith wants to remake Annie musical
Other Red Carpet is reporting that Will Smith wants to remake the musical “Annie” and feature his 10-year-old daughter in the title role.
Posted on: Jan 21, 2011, Section: Movies, Comments: 3 Comments
Muppets movie plot revealed
Muppet Central has disclosed the plot to the next Muppet movie that will be hitting theaters Thanksgiving weekend 2011. On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze [...]
Posted on: Dec 17, 2010, Section: Movies, Comments: 4 Comments
Golden Globe Award nominees announced
For “Best Animated” film, the nominees are: Despicable Me — Universal Pictures How To Train Your Dragon — DreamWorks Animation The Illusionist — Sony Pictures Classics Tangled — Walt Disney Animation Studios Toy Story 3 — Disney/Pixar The awards ceremony is scheduled to broadcast on January 16th, 2011.
Posted on: Dec 14, 2010, Section: Animation, Movies, Comments: 0 Comments
DreamWorks sued for using Kung Fu Panda idea
Hollywood Reporter is reporting that DreamWorks Animation has been sued by a gentleman who claims he pitched a “spiritual kung-fu fighting panda bear” to the studio in 2001 and that the studio passed on the idea only to later create the movie Kung Fun Panda with Jack Black. From the story, it appears the case [...]
Posted on: Dec 9, 2010, Section: Animation, Movies, Comments: 3 Comments
Tangled and Megamind take 2nd and 3rd
I’m a bit late on this one – last week’s extended opening weekend placed Disney’s Tangled and Megamind in 2nd and 3rd place respectively for top grossing films that weekend. The weekend’s real box-office story, however, was Disney’s Tangled, which surpassed the studio’s wildest fairy-tale expectations by grossing $49.1 million during the three-day weekend, and [...]
Posted on: Dec 3, 2010, Section: Animation, Movies, Comments: 5 Comments
Best Animated Short nominees announced
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 10 films nominated for Best Animated Short film. In alphabetical order: “The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger,” Bill Plympton, director (Bill Plympton Studio) “Coyote Falls,” Matthew O’Callaghan, director and Sam Register, executive producer (Warner Bros. Animation Inc.) “Day & Night,” Teddy Newton, [...]
Posted on: Dec 3, 2010, Section: Animation, Awards, Movies, Comments: 3 Comments
Mars Needs Moms trailer online
Berkeley Breathed’s children’s book Moms Needs Moms is heading to the big screen. A trailer has been posted: It hits theaters on March 11.
Posted on: Dec 3, 2010, Section: Animation, Children's Books, Movies, Comments: 3 Comments
Video: Green Lantern trailer posted
Gotta admit the Green Lantern wasn’t the super-hero I identified with. I wasn’t even aware there was an alien component in the story’s history. Movie due out June of next year.
Posted on: Nov 18, 2010, Section: Comic Books, Movies, Comments: 2 Comments
Mark Parisi cartoons in Unstoppable movie
I’m told that one or more of Mark Parisi’s cartoons might be the movie “Unstoppable.” Mark tells me the studio approached him to secure rights for “Off the Mark” so they could use it in the background of a scene. It’s not guaranteed the the scene made it into the final release or where in [...]
Posted on: Nov 10, 2010, Section: Comic strips, Movies, Comments: 14 Comments
Mousetrap to Mars, Rube Goldberg documentary
Interesting documentary. The National Cartoonists Society’s top honor, The Rueben is named after Rube Goldberg.
Posted on: Nov 4, 2010, Section: Movies, Comments: 3 Comments
Danny DeVito to bring The Lorax to life
The Lorax, the book by Dr. Seuss, is being made into a 3D movie featuring Danny DeVito voicing The Lorax according to USA Today. “Danny has this wonderful ability to be acerbic and grouchy but at the same time absolutely lovable,” Meledandri says. “It’s almost like Walter Matthau had. His comedic edge was very sharp, [...]
Posted on: Oct 27, 2010, Section: Animation, Movies, Comments: 7 Comments
Cars 2 teaser posted
Your thoughts?
Posted on: Oct 27, 2010, Section: Animation, Movies, Comments: 13 Comments
Mike Myers to voice Pepe Le Pew
Warner Brothers is trying to push their legacy animation characters back into American pop-culture. New York Magazine is reporting that Warner Bros. is developing a life-action/CGI movie based on the love struck Pepe Le Pew which will be voiced by Shrek creator Mike Myers. The decision to reinvigorate the Looney Tunes cast of characters – [...]
Posted on: Oct 18, 2010, Section: Animation, Movies, Comments: 12 Comments
Mars Needs Moms movie poster revealed
Berkeley Breathed’s Mars Needs Moms! movie now has a movie poster. The movie based on Berkeley’s children’s book has a March 2011 release date and will feature the voice talent of Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, Kevin Cahoon, and Joan Cusack. It should also be noted that the movie will be in [...]
Posted on: Oct 18, 2010, Section: Movies, Comments: 6 Comments
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