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Disney’s Live-Action/CGI ‘Dumbo’ To Fly with Tim Burton
Director Tim Burton will be seeing pink elephants for Disney.
Feature Film
From fully-animated features to vfx-driven live-action films, animation is an integral part of the theatrical marketplace today.
Disney Drops Brad Bird’s ‘Tomorrowland’ Trailer
The full trailer for Disney and Brad Bird’s ‘Tomorrowland’ has arrived.
‘Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH’ To Be Turned Into Live-Action/CGI Franchise by ‘Ice Age”s Michael Berg
MGM is developing a live-action/CGI hybrid of the children’s novel “Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.”
‘Adventure Time’ Is Headed To Bigscreen
Finn and Jake are about to get a lot bigger.
Alessandro Carloni To Co-Direct ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ With Jennifer Yuh
The 13-year DreamWorks veteran Alessandro Carloni will now co-direct “Kung Fu Panda 3” with Jennifer Yuh.
How SpongeBob Was Translated From Hand-Drawn to Computer Animation
The challenges of creating CGI SpongBob for ‘SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.’
Jorge Gutierrez and Reel FX To Make Kung Fu Space Western
Jorge Gutierrez and Reel FX Animation Studios have teamed up again, this time to produce a “kung fu space western” film.
‘Paddington 2’ Will Happen Sooner Than You Think
The massive success of this non-Hollywood family film has its producers thinking franchise.
Filmmaker Leah Shore Reviews ‘The SpongeBob Movie’ in Comic Form
An experimental comic-review of “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” by filmmaker Leah Shore.
Interview: Directors Albert ‘t Hooft and Paco Vink on ‘Trippel Trappel’
Albert ‘t Hooft and Paco Vink discuss the challenges of directing a low-budget theatrical feature in a small animation market like the Netherlands.
Chris Bailey and Mark Koetsier Will Direct ‘Blazing Samurai’ Feature
Open Road Films, the distributor of “The Nut Job,” has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the CG animated feature “Blazing Samurai,” a loose remake of Mel Brooks’s 1974 comedy “Blazing Saddles.”
GKIDS To Release ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’ In The U.S.
GKIDS will release the mixed-media film “The Prophet” in the U.S. this summer.
Watch: Seth MacFarlane’s ‘Ted 2’ Trailer
Here’s the trailer for Seth MacFarlane’s “Ted 2,” which will be released by Universal on June 26.
Mr. Men and Little Miss Headed To Big Screen
Fox Animation, makers of the “Ice Age” and “Rio” franchises, has acquired the motion picture rights to the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters.
Mexican Studio Anima Releases ‘Wicked Flying Monkeys’ Trailer (Exclusive)
Mexican animation firm Ánima Estudios has released the trailer for its first CGI film “Guardianes de Oz” with an original story and designs by “Book of Life” director Jorge Gutierrez.
Don Hertzfeldt Will Write and Direct ‘Antarctica’ Feature
Indie animator Don Hertzfeldt will work with a crew for the first time ever to produce his new feature “Antarctica.”
DreamWorks Will Outsource ‘Captain Underpants’…But Not Where You Think
DreamWorks is outsourcing the production of “Captain Underpants,” but where will they make it?
Weinstein Co.’s ‘Underdogs’ Trailer is Predictably Cringeworthy
The Weinstein Company has released the American trailer for “Underdogs,” which it will release into U.S. theaters on April 10, 2015.
GKIDS Will Release Ghibli’s ‘When Marnie Was There’ in U.S. Theaters
New York-based foreign animation distributor GKIDS has acquired North American rights to “When Marnie Was There”, the latest film by Japan’s Studio Ghibli.
‘Ooops! Noah is Gone’ Set for 2015 Debut
The European 3-D children’s feature “Ooops! Noah is Gone” has finalized its distribution plans and is set to debut globally in 2015.
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