This is by no means a complete list of animated features slated for release in 2011. Our list focuses on films made by American studios. There will be, of course, dozens of foreign and independent productions, many of which we predict will be more daring in content, style and technique. No one knows how all of this will play out, but two things are for certain: Robert Zemeckis’s films will continue to horrify viewers, and throughout the year Cartoon Brew readers will make their opinions known loud and clear.
LIST OF 2011 FEATURES BY RELEASE DATE

Gnomeo and Juliet
Release Date: February 11, 2011
Director: Kelly Asbury
Production Company: Starz Animation
Label: Touchstone Pictures
Distributor: Walt Disney
Technique: CGI
Film Website

Rango
Release Date: March 4, 2011
Director: Gore Verbinski
Label: Nickelodeon Movies
Production Company: Industrial Light & Magic
Distributor: Paramount
Technique: CGI
Film Website

Mars Needs Moms
Release Date: March 11, 2011
Director: Simon Wells
Production Company: Image Movers Digital
Distributor: Walt Disney
Technique: CGI (Mo-cap)
Film Website

Paul
Release Date: March 18, 2011
Director: Greg Mottola
Production Company: Working Title Films
Distributor: Universal
Technique: CGI/Live-Action
Film Website

Hop
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Director: Tim Hill
Production Company: Illumination
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Technique: CGI/Live-Action
Film Website

Rio
Release Date: April 8, 2011 (pushed back to April 15, 2011)
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Production Company: Blue Sky
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Technique: CGI
Film Website

Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
Release Date: April 29, 2011
Director: Mike Disa
Production Company: Kanbar Entertainment
Distributor: Weinstein Company
Technique: CGI
Film Website

Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom
Release Date: May 27, 2011
Director: Jennifer Yuh
Production Company: DreamWorks Animation
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Technique: CGI
Film Website

Cars 2
Release Date: June 24, 2011
Directors: John Lasseter, Brad Lewis
Production Company: Pixar
Distributor: Walt Disney
Technique: CGI
Film Website

Winnie the Pooh
Release Date:July 15, 2011
Directors: Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall
Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios
Distributor: Walt Disney
Technique: Hand-drawn
Film Website

The Smurfs
Release Date: August 5, 2011
Director: Raja Gosnell
Production Company: Sony Pictures Animation
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Technique: CGI/Live-Action
Film Website

Puss in Boots
Release Date: November 4, 2011
Director: Chris Miller
Production Company: DreamWorks Animation
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Technique: CGI
Film Website

(Still not from the film)
Happy Feet 2
Release Date: November 18, 2011
Director: George Miller
Production Company: Animal Logic
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Technique: CGI (Mo-cap)

Arthur Christmas
Release Date: November 23, 2011
Directors: Sarah Smith, Barry Cook
Production Company: Aardman Animations for Sony Pictures Animation
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Technique: CGI
Film Website

(Concept art via regis28brittany’s DeviantArt)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked
Release Date: December 16, 2011
Directors: n/a
Production Company: n/a
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Technique: CGI/Live-Action
Film Website

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
December 23, 2011
Director: Steven Spielberg
Production Company: WingNut Films
Label: Amblin Entertainment
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Technique: CGI (Mo-cap)

Bunyan and Babe
2011 (no release date set yet)
Directors: Tony Bancroft, Jim Rygeil
Production Company: Exodus Film Group
Distributor: MGM
Technique: CGI/Live-Action
Film website

(Still not from the film)
Turkeys
2011 (no release date set yet)
Directors: Ash Brannon
Production Company: Bedrock Studios/Reel FX (animation)
Distributor: Unknown
Technique: CGI