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Features

Voice Cast Set for ‘Escape From Planet Earth’

Ramin Zahed - August 2, 2011

The Weinstein Company and Canada’s Rainmaker Entertainment announced today that the voice cast of their 2012 animated movie Escape from Planet Earth will include Brendan...

Features

Real Numbers Push ‘Smurfs’ to No. 2 Spot

Ramin Zahed - August 2, 2011

Although on Monday, studios were projecting that Universal/DreamWorks’ Cowboys & Aliens and Sony Animation’s The Smurfs where sharing the Number One Spot at the...

Home Entertainment

‘Rio’ and ‘My Dog Tulip’ Take Flight on DVD

Ramin Zahed - August 1, 2011

Two well-received but very different animated features make their DVD debut today (Tuesday, August 2). Fans of Rio, director Carlos Saldanha’s 3-D ode to...

Features

Blue Sky’s ‘Leafmen’, DreamWorks’ ‘Turbo’ Set for 2013

Ramin Zahed - August 1, 2011

Two new animated projects have joined the summer 2013 slate, Variety reports. On May 17, Fox will present Leafmen, while Paramount is tagging in...

Features

Screen Australia Funds Adam Elliot’s ‘Ernee’

Ramin Zahed - August 1, 2011

Adam Elliot, the acclaimed director of the 2010 stop-motion animated feature Mary and Max and the Oscar-winning 2003 short Harvie Krumpet will be receiving...

Maxon Introduces Cinema 4D R13

Ramin Zahed - August 1, 2011

Maxon has announced the release of Cinema 4D Version 13, the next generation of its industry-leading 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering...

Features

Mighty ‘Smurfs’ Ties with ‘Cowboys & Aliens’

Ramin Zahed - August 1, 2011

Sony’s 3-D feature hybrid The Smurfs proved to be a much stronger contender than expected this past weekend, bringing in $36.2 million and tying...

Television

PBS to Produce Animated ‘Mister Rogers’ Spin-off

Ramin Zahed - August 1, 2011

The legacy of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood will continue on PBS, thanks to a new animated preschool show, slated for fall of 2012. The show, which...

Television

Kavaleer and Dinamo’s ‘Abadas’ Begins Production

Ramin Zahed - August 1, 2011

Production has begun on Abadas, a 52 x 11 minute TV series that Irish toon house Kavaleer Productions is co-producing with Welsh studio Dinamo...

Television

Nick Orders Third Season of ‘T.U.F.F. Puppy’

Ramin Zahed - July 29, 2011

Butch Hartman’s hit animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy has been picked up for a third season with a 20-episode order by Nickelodeon. The clever series,...

Features

Disney XD Debuts ‘Tron: Uprising’ Clip

Ramin Zahed - July 29, 2011

To the delight of Tron fans everywhere, Disney XD has made an early clip of its upcoming new animated series Tron Uprising available online....

Features

Smurfs and the City – ‘The Smurfs’ in 3D

Ramin Zahed - July 29, 2011

Peyo’s beloved little blue creatures come to CG life in Sony’s Smurfalicious 3-D hybrid extravaganza. It’s been 53 years since Belgian artist Pierre “Peyo” Culliford came...

Festivals & Events

Comic-Con: Spielberg and Jackson Talk About ‘Tintin’

Ramin Zahed - July 25, 2011

On Friday, Spielberg, Jackson and actor Andrew Serkis were all present to treat Hall H audiences with a sneak peak at the December Paramount...

Festivals & Events

Comic-Con: Aardman Presents ‘Arthur Christmas,’ ‘The Pirates!’

Ramin Zahed - July 25, 2011

Besides roaming the San Diego convention hall and gaping at the spandex-wearing masses, Comic-Con attendees get the chance to get an early peek at...

Festivals & Events

Comic-Con: Mike Judge and ‘Beavis and Butt-head’ Impress

Ramin Zahed - July 25, 2011

Mike Judge and his beloved dim-witted duo Beavis and Butt-head also made an appearance at Comic-Con on Friday to spread the word about the...

Festivals & Events

Check Out Animation Magazine at Comic-Con

Ramin Zahed - July 19, 2011

If you are braving the crowds at Comic-Con in San Diego, make sure you stop by the Animation Magazine Booth (#1535) and take advantage...

People

Joe Murray Looks Back at ‘Rocko’s Modern Life’

Ramin Zahed - July 12, 2011

Animated People: Joe Murray Creator of Rocko’s Modern Life, Camp Lazlo We recently had the chance to catch up with Joe Murray, the brilliant creator and...

Features

Back to the Days of Christopher Robin & Pooh

Ramin Zahed - July 10, 2011

Disney returns to the basics with the terrific 2D movie Winnie the Pooh, which is inspired by five classic stories by A. A. Milne....

Television

Those Super Space Cats Are Back!

Ramin Zahed - July 10, 2011

Cartoon Network premieres a new, high-energy take on the hugely popular show ThunderCats, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Studio 4°C. Mention the names Lion-O,...

Television