I mentioned last year that Sony Pictures was developing a 3D CG version of Popeye. Maybe “developing” was a bit of a stretch in the original Coming Soon post. Comic book resources has hired the guys (Jay Scherick and David Ronn) behind the recent Smurf movie to write the script.There’s no release date projected. I’m […]
From MSNBC:Competing against Halloween parties and contending with an unseasonal blizzard in the Northeast, DreamWorks Animation?s “Puss in Boots,” distributed by Paramount, purred its way to the top spot at the North American box office with an estimated $34 million. That amounted to a new Halloween weekend record, leaping over the $33.6 million that “Saw […]
Based on Dr. Suess’ book (or as they call it “the imagination of Dr. Suess’”) The Lorax comes an animated movie from the creators of Despicable Me.Starring the voice talent of Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, Rob Riggle and Betty White and hits theaters on March 2nd.
Aside from a bit o’ controversy regarding the film itself by Europeans, the opening credits are kinda cool.
20th Century Fox TV has told TheWrap that even though the voice talent and producers have agreed to a pay cut for this upcoming season, the show “is no longer profitable for the network.” Reuters reports that the network has made over $1 billion in its 23 season.From Entertainment Fix:An unnamed executive from US network […]
Great point by Jen Chaney at the Washington Post:As the public mourns the death of Steve Jobs and contemplates his achievements, the first word that immediately comes to mind is: Apple. As Hank Stuever writes in his appreciation of the technological visionary ? who died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56 ? […]
Posted on the Disney/Pixar Facebook page: “Steve Jobs was an extraordinary visionary, our very dear friend and the guiding light of the Pixar family. He saw the potential of what Pixar could be before the rest of us, and beyond what anyone ever imagined. Steve took a chance on us and believed in our crazy […]
Hat tip to Hector Cortez
There’s A LOT of watch me draw videos out on the intertubes. One of my favorite artists is Florian Satzinger has posted a morning warm-up sketch. Work In Progress 7 (2) from Florian Satzinger on Vimeo.
The ToonSeum will open a new exhibit next Friday called “Overture: Looney Tunes Behind the Scenes” which will feature original art, character designs, model sheets, advertising artwork, animation pencil art, and comic book art of several headlining Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester, Tweety, Speedy Gonzales, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite […]
Over on The Animation Blog Hector Cortez has posted some cool, rare concept art for Disney’s original Lion King animated feature film.
Rick Marshall interviews Enrico Casarosa about the short. Watch the the teaser/trailer below.La Luna, the new Pixar short written and directed by Enrico Casarosa, has been the subject of much praise lately thanks to a series of well-received screenings at recent film festivals. Planned as the lead-in short for next year’s Brave, La Luna is […]
Disney/Pixar will be entering submissions into this year’s Annie Awards. Last year, they “withdrew its support” for the annual awards sponsored by the International Animated Film Society to protest the rules and judging procedures. Apparently enough changes were made in the procedures that the animation studio has reversed course.From TheWrap.comAt this year’s awards show, DreamWorks […]
Pixar has unveiled plots for two new films in the works for release in 2013 and 2014. The first “Untitled Pixar Movie About Dinosaurs” will be directed by Bob Peterson and the story centers around the idea that the dinosaurs never went extinct and co-exist with humans. The second “Untitled Pixar Movie That Lets You […]
A new interactive exhibit at Circus Circus Las Vegas is opening up based on the animation work of Chuck Jones. Chuck is best remembered as the creator of Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner and many other Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animations. The exhibit opens mid-October and allows visitors to learn and create animation. A […]