This was a Jabberwock of a debut weekend for Alice in Wonderland, according to the NY Daily News. Movie-goers went mad as a hatter, grabbing tickets at the box office to the tune of $116 million for the new Disney film. The live action and CG animation hybrid film is now credited as having the highest grossing weekend for a non-sequel; though there is at least a correlation to Alice’s first trip to Wonderland. The film aired in most regions across 3D screens, as Johnny Depp wowed audience in the latest Tim Burton picture. Who went to see it this weekend? And who will be back to see it (again) next weekend? (more… )

Marblemedia, Fresh TV, and Teletoon are kicking off all new, and fresh, episodes of Stoked as the hit series returns with new waves. The surfing-based drama-adventure airs every Thursday at 7pm, as part of Teletoon’s 3 Hour “Really, Really, Really Awesome” block, as well as repeating Sundays at 7pm. It’s a whole new opportunity to meet the Groms, and get in touch with Emma, Reef, Fin, Broseph, Lo, George, Ty, and Johnny Front Desk Guy. Meanwhile, the same producers are hard at work on the Teletoon.com site, with dozens of new activities and features. And then, of course, the preparation has begun on the second season, premiering in September. All of which just puts us in a summer mood! Take a look at some of the senior abuse! (more… )

While it didn’t win the award for Best Picture (losing out to “The Hurt Locker”) Disney and Pixar’s summer blockbuster of 2009, UP, did get to take home the night’s most prestigious animated award, Best Animated Feature Film. The flick appeared in a group of some really amazing nominees; Coraline, The Princess and the Frog, The Secret of Kells, and the Fantastic Mr. Fox each represented toons in an amazing fashion. But, at the end of the night, it was Up that took the Oscar – and not just for the animation! Composer Michael Giacchino also grabbed the trophy for providing UP with a phenomenal musical score. Absolutely well deserved awards, we think Oscar was spot-on this time around And for kicks, check out this behind-the-scenes clip of the film, starring Ed Asner, aka Carl Fredricksen (more… )

Fresh off the Oscars, and a night with drama between Cablevision, ABC and ABC.com tried to bring viewers back to happiness by showing the newest trailer to Iron Man 2 during the Jimmy Kimmel Live late night show. Getting ready for the May 7th theatrical launch, the sequel reveals that the world is aware that billionaire inventor Tony Stark is the armored super hero. Under pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. However, Tony is unwilling to divulge the secrets because he fears the information will slip into the wrong hands. With Pepper Potts, and James Rhodey Rhodes at his side, Tony forges new alliances and confronts powerful new forces. The cast is filled out by Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, as Jon Favreau directs the Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment flick. Take a look at the new trailer right here: (more… )

The action and comedic adventure, Master Raindrop, will be working its way to Cartoon Network next month, thanks to distribution company Comarex. Master Raindrop follows the adventures of martial arts students as they battle against an evil general and his army of terracotta warriors. The 3D animated series is based on ancient Asian myths and legends, retaking tales of folklore. Fans in Latin America can expect the toon to debut in April, with global plans being explored shortly after, with special thanks to the production team: Big Communications, Flux Animation Studio, Flying Bark Productions, and Media Development. (more… )

Disney and their new partners Marvel are teaming together to bring us a brand new animated series, The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. The channel has ordered at least 52 episodes of the action adventure series, that will premiere later this yaer on Disney XD and DisneyXD.com. The stars will of course be the heroic icons you can easily recognize from other Marvel projects, including Iron Man, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, Giant Man, and Wasp, together forming the elite super team, the Avengers. The series will feature a 20-part “micro-series” exploring the back-story of each character, going along with Marvel’s concept for films in the theater. (more… )

Warner Bros., likely in an effort to avoid becoming a bunch of “Ga’Hooligans”, has decided to change the name of the upcoming animated feature from from Guardians of Ga’Hoole to Legend of the Guardian. Maybe that’s Ga’Lame, maybe that’s Ga’Great, it really depends on how closely you want to stick to the 15-book series the movie is based, by Kathryn Lasky. The film still aims to hit theaters on September 24th, later this year, and will be headed up by Zack Snyder, featuring a voice over cast including Sam Neil, Jim Sturgess, Geoffrey Rush, Helen Mirren, Abbie Cornish, and Hugo Weaving among many others. Take a look at some of the early renders from the flick (more… )

This Sunday, March 7th, Cartoon Network will be debuting yet another new animated series, Pink Panther and Pals, at 7:30 am. It’s been quite a run for the CN, with all these new shows, but we couldn’t be happier! Rubicon Studios and MGM are behind this one, bringing us the first new Pink Panther toon in over 15 years. The show will star the teenaged pink-hued panther and his friends in a 15 minute episode. That will then be followed by one short of the classic Ant & the Aardvark characters. It’s been nearly 50 years since David DePatie and Friz Freleng created the character, so he’s long over due for a series catered to this generation. Here’s a brief look at the show in action (more… )