Seth Rogen joins DreamWorks Animation’s Boo U
He’s quickly becoming the number one star of voice acting in animated projects. He’s starred as Mantis in Kung Fu Panda, and will reprise that role in Kung Fu Panda 2. He was Morton in Horton Hears a Who. He slopped along as B.O.B. in Monsters vs Aliens, played a Ship Captain in Shrek the Third, Hogsqueal in The Spiderwick Chronicles, and even guest starred as Lyle McCarthy on an episode of The Simpsons. Seth Rogen is no stranger to the world of voice acting, and DreamWorks is not done with him! According to recent reports, Rogen will star as the lead character in DreamWorks Animations’ upcoming 3D, CG film titled Boo U. His character, a ghost, of course, is sent back to school to learn how to better scare people. I wonder if that place is Casper’s Scare School…? (more… )
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Vertigo Films and Novel Entertainment bring Horrid Henry to 3D
How much more horridier can horrid get in 3D? Well, there’s only one way to find out! Vertigo Films and Novel Entertainment are working together to bring Horrid Henry to the big screen in 3D. There have been eighteen titles published in the Orion Books series about Henry, a creation of Francesca Simon and Tony Ross, and now the Novel franchise is hitting theaters in a live-action movie. The film will share many similarities with the CITV cartoon series, keeping all of Henry’s personality in tact. …maybe that’s not such a good thing! (more… )
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Sega’s Sonic Colors speeding closer to a release date
We’re getting closer to the release of Sega’s latest Sonic the Hedgehog video game, Sonic Colors. In the game, players use the colorful power of energy obtained from Wisps. There eight kinds of energy offer Sonic special powers, including; White Wisps for an extra boost, Cyan Wisps to bounce off surfaces, Yellow Wisps to dig into surfaces, and Orange Wisps to rocket through the sky. The Wii version of Sonic Colors will use a mixture of 2D and 3D, while the Nintendo DS version will offer dual screen, vertical views. Either way, its up to you, Sonic, and Tails to stop Doctor Eggman! (more… )
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Disney’s Toy Story 3 tops DreamWorks’ Shrek 2 as top earning animated film
For 6 years now, Shrek 2 has remained on top of the mountain as the all-time highest grossing animated film, dethroning the Lion King after Disney’s animated classic had a 10 year reign. As of this past week, there’s a new boss in town, Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 3. The 3D sequel juggernaut has earned over $920 million worldwide in the box office (over $400 million locally) besting Shrek’s $919.8 million. As the speed is dying down a bit since the June 18th launch, experts are unsure whether the film will have the legs to reach the $1 billion global plateau. However, the film is already Disney/Pixar’s highest grossing weekend with $109 million, and holds the title of the biggest June opening ever. And thankfully for us at home, Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release Toy Story 3 on Blu-ray and DVD on November 2, 2010. (more… )
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Disney removes Pixar’s Newt from the schedule
Pixar has championed some of the greatest animated films of the past 15 years. Heck, they’ve been responsible for some of the best cinematic experiences, animated or otherwise, during that span. And, for every awesome project they’ve completed, there are dozens if not hundreds of more ideas that never made it to completion. Sadly, one of the expected upcoming films, Newt, could share that same doomed fate. In a recent schedule reshuffling that saw Beauty and the Beast 3D get pulled from the calendar, Disney’s Newt was silently removed, as well. The Pixar film was intended to hit theaters in 2012, focusing on the last two blue-footed newts on earth, hoping to save their species from extinction. Unfortunately, it seems Newt was not successful in his quest. We’ll keep pushing for details, but… it’s not looking likely 
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Constantin Films hopes to out-Disney the House of Mouse with Tarzan
A human child raised in the jungle by great apes, rejecting civilization for the call of the wild. SpongeBob? No. Batman? No. …Stewie? No! We’re talking about Tarzan here. Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan has seen many different animated forms and spinoffs, from “George of the Jungle” to Disney’s animated Tarzan film from ten years ago. Now, Constantin Films is developing a new CG animated adaption of Tarzan, in full movie-standard 3D, with Ambient Entertainment handling the animation. Constantin acquired the rights to the Tarzan books from the estate of author Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan. Disney’s take on the character scored nearly $450 million dollars worldwide, and Constantin would love a similar result. (more… )
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Warner Bros. and D3Publisher to release Yogi Bear: The Video Game
It was just two years ago that ToonBarn first announced the upcoming Yogi Bear live action and CG animated movie. The film, a product from Warner Bros. about the Hanna-Barbera classic, is deep into production, with stars like Dan Aykroyd, Anna Faris, Justin Timberlake, and Chrstine Taylor already on board. Recently, D3Publisher announced they will be working with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on Yogi Bear: The Video Game, set to hit Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3 consoles with the film on December 17th, 2010. The game will share the 3D look of the film as well as the voice actors to give gamers a shared experience between theaters and living rooms. (more… )
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The Guardians of Childhood gets a new release date from DreamWorks Animation
There’s a lot of shuffleboard being played with animated movies. Monsters, Inc. 2 has a new date, Beauty and the Beast 3D was pulled, and now it appears DreamWorks Animation has followed suit, changing the release date of their upcoming film The Guardians of Childhood (not to be confused with Guardians of Ga’Hoole’s Legend of the Guardians). In an effort to combat the mega popular Twilight Saga franchise and their upcoming Breaking Dawn, The Guardians moves from opening November 2nd 2012 to opening on November 21st 2012. The film features a group of heroes from various childhood tales: Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, a Genie, the Sandman, and Jack Frost. The group joins together in an effort to stop Pitch the Boogeyman from sending the world into “eternal darkness”. The CG animated comedy, “a contemporary fairytale”, is based on the books by William Joyce. (more… )
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