Pixar’s Toy Story 3 earns Disney another spot in the $1 billion club
Not only are the toys back in town, the toys are in the money! Just last week, Pixar’s Toy Story 3 became the highest grossing animated film of all time, besting DreamWorks Animations’ Shrek 2. A few weeks before that, the Disney film crossed the $400 million dollar mark. Now, the box office receipts make it official, as Toy Story 3 moves into the incredibly exclusive $1 billion dollar club. Ignoring the concept of inflation, there are only 6 other movies in this famous grouping, which helps set Toy Story 3 aside as one of the greatest films and accomplishments of all time – just edging out Batman’s The Dark Knight. With the third, and reportedly final installment in the trilogy, the Toy Story franchise will forever be known as one of the most successful. Take a look at the rest of the list (more… )
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Warner Bros. brings Superman, Batman, Looney Tunes, and more to Zazzle
Folks all over the web can make their way to Zazzle and customize t-shirts, mugs, posters, and more. Now, Warner Bros. Consumer Products is bringing a ton of new artwork and properties to the site, in a partnership with Zazzle, to expand what users can bring home. Harry Potter, Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, and The Jetsons are just some of the designs you can utilize. Also, in celebration of DC Comics’ 75th anniversary, the companies will also bring in Batman, Superman, Supergirl, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and Justice League artwork. (more… )
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Glasgow Animation finishing up Sir Billi
Billi Productions and Glasgow Animation have shifted their first large scale project, Sir Billi, into post-production, as the pair get ready to launch Scotland’s first full length CG animated film. Set in the Scottish Highlands, the adventure revolves around Sir William Sedgewick (Sir Billi), a unique local hero, grandfather and skateboarding veterinarian, who stops at nothing to go up against bad guys and others in order to save an illegal fugitive, Bessie Boo the beaver, with the help of his sidekick Gordon the Goat. Sascha Hartman and Tessa Hartman, a husband and wife team, directed and wrote the piece. Of special note is Sir Billi’s voice, provided by Hollywood legend Sean Connery. Other cast members include Miriam Margolyes from Harry Potter, Alex Norton from Pirates of the Caribbean, Ford Kiernan, Barbara Rafferty, Greg Hemphill, Ruby Wax, and How to Train Your Dragon’s Kieron Elliot. The movie also features a Patrick Doyle musical score, for you Harry Potter fans. Read on for more info (more… )
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: the video game
The first week of July was pretty busy for “big time”, movie-based video games, featuring not only the debut of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, but more importantly to us, a game based on the animated Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. The Activision Publishing and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising game for Ice Age launches at the same time of the 3D animated movie. The game was developed for all major consoles by Eurocom, and the handheld version for the Nintendo DS was developed by Artificial Mind & Movement. Would you get the game without seeing the movie?
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Harry Potter cartoon?
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is not even in theaters yet — in fact, it wont hit until the summer of 2009 — but already, the rumors and news bits have started circulating. One particular rumor was of special interest to ToonBarn… that Harry Potter could have his own cartoon series after the live-action movies make their run. It could be CGI, it could be traditionally animated… who knows. While the details are still sketchy, it seems very possible that Warner Bros. would turn their mondo-popular magician boy into a mondo-popular cartoon. How many of you would watch, if they did?
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