Animation

IMAX 3D version of Beowulf to be released simultaneously with film’s premiere

IMAX Corporation, Paramount Pictures, Shangri-La Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Beowulf, the latest film from Academy Award winning director Robert Zemeckis, the filmmaker behind such box office successes as Forrest Gump, The Polar Express, the Back To The Future series and What Lies Beneath, will be released domestically in IMAX 3D simultaneously ….

Persepolis and Loose Change: two politically charged films due in theaters

Two controversial films have recently gotten distribution agreements in France and the U.K. One is Persepolis, which recently won the jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Marjane Satrapi’s animated film is based on her autobiographical, best-selling graphic novel about her experiences growing up in Iran during the 1979 revolution. According to a New York ….

See a 9-minute preview scene from Pixar’s Ratatouille online

Director Brad Bird (The Incredibles) and the gang over at Pixar have posted a 9-minute preview scene from this Summer’s Ratatouille online. In this sequence from the movie, Remy has made his way to the rooftop of Paris’ finest restaurant, Gusteau’s, made famous by Remy’s chief inspiration and guardian angel, Auguste Gusteau. Adventure ensues, which ….

Release dates/synopses for Hotel Transylvania, Tonight He Comes, Bond 22 and more

Sony has sent along an updated release schedule, starting from this Friday, right up through 2009. Some familiar titles and some new material, including the animated Hotel Transylvania, about a group of classic monsters including Frankenstein, the Mummy, Dracula and the Werewolf, who are hiding out in a hotel on the outskirts of Transylvania now ….

Seinfeld’s Bee Movie Trailer

In the animated film Bee Movie, Jerry Seinfeld voices the character of Barry B. Benson, a bee destined for bigger things in life than being stuck working in the hive. Barry longs to be one of the cool “Pollen Jocks” because they get to fly out into the world, stopping only to smell the flowers, so to ….

Surf’s Up Trailer

The animated film Surf’s Up, is a behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, an up-and-comer named Cody Maverick (voiced by Shia LaBeouf). Surf’s Up is due in theaters from Sony Pictures on June 8, 2007. Check out the hilarious trailer from the links below. Windows Media Player Large Windows Media Player Small ….

Jackie Chan Upcoming Projects (And is Jean-Claude Van Damme in Rush Hour 3?)

Jackie Chan is as busy as ever, having recently agreed to reprise his role as Chief Inspector Lee in the upcoming Rush Hour 3. In the meantime, Chan has a new action-comedy, which recently premered in China, called Bo bui gai wak, a.k.a. Rob-B-Hood. The film, starring Jackie Chan and another popular Hong Kong actor Louis Koo, tells the story of three ….

Animation Vet Tony Leondis to Direct Igor

Award-winning animation veteran Tony Leondis has been attached to direct Exodus Film Group’s CG-animated feature comedy Igor, announced Exodus’ president John D. Eraklis. Leondis’ credits include Disney’s Home on the Range, DreamWorks’ The Prince of Egypt and The Road to El Dorado, and DisneyToon Studios’ Kronk’s New Groove and Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch. A playfully irreverent comedy which brings a new twist to the ….

Teenage Mutant Ninja Trailer

Strange events are occurring in New York City, and the Turtles are needed more than ever, but Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo have become directionless. With the city at stake, it’s up to Leonardo and Zen Master Splinter to restore unity and ninja discipline to the Turtles. The new CGI Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will hit theaters in ….

Christian Slater, Steve Buscemi and John Cleese Lend Voices to Igor

Exodus Film Group announced today that Christian Slater, Steve Buscemi and John Cleese will lend their voices for Exodus’ CG-animated feature comedyIgor, an irreverent comedy which brings a new twist to the classic monster genre. Igor is the story of a mad scientist’s hunchbacked lab assistant who has big dreams of becoming a scientist in his own right and winning the coveted ….