Animation

Tron Legacy, Green Lantern, Cowboys & Aliens, Batman, Last Airbender, A-Team, Star Trek and more headline Vegas Licensing Expo

According to a report on THR, film studios will be squarely focused on tentpole franchises at next week’s Licensing International Expo, which will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Licensing International Expo runs from June 8th through the 10th, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, and will feature attendees from the worlds ….

Robert Rodriguez nabs remake rights to Bakshi’s Fire & Ice

Ain’t It Cool interviewed Robert Rodriguez about his upcoming grindhouse flick Machete, which hits theaters on September 3, 2010, and during the extensive discussion, they touched on Fire & Ice, a dream project Rodriguez apparently has been circling for years. Master illustrator Frank Frazetta’s artwork brought the original Ralph Bakshi animated film to life in ….

Avatar: The Last Airbender The Complete Book 1 Collector’s Edition hits stores this June

Take a magical, mystical, action-packed journey with Avatar: The Last Airbender, the animated series that became a phenomenon, creating a huge fan base that spans the globe. Watch the luminous visuals and the storyline that inspired this summer’s live-action movie The Last Airbender, directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Avatar: The Last Airbender The Complete Book ….

Win one of three copies of Wolverine and the X-Men: Revelation on DVD

Today, May 4th, Lionsgate Home Entertainment released the fifth volume of the hit animated series Wolverine and the X-Men on DVD, which contains five gripping episodes in a final countdown to the end of the world. To celebrate the release of Wolverine and the X-Men: Revelation, FilmFetish is giving away three copies of the hit ….

Win Ghost in the Shell 2.0, Blood: The Last Vampire or Dante’s Inferno on Blu-ray disc

The site New York-Tokyo has received a great Blu-ray Disc collection, which includes the animated feature films Ghost in the Shell 2.0, Blood: The Last Vampire and Dante’s Inferno, all from Starz Media. They’re looking to share these ultimate high definition experiences with their readers. For all those who loved Mamoru Oshii’s legendary Ghost in ….

Shout! Factory bringing Marvel Knights Animation series to disc

Shout! Factory and Marvel Animation have expanded their content partnership to bring Marvel’s innovative Marvel Knights Animation series to U.S. homes. The announcement was made today by Shout! Factory founding partners Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos, along with Marvel Animation President Eric Rollman. Direct from the pages of the critically acclaimed comics, Marvel ….

Anime premiere screenings coming to Natural History Museum

The Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World exhibition at the American Natural History Museum explores one of the greatest trading routes in history, the legendary Silk Road. The journey takes visitors through the ancient cities from the Middle East to Asia during AD600-1200. In conjunction with this Exhibition, the Global Weekends ….