Monday 29 February 2016

Oscars: 'Inside Out' and 'Bear Story' Win the Animation Awards


Six years after their win for Up, Pete Docter (director) and Jonas Rivera (producer) take the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film home again, but this time for Inside Out.

Friday 26 February 2016

Watch: A Teaser for Tonko House's 'Moom'


The team behind The Dam Keeper (who was nominated for a Best Animated Short Film Academy Award last year) is back with a new short. This time it's Moom, which is based on a Japanese book by Genki Kawamura and Yuki Mashiko. Former Pixar artists Dice Tsutsumi and Robert Kondo developed the film at Tonko House, their own animation studio; and it looks beautiful. Watch the teaser below.

Monday 22 February 2016

[UPDATED] Dan Scanlon Will [Not] Helm 'Cars 3'

Dan Scanlon

Update (23/02): it looks like Oh My Disney made a mistake, which has been fixed since we posted the news: Dan Scanlon won't direct Cars 3 after all. Which means we still don't know who is directing a film that's supposed to be released next year. We wouldn't be surprised if the movie gets pushed back.

Watch: The first trailer for Pete's Dragon flies in!

After the teaser poster was released a few days ago, we now have the first teaser trailer for the live-action remake of Pete's Dragon and it really is a tease of Elliott the dragon. Click below to see!


Saturday 20 February 2016

Can you see the Dragon? First teaser poster at Disney's live-action remake of Peter's Dragon

We have the first poster for Disney's live-action remake of the 1977 Disney live-action/animation Pete's Dragon.

Click below to see if you can spot the dragon!


Monday 15 February 2016

'Zootopia' Review: Shut Up and Take my Bunny!


Zootopia (also known as Zootropolis in the UK) is the new animated feature film from the Walt Disney Animation Studios. With talking animals… Humm… Disney has pretty much done everything there was to do with animals, right? Obviously not, as proven by this gem, which is not only an hilarious and gorgeous movie, but also - and more surprisingly - one of the deepest and richest animated films in recent history. Read our full and spoiler-free review below.

Watch: The First Teaser for 'Sing'


A 2016 animated film with a city inhabited by animals wearing clothes… Zootopia, right? Wrong (but our Zootopia review is coming soon): Illumination Entertainment released a teaser for Sing, a musical comedy directed by Garth Jennings that will arrive on December in theaters. Watch it after the break.

Wednesday 10 February 2016

Lino DiSalvo Will Direct the Playmobil Movie

Lino DiSalvo

Variety reports that Lino Di Salvo, head of animation on Disney's Frozen and animation supervisor on Bolt and Tangled, will direct the first Playmobil movie in a proposed trilogy. The movie will be called Playmobil: Robbers, Thieves & Rebels and should be released in 2018.

These 4 Posters are Literally About 'Finding Dory'

 

Pixar just released four teaser posters for Finding Dory, where the blue fish voiced by Ellen Degeneres can be spotted hiding in various oceanic settings. See the three remaining posters after the break (click on them for a bigger version).

Monday 8 February 2016

Watch: New Superbowl trailer for The Jungle Book has us feeling The Bare Necessities



After the intriguing teaser trailer a few months ago, we finally have a more detailed look at Jon Favreau's live-action The Jungle Book, from the studio that brought us Pirates of the Caribbean.


Sunday 7 February 2016

Pixar Sweeps the Animated Feature Film Categories at the 43rd Annie Awards


The Annie Awards, which celebrates excellence in animation, held its 43rd ceremony last night in Los Angeles. And Pixar won big, going home with all the trophies for the animated feature film categories (except the Award for Best Animated Feature-Independent). Inside Out took ten Awards, with one going to The Good Dinosaur.
Disney Mickey Mouse and Bob's Burgers were the big winners in the TV categories.
See the full list of winners (in bold) and nominees after the break, plus a video of Peter Docter (Inside Out director) and Jonas Rivera (producer) accepting the Award for Best Animated Feature.

Wednesday 3 February 2016

Watch: A Trailer for 'Ice Age: Collision Course' Has Hit Us


Ice Age: Collision Course, the 5th film in the famous Blue Sky franchise will be released this summer. A few teasers starring Scrat were shown before, but this is the first time we see what's happening with Manny, Sid, Diego & co. Watch the trailer below.