Because of the worldwide economic slump being felt even harder in Europe and the Far East, two of Europe’s largest toon film houses, Sparx Studio and Bibo Films, have decided to stop production on two of their projects, the highly anticipated CGI animated flick “Bunyan & Babe” and “A Monster in Paris.” “Bunyan... 

The Hong Kong based studio Imagi Studios has announced its full voice cast for the leading characters in its new CGI-animation big screen adaptation of “Astro Boy.” The feature film presentation is based on the classic comic book story created by Osamu Tezuka, one of the giants of manga. Kristen Bell and Matt Lucas have joined the voice... 

“Painted Skin” (”Wa pei”) is the new feature film from Hong Kong and Singapore and a real contender for the 2008 foreign-language Oscar. It’s opening day in China saw it gross $2.2 million (USD), according to reports from Xinhua, China’s official Chinese news agency. Director Gordon Chan (”Julius Caesar”)... 

What do you get when a crew of Danish misfits aboard a spacecraft head for Saturn in search of natural gas? You get yourself a huge blockbuster animated hit film. That is exactly what happened this past weekend in Europe when the Danish animated movie “Journey to Saturn” hit theaters in selected European countries. The Thorbjorn Christofferson... 

“Spaceballs: The Animated Series” premieres Sunday, September 21, 2008 on G4TV. Click on the image to be taken to the official “Spaceballs” Website  Read More →

“A Fox’s Tale” is a new animated feature film about a young fox named Little Jack who has an ideal pleasant life living with his family in the forest, that is until his father gets trapped and forced to work in a traveling circus. To help his father escape Little Jack calls on the assistance of a disabled boy and the circus owner’s... 

The Avengers have been destroyed by the ominous and evil robot gone bad, Ultron. The children of the Avengers have been put into the care and safety of Tony Stark, a.k.a., Iron Man. Now teenagers, this group of the next generation Avengers are called out of hiding to once again face the killer of their parents. “Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow”... 

Johnny Depp and his “Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski, reteam for a new Paramount Pictures animated feature film titled “Rango.” Shooting on the film begins in January with Depp voicing the lead character, a household pet who goes out into the world on an adventure to discover his true self. Script duty fell... 

Thanks to a deal procured by Futurikon, the ambitious French 3D animated feature film “Chasseurs de dragons,” a.k.a. “Dragon Hunters,” will get showings across North America. “Hunters” has seen good success throughout Europe, will get its second release in the U.K. and Scandinavian release on the film festival circuit... 

There are many interesting sub-plots to this animated film. The action is engaging enough to keep children and adults alike interested enough to keep rooting for the good guys. Whenever the forces of evil threatened mankind, Earth’s mightiest heroes known as the Avengers, could be counted on to stop them and make all right again. That is until... 

The animated movie, “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea” from anime filmmakerHayao Miyazaki is well on its way to becoming the most successful box office film in the country of Japan. Now passing over $109 million (12 billion yen), the film is on track to surpass current champ “Spirited Away,” also from Miyazaki. First Ponyo must... 

Marvel and Madhouse are joining forces to bring some of Marvel’s best known superheroes to anime in a push to make the comic giant’s cast of characters better known in Japan and a major competitor in the tight Japanese anime market. The first set of superheroes to hit as a series will be Iron Man and Wolverine. They will be introduced primarily... 

Actress Tina Fey (”30 Rock”) and Robert Downey Jr. (”Iron Man,” “Tropic Thunder”) are in negotiations to voice characters in DreamWorks Animation’s “MasterMind,” according to Entertainment Weekly. The animated feature film centers on a super villain who, after accidentally killing-off his nemesis... 

“Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber” is a new animated children’s film from Sweden that has captured the imagination of kids all over Eastern Europe. After its showing over the weekend at the Norwegian Film Festival, the movie got pickup in theaters across 69 different countries and regions including Asia, the Middle East, Spain,... 

2009 is the year that all of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc’s films will be turned out in next-generation 3-D, according to Reuters. “This is the next innovation for the movie industry,” Jeffrey Katzenberg, chief executive of DreamWorks Animation, said in an interview. “It impacts how we make our movies, how movie theaters present... 

James McAvoy and Emily Blunt are in negotiations to star in a film centered on garden gnome love. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet were under consideration for the roles that would reunite them since “Titantic,” however, both opted out due to scheduling problems. “Gnomeo and Juliet,” will be an adult CGI-animated adaptation... 

Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy and Animation Running Time: 98 min. Theatrical Release Date: August 15th, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG for sci-fi action violence throughout, brief language and momentary smoking. Directed By: Dave Filoni Starring: Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane SCORE = 5/10 “Without at... 

A high-definition stop-motion animated feature – the first to be originally filmed in 3-D – with spectacular CG effects, based on Neil Gaiman’s international best-selling book. A young girl (Dakota Fanning) walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily... 

The creative team behind “Dead Space” have released two new videos for your enjoyment. The first, as promised by our most recent guest on Slice of SciFi, Chuck Beaver, is the Dead Space Comic Book Video #4, which is the newest animated comic video to come out of Dead Space, and continues to follow the back story behind life on the Ishimura... 

Warner Bros. is getting ready to launch “Marvin the Martian,” the character created by renowned cartoonist Chuck Jones. Marvin turned 60 this year and first appeared in theaters as a Looney Tunes short. These short toons were featured as fillers in the days when two movies were seen in theaters. They filled the gap between the two main... 

Lucy Liu (”Charlie’s Angles,” “Payback”) 39, will be joining the voice cast for Samuel L. Jackson’s highly acclaimed SPIKE TV animated series “Afro Samurai” when it returns to television January 2009. Also joining the cast is Mark Hamill (”Star Wars,” “Batman: The Animated Series”). Liu... 

Famed director Hayao Miyazaki has another mega hit on his hands with the animated film, “Gake no ue no Ponyo” (”Ponyo on a Cliff”). The fantasy film revolves around a goldfish princess named Ponyo who desires to become human and her relationship with a 5-year-old boy. “Ponyo” won the weekend in Japan coming very close... 

Beginning in 2009 Nicktoons will play host to 26 animated episodes of the “Iron Man: Armored Adventures,” the new Marvel Studios Tony Stark/Iron Man series for the small screen. Here’s your sneak peek: Those going to this year’s San Diego Comic CON will be treated to a viewing of the entire first episode of the new series. Series... 

Doctor Who hit American comic-book shelves earlier this year with a five-issue mini-series from IDW.  Critical reviews and sales were enough that IDW has commissioned a new mini-series featuring the Doctor that will begin publication in August, according to Comic Book Resources. The twist is that this time the series won’t just focus on adventures... 

It’s been over a decade since Disney’s Beauty and the Beast broke through, garnering an Acadamy Award nomination for best picture. But now another animated feature is getting buzz for possible Best Picture consideration at next year’s Oscars–Pixar’s Wall-E. The story of a robot survived the end of the world and a journey... 

The “Vampire Knight” manga series will get a second season in anime. It will be seen on TV Tokyo this coming October. The final episode of season one will run next week in Japan and “A Vampire Knight: Cross Academy Broadcasting Club,” the web radio show based on the series, will see its premiere this July 7th. The anime will... 

On August 8, 2008 Summit Entertainment will “Fly Me To The Moon.” Many critics are saying this movie is 3-D the way it should be seen, and will revolutionized animation the way “Toy Story” did nearly 14 years ago. The G-rated animated film features the voices of Trevor Gagnon (”The New Adventures of Old Christine”),... 

What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn off the last robot? That’s the intriguing and whimsical premise posed by Disney•Pixar’s extraordinary new computer-animated comedy set in space, “WALL•E.” Filled with humor, heart, fantasy, and emotion, “WALL•E” takes moviegoers on a remarkable journey across the galaxy,... 

Imagi Studio (”TMNT”) has decided not to use Warner Bros. and the Weinstein Co. to distribute its anticipated animated feature showcasing “Astro Boy,” the anime creation from the great Osamu Tezuka back in the 1950’s. Summit Entertainment (”Fly Me to the Moon”) will now distribute the film worldwide, with the... 

Spider-Man has shed his symbiote suit, but the alien has made Eddie Brock’s mind and body its new home – and that lethal combination is coming after Spidey and his friends and relatives in the action-packed season finale of “The Spectacular Spider-Man” this Saturday, June 14 at 10:00 a.m. ET/PT on CW4Kids. Entitled “Nature... 

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