Brave director criticises Disney’s ‘sexualised’ Princess Merida redesign
The character’s creator says Disney’s new version of her hero ‘send[s] a message that the original, realistic girl is inferior’
Ray Harryhausen obituary
Special effects master on fantasy films including Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans
Shaun the Sheep set for close shave with big screen
Aardman Animations teams ups with French broadcasting giant StudioCanal to give Nick Park’s creation his own movie
Richard Williams, master animator
Richard Williams was a pioneer of hand-drawn animation, working on films such as The Pink Panther and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. But perhaps his most enduring work is his masterclass, The Animator’s Survival Kit
Disney verkündet Nemo-Sequel: Finding Dory
Pixar hat offiziell bestätigt: “Findet Nemo” erhält ein Sequel. “Finding Dory” soll im November 2015 in die Kinos kommen. Ellen DeGeneres wird …
Despicable Me 2: Evil genius or just plain bad?
The forthcoming animated sequel about a supervillain turned superdad needs to maintain the delicious nastiness of the original or risk becoming prosaic
Despicable Me 2 Trailer #1
Universal Pictures hat den ersten langen Trailer zu Despicable Me 2/Ich -Einfach unverbesserlich 2 veröffentlicht: Moviepilots fasst den Nachfolger so zusammen: ‘More …
Monsters University/Die Monster Uni: Viral Trailers
Pixar hat im Zuge seines viralen Marketings für das Prequel “Monsters University“/Die Monster Uni” drei liebevoll gemachte Uni-Werbespots veröffentlicht: P.S. In einem …
Beauty and the Beast next in line for Disney live action makeover
Disney’s live-action film, currently titled The Beast, may be grimmer take on classic fairytale
Disney turns away from hand-drawn animation
Studio says none of its animation companies are working in the traditional 2D format, and there are no current plans to do so again
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs II
Sony Pictures Animation hat den ersten langen Trailer zu Wolkig mit Aussicht aus Fleischbällchen II veröffentlicht: Das Filmportal Filmstarts beschreibt die Handlung des Cloudy …
DreamWorks Animation facing jobs cuts after Rise of the Guardians tanks
Co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg says 350 job losses ‘right thing for us today’ after fantasy adventure loses $83m
Film school graduates take on might of Disney in the race for Oscar glory
Head Over Heels, an 11-minute film made on a shoestring budget in Britain is up against Disney for an animation Oscar. Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park loves it – but can it beat the favourite?
Wreck-It Ralph and Brave in the frame for animation Oscar
This year’s bumper showing proves we’re living in a golden age for animation – though three of five nominees hark backwards with stop-motion techniques
Wreck-It Ralph: Why are all the film baddies turning into goodies?
From Emperor Zurg in Toy Story 2, to Javier Bardem in Skyfall, to the eponymous protagonist Ralph in Disney’s latest 3D animation, film villains are all turning into big softies
Monsters University UK Trailer
Disney hat den zweiten Trailer zum Prequel “Monsters University” veröffentlicht. Wie auch bei “Monster AG” sind Billy Crystal und John Goodman als …
