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Ryan Reynolds leads race for DreamWorks' "Turbo"

February 25, 2012 · Paul Anderson

Ryan Reynolds will lead an all-star cast including Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena, Luis Guzman, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Kurtwood Smith, Snoop Dogg and Samuel L. Jackson in DreamWorks Animation SKG's upcoming original film Turbo, the company announced Friday.

DC Nation producers head to Anaheim for WonderCon

February 25, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Fans can supercharge their Saturday with a special video presentation and panel session for DC Nation -- the new one-hour programming block from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment -- on March 17 at WonderCon, held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California,

New Poster for Burton Remake

February 24, 2012 · Paul Anderson

Tim Burton is deep in production of his stop motion remake to his 1984 featurette Frankenweenie titled, strangely enough, Frankenweenie. Slated for am October 2012 release, we now have the first teaser poster for the new Frankenweenie.

Hayek, Allers To Animate The Prophet

February 24, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

In an international work of collaboration, producers Salma Hayek, Clark Peterson and Ron Senkowski are being pre-production on an animated screen adaption of Khalil Gibran's "The Prophet." Easily the poet's most famous work, each of the chapters in the work will be directed by a different, respected animation director from around the world.

Guitarist and songwriter Billy Strange dies at 81

February 23, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Grammy-nominated guitarist, songwriter and arranger Billy Strange, who helped make hits for Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, and Frank and Nancy Sinatra, has died in Nashville, the Nashville Tennessean reported Wednesday. He was 81.

Paramount animation chief quits after four months

February 23, 2012 · Paul Anderson

David Stainton has suddenly resigned as head of Paramount Pictures' fledgling animation unit, just four months after he was hired, the studio announced Wednesday.

Del Toro's "Day of the Dead" comes to life in 2014

February 23, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Reel FX has teamed with Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Puss in Boots, Pacific Rim, Pan's Labyrinth) to produce a groundbreaking CG-animated film with Day of the Dead as its working title, the company announced Tuesday.

Kids' finalists for British Animation Awards named

February 22, 2012 · Paul Anderson

British Animation Awards finalists were announced Tuesday for both the juried categories and the Children's Choice awards, as determined by kid voters in the United Kingdom.

Name that toon: UK poll on for favorite character

February 22, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Who's Britain's greatest animated character? Are there two faves: Wallace and Gromit? Maybe TV's Mr Benn, Bagpuss, Peppa Pig or Aleksandr Orlov the meerkat (from Britain's Compare The Market online site)?

"Homer The Father" winner of Writers Guild Awards

February 21, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

"Homer The Father," written by Joel H. Cohen, won a Writers Guild Award in the Animation category Sunday, defeating -- among others -- three other episodes of Fox's The Simpsons.

Miyazaki's "Arrietty" takes ninth at $6.4 million

February 20, 2012 · Paul Anderson

Hayao Miyazaki's "The Secret World of Arrietty," based on Mary Norton's famous children's novel The Borrowers, opened in ninth place in limited North American release, taking $6.6 million this past weekend.

"Rango" wins editing award for animated feature

February 20, 2012 · Mr. Clevland

The American Cinema Editors named "Rango" as 2011's Best Edited Animated Feature Film on Saturday night, giving it one of this year's ACE Eddie Awards.

"The Great Rabbit" hops to a win at Berlin fest

February 20, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz

Atsushi Wada's "The Great Rabbit," or "Gurehto Rabitto," won the Berlinale Shorts International Jury's Jury Prize (Silver Bear) at this year's Berlin International Film Festival.