Animation news, reviews and features from the BCDB blog, 2011 to 2017, kept here to read.
August 25, 2014 · Dave Koch
Here's hoping you like Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.... because you are about to get three animated feature versions in as many years. Based on their popular animated series of the same name, DQ Entertainment will…
August 21, 2014 · Dave Koch
When The Good Dinosaur was pushed back from May 30, 2014 to November 25, 2015, it left the year 2014 entirely devoid of a Pixar feature film. The film has lead a very troubled existence, from first being pulled from…
August 20, 2014 · Dave Koch
Ottawa International Animation Festival is celebrating the world’s most beloved, successful and pioneering animation studio with a series of screenings, talks, exhibitions and legendary Disney animators. Presented with…
August 19, 2014 · Dave Koch
Taking a look at the winners for this year's Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards shows Fox as a big winner with Bob’s Burgers and The Simpsons voice actor Harry Shearer each won their first Emmy Award. Paul Rudish new…
August 18, 2014 · Big Cartoon DataBase
Back in June, we raved about the first trailer for Fox's The Book of Life. Originally developed at DreamWorks, the film moved over to 20th Century and ReelFX in 2012. The film will release to theaters on…
August 7, 2014 · Dave Koch
DreamWorks' spin-off feature film The Penguins of Madagascar has a new trailer online. The film will be in theaters November 26, and is directed by Simon Smith. It features the voices of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller…
August 6, 2014 · Dave Koch
On the heels of Warner Bros. hit The Lego Movie, the studio has staking out the release date for two new animated features for Memorial Day weekends in 2017 and 2018. While the studio fell short of tying titles in to…
August 4, 2014 · Dave Koch
Nickelodeon has released the the first episode of it's new, web-only series Welcome to the Wayne on Nick.Com today. This weekly online series that follows the adventures of Olly Timbers and Ansi Molina, two ten-year-old…
July 29, 2014 · Dave Koch
From the "you have got to be kidding me" side of San Diego Comic Con comes the announcement of a new series featuring- are you ready for this?- Mike Tyson and his Pigeon Sidekick. To be titled Mike Tyson Mysteries, Iron…
July 29, 2014 · Dave Koch
Even before the much anticipated film hits theaters, Disney has announced a new animated series to be based on "Guardians of the Galaxy". Guardians of the Galaxy: The Animated Series- as well as a sequel to the…
July 27, 2014 · Dave Koch
In a surprise move for a popular, currently airing network series, Nickelodeon is pulling The Legend Of Korra from it's regular network slot, and finishing out Book Three of the series on the Internet. The Terror…
July 24, 2014 · Dave Koch
Oscar-Award winning stop-motion animation director Will Vinton has teamed up with Gnosis Moving Pictures to bring four new stop-motion animation projects to the screen soon. This ambitious schedule will be Vinton's…
July 18, 2014 · Dave Koch
Disney Television Animation has announced development of an animated television special based on the popular Disneyland ride, "The Haunted Mansion." While no air date is set, Disney did point to some of the artists…
July 13, 2014 · Dave Koch
Who's up for a first look at the artwork from Pixar's newest animated short Lava? Although we have known for a while it is to be released with the theatrical feature film Inside Out, we just learned that Lava will…
July 9, 2014 · Dave Koch
Proving that once again that Hollywood's secret motto is there is no good idea like an old idea rebooted, Disney is dipping into their storied history to bring another animated film back to life... with a twist. As we…
July 4, 2014 · Dave Koch
Skyler Page, creator and executive producer of Cartoon Network's Clarence animated series has been fired from the network. Page, a CalArts graduate and storyboard artist for Adventure Time, is accused of sexually…
July 4, 2014 · Dave Koch
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is pleased to announce the selection of films competing in the Feature Film Category at this year’s Festival running September 17-21. Five films have been announced to…
July 3, 2014 · Dave Koch
The French CGI animated feature Astérix: Le Domaine des Dieux (Asterix: The Land of the Gods) has released it's first trailer. This long-running series, this will be the first CG animated feature in the Asterix series.…
July 1, 2014 · Dave Koch
Glen Kean, who made a name for himself as the late dean of Disney animators, has released his first new animated short from his association with Google and Motorola. Titled Duet, the film was released last week as part…
June 25, 2014 · Dave Koch
After a much-anticipated return, Nickelodeon will premiere The Legend of Korra Book 3: Change Friday, June 27, at 7p.m. (ET/PT) with two back-to-back episodes – “A Breath of Fresh Air” and “Rebirth” followed by a…