Month: November 2007 (Page 3 of 4)

Fox continues Family Guy without its creator

November 14, 2007 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Fox will continue to work on new episodes of Family Guy its creator/exec producer Seth MacFarlane, who is currently on strike. Seth MacFarlane has been quoted as saying, “I hope they don’t do it” and that going ahead without him would hurt his relationship with the studio.

According to sources, there are three episodes close to completion and several other episodes in various stages of development. We can assume that the voices for these episodes have already been recorded because Seth himself voices the majority of the characters.

Via AWN

Spongebob Atlantis Squarepantis nabs 8.8 million viewers

November 14, 2007 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Nickelodeon’s Spongebob Atlantis Squarepantis, which aired Monday, Nov. 12, 8:00 pm, nabbed the series’ biggest audience ever, with 8.8 million total viewers tuning in to the watch the first-ever Spongebob TV movie.

The special broadcast led Nick to its highest rated total day of the year with kids 2-11 and kids 6-11, and ranked overall with total viewers as the number-one cable entertainment program of the evening. Spongebob Atlantis Squarepantis is now available on TurboNick and on DVD.

Via AWN

Shrek the Third debuts on DVD and HD DVD

November 13, 2007 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

DreamWorks Animations’ Shrek the Third is now available on HD DVD and standard DVD. If you plan on getting it, try to get it this week. New releases tend be on sale during their first week.

The DVD version includes hours of bonus material such as “Shrek’s Guide to Parenthood,” where viewers receive parental advice from Donkey, Puss in Boots, Pinocchio and Gingy. Another cool feature included is “Shrek Shmash-Ups,” which allows viewers to choose and mix scenes from all three Shrek films and put them to music.

The HD DVD version includes a number of interactive and web-enabled features. “The Animators’ Corner” is an interactive, picture-in-picture experience featuring storyboards relevant to the scenes on screen. “My Menus” are customizable character-themed menus; “Shrek’s Trivia Track” features pop-up fun facts; and “Donkey’s Digital Coloring Book” is an interactive coloring book that allows viewers to digitally paint their favorite scenes.

Bee Movie moves up to number one spot

November 11, 2007 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Just as I predicted last week, DreamWorks Animation’s Bee Movie has taken the number one spot away from “American Gangster”, which dropped to the number two spot.

This weekend’s top 10 movies were:

1 Bee Movie with $26,000,000 bringing it total so far to $72,214,000
2 American Gangster
3 Fred Claus
4 Lions for Lambs
5 Dan in Real Life
6 Saw IV
7 The Game Plan
8 P2
9 30 Days of Night
10 Martian Child

12 animated features submitted for Oscar consideration

November 9, 2007 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Twelve features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 80th Academy Awards, including Ratatouille, The Simpsons Movie and Shrek the Third.

The other nine submissions are: Alvin and the Chipmunks, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie, Bee Movie, Beowulf, Meet the Robinsons, Surf’s Up, Tekkonkinkreet, TMNT, and Persepolis.

The 80th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Jan. 22, 2008, at 5:30 am PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Via AWN

Killer Bean Forever Trailer

November 8, 2007 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Several years ago Jeff Lew was the Lead Animator of Matrix Reloaded. It was a great job, but it wasn’t his dream job. He wanted to make his own feature film. So he quit his job to pursue his dream.

For the past 4 years, he’s been working at his computer 14 hours a day, 7 days a week. He’s spent his entire life savings and maxed out credit cards. After all this time and effort, his movie is almost done. Below you can find a trailer for his feature film directorial debut… Killer Bean Forever.

Ratatouille, Cars, Pixar Shorts debut on Blu-Ray

November 6, 2007 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

It’s a great day for animation lovers who own a Blu-Ray player as Pixar’s Ratatouille, Cars, and Short Films Collection Vol. 1 are now available. All three are also available on DVD for you non-HD folks out there.

John Lasseter, CCO of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios told AWN, “Blu-ray is really exciting because I feel for the first time that you can truly see a Pixar film because there are so many details that get lost on the DVD. Also because of the amazing amount of data available on the Blu-ray, it makes it so you can do special features that you can’t do in any other technology. We have the ‘Cine-Explore,’ which is like having a commentary with visuals. So it’s like watching the movie, hearing the commentary and seeing a documentary at the same time. It’s for real cinephiles, and, for me, as a filmmaker, it’s great because this becomes the ultimate document on the making of the film.”

Bee Movie opens in second place

November 5, 2007 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

DreamWorks Animations’ new film, Bee Movie, starring Jerry Seinfeld, opened in second place, raking in $39,100,000. That wasn’t enough to take down Denzel Washington’s American Gangster.

I expect both Bee Movie and American Gangster to do well next week as well as the audiences flip. The adults who went to see American Gangster will take their kids to see Bee Movie next weekend while the parents who saw Bee Movie this weekend will check out American Gangster next weekend.

Here’s a list of the top 10 movies this past weekend:

1 American Gangster
2 Bee Movie
3 Saw IV
4 Dan in Real Life
5 30 Days of Night
6 The Game Plan
7 Martian Child
8 Michael Clayton
9 Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?
10 Gone Baby Gone

New Pixar’s Up details

November 3, 2007 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Pixar’s 2009 movie, Up, will be written and directed by Monsters, Inc.’s Pete Docter, along with Finding Nemo’s Bob Peterson.

“I think it’s a really great, emotional, whimsical [story],” Brad Bird said in an interview while promoting the upcoming DVD release of Ratatouille. “It’s not like any other Pixar film.”

The story will be aimed at a more mature audience and, according to rumors, will tell the story of a 70-year-old man who teams up with a wilderness ranger to fight monsters.

Via SciFi Wire

The Smurfs Season 1 heads to DVD

November 2, 2007 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Warner Home Video is preparing The Smurfs: Season 1, Volume 1 for release on DVD February 26, 2008. Outfitted in O-sleeve packaging that features embossing and foil accents, the two-disc box set will contain 19 re-mastered and uncut cartoons from the series’ premiere season, along with a special bonus episode, plus a Smurfs music video. The retail price is $26.99 although you could probably find it cheaper.

Month: November 2007 (Page 3 of 4)

Fox continues Family Guy without its creator

Spongebob Atlantis Squarepantis nabs 8.8 million viewers

Shrek the Third debuts on DVD and HD DVD

Bee Movie moves up to number one spot

12 animated features submitted for Oscar consideration

Killer Bean Forever Trailer

Ratatouille, Cars, Pixar Shorts debut on Blu-Ray

Bee Movie opens in second place

New Pixar’s Up details

The Smurfs Season 1 heads to DVD

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