Rabid Rider 2010

Thanks to this brave soul who went to see the live-action version of Yogi Bear, they were kind enough to snag a peek at the third, hopefully not final, CG Looney Tunes short "Rabid Rider".
Oh, and Happy New Year everybody! All the best in 2011!

Coyote Falls 2010

Gotta admit they really captured the style and look of the classics with CG animation finally.
My only complaint would be the Roadrunner's design - his tail is one big feather? I hope they continue producing more shorts in 3D - but only Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner, it may look really odd putting Bugs and Daffy in a 3D setting.

Looney Tunes Show Info

Supervising producer Tony Cervone and writer Hugh Davidson give fans a sneak peek at The Looney Tunes Show, a new animated series coming this fall to Cartoon Network...

They Actually Went Through With It

The upcoming CG/live action film from Warner Bros, "Yogi Bear", has had a teaser trailer premier.
http://www.shockya.com/news/2010/07/28/yogi-bear-trailer-is-no-pic-a-nic/
As much as I like the classic Hanna-Barbera character, the choice to bring Yogi and Boo Boo into the real world just seems like bad idea. If anything, I hope this brings about a new DVD release featuring the rest of the classic television series.

Coyote Falls Clip

A short peek at the first of 3 upcoming CGI Roadrunner-Coyote shorts premiering in theaters soon.
Coyote Falls will debut on July 30th in front of "Cats & Dogs 2"...
Read more about this new series here on Cartoon Brew: LINK

Day & Night Clip

Pixar's new short that will be playing in front of Toy Story 3.

Expect to see Teddy Newton's "Day & Night" in theaters on June 17th 2010!

Marvin the Martian Trailer (1996)

I was always under the assumption that the 1996 3D animated short was traditionally animated rather than being CG.

After reading over the description of the limited edition cel, "You Can't Escape Me, Dodgers!" from the book, "Warner Bros. Animation Art", I can see now what escaped my eyes before. The image is "culled" from the animated short.
Now I'm not so sure I want to see the final product with that bland CG animation...

Marvin the Martian Planned for X-Mas '11

According to a recent Animation Magazine article, Warner Bros Pictures is gearing up to give the classic Looney Tunes character his own feature film.
http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/10993
With a director, writers and a possible voice actor lined up, fans can "look forward to" Marvin's big screen debut in 2011.

Yogi Bear Film Underway

Looks like Warner Bros is going through with it.
That smarter-than-average bear that premiered on Hanna-Barbera's "The Huckleberry Hound Show" way back in 1958 before spinning-off into his own series will be hitting the silver screen in a brand new film that will blend live-action with CG animation.
http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/10947
The film is currently filming in New Zealand and will feature the voices of Dan Aykroyd as Yogi Bear and Justin Timberlake as Boo Boo. I have no immediate intention on seeing this at all. I'll wait to see a trailer first, but the whole idea seems "off" to me.

First Sony Smurfs Image Revealed

Sony Animation has released a teaser image for their upcoming CG-animated/live-action film hitting theaters in 2010.Animation Magazine has published more info about the project here:
http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/10547

New Rapunzel Artwork

Walt Disney Animation has released some of their development artwork for the upcoming 2010 CG film, "Rapunzel".
Follow the link to learn more and to see the artwork:
http://www.disneyanimation.com/projects/rapunzel/index.html

Lou's Art of Up

Check out Lou Romano's blog for a great in-depth look at the development & production work he did for the recent Pixar hit film, Up.
http://louromano.blogspot.com/2009/05/art-of-up_3697.html
The great illustrator/ art director shares many images he created to inspire the look of the final film. But beware, if you haven't seen the awesome movie yet, the post does contain spoilers (of sorts).

Astro Boy Teaser Premieres

The first teaser trailer for the big-screen adaptation of the classic anime series has hit the web!
http://www.moviefone.com/movie/astro-boy
Judging by the first sneak peek of this CG film, it doesn't look terrible. Imagi Animation Studios is the same crew that handled the CG TMNT film so they know how to handle an animated action film.
The film is set to be released to theaters in October of 2009.

Just Say No to CG Yogi

I can't believe that Warner Bros Pictures is even considering a Yogi Bear film that will be in the same vein as the live action Scooby-Doo and Alvin & The Chipmunks films.
http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/9004
According to the article: "the Yogi pic will blend live action and CG-animation to continue the crafty bear’s ongoing efforts to elude Ranger Smith as he attempts to swipe picnic baskets in Jellystone Park. Both Yogi and his little pal, Boo Boo, will be computer-animated characters."
I can't see this being a good idea at all...

Depp Goes Mad

Johnny Depp has decided to help out his good friend Tim Burton again by taking on the role as the Mad Hatter for Burton's upcoming Alice in Wonderland adaptation.
http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/8961
The film is going to feature a live-action/CG animation mix and even though I'm not a fan of motion capture, Tim Burton + Wonderland should = "awesomeness".(on a side note from the linked article, "He’s (Depp) also suiting up for a fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean saga, and is set to play Tonto in a new Lone Ranger flick.")
Depp as Tonto? I don't know about that....

Astro Boy Hits Theaters October '09

Animation house Imagi Studios has announced an October 23, 2009 release of their CG-animated Astro Boy movie by Summit Ent.
http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/8953
Expect to see a slew of Astro Boy related merchandise in stores next summer to promote the film.

More and More Smurfettes

According to a recent article on Yahoo! Movies, the upcoming CG film based on the tiny blue Belgian characters are going to have more female characters.

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20080114/120035272300.html

"There have been dramatic changes in socio-cultural values in the past 20 to 25 years," Hendrik Coysman, head of Smurf rights holder IMPS told a news conference on Monday. "One of these is girl empowerment."

Garfield Gets Real in November

Fox Home Entertainment is releasing a brand new all-CG animated film this November, "Garfield Gets Real".
See the cover art and read more about this release here:
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/garfield-gets-real.html
(At least he looks a lot more like himself then those live action flicks....)

Teaser Image for Astro Boy

Toon Zone has required the first news about the upcoming, CG Astro Boy film from Imagi Animation Studios!
Click the link for an exclusive interview with animator Jakob Jensen who has worked on the film!
http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=19257