Plumíferos

Plumíferos (Free Birds) is an upcoming Argentine computer-animated feature film being made by Manos Digitales Animation Studio. Some scenes from the film were first shown at the 2005 and 2006 Blender Conferences, and a teaser was later released which showed one of the birds auditioning for the role. The first official trailer was shown on March 10 at the 2007 Mar del Plata Film Festival, where a presentation about the film was organized.
Plot

"It's an everyday universe that exists 7 feet over our heads. They are city birds that you can find in every tree or every corner."

Juan: a sparrow that feels ordinary and underestimates his own race. Accidentally, he changes the way he looks, and the same reason that will make him feel unique is what is going to put his life in danger.

Feifi: a beautiful canary that manages to escape from the cage of a network tycoon Mr. Puertas, and starts trying a new life in freedom, as a common bird.

Both of them will need to be something that they aren't and will face danger and adventures with their friends (Libia, the Pidgeon; Pipo, the Humming Bird; Clarita, the Bat; and some more). A clumsy cat, some psyco Southern Lapwings and Mr. Puertas will make everything even harder for them. Juan and Feifi will try to shape their destiny to feel truly free.

Development

The project, after internal problems[1], has been completed and the final result will debut in theaters in Argentina on February 18, 2010

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum%C3%ADferos

Avatar: The Last Airbender July 2, 2010

Avatar: The Last Airbender (also known as Avatar: The Legend of Aang) is an American animated children's television series that aired for three seasons on Nickelodeon and the Nicktoons Network. The series was created and produced by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, who served as executive producers along with Aaron Ehasz. Avatar is set in an Asian-influenced world of Chinese martial arts and elemental manipulation. The show drew on elements from East Asian, Chinese and Japanese culture, making it a mixture of an anime like and US domestic cartoons.

The series follows the adventures of the main protagonist Aang and his friends, who must save the world by defeating the evil Fire Lord and ending the destructive war with the Fire Nation. The pilot episode first aired on February 21, 2005 and the series concluded with a widely-lauded two-hour television movie on July 19, 2008. The show is available from the following sources: on DVD, the iTunes Store, the Zune Marketplace, the Xbox Live Marketplace, the PlayStation Store, and its home on Nickelodeon.

Avatar: The Last Airbender was popular with both audiences and critics, garnering 5.6 million viewers on its best-rated showing and receiving high ratings in the Nicktoons lineup, even outside its 6–11-year-old demographic. Avatar has been nominated for and won awards from the Annual Annie Awards, the Genesis Awards, the primetime Emmy awards and a Peabody Award among others. The first season's success prompted Nickelodeon to order second and third seasons. The first part of a movie trilogy titled The Last Airbender is expected to be released on July 2, 2010.

Merchandise based on the series includes scaled action figures, a trading card game, three video games based on the first, second, and third seasons, stuffed animals distributed by Paramount Parks, and two LEGO sets. An art book is slated for release in mid-2010.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender

Oobermind 2010

Oobermind is an upcoming animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. The film will be released on November 5, 2010. Tom McGrath will direct the film.

Plot

When super villain MegaMind (Will Ferrell) defeats his archrival Metro Man (Brad Pitt), the world should be his oyster. But instead, MegaMind falls into total despair. It turns out that life without a rival is life without a purpose for him. So he creates a new superhero rival, Titan (Jonah Hill). Unfortunately for him and the world, the new hero wants to be a super villain too. The new villain begins his rampage, and MegaMind sets out to stop him, beginning a path to redemption in the process.

Production

The film was first titled Master Mind and then Oobermind. Lara Breay and Denise Nolan Cascino will produce, and Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld will executive produce the film. Ben Stiller was originally cast as MegaMind, and later Robert Downey, Jr., but Will Ferrell was given the role, due to "scheduling conflicts" for Downey. Brad Pitt is cast as Metro Man, Jonah Hill as Titan, and Tina Fey as star reporter Roxanne Ritchi. The film is written by Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oobermind

The Wild Bunch (2010 film)

The Wild Bunch is an animated film which is scheduled to be released in the United States sometime in 2010, as the first feature length CGI animation film produced in Israel. This film features the voices of Abigail Breslin, Willem Dafoe, Chris Klein, Elizabeth Hurley, Jennifer Blanc, Willie Nelson and Keegan-Michael Key.

Background

Animation Lab included the skills of veteran animators, including Barry Cook, Daniel Cacouault, Woody Woodman, Monty Kimball, Dan Forte, and Louis-Philip Vermette, with Barry Jackson working from the U.S. on initial character development. Executive producer Douglas Wood made note that his team of animators "have contributed to the development of some of the entertainment industry's most successful animated films." The film is based upon a script by Philip LaZebnik,and is slated to be the directorial debut of Alex Williams.

Plot

A group of genetically engineered cornstalks choose to invade an idyllic meadow. The common wildflowers rally to defend their home.

Voice cast

* Abigail Breslin
* Willem Dafoe as Field Marshall
* Chris Klein
* Elizabeth Hurley
* Jennifer Blanc as Rosemary
* Willie Nelson as Sage
* John Paul Pitoc as Colonel Kernel
* Ed O'Ross as Nip
* Keegan-Michael Key as Grape Vine

Resource : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Bunch_(2010_film)

Sultan The Warrior (film) On April

Sultan The Warrior is a forthcoming Indian feature computer-animation film. The film is expected to be released worldwide in April 2010 with 3,500 prints, the highest amount yet in Indian cinema, and is expected to be released in eighteen different languages, including English, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu.[1] The film stars an animated version of Rajinikanth in the lead role, which will also be voiced by him. Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan will render her voice as the female lead of the film. It will be produced and directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth, daughter of Rajinikanth. In a recent weekly it was reported that 95% of th movie is over and it would be released by April 2010.

Development

During the production of the Rajinikanth-starrer Sivaji: The Boss, an animated film with Rajinikanth as the animated character was under discussion. Several media claimed that the actor would star in animated television advertisements about HIV and AIDs in India. Later in 2007, it was reported that his daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth would direct her maiden venture with her father in the lead, also stating that it would be an animated film. Her fame rose from working in S. J. Suryah's Anbe Aaruyire in 2004 as a computer graphic specialist. When Sivaji: The Boss made its theatrical release, previews of Sultan The Warrior were shown with an animated Rajinikanth dressed in a medival attire, also stating that it would be released in 2010.

In late 2007, Soundarya Rajinikanth had traveled to Brazil for working on the animation of the film. The next year, it was reported that her home production company, Ocher Studios, had joined hands with Warner Bros. Entertainments, thus, Warner Bros. would distribute Sultan The Warrior, once it was released. Animation of the film is to be done by a Chennai-based animation studio, along with international specialists. The soundtrack for the film is being composed by two-time Academy Award-winner A. R. Rahman.

Casting

The team was in search of a voice artist for the female lead. Initial speculations were that Ileana D'Cruz would take over the role, but later reports suggested that Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan, who debuted in Chennai 600028, would handle the female voice actor. The film was later reported to feature the animation of actor Rahul Dev as an antagonist.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_(film)

Rapunzel (Film)

Rapunzel is an upcoming American animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and starring Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi. It will be the 50th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics, planned for release on November 24, 2010. The story is based on the classic German fairy tale Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm.

PLOT

Doeri Welch-Greiner, the production manager for the movie, says that "The original version was that a girl got pulled from the modern world and replaced Rapunzel (played by Mandy Moore), and Rapunzel got turned into a squirrel. But we’re on a clearer, more classic fairy-tale sort of track right now with Dean Wellins as co-director; he was one of the story guys on Iron Giant and a Disney animator for a long time. It really plays on the mystery of the girl in the tower, and I think it’s really going to be great with Dean’s story sense and sense of staging, and the artistry that Glen brings to it, we hope we can bring the artistry of the movie to a different place."[3]

Keane also promises that he’s going back to Rapunzel’s literary origins to do a traditional, character-driven fairy tale that speaks to a modern audience. “It’s a story of the need for each person to become who they are supposed to be and for a parent to set them free so they can become that. It will be a musical and a comedy and have a lot of heart and sincerity. I think that’s what Disney needs to do right now. No one else can do it. We should not be embarrassed or make excuses for doing a fairy tale."[citation needed]

At the D23 convention in Anaheim California on September 2009, Disney Animation creative head John Lasseter explained that the film has a lot of "girl power." This new interpretation of Rapunzel will be a more independent princess, and she uses her 70-foot-long hair for a variety of purposes, such as a whip, or a ladder.
Confirmed Cast

* Rapunzel – Mandy Moore
* Flynn Ryder – Zachary Levi
* Madame Gothel – Donna Murphy
* Narrator – Kevin Linehan
* Grandma Claire – Pam Hyatt
* Young Flynn Ryder – Matthew Gray Gubler
* Young Rapunzel – Erin Fitzgerald
* Mother Amy – Carolyn Lawrence
* Grandpa Franklin – Peter Sallis
* Father Sam – David Schwimmer
* Cousin John – Gilbert Gottfried
* Muffin Man – Jim Cummings
* Darker the Warlock – Kevin Michael Richardson
* Uncel Jordan – John Goodman
* Flynn's brother – Derek Stephen Prince
* Rapunzel's sister – Edie Mirman
* Bill McKnight – David Cross
* Professor "Timothy" Boomerang – Jason Alexander
* Molly McKnight – Susan Sheridan
* Aunt Sally – Carol Burnett

- The prince's original name "Bastion," has been replaced by "Flynn" in a revised script.

- Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, and Donna Murphy have replaced the originally announced Tony award winners Kristin Chenoweth, Dan Fogler, and Grey DeLisle respectively.

Technical details

The movie's visual style will be based on the painting "The Swing", by the French Rococo artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Because director Glen Keane wanted this to be an animated movie that looked and felt like a traditional hand-drawn Disney Classic in 3D, he first had a seminar called "The Best of Both Worlds", where he, with 50 Disney animators (CGI artists and traditional artists), focused on the pluses and minuses of each style. Because of advancements in computer technology, many basic principles of animation used in traditional animated movies but which have been absent in CGI films due to technical limitations are now becoming possible also in this field of animation, where they will be used together with the potential offered by CGI. Keane has stated numerous times that he is trying to make the computer "bend its knee to the artist" instead of having the computer dictate the artistic style and look of the film. By making the computer become as "pliable as the pencil," Keane's vision of a "three dimensional drawing" seems within reach, with the artist controlling the technology. Because many of the techniques and tools that were required to give the film the quality Keane demanded of it didn't exist when the project was started, WDFA had to make them on their own.

To create the impression of a drawing, Non-photorealistic rendering is going to be used, making the surface look like it is painted but still containing depth and dimensions.

The Alan Menken bio on the Sister Act Musical website reveals that he and lyricist Glenn Slater are now providing songs for this musical. According to a recent interview with Menken, the style of the music is planned to be more sixties rock.

From : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapunzel_(film)

Alpha and Omega (film) October 1, 2010

Alpha and Omega is a computer animated film produced by Crest Animation Productions and Richard Rich, director of The Fox and the Hound, and will be released by Lionsgate on October 1, 2010. The film is directed by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck, starring the voices of Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci and Dennis Hopper.

The movie focuses on two wolves; one male, Humphrey (Justin Long), and one female, Kate (Hayden Panettiere). The two are young when they are taken away by park rangers. Despite their differences, they begin to form a bond.

It is directed towards kids and family entertainment and will be shown in a 3-D film format. The CGI animation was done at Crest Animation Studios in Mumbai, India.

PLOT

Kate and Humphrey are two wolves who are nothing alike. Kate's an alpha wolf - to her, discipline, duty and responsibility are everything. On the other hand, Humphrey is an omega wolf -- fun, friends and frivolity are what are important to him. In the world of wolves, alphas and omegas don't mix, mingle or mate - such is pack law.

As the alpha wolf daughter of the western pack leader, Kate is arranged to marry Garth, the alpha wolf son of the eastern pack leader, not for love but to prevent a deadly war between the two packs. But the marriage is put on hold when, unbeknownst to anyone, Kate and Humphrey are taken by park rangers from their home in Jasper Park, Canada and relocated to Sawtooth Park, Idaho.

Desperate to get back in time to marry Garth and prevent war, and battling each other's different points of view, the long distance and a few bears and porcupines along the way, Kate and Humphrey must work together to make the long journey home to their beloved Jasper Park. But Kate and Humphrey soon discover a new obstacle: somewhere along the way, Kate and Humphrey have fallen in love.

Cast

* Justin Long as Humphrey
* Hayden Panettiere as Kate

All details come from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_and_Omega_(film)

Shrek Forever After

Shrek Forever After, formerly Shrek Goes Fourth and also known as Shrek 4, Shrek 4Ever After and Shrek: The Final Chapter, is an upcoming American animated film. It is planned to be released in cinemas May 21, 2010 in the US and July 9, 2010 in the UK.Tim Sullivan will write the film, and Mike Mitchell will direct it. The principal cast members will all reprise their roles.It will also be released in IMAX 3-D theaters.The plot was announced February 23, 2009.

This movie will be the fourth and final film in the Shrek series, following Shrek, Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third despite early allegations by filmmakers to make a fifth film. Like the first three Shrek films, the movie will be significantly based on fairy tale themes. The trailer was attached to Avatar and was also featured in 3D.

PLOT

Shrek (Mike Myers) has become a domesticated family man. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, the grown-reluctant ogre agrees to autograph pitch forks. However, he longs for the days when he felt like a "real ogre". So, Shrek is tricked into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn). Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where Fiona (Cameron Diaz) is a hunted ogre, Rumpelstiltskin is king, Donkey (Eddie Murphy) has never met Shrek in his life and fears him, Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) is obese and lazy, and Shrek and Fiona had never met. Now Shrek must stop Rumpelstiltskin from his deeds and make the world right again.


From : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek_Forever_After

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard is a part-animated, part-live action feature film written and directed by Luc Besson, and starring Freddie Highmore and Mia Farrow. EuropaCorp is producing the film which is a sequel to Arthur and the Invisibles. The film was set for a December 18, 2009, but has since been delayed.

PLOT

In the 1960s, 13-year-old Arthur stays with his grandparents in the holidays. He is befriended with a Maasai-like tribe called the Bogo Matassalai and with the Minimoys, tooth-sized, elfin beings, who all live there in the garden. The Bogo Matassalai grant Arthur a distinction regarding being one with nature, after succeeding in a series of tests, such as hugging a tree for hours, sleeping with a wild animal, and eating grass.

The Bogo Matassalai are capable of transforming a person to a Minimoy. It is only possible every tenth full moon, at midnight. Arthur is about to undergo this procedure, to visit the Minimoys (who are expecting him and preparing a party for him), and especially his beloved Selenia. A spider delivers to Arthur a grain of rice with the message "help", which must come from the Minimoys, and makes it even more important for him to visit them.

Arthur's father wants to kill bees, since Arthur is allergic to bee stings. However, his own father Archibald objects because of his respect for nature.Therefore Arthur's father wants to take the boy home earlier than planned. At a gas station Arthur escapes from the car and returns to his grandparents' house. The Bogo Matassalai attempt to transform him using a telescope, but this method fails due to clouds covering the full moon. Therefore Arthur asks the Bogo Matassalai to apply the alternative method, even though it is more dangerous. They agree. Arthur is wound into ropes, which are pulled more and more tight. The procedure is successful.

It turns out that Maltazard sent the message to lure Arthur, so that Maltazard can use the passage back, which is available at the next noon. Thus he arrives in the world of humans, enlarged to their size. He is pleased to see that animals are afraid of him.

Arthur is stuck in small size in the Minimoy kingdom, because the telescope to be used for his return has been destroyed by the passage of Maltazard. This could mean that he can only return after ten months.

The film ends abruptly, the plot is continued in the following film.

From : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_and_the_Revenge_of_Maltazard

Despicable Me

Despicable Me is a 2010 computer-animated 3-D feature film from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment. The film stars Steve Carell.

The trailer of the film was released online on July 14, 2009, then on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on July 15, 2009.

PLOT

The plot revolves around the world's #2 supervillain, Gru (Steve Carell) whose evil attempts are always thwarted by Vector (Jason Segel), the #1 supervillain. In an attempt to outdo Vector, he starts plotting to steal the moon while he hides underground in a suburban neighborhood living with his idiotic minions which look like genetically altered Corn Pops. In the teaser trailer, the Great Pyramid of Giza is shown to have been stolen and may contribute to part of Gru's plan. His plot is jeopardized by three orphaned girls (Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Fisher) who see him as a prospective father. From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despicable_Me

Release Date: 9 July 2010 (USA)

Directed by Pierre Coffin
Chris Renaud
Sergio Pablos (co-director)

Writers: Ken Daurio (screenplay)
Cinco Paul (screenplay)

From : http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt1323594/

Toy Story 3 June 18, 2010

Toy Story 3 is an upcoming American computer-animated 3-D film being produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the third installment in the Toy Story series and is scheduled for release on June 18, 2010, in the United States.[1] Lee Unkrich, who edited the previous films and co-directed the second, takes over as director. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen have been confirmed to return to voice the characters of Woody and Buzz respectively.

PLOT

Andy is departing for college, and his toys, including Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz (Tim Allen), are going to be put in the attic. Before they can be put in the attic, they are accidentally thrown away and are picked up by the garbage men. The toys find themselves at a local day-care center, where they must try to survive the playful but careless pre-school children. Woody attempts to save his friends and find themselves a new home, but matters are further complicated when Buzz is damaged during an escape attempt. The toys try to reset Buzz, but end up causing him to revert to a Spanish version of his delusions of being a space ranger, much to the other toys' discomfort.

DEVELOPMENT

According to the terms of Pixar's revised deal with Disney, all characters created by Pixar for their films were owned by Disney. Furthermore, Disney retained the rights to make sequels to any Pixar film, though Pixar retained the right of first refusal to work on these sequels. But in 2004, when the contentious negotiations between the two companies made a split appear likely, Disney Chairman at the time Michael Eisner put in motion plans to produce Toy Story 3 at a new Disney studio, Circle 7 Animation. Tim Allen, the voice of Buzz Lightyear, indicated a willingness to return even if Pixar was not on board.[12]
Promotional art for Circle 7's Toy Story 3, displaying the storyline of the Buzz Lightyears being recalled; this story was later shelved.

Jim Herzfeld wrote a script for Circle 7's version of the film. It focused on the other toys shipping a malfunctioning Buzz to Taiwan, believing that he will be fixed there. While searching on the Internet, however, they find out that the malfunctions are happening to many toys around the world and the company has issued a massive recall. Fearing Buzz's destruction, a group of Andy's toys (Woody, Rex, Slinky, Mr. Potato Head, Hamm, Jessie, and Bullseye) venture to rescue Buzz. At the same time Buzz meets other toys from around the world that were once loved but have now been recalled.[12]

In January 2006, Disney bought Pixar in a deal that put Pixar chiefs Edwin Catmull and John Lasseter in charge of all Disney Animation. Shortly thereafter, Circle 7 Animation was shut down and its version of Toy Story 3 was shelved.[12] The following month, Disney CEO Robert Iger confirmed that Disney was in the process of transferring the production to Pixar.[13] John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Lee Unkrich visited the house where they first pitched Toy Story and came up with the story for the film over a weekend. Stanton then wrote a treatment.[14] On February 8, 2007, Catmull announced Toy Story 2's co-director, Lee Unkrich, as the sole director of the film instead of John Lasseter, and Michael Arndt as screenwriter.[15] The release date was moved to 2010.[16]

Instead of sending Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and John Ratzenberger scripts for their consideration in reprising their roles, a complete story reel of the film was shown to the actors in a theater. The reel was made up of moving storyboards with pre-recorded voices, sound effects, and music. At the conclusion of the preview, the actors signed on to the film.

From : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_3

Cat Tale 2010

Cat Tale is an upcoming 2010 animated film by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Imagi Entertainment starring Sean Astin, Elisha Cuthbert, Jerry O'Connell, David Cross, Catherine O'Hara, Rip Torn, Stanley Tucci, R. Lee Ermey, Michael Richards, Fred Willard, Chazz Palminteri, Wayne Knight, Billy Idol and Alan Cumming.

Plot

This is the story of a cat named Rover, who has been raised as a dog in Dogtown, by accident. And now he heads to Catopolis to discover where he really came from and find his roots. Cleo, Rover's love interest, who also is sought after by Simon, a ruthless cat-box-litter exec. Then Newton, Rover's guide and friend in Catopolis to help him find his roots.

Director : Felix lp
Writers : Aaron Mendelsohn , Kevin Munroe

How to Train Your Dragon 2010

A worth promising movie from dreamworks animation.

Plot : A comedy adventure set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons.

Release Date : March 26, 2010 (USA)

Director : Dean DeBlois , Chris Sanders
Writers : Cressinda Cowell(story), Adam F. Goldberg and Peter Tolan (writer), Dean Deblois and Chris Sanders (screenplay).

the source of information are base from : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892769/