The Bear and the Bow 2011

The Bear and the Bow is an upcoming computer-animated 3-D film being produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It is written and directed by Brenda Chapman and features the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson Wendy Van Der Plank and Julie Walters. It will be distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, and is scheduled for release around Christmas 2011.
Premise

In rugged and mythic Scotland, the impetuous, tangle-haired Merida (Reese Witherspoon), though a daughter of royalty, would rather make her mark as an archer. A clash of wills with her mother compels Merida to make a reckless choice, which unleashes unintended peril on her father's kingdom and her mother's life. Merida struggles with the unpredictable forces of nature, magic and a dark ancient curse
Voice cast

* Reese Witherspoon as Princess Merida
* Billy Connolly as King Fergus
* Emma Thompson as Queen Elinor
* Julie Walters as Witch

Background

The film, Pixar's first fairy tale, is a combination of Brenda Chapman's love of Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, as well as a reflection on raising her daughter.

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

Newt (Film) 2011

Newt is an upcoming computer-animated 3-D film being produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It will be distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, and is scheduled for release for summer 2012.

Premise

Two newts, Newt and Brooke, live in a community college biology lab and don't care for each other, yet as the last remaining blue-footed newts on the planet, they are forced to mate and carry on the tradition.

Writer and Director Gary Rydstrom explained "Newt is smart but he's never had to think for himself and is pampered. Brooke on the other hand is streetwise and not to be messed with. It’s fair to say it’s about as bad as first dates can get!"

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

Cars 2 2011

Cars 2 is a computer-animated 3-D film that will be produced by Pixar Animation Studios and is the sequel of the 2006 film Cars. It will be distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, and is scheduled for release in time for the Summer season in 2011. Ratatouille producer Brad Lewis takes over from John Lasseter as director. In the film, Lightning McQueen and Mater travel around the world.

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Plot

Lightning McQueen, his pit crew and new crew chief Mater head around the world for the "Race of Champions" taking place in five different countries: Japan, Germany, Italy, a 24-hour race in France and England. However, Mater, involved in a case of mistaken identity, saves the life of a British secret agent called Finn McMissile, and finds himself embroiled in his world of international espionage.

Development

Cars is the second Pixar film, after Toy Story, to have a sequel. Cars 2 originally was scheduled for a 2012 release, but Pixar moved the release up a year. It is the first of two films that Pixar will release in 2011 (the second being The Bear and the Bow), marking the first time that the studio will release more than one film in the same year. Lasseter conceived the sequel's story while traveling around the world promoting the first film. "I kept looking out thinking, 'What would Mater do in this situation, you know?' I could imagine him driving around on the wrong side of the road in the UK, going around in big, giant travelling circles in Paris, on the autobahn in Germany, dealing with the motor scooters in Italy, trying to figure out road signs in Japan," he said.

In 2009, Disney registered several domain names in relation to the title World Grand Prix.

Cast deaths

By 2008, three cast members of the original Cars had died; Joe Ranft (Red and Peterbilt) was killed in a car accident in August 2005, during the production of the first film. George Carlin (Fillmore) died of heart failure in June 2008, and Paul Newman (Doc Hudson) died three months later after losing an ongoing battle with lung cancer in September 2008. It was announced in early 2010 that Doc Hudson's character would not return for the sequel, but no announcements have been made as to whether the other two roles will be recast or simply written out of the film.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cars_2

Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom

Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom is an upcoming animated film and the sequel to Kung Fu Panda. It is set to be in 3-D and will be directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, with most of the original cast returning in the previous film, along with newer characters.The film is set to be released on June 3, 2011. It was originally going to be named Kung Fu Panda 2: Pandamonium. Jack Black, the voice of Po the Panda, announced a Kung Fu Panda sequel during the 2009 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards.

Plot

The plot will involve a new villain with a weapon so powerful it threatens the very existence of kung fu. It is up to Po, Shifu, and the Furious Five to defend it; and along the way, Po must confront his past.

Cast

* Jack Black as Po, a Giant Panda
* Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu, a Red Panda
* Angelina Jolie as Master Tigress, a South China Tiger
* Lucy Liu as Master Viper, a Green Tree Viper
* Seth Rogen as Master Mantis, a Chinese Mantis
* Jackie Chan as Master Monkey, a Golden Langur
* David Cross as Master Crane, a Red-crowned Crane

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Panda:_The_Kaboom_of_Doom

The Smurfs (film) 2011

The Smurfs is a forthcoming 2011 live-action/CGI-animated fantasy-family film. The film will be directed by Raja Gosnell, with scripts penned by J. David Stem and David N. Weiss. Produced by Jordan Kerner, the film will be distributed by Columbia Pictures. It will be the first film planned in The Smurfs franchise. The Smurfs was originally expected to release in the United States on December 17, 2010, but Columbia Pictures recently announced that it was going to push the film towards a late-July release in 2011. The film will be based on 1981's comic book and animated television series of the same name. The film will not be a sequel to the earlier Smurf features, Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs or The Smurfs and the Magic Flute, but will be starting from another storyline.

Production began in 2003. In June 2008, it was announced that Columbia Pictures had acquired film rights from Lafig Belgium (after Paramount's option expired). The Smurfs is currently in pre-production stage. Sony Pictures has also announced plans to begin a trilogy of live-action-computer-generated image Smurf films, beginning with The Smurfs.

Premise

IMDB has listed the film's premise as:
“ The adventures of a mythical race of little blue creatures in medieval times that must deal with each other and humans, particularly an evil wizard obsessed with capturing them for his own sinister purposes. ”

Release

The Smurfs is expected to release in United States on July 29, 2011.

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