Welcome to the “This Week in Animation” news round up, a summary of the biggest and best stories from The Rotoscopers news site and our partner site, Animated Views.
‘The Little Mermaid’ Diamond Edition Officially AnnouncedDisney finally reveals the official Blu-ray and DVD covers to the The Little Mermaid Diamond Edition, which will be released October 1, 2013. The bonus features are also discussed.
Roger Rabbit Pitching a Prequel and 3 Shorts It’s been rumored for a while that there would be another Roger Roger film. Turns out, we’ll be getting two new films: a prequel and sequel, in addition to three new shorts.
Disney At CinemaCon: The Animation Roundup CinemaCon, on of the biggest movie conventions in the US, was held this past week in Las Vegas. As expected, Disney, Pixar, and other animation studios revealed a lot of information about their upcoming films.
‘Monsters University’ Frats and Sororities Pictures Released Going along with its excellent marketing campaign, Pixar released photos of some of Monsters University’s fraternities and sororities called OOZMA KAPPA (OK), JAWS THETA CHI (JOX), SLUGMA SLUGMA KAPPA (EEK), ETA HISS HISS (HSS), ROAR OMEGA ROAR (RΩR) and PYTHON NU KAPPA (PNK).
Poster roundup: Free Birds, Despicable Me 2, Turbo, Smurfs 2In more CinemaCon news, a batch of new animated movie posters and displays were released for Free Birds, Despicable Me 2, Turbo and Smurfs 2.
Britney Spears contributes song to Smurfs 2Turns out that Britney Spears will be singing a song on the soundtrack for Smurfs 2. Spears’ two boys are big fans of the Smurfs and she says it’s going to be “smurftastic!”
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[ART BOOK REVIEW] The Art of DreamWorks The Croods Morgan and Chelsea review the newest “art of” book The Art of DreamWorks The Croods. It’s definitely a must-own, so check this video our (or check out our written review).
[Disney Fan Q&A] You Asked for It! Part 3 The Rotoscopers asked YOU what you wanted to know about them and now they answer your questions! Morgan and Chelsea finish up this series of Q&A with you, the fans, and tell how they became friends!
