Rio

From the makers of the Ice Age Trilogy here comes RIO - a 3-D animation!  Set in the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, the comedy-adventure revolves on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks he is the last of his species. When Blu discovers there's another and that she's a she he leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio. But it's far from love at first sight between the domesticated and flight-challenged Blu and the fiercely independent, high-flying female, Jewel. 

Unexpectedly thrown together, they embark on an adventure of a lifetime, where they learn about friendship, love, courage, and being open to life's many wonders. Rio  brings together a menagerie of vivid characters, a heart-warming story, colorful backdrops, energizing Latin and contemporary music, and family-friendly song and dance.

It is directed by Carlos Saldanha and written by Don Rhymer. The characters are voiced by Neil Patrick Harris, Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Rodrigo Santoro, Kate del Castillo and Bernardo De Paula. Expected release date will be in April 8, 2011.

Shrek Forever After

Check out the International IMAX trailer for Shrek Forever After gives an in-depth look on the agreement Shrek makes with Rumpelstiltskin, and the latter effects of this agreement.

A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met, he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.

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Shrek Forever After is the 4th and supposedly final installment in the Shrek film series, just as Shrek the Third was claimed to be. It is planned to be released in cinemas May 21, 2010 in the US and July 9, 2010 in the UK.

Tim Sullivan wrote the original story Shrek Goes Fourth, but Darren Lemke and Josh Klausner made the rewrites, and Mike Mitchell will direct it. The principal cast members will all reprise their roles. It will also be released in 3-D and IMAX 3-D theaters.

Legend of the Guardians

From the animated films that I've seen before, I really enjoyed Shrek, Ice Age and specially Happy Feet. And this year I think I'm gonna replace Penguins to Owls not just an ordinary Owls - they are Guardians - Legend of the Guardians.

Legend of the Guardians an upcoming animated film based on the series of children's fantasy books Guardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Lasky. It is about Soren, a young barn owl who is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie's, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga'Hoole, to assist its noble, wise owls who fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of St. Aggie's. The film is based on the first three books in the series.

Legend of the Guardians was Zack Snyder and voice the characters by Jim Sturgess, Geoffrey Rush, Rachael Taylor, David Wenham, and Emilie de Ravin. Production is taking place in Australia at Animal Logic, and the film is scheduled to be released on September 24, 2010.

Toy Story 3

After 15 years! Buzz Light Year, Woody, Potato Head and the rest of Andy's toys are back!

After Andy leaves for college, his toys are given away to a day care center, and they meet new friends in their new environment, including Barbie and Ken.

Includes Whoopi Goldberg, Bonnie Hunt and Jeff Garlin as new celebrity voices in the film. Release date will be on June 18, 2010.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is an upcoming 2009 film to be fully produced in 3-D computer animated film and latest installment of the Ice Age film series. It was announced and approved by Fox president Hutch Parker on January 30, 2007 and is slated for a July 1, 2009 release. The film is being produced by Academy Award-winning Blue Sky Studios and will be distributed by 20th Century Fox. The plot will pick up where the previous Ice Age film left off in Ice Age: The Meldown.

They are back on an incredible adventure for the ages. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut. Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth - Diego the saber-toothed tiger wonders if he’s growing too soft hanging with his pals and Sid the sloth gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world, where they have some close encounters with dinosaurs, battle flora and fauna, run amuck - and meet a relentless, one-eyed, dino-hunting weasel named Buck.

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