The year is half over now and only a handful of animated films have been released. A review of the first half of the year will be coming soon, but until then, let's look to the future! In this blog post I will be look at the upcoming films for the rest of 2012 and onto 2013; organized by release date. With Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted already, the next animated film to be released is:Brave: Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin, surly Lord Macintosh and cantankerous Lord Dingwall. Merida’s actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old Witch for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it’s too late.
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Company: Pixar Animation Studios
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: http://disney.go.com/brave/
Release Date: July 13, 2012
Company: Blue Sky Studios
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: http://www.iceagemovie.com/
ParaNorman: A misunderstood boy who can speak with the dead takes on ghosts, zombies and, worst of all, grown-ups, in order to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
Release Date: August 17, 2012
Company: Laika
Animation Type: Stop-Motion
Film's Website: http://www.ParaNorman.com/
Finding Nemo 3D: Academy Award®-winning Best Animated Feature "Finding Nemo" returns to the big screen for the first time ever in thrilling Disney Digital 3D™. In this stunning underwater adventure, with memorable characters, humor and heartfelt emotion, "Finding Nemo" follows the comedic and momentous journey of an overly protective clownfish named Marlin (voice by Albert Brooks) and his son Nemo (voice by Alexander Gould) -- who become separated in the Great Barrier Reef when Nemo is unexpectedly taken far from his ocean home and dumped into a fish tank in a dentist's office. Buoyed by the companionship of Dory (voice by Ellen DeGeneres), a friendly-but-forgetful Pacific regal blue tang, Marlin embarks on a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero of an epic effort to rescue his son -- who hatches a few daring plans of his own to return safely home.
Release Date: September 14, 2012
Company: Pixar Animation Studios
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: http://disney.go.com/finding-nemo/home/
Hotel Transylvania: Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s (Adam Sandler) lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans to bother them. On one special weekend, Dracula has invited some of the world’s most famous monsters – Frankenstein and his bride, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, a family of werewolves, and more – to celebrate his daughter Mavis’s 118th birthday. For Drac, catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem – but his world could come crashing down when one ordinary guy stumbles on the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis.
Release Date: September 28, 2012
Company: Sony Pictures Animation
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: http://www.hotelt-movie.net/
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Company: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Animation Type: Stop-Motion
Film's Website: http://disney.go.com/frankenweenie/
Wreck-It Ralph: Wreck-It Ralph (voice of Reilly) longs to be as beloved as his game’s perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix (voice of McBrayer). Problem is, nobody loves a Bad Guy. But they do love heroes… so when a modern, first-person shooter game arrives featuring tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Lynch), Ralph sees it as his ticket to heroism and happiness. He sneaks into the game with a simple plan—win a medal—but soon wrecks everything, and accidently unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens every game in the arcade. Ralph’s only hope? Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Silverman), a young troublemaking “glitch” from a candy-coated cart racing game who might just be the one to teach Ralph what it means to be a Good Guy. But will he realize he is good enough to become a hero before it’s “Game Over” for the entire arcade?
Release Date: November 2, 2012
Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: http://disney.go.com/wreck-it-ralph/#
Rise of the Guardians: Rise of the Guardians is an epic adventure that tells the story of a group of heroes – each with extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.
Release Date: November 21, 2012
Company: DreamWorks Animation
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: http://www.riseoftheguardians.com/
Monsters, Inc. 3D: The original classic in 3D.
Release Date: January 18, 2013
Company: Pixar Animation Studios
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: Currently Unavailable
Escape From Planet Earth: Gary, a friendly alien and failed inventor from Planet Baab travels to earth to find his wife and daughter who crashed while on the way to an intergalactic gymnastics meet. Upon his arrival, Gary is captured by humans and sent to the secret alien prison known as “Area 51.” Gary makes friends with a rag tag hilarious group of fellow alien inmates and plots the greatest jailbreak in the history of the universe, all the while, distracting his human captors with wild and crazy inventions and resisting oddball brainwashing. Will Gary and the other aliens escape Area 51? Will he find his family again and return safely to planet Baab?
Release Date: February 14, 2013
Company: The Weinstein Company
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: Currently Unavailable
The Croods: The Croods is a 3D comedy adventure from DreamWorks Animation that takes us back to the beginning - to a previously undiscovered era known as the Croodacious - a time when Mother Nature was still experimenting and the flora and fauna we know today hasn’t evolved yet. At the heart of this comedically chaotic world is the Crood family, led by Grug (Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage), an over-protective father who, like all dads, is doing all he can to hold his family together as the world around them changes at a dramatic pace.
Together with his wife (Catherine Keener), kids (Emma Stone and Clark Duke) and ornery mother-in-law (Cloris Leachman) in tow, Grug guides his family through this spectacular environment, full of amazing creatures, to find a new cave to call home. Along the way, they encounter Guy (Ryan Reynolds), an imaginative and resourceful newcomer who takes risks and wholeheartedly embraces the promise of tomorrow. Audiences will relate to the hilarious family antics as Guy helps the Croods navigate their way into the bright future.
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Company: DreamWorks Animation
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: Currently Unavailable
Epic: It is described as a battle deep in the forest between the forces of good and evil. When a teenaged girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she must band together with a rag-tag team of fun and whimsical characters to save that world, which in turn saves the real world.
Release Date: May 24, 2012
Company: Blue Sky Studios
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: Currently unavailable
Monsters University: Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn’t always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn't stand each other. “Monsters University” unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends.
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Company: Pixar Animation Studios
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: Currently Unavailable
Despicable Me 2: The sequel to the original hit.
Release Date: July 3, 2013
Company: Illumination Entertainment
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: http://www.despicableme.com/
Turbo: Turbo is a snail who dreams of being the greatest racer in the world, just like his hero, 5-time Indianapolis 500 champ, Guy Gagne. His obsession with speed and all things fast has made him an oddity and outsider in the slow and cautious snail community, and a constant embarrassment to his careful older brother, Chet. Turbo desperately wishes he could escape the slow-paced life he's living. As luck would have it, he gets that chance one fateful day after a freak accident when he suddenly finds himself vested with the power of incredible speed. Turbo embarks on an extraordinary journey to achieve the impossible: racing against the best that IndyCar has to offer. Turbo is the ultimate underdog who archieves the impossible by refusing to let his limitations get in the way of his dreams.
Release Date: July 19, 2013
Company: DreamWorks Animation
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: Currently Unavailable
Phineas and Ferb: The Theatrical Film for the hit TV show.
Release Date: July 26, 2013
Company: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Animation Type: Hand-Drawn/Live Action
Film's Website: Currently Unavailable
Leo the Lion: The story of a young vegetarian lion who is seen as an outcast among his fellow lions.
Release Date: August 30, 2013
Company: The Weinstein Company
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: Currently Unavailable
The Little Mermaid 3D: The 3D release of the original classic.
Release Date: September 13, 2013
Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios
Animation Type: Hand-Drawn
Film's Website: Currently Unavailable
The Trick or Treaters: A tale of villains pilfering from the countryside until they are charmed by a young orphan girl.
Release Date: October 25, 2013
Company: The Weinstein Company
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: Currently Unavailable
Mr. Peabody & Sherman: A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-travel machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.
Release Date: November 8, 2013
Company: DreamWorks Animation
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: Currently Unavailable
Frozen: In Frozen, a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, so Anna (voice of Bell) must team up with Kristoff, a daring mountain man, on the grandest of journeys to find the Snow Queen (voice of Menzel) and put an end to the icy spell. Encountering Everest-like extremes, mystical creatures and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom from destruction.
Release Date: November 27, 2013
Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: Currently Unavailable
Release Date: December 6, 2013
Company: The Weinstein Company
Animation Type: CG
Film's Website: Currently Unavailable
As of right now, these are all the scheduled animated films for 2012-2013! Keep in mind that there will be plenty of schedule changes and additions! But this gives us a pretty good look at what is to come. If I missed any let me know! I tried to hit them all and will continue to search for other films. Next up for the blog we have reviews for all three Madagascar films, a review of the year so far, a closer look at some of the trailers released for upcoming films, and any other type of animation news. Continue to check back because we are just getting started! Until then, "Keep moving forward."
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