Computer-animated films

A Bug's Life is a computer animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in the United States on November 14, 1998, and in the United Kingdom on 5 February 1999. It tells the tale of an oddball individualist ant who hires what he thinks are "warrior bugs" (actually circus performers) to fight off greedy grasshoppers. The film was directed by John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton. A Bug's Life"

Antz is a computer animated film produced by DreamWorks, released in 1998. It features the voices of well-known actors such as Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Lopez, Sylvester Stallone, Anne Bancroft, Gene Hackman, and Christopher Walken as various members of an ant society. Some of the main characters share facial similarities with the actors who voice them. The movie has come to DVD and VHS. Antz"

Ark is a computer-generated imagery movie, directed by Kenny Hwang, animated by Digital Rim, and produced by John Woo. It is an anime-style film similar in appearance to the movie Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, and is also the flagship project for both the director and the studio. It features the voice of James Woods. Ark ( film)"

Barnyard is a computer-animated film from Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures scheduled for release in October . It is being directed by Steve Oedekerk, who is also the principal scriptwriter and stars the voices of Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Sam Elliott, Danny Glover, Andie MacDowell and Wanda Sykes. Barnyard (film)"

Bee Movie is an computer-animated film from Jerry Seinfeld. Barry B. Benson (Seinfeld), is a bee who has just graduated from college, and is disillusioned with his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa ( Renee Zellweger), a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans have been stealing and eating the honey, and subsequently decides to file a class action lawsuit against humans. Bee Movie"

Cars will be the seventh Pixar film and is scheduled for release June 9, . The movie's working title was Route 66, the title was changed to prevent people from thinking it was related to the 1960 television show with the same name. Cars (film)"

Chicken Little ( ) is a computer-generated imagery (CGI) animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution on November 4, . It was written by Steve Bencich and Ron J. Firedman, and directed by Mark Dindal. The film was animated in-house at WDFA's main headquarters in Burbank, California. This is also 45th in the Disney animated features canon. Chicken Little ( film)"

Dinosaur is a feature film released in 2000 by The Walt Disney Company. It combines the use of live-action backgrounds with computer animation of prehistoric creatures, notably the titular dinosaurs, done by a special CGI unit that predated the creation of Disney's "Secret Lab" computer-generated imagery department. Dinosaur (film)"

Finding Nemo is a computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released to theatres by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in the United States on May 30 , and in the United Kingdom on 10 October . This is the first Disney-Pixar film not to premiere in the United States in November, making it the first to be released in the UK in the same year, rather than the next. Finding Nemo"

Free Jimmy is a Norwegian film to be released in . It is Norway's first computer animated feature film, and will also be Norway's most costly film to date, having cost in excess of 100 million Norwegian kroner (app. 16 million USD). The film is written and directed by Norwegian Christopher Nielsen, with English screenplay by Simon Pegg. Voice actors include Woody Harrelson, Kyle MacLachlan, Samantha Morton, Simon Pegg, and Jay Simpson. A different set of actors will do the voices for the Norwegian edition. Free Jimmy"

Ghosts of Albion started as computer-animated web movie series on the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC)'s website. Until it was located on the "Cult TV" division of the website, but since the elimination of Cult TV, its future is uncertain. The web pages still are online there (as of 01/), though no longer directly linked. Ghosts of Albion"

Happy Feet is a computer-animated film directed by George Miller. Due for release in November , it is being produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros, and Village Roadshow Pictures. It is the first animated feature produced by Animal Logic. It stars the voices of Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman and Robin Williams. Happy Feet"

Hoodwinked is an American computer-animated family comedy produced by Blue Yonder Films with Kanbar Entertainment. It was released by The Weinstein Company in selected markets on December 16, , before expanding nationwide on January 13 . It was written and directed by Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, and Tony Leech, and stars the voices of Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, James Belushi, Patrick Warburton, Andy Dick, David Ogden Stiers, Xzibit, Anthony Anderson and Chazz Palminteri. Although it is based on the Little Red Riding Hood folktale, structurally, it borrows from the films Rashomon and The Usual Suspects, and its setting uses the same type of anachronistic and satirical mixing of modern and fantasy culture as the Shrek films. It is 80 minutes long and was rated PG for mild action and thematic elements. Hoodwinked"

Ice Age is a feature-length computer-animated film created by Blue Sky Studios and released by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Carlos Saldanha and Chris Wedge from a story by Michael J. Wilson. A sequel is currently in production called Ice Age 2: The Meltdown ( ). Ice Age (film)"

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Madagascar is a computer-animated movie produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in movie theatres on May 27, . The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa, getting shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar. The voices of Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock and David Schwimmer are featured. Other voices include Andy Richter, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Cedric the Entertainer. Madagascar (film)"

The typical entry in the Mind's Eye series is a short movie, usually 50 to 60 minutes long, with an electronic music soundtrack over a series of music video-like sequences. The original movie, simply titled The Mind's Eye, consisted of a less rigid structure of many semi-related sequences. The general style is usually a light, cartoony feel owing to its ease of rendering. Mind's Eye (series)"

Monster House is a computer animated film expected to be released in . The film's characters will be animated primarily utilizing performance capture, making it the second film to use the technology so extensively, following producer Robert Zemeckis' The Polar Express. Monster House (film)"

Monsters, Inc. is an animated feature produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released to theatres by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in the United States on November 2, and in the United Kingdom on. It stars the voices of John Goodman (James P. "Sully" Sullivan), Billy Crystal (Michael "Mike" Wazowski), Mary Gibbs (Boo), Steve Buscemi ( Randall Boggs), James Coburn (Henry Waternoose III), Jennifer Tilly (Celia Mae, Mike's girlfriend), Bob Peterson (Roz, the secretary), John Ratzenberger (Yeti), Frank Oz (Fungus, Randall's Accomplice), Dan Gerson (Needleman and Smitty, the teenage monsters), Steve Susskind and Bonnie Hunt. Monsters, Inc."

Open Season is a computer-animated film planned to be produced by Sony Pictures Animation and directed by Roger Allers, Jill Culton and Anthony Stacchi. It will be released in September by Columbia Pictures. It features a role reversal, with woodland creatures that are traditionally hunted teaming up against hunters. Open Season (film)"

Over the Hedge is an upcoming film based on a comic strip of the same name and will be directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick. It will be released in the U.S. on May 19, . It stars Bruce Willis as RJ, Garry Shandling as Verne, Steve Carell as Hammy, Allison Janney as Gladys, Avril Lavigne as Heather, Thomas Haden Church as Dwayne LaFontaine, Eugene Levy as Lew, Nick Nolte as Vincent, Catherine O'Hara as Penny, William Shatner as Ozzie, and Wanda Sykes as Stella. It is produced by DreamWorks Animation, released by Dreamworks Pictures and will be distributed by DreamWorks Distribution LLC. Over the Hedge ( film)"

Ratatouille is the eighth animated feature film produced by Pixar, scheduled for release in 2007. It is the story of a rat named Ratatouille who lives in a Parisian restaurant run by a famous chef. Ratatouille (film)"

Robots is a computer-animated movie released March 11, . It was created by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox, the same companies behind the film Ice Age. Robots (film)"

Shark Tale is a computer-animated movie produced by DreamWorks Animation, and was released in movie theatres around October 1, . It stars the voices of Will Smith, Angelina Jolie, Martin Scorsese, Renée Zellweger, Jack Black and Robert De Niro. The original title for this movie was Sharkslayer. Shark Tale is also one of the first three feature length movies to get the Game Boy Advance Video treatment. Shark Tale"