Sony Pictures has struck a deal with Aardman Animations, the stop-motion company behind Wallace & Gromit, to develop and distribute two new animated features - Arthur Christmas and Pirates!.

The Great Pirate Christmas Battle Michael G. Lewis, illus. by Stan Jaskiel. Pelican, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4556-1934-4 ...

Baynham ( Borat, Bruno) and Aardman Animations co-founder Peter Lord sat down with Wired.com during Comic-Con International last month to discuss two upcoming animated movies: Arthur Christmas ...

SpongeBob SquarePants - One for All, All Pirates! directed by Derek Drymon, starring Tom Kenny and Mark Hamill, opens in cinemas on December 24. Animated family adventure.