Bolt Coming in 2008: Disney Continues to up the 3D Ante

Disney today announced that the previously named "American Dog" will be released as "Bolt" on November 26th, 2008 in about 1500 3D theaters. The announcement continues Disney's ownership of the Thanksgiving movie-going market. Their 2D "Enchanted" took the top spot this Thanksgiving with a $35 million haul on the weekend.

John Travolta and Susie Essman lend their voices to the characters - for a description of the movie see the 3D movie list link at the end of the post. It also continues there confidence and vision for a very strong 3D movie industry as this comes on the heels of the recent Tim Burton / Disney collaboration announcement for the features "Alice in Wonderland" (2010) and "Frankenweenie" (2011). As with the other major studios, they are betting the bank on 3D.

For a COMPLETE list of 3D movie releases whether planned, rumored, in production or in theaters, click here.