Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes is a new poster for Speed Racer – in 3D! To view the three-dimensional effect, click and drag your mouse over the image. Speed Racer hits theaters and IMAX 3D on May 9th.

UpcomingPixar reports about a new WALL•E TV spot which appeared on TheMovieBox.net. Directed by Andrew Stanton, Disney/Pixar’s WALL•E is set to hit the screens on 27 June 2008.

Culver City-based vfx shop Rhythm & Hues, which won the 2008 best visual effects Oscar for The Golden Compass, has opened a facility in Hyderabad, India. Variety reports that the two Indian facilities at Hyderabad and Mumbai now sport a…

Variety reports that the children’s movie review site kidspickflicks.com has named Pixar film Ratatouille as best of the year. This year’s choices were based off 107 votes from children ages 3-14. The “Ick” award for worst movie was The Golden Compass.…

Variety reports that Disney Channel’s preschool Playhouse Disney block has put the animated skein Jungle Junction in production. The series, which will be produced in the U.K., revolves around animals who explore a road-filled jungle on wheels and will hit Disney…

Variety reports that the authorities in Lebanon have lifted the ban on the Academy award nominated film Persepolis. Based on Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel about growing up during the 1979 Iranian revolution, Persepolis will open on one screen April 9 with…

Variety reports that Disney and ImageMovers have teamed with Michael Dougherty to create Calling All Robots, a sc-fi adventure that will feature the same performance capture technology used in Beowulf and The Polar Express. The project is “a throwback to old…

An interview with David Silverman, director of last summer’s The Simpsons Movie, can be read on APP. During the discussion, Silverman talks about his background history and artistic influences, as well as the budget of the Simpsons flick. The possibility of…

UpcomingPixar reports that Sanders Art Studio in Ogden, Utah is auctioning few original art sketches from Disney/Pixar’s Academy award winning film Ratatouille drawn by Artist Tim Rogerson. The three sketches up for auction are, Remy ~ Ratatouille “Little Chef”, Gusteau~ Ratatouille…

UpcomingPixar, via Blu-Ray.com and TheDigitalBits, reports that Disney have pushed back the Blu-Ray release of Finding Nemo to 2009. The Blu-ray release was originally planned for Spring 2008. The sites also report that Disney will be releasing another Pixar catalog title…

UpcomingPixar shares a SlashFilm link featuring new concept art from the upcoming Disney/Pixar film WALL•E. The artwork, exhibited during the Pixar: 20 Years of Animation exhibit in Finland, shows the Axiom, where the humans currently reside, and also other areas featured…

Nominated for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form in this year’s Hugo Awards is Disney’s live-action/animated tale, Enchanted. Up for the award are writer Billy Kelly and director Kevin Lima. Other nominations in the catagory are The Golden Compass, Heroes, Harry…

Full episodes of South Park are available to view for free online at the show’s official website according to AWN. The site includes video clips and every episode of the show. The video can be fast-forwarded and rewound, excluding the embedded…

Mark Evanier has posted an interesting story about a song he heard when he was eight years old. It was from a 78 RPM Little Golden Record that he won at a Disney event that featured two songs from One…

GhibliWold has a look at a watercolor made by Hayao Miyazaki that shows the world of his upcoming film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. Naussica.net reports that according to the film’s production diary the number of the animation…

MOVIES (weekend box office from Box Office Mojo)
1. Horton Hears a Who! – $24.6 million ($86.0 million total)
DVD (weekly sales from Nielsen VideoScan via The Hollywood Reporter)
1. Bee Movie
4. 101 Dalmations
6. Beowulf
BROADWAY (weekly box office from Broadway.com)
2.…

CGSociety has an excellent in-depth article where they talk to the the crew at Blue Sky Studios who worked on Horton Hears a Who! to find out what went into creating the unique look of the Who-world and its characters. The…

MSNBC reports that Japan has named an animated cat to be the country’s anime ambassador! Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura named Doraemon, a popular cartoon robot cat, to the post during an inauguration ceremony and said, “Doraemon, I hope you will…

Alex Schwartz has been named head of development at DreamWorks Animation according to The Big Cartoon Database. Co-president of production Bill Damaschke said, “Alex is an exceptional and experienced executive with a proven track record. As we see the line…

Congratulations to animation historian Jerry Beck whose book The Hanna Barbera Treasury has been named a finalist in ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards. The book is nominated in the “Popular Culture” category and faces competition from seven other entrants. Beck…

Currently featured on Toon Zone is an article announcing the voice cast of the upcoming direct-to-DVD project, Batman: Gotham Knights. Playing Batman will be fan-favorite Kevin Conroy, who has voiced the character in numerous other animated outings starring the superhero.…

Yahoo! News reports that the Academy Award nominated film Persepolis will be returning to 100 screens in the United States on April 11th. This time around, the animated autobiography will feature the English language, replacing the subtitles the film sported in…

AV Club has an interview with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone wherein they talk about the show, writing the hardest episodes and why they don’t want to make any more movies. Parker also talks about his collaboration with…

Concluding Animated Views’ extensive Enchanted coverage, Jeremie Noyer speaks to the two men who made it all happen: director Kevin Lima and executive producer Chris Chase. The discussion is highlighted with some beautiful, never before seen development artwork chosen especially for…