Apparently, it’s a well-executed story! Who’da thunk?! Skwigly Magazine has an intelligent, detailed article about the story dynamics behind the new Pixar film, guaranteed to give any reader a virtual “Story 101″ in animated film! Thanks to ‘muppet’ from the…

‘monkeyboy12′ alerts us via the A-N forums that Disney plans to up its investment in the video game market, according to Reuters. They’re specifically interested in hand-held devices, since they “appeal to a younger crowd than video-console games. [Chairman Andy]…

DreamWorks Fansite has the word that the initial 3-day sales figures for the newly-released Shrek 2 home video have come in, and they estimate that the title generated $185 million dollars in sales this weekend. Of the 12.1 million units…

Dark Horizons has an exclusive first look at the teaser poster for Tim Burton’s remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Johnny Depp’s sinister Willy Wonka portends a darker, edgier side to this adaptation, which is claimed to be more…

Well, if you count puppets as animated, it’s a double header! Ain’t It Cool News’ own Moriarty has posted exclusive interviews with both Matt Stone and Trey Parker and Brad Bird. Check them out!

Not wanting to pass up a “big” promotional opportunity, new character balloons (and floats) will be featured in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. “…nothing more American, and commercial,” writes Jerry Beck, some of the new balloons…

The bad “incredible” puns will never end for this new Pixar film! What’s far from bad, though, is the film’s projected gross on its first weekend – $70.7 million, according to Box Office Mojo. If these numbers remain at or…

Jim Hill has another excellent, albeit belated, edition of Why For?. He reveals another “coulda been” scenario this time around, detailing “details what Disneyland would have been like if the ‘Disney Decade’ plan had actually been followed…”

From November 5th to December 2nd, McDonald’s will include 8 character toys from the new Pixar film The Incredibles in their Happy Meals; featured are the entire Parr family, as well as Frozone, Syndrome, and the “Incredimobile.” Remember that you…

Lawrence Lin has obtained a clip of the new trailer for the latest Hayao Miyazaki film, Howl’s Moving Castle. Several formats of the same trailer have been made available at Thunder Zone, a Nausicaa.net mirror site. Click here to download…

Access Hollywood has the full teaser for Pixar’s next project, Cars – set to come out November 2005. The teaser, along with the new Pixar short Boundin’, are currently attached to all prints of The Incredibles, which opens tomorrow. Thanks…

Ultimate Disney has a first glimpse of the disc art for the upcoming Bambi Platinum Edition DVD, which arrives in stores March 1st, 2005.

TV Shows on DVD has obtained a tentative release date for what’s described as a “Season 2″ DVD release date for the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tv series. According to an inquiry from Lion’s Gate, an April 26th date…

Ultimate Disney has a review of the CGI direct-to-video sequel Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas, concluding that it’s “not a particularly inspired production, but it will entertain those who love these time-tested Disney cartoon characters and those who gobble up…

Zap2It has an article about NBC’s foreboding move to exclude Father of the Pride from its November sweeps slate. “A sweeps hiatus is rarely good news for any show, but it could be particularly dire for Father of the Pride…

Have an Incredible Hallowe’en, loyal A-N readers!

DVD Toons reports a curt message they received about the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series from Lion’s Gate recently, after having sent an inquiry on what to expect for upcoming DVDs; “As for TMNT, expect to see another…

Ultimate Disney’s webmaster was lucky enough to attend an early screening of The Incredibles, and has posted his first impressions of the film, as well as the forerunning Cars teaser and Boundin’ short, in this (very positive) early review.

Renowned artist and special effects animator Michel Gagné has just announced on his site that a new series of 10 two-minute animated shorts is in the works. Dubbed the Insanely Twisted Shadow Puppet Show, Gagné plans to bring the shorts…

Ain’t It Cool News has received even more ecstatic reviews of the highly anticipated new Pixar film, The Incredibles. Included amongst the 4 opinions is a description of the teaser for Pixar’s next film Cars, coming in November of 2005.…

The Hollywood Reporter has an interesting article about the possibility of a live-action martial arts film based on Snow White, with a script by Michael Chabon. As they summarize it, “Snow and the Seven will be set in 1880s British…

Ultimate Disney has compiled 13 stills of bonus features from the upcoming 40th Anniversary Edition of Mary Poppins, arriving in stores December 14th. Featured are photos from the original Gala World Premier, as well as concept art from the deleted…

Ain’t It Cool News has several sneaked images of the upcoming Tim Burton take on Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, including a peek at Willy Wonka’s factory set and the Wonka delivery trucks, as well as a set…

Bad news, and potential good news concerning the Region 1 (U.S. and Canada) releases for several Studio Ghibli films, a good handful of which are classic Hayao Miyazaki titles. The bad news is Buena Vista seems to have mysteriously moved…

TV Shows on DVD has been positively booming with toon-related DVD news the past couple of days – here’s a one-post round-up of all things animated coming up! First off, cover art for the second season of Garfield & Friends,…

The British tabloid The Sun, via Ain’t It Cool News, has apparently gotten hold of a small, grainy photo of Depp in costume for Tim Burton’s upcoming remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. As AICN’s Quint warns, though, it…

It’s recently come to light on several animation forums that the recently-released Tom and Jerry: The Spotlight Collection DVD set has at least 3 censored cartoons contained on it – the Golden Age Cartoons Forum has a more detailed thread…

Ultimate Disney has a new review up for the new 3-disc Gift Set of Pirates of the Caribbean, arriving in stores November 2nd. It is suggested that only the most hardcore Sparrow-chasers double dip on this one, though; “‘The Lost…

Latino Review has the full press release from Warner Bros. on the casting of young TV star Brandon Routh as the Man of Steel. “[Director Bryan] Singer commented on his choice of a star, saying ‘Contrary to speculation, it was…

The Los Angeles Times [free registration required] has an article today about the financial “conductors” behind The Polar Express. “To make the film, which uses new technology to insert actor Tom Hanks into a computer-generated Christmas fantasy, the fare for…