In an in-depth article, {{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=1898 AWN}} follows the story behind \\Brother Bear\\, from its inception to its debut. This one is a must read! Besides telling an interesting story, it has a lot of little known trivia including: – part of Michael Eisner’s inspiration in pushing this project forward was “an original landscape he’d […]

{{link http://lightsoutentertainment.com/news/news.php?id=1931 Lights Out Entertainment}} has the first look at the teaser poster for the live-action/CG film \\Garfield\\. The movie, which opens June 18, 2004, features Bill Murray as the title voice, and a screenplay by Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow, co-writers of \\Toy Story\\.

Deep within the pages of {{link http://homevideo.universalstudios.com/catalog.php?Category=GenreKey&Keywords=Animated Universal Home Video}}’s website, a little digging reveals a date for the Steven Spielberg/Don Bluth 1986 collaboration An American Tail has been set for the film’s eventual video and DVD release! 20th January 2004 is the currently marked red letter day, when fans can also pick up the […]

Mr. Centipede has posted some great new shots from Disney’s upcoming film The Haunted Mansion in the Animated News Forum. It looks like the movie will be a 2-hour version of the ride, with Eddie Murphy as your doom buggy partner.

Jicin has posted art for four different covers for The Lion King 3, of which one will be chosen as the cover for the Dutch edition of the movie. Apparently Dutch fans get to vote on which one they like best.

Laughing Place updates with a recent interview with Ellen Woodbury, who served as the supervising animator for Zazu, Mufasa’s majordomo bird, in Disney’s The Lion King. A great, in-depth interview with many interesting points raised about the art and the science of animation. Ellen talks extensively of her work on Zazu, as well as other […]

USA Today gives a positive review of Brother Bear, calling it warm, fuzzy fun and “a sweet celebration of brotherhood in its many forms.” Cast your vote for the future of traditional, hand-drawn animation by seeing Brother Bear in the theaters. The whole industry will be watching to see how good this movie does. We […]

Toon Zone provides the full details for the Disney Channel animated, made-for-television movie Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time, which will air on November 28, at 8:00, 9:20, and 10:40 p.m.: “In the comedic adventure, the team of Kim Possible/Ron Stoppable is possibly stopped forever when Ron’s family relocates to Norway. Then things go from […]

In old but lesser-known news, Talk Disney offers an interesting piece of trivia: Apparently, Brother Bear is very loosely based on the Native American tale, “The Woman Who Married a Bear“.

The Internet Movie Poster Awards brings us the third poster for Brother Bear. Click here to see it.

In the lead up to the November 7th premiere episode of the Star Wars: Clone Wars “micro-series” on the Cartoon Network, the company has made available some original conceptual work as part of their press kit. {{link http://www.animationblast.com/ Animation Blast}} has scans featuring Anakin, Yoda and Obi-Wan as well as some other Jedi and opposing […]

Jim Hill is back with his latest {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/legacy/index.htm?../articles/10242003.1.htm~contentFrame Why For?}} column over at his website today, with an interesting look at Walt Disney’s relationship with Jay Ward and his characters. Seems Walt was quite the Rocky And Bullwinkle fan, an admiration that Ward failed to return Disney’s way. Plus a look at the battle […]

The future does not look bright for \\Brother Bear\\ if the compilation of reviews at {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/BrotherBear-1127071/reviews.php?rtp=1 Rotten Tomatoes}} is right. So far the Disney film already has 15 rotten reviews out of 17, for an abysmal freshness rating of 12%. Keep track as the reviews pour in in advance of next Saturday’s release date.

News is coming in from around the web that the final specs for the upcoming DTV feature will include a THX-certified (a first for a direct-to-video title) 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer, Dolby and DTS 5.1 Surround Sound, and a whole heap of bonus materials, gathered on a second disc. Despite the general feeling towards Disney’s video […]

Take a peek inside Mainframe’s Scary Godmother over at CGW. WWOOOOOHHHHHH BOOOOOO I’m scared :)

{{popup Shrek2pussy.jpg Shrek 2 320×300}}Here is your first look at Puss in Boots from Dreamworks’ Shrek 2, which is set to open in May 2004. He is voiced by Antonio Banderas and will definitely be the talk of the summer season next year. (click picture for larger view) From Ain’t It Cool News.com

The Glen Keane directed Disney movie \\Rapunzel\\ has apparently been renamed. According to \\{{link http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB106686389992986500,00.html?mod=home%5Fpage%5Fone%5Fus The Wall Street Journal}}\\, the title is now \\Rapunzel Unbraided\\. The \\Journal\\ takes an in-depth look at Disney’s switch from traditional hand drawn animation to computer animation. The story follows traditional animator Keane’s journey as he trades in his pencils […]

Mainframe’s Scary Godmother is set to premiere this Halloween, but how do you keep the cost down and produce a great CG cartoon? Film and Video

FOX TV has four new animated shows planned for the 2004-2005 season, and \\{{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117894386&cs=1 Variety}}\\ reports that one is based on radio host Phil Hendrie, the “critically-hailed KFI-AM gabber known for his ‘theater of the mind’-style show”. (\\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=1677 Animation Magazine}}\\ has the info for those without a \\Variety\\ subscription.) Steve Levitan, Phil Lord, […]

According to the Internet Movie Database: “In a report likely to raise eyebrows among those following the current contract-renewal talks between Pixar and Disney, an online entertainment trade publication in India is reporting today (Thursday) that Sony Pictures Entertainment is planning to release Pixar-produced \\Finding Nemo\\ in English and Hindi on Friday. The publication, Indiantelevision.com, […]

In 1986, Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs purchased the computer graphics division of Lucasfilms for $10 million. The new company, called Pixar, has gone on to become one of the greatest success stories in the animation business. {{link http://www.redherring.com/article.aspx?f=Articles/2003%2F10%2F0c7fc820-5666-48fc-addf-496ba6276531%2F0c7fc820-5666-48fc-addf-496ba6276531.xml&hed=George%20Lucas%20gets%20animated Red Herring}} reports that George Lucas’ company is preparing to strike back. “Earlier this year, San […]

Jerry Beck, one of the people responsible for the content on the new, eagerly awaited DVD box set of Looney Tunes cartoons, has posted early, first-look {{link http://www.cartoonresearch.com/kaz.html images}} of the art on his website, {{link http://www.cartoonresearch.com/news.html Cartoon Research}}. Remember, the discs come out next Tuesday and the only way the WB will issue any […]

The creator of the Simpsons Matt Groening will be the guest of today’s NPR Fresh Air show. Earlier this year The Simpsons celebrated its 300th episode, making it the longest running animated series on TV.

An {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=16359 Ain’t It Cool News}} contributor got a sneak look at Dreamworks’ \\Shrek 2\\. “This is going to be HUGE. We were treated to the voice acting, and later a few actual shots, of Shrek and Donkey running into Puss in Boots played by the one and only Antonio Banderas. and I can […]

{{link http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031023/235192_1.html Yahoo Finance}} today posted news that new cards using AT&T Pre-Paid Web Cents technology are now available at retail level from Wal-Mart stores nationwide. The cards provide “a new secure payment alternative for consumer purchases of online digital content and enable consumers to easily purchase a subscription to Disney’s Toontown Online, and Disney’s […]

Joel Surnow, the creator of 24, and Fox Home Entertainment are in talks to create a direct-to-DVD spin-off of the real-time series, which has become one of the studio’s top DVD sellers. Surnow said they are tossing around ideas about a spin-off that would be done with an all-new cast and take place in real […]

Sony Pictures Entertainment has confirmed that its six-minute, Oscar-winning short The ChubbChubbs is being readied as one of the first feature film offerings from their CG animation department, with the appointment of Dan Wilson and Dave Gilbreth as screenwriters for the project. {{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117894445&cs=1 Variety}} first broke the story, {{link http://comingsoon.net/news.php?id=2011 Coming Soon}} has the […]

Get ready for all the Finding Nemo pre-order excitement. It is likely that different outlets will have different exclusive offers, and Animated News has just learned that Wal-Mart is offering a free Nemo CD-ROM packed with games and puzzles if you pre-order through them.

German artist Harald Siepermann posted some development art from the upcoming Disney feature. Here are the pictures: Image 1 Image 2 Image 3

Studioghibli.net has an image from the acclaimed director’s next project. The picture appears in the official Studio Ghibli’s 2004 calendar. The film is based on a story by Diana Wynne Jones, which takes place in the town of Market Chipping, in the land of Ingary, where anything can happen. The lead heroine is Sophie, a […]