In addition to the specs we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000959.html listed yesterday}}, the official Amazon.com pages for the DTV releases of Mickey Donald And Goofy: The Three Musketeers and The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride have been updated to show a few more details. {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001I55VA/qid=1077810357/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=dvd Mickey’s Musketeers}}’ The Many Hats of Mickey Mouse featurette will “discover […]

Although determined to not allow any more live action movies based on Dr. Seuss characters, Audrey Stone Giesel, the widowed wife of the good doctor, has given the nod to production of a new animated movie based on Horton the big-hearted elephant. Read the full report at The Big Cartoon Database. No word yet if […]

According to the {{link http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=509&u=/ap/20040225/ap_on_bi_ge/disney_eisner_4&printer=1 Associated Press}}, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System has announced that it will withhold its votes for Disney CEO Michael Eisner’s re-election at next week’s annual shareholder meeting. Sean Harrigan, president of the CalPERS board of administration said “We have lost complete confidence in Mr. Eisner’s strategic vision and leadership […]

Coming Soon! has the interesting final poster for Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.

{{link http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-video/archive/2004/02_24.html DVD File}} lists some new amendments to the previously announced Disney animated video features The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride and Mickey, Donald And Goofy: The Three Musketeers. The 2-disc new edition of the Lion King sequel, due on August 31, comes in a THX-certified 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer with Dolby Digital 5.1 […]

‘Ros’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=1385#post1385 AN Forums}} posts that Brad Bird’s highly anticipated debut CGI project The Incredibles is to be Disney/Pixar’s first PG-rated collaboration. “I couldn’t believe my eyes – both Disney animated movies this year (Home On The Range and The Incerdibles) rated PG. It’s an official source but right now I can’t […]

Following yesterday’s news on Sony’s {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000955.html Triplets Of Belleville}} disc release comes news from the studio that they will be issuing their other international pickup film, Tokyo Godfathers to DVD on April 13 2004 on their Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment label. The single disc comes with an exclusive Satoshi Kon character illustration postcard and […]

Steaming ahead with their sudden attempt to cram every Hanna-Barbera television classic onto DVD, Warner Brothers Home Enteratinment have just announced {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/522 The Jetsons: Season 1}} for a boxed set disc release, according to DVD Toons. The 24 episodes will be joined on the set by Judy Jetson herself, Janet Waldo, providing commentary on […]

The National Public Radio, via Cartoon Research, has a great article about the music of The Triplets of Belleville, and speculates about the film’s chances at the Oscars this year. You can hear several samplings of the film’s soundtrack, as well as the original radio feature’s audio, the film’s trailer, and a complete music video […]

Mickeyfan’s website has posted Roy Disney and Stanley Gold’s newest letter to the Walt Disney Company’s Board of Directors. Also included on the page is a nice collection of other important letters in the Disney/Gold/Eisner battle.

The Animation World Network reports that Andrew Stanton, the writer and director of Finding Nemo, has been named animation director of the year at ShoWest 2004, which runs March 22-25, 2004 in Las Vegas. The film screened at last year’s event. As the largest annual convention for the motion picture industry, ShoWest is also the […]

Yahoo! Finance reveals that Fortune magazine’s “America’s Most Admired Companies” issue, being distributed this week, has found the Walt Disney Company to be America’s most admired entertainment company, based on a survey of top entertainment industry executives, directors and securities analysts. “In 2003, we emerged from a protracted period of economic difficulty and had a […]

According to PR Newswire, Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment and Peak Entertainment Holdings have entered into a consulting agreement, in which they will collaborate on developing and marketing new entertainment series. Thanks to Toon Zone for the heads up!

{{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/shrek2/ DreamWorks Fansite}} has pics of some promotional material from \\Shrek 2\\ and \\SharkTale\\.

\\{{link http://www.variety.com/ac2004_article/VR1117900322?nav=wrap&categoryid=1656 Variety}}\\ takes a look at the major Oscar categories and breaks them down. In the Feature Animation category: \\Finding Nemo\\: “the year’s top grosser”, “The only thing that would jinx Disney/Pixar’s digitally animated \\Finding Nemo\\ is the unexpected interference of a Chicago Cubs fan”, “That the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences […]

Well I guess my Magic 8 Ball was right when I asked it if the last Rings movie would break the golden billion dollar mark. Which it did, in style I should say, doing it in 1 less week than the golden boy itself, Titanic. But unless every young lady in the world wants to […]

{{link http://www.animwatch.com AnimWatch}}, a monthly magazine featuring the best in independent animation, has updated its site with 8 new film profiles (bringing the total to 47), an interview with Joey Jones and Wira Winata regarding their development studio Shadedbox and their multi-award-winning short \\Little Red Plane\\\, and information about Volume I of the AnimWatch Collection […]

For fans of the Justice League who reside in Region 2 (since our world is now divided into regions based on what type of DVD format you are likely to be able to view), Toon Zone reports the good news that all three Justice League DVDs that have been released so far in Region 1 […]

Jerry Beck’s Cartoon Research points out a Roy Disney/Stanley Gold interview with USA Today business columnist Jon Swartz at Yahoo! News. Read on for straight talk from two men with a mission.

{{link http://snagson1.com/AnimationClosingParty/index.htm Some pictures}} from the farewell party for the animators at the now closed Disney Feature Animation Florida facility have been posted online.

{{link http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040223/film_nm/france_nemo_dc_3 Yahoo News}} reports that author Franck Le Calvez is continuing with his crusade against Disney and Pixar, whom he says stole the core idea for Finding Nemo from a French children’s book he published in November 2002. Thanks to ‘Wolf Tooth’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=1347#post1347 Animated News Forums}} for posting the current goings […]

John Lasseter’s next (and final for Disney), Cars has been confirmed not to have any human characters in its line up. {{link http://comingsoon.net/news.php?id=3608 Coming Soon}} reports that voice cast member Owen Wilson has been speaking to About.com. The actor says: “It’s a world of cars. That’s the hook”. Wilson’s automobile character is “a race car […]

With the wider release of the acclaimed documentary Walt: The Man Behind The Myth making its way to DVD on March 2nd, DVD Toons have updated Ben Simon’s {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/275 original review}} of the disc, from November 2002, which comes highly recommended for those unlucky enough to not catch it first time around. Also on […]

DVD Toons spins the new DVD release of Joe Dante’s {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/276 Looney Tunes: Back In Action}}, and it seems as if the film is worthy of another chance on disc. “On speaking about the Spielberg/Zemeckis movie 1941, critic Pauline Kael wrote that it was ‘like spending two hours with your head stuck in a […]

{{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3359&n=1&burl= DVD Answers}} has a first look at the cover artwork for a new Tom And Jerry: Classic Collection, due on region 2 disc in the UK from April 5th. No details on whether the cartoons will be restored, or which titles will be included, but it is stated there will be no extras. […]

At one point included among Disney’s line up of animated stars (well, he was an inanimate object come to life!), it seems the next Herbie movie has picked up pace on its was to theaters. Chris Gardner of {{link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2096346 The Hollywood Reporter}} writes: “Fresh from the Sundance Film Festival premiere of D.E.B.S., her feature […]

The Screen Actors Guild awards took place tonight, when the cream of Hollywood acting talent got to celebrate their own. These awards are particularly important for the stars, as they are voted by their fellow thespians. In one of the ceremony’s biggest – and most welcome – surprises, Johnny Depp (who did not attend the […]

Chris Wedge’s next computer generated film, Robots is gearing up nicely to win over audiences next Spring 2005. This week at the {{link http://www.action-figure.com/Article11063.html US ToyFair}}, while the manufacturers were busy getting retail orders and the media were getting pictures, the movie studios were announcing some new licenses, with Robots being among them. Thanks to […]