Julie Andrews speaks to Dark Horizons about her role as Queen Lillian in Shrek 2.

The irrepressible JoBlo.com is back with another, lengthy update on Shark Tale‘s {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=4313 appearance at the Cannes Film Festival}}, including asking DreamWorks’ head honcho Jeffrey Katzenberg about the name change from Shark Slayer, a brush with voice artist Angelina Jolie, and Jack Black falling off the Shark Tale inflatable… Funny stuff, and packed with […]

Moviehole reports that while at the Cannes Film Festival, Jeffrey Katzenberg revealed some new information on the upcoming Shrek 3 and Shrek 4. “Before the first one was finished, we talked about what the whole story of Shrek is, and each of the chapters answers questions about the first movie and gives us an insight,” […]

Following the {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001495.html Aladdin box set image}} we posted last last week, DVD Answers now have a full-sized look at the {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3972&n=1&burl= 2-disc set’s artwork}} itself. As they say, “Fingers crossed that the horrible ‘First Time on DVD’ banner will be removed pretty sharpish!”

‘Inkan1969’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2504#post2504 Animated News Forum}} posts the news that the sixth in the ever expanding – and seemingly never ending – universe of Pokemon films will not get a theatrical release. Distributors Miramax will release {{link http://www.pokemon.com/wishmaker/wishmaker.htm Pokemon: Jirachi Wish Maker}} direct to video on June 1.

The {{link http://www.dreamworksfansite.com/press/junkets/shrek2/ DreamWorks Animation Fansite}} has more from the press junket world of Shrek 2. Joining director Andrew Adamson are new soundbites with Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews and producer Jeffrey Katzenberg.

Amr Ramadan of the pretty cool {{link http://www.3dtotal.com/ 3D Total.com}} writes to tell us that a new TV spot for The Incredibles is available for download at the site. It’s a large 11mb file, but the one-minute (non-animated) clip, named First In Line, is very amusing. Thanks to Amr for the heads up!

While it seems the Mickey Mouse In Color 2, On The Front Lines and TomorrowLand sets in the new wave of Walt Disney Treasures deluxe DVD tins are the most anticipated, The Chronological Donald, part one of a collection of Duck shorts, “seemingly has been given the least attention”, as Del Walker says in his […]

As with many big screen blockbusters nowadays, it seems the video game adaptations are the quickest to jump on the sequel trail. ‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2472#post2472 Animated News Forum}} points to a recently added page at Nintendo’s site for {{link http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=6f465e96-4535-4cc1-890b-a86f4c10dd00& Finding Nemo: The Continuing Adventures}}. Nothing much to see right now, but we’ll […]

‘MusicFan’ in the AN Forums has been pretty busy of late: he’s sent in links to {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2484#post2484 several new articles}} that look at various aspects of the industry today, from news of a 72-hour Bugs Bunny marathon to CGI rivals Pixar and DreamWorks’ upcoming company plans, including Pixar’s desire to increase staff by 1,350 […]

The annual videogame extravaganza in Los Angeles is over. Among hundreds of games presented at the show, there were several based on animated movies or TV series. Here is a list of the most interesting ones. Click on more to see screenshots and a brief description.

Ain’t It Cool News indicates that an animated series based on Stephen King’s Dark Tower novels may be in the “pitch stage” at HBO, with Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars) attached.

Coming Soon! notes that after selected footage from the making of Shark Tale was presented at the Cannes Film Festival, Shark Tale‘s Will Smith, Angelina Jolie and Jack Black sailed out to sea on an air-filled version of Lenny, one of the sharks from the film. Click here to see a photo of the event.

As the US prepares for Shrek 2‘s sure-to-be-huge opening on Wednesday, some interesting articles and details about the sequel are apprearing online. First of all, one can hear the full soundtrack to Shrek 2, at AOL Music. In addition, “monkeyboy12” at the AN Forums informs us that after the first five minutes of Shrek 2 […]

“MusicFan” at the AN Forums points to a negative review of Kaena: The Prophecy at Ain’t It Cool News. “The characters are so dull and formulaic, and the lines they said were so cliche that it didn’t matter if my girlfriend slept through most of it; she knew exactly how the movie would play through. […]

It appears that Shrek 2 is going to have no problem with critics, if these early reviews reveal anything. Four positive reviews have already popped up at Rotten Tomatoes. Sean Conover at Jax Movies gives the film an “A,” stating, “Shrek 2 is as good, if not better, than the original.” The EDGE Boston‘s David […]

Scoot over to animator Nick Crocco’s site to play a game based on Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. {{link http://www.crocco.net/nemosrevenge.html Nemo’s Revenge: The Quest For The Lost Pearl}} is some Flash-animated fun which ‘seas’ (sorry!) you as an underwater diver on the search for the Nautilus’ power source…

The trailer for Shark Tale is now available online at Moviefone! Thanks to “MusicFan” at the AN Forums for the notice. Shark Tale‘s synopsis is, “When the son of the shark mafia boss (Robert De Niro) is killed, a fast-talking bottom-feeder named Oscar (Will Smith) lies and takes the credit. At first, he basks in […]

‘Shai’ writes in to let us know that at the recent E3 event, “a trailer for Capcom’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie’s Revenge was revealed”. While nothing can beat the stop-motion animation in the classic original, the game (a semi-sequel based on Tim Burton’s characters) does look like it has captured the essence of the […]

Floating around the web recently has been {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001495.html this image}} of the forthcoming Aladdin: Platinum Edition giftset. Coming out alongside the standard 2-disc release of the film on October 5, this boxed edition will also contain a hardcover book on the making of the film, an actual frame from the movie and five exclusive […]

‘MusicFan’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=387 AN Forum}} links to a new, highly stylized hand drawn animated video for Madvillan’s All Caps track (contains mild language). The video is also available on the Madvillainy enhanced CD.

Thanks to Athena in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2423#post2423 Animated News Forums}} for pointing out that the full trailer clip that premiered on Access Hollywood last week is now available in a variety of QuickTime sizes at Apple’s {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/the_incredibles/ Movie Trailers}} site. The Pixar film, about a dysfunctional family of superheroes, is director Brad Bird’s first […]

Despite having the set for over a week now, it wasn’t until catching a story over at {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=110980 Toon Zone}} that attention was brought to a few great additions that can be found in {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001HAIP4/qid=1084492835/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846 The Marx Bros Collection}}. Warner Home Video’s recently released five-disc Special Edition box set features seven brilliantly funny […]

Ultimate Disney has the disc art for the Special Edition DVD release of The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride.

JoBlo has pictures of two posters for The Incredibles, seen at the Cannes Film Festival! Also in the article is a photo of the poster for Donkey Xote.

Building up the May 18th releases of this year’s wave of Walt Disney Treasures DVDs is proving to be no hard thing, with glowing reviews continually surfacing around the web. Now DVD Toons clocks in with a fully in-depth look at {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/301 On The Front Lines}}, the collection of Wartime films. “It can be […]

As reported previously, famed Disney animator Andreas Deja is being confirmed as working on the company’s “midquel” to the 1942 classic Bambi. The new film, currently in production under the title of Bambi And The Great Prince, is your basic teenage angst tale, dealing with Bambi coping with his Father, the Great Prince, and his […]

‘MusicFan’ writes in to say that “{{link http://www.gamespot.com/psp/rpg/finalfantasyviiadventchildren/index.html Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children}} will be released exclusively in an unusual format, in the form of UMD Disc, the media for Sony’s upcoming PSP console”. An official announcement and release date for the movie is still to be confirmed.

The cast and crew of Shrek 2 speak about the sequel to Coming Soon!. One interesting tidbit in particular comes from the film’s producer David Lipman, who states “Although DreamWorks has a lot riding on the success of Shrek 2, they’re confident enough to already start developing story ideas for the further adventures of the […]

Coming Soon! reveals that the Shark Tale teaser trailer will be featured today on Access Hollywood, along with exclusive behind-the-scenes clips from The Incredibles. Look for the new Incredibles trailer to be available online in the near future, since it debuted on Access Hollywood last week. Thanks to “macontosh2000” in the AN Forum for the […]