‘Jens’ in the {{link http://www.disneydatabase.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=68&sid=1f28c575e346e28c667000913cd08010 Disney Database Forum}} has posted a newly revised look for the August 17 DVD debut of Mickey, Donald And Goofy: The Three Musketeers. Apart from the addition of the Disney DVD logo and the jumbling up of the tagline, the new cover’s background sports what seems to be an affectionate […]

The Los Angeles Times writes that McDonald’s franchise owners are displeased concerning their deal with the Walt Disney Company, angry that they are being required to promote the company’s theatrical flops and direct-to-video films. Dick Adams, a consultant to 500 McDonald’s franchisees, declares to the newspaper, “The reality is this deal was done in 1996 […]

TV Shows on DVD, via Toon Zone, reveals that Filmation’s Star Trek: The Animated Series, the first Star Trek spin-off, could be released on DVD in 2005. “Plans are…underway for a DVD box-set of Star Trek: The Animated Series, with commentaries from cast and writers,” states David Gerrold, a writer on both the animated and […]

‘The Abominable Snowman’ at Ain’t It Cool News writes that during a visit to Stockholm, Sweden, Hergé Moulinsart’s widow, Fanny Rodwell, told reporters that she has read and approved a first draft for Spielberg’s Tintin movie. Because Fanny Rodwell and her husband Nick Rodwell are responsible for the Hergé Foundation, they acquire final say on […]

Yahoo! Finance reports that Nickelodeon and Holiday Inn will launch a two-year promotional partnership to support The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie‘s theatrical and DVD debut. The return of the popular Holiday Inn “Dinner’s on Us” summer promotion will feature “Bikini Bottom Bites” kids’ menus, while “Krabby Korners,” themed activity areas, will arrive in participating hotels in […]

According to the Daily Herald, Lemmings, Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher, and Rock the World received Student Academy Awards in the animation category on Sunday night. In an effort to encourage and recognize promising new filmmakers, the Student Academy Awards, which come with a $2,000 prize each, are provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts […]

The difference between {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} and “other animation news websites” is that, instead of reporting the news of Shrek 2‘s box office achievements or the award winning films at Annecy, they have decided to pay homage to “Crunch Toons”, the saltly snack chips, branded with the Looney Tunes characters. Nice to see that […]

Animated News had the privilege last night of attending The Lion King Tenth Anniversary Reunion held at the Glendale Public Library and sponsored by ASIFA-Hollywood. The event gathered together a number of people who worked on the film and honored the regal animated feature as a benchmark in animation, one that successfully combined comedy and […]

Coming Soon reviews two new DVDs, set for release tomorrow. First up is Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, featuring the voice of Vin Diesel. The website gives the disc’s extras a rating of 8/10, while the film itself gets a rating of 9/10, with the compliment, “If you like sci-fi or animation, Dark Fury is […]

Following our report {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001704.html yesterday}} on Shrek 2‘s hitting the “number one animated feature of all time” spot, we have the official press release from DreamWorks Pictures. On top of this achievement, Shrek 2 has seen one record set after another since it was released: – Record-Setting 4-Day Memorial Day Weekend Gross: $95,578,365 – […]

Over at DVD Toons, Rand Cyrenne looks back on the {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/66 years of World War II}}, and the significance the war had on entertainment, both in the way it was effected by events, and the way it was able to combat and provide escape from what was going on during those troubled times. Following […]

Even with more than a year to go before release (and Shark Tale to be released before it), the buzz is starting to build on DreamWorks’ 2005 feature Madagascar. Long in development, the Eric (Antz) Darnell film looks to be integrating a 2D-styled look within its 3D computer animation, as voice talent Ben Stiller tells […]

Animation World Network updates with the list of winners at the recent 28th International Festival of Animated Film at Annecy in France, noting that Disney short Lorenzo took top honors.

In her new music video Girls Lie Too, Terri Clark has a visit with a rather interesting, famous buccaneer. Who is it? “What do you say to three shillings, and we forget the name?”

VideoBusinessOnline reports that from June until August, specially-marked boxes of General Mills cereals will include a DIC Entertainment DVD, featuring either Strawberry Shortcake, Madeline, Liberty’s Kids, Inspector Gadget, Gadget Boy, Sabrina: The Animated Series, Super Mario Bros., and Heathcliff. [paid subscription required to view article]

This past Saturday, Shrek 2 became the #1 animated film, digital or 2D, of all time, sinking poor Nemo off the top ten list in the US. Shrek 2 may just work its magic all the way up to the number 5 or 6 spot, passing such movies as The Passion Of The Christ, Jurassic […]

The {{link http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.html Superman Homepage}} has some more info on the new animated kids series that will feature Superman’s dog, Krypto. The Man of Steel himself and arch nemesis Lex Luthor are set to make appearances in the first season of Krypto The Superdog, which will debut on Cartoon Network in the US on April […]

This story at the {{link http://www.nypost.com/gossip/25434.htm New York Post}} says that Larry King’s role of the Ugly Stepsister in Shrek 2 will be expanded for the DVD version. In “a visit by American Idol to Shrek’s swamp, King’s character sings Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, which he previewed Monday when he accepted the We Are […]

Variety confirms that Whoopi Goldberg, Malcolm McDowell and Howie Mandel have provided voices for PK3: Pinocchio 3000, a futuristic take on Carlo Collodi’s classic produced by Canada’s CineGroupe, France’s Animakids and Spain’s Filmax Animation. It’s rare for toons from continental Europe to feature Hollywood stars. So the $12 million Pinocchio, which competed last week at […]

Animation Insider reports that Fighting Spirit, also referred to as Hajime no Ippo is scheduled to come to store shelves very soon from Geneon Entertainment. This Japanese animated series is a unique story of a young man striving to become stronger physically and mentally through his hard work and dedication to the art of boxing. […]

The Korean animated film Oseam, produced by Mago 21, was awarded the Cristal for Best Feature (Grand Prix Annecy) in the Feature Films Competition at the 2004 International Festival of Animated Film at Annecy, which ended on Saturday (local time) in France. Mago 21 staff said Sunday that during the animation festival, “Oseam” was a […]

Mind Game is a Japanese feature film directed by Masaaki Yuasa and produced by Studio 4°C. Based on the manga by Robin Nishi, the movie employs different techniques, mixing traditional animation and photographs in an explosive combination of action and violence. Mind Game tells the surreal story of manga artist Nishi,who is killed by the […]

Following the USA Today print article reported previously, MSNBC now has a five-minute video exclusively about the creation of Buckbeak, the gray hippogriff featured in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The written article included with the video is basically just a transcript of the featurette – so those who can’t work the MSN […]

According to Box Office Mojo, the Friday estimates put Garfield in third with $8 million, while Shrek 2 has fallen to the fifth spot, taking in $7,645,000. Prisoner of Azkaban remains in first with $11,210,000.

Following up on the first look at The Corpse Bride posted here previously, Ain’t It Cool News has put up more tantalizing looks at future animated (or animation-related) films. From this first AICN scoop, we get our first look at Open Season (reported here back in February as Sony’s first feature-length CG film), as well […]

{{link http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2004/commentary040604RAM.htm?logvisit=y&source=estmarhln001999&npu=y The Motley Fool}} posts an interesting commentary on the continuing struggle between The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Animation Studios. “Pixar needs Disney because it owns Pixar’s past”, says Rick Munarriz. “Disney needs Pixar because it owns Disney’s future”.

Mentioned over at Animation Nation, the group Polyphonic Spree – most well-known for their song Light & Day, which was featured in the latest Charlie Kaufman film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – has fashioned a wonderfully weird Flash-animated website called Quest for the Rest. The purpose of the game is to guide the […]

Acclaimed special effects animator and artist Michel Gagné has finally written a follow-up to his intriguing comic book series about a brilliant alien inventor wrongfully condemned for the destruction of his home planet. Gagné writes, “It’s been a long time since the last issue of ZED – almost two years actually. For those who read […]

Assuming the likelihood that this will be a slow news day, we now point your attention to an official variant of the popular Google search engine, all in the language of the Muppets’ Swedish Chef. Then check out the Elmer Fudd version, but remember to be vewwy vewwy quiet when you do. Also of interest […]