Toon Zone reports that Boomerang will air a 72-hour weekend marathon of Scooby’s All-Star Laff-a-Lympics, running from Friday, August 13, through Sunday, August 15. Beginning on Friday morning at 8:00am and concluding at 8:00am on Sunday morning, the marathon for this two-hour animated series, which originally aired from 1977-1980 and featured an all-star cast of […]

As seen on Extra last night, hop on over to their website for a sneak peek at the new, full two-and-a-half-minute trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Shark Tale. {{link http://extratv.warnerbros.com/ Open the page}} and look for the ‘Upcoming Movies: Will Smith Gets Animated’ link on the right for full fishy fun. There’s another, {{link http://progressive.stream.aol.com/aol/us/moviefone/movies/2004/sharktale_016410/sharktale_trlr02_dl.mov direct […]

CINEME’s marketing and public relations team writes in with an update on the CINEME International Animation Festival, IGDA Video Game Developers Summit and $20,000 AGP Halo Tournament. There is still just about enough time to submit entries for this year’s featival, though the submission deadline of August 1st is looming! The 2004 festival runs September […]

The Popular Mechanics website has a couple of interesting stories up for animation fans. Tobey Grumet takes a {{link http://popularmechanics.com/technology/television/2004/7/pixar_live/ very brief visit}} to the Pixar Animation Studios, but much more substantial is the report of new software that will help producers cut the costs of {{link http://popularmechanics.com/technology/computers/2000/8/_Talking_Heads/index.phtml facial animation}}, and is already being used […]

Nominations for the 56th Annual Primetime Emmys have been announced. For a list of the animated programs under consideration, follow this link:

Now available at the movie’s official website is a new, full trailer for Kerry Conran’s Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, along with a clip, “Undersea Battle”, from the film. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow opens in theaters on September 17.

As Disney is spending more on The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe than they have probably ever spent on a movie before, the film’s marketing campaign, while still in the planning stages, is also positioned to be possibly the largest marketing campaign ever, according to Walt Disney Studios’ Dick Cook, IGN FilmForce reports. “Narnia […]

IGN FilmForce reviews Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Vol. 1. While the DVD itself receives a score of 7/10, the show gets a score of 8/10, with FilmForce adding that it “takes the original characters and makes it a cop show, but it’s intriguing so far.” Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex […]

‘Otma1918’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4179#post4179 Animated News Forum}} points out that AnimationHQ will be hosting a chat session with voice actor Johnny Yong Bosch (Witch Hunter Robin) on Sunday July 18, at 9pm ET/6pm PT. For more details, see the AnimationHQ {{link http://www.animationhq.net/v2/features/events.htm events page}}.

Variety reports that Reese Witherspoon and Kristin Chenoweth (Broadway’s Wicked) are in talks to voice roles in Disney’s Rapunzel Unbraided. Though the CGI film is in pre-production, it has yet to be greenlit. Writing Rapunzel Unbraided are Sarah Parriott and Josie McGibbon, with Glean Keane directing and Phil Lofaro producing. [paid subscription required for Variety] […]

Despite there being no images of Mulan herself on the upcoming Mulan Special 2-disc Edition DVD, the {{link http://www.disneydatabase.com/news_more.php?id=18 Disney Database}} has posted the actual disc art for this October release.

More praise for the Batman: The Animated Series, Volume One DVD set arrives. Coming Soon states, “If you’re a Batman fan, then this is a required addition to your collection. The same goes if you’re any sort of animation fan. And even if you’re not, I think you’ll find it to be an action packed […]

Academy Award-nominated director Mark Osborne is to partner with distinguished animated short producer Karen Dufilho-Rosen to make a new short film, with a 2004/2005 Guggenheim Fellowship helping to partially fund its making. Read the full press release on The Better Half here:

Five preliminary cover artworks for Disney’s October 2005 Platinum Edition DVD release of Cinderella have been posted at the {{link http://www.disneydatabase.com/news_more.php?id=15 Disney Database}}. These designs have not been confirmed as anything official, though it is thought they are early approaches in working out the look of the cover. One thing that has been mentioned though: […]

{{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=5526 Coming Soon!}} reports that Blue Sky Studios, the studio behind \\Ice Age\\ and the upcoming \\Robots\\, may be looking at a new project from Waldo West Productions. “\\The Delicious Adventures of Chili Wanton Willie\\, written by Doug Delaney, would be a computer-animated film about a soup bowl. The story ranges from ancient China […]

{{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/07132004.1.htm Jim Hill}} takes a look at some jokes that were left out of the final draft of Disney’s upcoming DVD release of \\The Three Musketeers\\, including Mickey telling the angel Walt Disney about Disney’s California Adventure theme park problems, and a planned live-action cameo from Michael Eisner in full musketeer regalia waving a […]

\\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=2711 Animation Magazine}}\\ reports that \\Kaena: The Prophecy\\, a French CG-animated feature (Europe’s first) directed by Chris Delaporte and Pascal Pinon, will be avaialble on DVD September 7, 2004. DVD extras will include “a making-of featurette, a virtual interview with Kaena (voice of original French star), bonus movie trailers and a trailer for Sony […]

Follow the “More…” link to read Buena Vista Home Entertainment’s press release and view a newly released screen shot of Huey, Dewey, and Louie doing some Yuletide skateboarding in Disney’s upcoming CGI direct-to-video feature Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas.

Zap2it (warning: mature content), has a update on NBC’s upcoming CGI sitcom from DreamWorks Animation, Father Of The Pride. NBC recently screened an early episode of the show to television critics and the result was a room filled with laughter, interesting considering the negative reaction to clips of the show at a NBC sales presentation. […]

The New York Times has an article which discusses the Brother Bear DVD and its comedic commentary by moose brothers Rutt and Tuke but it also makes a passing reference to the fact that work is beginning soon on a Brother Bear 2. No word yet on if it will be a theatrical release or […]

{{link http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/450471.html Haaretz.com}} reports that a Hebrew-dubbed line in Shrek 2 threatened to hold up the release of the film in Isreal. Local singer David Da’or was upset that one line was translated to use his trademark high-voice as a metaphor for castration. The line has now been…cut. Thanks to ‘Itair’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4035#post4035 […]

1. Spider-Man 2 fell 47.8% with $46 million ($257,258,000 total – breaking Shrek 2’s record for fastest to reach $250 million – in its 2nd week over 4,166 theaters) 9. Shrek 2 fell 22.9% with $4.5 million ($418,600,000 total in its 8th week over 2,142 theaters) 12. Garfield: The Movie fell 44% with $1,650,000 million […]

Over at DVD Toons there’s a host of new super-reading on offer. First up, Rodney Figueiredo dons a cape for a very enthusiastic look at Warner Brothers new collection of classic {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/321 Challenge Of The SuperFriends: The Complete First Season}} episodes. Then Randall Cyrenne brings us more up to date with the modern incarnation […]

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland has been closed indefinitely after an accident sent a 10 year old and his parents to the hospital with minor back and neck injuries, {{link http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/07/09/state1841EDT0129.DTL SFGate.com}} reports. California Division of Occupational Health and Safety inspectors are investigating, and said “the ride will remain closed until we identify the […]

{{link http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200407/s1151120.htm AFP}} reports that Disney has issued a statement concerning the South African family {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001846.html demanding royalties}} from the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight, used in the film and stage musical \\The Lion King\\. The statement said “as a company built on the strength of its creative content, The Walt Disney Company takes […]

In what the {{link http://www.nypost.com/business/26932.htm NY Post}} described as a “gripe session”, Disney CEO Michael Eisner told executives in attendance at a closed-door meeting that he “thinks it’s a bad idea to split the roles of chairman and CEO”. He also “indicated Disney Chairman George Mitchell is not eager to keep the position for the […]

Animation Insider offers a lengthy interview/editorial article, including a chat with independent animator Cilia Sawadogo and Lyndon Barrois, the animation supervisor for The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. Topics within the article include a discussion of the animation industry and the fans’ understanding of the “business” of animation. Thanks to ‘Aaron_B’ in the AN […]

In an interview with Matt Wolf on the official website for the play The Woman in White, David Zippel reveals that he is working on the first animated film Disney has done for television: Noah, the Untold Story, which tells the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark from the animals’ point of view. Thanks to Jake […]

{{link http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-video/archive/2004/07_08.html DVD File}} announces that SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Second Season will hit DVD on October 5th. The set will include “seven audio commentaries on select episodes, two storyboard comparisons, Around The World With SpongeBob SquarePants and a Script Viewer exclusive for PC users”. It’s set to retail at $49.95.

In a strange new twist on the marketing business, an animated fictional character is sponsoring Clay Aiken’s nationwide tour, which has just started, reports {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=115865 Toon Zone}}. Well, kind of. It seems Disney is lending financial support to the events to promote its upcoming Aladdin: Special Edition DVD, to which a new song has […]