Here is a trailer for Bardel Entertainment’s direct to video CGI feature Dragons: Fire and Ice. Based on the Mega Bloks toy line, the film tells the story of two kingdoms, the Draigar and the Norvagen, that have been at war for a thousand years. The great Dragons who brought peace and wisdom through their […]

Pixar’s story supervisor Mark Andrews speaks to the {{link http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-mag-sp-comicmovies_082204,0,4863759.story?coll=orl-calmoviestop Orlando Sentinel}} about the upcoming Brad Bird superhero spoof The Incredibles. “According to Andrews, there will be plenty of superhero action. In fact, he says that [this is why] the film will be rated PG, instead of the customary G for Pixar films. Still, much […]

Along with the 2-disc Special Edition DVD, and helping somewhat to bulk up the profile of a so-so DTV feature, Walt Disney Records will also re-release The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002VESQ4/disneyanimati-20/103-1157116-8543016 soundtrack}} on August 31, with new cover image tied in to the new video re-issue. Disney has also just released Aladdin: […]

‘Kirikou’ at the {{link http://miarroba.com/foros/ver.php?temaid=2401085&foroid=97427 Miarroba.com Forums}} has posted art from what looks to be a new Spanish animated feature in development. Brendan And The Secret Of Kells hasn’t turned up on any radars yet, but another poster does say that it is at the same stage of production as Filmax’s Nocturna, so it may […]

The Daily Record reports that director Quentin Tarantino will appear in The Muppets’ Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Dark Horizons adds that the synopsis for the film revolves around Dorothy Gale (R&B singer Ashanti), who longs to hit the big time, while she works at the diner of her Auntie Em (possibly Queen Latifah, who is […]

The invitation and three photographs from Buena Vista Home Entertainment’s DVD presentation held on August 18 in Hollywood, CA, can be found here:

MTV.com has an exclusive new preview for Team America: World Police.

Part 2 of the DreamWorks SKG Fansite‘s interview with the producers of Father of the Pride is now online.

“IronGiant or Something” at Ain’t It Cool News takes a mostly positive look at Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, remarking, “I strongly recommend it for anime fans and people who like long drawn-out existential exchanges that look amazing.”

Coming Soon indicates that Sunrise Entertainment is developing a Yogi Bear feature film at Warner Bros., with Todd R. Jones and Earl Richey Jones (Johnson Family Vacation).

Ain’t It Cool News speaks with Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow director Kerry Conran and producer Jon Avnet, while Latino Review talks with the film’s stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law.

Ultimate Disney has posted three new pictures concerning the new musical number for the Aladdin DVD, Proud of Your Boy. Though the three pics focus on the song’s performer Clay Aiken, the first photo also features an image from the song’s film sequence.

Music from the Movies reveals that British composer George Fenton (whose scores were used as stock music in The Ren and Stimpy Show and Rocko’s Modern Life) will score Disney/Vanguard’s WWII adventure Valiant. He has also just completed the BBC/A&E television special Pride, a photorealistic approach to a dramatic story featuring animated lions in the […]

Animation World Network reports that Ludlow Music is withdrawing its lawsuit against JibJab Media. The suit demanded that JibJab discontinue the use of the tune for the famous American song This Land is Your Land in its notorious web toon This Land, but it was discovered that the tune is now in the public domain.

The Big Cartoon DataBase reports that Sir Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis, who played the parts of Gandalf and Gollum, respectively, in the Lord of the Rings trilogy will be providing the voices for a frog and rat in an upcoming Aardman Animation/DreamWorks animated feature titled Flushed Away about animals living in the sewers of […]

Animation World Network has a new review of five different animated shorts, including one about a pig who has lost its snout, a Christmastime dinosaur tale, and an oil paint in motion animation.

Star Wars mega-fan site The Force.net has posted the press release for the upcoming animated Ewoks and Droids DVDs.

Variety reports that Courteney Cox, Danny Glover, Sam Elliott and Wanda Sykes have joined Kevin James in the voice cast of Nick Movies’ CGI-animated comedy The Barnyard. James has the role of the lead character, a carefree cow named Otis, who is suddenly placed in a position of responsibility around the barnyard, forcing him to […]

The official website for the upcoming The Batman animated series has posted a first look at the series’ intro. The Batman will arrive Saturday, September 11, 2004.

DVD Answers has the cover art for the six versions of the Spider-Man 2 DVD, along with two pictures of menu art.

One can listen to the entire soundtrack to Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow at AOL Music. Meanwhile, Coming Soon! chats with the cast of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, including Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Giovanni Ribisi, Bai Ling, and director Kerry Conran.

Ultimate Disney has the press release for the Gargoyles Season 1 DVD Collection. The two-disc set will hit stores on December 7, 2004

The movie’s official website has announced that Lady Death: The Motion Picture, the first animated feature produced by the ADV Films’ original content division, will have its DVD release on October 5, 2004.

According to Jim Hill Media, Ashanti has landed the role of Dorothy in the upcoming television movie Muppets’ Wizard of Oz, as Hillary Duff’s financial demands for the role were refused by Disney.

According to Done Deal’s Script Sales page, Sony has tapped Don D. Scott (Barbershop) to pen a CGI film called Big Nasty, which is described as a sci-fi musical set in outer space. Scott will produce the film as well via his The Bridge production company along with Live Planet’s Sean Bailey.

The DreamWorks SKG Fansite presents an audio interview with the producers of Father of the Pride, as they will be bringing a new audio interview on a daily basis until the premiere of the show next Tuesday. Meanwhile, Latino Review reviews Father of the Pride, giving the show four stars and declaring, “The show is […]

Jim Hill Media takes a look at the real reason Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers was kept from theaters, and why you may not be seeing Disney’s better animated sequels, including the upcoming Bambi and the Great Prince that has been described as “simply stunning”, heading to theaters anymore.

LIAF is a fantastic 6-day celebration of the very best of international and local animation showcasing the painstaking, amazing work of artists and filmmakers who have discovered that in this medium they can go anywhere their imagination leads them. The work can be funny, poignant, beautiful, exquisite or startlingly simple and is made frame by […]

Joe Carioca at the Ultimate Disney forums has pointed out that DVD Planet has a 3-disc version of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl available for pre-order and set for release November 2. This pending release has been confirmed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment as a special limited edition but […]

The Internet Movie Poster Awards has the new one sheet for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.