Ain’t It Cool News has an interesting scoop that Liam Neeson will provide the voice of Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. The role was originally filled by Brian Cox, before the actor had to leave the production, for reasons unknown.

USA Today writes of the latest trend in the viewing habits of kids: adult cartoons. Family Guy, for instance, has taken the No. 5 position among kids ages 2-11, averaging 900,000 viewers in that age group, according to Nielsen Media Research. Says David Goodman, executive producer of Family Guy, “I think it’s absolutely for adults,” […]

Toon Zone reports Nickelodeon’s announcement of plans to air three new television movies this July, with each being based on one of their current animated series. All Grown Up: Dude, Where’s My Horse is set to air on Saturday, July 16, at 8:00pm (ET/PT), with a re-airing on Sunday, July 17, at 4:00pm. Danny Phantom: […]

While promoting the upcoming Bad News Bears remake, screenwriters Glenn Ficarra and John Requa got a chance to speak with Coming Soon. Of the topics mentioned, the duo were questioned reguarding the status of a sequel to the 2001 hit film Cats & Dogs, which they also wrote. “It’s not happening, at least not with […]

Video Business reports on the {{link http://www.dvdexclusive.com/article.asp?articleID=2260&categoryID= growing trend of DVD discs}} featuring interactive games and elements designed to promote upcoming theatrical and home video releases. Front of the pack is DreamWorks’ recent Madagascar Animal Trivia, which will be followed up by a Shrek activity disc in the fall, and is described as “the first […]

DVD Exclusive has the low down on a number of animation related stories today, First up is news that, on the heels of its foray into 3D computer animation last year with DVD premiere Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas, DisneyToon Studios is {{link http://www.dvdexclusive.com/article.asp?articleID=2263&categoryID= ramping up production}} of several more CG DVDs, including an indication […]

To celebrate Disneyland’s 50th anniversary on July 17, Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts hired the independent research firm Directive Analytics to conduct a “Golden Ears” survey. Sent to forty-five actors, musicians and athletes, the poll revealed that 20% of those surveyed most identify with the animated character Goofy, including John Stamos, Kelsey Grammer and […]

{{link http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117925521?categoryId=25&cs=1 Variety notes}} that Filmation Studios co-founder and former disc jockey (one of the original “Live Five”) Norm Prescott has died in Los Angeles. After producing the animated feature Pinocchio In Outer Space (1965), he partnered with former Bozo the Clown animator Lou Scheimer and former Disney animator Hal Sutherland to form Filmation Associates. […]

The Save Disney website reports that, “The Walt Disney Company, Roy E. Disney and Stanley P. Gold announced today that they have agreed to put aside the differences that have characterized their relationship over the past several years.” It appears that there is a little give-and-take on each side and the new arrangements arrived at […]

Disney’s August release of Vanguard’s fun animated feature debut Valiant has gotten a boost with the opening of the film’s {{link http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/valiant/ official website}}. Though there seems to be much more coming soon, the site does currently feature the trailer, production notes, character profiles and clips. Thanks to Cartoni in the {{link http://animatedviews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6193#6193 Animated-News Forum}} […]

NarutoFan reports that the cult anime series Naruto is coming to Cartoon Network this fall. The first episode will air on Toonami, Saturday September 10th at 9:00pm, and will be repeated the next Saturday. Naruto, the main character, is a young ninja apprentice. Together with his fellow students Sasuke and Sakura, he has to learn […]

In keeping with the Disneyland theme… The Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters Interactive Experience which allows players online to interact with the Disneyland attraction is now up and running… to infinity and beyond.

In keeping with the magazine theme… The Summer 2005 issue of the Disney Magazine is devoted to the 50th anniversary of Disneyland and one part of it contains Roy E. and Patty Disney’s reminiscences of the opening week back in 1955. Looks like the company hasn’t completely sworn Roy off.

In keeping with the Hawaiian theme… On your next trip to a large, cosmopolitan magazine stand you may want to check out Hawaiian Style Vol. 2 No. 3. This issue contains an article on three Hawaiian tile artists and shows pictures of a custom pool project featuring all the major characters from Finding Nemo created […]

This is not even linked to from the Disney DVD & Video Official Site yet but the Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch teaser site is now open and it appears this direct-to-video title has been given a PG rating just like its predecessor. There’s not much there now besides an order link […]

The full trailer for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride has debuted online at Yahoo! Movies, in both Windows Media and Quicktime formats. Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride will hit theaters on September 23, 2005.

Following {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/393 DVD Toons’ review}} of the recent (and hard to find) Region 1 edition of the sadly truncated cut of director Martin Rosen’s animated adaptation of Richard Adams’ The Plague Dogs, the site was contacted by Big Sky Video in Australia, who are all set to release – for the first time since […]

Marc John (previously Head of Digital Cinema for the UK’s largest cinema chain, Odeon) has written in to tell us about a new book, due to be printed in the UK in August, that charts the birth and history of Digital Cinema, the new theatrical exhibition technology that will eventually replace film and revolutionise the […]

{{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news/waroftheworldsnews.php?id=10193 Coming Soon}} talks to ILM’s visual effects wizard Dennis Muren about his work on Steven Spielberg’s War Of The Worlds, including the tight deadline, the process of animating to the live-action, plus news on a Hulk 2, upcoming projects, and the future of CGI digital humans.

The Disney Database has added a slew of new pics from some of Disney’s upcoming DVD releases. Included in the mix are 24 stills from Kronk’s New Groove, 2 menu screenshots from the Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie DVD, and 6 menu screenshots from the Cinderella Platinum Edition DVD.

{{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/409 DVD Toons reviews Starchaser: The Legend Of Orin}}, the fun 1980s sci-fi precursor to such films as Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet and Titan AE, which is making a comeback on DVD. Though there are no points for the non-existent extras, MGM’s new disc of the fan-favorite does sport a spiffy widescreen […]

As well as three new hi-res images from Disney’s upcoming release of Chicken Little, we now have the full press release for the Studio’s planned collaboration with Dolby Laboratories and LucasFilm’s Industrial Light And Magic to issue the film in the new-fangled Disney Digital 3D format. For more, follow this link:

As well as two theme parks in the region, Disney is looking to make its presence felt in China with more traditional filmmaking ways as well. In somewhat animation related news, and seemingly putting an end to rumors of a sequel to Walt’s original, The Guardian newspaper in the UK today reports that “the Wicked […]

The DVD cover art for Nick Picks 2, featuring episodes from Rugrats, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents, My Life As A Teenage Robot, All Grown Up, Jimmy Neutron, and Danny Phantom, is up at TV Shows on DVD. Nick Picks 2 will arrive in stores on October 18th.

BBC Radio Four’s The Film Programme, via Stone Bridge Press, speaks to Helen McCarthy, author of Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation and co-author of The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. In the interview, which may be heard online for the next few days, Francine Stock discusses the increasing popularity of […]

Regular Animated-News reader Robin Joseph has let us know that Patch Of Orange, his resumé website that we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001794.html reported on}} last summer, has closed down. However, Robin has started a {{link http://www.patchoforange.blogspot.com PatchOfOrange blog}} and has updated the page with Bird, the student short completed this year as his final project at Sheridan […]

Ultimate Disney has three menus from the Muppet Show: Season One DVD set and two menus from the Muppets’ Wizard of Oz DVD. Both titles will reach stores on August 9th.

Coming Soon has the teaser poster for Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. Opening March 31, 2006, the sequel focuses on the Ice Age “coming to an end, and the animals are delighting in their new world: a melting paradise of water parks, geysers and tar pits. But when Manny, Sid and Diego discover that the […]