The second trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe has opened at Moviefone. People wishing to see the trailer in theaters may do so this weekend, as it is rumored to be playing with the Steve Martin vehicle Shopgirl. In other Narnia news, Director Andrew Adamson talks about adjusting […]

The teaser website for the live-action/computer animated Charlotte’s Web is now up. At this time, only a “Back-to-School Kit,” a gallery, a cast list, and an opportunity to register for updates are located at the site.

The Business of Animation blog writes that a computer animated film adaptation of the comic strip Opus may still be happening. If so, however, the Weinsteins might be taking the project to an animation studio other than Wild Brain, which was once attached to animate the movie. The author of the commentary promises more on […]

Dakota Fanning will voice the title character in Laika Entertainment’s animated feature Coraline, accounts The Hollywood Reporter, by way of Coming Soon. With Bill Mechanic of Pandemonium Films and Mary Sandell of Laika Entertainment producing, Henry Selick is taking the reigns as writer and director for the picture, which is based on the best-selling novel […]

Time Out Film speaks with Mike Johnson, the co-director of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, which opens in the UK today. Among issues dealing with the creation of the film, Johnson notes a bit about the Corpse Bride DVD, promising, “There should be some surprises for the hardcore stop-motion geeks to obsess over. Animation tests, character […]

Having received a number of e-mails from buyers of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Season 1, Volume 1 DVD set, who found the set’s discs scratched upon opening the package, TV Shows on DVD offers an official statement from the BCI Eclipse Company. The press release instructs those customers who purchased damaged […]

Disney has issued the press release for the Lady and the Tramp Platinum Edition DVD, the seventh entry in the “Platinum Edition” line. Ultimate Disney has the document, which lists and describes the DVD’s main bonus features.

After starring in the Oscar-winning short Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave, Shaun the Sheep is getting his own television show, tells the Animation World Network. At MIPCOM 2005, the show was pre-sold to ABC Australia, TVNZ New Zealand, SVT Sweden, DRTV Denmark, NRK Norway, YLE Finland and Minimax in Hungary. The series will follow […]

USA Today reveals more of the cast and plot for Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. In the franchise’s next chilly chapter, Manny the woolly mammoth (Ray Romano), who believes he is the last of his kind, finds a potential love interest in Ellie (Queen Latifah). The catch, however, is that this female woolly mammoth thinks […]

A behind-the-scenes featurette of Chicken Little has been placed at Moviefone. Viewers may see the sneak peek with either an NSV Player or QuickTime Player.

Showing off the film’s special effects are several new images from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at Latino Review. Also, an interactive map of Narnia abounds at Moviefone.

Home Media Retailing writes that thanks to the success of the Davey and Goliath: Volume 1 DVD, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has signed with Starlight Home Entertainment to release all 65 episodes and holiday specials of Davey and Goliath. The episodes and specials will be dispensed in themed sets, such as “Caring for […]

DVD toons has a look at two upcoming DVD releases that offer toons both unique and undiscovered to many people. The more controversial of the duo, Cartoons for Victory, contains twenty World War II-era animated shorts, many of which were meant never to be seen after wartime. Produced by a number of different countries, these […]

To help celebrate the magazine’s 100th anniversary, Variety has composed a list of the top 100 entertainment icons of the past century. Joining Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Charlie Chaplin, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley in the top ten is none other than Mickey Mouse. Classic representatives of animation who […]

Jim Hill Media spreads the rumor that the Disney Theatrical version of Tarzan may find its way to Las Vegas, should the musical’s run on Broadway prove to be successful enough. Disney’s Tarzan, now with a teaser website, will have its Broadway opening on May 10, 2006.

PR Newswire, via Toon Zone, indicates that Nicktoons Network, France 2, Teletoon (Canada), and ABC (Australia) will work together to bring the very first global sneak-peek of the new series Skyland, airing either the hour-long pilot or a 75-second clip this November. The series is described as “a sci-fi action adventure series that follows a […]

Dan Fogler will voice one of the leading roles in Disney’s computer animated flick Rapunzel Unbraided, reports Coming Soon. There is no word yet on what that role might be, though.

The Hollywood Reporter, through Coming Soon, announces that Ron Perlman will voice Conan of Cimmeria in Conan: Red Nails, an animated adventure from Swordplay Entertainment. Other stars lending their voices to the film are Marg Helgenberger, James Marsden, Clancy Brown, Cree Summer and Mark Hamill. Victor Dal Chele will serve directing duties on Conan: Red […]

Entering stores on November 15th, King Kong: The Animated Series, otherwise known as The King Kong Show, may be purchased in two separate 2-disc volumes or one 4-disc box set. The 1966 animated series from Rankin/Bass Productions was the very first Japanese animated series made particulary for American audiences. TV Shows on DVD has front […]

IGN investigates SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, PANTS!, a multiplayer collection of 30 party-style games, coming to the Xbox, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, and GameCube. Players can compete for the opportunity to have a role in a fifteen-minute episode of the Bikini Bottom television show The Adventures of Mermaidman & Barnacleboy.

Moviehole critiques the DTV movie Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild. Michael J.Fox, Geena Davis, and Hugh Laurie return for the second sequel, though the blend of live-action/computer animation does not. Instead, Stuart Little 3 is fully CGI, opting to go with a more “cartoon” look than the animation in its older siblings. Also […]

Anyone who purchases six participating brands from Procter & Gamble is entitled to a free Chicken Little baseball hat. Details on how to receive the cap are found in this order form. Meanwhile, the press release announcing the arrival of the Chicken Little video game has been placed at Yahoo! Finance. Finally, the latest television […]

Time Out Film shares a brief Q&A session with Tim Burton, who provides his thoughts on working with stop-motion animation and Corpse Bride.

Check out Chuck Oberleitner’s o-meon editorial site for the lowdown on Apple’s new video playing iPod. What does this have to do with aniamtion? Well, six Pixar animated shorts (including Red’s Dream, which has never been on DVD) are some of the first videos available for download now from iTunes, along with episodes of Lost […]

The following is a press release with information on Cinderella items being auctioned off by Disney for charity with proceeds going to hurricane relief:

From an original story he created, Director Jon Favreau (Elf, Zathura) will write and produce the computer animated Neanderthals for Sony Pictures Animation, says The Hollywood Reporter, via Coming Soon. For now, details on the movie’s plot are being kept under wraps, specifically “in a cave under a large boulder protected by a mastodon,” said […]

Arriving in stores today are three re-releases of past animated favorites. First, Tarzan arrives in a 1-disc Special Edition DVD package. Though reviews for the 1999 Disney classic have been very positive, this particular DVD edition of the film has collected disappointed buzz, with Ultimate Disney commenting, “Thanks to some questionable last-minute maneuvering on Disney’s […]

At the Animated-News Forum, Justin Williams writes that the teaser website for Bambi II has opened, containing only the film’s trailer and the opportunity for one to preorder the release.

Following in the footsteps of Walt Disney Feature Animation, DisneyToon Studios has begun focusing on producing computer generated movies, according to Jim Hill Media. However, this recent transition has uncovered the fact that computer animated features such as the The Tinkerbell Movie, which is currently in production, cost a noticeable amount more to create. Hence, […]

Ultimate Disney is home to four recently released menus from the Kronk’s New Groove DVD, seven menus and two stills from the Disney Princess: A Christmas of Enchantment DVD, and three menus from the Valiant DVD.