Reports “marvel_demon” at the Yahoo! Finance Message Boards, Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj’s firm First Serve Toonz is teaming with Marvel Entertainment on a new animated X-Men series that will center on the character Wolverine. According to the deal’s terms, FST will begin pre-production immediately on 26 episodes, which will mix traditional and computer generated […]

The first poster image for Happy Feet, “a comedy adventure set in the land of the Emperor Penguins in the heart of Antarctica,” has been revealed at India Times. The film utilizes the voice talent of some big Hollywood names, such as Nicole Kidman, Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman, and Brittany Murphy. The main […]

Falling only 27%, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit dropped to second place this weekend, with $11.7 million. Thus far, the stop-motion flick has gathered $33.2 million. Coming in ninth place was Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, which brought in $3.4 million this weekend, making its total domestic box office gross a solid $47.6 […]

Now at Ultimate Disney are eighteen stills of the menus and contents featured in the Walt Disney Treasures: Wave 5, arriving in stores this December 6th. Also at the site is the news that The 3 Wise Men, originally reported to be sold in Wal-Mart stores only, may be heading for more markets than once […]

Previously released at AOL Moviefone, the first four minutes of Chicken Little are now available to view in various sizes of QuickTime, at Threedy Forums. In other Chicken Little news, the complete set of character banners for the film has been found at eBay.

IGN takes a look at Shrek SuperSlam, which will be released November 1st to GameCube, PC, Playstation 2, and Xbox. Shrek SuperSlam is respectfully described as having welcome elements from PowerStone and Super Smash Bros. Plus, it introduces a number of new fairy tale creatures into the Shrek universe. Says IGN, “We got to play […]

Jim Hill looks at recent events which lead one to believe that Disney and Pixar may reunite for a deal composed of either three or five films. The three picture deal would contain Toy Story 3, Monsters, Inc. 2, and Rataouille, as the five picture deal would include Toy Story 3, Monsters, Inc. 2, Finding […]

At Yahoo! Movies are ten new images from Universal Pictures’ traditionally animated Curious George. Intermittently, IGN poses a special preview of the video game for the movie, commenting, “From what we played, the game was extremely laid back. There were no time limits and no threatening enemies, so it seemed perfect for the younger crowd […]

Packaging for the DVDs Scooby-Doo’s Original Mysteries and Scooby-Doo’s Spookiest Tales is getting a makeover, in the form of a Kid’s TV Favorites line. However, these two projects are divided into four, as the new line is split into the following: Scooby-Doo – Kid’s TV Favorites: Scooby-Doo’s Original Mysteries (episodes “What a Night for a […]

In addition to Tim Burton’s shorts Vincent and Frankenweenie being played during the coming theatrical engagement of The Nightmare Before Christmas at Disney’s El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Henry Selick’s new short Moongirl, produced by LAIKA Entertainment, will also be shown. Sounds like a full bill.

For a little introspective reading, check out Send a message by Ed Hooks. This article explores whether or not it is necessary for a Hollywood movie (including animated features) nowadays to convey a moral message or if it is simply enough that the movie bring in lots of money.

According to the Internet Movie Database, added to the cast of Brother Bear II is Mandy Moore, who will voice Nita, Kenai’s love interest. The Shield star Jack Weber has also joined the cast, lending his voice to the role of ‘Young Kenai’. Brother Bear II is scheduled for a DVD release on August 29, […]

Apple Computer Inc. chief executive Steve Jobs revealed today a new iPod video player, containing a 6.35 centimeter (2.5-inch) color screen on which music videos, television shows, and photos may be viewed. In what he referred to as a “landmark deal,” Jobs also unveiled a negotiation between Apple and Disney, through which iTunes will carry […]

Even at age 55, Walt Disney’s Cinderella continues to enchant audiences, as its Platinum Edition DVD release sold 3.2 million copies and generated over $64 million in its first week, says magazine Home Media Retailing, via the IMDB’s Studio Briefing. The magazine goes on to say that industry insiders are predicting the DVD to become […]

Lylle Breier, senior vice president of worldwide special events for Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, announced today the festivities that will surround the El Capitan Theatre’s special Halloween showing of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Also playing with Nightmare will be two Tim Burton shorts, Vincent and Frankenweenie. Meanwhile, exclusive limited edition collectible Nightmare Before […]

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Genndy Tartakovsky, responsible for such series as Samuri Jack and Star Wars: Clone Wars, has been enlisted as a feature animation director for the newly formed Orphanage Animation Studios. With his new job, Tartakovsky will develop five feature projects, each of them having a budget of around $50 million – […]

A teaser poster for the live action/computer animated retelling of Charlotte’s Web has been added at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The star-studded flick, including the voices of Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Buscemi, and John Cleese, will hit cinemas June 23, 2006.

With Disney’s Chicken Little nearing release Chuck Oberleitner’s o-meon site examines some of the big expectations placed on it as Walt Disney Feature Animation’s first non-Pixar, 100% CGI animated flick. Read on to find out how it looks like this former “underdog” may be working its way out of the doghouse.

On a day when Aardman Animaton planned on celebrating this weekend’s box office success, things went sour when a warehouse used to store props and sets from past projects caught fire this morning in Bristol, England, according to {{link http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/10/aardman.fire/index.html CNN}}. No one was in the building at the time and no one was hurt. […]

Cover artwork for the Garfield “The Purrrfect Collector’s Edition” DVD has been unleashed at DVD Answers. Highlights of the discs’ bonus features include: an audio commentary by director Peter Hewitt and John Davis; a deleted scenes reel; and featurettes “Garfield: The Movie Inside Look”, “Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life”, “The Birth of Garfield”, “The […]

Toon Zone lists the animated movies that are scheduled to air on Disney Channel during the month of October. The calendar includes The Great Mouse Detective (October 31), Hercules (October 10), Monsters, Inc. (October 9), Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search For Christopher Robin (October 24), and Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender Of Fun (October […]

IGN reviews Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie’s Revenge for PlayStation 2, coming October 10th, and Xbox, coming October 11th. Overall, the site seems to enjoy the game, with the exception of the project’s gameplay. “The Nightmare Before Christmas is a reasonably sized game with a good amount of extras, but the motivation to […]

One of the projects of interest to animation fans being shown and launched at this year’s MIPCOM, the audiovisual content show hosted in Cannes later this month, is \\Ginja Ninja\\ (pronounced like “Ginger”, to rhyme with “Ninja”). The live-action show mixes the traditions of classic silent comedies with highly visual storytelling, slapstick situations, and big […]

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit took the top spot for the weekend of October 7 – 9, 2005, reports Box Office Guru. Opening in 3,645 theaters, the stop-motion animated film grossed approximately $16.1 million, averaging $4,417 per theater. Studio research indicates that 68% of sales were from families and 85% categorized the […]

‘Prince Kido’ at the French message board Disney Central Plaza has posted a new pic of the title character from Disney’s Rapunzel Unbraided, taken from a recent issue of European Time. Thanks to ‘Kinoo’ at the Animated-News Forum for the notice.

The official website for the Tarzan Special Edition DVD has been updated, now containing info about the DVD’s bonus features; a photo gallery; trailers and clips, including a sneak peek at Everlife’s new “Strangers Like Me” music video; downloads; games and activities; and a plug for the “New Groove Edition” DVD release of The Emperor’s […]

Advertising for \\The Curse of the Were-Rabbit\\ has been banned from the Isle of Portland, Dorset in the United Kingdom, according to \\{{link http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1815040,00.html The Times}}\\. For over a century local superstition has considered the word “rabbit” to be bad luck. The word is not used by the locals who use terms like “underground mutton” […]

Coming Soon indicates that during the Star Wars: Episode III- Revenge of the Sith DVD junket at Skywalker Ranch yesterday, Star Wars producer Rick McCallum mentioned the progress on the future computer animated Clone Wars series. “The animation is being done right now as we speak, it’s starting to prep. That’s being done here at […]

Early cover artwork for the Bambi II DVD is at DVD Answers. Meanwhile, SoundtrackNet takes a look at the making of the sequel’s soundtrack. Oscar-nominated composer Bruce Broughton has blended a full-orchestral score, a few new songs, and even some songs from the original Bambi, to comprise the music of Bambi II.