Another one sheet for the star-studded computer animated comedy has appeared at The Internet Movie Poster Awards. The Warner Bros. picture will open in cinemas on August 4th.

It may come as a pleasant surprise to animation fans that Paul Simon’s newest project, Surprise, includes his Oscar-nominated ballad “Father and Daughter,” as heard in The Wild Thornberrys Movie. The song, along with the rest of the CD, is available to hear for free legally at AOL Music.

The Muppet Newsflash points to Brian Henson, who offers the lowdown on Fraggle Rock: The Movie. Apparently, the film will be more of a “revisiting” of the characters, rather than a continuation of the television series. In other words, the movie will not precisely fit the show’s timeline or cannon. With pre-planning and script writing […]

At DVD Active, presented in high resolution is the DVD cover artwork for the re-release of Lady & the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure. The sequel will re-enter stores on June 20th.

Check out the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest page at M&M’s.com for some animated webisodes featuring the M&M’s characters as pirates. The site kicks off a promotion for four new kinds of M&M’s, including White Chocolate Pirate Pearls, that tie in with Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest marketing campaign. More […]

Following are seven images from the June 27 direct-to-video title Leroy and Stitch which wraps up the storyline of Disney’s Lilo and Stitch television series.

Yahoo! Finance gives all the details on the previously mentioned run of Dumbo at Disney’s El Capitan Theatre from May 25 to June 7. Each screening during the two-week engagement (which kicks off an 80th anniversary celebration for the historic theatre) will also feature the short Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree. The opening […]

Following is the official press release and order information for volume 3 of Walt’s People, a collection of interviews in print form with key Disney animators who either knew Walt Disney or worked under those who knew him. This volume includes one interview that originally appeared here at Animated News as well as interviews with […]

With “Can We Get Bruce Willis for the Raccoon,” The New York Times accounts the journey Over the Hedge took to get from its comic strip incarnation to its DreamWorks Animation film form. Interestingly, the article notes that the project once belonged to Twentieth Century Fox, before the studio lost interest.

Jim Hill Media provides a rundown of the minutes from last Friday’s short meeting at San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art, where Pixar stockholders approved Disney’s merge with the computer animation powerhouse. The site likewise notices Disney’s turn from junk food, a resource which the company has used to help attract younger audiences for its […]

With a four-page article, titled “The Man Who Could Save Animation,” Entertainment Weekly places the spotlight on John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer of both Pixar and Disney animation studios, and Principal Creative Advisor at Walt Disney Imagineering. Explaining his past, present, and future responsibilities, the article also notices Lasseter’s love of cars, details, and quality.

Reuters, via Yahoo! Movies, breaks down the characteristics certain films must carry in order to interest toy companies. Movies mentioned in the composition include the Star Wars saga, The Da Vinci Code, Superman Returns, Cars, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, and Mission: Impossible III.

Yahoo! Movies presents three storyboard slideshows, along with one design art slideshow, featuring work from DreamWorks Animation’s Over the Hedge. Meanwhile, IGN FilmForce applauds the Nintendo DS adaptation of Over the Hedge, granting it an overall score of 8.2/10. Commenting that the game is “like a furry Tomb Raider and Metal Gear Solid,” the critique […]

Cruising onto the information superhighway, two more Cars featurettes, “Meet the Cast of Cars” and “Life-Size McQueen and Sally,” may be viewed exclusively at iFilm.

Ultimate Disney reports that Jeff Foxworthy and Vicki Lawrence have joined the cast of The Fox and the Hound 2. Already announced for the midquel are Patrick Swayze and Reba McEntire, voicing Lyle and Dixie of The Singin’ Strays. McEntire will likewise perform three of the film’s seven new songs.

Courtesy of TV Shows on DVD, more information has arrived on the first two volumes of The Godzilla Power Hour and the Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? box set. In addition to supplying the titles’ artwork, the site likewise lists each package’s episodes.

With shareholders voting in favor of the motion The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of Pixar has been approved and finalized. “The vote makes Pixar a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney and makes former Pixar Chief Executive Steve Jobs Disney’s single largest shareholder with about a 7 percent stake. The deal is squarely aimed at restoring […]

For two days, John Lasseter allowed reporter John Horn of The Los Angeles Times to follow him as he performed his daily duties at Pixar. Noticed by Route 66 News, Topix.net accounts what happened during those few days. The events recalled include Lasseter’s inspecting Mattel’s Cars toy line, debating with co-supervising animator Doug Sweetland about […]

The Museum of Modern Art provides an interview with Ralph Eggleston (For the Birds) from Pixar, as noticed by Upcoming Pixar. The conversation has been placed at the MoMA’s teen site, Red Studio.

Both Jim Hill Media and The New York Times take a look at Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, a brand-new Playhouse Disney series created for preschoolers, starring Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald and Daisy Duck, Goofy, and Pluto. While Hill pinpoints why the show was created, Times breaks down the series’ basis. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse will debut […]

Tim Johnson speaks to Coming Soon about co-directing Over the Hedge. Topics raised in the conversation range from Jim Carrey’s departing the project to a typical day as an animation director. Additionally, Johnson suggests that Over the Hedge 2 may not be too far away. In other Over the Hedge news, IESB offers ten clips […]

Paul Bettany has revealed his dream role to be none other than that of playing Wallace in a live-action Wallace & Gromit film. The actor states, “I’m preternaturally talented at eating cheese… If there’s ever a live-action Wallace & Gromit [movie], I’m there.”

Cameron Hood and Kyle Jefferson’s First Flight is set to appear as an animated short in front of DreamWorks Animation’s Over the Hedge starting May 19. Following is the official press release and a teaser image:

Benicio Del Toro, Forest Whitaker, Michelle Williams, Catherine O’Hara, Tom Noonan and Michael Berry have joined the cast of Warner Bros. Pictures and Playtone’s adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are, reports Coming Soon from Variety.

Following a post concerning a new logo designed for Walt Disney Pictures, The Animation Guild Blog sends a brief description of what the artwork will present. Found in the blog’s “Comments” section is this quote: “The new logo is a cousin of what went before: sky and clouds and a nighttime landscape then castle and […]

Sci Fi Wire, via Coming Soon, reports that according to producer Rick McCallum, writers are being interviewed for a live-action Star Wars television series, set during the years between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. Furthermore, the producer spoke of 3-D versions of the Star Wars movies, while likewise mentioning a new Clone […]

NewJersey.com focuses a somewhat cynical eye on the abundance of computer animated movies due for release in 2006. Listing the reasons why it believes CGI films normally do big business, the site also points to the recent history of traditional animation.

Ultimate Disney reports that to further celebrate Winnie the Pooh’s 80th Anniversary, Disney will release the 3-disc box set Pooh’s Anniversary Collection on July 9th. The package will include The Tigger Movie, Piglet’s Big Movie, and Pooh’s Heffalump Movie. The site also writes that the first two volumes of the It’s a Small World of […]

The Motley Fool gives a commentary regarding Disney’s efforts to lure preschool audiences. Two components from the company’s game plan involve the upcoming Playhouse Disney series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and the Magical Beginnings vacation packages. In related news, JS Online reviews Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, providing a mixed response to the endeavor. While critic Joanne Weintraub […]

Mulholland Drive links to a multi-part podcast interview with Andrew Stanton (A Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo), conducted by Spline Doctors. The conversation may also be heard at iTunes.