DVD Active has an early advertisement for the DVD arrival of Barnyard: The Original Party Animals. The site notes the release will include “an all-new ‘Barnyard Bob’ music video, a ‘Mud’ music video, a feature on Kevin James’ hilarious method acting techniques, seven deleted scenes, three DVD-ROM games and a THQ Barnyard demo game, and […]

According to Wikipedia, Chris Rock will voice “Fox” and “Snake,” while Andy Richter will take on “Bird” in Disney’s upcoming American Dog. If this news proves true, then the duo will join John Travolta, Thomas Haden Church and Mario Cantone for the 2008 CGI adventure. Meanwhile, the site also has the latest word on Paramount […]

Following is the official press release regarding the recent release of hit animated short The Mantis Parable to DVD. “The Mantis Parable is the charming tale of a humble caterpillar trapped in a bug collector’s jar and in need of a helping hand. This eight-minute animated short film has captivated audiences around the world with […]

According to CNN.com Mel Brooks is getting into the animation game by creating an animated series based on his spoof Spaceballs. “Like the 1987 movie, which parodied well-known science-fiction movies, Spaceballs: The Animated Series will spoof current blockbusters as well as every genre of entertainment from movies and reality TV to culture and politics.” Hopefully […]

Considered to be a theatrical flop as far as box office take, Disney/C.O.R.E.’s The Wild is tearing up the DVD sales charts shooting straight to the number one spot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Wild has also been a top download on iTunes new movie download service and is set to be Disney’s second […]

After foundering in development for some time, Disney is now looking at some writers in the form of Smallville’s Al Gough and Miles Millar for its Jungle Cruise movie based on the Disneyland ride of the same name, according to ComingSoon.net.

Showing on YouTube now is the pilot for Carrotty Kid. Looks like Carrot Top crossed Veggie Tales with Samurai Jack. Official Carrotty Kid Website

MTV and There.com just launched Virtual Laguna Beach, a new 3D social virtual world based on the hit MTV reality show Laguna Beach. Virtual Laguna Beach enables fans of the show to create online alter egos who can interact with each other in a virtual environment featuring many of the show’s landmarks, from the beach […]

When Apple announced the addition of feature films to the iTunes store last week, Disney was the only studio on board – most others signed up to Amazon’s two week old movie download service, Unbox, presumably due to their fear of piracy and the tougher restrictions imposed by Amazon on its customers. Seven days later […]

{{link http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=38150 Sci Fi Wire}} reports that the upcoming Warner Bros. animated film \\Happy Feet\\ will feature an original song penned by pop superstar Prince. Other singers with songs appearing in the film will include Robin Williams (with the Spanish version of \\My Way\\ heard in the teaser trailer), the singing debut of voice actress […]

\\South Park\\ is celebrating its 10th anniversary by airing “episodes that changed the world”, according to {{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=17990 AWN}}. “Remember the episode when televised cussing almost brought about the apocalypse? How about the time Chef was brainwashed by an adventure-seeking cult? Nobody can forget the episode, “Trapped In The Closet,” where Tom Cruise and John […]

\\{{link http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1535436_4_0_,00.html Entertainment Weekly}}\\ talks to \\American Idol\\ runner-up Katharine McPhee who addresses the rumors that she is at the top of the short list for the title role in Joss Whedon’s big-screen adaptation of \\Wonder Woman\\: “I’m not gonna deny it, or admit to it. But it’s funny because no one has even received […]

Now in its 30th year, the {{link http://ottawa.awn.com/ Ottawa International Animation Festival}} opens today and runs through Sunday. The festival is the largest event of its kind in North America and one of the most respected animation events in the world. The competitive film festival caters to industry executives, trend setting artists, students, and animation […]

\\{{link http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-09-18-pirates-DVD_x.htm USA Today}}\\ reports that producer Jerry Bruckheimer says that the third film in the \\Pirates of the Caribbean\\ trilogy, \\At World’s End\\, is “progressing nicely” eight months away from its scheduled release date. “We shot a lot of Chow Yun-Fat’s stuff already, and we should finish the principal actors by the beginning of […]

Today, everyone’s a pirate as the world celebrates International “Talk Like a Pirate Day,” and to kick off the rabble rousing, Disney Home Entertainment announces the highly anticipated DVD release of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. The action-packed worldwide film sensation will make its Disney DVD debut on December 5th. Starring Johnny Depp […]

Butch Hartman, creator of \\The Fairly OddParents\\ and \\Danny Phantom\\, will be the featured guest speaker at {{link http://www.brookscollege.edu/events.asp Brooks College}} in Long Beach, California on September 20th. The event will run from at 6-8 PM.

Petaluma CA police arrested a Pixar finance manager last week after he sent sexually explicit images and messages from his office computer to an undercover detective posing as a 13-year-old girl, {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=68395 The Big Cartoon Database}} reports. The employee, who was given screen credit in several of the company’s films, was arrested at his […]

{{link http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=38088 Sci Fi Wire}} reports that NBC’s highly anticipated new superhero series \\Heroes\\, which debuts September 25th, will be accompanied by a web comic that will “play a huge part internally inside the show”, according to creator and executive producer Tim Kring. “People can log on and view and sort of interact with the […]

Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television will award John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, their 2006 lifetime achievement award on October 9th at the Outside the Frame Festival according to the \\{{link http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-quick15.5sep15,1,7401087.story L.A. Times}}\\.

\\Everyone’s Hero\\ opened in third place at the weekend box office, but beat expectations according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2006&wknd=37&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. The 20th Century Fox film’s three day opening take was $6.2 million, about 25% higher than BOM projected.

“Droosan” in our Animated News Forums has posted his account of the Little Mermaid panel discussion held Thursday, September 7, at Disney’s El Capitan Theatre. Amid at Cartoon Brew has created a playlist of the five YouTube videos of the event including the live performance by Alan Menken and Jodi Benson of the song “Part […]

Following is the full press release from Starz Entertainment on their Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe sweepstakes running from now to October 23. The grand prize is a trip for four to the Walt Disney World® Resort near Orlando, FL.

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 34th Annual Annie Awards: Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the deadline for ASIFA-Hollywood to receive entry forms is October 6, 2006. ASIFA-Hollywood must receive materials for nomination judging October 27, 2006.

The call for entries to the Newport Beach Film Festival has recently opened. The organizers have said they intend to have a heavy focus on animation in 2007. The eighth annual Newport Beach Film Festival will run from April 19th through April 29th, 2007.

The TV Squad blog reports on three animated pilots that were up for consideration at the recent New York Television Festival, including End of the Line, Squid Dragon Legend and Strange Transmissions (via Netscape).

20th Century Fox’s \\{{link http://www.everyoneshero.com/ Everyone’s Hero}}\\ opens today in 2,896 theatres, according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2006&wk=37&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. The film has split the critics, garnering a rotten 50% on {{link http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/everyones_hero/ Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer}}. The \\{{link http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-060915-movies-review-hero,0,3290779.story?coll=mmx-movies_top_heds Chicago Tribune}}\\ calls it “a likable, good-natured family show”, but the \\{{link http://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/0915hero0915.html Arizona Republic}}\\ says “I […]

A guest reviewer at Harry Knowles’ AICN gives an optimistic sneak preview of his sneak preview of Warner Bros.’ Happy Feet. Maybe mo-capping tap dancing will become all the rage now.

ComingSoon.net announces a CGI Mr. Peabody & Sherman, to be produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by The Lion King’s Rob Minkoff. “The bespectacled dog Mr. Peabody and his adopted pet boy Sherman were introduced in 1959 in a series of short segments as part of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. Together, they had more […]

Following up on our story yesterday on the coming CGI adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! we call your attention to two full-size stills from the film presented by ComingSoon.net. The imagery looks very true to the classic Seuss style.

NYC’s popular film festival, Animation Block Party, offers a free evening of shorts on September 19, 2006, at Club Sugar at 311 Church Street. All films featured in the end of summer screening were submitted by friends of Animation Block Party on MySpace.com. Happy hour will run from 5-7pm and the screenings will begin around […]