Starting this Friday, November 17, a “Clip of the Week” from Nickelodeon’s Kappa Mikey will be available to download for free. Each Friday, a new scene will be posted at iTunes and the show’s official website. The online domain for Kappa Mikey also allows visitors to sign up for an RSS feed of the “Clip […]

According to Jim Hill Media, Randy Newman will replace the team of Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater, to compose the musical score for Disney’s The Frog Princess. The editorial writes that the move came from John Lasseter, who did not want the latest princess picture to fall into a familiar formula.

Variety speculates whether the five-picture deal between DreamWorks Animation and Aardman is about to be cancelled. Despite the success of the duo’s latest venture, Flushed Away, the article argues the Bristol-based company is still not delivering the financial numbers for which DreamWorks had hoped. As for Aardman’s next film, Crood Awakening, the piece suggests that […]

The Animation Guild Blog reports that a brand-new logo will soon appear in front of films from Walt Disney Feature Animation. The logo is described as, “classy, involves a couple of well-known corporate trade marks, and is understated.”

Voice actor Peter Cullen talks to The Journal Gazette about his continuous role as the voice of Optimus Prime in the Transformers universe. With Transformers: The Movie having been re-released last Tuesday, Cullen is now looking to next July 4, when Michael Bay’s live-action Transformers enters theaters.

Route 66 News reveals the inspiration for the character Tow Mater from Cars: a rusty 1951 international boom truck. The vehicle was given star treatment at an old Marathon service station in Galena, Kansas last Saturday, on the 80th anniversary of historic Route 66. On December 2, the truck will make another public appearance, participating […]

AICN has a “way early review” of DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek the Third, shining a more positive light on it than prior reviews.

Here’s the World Premiere of the new trailer for The Simpsons Movie . . . in glorious 2D. Apple Trailers has it up in Hi-Def (as well as regular sizes). Humor abounds!

The London Times offers this article on the animation industry and CG films past, present and future. Features interviews with Sam Fell (director of Flushed Away), George Miller (director of Happy Feet), Julia Pistor (Nickelodeon) and Yair Landau (Sony). The verdict? Too many movies, too few ideas, too much product. As Miller observes, “The similarity […]

Born on February 18, 1919, in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, Jack Palance died of natural causes on Friday, at his home in Montecito, California. He was 87 years old. Known for a variety of tough-guy roles, Palance enjoyed “Best Actor in a Supporting Role” nominations for his work as Lester Blaine in Sudden Fear (1952) and […]

In its latest post, Luxo delivers a noteworthy 26 links regarding Disney/Pixar’s Cars. The articles mostly cover the film’s DVD release last Tuesday, while also lending a sneak peek behind the scenes of Pixar.

The Etch A Sketch is becoming more animated this Holiday season, records NashuaTelegraph.com. The classic toy is getting a makeover, decorated with characters such as Spongebob Squarepants and Dora the Explorer. The move comes courtesy of Ohio Art Co., which is looking to increase sales of the Etch A Sketch. Both new versions of the […]

The stop-motion Holidaze: The Christmas that Almost Didn’t Happen is scheduled for a direct-to-video release this November 21. The special will be sold through its online domain and Wal-Mart stores, discloses Hispania News. The Christmas that Almost Didn’t Happen stars “Rusty Reindeer (Fred Savage), an antlered North Pole native whose lackluster nose sends him on […]

Titled “Sphere Bundle,” the most recent advertisement for Comcast Cable was animated by Flatboy Productions. “This commercial was created to advertise the low costs and advantages of bundling services from Comcast,” describes Flatboy’s website, where the ad may be viewed.

A portion of the official website for McDonald’s is currently devoted to Flushed Away. Toys inspired by the film are now available in the restaurant chain’s Happy Meals. Concurrently, Burger King offers a Happy Feet section on its website.

Brad Bird’s underappreciated masterpiece, The Iron Giant, will be broadcast on Turner Classic Movies, this Sunday, November 12. The TCM website gives plenty of information on the film, focusing on how it has received greater notice since its initial theatrical run ended.

A press release at Yahoo! Finance reveals plans for the world premiere of Happy Feet. At Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the event will happen this Sunday, November 12th. In the meantime, the stars of Happy Feet have been campaigning for folks to see their film next Friday. For instance, Coming Soon speaks with director George Miller, […]

SCI FI Wire indicates that the NBC series Medium will utilize traditional animation for its two-hour third-season introduction. “In the premiere, ‘Four Dreams,’ the animation (by Johnny Bravo creator Van Partible) represents the dreams of Bridgette (Maria Lark), the young daughter of psychic Allison Dubois (Patricia Arquette). Done as traditional 2-D hand-drawn animation, the cartoon […]

Marvel’s latest direct-to-video venture, The Invincible Iron Man, has been scheduled for a January 23rd release. Its DVD will present the following bonus features: “an alternate opening sequence, two featurettes (The Origin of Iron Man and The Hall of Iron Man Armor), a preview of Marvel’s next movie called Dr. Strange, and a trailer gallery.” […]

Starz Family announces a family-friendly collection of television premieres and programming to air this holiday season. The line-up includes a little something for everyone: For animation fans, The Incredibles and Chicken Little; for fantasy nuts, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; for golfers, The Greatest Game Ever Played; and, last […]

Twelve video clips from the latest penguin adventure, Happy Feet, are now online at Yahoo! Movies. In cinemas nationwide, the film will open one week from Friday.

Hold the ‘Fone exclusively debuts the poster for Happily N’Ever After, the latest computer-animated spin on popular fables. Presenting the movie’s cast, the one-sheet displays the tagline, “Fairytale endings aren’t what they used to be.” Happily N’Ever After will open in theaters on January 5, 2007.

The Weinstein Company has grabbed the North American rights to the French film Piccolo, Saxo and Company, reports Yahoo! Movies. From Marco Villamizar, the computer-animated musical tells the tale of “Piccolo, Saxo and other brass and string instruments that band together to form a grand symphonic orchestra. The group goes on a quest to find […]

With its new Fall Line studio, the Walt Disney Company will create video games exclusively for such Nintendo systems as Wii, DS and Game Boy. Based in Salt Lake City, Fall Line will be run by Scott Novis, who headed production on the recent Cars video game. As Disney CEO Robert Iger stated last September, […]

A press release at Yahoo! Finance spreads the news that THQ will be bringing Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille to video game consoles next summer. Based on the film, the game will be available for Xbox 360; Playstation’s 2, 3 and Portable; Nintendo’s Wii, GameCube, Game Boy Advance and DS; Windows PC and Mac, in addition to some […]

Representing JoBlo, Jason Adams recently visited Pixar Animation Studios. During the trip, Adams was able to tour the company’s premises, learning about such topics as the inspiration, art design, lighting and visual effects for Cars. The presentation also delved deeper in the making of the Cars DVD. However, the highlight of visit appears to have […]

With Moviehole, George Miller talks about Happy Feet, which he directed and co-wrote. Not only did he want to present a fun, whimsical musical, Miller also purposed to remind audiences of the environmental challenges facing penguins. Elijah Wood and Robin Williams are likewise participating in interviews for Happy Feet, speaking with SCI FI Wire about […]

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 3) Flushed Away with $18,814,323, averaging $5,075 over 3,707 theaters (1st week) 9) Open Season with $2,968,832, averaging $1,207 over 2,458 theaters ($81,254,598 total; 6th week) 21) The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D with $776,576, averaging $4,622 over 168 theaters ($7,415,808 total; 3rd week) 48) The Ant Bully with $53,350, […]