Spinning off of Amid Amidi and Jerry Beck’s popular Cartoon Brew site comes Cartoon Brew Films featuring animated shorts making their online debut for preview and for purchase. Extensive background information is also given on the development and the creators of each short. The three shorts available first are: Boys Night Out by Bert Klein […]

In its annual shareholder meeting today, The Walt Disney Co. released an update regarding its upcoming traditionally animated musical The Frog Princess. Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, the film features the newest Disney Princess, “Maddy, a young African- American girl living amid the charming elegance and grandeur of the fabled French Quarter.” Other […]

A re-play of The Walt Disney Company’s annual meeting of shareholders may be heard via the Investor Relations section of its official website until 4:00 p.m. PDT on March 22, 2007. Held today at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET, the presentation reviewed such animated projects as Meet the Robinsons, Ratatouille, WALL•E, American Dog, Toy Story […]

According to Herge Studios via Coming Soon, DreamWorks is going into pre-production on a film based on the Belgian cartoon series The Adventures of Tintin. The movie is expected to hit theaters in approximately two years. At this time, it is unknown whether the Tintin picture will be animated or live-action.

My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee has been confirmed by Variety as playing David Seville in the CGI/live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks. With Tim Hill directing from a screenplay by Jon Vitti, the Fox 2000 and Fox Animation flick is set to debut in theaters on December 14.

Coming Soon indicates that Avi Arad, who has produced such popular Marvel pictures as the Spider-Man sequels and X-Men: The Last Stand, is now looking to bring the Wowwee Ltd. toy Robosapien to the big screen. “The toy industry is my first love,” explained Arad. “And Robosapien has intrigued me since he was introduced. He […]

Jim Hill Media considers the success Walt Disney Pictures’ Enchanted may find at the box office this Thanksgiving. The article previews the film’s concept and musical numbers, while also relaying some of the movie’s memorable jokes.

Cartoon Brew points to the official site for Nike Love, a campaign hoping to excite kids about exercising. The page provides three animated shorts for the movement.

Coming Soon and IGN speak with Kevin Munroe, the director of TMNT. Both interviews concern the voice talent, characters and inspiration for the project. Concurrently, IGN also serves the final one-sheet for TMNT, featuring a variation on the film’s teaser poster.

The Animation Guild Blog reports an update on such Nickelodeon shows as The Mighty B, Making Fiends, Fairly OddParents, SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer. Likewise, the site indicates that The Land Before Time XIV could be on the way.

Upcoming Pixar has obtained high-res pictures from the latest Walt Disney Annual Report. Included in the batch are images from the films Ratatouille and WALL•E, as well as theme park attractions Toy Story Mania, Toy Story Live, Monster’s Inc. Ride & Go Seek, Carland and Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.

On Sunday, March 11 at 6pm (et/pt), Starz Kids & Family will air a special showing of Eloise in Hollywood, featuring an exclusive look at the Eloise animated series. The television event will include interviews with Liza Minnelli, the godchild of creator Kay Thompson and inspiration for Eloise, and Mary Matilyn Mouser, the voice of […]

Warner Home Video, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation are uniting to bring audiences Superman Doomsday. Featuring the voices of Adam Baldwin as Superman, Anne Heche as Lois Lane, and James Marsters as Lex Luthor, the PG-13 animated adventure will hit stores on September 18. The official press release for Superman Doomsday may be viewed […]

Even more authentically grab bag-like in nature than our previous entries this final entry focused on today’s 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD release of Disney’s Peter Pan features photos from a “Fly-In Theater” event held in Perris, CA, the London premiere, and a sudoku game and storybook feature from the DVD:

Completing a trilogy of interviews with some of this year’s Best Animated Short Oscar nominees, including winner Torill Kove (The Danish Poet) and Chris Renaud (No Time for Nuts), Animated Views presents a conversation with acclaimed writer and director Roger Allers. The main topic at hand is The Little Matchgirl. Specifically, the discussion touches on […]

Director Kevin Munroe made a special appearance at WonderCon 2007 this past weekend, to promote his latest feature, TMNT. During his visit, Munroe interestingly admitted that the Turtles’ longtime nemesis, Shredder, could play a role in a possible TMNT sequel. Full coverage of the Turtles festivities at WonderCon are available via First Showing, Comics2Film, IESB […]

Last Saturday, Brad Bird and Patton Oswalt were on hand at WonderCon 2007, encouraging folks to see Disney/Pixar’s summer treat, Ratatouille. Shortly after the appearance, an early summarization of the event was relayed. Now, reports are pouring in regarding the presentation, available to view at Ain’t It Cool News [note: pervasive language], The San Francisco […]

JV Pixar News leads to Upcoming Pixar, which has obtained a high-res image of the main character in WALL•E. The picture allows one to view the intricate details of the robot’s design.

Through text, videos and screenshots, IGN grabs a sneak peek at the Nintendo DS game for Meet the Robinsons. Rather than retell the story from the film, the game provides a new storyline for the movie’s characters. In the meantime, the Internet Movie Poster Awards has the latest UK poster for Robinsons.

Coming Soon collects reports from The Force and IESB, in which Star Wars mastermind George Lucas talks about the franchise’s upcoming Clone Wars animated series. “There won’t be anything on TV like it,” promises Lucas. The Force elaborates, “It won’t be dealing with the Skywalker story. The emphasis is on freedom to portray anything they […]

The Winston-Salem Journal indicates that Pixar animator Adam Burke will speak at the N.C. School of the Arts’ Digital Arts Symposium 2007. The event will take place at 11:45 a.m. tomorrow, in a celebration of storytelling through design. Tickets for the symposium are $25 for the public, while free for NCSA staff, faculty and students.

In an update to the Animated News blurb “Working with John Lasseter” ran last Friday, March 2, the online edition of The New York Times has taken over hosting duties from The Denver Post for the article “He Runs That Mickey Mouse Outfit.” Included in the piece is a new photo of Lasseter. Thanks to […]

Yahoo! Education advertises numerous tips to becoming a “world-class animator.” Before laying down the steps to becoming such, however, the article also takes a brief look at the history of the career.