Batman takes on Phosphorus in White Heat
Warner Bros. has released four images from this Saturday’s episode of The Batman, titled White Heat. In the episode, “Firefly becomes even more powerful when an accident turns him into Phosphorus, a superhot villain who ultimately threatens a nuclear power plant. Jason Marsden (Step By Step, Boy Meets World) provides the voice of Firefly/Phosphorus in […] |
Reason for Marvel Superheroes DVD delay
The DVD Guy Blog at TVGuide.com explains why The Marvel Superheroes (1966) has not yet arrived on DVD. Apparently, the series was scheduled to be released around 2004/05. However, the blog writes that the set was delayed as Disney and Marvel Comics were having a legal discussion, and possibly later litigation, over issues regarding certain […] |
Seven-minute Surf's Up scene
To help promote today’s DVD arrival of Sony Pictures Animation’s Surf’s Up, Yahoo! Movies presents a seven-minute extended scene from the film. The clip is described as, “Cody Maverick (Shia LaBeouf) flirts with Lani (Zooey Deschanel) and takes on Tank (Diedrich Bader).” |
Rumor ruins Disney, NC School of Arts relationship?
In the latest chapter regarding the mysterious Disney stop-motion project reported on September 29, 2007, it appears that the film’s revelation may have hurt the relationship between the Walt Disney Co. and the North Carolina School of the Arts. In a podcast from The Movie Show, a representative comments, “I have a friend who goes […] |
Cast, crew talk Enchanted; film's opening previewed
Portfolio.com offers insight into the making of Disney’s Enchanted, with the film’s cast and crew lending their thoughts about the highly anticipated November picture. Meanwhile, Jim Hill Media provides a sneak peek at the film’s animated opening sequences. |
Pixar developing Mars trilogy
Devoted to news of Edgar Rice Burroughs and his works, ERBzine.com writes that a Pixar creative team recently explored the Burroughs archives in the Los Angeles suburb of Tarzana. The group’s extensive research was for for the upcoming John Carter of Mars, which will begin a trilogy of films. |
Pre-order The Art of WALL-E
Upcoming Pixar directs readers to Amazon.com, where The Art of WALL-E is now available to pre-order for $40.00 USD. From author Tim Hauser, and featuring a foreward by Andrew Stanton, the publication will be released on May 1, 2008. |
Scaringi to create neckpiece for Mermaid
The Little Mermaid – Broadway indicates that word has reached JCKOnline.com of New York jewelry design firm Scaringi – Bertol Atelier crafting the neckpiece for the Disney Broadway musical. “The necklace consists of a translucent lucite conch shell on a heavily-jeweled and encrusted braid of black silk threads and grosgrain ribbons, ending with a platinum-toned […] |
TV to DVD: Scooby, Bears, Star-Racers, Park, Avatar, Katz, Littles
TV Shows on DVD presents another impressive batch of headlines regarding animated series coming to DVD. Titles in this group include: Scooby-Doo – Wooden Treasure Chest Giftset, Care Bears 25th Anniversary – The Land Without Feelings, Oban Star-Racers – Volume 1, Christmas Time in South Park, Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 3: Fire, Volume […] |
Snow White 70th Anniversary Event
Walt Disney Events Services has announced a special 70th Anniversary screening event of Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on November 16, 2007, at the theater inside Disney’s California Adventure® Park. Two types of event packages are available so follow the link and read up for details. Animation and film luminaries such as […] |
The Legendary Laugh-O-Grams: Fairy Tales by Walt Disney
Walt Disney’s earliest film come to disc combined with informative documentary wraparounds and a unique handful of extras that place the films in real context. |
CW to end Kids' WB!
As posted by Variety, The CW has announced it will end the Kids’ WB! franchise at the end of this season. The lineup will then be programmed by 4Kids Entertainment, which has overseen Fox’s Saturday mornings for the past six years. The Animation Guild Blog offers an interesting commentary on the subject, while Comics2Film displays […] |
When You Wish Upon A lawsuit
Variety indicates that the music publishing house Bourne Co. is suing Fox Broadcasting due to the Family Guy song parody I Need a Jew, set to the tune of When You Wish Upon A Star. Bourne believes that Fox has harmed the classic Pinocchio song’s reputation by associating it with a “vile and anti-Semitic message.” |
Underdog DVD, Blu-ray specs
DVD Active reveals the extra content and cover artwork for the DVD and Blu-ray of Disney and Spyglass Entertainment’s live-action Underdog adaptation. In addition to the bonus features offered by the DVD, the Blu-ray package will include “Simon Barsinister’s First Television Appearance,” as well as a wider library of deleted scenes. Underdog will arrive in […] |
Transformers return
Get ready for the new T2 – in an announcement that will surprise nobody, work has begun on a sequel to one of this summer’s biggest blockbusters. The Hollywood Reporter states that all the primary cast and crew – from director Michael Bay and star Shia LaBeouf to executive producer Steven Spielberg – are in […] |
Will the real WALL-E please stand up?
For those planning to visit Disney’s California Adventure soon, or for animation fans who need an extra excuse to go, the Character Close-up section of the Disney Animation building there is now showcasing maquettes from WALL-E, Ratatouille, and Meet the Robinsons, as well as a spinning, strobe light-enabled Toy Story animation . . . Pixar […] |
The return of Wallace and Gromit
The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Nick Park’s Oscar-winning claymation duo Wallace and Gromit are headed back for more adventures, though this time returning to the small screen where they started out. Entitled Trouble At Mill, it’s anticipated that Park’s new half-hour featurette will be completed next fall for screening on the UK’s BBC1, but […] |
Super Heroes premieres Cry Wolf this Saturday
Legion of Super Heroes continues its new season with the original episode, Cry Wolf, on Saturday, October 6 at 11:00 a.m. ET/PT, as part of the Kids’ WB! lineup on The CW Network. The episode’s synopsis is, “After being convicted for a deadly attack on his father, Timber Wolf must escape Legion custody and track […] |
International Bee Movie poster
The Internet Movie Poster Awards displays the international one-sheet for DreamWorks Animation’s Bee Movie, flying into U.S. theaters on November 2. |
LaZebnik's Ark
Coming Soon reports that Unified Pictures is producing the computer animated Noah’s Ark, with ElectroAge providing the film’s animation. With a $35 million budget, Ark will retell the famous Biblical tale from the perspective of the animal passengers. Philip LaZebnik, who co-wrote The Prince of Egypt, Mulan and Pocahontas, is penning the feauture’s screenplay. |
TV to DVD: Avatar, Mysterious Cities of Gold
Introducing cover artwork for the package, TV Shows on DVD writes that Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 3: Fire, Volume 2 will hit stores on January 22. Meanwhile, word arrives that the classic Nickelodeon show Mysterious Cities of Gold will be released on DVD in February 2008. |
Arrow and Vertigo in The Batman
Check out the Batman: Yesterday, Today, & Beyond website for exclusive preview pics featuring vigilante hero Green Arrow and villainous Count Vertigo from the “Vertigo” episode of The Batman set to air October 6, on the Kids’ WB! network. |
Reboot reboots
According to Animation World Network, Reboot, the pioneering CGI television series, has pioneered a new level of fan participation in popular animation by allowing its fans to choose the creative teams responsible for the production of an online comic book. “This marks the first step in re-launching the property in advance of Rainmaker’s upcoming trilogy […] |
I Wanna Be Like You! The Jungle Book on DVD, plus SuperFriends!
Rand clocks in with his latest SuperFriends review, while it’s a big day for the release of Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book in a brand new 2-disc edition! |
WALL-E French teaser trailer!
At the Animated News & Views Forum, “Prince Kido” points out that Allocine.fr has a new French teaser trailer for Disney/Pixar’s WALL-E. Humorously, the video features a unique twist on the famous Pixar production logo starring Luxo Jr. Meanwhile, Buena Vista International has provided Upcoming Pixar with an updated official synopsis for WALL-E. UPDATE: An […] |
Frankenweenie resurrected?
Last Saturday, September 29, word arrived via Ain’t It Cool News that Disney would soon announce a new stop-motion project from “the creative mastermind behind the majority of stop-motion pictures in the last decade.” Now Ain’t It Cool News offers an update to that initial report, suggesting that the mysterious project is none other than […] |