Monsters & Critics has the announcement from G4 Network that the channel will premiere Spaceballs: The Animated Series, a continuation of the popular 1987 live-action film, in Fall 2007. Having co-written the series’ pilot with Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan will oversee all writing for the first 13 episodes. Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Brooks […]

Upcoming Pixar points to IGN, where an exclusive interview with Andrew Stanton may be found. The writer and director lends some interesting insight regarding his next Pixar project, the highly anticipated Wall-E.

Using the criteria of plausibility, coolness, dangerousness, and comedy value, Times Online counts down the “50 best movie robots.” The list includes such characters as Transformers‘ Optimus Prime (#30), Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave‘s Preston (#46) and Robots‘ Rodney Copperbottom (#47).

For those attending the final four days of SIGGRAPH at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA, the following press release details the major presence DreamWorks Animation will have at the world renowned computer graphics conference:

AWN reports that the release date for Shrek 4 has been set by DreamWorks Animation and Paramount as May 21, 2010. DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg said during an earnings call earlier this week that there will be a Shrek 5 as well. Shrek The Third turned out to be a big moneyspinner for Dreamworks, […]

Animated Views has added several reviews covering Filmation product spanning the studio’s history, from their first commissioned program, 1966’s The New Adventures Of Superman and another DC Comics classic, The New Adventures Of Batman from 1977 when the studio was at its peak. The rise of other facilities and changing tastes in audiences and networks […]

DVDTimes reports that Buena Vista Home Entertainment have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 on 8th October 2007. For the very first time, thirteen of the best Pixar Shorts, including the most recent short Lifted, will be made available on one DVD and Blu-Ray disc. The disc […]

Though the event is still several months away, early Oscar talk at The Envelope predicts that The Simpsons Movie and the Parisian-set Ratatouille will be the the main contenders this year for the Best Animated Feature Film award. Edward Douglas points out, “Look at how many Emmys The Simpsons has won, and it’s very much […]

Tomorrow night, August 2, 2007, at 7:30pm the Newport Beach Film Festival will be holding its annual Animation Showcase at the Orange County Museum of Art. This program will feature all the animated shorts shown throughout the regular run of the festival this past April. Follow the link for a complete listing of titles to […]

Ain’t It Cool News displays two descriptions of the sights and sounds released during this year’s Comic-Con presentation for the stop-motion feature Coraline. Director and writer Henry Selick and author Neil Gaiman were in attendance at the event.

JoBlo has published 3 new pieces of concept art from Disney/Pixar’s upcoming WALL•E, which were first revealed at this years Comic-Con. Pixar’s latest animated feature is set in the year 2700 and follows the adventures of one little robot as he chases his dream across the galaxy. The film is currently planned to open in […]

Buena Vista Entertainment has opened a fun and zany website devoted to the upcoming release of The Tick vs Season 2 to DVD on August 7. Get desktop wallpapers, instant messenger buddy icons, and more. Additionally, a montage of highlights from the series’ second season can be seen here.

Over at our Animated News & Views Forum, member “droosan” shares some pictures showcasing the Best Buy exclusive Collector’s Tin of the newly released Popeye The Sailor: 1933 – 1938 Volume I DVD.

AWN reports that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Surf’s Up on on DVD, Blu-ray and UMD on October 9th, 2007, as well as providing a list of bonus features. Notable among the bonus features is the all new animated short, The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas. The short will feature the characters from the 2002 short, […]

Entertainment News International reveals the first footage of Transformers: Animated, first shown at this years Comic-Con. The latest animated reincarnation of Transformers is set to premiere on Cartoon Network, Spring 2008.

Upcoming Pixar points to Kung Fu Rodeo who showcases five promotional WALL•E postcards, wich were handed out at this years Comic-Con in San Diego to promote Pixar’s upcoming feature.

A description of the Wall•E panel at this year’s San Diego Comic Con can be read at ComingSoon. The article covers comments from the film’s director, Andrew Stanton, a presentation by sound-designer Ben Burtt, and a depiction of clips shown at the event. The article also includes a link to Buynlarge.com, the website for a […]

ComingSoon currently features an R-rated international trailer for Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming motion-capture film, Beowulf. The movie is set to open in conventional and IMAX theaters on November 16, 2007.

The trailer for the new animated series, Spectacular Spider-Man, can be viewed at ENI. The video, which features the web-slinger taking on a group of baddies, premiered this week at the San Diego Comic Con.

ComingSoon talked to director Andrew Stanton about his next film, Disney/Pixar’s WALL•E. Set in the year 2700, WALL•E is the story of one robot’s comic adventures as he chases his dream across the galaxy.

DVDActive reports that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Surf’s Up on 9th October 2007. Directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck, the movie will be available in a 2-disc special edition. DVD extras include Filmmaker Commentary, “Not A Drop of Real Water” – Three-part behind-the-scenes documentary, The ChubbChubbs […]