JV Pixar News via the Animated News & Views Forum spreads the word that Ratatouille producer Brad Lewis has confirmed he is working on a Pixar project that has yet to be officially announced. Lewis mentions the venture in videos hosted by IESB.net and YouTube.

A low-resolution version of the teaser poster for Alvin and the Chipmunks has been placed at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. Promising the title characters to be “back & bigger than ever,” the one-sheet provides the first look at the Chipmunks in their new computer generated forms. Directed by Tim Hill, the live-action/animated Alvin and […]

USA Today is now offering the opportunity to cast one’s choice in “The Simpsons Movie Spingfield Challenge.” Readers may view video representations for each of the eligible Springfields in the competition, before voting which state should host the movie’s hometown premiere.

Revealing the package’s front and rear artwork, TV Shows on DVD lists the bonus features to be found in The Grim Adventures of Bill & Mandy – The Complete Season 1. Scheduled to hit stores on September 18, the two-disc set will contain 13 episodes of the Cartoon Network series.

With the article “Wizards at Pixar work hard to stand out,” CNN investigates the behind-the-scenes happenings and critical acclaim of Pixar Animation Studios’ line of films. In the meantime, director Brad Bird and comedian Patton Oswalt talk about their latest project, Ratatouille, with NPR. Concurrently, Upcoming Pixar points out that the film has received the […]

KidScreen Magazine writes that to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Fraggle Rock, property owner HIT Entertainment has arranged some key licensing deals to help raise public awareness of the brand. For instance, The Emperor’s New Clothes apparel will produce vintage tees for adult fans of Fraggle Rock, while Koch Records will release a three-CD collection […]

Coming Soon reports that Cartoon Network will bring viewers the live-action/animated series Out of Jimmy’s Head this fall. The show will expand the world introduced last year in the channel’s original movie Re-Animated. Regarding Jimmy’s Head, Michael Ouweleen, senior vice president of programming and development for Cartoon Network, explained, “With the success of the movie […]

On sale now at Xlibris books from the masterful hand of Didier Ghez comes Walt’s People – Volume 5, the next in a series of books conducting serious, scholarly interviews with artists who knew Walt Disney himself. Volume 5 features “in-depth interviews with artists James Algar, Bill Anderson, Buddy Baker, Jack Bradbury, George Bruns, Alice […]

Ain’t It Cool News points out the involvement of animator Tim Pyle (Invader Zim) on M51 & Gizmo. Blending traditional and computer animation, the educational short “looks at NASA’s Spitzer space telescopes and their role in the search for life in the universe, specifically where habitable planets can be located.” In other anime news, AICN […]

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1) Ratatouille with $47,027,395, averaging $11,935 over 3,940 theaters (1st week) 11) Shrek the Third with $2,673,877, averaging $1,294 over 2,066 theaters ($313,739,703 total; 7th week) 12) Surf’s Up with $2,446,757, averaging $977 over 2,503 theaters ($53,760,658 total; 4th week) 30) Meet the Robinsons with $96,310, averaging $1,035 over 93 […]

SCI FI Wire offers a video montage of interviews with Ratatouille writer/director Brad Bird and stars Patton Oswalt, Janeane Garofalo and Lou Romano. Meanwhile, Pixar illustrator and production designer Romano and story artist and animator Peter Sohn explain how they acquired the roles of Linguini and Emile for the film. In addition, Bird and producer […]

According to Variety, Kevin Costner will produce, finance and lend his voice to The Explorers Club, an new animated series that will originate on the Internet during the holiday season in 12 four-minute segments. Costner intends to build a following and then turn The Explorers Club into a live-action feature. The animated series is a […]

Deadline Hollywood Daily reports that Pixar’s Ratatouille was the number 1 movie in America this weekend, opening big with $47.2 mil this weekend across more then 3,940 theaters. Ratatouille‘s debut is still well below the last Pixar toon Cars, which opened in 2006 to $60 mil and earned less than 2003’s Finding Nemo ($70 mil) […]

TV Shows on DVD reveals that the 2002 series of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe will be making its way to DVD in the near future. The site also reveals the rear cover artwork for Voltron: Defender Of The Universe, Josie And The Pussycats and Superman: Doomsday.

Coming Soon hosts the latest poster for The Simpsons Movie while reporting that the full site went online and now hosts multiple games, downloads, a Virtual Springfield Tour and the ability to create your own Simpsons character. Meanwhile, /Film points to a Flickr.com album wich showcases a bunch of pictures of the first 7-Eleven turned […]

As noticed by Coming Soon, this week’s Cinema Expo, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, supplied a large assortment of new posters, banners and floor displays for upcoming features. Among the various films, titles relating to animation included Bee Movie, Horton Hears a Who!, The Simpsons Movie, Enchanted, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Beowulf. Film […]

Ratatouille story supervisor Mark Andrews discusses the research that went into making the animated film with Leo N. Holzer at TheReporter.com. A trip to Paris was a must. “With Google, we could look at shots of Paris until our eyes bleed, but you don’t get a sense of the true light there. You don’t get […]

Cable channel Boomerang, Cartoon Network’s sister network, announced a special Independence Day marathon where they will air every episode of the first prime time animated series, The Flintstones, in chronological order. Kicking things off at 6am on Wednesday, July 4, will be the original pilot, entitled The Flagstones. The series finale will air Saturday, July […]

The Hollywood Reporter indicates that the Weinstein Company, animation management powerhouse Gotham Group and the Chungcheongnam-do government of South Korea are teaming to produce and distribute animated features. In addition, the Weinstein Co. and Gotham Group have entered a multiyear, first-look deal that will provide the Weinsteins with a steady stream of animated and family […]

Moviefone presents the quiz “Are you a Pixar pro?” With queries spanning all of the company’s movies, this fun 13-question challenge can help one determine just how much a Pixar fan he or she truly is.

o-meon reports the sad news that Disney animator/director Art Stevens passed away last May 22 due to a heart attack. Stevens began work at Disney in 1940 and worked on animated features such as Fantasia, Song of the South, The Three Caballeros, the Winnie the Pooh shorts and more. He helped Ward Kimball out with […]

Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille opens today in 3,940 theaters according to Box Office Mojo. The film is wowing the critics, garnering an impressive 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, and a perfect 100% with the Cream of the Crop critics. The film is being gushed over for its look (Chicago Tribune: “you have never seen a computer-animated […]

Coming Soon points to the blog of Mirage Studios’ Steve Murphy, where it is confirmed that the a sequel to TMNT is looking more likely to happen. While the odds of a second installment in the computer animated franchise were recently described as “50-50,” Murphy writes that the odds have been raised to “70-30,” with […]

The American Chronicle asks the question, “Where is all the Simpsons Movie merchandise just one month before the movie hits theaters?” As a fan of the show, the article’s author, Timothy Sexton, ponders why more items relating to the film are unavailable at stores such as Target and Walmart.

StoryMakers Studio is preparing an event honoring Woody Woodpecker and his creator Walter Lantz. With appearances by popular personalities in the animation industry, the ceremony may be seen by both Los Angeles attendees and the online community. Futhermore, everyone who registers to view the Woodpecker/Lantz celebration will receive their choice of animation-related eBooks. More details […]