A brand-new image from DreamWork’s sequel Madagascar 2: The Crate Escape can be found on Filmz.RU. The still features Marty, Alex, and the gang in an African savanna setting. Thanks to “CGI Fanatic” over at the Animated News & Views forums for the heads up!

Filmz.RU currently hosts a new promotional image from the upcoming martial arts flick, Kung Fu Panda. Opening in theaters on June 6th, 2008, Panda follows the story of a lazy bear training to become a kung fu master.

During an interview featured on Rotten Tomatoes, indie filmmaker Wes Anderson discusses The Fantastic Mr. Fox, an upcoming stop-motion flick based on a book by Roald Dahl. “I really enjoyed writing the script,” comments Anderson. “It’s really fun to do an animated movie.”

In the second installment of our coverage of the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 70th Anniversary Event held recently at Disney’s California Adventure theme park we have photos from the soiree at which Snow White fans could mingle and associate, enjoy candied “poison” apples, have their pictures taken with Snow White walkaround characters, and […]

The Animation Building at Disney’s California Adventure theme park now has a display for Bolt, previously known as American Dog. Directed by Chris Williams, the computer animated project is Walt Disney Animation Studios’ offering for 2008. A photo of the teaser display can be seen here:

Animation World Network writes that the upcoming Goofy short How To Hook Up Your Home Theater will play in theaters with National Treasure: Book of Secrets. The anticipated sequel is scheduled to be released on December 21st.

This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving parade will feature new animation-related floats among its usual selection. Joining the lineup for the 81st annual event are Shrek, the Sesame Street fairy-in-training Abby Cadabby, and the Hello Kitty Supercute feline superhero. USA Today has more on this story.

With SCI FI Wire, Amy Adams explains her excitement that her character in Enchanted, Princess Giselle, is considered to be in the same roster as such beloved Disney princesses as Cinderella and Snow White. Walt Disney Pictures’ Enchanted is now playing in theaters.

In its coverage of the Enchanted Los Angeles premiere, IESB.net has a quick chat with John Lasseter. The chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios gives some brief thoughts on Enchanted, traditional animation, How To Hook Up Your Home Theater, and WALL-E.

DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek the Third debuted in the top spot on the national DVD sales and rental charts for the week ending November 18th, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Sales for the famous ogre’s latest DVD were so strong that the title is already now among the year’s top ten sellers. That popularity also helped Shrek […]

Opening in 3,632 theaters today is Walt Disney Pictures’ Enchanted. Featuring traditional animation and live-action, as well as new songs from the Oscar-winning duo of Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, the film is predicted to take the lead at the box office this Thanksgiving. Yahoo! Movies/Reuters believes Enchanted will gather at least $35 million over […]

The New York Times investigates why the two recently-released DVD volumes of Sesame Street – Old School come with the warning: “These early Sesame Street episodes are intended for grown-ups, and may not suit the needs of today’s preschool child.” From Cookie Monster’s addiction to Oscar the Grouch’s depression, the article takes a look at […]

In an update to a report filed November 12th, Upcoming Pixar indicates that the rare piece of Ratatouille artwork by Darryl Bellach that was available for purchase at eBay has finally been sold. The winning bid was $35,000, which will benefit the Valley of the Moon Children’s Home Foundation.

AOL Music allows visitors to legally hear the complete soundtrack to Alvin & the Chipmunks for free. Included on the album are covers of such hits as Bad Day and Funkytown, as well as new and classic versions of Chipmunk favorites Witch Doctor and Christmas Don’t Be Late.

TV Shows on DVD reports that in addition to a single-disc DVD, the direct-to-video Justice League: The New Frontier will also receive a two-disc Special Edition package, when the film hits stores on February 26th. Word has yet to arrive on what bonus features the collector’s set will contain.

Last Friday evening, the Walt Disney Studios held a 70th Anniversary event for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Disney’s California Adventure (DCA) theme park in Anaheim, CA. The event featured a panel discussion with prominent Disney guests such as Roy Disney, Marge Champion, Glen Keane and John Lasseter, an art exhibit, and a […]

Moviehole talks with DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg. The focus of the conversation is the company’s latest film, Bee Movie, although the Shrek franchise, Monsters Vs. Aliens and Mr. Peabody & Sherman are also briefly mentioned.

The Wall Street Journal examines the success of the Disney Princess brand, reporting some interesting plans in store for it. Apparently, Disney is hoping to attract newborns and their parents with new products. In addition, the article indicates that an upcoming Pixar pic will feature a Scottish princess, while noticing the state of Princess-themed direct-to-video […]

Yahoo! Movies has a new clip from Disney’s Enchanted, titled “Steel Beast.” Meanwhile, photos and summaries of the film’s Los Angeles premiere are also at the site as well as The Hollywood Reporter, Getty Images and The International Herald Tribune. Plus, Kevin Lima speaks with SCI FI Wire about the homages to classic Disney animation […]

With SCI FI Wire, co-writers Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman explain how they added details to the original tale of Beowulf for its current film adaptation. “It’s a fantastic epic story more than 1,000 years old, written by a monk,” says Avary, about the Anglo-Saxon epic poem. “We just filled in some of the holes.” […]

Lorne Lanning talks to GamesIndustry.biz about the future of his Oddworld video game series. “There’s not a whole lot I can reveal. We’ve got four projects that we are working on. I can’t really get into them, except you know one of them is the film,” comments Lanning. “I can say that another one is […]

Box Office Mojo speaks with Dick Cook, chairman of the Walt Disney Studios. The recommended conversation covers a healthy selection of topics, from the company’s animation library to the re-release of Song of the South.

Featuring a high-res version of the DVD’s cover artwork, DVD Active has the press release for The Aristocats Special Edition. Extras for the package will include a never-before-seen deleted song, a Disney Song Selection feature, Bath Day (a 1946 cartoon starring Figaro), and Backstage Disney: The Aristocats Scrapbook. The Aristocats will be re-released on February […]