Variety reports that Andrew Millstein has been named general manager of Disney Animation, while Jim Morris will perform the same job for Pixar Animation Studios. Millstein and Morris have both recently been involved in overseeing the digital direction of both studios, and each report to Ed Catmull, president of Disney and Pixar. Millstein previously oversaw […]

An article on Variety reveals that director Gore Verbinski and actor Johnny Depp are both involved in Rango, an upcoming animated film about a house pet that seeks to discover his true self. The CGI feature will be a reunion for Verbinski and Depp, who also worked together in Pirates Of The Caribbean. Rango‘s animation […]

After joining John Denver for a family sing-song, foiling Ebenezer Scrooge’s humbugging of the festive season, and saving their Muppet Theater, the Muppets are getting set to hop back onto NBC again for the holidays with Letters To Santa: A Muppets Christmas. Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo, Miss Piggy and the rest of the Muppet gang will […]

Well…not exactly, but in his first two months into his new television deal at Sony, director Barry Sonnenfeld (the Addams Family and Men In Black movies, and a producer on Enchanted) has projects set up at three broadcast networks, including The Nelsons for ABC. The premise may sound familiar to fans of Brad Bird’s The […]

Latino Review reports that the IMAX run of the upcoming Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa has been extended. The film will now run into December, including the Thanksgiving holiday season, which tends to be a popular time of year for going to the movies. Madagascar 2 will hit theaters on November 7th.

A new trailer for the Clone Wars animated series has appeared on the official website for the show. The Star Wars spin off will air on Cartoon Network on October 3rd at 9:00 PM. Thanks to “Weny’s Jane” for the heads up!

A very short teaser for the upcoming CGI feature Gatchaman can be viewed on YouTube. Gatchaman is due out in theaters in April of 2009.

As with the second Ice Age movie the third Ice Age movie is being introduced to us with a new Scrat short where the hapless yet determined saber-toothed squirrel goes to great lengths to retrieve an acorn with his adventures leading him into the larger story of the feature film. Watch the teaser trailer/short now […]

Animation World Network reports that Fitzroy Media and cartoonist Peter Gallagher have signed a development deal for the popular feline character Heathcliff. The agreement will allow Fitroy to create animated feature films, direct-to-video releases, location based entertainment products, and more featuring the street-smart cat. The cartoon strip Heathcliff was created in 1973 by George Gately, […]

Yahoo! News reports the sad news that animator Bill Melendez has passed away at the age of 91. Melendez began work at the Disney studio before moving on to Warner Bros. then UPA then helping to successfully bring the Peanuts comic strips to life in enduring television animation. He also voiced the characters of Snoopy […]

Hot on the heels of its recent theatrical release Star Wars: The Clone Wars will premiere as a weekly television series from Lucasfilm Animation, on Cartoon Network beginning Friday, October 3 at 9 p.m. The first episode will be an hour long.