Animated News Weekly Archive
One downside to getting to celebrate another big milestone like our 20th anniversary is that there's not a lot more left to show or tell about our history. However, after some major excavation deep into the embarrassingly cluttered AV archives, we were able to find another dusty bit of long lost content under some old boxes of cease and desist letters and moldy Norm Of The North promotional plush.
From the first week of our launch in October of 2003 and intermittently over the next six years or so, we had an email newsletter. Sure these messages may not be too useful anymore! But they're actually kind of fun as a sort of virtual time capsule. And perhaps some future animation researcher might find the links useful. Either way, they're part of our story and we're happy to be able to move them from the dark, cobwebbed recesses of the AV archives and back into the warm light of our anniversary celebration!
So travel back 20 years with us to see how we covered the top stories of the day!
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Subject: Animated News Weekly 07/18/04 – 07/24/04: Hello, and we’re back with the Animated News Weekly. Please copy and paste any split links into your browser for more info on a given subject. This week: news from the Comic-Con, DreamWorks goes public and much, much more! ----EXCLUSIVE!---- Animated News were the first to score images from the upcoming November DVD release of SHREK 2. Coming with a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, two commentary tracks and a wealth of additional features, check out our descriptions, technical specs, plus screen shots, here: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001941.html ----FEATURE FILMS---- DESPEREAUX – Belleville’s SYLVAIN CHOMET is confirmed as the director of Universal’s adaptation: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001942.html MONSTER HOUSE – Sony Animation has picked up this long-in-development DreamWorks picture, which will be made using ImageWorks’ own “Performance Capture” software that will get its first airing with this Christmas’ The Polar Express: http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117907995&cs=1 TEAM AMERICA – the antidote for the good-natured superhero spoof The Incredibles from the South Park boys, have their first few images online: http://media.filmforce.ign.com/media/693/693326/imgs_1.html?fromint=1 I, ROBOT – behind the scenes of the hit movie: http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=319b255d&atype=articles&id=2162 HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE – Japanese website now up: http://www.howl-movie.com/ TRANSFORMERS MOVIE PART I – DreamWorks is looking to make the movie, with the long-attached director Robert Zemeckis in the lead to direct: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001931.html DELGO – a profile of the film and the company behind it: http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/living/9184940.htm CATWOMAN – the NY Times looks at the pros and cons the much-maligned film could do for star Halle Berry. The film is expected to open in third place, with less than $20m: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/21/movies/21HALL.html SHARK TALE – news on DreamWorks’ next film’s premiere: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040721/NOTE21N-5/TPEntertainment/Film THE LAST UNICORN – the Rings-styled live-action version has been set back another year, with 2006 now looking likely with a new director: http://www.the-last-unicorn.net/info.htm ----DVD RELEASES---- ALADDIN – The contents of that gorgeous looking Gift Set: http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=4397&n=2&burl=r%3D0%26s%3D1%26n%3D2 ALADDIN – a look at the REGION TWO edition: http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=11952 GARFIELD THE MOVIE – initial specs: http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=4414&n=1&burl= TOM AND JERRY: SPOTLIGHT COLLECTION – specs and menu art: http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=4299&n=1&burl= WACKY RACES – complete series specs art artwork: http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=4296&n=2&burl=r%3D0%26s%3D1%26n%3D2 REN AND STIMPY – the first and second seasons come to disc: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1902&Nav=yes SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS – second season coming: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1924 MORE BATMAN and SUPERMAN ANIMATED SERIES DVD releases are on the way, and according to producer Paul Dini, they will be out before year’s end: http://www.jinglebelle.com/news.html MULAN – menu screens from the upcoming 2-disc set: http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4557 MULAN II – first image and release date (early 2005, just in time for Chinese New Year): http://www.ultimatedisney.com/hgg2004/mulan-hgg.html LION KING II – new menu shots and bonus screencaps: http://www.disneydatabase.com/dvd_screens.php?movieid=50&dvdid=26 MICKEY’S TWICE UPON A CHRISTMAS – or, “Mickey’s Upon Twice A Christmas” if the title treatment on this cover art is to be believed (did they forget to put that in?). Get ready for Plastic Mouse: http://www.disneydatabase.com/news_more.php?id=24 THE IRON GIANT has been pushed back a couple of months (again!) so that Warners really can ride the wave of Brad Bird’s Incredibles success come November. The new date allows for the new Pixar film to open, after which we can all run out and pick up his original feature debut on November 16: http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=4236&n=1&burl= EL SUPERBEASTO – Rob Zombie will direct this comic book transfer: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001977.html POPEYE’S VOYAGE – cover art and details for the sailor’s upcoming CG adventure THE QUEST FOR PAPPY: http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/594 ----INTERVIEWS---- Spider-Man 2’s JOHN DYKSTRA talks web-slinging in CGI: http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=319b255d&atype=articles&id=2159 Cane-Toad’s ANDREW SILKE at the 10 Second Club: http://10secondclub.net/news_link.php?id=229 BILL PLYMPTON talks to Wild Violet about his career and latest with Hair High: http://www.wildviolet.net/spring3/bill_plympton.html ----CHARACTERS AND HISTORY---- JERRY GOLDSMITH, the legendary composer of many animation and related films, plus a slew of Star Trek projects, among a great many other scores, has died aged 75. Full tribute here: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001965.html ROBIN: THE BOY WONDER FLIES AGAIN – a new, fan-made film hits the web, looking at what might happen if Batman’s sidekick had to go it alone: http://theforce.net/theater/nonsw/grayson/ NICKTOONS FILM FESTIVAL – call for entries and a chance for a $10,000 prize and your movie on TV: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001953.html ANYA CORAZON – she’s a young Latina comic book heroine who will soon be able to do whatever a spider can: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/lifestyle/orl-spidergirl072204jul22,1,1071806.story?coll=orl-home-promo ----COMIC-CON 2004---- THE BATMAN, the WB’s new animated version for kids, is spotted: http://superherohype.com/batman/index.php?id=1767 THE BATMAN – VILLAINS – the new toy line revealed: http://afigures.com/g/?mode=album&album=2004_SDCC%2FMattel%2FBatman&dispsize=800&start=0 LEMONY SNICKET – images from the fantasy adaptation: http://latinoreview.com/films_2004/comiccon/comiccon_2004.html ELECTRIC-GIRL – an independently published comic book is in development for Cartoon Network: http://icv2.com/articles/home/5377.html TRANSFORMARS MOVIE PART II – DreamWorks will partner with toy originator Hasbro and international co-producer Paramount on the project: http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_1033443.html?menu=entertainment STAR WARS EPISODE III – the Comic-Con crowd were told the title of the next film. REVENGE OF THE SITH will open May 2005: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=8&u=/ap/20040724/ap_on_en_mo/star_wars_title ANIMATED STAR WARS – Clone Wars, Droids and Ewoks are coming to disc: http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/637 THE INCREDIBLES – win signed Mike Mignola poster art: http://aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=18031 LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING – EXTENDED EDITION – the first photos of what to expect in the big gift set collection: http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/group/1456/range/1 More at the official COMIC-CON site: http://www.comic-con.org/ ----TELEVISION / THEMED / STAGE---- DIVE-IN MOVIES – catch a flick in the outdoors: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001937.html INDUSTRY OF WAR – a new comic book about two government agents on the trail of high-tech military weapons, has had its movie rights snapped up: http://www.chud.com/news/july04/jul20war.php3 MARY POPPINS – full stage show cast announced: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/87360.html What happens when you put a superhero, a fairy-tale princess and various other stock animated figures in one confined, Big Brother-type environment? That’s the premise behind DRAWN TOGETHER, a new fully “animated reality series” from Comedy Central: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-23-2004/0002217054&EDATE= THIS LAND – the rivalry in the US election race is very amusingly played upon in this fun animated short. The LA Times has news on the success of the originating website: http://www.latimes.com/la-wk-pollard22jul22,1,3969818.story . . .and here’s a link to the THIS LAND short itself: http://www.jibjab.com/ ----BUSINESS---- Pixar’s expansion problems: http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1865~2285196,00.html PIXAR AND DISNEY back together? The NY Times seems to think that Steve Jobs realizes that the Mouse House actually is his perfect fit: http://www.nypost.com/business/25409.htm DREAMWORKS GOES PUBLIC, PART I – the animation department is looking to raise $650 million: http://money.cnn.com/2004/07/21/news/midcaps/dreamworks_ipo/index.htm DREAMWORKS GOES PUBLIC, PART II – The Street.com doesn’t think it’s such a good idea, listing the IPO move as number four in its “Five Dumbest Things On Wall Street This Week”: http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/markets/dumbestgm/10173311_2.html “Bust up the conglomerates” – Ted Turner isn’t feeling sour, is he? He outlines the history of big media mergers, but doesn’t mention his run-ins with the Time Warner corporation: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2004/0407.turner.html BACK TO WORK FOR DISNEY STAFFERS – it might not be the high-end of the animation market, but staffers from the recently closed Walt Disney Feature Animation-Florida are finding new homes in the video gaming world: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/nationworld/orl-bk-studio072204,0,7426539.story?coll=orl-home-headlines Business Week on the “Japanese Invasion”: http://biz.yahoo.com/bizwk/040723/b3893091_1.html ----AN APOLOGY---- In last week’s mailout and on the main web page, we incorrectly attributed a story to the Coming Soon site, which later turned out to be false. Our story stated that Blue Sky Studios were developing a project based on the book “The Delicious Adventures Of Chilli Wanton Willie”. This information was erroneous and came from a newspaper interview with representatives of Waldo West, the creators of “Willie”. We apologise to Coming Soon and Blue Sky/Fox Animation for any distress this report may have caused. ----WRAP UP---- That’s all for this week, folks! Don’t forget to visit us online at http://www.animated-news.com and contribute through our forums: http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/ Have a great week, The Animated-News Team. ---------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: The news shared in this email contains material and links to other non-associated websites. Animated-News.com is not responsible for any consequences arising from the participating and use of these sites, and cannot be held liable for any content that may prove to be untrue, or stories that may later have elements within them changed by the creators of the reported projects. Original content ©2004 Animated-News.com.
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