Release dates for upcoming Superman and Batman DVD sets moved to January
Toon Zone reports that Warner Bros. has moved the release date for the upcoming Batman: The Animated Series – Volume Two and Superman: The Animated Series – Volume One DVD sets to January 25, 2005. The sets were originally planned for a December 7, 2004 release. |
Listen to Shark Tale's Car Wash
The first single from the Shark Tale soundtrack, a new version of Car Wash by Christina Aguilera featuring Missy Elliot, is available to listen to at Streamos. |
Spongebob Squarepants Movie website updated
The official website for The Spongebob Squarepants Movie has been given an interesting makeover. Thanks to ‘monkeyboy12’ at the AN Forum for the heads up! |
View a clip from The Batman
A clip, featuring Batman fighting an enormous Bane, from the upcoming The Batman animated series is now available at Superhero Hype!. The Batman premieres Saturday, September 11 (10:30 a.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT), on Kids’ WB!’s new Saturday morning slate for the 2004-2005 season. |
New Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence pics
IGN FilmForce has thirty new images from Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. |
Proud ratings for Pride
The Internet Movie Database reports that Father of the Pride’s premiere last night on NBC captured the highest ratings of the night, pulling in a 7.0 rating and an 11 share in the 9:00-9:30 p.m. timeslot. It also was the top-rated show of the night among adults 18-49. |
Katzenberg defends Pride
The Internet Movie Database reports that Jeffrey Katzenberg holds NBC’s promo department responsible for any negative buzz regarding the DreamWorks-produced Father of the Pride. Responding to the negative reaction that the series received from advertisers after they were shown a preview of the show earlier this year, Katzenberg states, “I think NBC has one of […] |
Sky Captain cast ready for prequel; new film clip online
Angelina Jolie tells Coming Soon! that should Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow be a hit, the cast is ready to make a prequel. Issues covered in the prequel would include Franky Cook’s romance with Sky Captain, why Cook has an eye patch, and much more. In other Sky Captain news, Moviefone has a […] |
Coming Soon's Lion King 2: Simba's Pride Special Edition DVD review
Coming Soon! reviews the Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride Special Editon DVD, giving the film a score of 6/10 and the extras a score of 8/10. The website’s “bottom line” is, “Kids will enjoy Simba’s Pride, but adults will probably enjoy going back and watching the first film more. The extras on this Special Edition […] |
Interview with Father of the Pride's Cheryl Hines and Julian Holloway.
IGN FilmForce interviews Father of the Pride stars Cheryl Hines and Julian Holloway. |
New Witchblade anime series in the works
ICv2 reveals that at the Top Cow panel at Wizard World Chicago, the licensing of Witchblade to the Japanese studio Gonzo Digimation (Blue Submarine #6, Burst Angel) for the production of a 26-episode anime TV series was announced. Matt Hawkins states that Gonzo would drop the character of Sara Pezzini, the heroine of the American […] |
More info on Pirates of the Caribbean's "lost disc"
Ultimate Disney has the cover art and more information for the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 3-disc DVD, hitting store shelves on November 2, 2004. In addition to carrying the two discs of the previous Pirates DVD release, the new set will include “The Lost Disc”, featuring 8 never-before-scene […] |
A little bit of Pride: Part III and IV
The Dreamworks SKG Fansite has added Part III and IV of their interview with the producers of Father of the Pride. |
Star Wars Episodes 7 – 9 to be animated?
Moviehole and IESB report that Star Wars Episodes 7 – 9 – if the sequels do happen – may be animated, considering the actors from the original trilogy are respectively older than they were in the previous installments, and Lucasfilm has a new Singapore animation studio that would be perfect for such a venture. If […] |
Bambi Platinum Edition DVD to hit stores on March 1, 2005
USA Today mentions that Bambi’s Platinum Edition DVD will be released on March 1, a week earlier than expected. As for the film’s digitally restored video and surround sound, Disney home video executive Gordon Ho remarks, “It’s amazing how much more vivid and clear it looks from the color and clarity standpoint.” As for the […] |
Tarantino and Latifah join Muppets in Oz
The Daily Record reports that director Quentin Tarantino will appear in The Muppets’ Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Dark Horizons adds that the synopsis for the film revolves around Dorothy Gale (R&B singer Ashanti), who longs to hit the big time, while she works at the diner of her Auntie Em (possibly Queen Latifah, who is […] |
Watch the new Team America television spot online
MTV.com has an exclusive new preview for Team America: World Police. |
A little bit of Pride: Part 2
Part 2 of the DreamWorks SKG Fansite‘s interview with the producers of Father of the Pride is now online. |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence review
“IronGiant or Something” at Ain’t It Cool News takes a mostly positive look at Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, remarking, “I strongly recommend it for anime fans and people who like long drawn-out existential exchanges that look amazing.” |
Yogi Bear movie in the works at Warner Bros.
Coming Soon indicates that Sunrise Entertainment is developing a Yogi Bear feature film at Warner Bros., with Todd R. Jones and Earl Richey Jones (Johnson Family Vacation). |
More Sky Captain interviews
Ain’t It Cool News speaks with Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow director Kerry Conran and producer Jon Avnet, while Latino Review talks with the film’s stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law. |
Proud, Aiken photos
Ultimate Disney has posted three new pictures concerning the new musical number for the Aladdin DVD, Proud of Your Boy. Though the three pics focus on the song’s performer Clay Aiken, the first photo also features an image from the song’s film sequence. |
Fenton to compose music for Valiant
Music from the Movies reveals that British composer George Fenton (whose scores were used as stock music in The Ren and Stimpy Show and Rocko’s Modern Life) will score Disney/Vanguard’s WWII adventure Valiant. He has also just completed the BBC/A&E television special Pride, a photorealistic approach to a dramatic story featuring animated lions in the […] |
Cox, Glover, Elliott, and Sykes join James in The Barnyard
Variety reports that Courteney Cox, Danny Glover, Sam Elliott and Wanda Sykes have joined Kevin James in the voice cast of Nick Movies’ CGI-animated comedy The Barnyard. James has the role of the lead character, a carefree cow named Otis, who is suddenly placed in a position of responsibility around the barnyard, forcing him to […] |
Watch The Batman's intro
The official website for the upcoming The Batman animated series has posted a first look at the series’ intro. The Batman will arrive Saturday, September 11, 2004. |
Spider-Man 2 DVD art online
DVD Answers has the cover art for the six versions of the Spider-Man 2 DVD, along with two pictures of menu art. |
Hear the entire Sky Captain soundtrack; Sky Captain's cast speak
One can listen to the entire soundtrack to Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow at AOL Music. Meanwhile, Coming Soon! chats with the cast of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, including Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Giovanni Ribisi, Bai Ling, and director Kerry Conran. |
Gargoyles Season 1 DVD Collection press release
Ultimate Disney has the press release for the Gargoyles Season 1 DVD Collection. The two-disc set will hit stores on December 7, 2004 |
Lady Death: The Motion Picture to receive October release
The movie’s official website has announced that Lady Death: The Motion Picture, the first animated feature produced by the ADV Films’ original content division, will have its DVD release on October 5, 2004. |
Ashanti to don the red slippers in Muppets' Wizard of Oz
According to Jim Hill Media, Ashanti has landed the role of Dorothy in the upcoming television movie Muppets’ Wizard of Oz, as Hillary Duff’s financial demands for the role were refused by Disney. |