IGN FilmForce has the exclusive trailer for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, in both QuickTime and Windows Media formats. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence will hit U.S. theaters on September 17, 2004.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that due to the success of such films as Shrek 2 ($429.2 million cumulative), Spider-Man 2 ($328.5 million cumulative), and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($241.8 million cumulative), the summer box office is now running 14 percent ahead of last year, when a new record was set. The first […]

Contact Music indicates that Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliot are teaming up to record a new version of the disco classic Car Wash for the upcoming Shark Tale. The hit Rose Royce tune, recorded as the theme of the film with the same name, first hit airwaves in 1977. The remake of the song will […]

Cartoon Network has launched the official sites for both Justice League Unlimited and the third season of Teen Titans.

Latino Review reveals a new twist for M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film. It appears that the teaser trailer for Batman Begins will be showing with select prints of The Villiage, though previous reports had led many to believe the trailer would debut with Alien vs. Predator.

If you are looking for some of the best coverage of Comic-Con, look no further, as Animated-News provides a recap and recommendations for websites reporting from the event:

PR Newswire has the press release for Comedy Central’s Drawn Together, television’s first animated reality series. The series follows the “true” story of eight characters, chosen to live together in a house, with the goal being to find out what happens when people stop being real and start getting animated. Comedy Central’s Drawn Together premieres […]

ICv2 News indicates that at Comic-Con, Ait/PlanetLar publisher Larry Young made known that Electric Girl, from creator Michael Brennan, is being developed by Cartoon Network as an animated television series. Adam Beechen is currently working on the series “bible,” while the number of episodes has yet to be determined. Electric Girl focuses on a young […]

Latino Review reports that though the new Batman Begins trailer was not shown at the Warner Bros. presentation on Friday, the trailer will be attached to Alien vs. Predator, which opens in theaters on August 13, 2004. The site also has a photo of Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathon Crane/The Scarecrow from Batman Begins.

The Disney Database has menus and bonus material screenshots from the Lion King II: Simba’s Pride Special Edition DVD, which will be released on August 31, 2004. The website also features the new menus from the Mulan Special Edition DVD, set for release on October 26, 2004.

Ultimate Disney announces that the direct-to-video Mulan II, which was originally scheduled for release this fall, will now be released on February 8, 2005, thus welcoming the Chinese New Year.

The One Ring has photos of the packaging for the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Platinum Series Special Extended Edition Collector’s Gift Set.

New figures for The Batman have been unveiled at the Comic Con. Toy News International has five photos of the figures, thus revealing what the Man-bat, Bane, and Firefly will look like for the new animated show.

DPS Film Roman, an IDT Entertainment company, and Rob Zombie will produce a direct-to-DVD, animated feature based on his Spookshow International comic book El Superbeasto, which follows the adventures of the titular crime-fighter, an over-the-hill masked wrestler who has more interest in strippers than adventure. Zombie will executive produce and write the story. IDT’s Anchor […]

Wild Violet features a four-page interview with animator Bill Plympton. Included topics are a humorous piece on the Hollywood method of animation, an essay about the psychology of torture, coverage of the 2004 Philadelphia Film Festival, and humor and fiction with an emphasis on love.

The New York Times talks about Halle Berry’s role as Catwoman, which opens in theaters on Friday, and the effect it will have on her career. [free registration required for The New York Times]

At his website Jingle Belle, Paul Dini confirms new Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series DVD releases will be available before the end of the year, in addition to the single-disc releases recently announced by WB. Dini also reveals spoilers on his upcoming Justice League Unlimited episode.

Superhero Hype! has photos of the booth and pictures on display at Comic-Con International 2004, for Kids’ WB!’s upcoming The Batman animated series.

The Spider-Man films’ director Sam Raimi talks to the BBC about the two possible fates of Harry Osborn in Spider-Man 3. [Warning: the interview does contain a mild Spider-Man 2 spoiler.]

The first pictures from Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s Team America: World Police have surfaced at IGN Filmforce. With a $20 million budget, the R-rated action-comedy-musical, written by South Park writers Parker, Stone and Pam Brady, focuses on a prototypical action hero who’s drafted to help Team America thwart the world’s evil forces. Look for […]

Variety reports that Sony has acquired the animated feature Monster House from DreamWorks. The feature will be the second film to use “performance capture” animation, after The Polar Express. [paid subscription required for Variety]

TV Shows on DVD indicates that Spongebob Squarepants: The Complete 2nd Season will contain all 40 of the 11-minute episodes from the second season. In addition, this 3-DVD box set will include the following special features: Nick DVD game demo, 7 audio commentaries, 2 storyboards, “Around the World with SpongeBob Squarepants”, and a script viewer […]

Following a {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001068.html previous report}} that stated that Universal had optioned Kate DiCamillo’s award-winning book The Tale of Despereaux: Being The Story Of A Mouse, A Princess, Some Soup, And A Spool Of Thread comes news that Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville) will serve as the director of the animated feature, according to […]

Ain’t It Cool News reports that DreamWorks has beaten New Line Cinema in a bid to acquire Transformers. Supposedly, Hasbro was leaning towards accepting New Line’s offer until Steven Spielberg, the ‘S’ in DreamWorks SKG, got into a plane and flew to Rhode Island to personally meet with Hasbro’s team. As producer Don Murphy’s website […]

DVD Answers has an exclusive first look at the official region two artwork for the Spider-Man 2 DVD, although the cover may be subject to change.

DVD Times has an updated bonus features list for the Aladdin Platinum Edition DVD. New additions to the list include a brand new music video of A Whole New World performed by Newlyweds stars Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey; deleted scenes: Aladdin And Jasmine’s First Meeting and Aladdin In The Lap Of Luxury; and recordings […]

It appears that Warner Brothers is starting fresh with the new Superman movie, now known as Superman Returns. Replacing McG’s direction and J.J. Abrams’ script are Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty, and Dan Harris, the team behind X2: X-Men United. Ain’t It Cool News has the details.

For those who have seen I, Robot and wondered where the Batman Begins trailer that was supposed to play in front of it was, Cinescape clears things up, reporting that Warner Brothers decided the right time to debut the trailer has not arrived yet. And no, the trailer will not be showing with Catwoman either. […]

DVD Answers has the details of the Spider-Man 2 2-Disc DVD, which will be released on Friday, November 19, 2004.

Ain’t It Cool News brings the latest news on George Miller’s animated film Happy Feet, which Miller hopes to animate with photo-realistic CGI animation. However, Animal Logic, the special effects company commissioned to bring the project to life, has never handled this type of task before. Still, the company has spent the last eighteen months […]