Electronic Arts Inc. has revealed via Coming Soon that the company is currently working on The Simpsons Game. The project is the result of a partnership among Gracie Films, Twentieth Century Fox Television and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising. Featuring a storyline crafted by the writers of the television series, Simpsons Game will likewise […]

Ultimate Disney has collected the press releases for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Friendship Edition, coming June 19, and The Muppet Show – Season 2, arriving August 7. Both announcements include bonus feature information and cover artwork for the titles.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Robert Rodriguez might direct a live-action adaptation of The Jetsons. Although Rodriguez could instead helm the big screen version of Land of the Lost, sources suggest that Jetsons may have the edge due to the project being further along. The latest screenplay for the Jetsons feature was penned by Adam […]

The teaser website for Superman: Doomsday has arrived. Opening with a quote from the movie, the domain reveals a behind-the-scenes featurette, as well as a large look at the cover artwork, for the direct-to-video film. Doomsday will begin September 18, 2007.

With SCI FI Wire, Julie Andrews and Rupert Everett speak about their roles in Shrek the Third. Likewise, Antonio Banderas tells the site that a Puss in Boots spin-off is currently in the works, with the project possibly being a direct-to-video title. In other Third news, McDonald’s promotion of the film will focus more on […]

The Digital Bits has posted a transcript from last night’s Home Theater Forum chat with animation and television representatives of Warner Bros’ Home Entertainment. As it turns out, Tom & Jerry – Spotlight Collection Volume 3, The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians and Aquaman will be released later in 2007, while Tiny Toons is looking […]

Upcoming Pixar relays the announcement that Samsung is teaming with Disney/Pixar to promote Ratatouille with the launch of the French Door Refrigerator. At the 2007 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, running May 8-10 in Las Vegas, the Samsung booth will screen trailers for the film via a Ratatouille-themed vignette that highlights Samsung’s Total Kitchen Solution.

Mike Mitchell is in negotiations to direct Shrek 4, announces The Hollywood Reporter. The fourth installment in the franchise was penned by Tim Sullivan. Previous credits for Mitchell include Sky High and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, as well as this year’s Spongebob Squarepants episode Friend or Foe.

Jim Hill Media indicates that Pirates of the Caribbean franchise director Gore Verbinski is working with author Berkeley Breathed on a computer animated adaptation of Flawed Dogs: The Year End Leftovers at the Piddleton “Last Chance” Dog Pound for Walt Disney Pictures. Furthermore, it appears that Robert Zemeckis could possibly be working on a film […]

According to the Animation Guild Blog, rumors remain that Disney’s American Dog is in for a title change, as character designs are confirmed as having been retooled. Meanwhile, it appears that Sony Pictures Animation will include an animated short with Surf’s Up, while the studio is also planning sequels to some of its features. In […]

Shout! DVD producer Brian Ward is supervising the work on a complete series set for Captain N & The New Super Mario World, writes TV Shows on DVD. Regarding the package’s bonus features, Ward adds, “Due to the amount of bonus materials that we’ve included in the previous Super Mario and Captain N sets, I […]

Coming Soon has the latest word on the Puss in Boots spin-off from the Shrek series. Shrek the Third producer Aron Warner admits, “There’s definitely been talk about it, and it’s definitely been in development. But I don’t know where it is in the process; I’m not involved in it.” Likewise, Warner is mostly silent […]

On Tuesday, May 8, Los Angeles ACM SIGGRAPH, Newtek and T.S. Computers will present An Army of 300. In the presentation, Chris Watts, Visual Effects Supervisor on 300, and key effects personnel from Pixel Magic, Hydraulx, Screaming Death Monkey, Scanline, and Buzz Images will break down the visual effects in some of the film’s major […]

Amazon showcases the cover artwork for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie Film for Theatres for DVD. The film will enter stores on August 14, 2007.

With Coming Soon, Robot Chicken co-head writer Douglas Goldstein talks about the show’s Star Wars special, premiering June 17. Topics within the conversation range from an explanation of Chicken in general to the involvement of George Lucas with the upcoming spoof.

The Digital Bits has the bonus features to be included with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Friendship Edition, arriving June 19. The extras will contain: a My Friends Tigger and Pooh episode, a Story Behind the Masterpiece featurette, the Day for Eeyore short, the 100 Acre Woods Challenge interactive game, a Wonderful Thing […]

Upcoming Pixar points to The Blue Sky Disney Blog, which has the latest Disney theme park plans. For instance, more information is revealed regarding the rumored renovations to Tomorrowland that could pave the way for an attraction based on Disney/Pixar’s WALL-E. Meanwhile, word arrives that the rollercoaster Mulholland Madness could be replaced by a Pixar-inspired […]

Disney Central Plaza relays the word that according to the blog A-List Magazine, much of the public information regarding the characters in Disney’s The Princess and the Frog is “incorrect.” Regarding the cast sheet that surfaced last November, a studio source explains, “When we do casting calls we frequently use substitute information as we don’t […]

Yahoo! Movies showcases a new clip from Shrek the Third, in which a dying King Harold reveals royal plans for Shrek and Fiona. Likewise, Blackfilm offers an extended peek at a scene shown in some of the film’s trailers.

Filmz.ru has collected six character banners for The Simpsons Movie. Featuring Homer, Bart, Lisa, Marge and Maggie, each one-sheet displays the humorous tagline, “See our family. And feel better about yours.”

TV Shows on DVD reports that Warner Bros. will release Legion of Super-Heroes – Volume 1 on August 28th. The four-disc package will arrive just in time for a McDonald’s Happy Meal promotion, in which action figures inspired by the show will be provided.

In a lineup of “The 25 Most Controversial Movies of All Time” from Movies.com, Song of the South and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut appear. Coming in at #5 on the list, South is noted as having “faced accusations that it promotes racial stereotypes and the idea of the slave-slavemaster relationship in a positive […]

Cartoon Brew notices that the animated 1970 Tootsie Pop commercial in which a boy unsuccessfully searches for the number of licks it takes to reach the center of a Tootsie Pop, has been given a CGI makeover. Interestingly, it appears that even with the computer animated look, the ad still uses the same audio track […]

AOL’s kids site, KOL, has released a brand-new online animated series, KOL Super Gliders, featuring the KOL mascots Ariel and Kiki, two sugar gliders (marsupials) that live at the AOL headquarters in Dulles, VA. “In the series, Ariel, the leader of the Sugar Gliders duo, and Kiki, the smart and bubbly, yet forgetful sidekick, are […]

Around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a couple was intrigued when their five-year-old son asked for an explanation regarding what was on television. To the parents’ shock, an episode of the Playhouse Disney series Handy Manny had been interrupted by hardcore pornography. As it turned out, the programming mishap was made by Comcast, rather than Disney, […]

With helpful visuals, CGSociety breaks down the special effects in Shrek the Third. From costumes to lighting, the essay elaborates on the technical aspects of the motion picture, while also comparing and contrasting the film’s animation to that of its predecessors.

“Pratt Institute is pleased to present Pratt Show 2007, an annual exhibition of the best design work by 500 of Pratt’s graduating students at The Manhattan Center, located at 311 West 34th Street, from May 8-May 10. The show is free and open to the public.”

The Disney Enquirer takes a peek at some of the latest websites registered by the Walt Disney Co. Domains included in the list range from the obvious, such as FrogPrincessDVD.com, to the mysterious, like StarshipGoodJob.net. An intriguing name is likewise discovered with Meet the Kids, as speculation brews that the project could be a possible […]

Four high-res character banners promoting Shrek the Third have been acquired by film ick. Meanwhile, Latino Review has collected a slew of pics from and for the film, including a series of images in which the voice stars pose with their animated characters.

TV Shows on DVD has found the front and spine artwork for The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog – Volume 1. From Shout! Factory, the four-disc set will be released on July 17.