Jim Hill Media considers the success Walt Disney Pictures’ Enchanted may find at the box office this Thanksgiving. The article previews the film’s concept and musical numbers, while also relaying some of the movie’s memorable jokes.

Cartoon Brew points to the official site for Nike Love, a campaign hoping to excite kids about exercising. The page provides three animated shorts for the movement.

Coming Soon and IGN speak with Kevin Munroe, the director of TMNT. Both interviews concern the voice talent, characters and inspiration for the project. Concurrently, IGN also serves the final one-sheet for TMNT, featuring a variation on the film’s teaser poster.

The Animation Guild Blog reports an update on such Nickelodeon shows as The Mighty B, Making Fiends, Fairly OddParents, SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer. Likewise, the site indicates that The Land Before Time XIV could be on the way.

Upcoming Pixar has obtained high-res pictures from the latest Walt Disney Annual Report. Included in the batch are images from the films Ratatouille and WALL•E, as well as theme park attractions Toy Story Mania, Toy Story Live, Monster’s Inc. Ride & Go Seek, Carland and Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.

On Sunday, March 11 at 6pm (et/pt), Starz Kids & Family will air a special showing of Eloise in Hollywood, featuring an exclusive look at the Eloise animated series. The television event will include interviews with Liza Minnelli, the godchild of creator Kay Thompson and inspiration for Eloise, and Mary Matilyn Mouser, the voice of […]

Warner Home Video, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation are uniting to bring audiences Superman Doomsday. Featuring the voices of Adam Baldwin as Superman, Anne Heche as Lois Lane, and James Marsters as Lex Luthor, the PG-13 animated adventure will hit stores on September 18. The official press release for Superman Doomsday may be viewed […]

Completing a trilogy of interviews with some of this year’s Best Animated Short Oscar nominees, including winner Torill Kove (The Danish Poet) and Chris Renaud (No Time for Nuts), Animated Views presents a conversation with acclaimed writer and director Roger Allers. The main topic at hand is The Little Matchgirl. Specifically, the discussion touches on […]

Director Kevin Munroe made a special appearance at WonderCon 2007 this past weekend, to promote his latest feature, TMNT. During his visit, Munroe interestingly admitted that the Turtles’ longtime nemesis, Shredder, could play a role in a possible TMNT sequel. Full coverage of the Turtles festivities at WonderCon are available via First Showing, Comics2Film, IESB […]

Last Saturday, Brad Bird and Patton Oswalt were on hand at WonderCon 2007, encouraging folks to see Disney/Pixar’s summer treat, Ratatouille. Shortly after the appearance, an early summarization of the event was relayed. Now, reports are pouring in regarding the presentation, available to view at Ain’t It Cool News [note: pervasive language], The San Francisco […]

JV Pixar News leads to Upcoming Pixar, which has obtained a high-res image of the main character in WALL•E. The picture allows one to view the intricate details of the robot’s design.

Through text, videos and screenshots, IGN grabs a sneak peek at the Nintendo DS game for Meet the Robinsons. Rather than retell the story from the film, the game provides a new storyline for the movie’s characters. In the meantime, the Internet Movie Poster Awards has the latest UK poster for Robinsons.

Coming Soon collects reports from The Force and IESB, in which Star Wars mastermind George Lucas talks about the franchise’s upcoming Clone Wars animated series. “There won’t be anything on TV like it,” promises Lucas. The Force elaborates, “It won’t be dealing with the Skywalker story. The emphasis is on freedom to portray anything they […]

The Winston-Salem Journal indicates that Pixar animator Adam Burke will speak at the N.C. School of the Arts’ Digital Arts Symposium 2007. The event will take place at 11:45 a.m. tomorrow, in a celebration of storytelling through design. Tickets for the symposium are $25 for the public, while free for NCSA staff, faculty and students.

In an update to the Animated News blurb “Working with John Lasseter” ran last Friday, March 2, the online edition of The New York Times has taken over hosting duties from The Denver Post for the article “He Runs That Mickey Mouse Outfit.” Included in the piece is a new photo of Lasseter. Thanks to […]

Yahoo! Education advertises numerous tips to becoming a “world-class animator.” Before laying down the steps to becoming such, however, the article also takes a brief look at the history of the career.

At Animated Views, Randall Cyrenne analyzes the Last Unicorn: 25th Anniversary Edition DVD. “Neither the movie nor the disc is a home run, but each has its merits,” explains Cyrenne. While the critic finds the film’s animation and voice cast somewhat lacking, he admits, “It is the story that is the real star of this […]

Ain’t It Cool News has acquired six “retroriffic” pieces of art for Meet the Robinsons. The images portray some of the vehicles of Robinsons, as well as the dastardly doings of the bowler hat Doris.

The official website for Turner Classic Movies spotlights two publications for animation fans. The first of these books is The Art of Ray Harryhausen, now available. “Concise essays and lavish illustrations look at each of Harryhausen’s many specialties, including aliens, prehistoric, creatures, mythological monsters, and much more,” describes the site. The second book TCM highlights […]

As The Triplets of Belleville director Sylvain Chomet prepares his next film, The Illusionist, Times Online investigates how European animation is confronting the “feel-good, fluffy-edged creations of Hollywood.” Chomet reflects, “Animation can be mature but too many cartoons have the same shiny bigeyes style so kids only know one taste and can’t tell the difference […]

JV Pixar News points to /Film, where a description of Brad Bird’s appearance earlier today at WonderCon is placed. At the event, Bird revealed artwork and sculptures for his latest Pixar project, Ratatouille. Likewise, he shared several noteworthy details regarding the movie’s story, while also showing a few scenes from the film. Toward the end […]

At Animated Views, Ben Simon examines the Special Edition DVD for Sony Pictures Animation’s Open Season. “Overall this is a schizophrenic movie that has an ill-advised smattering of truly outrageous moments and language sprinkled over what is otherwise what the previews promised: a fairly amusing comedy with an albeit commercially manipulative warm center,” writes Simon. […]

Worth Playing boasts seven new images from the Wii video game for Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille. Furthermore, the site showcases three pics from the Xbox 360 adaptation of the film, possibly introducing a couple of new characters. Discovered by “Zwollie” at the Animated News & Views Forum, videos ads for both games may be viewed at Game […]

Yahoo! Movies exhibits an exclusive featurette for Meet the Robinsons, introducing the dysfunctional family of the future. Likewise, YouTube hosts a brief sneak peek at the film’s Disney Digital 3-D presentation. Concurrently, The Movie Box bares the latest international trailers for The Simpsons Movie, while Comic2Film offers four television spots for TMNT, as noticed by […]

Yesterday, it was reported that Handmade Films Intl. and Ilion Animation Studios are financing and co-producing the computer animated adventure Planet One. Now, five promotional images are available for the motion picture, as seen at the film’s official website.

The New York Times via The Denver Post expands upon the work ethic of John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Feature Animation and Pixar. Containing thoughts from Pixar’s Andrew Stanton and Brad Bird, the article touches on Lasseter’s creative involvement with certain upcoming animation-related projects, from such films as Meet the Robinsons and […]

Once planned for direct-to-DVD distribution, The Amazing Spider-Man will now air during the CW’s Saturday morning Kids’ WB block, records Variety. with Greg Weisman as supervising producer and Victor Cook as producer/supervising director, the series “will focus on the start of the Spider-Man mythology, beginning with Peter Parker coping with his newfound powers as he […]

Throughout history, certain supporting characters have shown greater aptitude than their more popular comrades. A.V. Club spotlights some of those individuals, such as Hobbes of Calvin & Hobbes, Arthur of The Tick, Rocky of Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends, and Sideshow Bob of The Simpsons.

Little Mermaid – Broadway explains the visual magic that will be used to help characters swim in the Mermaid musical. “The ‘roller skating concept’ is indeed what they are doing. Puppets are being used from a Japanese art style,” writes the site’s source. “Disney did a Mermaid show in Tokyo at their theme park and […]