Yahoo! Movies has the second teaser trailer for Bee Movie. Continuing the humorous “bee-hind-the-scenes” look seen in the first teaser, this latest ad features a cameo from Steven Spielberg. Likewise, the first teaser trailer for the live-action adaptation of Underdog may be seen at Disney.com.

Entertainment Weekly suggests 21 movies to watch on Valentine’s Day. With Lady & the Tramp taking the top spot, a surprising but welcome recommendation swims in at #13: The Incredible Mr. Limpet.

On Tuesday, February 13, 2007, Don Hahn, Disney Feature Animation Executive Producer and Head of Development, was a guest speaker at California State University, Northridge. For photos from the event, be sure to check out Animation Nation. Thanks to “ShyViolet” at the Animated News & Views Forum for the notice of these pics.

In a video interview with Mint in Box, Industrial Light & Magic animation supervisor Rob Coleman gives an update on the computer animated Star Wars: Clone Wars television series. A written overview of the conversation may be seen at Rebelscum. Concurrently, TheForce.net has an image of the CGI Yoda to appear in the show.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that French video game publisher Ubisoft is hoping for success in the computer animation business. The company plans to spend nearly $400 million for the expansion of its Montreal production center. First trying short films, Ubisoft’s long-term goal involves television series and feature-length films.

Variety indicates that French studio MK 2 will release its own computer animated Puss in Boots movie in 2009 – two years before DreamWorks Animation’s Puss picture. “We aren’t jumping on the bandwagon,” Nathanael Karmitz, MK2’s managing director, commented on Friday. “Our film has been in development for more than two years. It’s just fortunate […]

A fansite for The Little Mermaid on Broadway reveals that the show now has a section of its own at the official Disney on Broadway website. Furthermore, the fansite has an extract from the Walt Disney Employee Newsreel, containing extra info on the upcoming Broadway event. Speaking of the Mermaid musical, Jim Hill offers his […]

On Sunday, February 11, 2007, the fifth annual Visual Effects Society Awards were held. With a total of six trophies, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest took home the most VES awards of any film this year, including the top prize, “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture.” Cars also was […]

In the wake of its recent controversial marketing campaign, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters is moving from a limited release on March 23rd to a wide release on April 13th. According to Dark Horizons, this move makes the motion picture “the most high-profile movie of that weekend.”

On Thursday, February 8, Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter and president Ed Catmull unveiled plans for Walt Disney Feature Animation and Pixar, writes Variety. During Disney’s investor conference, it was revealed that Toy Story 2 co-director Lee Unkrich is helming Toy Story 3, using a screenplay from Michael Arndt, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Little Miss […]

Upcoming Pixar points to About: Hollywood Movies, where Brad Garrett shares some info about his character in Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille. “I play the owner of the French restaurant where the rats live, Rousseau, who is dead but lives like a ghost and kind of nicely haunts the restaurant. They liked that character so much they called […]

The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive introduces the Disney Studios Artist’s Tryout Book, now available to view online for free. From the collection of Clair Weeks, Marc Davis’ assistant on Bambi and Peter Pan, this 1938 manual describes the company’s past production process and various job categories. To view the press release for the Tryout Book, please […]

It appears that Warner Premiere, the direct-to-video division of Warner Bros., is considering a second Scooby-Doo sequel, according to Moviehole. In addition, the company is supposedly giving some thought to a new Gremlins installment, which may use CGI to portray the creatures instead of puppetry.

Open Season easily took the first position on the national DVD sales chart for the week ending Feb. 4, writes The Hollywood Reporter. The animated comedy beat the closest competition, 20th Century Fox’s The Marine, by almost a 3-to-1 margin. However, it was The Marine that took the top spot on Home Media Magazine‘s video […]

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 20) Arthur and the Invisibles with $1,015,026, averaging $815 over 1,245 theaters ($12,777,894 total; 6th week) 25) Happy Feet with $591,291, averaging $1,028 over 575 theaters ($192,708,687 total; 12th week) 35) Happily N’Ever After with $276,317, averaging $653 over 423 theaters ($15,187,341 total; 5th week) 37) Flushed Away with $218,783, […]

The all-new Disney.com has added a section for the upcoming Special Edition DVD release of The Aristocats. Presently, the site only provides an ad for the 2-disc title, showcasing the DVD’s tentative cover artwork.

Now playing at Yahoo! Movies, an exclusive featurette reveals an inside look behind the visual effects of Bridge to Terebithia. Crafting the film’s special effects were none other than the masterminds at Weta Workshop Ltd.

USA Today notices each of the three nominees for this year’s “Best Achievement in Visual Effects” Academy Award: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Poseidon and Superman Returns. Specifically, the paper breaks down what groundbreaking effects the movies accomplished in order to be nominated.

Despite rumors of the contrary, a reliable source at Muppet Central Forum indicates that The Power of the Dark Crystal has not been cancelled. Instead, the film is on track to finish post-production by the end of the year, and is scheduled to debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2008.

With Yahoo! Entertainment, Randy Newman speaks about his seventeenth Academy Award nomination, provided for the tune Our Town from Cars. Furthermore, the composer joins Pixar Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter for a look at the song’s conception in the Los Angeles Times piece, “Two Buddies, One Vision, Big Success.”

GameSpot previews the Wii adaptation of Meet the Robinsons, from Avalanche Software and Buena Vista Games. The piece includes downloadable video clips from the game, scheduled to be released on March 27.

Yesterday, it was reported that The Walt Disney Co. and the team of Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey are uniting to form a new motion capture company. Today, Jim Hill speculates on the deal, considering the future of animation at Disney. According to Hill’s inside sources, one of the projects currently being considered […]

An abundance of contests regarding Cinderella III: A Twist in Time have been discovered. For a chance to win a copy of the DVD, one may enter a competition at Cinema Clips, Hollywood North Report, Movies Online, Movie-Source, News Net 5, NOLA.com or Teen Music. Meanwhile, anyone planning to purchase Cinderella III this week may […]

On August 8, 2006, TMZ.com reported that Robert Zemeckis was seriously considering moving his ImageMovers production company to The Walt Disney Co., in a multi-year deal. Now, via a press release at Coming Soon, word arrives that the team of Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey is setting up a new performance capture film […]

HamptonRoads.com introduces readers to Valerie LaPointe, currently employed as a story artist for Pixar Animation Studios. Receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern California, LaPointe acquired a job at Pixar after completing a summer internship with the company.

Last Saturday, it was reported that DVDActive is holding a contest for the Hellboy: Sword of Storms DVD, arriving in stores this Tuesday. Now, further competitions for the title have been discovered at The Celebrity Cafe, Comics2Film, Digitally Obsessed, IESB.net, I Spit on Your Movie, HorrorMovies.ca, Latino Review, Monsters & Critics, MoviesOnline.ca and Movie-Source.

At the Animated News & Views Forum, “Sullivan” points out that the official website for Meet the Robinsons has been updated. At this time, the site contains a synopsis, games and videos. Concurrently, “YCougar” of the AN&V Forum notices that the TMNT online stop is likewise sporting a new look. The domain currently hosts a […]

Reuters via Yahoo! News reveals the “Best Animated Movie” nominees for Nickelodeon’s 20th annual Kids’ Choice Awards. The competition includes Cars, Happy Feet, Ice Age: The Meltdown and Over the Hedge. Hosted this year by Justin Timberlake, the Kids’ Choice Awards will air March 31.

Empire Movies has the latest trailer for Shrek the Third. In addition to providing more information on film’s plot, the advertisement gives a better look at such characters as Artie and Merlin.

During an interview with radio station CISN Country, Dan Aykroyd confirmed that Ghostbusters III “lives.” With that said, it seems the sequel will not follow the live-action path of its predecessors. “It will not happen as a live-action [movie], ’cause Billy [Murray] will not come on, in the live-action stage anymore for it. But he […]