Box Office Mojo has the latest release dates for some anticipated animated projects. Apparently, Fox’s Alvin and the Chipmunks will perform in theaters on December 14 of this year. Next year, Warner Bros.’ Where the Wild Things Are will hit cinemas on October 3. In 2009, two films from Sony Pictures Animation will arrive: Cloudy […]

Home Media Retailing indicates that The Walt Disney Co. has sold 1.3 million movies through iTunes since placing them at the online store last October. The one million mark was exceeded during the holidays, when the company placed such popular films as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Cars at iTunes.

In preparation for the Last Unicorn: 25th Anniversary Edition DVD, MovieWeb presents an exclusive clip, titled “Crying Woman,” from the title. The DVD will available to own on Tuesday, February 6.

DVDActive is holding a contest in which one can win a copy of the animated Hellboy: Sword of Storms. To enter the competition, one must simply fill out a form which offers the multiple-choice question, “Who was involved as a Creative Producer for this title?”

Ultimate Disney has collected a variety of info regarding some of Disney’s upcoming DVDs. As it turns out, the Special Edition release of The AristoCats is no longer scheduled for March 27. However, the first preview for the 2-disc DVD can be seen next month via the Peter Pan Platinum Edition DVD. Furthermore, the site […]

The Super Bowl television spot for Disney’s Meet the Robinsons is now showing at iFilm. The 30-second ad will likewise be seen this Sunday evening, during the Super Bowl XLI broadcast on CBS.

During February, Hallmark Channel is presenting seven animated shorts that portray real-life love stories. Also available to view through the network’s website, the films are narrated by the people who actually lived the experiences. The Futon Critic has the press release for this event, including a list of shorts to be shown.

Dubbing the tunes “genuinely good,” The A.V. Club highlights sixteen works that won the Academy Award for “Best Original Song.” Among the melodies, When You Wish upon a Star from Pinocchio comes in at #5. The site explains, “It’s Disney at its best: simple and sentimental without being cloying, and emotionally effective without being manipulative.”

DailyBulletin.com writes that tennis star Serena Williams can soon be heard in an episode of Loonatics Unleashed. Airing February 17 on The CW, the episode features Williams as Queen Athena, the ruler of “an island colony of beautiful, powerful women with devious plans for the planet and its men.”

The latest pictures of Princess Giselle and Queen Narissa from Walt Disney Pictures’ Enchanted have been discovered at Circuit Planete. Thanks to Prince Kido of Disney Central Plaza for posting a notice of the images at the Animated News & Views Forum.

A new Wallace & Gromit adventure is in the works, writes Reuters/Yahoo! News. “It could be television, it could be a feature film. That depends on how the storyline develops,” Aardman spokesman Arthur Sheriff explained on Wednesday. “It will go into production as soon as he [creator Nick Park] has finished writing it.” The plasticine […]

Multiple suspicious electronic devices planted around Boston, Massachusetts were found to be part of a marketing ploy for Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The stunt resulted in the closing of highways, bridges and a section of the Charles River. Thus far, two men have been arrested for the act, charged with one count of placing a […]

A bounty of Underdog promotional images has been spread across the web. The pics may be seen at Coming Soon, IESB.net, Latino Review and MovieWeb, with each site possessing two of the photos. From Walt Disney Pictures, the live-action adaptation of the ’60s animated show Underdog will hit theaters on August 3.

With IGN, Tad Stones elaborates on helming Hellboy: Sword of Storms, comparing and contrasting the film with other Hellboy projects. In addition, Stones briefly speaks about his involvement with such Disney series as Chip ‘N’ Dale Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck and Duck Tales, noting the potential of these series being resurrected for movies.

Upcoming Pixar points to Nintendo Power, where one can see three screen grabs from the Ratatouille video game. Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille will be available in game form for such Nintendo systems as Wii, Game Boy Advance and DS later this year.

IESB.net chats with John Knoll, a visual effects supervisor for Industrial Light and Magic. Knoll has been nominated for an Academy Award four times, with his most recent nomination being for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. At this time, he is working on the third Pirates adventure, At World’s End. During the interview, […]

On the first disc of Tom & Jerry – Spotlight Collection, Volume 1, many consumers found that certain episodes contained an alternate picture/audio track. Now, Warner Bros. has issued information regarding the replacement of that disc, which can be read at TV Shows on DVD.

USA Today spotlights the upcoming Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theatres, with Aqua Teen creators Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis reflecting on the movie’s conception. Humorously, the article describes the project as, “Imagine if John Waters, Ed Wood and Rob Zombie got sick at Mickey D’s and then collaborated on a project. […]

An interesting activity has hit the web for anyone who has ever wondered, “What would I look like as candy?” Become an M&M allows visitors to create M&M incarnations of themselves, which they can then place in the site’s animated shorts or decorative images.

According to Advertising Age, movie studios are mostly keeping away from Super Bowl XLI, with just a handful of film ads to be featured. Thus, the only animated title to be included in the lineup will be Disney’s Meet the Robinsons. Speaking of the film’s marketing, a brand-new international one-sheet for Robinsons has been unveiled […]

ConAgra Foods and Digital Domain have provided a Flash version of the latest advertisement for Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Popping Corn. Directed by David Fincher, the ad places Redenbacher into the present, courtesy of computer animation. More information on the television spot may be viewed through its official press release.

Ain’t It Cool News has collected an assortment of production artwork for the Disney/Walden Media adaptation of Bridge to Terebithia. The images reveal the designs of the creatures brought to life through the film’s visual effects.

Ultimate Disney has the latest on some Disney titles coming to DVD. For instance, the site offers the fact sheet for the second and final wave of Walt Disney’s It’s a Small World of Fun!. Likewise, a press release for Little Einsteins: The Legend of the Golden Pyramid has arrived, as well as tentative cover […]

The IMDB Studio Briefing indicates that the day Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone fired CEO Tom Freston, DreamWorks cofounder David Geffen called Redstone to recommend fellow cofounder Jeffrey Katzenberg as Freston’s replacement. In addition, Geffen also suggested that Viacom buy DreamWorks Animation. While confirming that most of the conversation did indeed take place, Redstone insists that […]

The successful Ice Age franchise is looking to continue with a third chapter, indicates Variety via Moviehole. Word has yet to arrive on the film’s storyline.

The one-sheet for the Disney Digital 3-D presentation of Meet the Robinsons has been discovered at eBay, enclosed within an ad for the film’s El Capitan debut. With regular and Disney Digital 3-D screenings, Meet the Robinsons will open in theaters on March 30.

DreamWorks Animation is retooling the way it creates films, in an effort to secure long-term success. Adding a year to the production of its films, the company is also eyeing several of its upcoming features for sequel potential. Thus, DreamWorks will work toward releasing one original movie and one follow-up each year. The Wall Street […]

iKlipz broadcasts the television spot for Shrek the Third that debuted during this year’s American Idol. Clocking in at just over one minute, the ad declares, “In 115 days, the wait is ‘ogre’”.

TV Series Finale provides the full details on a brand-new Muppet project currently in consideration. With a mocumentary style similar to The Office, the mini-series would follow Kermit as he tries to gather the ol’ gang for a new Muppet Show. Furthermore, the series would reveal the humorous jobs certain Muppets have taken since the […]

Last week, it was noticed that Coming Soon recently visited the headquarters of Imagi Entertainment, where the site took a sneak peek at the upcoming TMNT. Now, IGN has posted a two-part report, describing the trip to Imagi that it enjoyed. During the studio tour, the site was treated to an enlightening conversation with TMNT […]