An official announcement concerning the soundtrack to Richard Linklater’s latest project, A Scanner Darkly, has been released. To read the press letter for the album, which entered stores June 27th, one needs to only click:

With Latino Review, director Gil Kenan talks about his first feature film, Monster House. The interview scans such topics as working with the same technology found in The Polar Express and collecting the film’s cast. Speaking of Kenan, The Los Angeles Times profiles the 29-year-old director, looking at his past and the films that influenced […]

IGN FilmForce delivers the news that the official title for next year’s computer animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is now the abbreviation TMNT. According to Superhero Hype!, the movie’s trailer should be attached to fellow Warner Bros. film The Ant Bully, although it will likely debut at 2pm this Thursday at Comic-Con.

A “handful of JoBlo.com readers” now have the chance to win several goodies inspired by Warner Bros.’ The Ant Bully, entering theaters July 28th. Details on how to enter the contest may be found here. In other Ant Bully news, Latino Review has numerous new pictures regarding the flik, including poster artwork without text.

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest with $62,345,264, averaging $15,084 over 4,133 theaters ($258,364,766; 2nd week) 4. Superman Returns with $12,288,317, averaging $3,263 over 3,765 theaters ($164,316,103 total; 3rd week) 6. Cars with $7,840,985, averaging $2,611 over 3,003 theaters ($220,001,446 total; 6th week) 10. A Scanner Darkly with […]

Ultimate Disney has acquired the preliminary cover art for the DVD to Disney/Pixar’s summer hit Cars. The DVD is expected to race into stores on November 7th.

TV Shows on DVD has the finalized packaging for the Star Trek: The Animated Series DVD, which is quite different than the preliminary artwork revealed last May. Likewise, the site’s announcement contains a list of bonus features fans can expect the set to offer. The Trek will begin November 21st. In other television-related DVD news, […]

Home Media Retailing has the scoop that among Disney’s first line of Blu-ray titles, Dinosaur will be released. It, along with Eight Below, is joining Miramax Films’ Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and The Great Raid for a September 19th due date. Meanwhile, October 17th will find the Blu-ray releases of Glory Road and […]

The Hollywood Reporter, through AWN, writes of Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi’s feud with Warner Bros., as the acclaimed animator declares, “Warner Bros. Cartoons hates their fans.” The remark comes following You Tube’s removal of several Warner Bros. cartoon clips, a move demanded by the studio. Posted by Kricfalusi, the clips were used by […]

Movie clips from Monster House are online at Yahoo! Movies. Scheduled for a wide release next weekend, the film entered 702 theaters yesterday.

AWN posts the press release for André 3000’s Class of 3000, a new primetime half-hour animated series, created and executive produced by André Benjamin (OutKast) and Tom Lynch (Romeo!). Readying for a November premiere, the show revolves around “a group of musically-gifted kids and an unlikely visitor named Sunny Bridges who brings sunshine to their […]

Releasing the details via press release, Walt Disney Records is enjoying healthy business from the soundtracks to Disney’s three biggest hits this year: High School Musical, Cars, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. In that order, the titles currently occupy the top three positions on the Billboard Soundtrack chart, representing a label best. […]

The official websites for Transformers: The Movie (1986) and The Ant Bully have been updated. Noticed by Seibertron, the Transformers site continues to hint at its DVD cover, revealing a new puzzle piece for the image each weekday. Meanwhile, CGCHAR sees that Bully’s site has captured “plenty of stills, character/film information, and video.”

Entering MSNBC‘s list of “The 10 least politically correct movies ever” are Song of the South and Team America: World Police. Regarding South’s inclusion, the article writes, “This isn’t exactly Birth of a Nation, but in terms of racial stereotypes, it’s in that ballpark.” As for Team America, its insertion is due to the opinion: […]

Defamer has acquired the company-wide e-mail Disney CEO Robert Iger sent regarding the success of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. The composition praises folks from behind the movie’s scenes, stating, “I want to congratulate Dick Cook and everyone at The Walt Disney Studios. They put their hearts, souls and creative guts into this, […]

A large slew of animation-related DVD news has hit the web recently. First up, Ice Age: The Meltdown is targeted for a November 21st release date. Listed at DVD Active, the package’s extras range from commentaries by Director Carlos Saldanha, Producer Lori Forte and the film’s production team; a new Scrat short, entitled No Time […]

Available at Yahoo! Finance is the press release for Experience Music Project’s “Disney: The Music Behind the Magic” exhibition. Celebrating over 80 years of memorable tunes, “Disney: The Music Behind the Magic” examines the Studio’s musical legacy and “draw[s] inspiration from Disney animation, television programming, theme parks, live-action films and Broadway musicals in addition to […]

The Hollywood Reporter reports that joining the cast of Shrek the Third are Amy Sedaris as Cinderella, Amy Poehler as Snow White, Maya Rudolph as Rapunzel and Cheri Oteri as Sleeping Beauty. The group represents an “elite, ninja-like strike force of fairy tale princesses” called upon by Fiona and Queen Lillian to stop Prince Charming […]

Following yesterday’s report of the subject, Animated News has acquired an image from reader Teddy Ransay of the brand-new logo for Walt Disney Pictures, seen to the right of this text. For the time being, the picture is a smaller one. Nonetheless, it provides an adequate idea of the direction the latest logo takes. The […]

You Tube is home to eight television spots promoting the motion-captured creature feature Monster House: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #8. Likewise, the film’s marketing has officially taken up residence at My Space. Audiences may enter the House on July 21st.

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest with $135,634,554, averaging $32,817 over 4,133 theaters (1st week) 2. Superman Returns with $21,815,243, averaging $5,366 over 4,065 theaters ($141,642,667 total; 2nd week) 5. Cars with $10,734,082, averaging $3,176 over 3,988 theaters ($205,908,484 total; 5th week) 13. Garfield: A Tail of Two […]

The Internet Movie Poster Awards has discovered an eighth one sheet for The Ant Bully. This Norwegian poster provides a taste of the international marketing campaign that Warner Bros. is fashioning for the computer animated adventure. The Ant Bully will pick on audiences this July 28th.

Deadwood star Ian McShane chats with Coming Soon about his upcoming animated appearances. Apparently, the actor will voice a “sad Russian giant” in Henry Selick’s stop-motion Coraline, while also speaking for Captain Hook in Shrek the Third. Likewise, McShane will join Angelina Jolie for DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda. He will voice the evil snow leopard […]

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Ultimate Disney confirms that a 4-disc extended edition of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is coming soon. Footage from the “director’s cut” version of the film will be previewed at this month’s Comic-Con in San Diego, on Saturday, July 22th, at 3:45 in Hall H. Furthermore, attendees will receive […]

With a $55 million earning on Friday, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest broke the record for largest one-day take at the box office, previously held by Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. The film looks on course for a weekend gross of at least $120 million, reports The Associated Press […]

Opening July 28th, The Ant Bully finds itself with three television advertisements, currently playing on the tube and You Tube: #1, #2, and #3. Meanwhile, from Wikipedia comes the rumor that the film may include cameos from Scott Speedman, Larry the Cable Guy, David Schwimmer, Kevin Kline, and Luke Wilson.

Yahoo! News teams with Reuters to explain some of the amazing visual effects found in Superman Returns. Noticing a hefty budget and a demand for detail, the piece lends some brief insight into how the Man of Steel’s latest foray was brought to life.

The Internet Movie Database’s Studio Briefing reveals that Hayao Miyazaki, director of the Oscar-winning Spirited Away and the Oscar-nominated Howl’s Moving Castle, has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is one of 120 actors, directors, producers, composers and other industry members recently asked to fill positions left by […]

James Cameron speaks on his upcoming adventure Avatar, with “follows a paraplegic war veteran who is brought to another planet inhabited by a humanoid race at odds with Earth’s citizens.” The film, set for a summer 2008 release, will make heavy use of the same performance capture technology that the upcoming Monster House employs. “It’s […]