The Internet Movie Poster Awards has acquired the international poster for Garfield’s A Tail of Two Kitties. The sequel’s poster was obviously inspired by the well-known poster for the first film.

With two recent articles, Jim Hill lends insight into some of the animated happenings currently underway at Disney. In “With great power comes… some surprising limitations,” an explanation is given why John Lasseter and Ed Catmull may not have too much of a say regarding Disney Consumer Products. In other words, while the duo had […]

Dark Horizons entertains with numerous new images from the Walt Disney Pictures release, The Wild. Latino Review also offers a new picture from the motion picture. The movie opens April 14, 2006.

The Animation World Magazine reports that Cartoon Network U.K. is developing Skatoony, the first animated game show with live-action kid contestants. Hosted by animated characters Chudd Chudders and The Earl, the show will pit real kids against cartoons, as contestants enter three rounds of challenges. The final contestant will have the opportunity to take everything […]

Such Studio Ghibli masterpieces as Castle in the Sky, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Whisper of the Heart, and Pom Poko will be appearing on Turner Classic Moves, during May. At this time, it is unknown if the versions to air will use subtitled or dubbed soundtracks. Nausicaa.net, via Toon Zone, has the […]

Route 66 was able to catch a quick peek into the upcoming The Art of Cars, from authors Michael and Suzanne Wallis. The site observes six particular highlights to be found in the publication, to be released June 1st.

The Appleton Post-Crescent writes of the critical and financial success films of traditional, computer, and stop-motion animation have received in the recent past and possibly near future. “I think people will look back at this period as the Golden Age of animation,” states Yair Landau, vice chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment. “There used to be […]

DVD Active has collected some new information regarding the film finale to Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Leroy & Stitch. From Buena Vista Home Entertainment comes word that included with the DVD will be a never-before-seen episode of Lilo & Stitch: The Series and a “Big Red Battleship Flight Simulator” game.

Jimmy Neutron and Timmy Turner are set for another adventure in The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3, coming to DVD on July 25th. The 80-minute project comes with the main feature, 4 bonus episodes, 2 Oh Yeah! Cartoons tales (“The Zappys” and “Party of Three”), and DVD_ROM demos of Nickelodeon computer games. Cover art for […]

The Animation World Magazine studies the progression of direct-to-video films, noticing their ability to earn cash and resurrect familiar brands. Some special focus is given toward Disney’s place in the DTV market, while numerous other animated titles likewise receive attention.

Once slated for an October release, Paramount Pictures/Nickelodeon Movies/O Entertainment’s Barnyard will now enter theaters on July 28th. The news comes courtesy of CGCHAR Animation.

Following in the footsteps of numerous successful computer animated films, including this weekend’s Ice Age: The Meltdown, a vast assortment of more CGI pictures are on the way. AZCentral@Night.com briefly focuses on this new group of animated films, pondering the possible success it may meet. Similarly, Jam! Movies presents a schedule and summaries for many […]

At Animation Nation, Tom Hignite of The Miracle Companies, Inc. sends out a bulletin that two “concept styling pieces” for Miracle Studios’ upcoming traditionally animated movie are available to view at 4ever Disney.

Speaking to MTV, Antonio Banderas reveals some interesting info regarding the future of his popular Shrek 2 character, Puss in Boots. For instance, Puss’ spinoff movie, Puss in Boots: The Story of an Ogre Killer, will take place between the third and fourth Shrek films. As for the fourth Shrek adventure, Banderas also acknowledges that […]

A couple of animation-related videos have been released to the world wide web recently. First up, the trailer for Garfield’s A Tale of Two Kitties is now available to view at Moviefone. In the meantime, Yahoo! Movies has a second clip, titled “Curling”, from Disney’s The Wild.

Two more teaser posters for Charlotte’s Web have arrived at Latino Review. Paramount Pictures’ update of the classic tale will enter theaters on December 20th.

TV Shows on DVD announces that Voltron: Defender of the Universe is coming to DVD this September. The release will carry the series’ first fifteen episodes. Bonus features for the package include “original character sketches, designs, promos, TV ads, news footage, and other treasures from the 80’s,” along with new content created exclusively for the […]

Tuesday evening held the premiere of the CNBC talk show Conversations with Michael Eisner, during which the former Disney CEO interviewed Martha Stewart, Bran Ferren, and Sir Howard Stringer. As reported by The Wall Street Journal [paid registration required], through Intercot’s Discussion Boards, the show scored a 0.0 rating and 0 share on CNBC’s Tuesday […]

Trailing only USA Network, Disney Channel came in second place among the top-rated cable stations, in the first quarter of 2006. With a 2.1 household rating and an average of 2.46 million viewers in prime, the channel discovered a 28 percent increase in ratings compared to its first-quarter 2005 audience. For information on how other […]

The Animation Guild Blog has an update on the behind-the-scenes buzz of Bee Movie. The site writes, “At DreamWorks, we hear that Jerry Seinfeld remains deeply involved with the animated feature he developed and wrote as the project moves into production. Staffers say he looks at models and designs giving input, and that he’s in […]

Via a press release at Yahoo! Finance, the annoucement has arrived that Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre will host Walt Disney Picture’s The Wild, from April 14th through May 11th. In addition to a nightly showing of the film, the festivities will include a nightly presentation of exotic birds from around the world, courtesy of the […]

From Frédéric Desnoue, the brain behind the popular French Incredibles fansite, Les Indestructibles, comes an online ode to the newest Pixar product, Cars. The site sports a nice array of pics and info regarding the highly anticipated June release.

The Boston Herald speculates on casting for Disney’s upcoming Underdog, a live-action update to the popular ’60s animated series. Set to open in theaters on August 3, 2007, the film’s title character will be played by a real dog, provided with a computer generated mouth. Rumor has it that Nicolas Cage was offered to voice […]

IGN has a look at the Over the Hedge video game, brought to life by Vicarious Visions. Noting its “impressive design,” the site further comments that the Nintendo DS project is “challenging and original.” The video game adaptation of Over the Hedge is scheduled for a May 9th release.

TV Shows on DVD presents the episode listings and cover artwork for the Pinky and the Brain and Animaniacs DVDs. Details on the sets’ extras have yet to arrive, though it is known that the Animaniacs package will include the interview-styled Animaniacs Live! featurette. Both DVD compilations will hit stores on July 25th.

With The Albuquerque Tribune, Disney animator Andreas Deja shares his thoughts on what direction the art of animation may be heading. Specifically, the animator believes the future will see more of the unique type animation that blends both traditional and computer generated styles.

Negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild and major producers of cartoons on basic cable have resulted in a 20 percent rise in residuals for voice actors. “This is a significant win for actors doing animation work,” said Loren Lester of the Guild’s member-led negotiating committee. “It’s truly historic when you consider the Guild hasn’t achieved […]

The blog Luxo has received word on when the Science Museum’s Pixar speaker presentations will take place. Scheduled to speak are Pixar employees Loren Carpenter (senior scientist), Dan Mason (animator), and Tia Kratter (digital painter/art director). The dates listed are all part of the Pixar: 20 Years of Animation exhibition.

Discovered by CGCHAR is the addition of the animated shorts In the Rough and Gopher Broke to Blur Studio’s official website. The projects are located in the “Animation” section of the site.

Headlines are heating up with Ice, as the Friday release of Ice Age: The Meltdown quickly approaches. Two video clips from the film have been obtained by IGN FilmForce, while a demo of the film’s video game adaptation is noticed at Gameguru Mania. In the meantime, the cast of Meltdown has been working overtime to […]