A post at Animation Nation points to The Animation Guild Blog, where word arrives that Disney’s Gnomeo and Juliet has been cancelled once more. The move was revealed by a Pixar executive at a recent studio meeting.

Jim Hill reflects on the first performance of Disney’s Tarzan Broadway musical, which took place last Friday night at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. As it turns out, many members of the show’s audience noted an “obstructed view,” the result of the musical’s stage setup. While further discussing this problem, Hill likewise notes story differences between […]

To help promote the soon release of his latest movie, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Sid the Sloth will be hosting tonight’s programming on the Fox network. The lineup of shows includes such titles as The Simpsons, The War at Home, Family Guy, and Free Ride. Thanks to Kerri Boyd for the alert!

A new batch of Ice Age: The Meltdown bulletins are chillin’ online, with two of the stories coming from Sci-Fi Wire. First up, the site describes a big musical number, set to the tune of “Food, Glorious Food,” which will take place during the movie. The number reportedly draws inspiration from other musical moments in […]

The Age investigates Japan’s great presence in the animation industry, noting that the country is the “world’s biggest producer of cartoons and comics.” The two-paged article also notices the growing competition challenging that presence.

Cinema Confidential has the latest Cars character promo, with Doc Hudson prominently featured in the advertisement. Look for the “Classy Chasis” in theaters, when Cars opens June 9th.

The Mac Observer observes that Toon Boom Animation, Inc. has released a Universal Binary version of its animation software Toon Boom Studio V3. The application can be downloaded for free by those people who already own the current edition of the software. The Universal Binary of Toon Boom Studio Express V3 will ship in April, […]

For the first time in over twenty years, Sanrio, the creator of Hello Kitty, is preparing two feature films for theatrical release, reports The Associated Press via Yahoo! News. Each of the projects will star brand-new characters, focusing on canine and rodent populations. Eyeing a 2007 release date, the films will be presented as a […]

In a detailed fashion, ‘Quint’ at Ain’t It Cool News breaks down the footage shown during the Happy Feet presentation at ShoWest. Overall, the writer seems very impressed by what he saw, especially noting the energy of the movie clips.

The official website for the Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD has opened online, as noted by ‘Gnomeo’ in the Animated-News Forum. At the moment, the site only displays the DVD’s trailer, along with an opportunity to preorder the highly anticipated release.

M&C Movies contains some of the latest promotions for the May 19th release of Over the Hedge. Included in the collection are some new images, in addition to the film’s most recent one sheet. Finally, the site likewise has a humorous video, lasting nearly four minutes, starring Hedge’s director, Tim Johnson.

Canada.com takes a look at Flushed Away, from DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Animations. “Creatively it’s been a very interesting relationship. They (DreamWorks) have a lot of great talent and we had a lot to learn about writing a structure for a feature film for a worldwide audience,” says Aardman’s chief executive David Sproxton to The […]

Speaking to Dark Horizons, Queen Latifah reflects on her work in Ice Age: The Meltdown. “One of my favourite things that comes across in the movie is the idea of family. Your family is who they are and not what it’s supposed to look like,” explains the actress. “…there are a lot of non-traditional families […]

DavisDVD presents the cover artwork and special features listing for the upcoming Doogal DVD. In the bonus features department, the project will offer a “Making of” featurette. Doogal is set to bark on DVD this April 4th.

The Hollywood Reporter, via Coming Soon, indicates that IDT Entertainment’s Yankee Irving will now be known as Everyone’s Hero. Distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film will also now be released on September 15, rather than August 25.

The Sidney Morning Herald investigates a form of animation growing in popularity with amateur animators. The animation referred to is none other than “brickfilm,” which utilizes stop-motion animation with building blocks. For a look at some works in the brickfilm genre, please check out BrickFilms.com and CoolBrickMovies.com.

DreamWorks Animation has announced that Judson C. Green, president and CEO of NAVTEQ Corporation, is now a member of the company’s board of directors. Green also acts as a director of Alticor International, Conservation International, Harley-Davidson, Inc., Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Field Museum. “I am pleased to welcome Judson to our board of […]

With a thumbnail image, Ultimate Disney has the cover artwork for Leroy & Stitch, the DTV film conclusion to Lilo & Stitch: The Series.

In the article “Disney Is Cool Again,” the Motley Fool considers Disney’s recent video game, television, and film developments, considering the company’s progressing popularity with tweens, teens and their parents.

The Los Angeles Professional Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH and the Visual Effects Society are collaborating for “Experiential Narrative in Games and Film,” to be held this Saturday, March 25th. Featuring such speakers as Jonathan Ackley, Tom DeSanto, John Gaeta, David Goyer, David Jaffe, Richard Taylor and Habib Zargarpour, the event will explore the interaction filmmakers […]

Don’t forget that tonight marks the screening of King Kong: The Beast Meets the Legends of Sci-Fi, brought by Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Fangoria Entertainment. As was reported on March 14, the King Kong DVD presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with Forrest J Ackerman, Basil Gogos, Steve Johnson and Paul Davids. […]

According to Twentieth Century Fox, the studio’s marketing campaign for Ice Age: The Meltdown is set to be one of its “most far-reaching and ambitious ever.” With a slew of media support and retail partners, the campaign aims to make the film known to filmgoers young and old. In fact, as Meltdown’s stars promote the […]

Kim Possible, That’s So Raven and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody are three of the shows one may view free online later this year, at DisneyChannel.com and Jetix.tv. Backstage.com indicates that 11 new series, 849 new episodes and 25 new movies will likewise make their way to Disney Channel, ABC Kids, Toon Disney […]

The Animation Guild has released their 2006 wage survey. The report reveals some of the earnings to be found in the various careers of animation.

For someone close to 90 years old, the Sun-Maid Girl continues to look young, especially thanks to her recent computer animated facelift, as a press release from Sun-Maid Growers of California notes. The work comes courtesy of Synthespian Studios, located in North Adams, Massachusetts. To help achieve the new look, consumer research was conducted by […]

The very first computer animated movie from Walt Disney Feature Animation, Chicken Little, enters stores today. Budgeted near $60 million, according to the Internet Movie Database, the film opened in theaters on November 4, 2005. While the movie received mixed marks from critics, as evidenced by its Rotten Tomatoes section, Chicken Little still became a […]

At DreamWorks Animation’s official website, which has undergone an overhaul, it appears that Shrek 3 has been re-knighted as Shrek the Third. Nonetheless, the film remains scheduled for the spring of 2007. Thanks to Shane at the Mulholland Drive blog for the heads up!

Through Ultimate Disney, Video Business spreads the word that Leroy & Stitch will have its DVD arrival on June 27th. “This feature-length conclusion to Lilo & Stitch: The Series finds Dr. Hämsterviel having created an evil twin of Stitch with plans of building an unstoppable clone army.” Bonus features for the Leroy & Stitch DVD […]

DVDtoons has the specs and artwork for Krypto the Superdog: Volume 1 – Cosmic Canine. The DVD will fly into stores on June 20th, mere days before the competent canine’s master flys into theaters.

From the TAG blog, via CGCHAR, comes word that Andrew Milstein is once again the executive vice president of Walt Disney Feature Animation, following the release of Bob Bacon. Furthermore, the site informs that 147 staff members of Circle 7 Animation have been reassigned, with 37 employees to be layed off.