Disney’s PR department has just let us know that the full trailer for the studio’s “highly anticipated, first all-CGI animated movie will have its world premiere on Monday May 23, at 12:01am, exclusively on {{link http://disney.go.com/home/today/index.html Disney Online}} and {{link http://movies.go.com/ Movies.com}}. It will be available on {{link http://disney.go.com/disneymotion/ Disney Motion}} and {{link http://movies.go.com/moviesdynamic/motion Movies […]

A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, the first bout of Star Wars mania was closely linked with the antics of Jim Henson’s Muppets, thanks to the stars of those films appearing on The Muppet Show, the millions of shared fans of both series, plus behind-the-scenes ties including Frank Oz’s performance […]

A reader email sent into us reports that subscribers to Disney Magazine who have received their latest issue will find a letter stuck to the cover stating it is the last issue and that the rest of their subscription will be picked up by either Family Fun Magazine or Disney Adventures Magazine. Readers who did […]

Taken from the UK’s Daily Mirror newspaper, {{link http://www.arena.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/film/film.htm this site}} has three scans up of images from the new Wallace and Gromit movie, The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, as well as a high-res version of the teaser poster for the film.

The DreamWorks Animation fansite {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/fullstory.php?id=632 contest has one of six copies}} to be won of the Father Of The Pride 2-discer, set to hit stores on June 7.

As {{link http://ps2.ign.com/articles/614/614488p1.html IGN’s PS2 page}} says, “Avast, ye Kingdom Hearts fans! At Square Enix’s E3 conference, one of the surprises in the unveiling was that Jack Sparrow, the drunken mess of a pirate from the movie Pirates Of The Caribbean, would be in the upcoming KH sequel”. It is not clear at this time […]

Bishop Animation recently announced the opening of their full service {{link http://www.bishopanimation.com animation studio}}. Their own in-house project Paul And His Bananas continues in production.

Effects house Shynola’s most recent animation adventure involved the Guide entries for the big-screen adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. Chris Harding {{link http://www.vfxblog.com/articles/shynola_on_hitchhikers/index.html talks to vfxblog}} about the creation of the Guide’s graphics.

Coming this fall, Activision’s Shrek SuperSlam game pits the characters from the DreamWorks franchise against each other, combining “the twisted humor and pop culture parodies of the Shrek universe with the fast-paced action of a melee fighting game”. Signature fighting moves like Shrek’s Green Storm, Donkey’s Juggle Punt, and Puss-in-Boots’ Love-Stun bring variety and personality […]

Proving that the site covers all ends of the animated spectrum, DVD Toons has posted a couple of new pieces. The first is {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/75 Where’s Popeye? An Interview with Fred Grandinetti}}, which discusses the lack of authorized Fleischer Studios product featuring the spinach-guzzling sailor on DVD, and Grandinetti’s views on this as well as […]

The long-awaited Los Angeles premiere of Dan Lund and Tony West’s short documentary {{link http://www.dreamonsillydreamer.com/ Dream On, Silly Dreamer}} will be held Monday May 23rd at the Alex Theater in Glendale, CA. The screening will begin at 8:00pm. Tickets are $7, and can be purchased at the box office or via the {{link http://www.alextheatre.org/boxoffice.html Alex […]

Ain’t It Cool News has links up for the Chronicles Of Narnia: {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20172 The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe}} trailer, as well as the next Harry Potter movie, {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20171 The Goblet Of Fire}}. The site also recently posted a link to online diary test footage of a computer generated Man Of Steel […]

A UK animation site has a new {{link http://www.theuncredibles.co.uk/ Flash-animated short}} up that ruthlessly pokes fun at The Incredibles‘ style, as well as primarily spoofing the front runners in the UK Elections, which were held yesterday: eventual winner Tony Blair and rivals Michael Howard and Charles Kennedy. Thanks to ‘LemonSwan’ for the link!

Colin Blackstock writes in The Guardian newspaper today in the UK that “To fans of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy it will come as no surprise. They’ve always known the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything is 42. But in a ‘delightfully improbably coincidence’, the film has taken £4.2m in its opening […]

As we reported recently, Disney is going ahead with plans to re-issue their original collaboration with Pixar, and the first CGI animated film, Toy Story on DVD in a lavish two-disc edition for the 10th Anniversary later this year. Those with the snazzy Ultimate Toy Box collection may pass, but the new disc does apparently […]

As well as the announcement of Justin Timberlake in Shrek 3, the Animation Now: Imagination Innovation Inspiration event, held May 1 at New York’s Lincoln Center, also {{link http://press.arrivenet.com/bus/article.php/630018.html revealed many points about other DreamWorks films}} in development, including Over The Hedge, Bee Movie and Aardman’s first foray into CGI waters, Flushed Away. Release dates […]

Ain’t It Cool News’ Moriarty recently jumped on a jet in and out of London for a {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20000 visit to the set}} of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, his new stop-motion animated feature very much in the same vein as The Nightmare Before Christmas. Spoiler worriers might want to know that the article features several […]

As is befitting one of Walt Disney’s most cherished films, and an important one in that it saved the company from bankruptcy in 1950, this fall’s Platinum Edition will also come housed in a deluxe DVD gift set configuration. The {{link http://www.disneydatabase.com/media_index.php?maincat=images&cat=artwork&type=coverart&id=646 Disney DataBase}} has the first look up of the set, which will include […]

Animated News reader Marko Markov has {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/contacts.html contacted us}} to report that Disney’s own wesbsite for Miyazaki’s newest, Howl’s Moving Castle, featuring the voices of Christian Bale, Billy Crystal, Jean Simmons, Blythe Danner and Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall, {{link http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/castle/ is now active}}. Not much there right now, apart from info on the film […]

Online animation site Skwigly is having a sale on eBay, in aid of the Save the African Needy Foundation. Skwigly wanted to help to make a difference and contacted several studios for artwork to be auctioned, with many of them signed by the directors and crew involved. Prints from cartoons such as Cramp Twins, Peppa […]

The animation-on-disc website {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/ DVD Toons}} has been busy lately, with an update of more than six reviews, covering several recent releases and everything from {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/391 The Man Called Flintstone}} (“typically fun business, a fitting way to end the original incarnation of The Flintstones, in their cinematic swan song”), last fall’s {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/392 […]

In somewhat animation-related news, and what we’re sure will quickly become known as the “swimsuit model” (just check out those trunks!), actor Brandon Routh’s {{link http://www.brandonrouth.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=31 official website}} has posted the first look at the Man Of Steel’s new costume. With darker colors (reminiscent more of “Bad Superman” in the third of the Christopher Reeve […]

Despite no recent news on Bee-Movie, an animated comedy written and featuring Jerry Seinfeld, it seems development work is continuing, with the {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=7243 JoBlo movie website}} reporting that Renée Zellweger will return to the DreamWorks fold after her swim under the sea in the Studio’s Shark Tale to voice a florist in the film. […]

Months before the film even hits theaters, print publication {{link http://www.kidscreen.com KidScreen Magazine}} confirms that Disney’s CGI comedy Chicken Little will come to DVD in March 2006, as part of a second promotional push. “Disney has a lot riding on CL and it might be the benchmark that determines whether the studio’s animation arm can […]

The {{link http://www.mymovies.net/news/news_listing.asp?filmid=4198&week=true&sec=news My Movies}} website reports that legendary stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen has been coaxed out of retirement to guide director Rob Cohen’s latest project: The 8th Voyage Of Sinbad. “None of us would be here without you”, Cohen said to the special effects master of the previous Sinbad films, “so he’s coming out […]

Better late than never! Shark Tale, which received a lack of online reviews even though it shifted a record number of units, has finally been added to the DVD Toons database. In an {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/390 in-depth review}}, the site says that “On the surface of things (and make no mistake…Shark Tale is ALL about surface, […]