IGN FilmForce reports on yesterday’s preview of some upcoming Walt Disney Studios releases. The big announcement was for the 2008 release Gnomeo and Juliette, a gnome version of the famous Shakespeare play and featuring music by Elton John who previously contributed to The Lion King. The report does not mention if the movie will be […]

Last Tuesday the annual Disney Legends event was held at the opera house on Disneyland’s Main Street. Nineteen people qualified as new Disney Legends this year and the two keynote recipients were longtime media personality Art Linkletter and longtime comedian Steve Martin. Several photos from the event can be viewed here:

Follow the ‘More’ link for some photos from last Thursday’s West Coast Cinderella premiere held at Disney’s own El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Blvd.

Animated News has obtained one still from the featurette Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years which is playing in the opera house on Disneyland’s Main St. during the 18-month long 50th Anniversary celebration. This film gives a comical historical sketch of the history of the park and makes efficient use of footage filmed over the […]

While there’s still one hour left of International Talk Like A Pirate Day we better mention that Ultimate Disney has just posted the movie poster for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. It looks like the skull has some interesting new earrings.

Corpse Bride reviews are now starting to pop up on the Internet. Check out TV Guide Online for a four-star review and Jim Hill Media for a review that says Bride is not quite but almost as good as The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Grab your wands and brush up on your spells. The visually stunning full trailer for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has just been made available at AOL MovieFone.

Animated News reader Kristin writes in to point out a review of Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit at the Sydney Morning Herald. “While the rest of the movie world was falling in love with computer animation, Nick Park stuck with the old ways. Wallace and Gromit are hand-made, like a Rolls-Royce.” If […]

In what is perhaps the most bizarre concern centered around Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, cheesemaker Charles Martell fears the fame that is about to be bestowed upon his cheese. Stinking Bishop, a specialty dairy made in Dymock near Gloucester is set to take a starring role in the upcoming DreamWorks release. […]

Larry Loc has posted at the ASIFA-Hollywood Blog a report of last Saturday’s evening with animator Glen Keane (sporting a new beard) held at the Laguna College of Art & Design and has also sent us a few extra photos that can be viewed here:

The official site for Comedy Central’s South Park has recently announced that the show has been renewed for three more seasons. “[Trey] Parker and [Matt] Stone will continue under the new agreement to write, direct and edit every episode of South Park as they have since the creation of the show. New episodes of South […]

A recent article in the http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/09/12/1126377253812.html”>Sydney Morning Herald dicusses animated movies that have become (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King) or are becoming (Tarzan, Shrek) Broadway musicals and mentions that there is even the possibility of a Batman musical. Thanks to Kristin for the heads up.

Clay Kaytis’ Animation Podcast site has just updated with the first part of an interview with Disney directing duo Ron Clements and John Musker. “This will be a brief detour from the Nik Ranieri series since today marks the first day that Ron and John no longer work at Disney. After 32 years for Ron […]

Just a reminder that Disney’s classic animated film Cinderella will be enjoying a brief theatrical run from September 15-25 at Disney’s own El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. A representative from Animated News will be there on the 15th to cover the opening night festivities and the filmmmaker’s panel discussion. “To further mark this special […]

DreamWorks’ hit CGI flick Madagascar is continuing to make a strong showing around the world. Opening number one this week in five European markets including Italy, the movie grossed $11.6 million to reach a box office total of $291.5 million. The Numbers reports that the film, which still has yet to open in Thailand and […]

Save Disney’s website may be out of commission now that Roy E. Disney has been invited back to The Walt Disney Company but there’s a new site attempting to carry on the Save Disney legacy: Saved Disney.

The Animation Podcast site has updated with part 3 of its Nik Ranieri interview in which Nik, “shares his experiences working on his first feature film for Disney, Roger Rabbit,” as well as discussing some of his encounters with Richard Williams.

Brandon Neeld has written in with a report on The Incredibles on Ice. Read the report here:

The 10th Anniversary DVD of Pixar’s first film Toy Story is being released today. If you have previous versions of Toy Story on DVD don’t throw those away or eBay them but check out what this new release has to offer, including: Disney/Pixar’s “First Ever” DTS 5.1 audio track, newly remastered Dolby 5.1 EX Track, […]

Not exactly animation news but The Orange County Register has posted an interactive tour of Walt Disney’s apartment above the fire station on Disneyland’s Main St. The virtual tour is hosted by Tim O’Day, Disneyland Director of Press and Publicity, and no subscription is required to take the tour online.

Mark your calendars. Here’s a few animation related events coming up later this month: September 10: Artistic Pitching for Animation Workshop hosted by The Visual Effects Society Education Committee September 10: Glen Keane Reception at Laguna Art College September 15 – 25: Cinderella at the El Capitan Theater with Opening Night Panel Discussion September 21: […]

From TV Guide’s “Daily Scoop” email newsletter: “20th Century Fox TV is adapting the book Stories from a Moron, a collection of humorous correspondence between author Ed Broth and assorted magazines, with an introduction penned by Jerry Seinfeld, into an animated series, says Variety. But is Seinfeld’s involvement actually deeper than it appears? Moron’s Broth, […]

We’ve mentioned it a number of times in the past few weeks but today is the release date for Lilo and Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch. This direct-to-video title underscores that the Disney studios down under are capable of producing theatrical quality animation, which, in turn, has made many wonder why the Disney executives […]

Broadway.com is currently showcasing the new logo for the upcoming Tarzan stage musical. Thanks to Kristin for the heads up.

Disney has had major success on the stage with traditionally animated classics like Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King capturing the hearts of audiences and critics alike. Now the group is hoping to do it again with Tarzan based on the 1999 hit film and Edgar Rice Burroughs novel. Using the same formula […]

If you’ve had second thoughts about seeing Valiant take note that animation historian Jerry Beck has given it a favorable rating. “I was expecting a disaster, but the story was solid (cliched, but solid), the animation was well done and the characters were funny. . . . It’s worth seeing.”

ASIFA-Hollywood will be hosting a screening tomorrow of Dream On Silly Dreamer, the film that chronicles the death of Disney hand-drawn animation. This film may be even more meaningful now since the recent announcement of the imminent closure of the Disney Toon Studios in Australia. Tomorrow’s screening, held at 3:00 pm at the AFI building […]

Coming Soon! has the rundown on a recent press event held in Hawaii for the release of Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch and an interview with Chicken Little director Mark Dindal and producer Randy Fullmer.

The Disney Database has a very positive review of Lilo and Stitch 2: Stitch has a Glitch, calling it “the best sequel that has ever been released by Disney . . . To all those who normally steer clear of all of the direct to video sequels as though they are the plague, I encourage […]

The upcoming Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch DVD contains a new hand-drawn short entitled The Origin of Stitch which was produced by Toonacious, the faith-based family entertainment company begun by Tony Bancroft (Disney animator, director of Mulan). Bancroft told Animated News, “We are very proud of that little short and it was […]