Back in January, we reported on Mickey Mouse-shaped vegetables. Now there’s word of Simba from The Lion King being made out of fruit. Check it out at Yahoo! News UK. Link from Laughing Place.

As has been reported at Cartoon Brew, the impetuous Donald Duck will soon be honored with his own star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Newly released full details on the event can be found here:

You can view several new screenshots and promotional images from Disney’s upcoming hand-drawn animated comedy adventure The Three Musketeers, starring Mickey, Donald and Goofy, here:

TheForce.Net reports that several Star Wars cartoon series, including Droids Adventures and Clone Wars will be coming to DVD soon with the Clone Wars series set for a spring release.

While not exactly an animated feature, it seems warranted to point out that there is a new fan film by Untamed Cinema titled Grayson, which centers on Batman’s former sidekick, Dick Grayson, otherwise known as Robin. This film is already generating a big buzz in the fan film community and exemplifies the fact that a […]

Moriarty over at AICN gives us a sneak peek of the exclusive poster for The Incredibles that will be handed out only at the San Diego Comic Convention later this week. The art is by famous comic artist Mike Mignola and each poster will be signed by him and Incredibles director Brad Bird.

TV Shows on DVD.com gives some juicy details on the upcoming DVD box set, Ren and Stimpy – The Complete 1st & 2nd Seasons, which will include over 30 episodes of the grunge era cat and dog team and an audio commentary track. There is no mention of who provides the audio commentary but hopefully […]

An article yesterday in the Orange County Register (free subscription required to read article online) reports that “Since the death (or severe illness) of drive-in theaters, people have flocked to cemeteries, pools, beaches, lakes, office rooftops and library courtyards, among other places, to see a flick outside.” To view a schedule of animated movies known […]

Joe Carioca at the Ultimate Disney forums has pointed out that the Official Simba’s Pride site is now up at Disney.com.

Follow the “More…” link to read Buena Vista Home Entertainment’s press release and view a newly released screen shot of Huey, Dewey, and Louie doing some Yuletide skateboarding in Disney’s upcoming CGI direct-to-video feature Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas.

The New York Times has an article which discusses the Brother Bear DVD and its comedic commentary by moose brothers Rutt and Tuke but it also makes a passing reference to the fact that work is beginning soon on a Brother Bear 2. No word yet on if it will be a theatrical release or […]

“Joe Carioca” at the Ultimate Disney Forums points out that a brief clip of Disney’s CGI direct-to-video feature Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas is now available at the official Brazilian Disney site. Follow the link to read Joe’s instructions on how to find the clip.

After having released screen shots of the sub-menus for their upcoming Mickey, Donald, and Goofy DVD feature The Three Musketeers, Buena Vista Home Entertainment has now released a screen grab of the main menu screen. Follow the ‘More’ link to view the image. The official site, which includes three new clips in addition to the […]

Over at Jim Hill Media, Jim chimes in with some of his perspective on the recent Lion King Tenth Anniversary Reunion sponsored by ASIFA-Hollywood.

Animation Insider reports that the premiere of Cartoon Network’s Justice League Unlimited is being moved from Saturday, August 7, to Saturday, July 31. This new series will retain the superhero heavyweights of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern, but also focus on lesser-known DC Comics heroes such as The Question, Hawk & Dove, Booster […]

Yahoo! Finance News reports that the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company has voted to give itself a 300% raise. “‘The new arrangements were approved after extensive consideration of board compensation practices at other large public companies and consultation with the board’s independent compensation consultant, and are intended to bring the board’s compensation […]

Jerry Beck at Cartoon Brew points out that animator extraordinaire Bill Melendez has made some major renovations to his site at {{link http://www.billmelendez.tv www.billmelendez.tv}}. Bill is best known for producing 40 years of Peanuts specials and movies and for providing the voice of Snoopy but has also worked with every other major Hollywood studio.

About.com has a new article where producer Jerry Bruckheimer reveals some more information about the two upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, including the fact that plans to film the two movies back-to-back could change. And, in an apparent nod to Weekend at Bernie’s II, Bruckheimer hints at the possible return of Geoffrey Rush’s character, […]

Amid Amidi, of Animation Blast and Cartoon Brew, and Pixar’s Ronnie del Carmen both have reports up now of ASIFA-Hollywood’s 2D Expo that took place last Saturday. Read Ronnie’s report here and Amid’s report here. As Ronnie suggests, see which well-known animators you can pick out from the pictures he has up. Bonus points to […]

Animated News was able to attend ASIFA-Hollywood’s 2D Animation Expo yesterday at Woodbury University in Burbank, and while there was not too much to be gleaned from the proceedings in the way of animation-related news, we did learn from Jim Capobianco of Pixar that there is no truth to the rumor that Pixar will be […]

TV Guide.com has an interesting review of the rather interesting Kaena: The Prophecy, a movie which was “originally conceived as a video game,” and featuring the voice talent of Richard Harris and Kirsten Dunst. Thanks to Kristin for the heads up.

Below is a transcript of a Buena Vista Home Entertainment press release announcing new “ease-of-use” DVD features that will be appearing first on Disney’s The Three Musketeers.

The Orange County Register has a brief article showing the Disney postage stamps featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy, Bambi and Thumper, Mufasa and Simba from The Lion King, and Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket that have previously been reported at Animated News. Free subscription required to read article online.

Follow the ‘More’ link for TV Guide’s review of A&E’s Pride or this link to its page at TVGuide.com if you can catch it before it gets replaced with a review of another show. Pride (not to be confused with NBC’s Father of the Pride) is a “live-action drama [with a] seamless pairing of vivid […]

If you’re wondering why your Spidey sense has been tingling it may be because of iFilm’s six newly posted clips from Sony Pictures’ upcoming summer blockbuster, Spider-Man 2.

Ever on the lookout for theatrical screenings of animated films we now call your attention to Regal Entertainment Group’s Free Family Film Festival. The festival takes place every summer and consists of movies that are rated G or PG shown at 10:00 AM every Tuesday and Wednesday. Admission is free but is on a first-come, […]

Follow the ‘More’ link for the transcript of a press release announcing the opening of a new animation studio, Toonacious Family Entertainment, by Disney director and animator, Tony Bancroft, who has contributed to such features as The Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Mulan, and Home on the Range and who […]

Animated News had the privilege last night of attending The Lion King Tenth Anniversary Reunion held at the Glendale Public Library and sponsored by ASIFA-Hollywood. The event gathered together a number of people who worked on the film and honored the regal animated feature as a benchmark in animation, one that successfully combined comedy and […]

Animation World Network updates with the list of winners at the recent 28th International Festival of Animated Film at Annecy in France, noting that Disney short Lorenzo took top honors.

Assuming the likelihood that this will be a slow news day, we now point your attention to an official variant of the popular Google search engine, all in the language of the Muppets’ Swedish Chef. Then check out the Elmer Fudd version, but remember to be vewwy vewwy quiet when you do. Also of interest […]