Over at AOL, an exclusive new trailer for DreamWorks’ upcoming Shrek The Third has been made available for viewing in both Standard and High-Definition formats. Meanwhile, People Magazine reveals 5 new stills introducing not one, not two, but three Shrek babies. “It was the next logical step” explains the film’s director, Chris Miller. “This is […]

TV Shows on DVD reveals the cover artwork and specs for The Muppets Show – season 2. The site also premieres the cover for the 2nd volume of Darkwing Duck as well as listing the titles’ included episodes.

The following are 16 new stills from DreamWorks’ upcoming Shrek The Third. Shrek’s third outing is set to hit theaters in North America on May 18th.

Universal has posted a teaser page on woodywoodpecker.com to promote the Woody Woodpecker and Friends DVD coming out on July 24th. At the moment, pre-orders for the DVD can be taken while the plan is to expand the page to a full site, supporting the revival effort with streaming clips of the restored cartoons in […]

USA Today has published an interesting article discussing the return to traditional hand drawn animation that Disney’s upcoming Enchanted is bringing to theaters. The article also elaborates on Amy Adams as the main character, as well as revealing some new stills from the movie. Enchanted will be released in North America on November 21st 2007. […]

TV Shows On DVD premieres the cover artwork for Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2 – Volume 4. Meanwhile, DVD Active reveals the cover artwork & bonus features for the R2 release of American Dad! Volume 2.

Animation Xpress reports that First Serve Toonz has teamed with the BBC to produce a new animated series based on the iconic Marvel character, Wolverine. The BBC has secured the television rights in the UK for the first series of 26 episodes, Liberation Ent. will handle the rights worldwide, while in the U.S. Marvel will […]

Over at starwars.com, a first glance of the Robot Chicken: Star Wars special is available for viewing. The 30-minute special is set to air on June 17th on Adult Swim.

While doing an interview for the third installment of Spiderman, Thomas Haden Church revealed to Sci-Fi Wire that he will provide the voice of a rabbit named Buttons in the long-gestating Walt Disney animated feature American Dog. Church added that the film has been constantly evolving as he’s worked on it.

Yahoo! Finance reports that DreamWorks Animation received an unexpectedly higher first-quarter profit due to higher-than-expected DVD sales for Over The Hedge and other library titles. The company reported total revenue of $93.7 million and net income of $15.4 million, or 15 cents per share on May 1, 2007, compared to revenue of $60.1 million and […]

The 9 minute preview of Pixar’s Ratatouille has been made available by Film Ick for direct download in Quicktime offering various sizes as well as HD .

Animation Magazine reports that global entertainment rights company Entara Ltd. (Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks) has teamed with March Ent. to co-produce a new children’s animated television series titled Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist. Dex Hamilton is an action-adventure series that follows the exploits of one of the leading minds in alien entomology, a scientist […]

The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Rainbow CGI, RAI Fiction and RAI Cinema will bring the children’s television series Winx Club to the big screen in Winx Club, Il Segreto Di Un Regno or Winx Club, The Secret Of A Kingdom. The 25 million Euros ($34.13 million) budget will make it the most expensive animated feature […]

The upcoming DreamWorks and Neal Street Prods. Ltd. Broadway production of Shrek is searching for two actors to play Shrek and Donkey. The creative team is seeking male performers in their 20s or 30s, from all cultural backgrounds, to bring the iconic animated characters to the stage. Anyone can audition for these role by making […]

The Platform International Animation Festival announces the new media and mobile devices selections, finalizing the complete lineup for competition wich will be held in Portland, Oregon, from June 25 to 30. The competition will include categories covering commercial and independent films, student animation and films for new platforms, including indoor and outdoor installations, cell phones […]

DVD Active displays the cover art of Todd McFarlane’s Spawn: The Animated Collection, as well as giving the titles’ specs and list of bonus features. The 10th Anniversary Edition will be available to own on July 24th with a retail price expected around $39.98.

Based on the children’s books by Roger Hargreaves, Mr. Men will return to television in form of a short-form animated series, highlighting its sprightly characters and their never ending adventures in lesson-learning. The Mr. Men Show looks to bring the Mr. Men and Little Miss books to life once again, as a series of quarter-hour […]

Jim Hill Media has published an interesting article that looks at how the crew at PDI / DreamWorks Animation labored to make sure that the third Shrek movie looked like the first two films in this series, when at the same time thousands of changes were made in order to enhance the look of the […]

Over at Disney.com, the announced 9 minute Ratatouille preview is now available for viewing. Concurrently, Ratatouille’s offical website has been updated and now holds all the podcasts and trailers, downloads, games, and more. Thanks to “JV PIXAR” at the Animated News & Views Forum for the notice of this news.

Ain’t It Cool News has the exclusive debut of the new Ratatouille Podcast named: Ratatouille – Patton on Remy. The behind-the-scenes featurette focuses on Patton Oswald’s role as the main character Remy. The featurette also includes a bunch of never-before-seen footage. Thanks to “JV PIXAR” at the Animated News & Views Forum for the notice […]

CG-Node has published an interview with Carlos Baena, an animator at Pixar who has worked on movies such as Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars and Ratatouille. Outside of Pixar, Carlos also worked as animator for ILM on movies including Star Wars and Jurassic Park III. In the interview, he shares his personal experience as a […]

Audiences eager to see Disney•Pixar’s upcoming summer comedy Ratatouille will get an early summer treat on Tuesday, May 1st when an extended 9-minute sequence from the film will debut exclusively on Disney.com. In an innovative cross-media promotion intended to make sure that audiences won’t miss this special debut, Disney will launch a day long television […]

Ye Olde Shrek The Third Royal Tournament, Dreamworks & AOL’s online gaming tournament featuring characters and settings from the popular franchise, has officially opened its doors. The tournament will hold 25 individual challenges over the course of six weeks and at the end of the Tournament, a grand prize winner will be revealed, with awards […]

AWN reports on the the recent passing of Erica Deana Cassetti, a former animator for Walt Disney Feature Animation, who died at her home in Chandler, Arizona, on April 21st. She was 35 years old. Erica Cassetti began her career at Rhythm & Hues on the first Coca-Cola polar bear commercial. She followed that with […]

JV Pixar News has discovered Ratatouille’s very own Myspace page, wich showcases character bios, photos, story description, downloads, and two contests including a chance to win a trip to Los Angeles for the World Premiere on June 22th. Meanwhile, Upcoming Pixar reports that the Ratatouille channel on Disney Xtreme Digital has been opened (only available […]

IGN has posted an interesting article discussing the revolution digital 3-D is bringing to cinemas. Examples featured in the article are Meet The Robinsons and Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.

TV Shows on DVD premieres the cover artwork for Samurai Jack – season 4, sheduled for a release on August 28th. The site also provides some early info on the upcoming Spawn: The Animated Collection: 10th Anniversary Edition, wich is said to include all 18 episodes and over 3 hours of bonus features.

Animation Insider reports that Korean animated, CG action/adventure series Iron Kid is making its way to the United States this fall, as a part of a new line-up on the KidsWB! programming block. Iron Kid is an international co-production, featuring talent and production from a number of countries. The show will be released in the […]

The Associated Press reports that a children’s advocacy group wants the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to drop Shrek from his role as spokesman for an anti-obesity drive. The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood says that Shrek The Third has too many promotional ties with unhealthy foods to justify using Shrek as a […]

On Friday, April 27th, Cartoon Network will air The Best Day Edder, a massive marathon of animated television programming that chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Ed, Edd n Eddy. Celebrating the creative history of original television animation on the network over the past decade and a half, Cartoon Network will be airing every single […]