Yahoo! Movies has uncaged eight clips from Valiant. The computer animated comedy from Vanguard Animation and Walt Disney Pictures will open in U.S. cinemas on August 19, 2005.

Ultimate Disney has cover art for the ‘Kermit’s 50th Anniversary Edition’ DVDs of Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island. These single-disc titles, along with The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, will hit stores in November.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Bill Murray is in talks to voice Garfield again in the sequel to the hit 2004 film. Having already signed on for the sequel are Breckin Meyer and Jennifer Love Hewitt, both of whom also starred in the first movie. However, this time around, Hewitt’s role will be reduced, due […]

In his latest “Why For” column, Jim Hill reveals how one may still hear a glimpse of the music from the cancelled Disney musical A Few Good Ghosts. Meanwhile, the article further indicates that the Tinker Bell Movie will be the first of four films to star the famous fairy, noting that the quadrilogy may […]

Coming Soon has QuickTime, Real Player, and Windows Media versions of the international trailer for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, coming to U.S. theaters on September 23, 2005.

Jim Hill Media takes a look at DreamWorks Animation’s presence at SIGGRAPH 2005, in which the studio submitted four courses, two panels and seven sketches. At the event, info was revealed for Over the Hedge, Flushed Away, Shrek 3, Bee Movie, and Kung Fu Panda, with some of the sneak peeks including spoilers. Thanks to […]

To celebrate the U.S. opening of Valiant, coming to theaters August 19th, a six-minute special sneak peek at the computer animated film has been released. To view it, or to glance at other Valiant media, including the first trailer and an updated synopsis, please click “More”. To check out twelve images from the film, please […]

The Internet Movie Poster Awards has the international poster for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, coming to theaters on October 7, 2005.

Included with a group of journalists recently invited to visit DreamWorks Animation, Paul Fischer from Moviehole writes of the experience, in which sneak peeks from the studio’s future lineup were shown. Films which were previewed at the event include Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Flushed Away, and Over the Hedge. Closing out […]

TV Shows on DVD points to the Warner Bros official site, where a trailer for the Thundercats – Volume 2 DVD awaits. As the final shot of the trailer reveals, the DVD will be in stores on December 6th.

This fall, McFarlane Toys will release action figures of characters from Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, The Simpsons, and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Spawn.com has pics for each line of figures.

Jim Hill Media offers more speculation concerning the name and future of Disney Circle 7 Animation, the computer animation division created to develop sequels to Pixar’s films.

Universal’s newly formed family entertainment label, Universal Studios Home Entertainment Family Productions, today announced that production has begun on 26 episodes of a Land Before Time animated television series. Looking to debut on Cartoon Network in 2007, the show will later be distributed on DVD by Universal. Further details of the series, plus news of […]

Talking to Moviehole, Robert Rodriguez, director of the first three Spy Kids films, stated that a fourth Spy Kids film may become a reality- but only if done with animation. “We might do an animated, straight-to-DVD thing but that would be it”, said Rodriguez, before adding, “Couldn’t do a live action thing – kids are […]

Comic Book Resources has posted an account of the happenings at Wizard World Chicago yesterday, as Wizard’s Richard Ho moderated a discussion of Ultimate Avengers, the first of a proposed series of direct-to-DVD animated releases with Marvel properties. Speakers in the discussion included Marvel’s Craig Kyle and Lion’s Gate Family Entertainment’s Ken Katsumoto. Set for […]

Available now at AnimWatch is a two-page interview with Josh Staub, director of the independent short-film The Mantis Parable. For more information on the short, one may visit its offiical site.

From August 20 – 21, the 90’s animated series of Batman and Superman will each be featured in five-hour marathons on Boomerang, Cartoon Network’s sister channel for classic animation. Afterward, the two series will appear during “Boomeraction”, a block of action-adventure animation running from midnight to 1am. For more info on the subject, please click […]

The Age [free registration required] writes of the latest short film from Pixar, One Man Band, which will play in front of Cars next summer. The article includes a fresh pic from the short. Also, Liudger’s spot at Blogger mentions his One Man Band experience at the 2005 Annecy International Animated Film Festival, where he […]

From Stone Bridge Press and author Gilles Poitras comes The Anime Companion 2, which contains hundreds of glossary-style entries to help one learn of anime’s distinctive content, images, and cultural motifs. For a better understanding of what the book covers, please view its press release by clicking “More”.

Yesterday, Pixar Animation Studios announced financial results for the company’s fiscal second quarter, which recorded revenues of $26.4 million and earnings of $12.7 million, or $0.10 per fully diluted share. Revenues for the six months prior to July 2, 2005 were $187.7 million, with earnings being $94.6 million, or $0.77 per fully diluted share. “We’re […]

Found at eBay is a two-sided character banner, featuring the characters Runt of the Litter and Fish out of Water, to promote Chicken Little, coming to theaters this November 4th.

Now up at the Disney Motion Showcase is an extended sequence from Valiant, coming to theaters on August 19th.

Jim Hill Media has artwork and brief plot descriptions for American Dog, A Day with Wilbur Robinson, Rapunzel Unbraided, and Toy Story 3, taken from Walt Disney Feature Animation’s booth at SIGGRAPH 2005. Thanks to Cory Mitchell at the Animated-News Forum for the notice.

At the SIGGRAPH 2005 computer graphics conference in Los Angeles, George Lucas mentioned his future computer animated Clone Wars television series, indicates the Internet Movie Database. According to Lucas, the show will be produced at Lucas Animation’s facilities in Singapore, where the Star Wars director is building a computer animation production plant.

According to Ultimate Disney, at last weekend’s Gathering of the Gargoyles convention in Las Vegas, Gargoyles creator/producer Greg Weisman revealed that the Gargoyles: Season 2, Part 1 DVD will be released this December. The three-disc DVD will feature 26 episodes of the series, specifically episodes 14-40, along with audio commentaries and other extras.

Warner Bros. Pictures has unveiled its 2005 Fall Preview, which includes some new shots from Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride. Those pics are available to view at Latino Review. Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride will awaken on September 23, 2005.

The July 28th edition of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel examines Miracle Studios, composed of artists from both Disney and Warner Bros. Located north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the company, which has been producing small commercial projects for the past year, is busy working on their first feature length, traditionally animated film.

The official website for Capital Entertainment has the trailer for the Count Duckula: The Complete First Season DVD. Meanwhile, one may now see the trailer for Barnyard in a variety of Quicktime sizes, at Apple.com.

The brain behind the PD Pro Digital Painter and Project Dogwaffle Paint & Animation software, Dan Ritchie, will be in attendence at this year’s Birds of a Feather. The meeting, hosted by TheBest3D.com, will take place during SIGGRAPH at the LA convention center, on Thursday, August 4th, at 2pm. Please click “More” to read the […]

Sounding off with a “Tally Ho!”, Barking Bob battles against the evil Emperor Zang, who is bent on world domination. One may view the canine conqueror’s heroic escapades in six webisodes, or play a game similar to the classic Asteroids, online at Barking Bob’s official website.