He-Man and the Masters of the Universe – The Best Top 5 Episodes: Season 1 and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe – The Best Top 5 Episodes: Season 2 are coming to Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP) on August 23rd, reports TV Shows on DVD. Together, the two releases contain basically the same content […]

The Internet Movie Database indicates that in an interview with The New York Times [free registration required], Disney CEO-designate Robert Iger states that he recently visited Jobs at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, CA, to get a “sense of place and geography.” Furthermore, Iger commented that Disney has an “inexplicable (sic) link to Pixar.” Says […]

The Polar Express will arrive in stores on November 22, 2005. DVDtoons has the bonus features, along with front, side, and back cover art for the DVD. Though Warner Bros. claims on its website that the release will only contain one disc, the pictures clearly reveal that the Polar Express DVD will contain two discs.

Arriving on DVD today is Tarzan II, the latest Disney direct-to-video midquel. Those questioning whether or not to check the film out may find help from reviews coming from a number of sites. Most critics seem to have a middle-of-the-road take on the film. For example, DVD File critiques, “It’s painfully obvious that Disney executives […]

DVDtoons has the latest on the announcement from Sony Music that DVDs for The Super Mario Brothers Super Show, The Legend of Zelda: The Complete Series, and Heathcliff: Uncut are on the way. The 4-disc Super Mario Brothers Super Show DVD set will arrive in stores on October 25th, while the 3-disc Legend of Zelda: […]

Urbanworks and Ventura Distribution has given TV Shows on DVD an update on future Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids DVDs, which include: Fat Albert’s Halloween Special, coming September 6th; Fat Albert’s Christmas Special, coming October 11th; and Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids – Vol. 2 – Episodes 13-24, coming October 11th. Cover art […]

AWN reports that John H. Williams is producing Phreex, an animated feature about a group of rejected lab animals. Working with a screenplay from Matt Corman and Chris Ord, Williams will start the search for partners soon. Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, who collaborated with Williams for his Vanguard studio’s Valiant, are producing Phreex as […]

The Disney Channel notes some of the animated films set to air in July 2005, including Disney’s Kim Possible Movie: So The Drama, The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride, Toy Story, and Toy Story 2. Toon Zone has the list.

Disney CEO Michael Eisner is scheduled to appear on the daytime talk show Live with Regis and Kelly, this upcoming Tuesday. Please check your local listings for the time and channel.

Breckin Meyer, who played John in last summer’s Garfield, tells Sci Fi Wire that Bill Murray is expected to return to voice the fat feline in the upcoming sequel. “I believe they will get Bill. I hear he’s very nice. I still haven’t met him. We were in different places during the course of the […]

At the Animated-News Forum, ‘Wonderlicious’ points to Ultimate Disney, where cover art for the Toy Story: 10th Anniversary Edition DVD has been unveiled. Meanwhile, the site also has revised cover art for Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch.

Chief Executive-elect Bob Iger said on Tuesday that a new distribution deal between Disney and Pixar has not yet been reached. However, Iger then remarked, “I’m not sure I really want to give you odds. We’ve had really good discussions.” The future Disney CEO continued, “We’d certainly like to find a way to continue to […]

IDT Entertainment today revealed the studio has signed a two-year, multi-picture distribution deal with Twentieth Century Fox, reports Coming Soon. Under the agreement, Twentieth Century Fox will distribute IDT’s computer animated theatrical releases. IDT Entertainment is a division of IDT Corporation, an international telecom, entertainment, and technology company. Jim Courter, IDT’s CEO, says, “Just as […]

Both McDonald’s and Disney are reportedly looking to end their decade-long exclusive relationship. Apparently, McDonald’s wants to end the connection after having to promote Disney’s less-than-successful projects such as Treasure Planet. On the other hand, Disney wishes to close the alliance in order to gain options in choosing release dates for the studio’s films. The […]

Toon Zone has the press release for Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles – The Complete Campaigns, which contains all 40 series episodes in a four-disc DVD set. Bonus features for the DVD include photo galleries and a collectible mini-poster from Japanese artist Naoyuki Katoh. For those unfamiliar with Roughnecks, the press release explains the series: “Based […]

The Disney Database points to Magical Mountain, a site which explains what is currently going on with the anticipated Tarzan Broadway musical. Currently, the show is scheduled to open sometime in the 2005-2006 season. Directed and designed by Bob Crowley, Tarzan is being choreographed by Meryl Tankard, with associate direction coming from Jeff Lee. Returning […]

Toon Zone has a pic revealing the new look for Loonatics, which came under heavy criticism when plans for the series were originally unveiled. In response to the backlash, Warner Bros. has reconstructed certain aspects of the cartoon, which will debut on this fall on Kids’ WB. Also at Toon Zone is a list of […]

The trailer for Open Season is available to view with Quicktime quality in a variety of sizes, at Apple.com. Open Season will open in theaters on September 29, 2006.

Ultimate Disney reviews the Tarzan II DVD, and fails to see much to impress in Disney’s latest direct-to-video midquel. Says the reviews’ closing thoughts, “There is a worthy Tarzan follow-up that could be made, but Tarzan & Jane certainly wasn’t it and neither is this. Tarzan II’s midquel setting is not the most inspired or […]

IGN FilmForce points to NarniaWeb, where one will find several new pics from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe taken from various international sources. For those who claim that Narnia is nothing more than a Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter copycat, FilmForce also notes a quote from producer […]

DVDtoons has the teaser trailer for Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows, coming directly to video and DVD this fall.

At the Animation Nation Bulletin Board, ‘Papercut’ has posted a schedule for upcoming animated movie releases, from The Corpse Bride to Shrek 4.

The official website for Nickelodeon Movies’ computer animated comedy Barnyard is now online, with the site currently only displaying the film’s teaser poster. Barnyard will open January 13, 2006.

Available at StarTrek.com is a two-part video interview with Dorothy Fontana, also well-known as D.C. Fontana, who served as the story editor and associate producer for the Star Trek: The Animated Adventures. In the conversation, Fontana speaks of her experiences writing and producing Star Trek over the years, and also talks in detail about writing […]

Wired Magazine has a very enlightening three-page article describing the aspects and history of DreamWorks Animation and its CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, while also comparing and contrasting the studio to Pixar. In addition, the writing spotlights DreamWorks Animation’s insistence on producing more computer animated films per year than any of its peers. “People say that our […]

Kenny Smith, along with Proud Family creator Bruce Smith, has developed Ball Kidz, which he hopes will premiere this fall on Nickelodeon. The show revolves around two boys and two girls who work for a basketball team. Smith’s children, Kayla and K.J., will be featured in the show, while Smith has shown signs that there […]

The Associated Press reports that DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. shares fell to a new low on Friday, following the shareholder lawsuit claiming that Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg misrepresented DVD sales for Shrek 2. On the New York Stock Exchange, shares of DreamWorks fell 56 cents, or 1.8 percent, to $29.19 in midday trading. The stock […]

Toon Zone writes that skateboarding legend Tony Hawk is set to voice a character in the PBS animated series CyberChase. The episode, titled “Hacker’s Transformatron”, which will air as the finale of a four-part story, on July 25 – 28. Hawk will voice of the role of Coop, the long-lost father of cyber-teen Slider.

According to The New York Times [free registration required], Madagascar is not helping tourism to the country of the same name, as had been expected. In fact, the DreamWorks CGI comedy is not even being screened in Madagascar.

TV Shows on DVD has received more info regarding the Count Duckula DVD. As it turns out, Jano Rohleder, webmaster of Duckula Online, was informed by Capital Entertainment that the first set, tentatively scheduled an October release, will have all 26 episodes from the first season on 3 discs.