Quint at Ain’t It Cool News recently visited the set of Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds, coming to theaters June 29, 2005. Within this revealing two-part article is not only interesting information regarding War of the Worlds, but small details on Spielberg’s other upcoming projects as well. For instance, after discussing King Kong with […]

Ain’t It Cool News has a string of both good and bad news regarding the Last Unicorn live-action film. As it turns out, Continent Films recently paid $250,000 to go through with a buyout clause in their deal with Granada Media, owner of the rights to the 1982 animated movie. This payment shows the studio’s […]

TV Shows on DVD has the latest on a DVD release of Count Duckula. Following speculation that A&E would release the show to DVD, Jano Rohleder, webmaster of Duckula Online, has discovered that Capital Entertainment will release the DVD set in the USA. The Count Duckula DVD is rumored to be available this September.

Screencaps from the trailer for Open Season are online at JoBlo. Sony Pictures Animation’s CGI comedy Open Season, starring the voices of Ashton Kutcher, Martin Lawrence, Debra Messing and Paul Westerberg, is scheduled to hit theaters on September 29, 2006.

Dan Ritchie, responsible for the Project Dogwaffle Pro Digital Painter, has unleashed a free update patch for users of Project Dogwaffle Pro 3.x. Version 3.1a comes equipped with new tools for traditional animators, improvements on existing tools, and a few minor bug fixes. One can read the press release for the Project Dogwaffle Pro Digital […]

The first poster for Nickelodeon Movies’ Barnyard, coming to theaters on January 13, 2006, is up at The Internet Movie Poster Awards.

Box Office Guru provides a Saturday update of the box office for Madagascar. On Friday, the CGI flick gathered an estimated $14.4 million. Considering that on holiday weekends, family films often gross less on Friday than they do on Saturday and Sunday, Madagascar should have no problem collecting $62-68 million over the four-day weekend, easily […]

Following in the footsteps of the famous dance-off between Napolean Dynamite and Fender from Robots, the characters from Madagascar are the latest entries into the dance-off game. Be sure to vote for the best at the Ultimate Madagascar Dance-Off official site. Thanks to an e-mail from Buzz Lightyear (no, not that one) for the heads […]

Ultimate Disney points to Nausicaa.net, where Cindy Hewitt, Don Hewitt, and Rick Dempsey, supervisors for the English translations and releases of Studio Ghibli films, reveal the aspects of the dubbing process and plans for Region 1 DVD releases. Also included in the interview is the reason for the delay of My Neighbor Totoro’s Disney DVD […]

Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away)’s latest film Howl’s Moving Castle will premiere at the El Capitan Theatre on Thursday, June 9, at 7pm. Already the film has collected over $200 million internationally. Click “More” to read the official press release for the event.

Variety [paid registration required], via Coming Soon, indicates that Kevin Lima (Tarzan, 102 Dalmatians) will helm the romantic fable Enchanted, a mixed live-action and computer animated feature from Walt Disney Pictures. The film’s plot outline is this: “A wannabe-princess [is] banished from the animated world of Andalasia to a place where there is no true […]

While not much has been said or written regarding the film, which may have led some to wonder if the production has been cancelled, The DreamWorks SKG Fansite reports that Kung Fu Panda is still in pre-production at DreamWorks Animation. The studio is hoping for a 2008 release for the movie.

Walt Disney Studios and EMI Music are teaming up to release four different soundtracks for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Yahoo! Movies reports. One disc will contain mainstream Christian music artists, the second disc will feature both pop and rock, the third disc will contain Harry Gregson-Williams’ score and […]

Amazon.com has posted one of the first reviews for Tarzan II. Critic Lynn Gibson writes, “Despite the star-studded voice cast, there is a sense of re-tread ground here, and the story (loosely based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ distinctive tale) shows signs of formulaic Disney. Nonetheless, Phil Collins’ trio of original songs livens the pace to […]

Coming Soon speaks to Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, the directors of DreamWorks’ CGI comedy Madagascar, opening in theaters this Friday.

Available at Petition Online is an appeal to Univeral Pictures from Balto Source, which claims that none of the three Balto films, particularly the first one, have received the recognition they deserve from the studio. At the moment, the petition, calling for more promotions for the three films, has 449 signatures.

What began as a Shrek-like spoof on fairy tales, followed by a supposed turn into a tale about a squirrel and a bassett hound, the plot for Disney’s Rapunzel Unbraided has supposedly been revamped once more. With a story more along the lines of such traditional Disney classics as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs […]

Three animated DVD releases hit stores shelves today. First up is Pooh’s Heffalump Movie [press release here], the latest Pooh offering from Disney. Budgeted at around $20 million, the film received positive reviews and garnered close to $18 million, in theaters. As the review from Coming Soon suggests, “Pooh’s Heffalump Movie is fun for kids […]

At the age of 85, Henry Corden died of emphysema on Thursday night, at AMI Encino Hospital. Though he voiced several characters during his lifetime, Corden will be especially remembered as providing the voice of Fred Flintstone, following the death of original voice actor Alan Reed in 1977. Television series in which the actor voiced […]

Cinderella III may open in theaters, if only in Europe, according to The Disney Database. The site further notes that the film is aiming for a 2007 release date and will have Tami Tappan as the singing voice of Cinderella.

The official website for Tarzan II has been updated, now including features such as: a plot synopsis, a new trailer, four movie clips, a Tiffany Evans music video for Who Am I?, a Jungle Match game, print-out activity pages, desktops, a screensaver, a picture gallery, and info “just for moms”. Tarzan II will swing onto […]

Ultimate Disney announces that the release date for Disney’s The Wild is currently April 14, 2006, while American Dog, from director Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch), won’t hit theaters until 2007.

The World’s Finest has the first review for the Batman: The Animated Series- Volume 3 DVD, hitting stores this Tuesday. The site remarks, “Aside from the sparse special features, this is a solid release,” calling the DVD “a nice set overall.”

Found at eBay is a beautiful 11″x14″ trade ad promoting The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie’s Revenge, and Chicken Little.

The Muppet Newsflash has the specs and episode listing for The Muppet Show Season One DVD, hitting store shelves on August 9th, says Ultimate Disney. The four-disc Special Edition DVD will include such bonus features as “Muppet Morsels”, the original Muppet pitch reel, The Muppet Show’s original pilot, a Season One promo gag reel, The […]

Video Business reports that Buena Vista Home Entertainment will spend approximately $150 million in marketing the Cinderella Platinum Edition DVD, coming to stores on October 4, 2005. Twice the figure that was used to promote the Aladdin Platinum Edition DVD, the amount equals that which was used to promote the Lion King Platinum Edition DVD […]

Moviehole has posted a rundown of the question and answers offered at the press conference for Madagascar held in San Francisco. Featured in the interview are the film’s stars Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Ben Stiller. Madagascar will open in theaters on May 27, 2005.

Time Warner’s official website notes that Scooby-Doo will join the lineup in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this November. In addtion, the famous pooch will be Macy’s Holiday Ambassador as a kid-friendly collectible plush, available for $16.95 with a $35 purchase. Those currently longing for new Scooby merchandise may want to head to their nearest Subway […]

Bob Bergen, the voice of Porky Pig, is launching an animation voice-over seminar and cruise to Ensenada, Mexico. The cruise will last three nights aboard the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines “Monarch of the Seas”, beginning Friday, February 10th, 2006. For more info, be sure to check out Bob’s official website.

Melwood Pictures and Exodus Film Group have optioned the rights to magician and illusionist Nicholas Night’s computer animated/live action feature film Pavlov’s Dog. The synopsis for the film revolves around, “Pavlov, an uptight flea from out-of-town that catches a greyhound to the big city in order to claim his inheritance… a canine ‘property’. Once there, […]