According to Box Office Guru, Shark Tale sunk to second place in this weekend’s top ten, due to a not-so-little Grudge. The fishy flick grossed an estimated $14.3 million, a 35% drop from last weekend, bringing its domestic box office total to $136,974,000. Meanwhile, The Grudge took the weekend box office’s top spot, grossing approximately […]

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Madonna will voice the role of Princess Selenia, a character who travels with Arthur to a mysterious forbidden city where an evil being dwells, in the CG-animated feature film Arthur. Directed by Luc Besson (The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc) and produced by his Europa Corp, Arthur is […]

At Jim Hill Media, animation industry legend Floyd Norman has written another great column, with the focus being on Frank Braxton, America’s first black animator. Thanks to ‘coachmcguirk’ at the AN Forum for the notice.

Dark Horizons has new pictures from The Spongebob Squarepants Movie, coming to theaters on November 19, 2004.

The official website for the animated Kangaroo Jack: G’day USA! DVD is now online, featuring open “Gallery” and “About the DVD” sections, with clips on the way. One can also enter the Kangaroo Jack: G’day USA! Outback Sweepstakes, in which the grand prize is a seven-day trip to Sydney, Australia. The contest ends on November […]

IGN FilmForce takes a look at the Mulan Special Edition DVD. Giving the movie itself an impressive score of 9/10, the site gives the video a score of 8/10, the audio a score of 8/10, and the extras a score of 7/10. Overall, FilmForce gives the Mulan Special Edition DVD, coming to stores on October […]

The official website for The Incredibles has been updated, now including new video clips and a rather fun “Picture Yourself as a Superhero” game. Also, be sure to click on the television in “Bob’s Study,” located in the “Gallery” section, for an interesting video concerning lawsuits against superheroes.

Warner Bros. has provided IESB with an exclusive first look at the poster for the upcoming comedy Racing Stripes, opening in theaters on January 14, 2005.

Toon Zone reports that in celebration of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume Two DVD, Warner Bros. held a “Daffy Duck For President” press conference and campaign rally at the Sherman Oaks Galleria on Wednesday. “Daffy Duck for President,” a four-minute short based on Chuck Jones’ last book of the same title, will be included […]

Forbes has announced the top-ten fictional characters, with the combined characters grossing more than $25 billion in 2003. Although Disney and Viacom received most of that revenue, videogame makers, publishing companies, and toymakers such as Mattel and Hasbro cashed in, as well. Mickey Mouse tops the list, earning $5.8 billion this year; the remaining 9 […]

The French Incredibles fansite, The Indestructibles, has exclusive pictures of the French posters for The Incredibles, coming to theaters November 5, 2004. In addition, The Disney Database has added five movie screens for Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas, coming to video and DVD on November 9, 2004.

Skwigly Magazine speaks with Evan Spiridellis, the co-creator of Jib Jab, famous for such online spoofs as This Land is Your Land and Good to Be in DC. Thanks to ‘Muppet2004’ at the AN Forum for the heads up!

A number of trailers and video clips have been mentioned at the AN Forum. ‘MrSwaan’ announces that the trailer for Sprung! The Magic Roundabout is now online at CineMovies, while ‘anvil’ mentions that United International Pictures has the international trailer for Madagascar. In addition, ‘anvil’ also brings to our attention film clips for The Incredibles, […]

One may want to check out the Seward Street animation blog. As Clay Kaytis writes in an e-mail, “This one has a very positive vibe and most of the guys who frequent it comment on how it has reminded them of some of the reasons they got excited about animation in the first place.”

Following his Oscar-nominated 2003 short The Cathedral, Tomek Baginski’s second short animated film, Fallen Art, now has a new, redesigned, and updated website. Although using the same technique as in the previous film, stylistically Fallen Art is very different, as Baginski tried to create an animated short about the military with a touch of dark […]

Variety [paid subscription required], via Dark Horizons, reports that CritterPix Studios and Regency Enterprises are developing their first computer-generated animated feature, based on the bestselling kids book Ollie the Otter, by Kelly Alan Williamson. The story focuses on a courageous sea otter who leads a group of domesticated sea park friends to open water to […]

The Internet Movie Database reports Pixar chairman Steve Jobs believes that if The Incredibles becomes the blockbuster many are expecting it to be, the film’s success will give him additional leverage in negotiating a new distributor for Pixar. As Jobs tells the Los Angeles Times, concerning Pixar’s previous five film’s achievements, “Pixar is lucky enough […]

According to Toon Zone, Spider-Man: The Venom Saga, which was set to be released this fall, has been delayed indefinitely.

Jim Hill Media has an intriguing article entitled, “The next voice you hear …”, which deals with the animated “auditions” that some of the directors for Disney’s animated films have created in order to lure certain actors into their projects. Included in the article is a surprising possible explanation as to why Eddie Murphy is […]

The Disney Database has acquired three more images from The Incredibles.

‘Special_Ed’ reports at the AN Forum that now available at Target stores are PD horror, double-feature flicks on DVD for only one dollar, with each disc featuring one of Ray Harryhausen’s fairy tale cartoons.

Apple.com has the international trailer for Robots, opening in theaters on March 11, 2005. Thanks to ‘piotr’ at the AN Forum for the heads up!

‘Milton’ at the AN Forum has pointed out an interesting new blog, entitled “The Business of Animation: A Community.” At the blog, the site’s creator, ‘Staloren’, expresses strong views that you may or may not agree with. Be especially sure to take a look at the site’s review of The Incredibles.

Business Wire reports that Upper Deck Entertainment will release the trading cards for the Disney/Pixar Treasures Collectible Card Set, featuring pics from The Incredibles, both Toy Story films, Finding Nemo, Monster’s, Inc., and A Bug’s Life. Included in the set are: “Reel Piece of History” cards, which contain pieces of actual film frames from favorite […]

Toon Zone confirms that the episodes to be included on Spider-Man: The Venom Saga include: the Alien Costume three-part saga, Venom Returns, and Carnage. Along with the episodes, the DVD may feature Stan Lee’s Soapbox and episode introductions from ‘The Man’ himself. Spider-Man: The Venom Saga is set to be released later this year.

IGN FilmForce has another exclusive behind-the-scenes video, featuring interviews with Matt Stone, Trey Parker, and the Team America puppet masters, the Chiodo Brothers. Team America: World Police will open in theaters this Friday.

At Jim Hill Media, Michael Howe expresses his feelings toward The Incredibles (“Pixar takes a big step forward…”), the Cars teaser trailer (“kind of intriguing”), and the animated short Boundin’ (“nice little positive message”). Howe also writes some positive thoughts regarding the Art of the Incredibles book. Meanwhile, Coming Soon has a few more pics […]

In addition to discussing a variety of other topics at a Tokyo news conference late last week, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed the new Nintendo DS hand-held devices’ wireless capabilities. The Nintendo DS hand-held device will be used in a cross-promotional initiative for the newest Pokemon movie, set for release in Japan next summer. IGN […]

The Hollywood Reporter indicates that Nintendo is considering creating computer animated films based on its traditional products. During a news conference in Tokyo late last week, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said, “Although we don’t have anything to talk about right now, we hope to make an announcement by the end of the year.”

Two more reviews for The Incredibles have appeared at Ain’t It Cool News. Reviewer ‘Shepard’ says, “Overall I enjoyed myself, so I’d say the people who were really jazzed up are in for a treat when this hits theaters,” while ‘Richelieu’ foresees, “Disney is going to be crying over their busted partnership for a long […]