FilmForce interviews Jim Davis
IGN FilmForce chats with the creator of Garfield about his comic strip and the upcoming movie. |
Danish Garfield: The Movie poster online
The Internet Movie Poster Awards has a new Danish poster for Garfield: The Movie, which will be in theaters tomorrow. |
"Robot-ic" look
3DY Animacion takes a look at Fox and Blue Sky Studios’ Robots, and has some very positive comments, along with some new pictures, for the film. “It will be the year of Robots. You will see. Pixar, Disney and Dreamworks fear them,” claims the website. |
Home on the Range disc art and Teacher's Pet DVD review now at Ultimate Disney
One can now see the disc art for Home on the Range at Ultimate Disney, as well as a very positive reivew for Teacher’s Pet. “Energetic and funny, Teacher’s Pet maintains its Saturday morning TV feel but works as a clever feature film,” admits the website. Home on the Range will be available in stores […] |
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga cover art now online
Cover art for Spider-Man: The Venom Saga is now available at DVDtoons. A trailer, along with a four-minute sneak peek, for the release will be available on the Spider-Man vs Doc Ock DVD, which will be released on June 29th. While DVDtoons states that Spider-Man: The Venom Saga will be released this winter, Toon Zone […] |
Filmax Animation release schedule
Filmax Animation have posted their release schedule for their animated films being released up until 2006, as ‘tapestry100’ points out in the AN Forum. |
Pictures of Incredibles calendar now online
At the AN Forum, ‘scoFo’ reveals that pictures of the 16-month, 2005 calendar for The Incredibles are now available at the French Incredibles fansite, The Indestructibles. |
French Incredible posters
In the AN Forum, ‘scoFo’ points to the French Incredibles fansite, The Indestructibles, where one can see two new French posters for the film. |
New trailer for Spongebob Squarepants Movie
Moviefone has an exclusive, new trailer for The Spongebob Squarepants Movie. |
Variety updates: Selick peachy for Vinton; McDormand enlists for Par's Flux
Variety reports that director Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) will serve as Vinton Studios’ supervising director. Selick has already begun work on Vinton’s first high-budget, computer-animated, short film, Moongirl. Also, Frances McDormand has signed on to co-star with Charlize Theron in Paramount Pictures’ live-action adaptation of the futuristic MTV toon series Aeon Flux, coming […] |
From the toy aisle to the video aisle…
Toon Zone has the details on new direct-to-video movies based popular toys. First up, Paramount Home Entertainment will provide worldwide distribution to Hasbro’s direct-to-video titles, both companies yesterday. Releases this September include G. I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom and Tonka Tough Truck Adventures: The Best Show on Wheels, while October will bring Transformers Energon and […] |
Kevin James works in the Barnyard
Variety, via Coming Soon!, reports that Kevin James (CBS’ The King of Queens) will voice the lead character, a party-animal cow named Otis, in Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies’ CGI-animated feature The Barnyard. In affiliation with his Omation studios, Steve Oedekerk (Bruce Almighty, Ace Ventura) will serve as writer, producer, and director for the motion picture. […] |
More Jetson speculation
In an interview with IGN Filmforce, Catwoman producer Denise Di Novi stated that her next project may be the live-action adaptation of the cartoon classic The Jetsons. Director Adam Shankman (Bringing Down the House) is set to helm the film for Warner Brothers. Di Novi also indicated that the most recent draft of the screenplay […] |
New Garfield: The Movie sweepstakes
At the AN Forum, ‘monkeyboy12’ points to a new Garfield: The Movie sweepstakes at Cartoon Network’s official website. One could win a trip for four to see the Garfield balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade live in New York City, while two hundred runners-up will receive a Garfield prize pack, including a Garfield watch […] |
Shrek 2 beats Spider-Man for another record
Box Office Report indicates that Shrek 2 fell 49% this weekend, pulling in $37 million and coming in at the second spot on the weekend’s top ten list. Thus, with a total of $313 million, Shrek 2 has crossed the $300 million mark in only 18 days, a record that took Spider-Man 22 days to […] |
Fan reaction to Mickey's Three Musketeers
At the Ultimate Disney forum, ‘Karlsen’ has posted a reaction to The Three Musketeers, starring Mickey, Donald and Goofy, after seeing a sneak preview of the film in Norway. “It was a great movie, but as usual Disney has twisted the original story to the unrecognizable,” says ‘Karlsen’. The Three Musketeers will arrive on DVD […] |
Disney stamped for June 23
Seattle Post-Intelligence, via Toon Zone, reveals that guests during a ceremony at Disneyland in Anaheim, California will be treated to a set of four postage stamps and other mail products featuring Disney characters on June 23. As the website notes, call 1-800-5-MICKEY to make reservations. The 37-cent stamps, 23-cent postal cards, and printed stationary that […] |
Clone Wars to resume before the final Episode
Twenty new Star Wars: Clone Wars episodes are set to air before the release of Star Wars: Episode III, says an informant at TheForce.net. No official announcement has been made yet. Nonetheless, the website indicates, “We’re also hearing that a Clone Wars DVD release is a pending announcement, though we’re not sure if both ‘seasons’ […] |
Winick's Web
Coming Soon! reports that Gary Winick (13 Going on 30) has been hired to direct the live-action/CG animated version of Charlotte’s Web, from a script by Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich) with revisions by Karey Kirkpatrick (Chicken Run, Curious George). Charlotte’s Web, last seen as the 1973 animated film, will be released by Paramount. |
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie trailer now online
A Windows Media version of the trailer is now available at Dark Horizons. |
New Wallace and Gromit movie gets a release date
The DreamWorks SKG Fansite reveals that The Wallace & Gromit Movie: Curse of the Wererabbit will be released in theaters on October 7, 2005, in the tradition of DreamWorks’ other October releases of Antz and SharkTale. This move also puts the film almost a month before DreamWorks’ next animated movie Over the Hedge was due […] |
First two minutes of Garfield: The Movie to air on Fox
From the film’s official website comes the news that the first two minutes of Garfield: The Movie will air on the Fox television network this Friday, June 4, at 8pm, during its broadcast of Cats and Dogs. |
Pride presentation fails to draw laughs
According to Yahoo! News, an NBC sales presentation containing clips of Father of the Pride was met with silence after its showing at Madison Avenue. “The animated series was in far worse shape than Horn, and the reaction of NBC’s advertising clients was so negative that it’s unlikely the program will last on NBC’s schedule,” […] |
New Shrek 3 plot details
“The Joe Man” at Dark Horizons indicates that Shrek 3 will be written by Jon Zack (Out Cold, The Perfect Score). In the film, “Shrek and Fiona are King and Queen now and they hate it so Fiona tries to get friend Arty (aka. King Arthur) to do so but he’s still in college. From […] |
Ghost in the Shell 2 website updated
The Dreamworks SKG Fansite reveals that the official website for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence has been updated, now including a message board, news section, and a poster. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence will arrive in US theaters on September 17, 2004. |
Clerks' 10th Anniversary DVD to contain new animated sequence
DavisDVD reports that the upcoming three-disc 10th Anniversary Edition DVD of Clerks will contain a special treat for fans, as the “Julie Dwyer Funeral” scene, which was scripted but never filmed, will be included as an animated bonus feature. Featuring the voices of Brian O’ Halloran, Jeff Anderson, and Joey Lauren Adams, the “lost scene,” […] |
The Three Musketeers disc art unveiled
Ultimate Disney has the disc art for The Three Musketeers, starring Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. The Three Musketeers will arrive in stores on August 17, 2004. |
Shrek 2 at No. 2 on Friday
Despite falling to second place, behind The Day After Tomorrow on Friday, Shrek 2 may still have the No. 1 spot by Monday. Shrek 2 grossed an estimated $21.5 million on Friday, sliding just 23% from last Friday. As Box Office Guru reminds, “Three years ago, the first Shrek also had the Memorial Day frame […] |
Shrek 2 to remain No. 1?
The Dreamworks SKG Fansite reports that despite competition from The Day After Tomorrow, Shrek 2 will likey collect $76-80 million over the four-day weekend. Thus, look for Shrek 2 to gross $240-$245 million in only thirteen days. |