Coming Soon! reveals that the Shark Tale teaser trailer will be featured today on Access Hollywood, along with exclusive behind-the-scenes clips from The Incredibles. Look for the new Incredibles trailer to be available online in the near future, since it debuted on Access Hollywood last week. Thanks to “macontosh2000” in the AN Forum for the […]

ABS-CBN News indicates that Andre 3000 of the group OutKast is developing a potential animated series for the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. Currently planned as a half-hour special, the project could be greenlight for series treatment, if Andre 3000 and Cartoon Network are happy with the results of the special. Though still in the early […]

Coming Soon! reports that IDT Entertainment and Todd McFarlane Productions (TMP) are joining in an agreement to develop, produce, and distribute animated programming and merchandise based on Spawn and other TMP original, intellectual properties. The first project will be the completion of new episodes of Todd McFarlane’s Spawn: The Animated Series. Producer/Director Todd McFarlane will […]

Nausicaa has the new DVD cover art for the re-release of Miyazaki’s classics My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, and Porco Rosso. Thanks to “Wolf Tooth” at the AN forum for the heads up!

Be sure to check out the new Spongebob Squarepants Movie trailer, at Yahoo! Movies.

Antonio Banderas speaks to Dark Horizons about his role in Shrek 2 and the chances of his returning for Shrek 3.

Julie Andrews talks to Coming Soon! about Shrek 2, Princess Diaries 2, and the upcoming 40th anniversary DVD edition of Mary Poppins.

At MSN, see the new Counting Crows music video “Accidentally in Love,” as heard in Shrek 2 and its soundtrack, arriving in stores tomorrow. Also, enter to win a copy of the soundtrack at Mark’s Onine Music Source. Thanks to “Athena” at the AN forum for the heads up!

Coming Soon! announces that Buena Vista Games is currently working on a video game based on the upcoming Chicken Little, Disney’s first fully computer animated feature film. The video games, being published by Disney Interactive, will be available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, handheld and PC platforms. “Chicken Little marks Buena Vista Games’ first […]

Ultimate Disney provides a look at menus for the Teacher’s Pet DVD, heading to stores on June 15.

Box Office Guru reports that falling 57%, Home on the Range found its home as the #11 movie for the weekend. The traditionally animated film grossed $1 million, bringing its total box office intake to $47 million. Look for a $49 million final. Meanwhile, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed unleashed about the same business, pawing its […]

Play.com reveals that the episodes featured on the upcoming Spider-Man Vs. Doc Ock DVD include: “Dr. Octopus- Armed And Dangerous,” “The Cat,” “The Black Cat,” and “Partners.” Bonus materials on the disc include: Episode introductions by legendary comic book creator Stan Lee, and Classic 1967 bonus episodes: “The Power Of Dr. Octopus” and “Sub Zero […]

FilmForce has the DVD reviews of Invader Zim Volume 1: Doom Doom Doom, Samurai Jack: Season One, Galaxy Angel – What’s Cooking?, Wedding Peach – Pluie’s War (Vol. 2), and .hack//Legend of the Twilight.

Latino Review has a load of new pictures from Shrek 2.

TV Shows on DVD indicates that the Futurama – Volume 4 DVD set may be arriving in stores on August 24th, if the Fox TV-DVD consumer-oriented website is correct.

Ultimate Disney has the brand-new, revised video and DVD cover art for The Three Musketeers, starring Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. Click here to see the old cover art, for comparison. The Three Musketeers will be available to own on August 17, 2004.

The producers of Elton John & Tim Rice’s Broadway musical Aida have announced the show will have its last performance on Sunday, September 5, after playing 54 months and 1,852 regular performances at the Palace Theatre. La Cage aux Folles will be taking Aida’s place at the Palace Theatre, as it also orginally opened there. […]

Ultimate Disney has the cover art for the Mulan Special Edition DVD.

Ain’t It Cool News has another very hopeful Shrek 2 review, as it states, “Shrek 2 deserves to stand proudly with Toy Story 2 and the yet-unmade Kazaam 2 as sequels that are better than the original. I say better because it was easy for the first Shrek to be original; there had not been […]

DavisDVD addresses the upcoming Mulan “Special Edition” DVD, which will feature a newly remastered anamorphic transfer, taken from the film’s original digitally stored files, and a fresh Dolby Digital 5.1 Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix. Bonus materials for the DVD include alternate openings, a new song, audio commentary, a Mushu-hosted featurette that explains what life […]

The Los Angeles Daily News, through the Houston Chronicle, presents “Range animation might be put out to pasture,” another article which discusses the future of Disney animation, including the way of Disney musicals. As Home on the Range composer Alan Menken states, “I hope things change, and you know what? They always do.”

Internet Movie Database reports that, according to the Bombay daily Financial Express, Viacom’s MTV and Nickelodeon units will likely outsource animation work from India. Although the U.S. produces most of the animation content for the channels, some of the work for such animated series as Rugrats, Catdog, and SpongeBob SquarePants will possibly be produced in […]

Garfield Posters Plus has two new Garfield: The Movie posters, both of which are variations on already released posters.

Because of a “tentative” new contract deal that was resolved on Thursday by EchoStar Communications Corp. and Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc., Cartoon Network and several other channels will remain on Dish satellite TV, the Big Cartoon Database points out. Declining to give further comment, EchoStar spokesman Steve Caulk stated, “We have an agreement in principle […]

The Big Cartoon Database reports that Family Home Entertainment, a division of Vancouver-based Lions Gate Entertainment, has been awarded by Mattel the North American home entertainment rights to the upcoming Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper, the fourth Barbie direct-to-video movie. Vancouver studio Mainframe Entertainment again provide the film’s computer animation. Barbie as the […]

UnderGroundOnline interviews Sam Register, Senior Vice President of Original Animation for Cartoon Network, about The Batman. Thanks to Toon Zone for the notice.

“Accidentally in Love,” Counting Crow’s new song from Shrek 2, will hit radio airwaves on May 3, according to the group’s official website. The song’s music video will be an Access Hollywood “First Look” next Wednesday, May 5, with clips from the video premiering on the Monday and Tuesday (May 3 and 4) editions of […]

The Daily Herald reports that researchers at Brigham Young University have created new techniques in which a computer will create animations more realistic and quickly. These researchers have come up with a new software technology which allows computers, through the use of artificial intelligence, to learn to animate computer-generated characters by analyzing examples given by […]

The official website for Garfield: The Movie has been updated, now including sections concerning the “story,” “crew,” and “production.” Also included is a “My Stuff” section which includes do-it-yourself wallpaper, icons, e-cards, a screensaver, and the trailer. Learn more about the characters in “Me and the Others,” play four games in “My Games,” or check […]

TV Shows on DVD has the official episode list for the Batman: The Animated Series Volume 1 DVD set, which will be available to own on July 6. Also on the website is the cover art for the Garfield and Friends- Volume 1 three-disc set. According to Mark Evanier, one of the show’s writers and […]