DVD Answers has the new and improved cover art for the upcoming “Special Edition” release of The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride.

From Animatrix animator Peter Chung arrives The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, the animated, direct-to-video special that connects Pitch Black and the upcoming Chronicles of Riddick. Dark Fury‘s synopsis is, “When Riddick is captured by bounty hunters, he must battle soldiers of fortune and vicious creatures in the lethal slaughter cells of a massive starship.” […]

The nominations for the 2004 MTV Movie Awards have been announced. Pirates of the Caribbean leads the pack with six nominations, including “Best Movie,” “Best Male Performance” (Johnny Depp), “Best Comedic Performance” (Johnny Depp), “Best On-Screen Team” (Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom), “Best Villain” (Geoffrey Rush), and “Breakthrough Female” (Keira Knightley). Finding Nemo also gathered […]

Airing this May on Cartoon Network will be twenty-two movies, including the premieres of Scooby Doo and the Monster of Mexico, The King and I, Under the Black Flag, The Scarecrow, and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. Also airing will be such titles as the Bakshi animated Lord Of The Rings as well as Rankin/Bass’ […]

Toon Zone reveals that Ten-Strike Home Entertainment has acquired the exclusive U.S. distribution rights to PBS’s animated series Liberty’s Kids. The show will be available on DVD on June 29, and will feature interviews with Walter Cronkite (who provides the voice of Ben Franklin), behind-the-scenes footage, cast information and interactive games.

FilmForce reviews the The Triplets of Belleville DVD, giving the overall package a score of “7,” which is also the score the movie itself receives. FilmForce critic Andy Patrizio calls The Triplets of Belleville, “An odd, gutwrenching film, definitely not typical animated fare.” Meanwhile, the DVD’s video receives a score of “10,” the sound receives […]

Latino Review displays the new banner/poster for Garfield, clawing into theaters on June 11.

Coming Soon! reviews the Haunted Mansion DVD, which will be released tomorrow. What is the review’s “bottom line”? “In the end, I think kids will enjoy The Haunted Mansion a lot more than adults. The film is fairly tame, so you probably don’t have to worry about them having nightmares. Adults may be a bit […]

Yahoo! reveals that after a “Who is Delgo?” contest at {{link http://www.delgo.com www.delgo.com}}, Freddie Prinze Jr. has been revealed as the voice of the title character in Delgo, the independently produced computer-animated movie from Atlanta-based Fathom Studios. Delgo also includes the voices of Jennifer Love Hewitt, Chris Kattan, Anne Bancroft, Michael Clarke Duncan, Val Kilmer, […]

TVShowsOnDVD.com has the details and cover art for the first Batman: The Animated Series box set, scheduled to be released July 7, 2004. Special features for the set include commentaries on select episodes, “The Dark Knight’s First Night” featurette, “Batman: The Legacy Continues” featurette, a tour of the Batcave, and trailers for Challenge of the […]

Box Office Report reveals that Home on the Range landed in 5th place over the weekend, falling 33% to $5.4 million and bringing its total domestic gross to $37.7 million. Following close behind in 6th place was Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleased with $5.1 million and a 36% drop since last weekend. The sequel’s domestic […]

Previews Catalogue Order Form shows that the Batman: The Animated Series – Season One DVD Box Set is set to be released in July 2004, if all goes according to schedule. The suggested retail price for the DVD set is $44.98. Included on the four disc set are the first twenty-seven episodes of Batman: The […]

Jim Hill Media puts to rest the rumor that Chicken Little has been “scrapped.”

The Hollywood Reporter reports that the WB Network has greenlit Green Screen, a live-action/animated improv comedy pilot from Drew Carey. In Green Screen, the cast will perform – in front of a green screen – several improv games that will involve the audience’s suggestions for topics and settings. Those audience suggestions will then, in post-production, […]

Jim Hill Media has two new articles that may be of interest to lovers of traditionally animated movies and the music featured in them: Can a few WDFA die-hards really make a difference? and Hey, smack my big old rump if that ain’t art …

According to the Big Cartoon Database, prisoners in England will be treated to an educational, animated special – and no, it is not part of their punishment. In fact, the film’s goal is exactly the opposite. The British government’s Marriage and Relationship Support Programme, which commissioned the video, hopes that the cartoon will help make […]

In noteworthy news, Toon Zone has the May schedule for the Disney Channel, which includes new episodes of Dave the Barbarian and Kim Possible; new marathons for Lilo & Stitch: The Series and Dave the Barbarian; and airings of popular Disney movies, including Tarzan, Atlantis: Milo’s Return, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, The Emperor’s […]

For those who love The Passion of the Christ or are too young to see it, DVDtoons takes a look at an older but often overlooked film based on the life of Jesus, Miracle Maker: The Story Of Jesus, which beautifully blends traditional, computer, and stop motion animation.

On May 7, 2004, Nickelodeon will premiere a new special that will combine two of the channel’s biggest hits. What will especially make this a “special special” is that the two shows will be none other than The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and The Fairly OddParents. The synopsis for The Adventures of Jimmy […]

At Cartoon Research, Popeye fan club president Fred Grandinetti provides a negative review of the Popeye: The 75th Anniversary Collection DVD set. His verdict is, “For those who remember watching these cartoons growing up and can look past the ghastly animation in many of the episodes selected (Popeye and the Giant and Muskels Shmuskels, for […]

The Big Cartoon Database reports that a New Zealand government-funded study into violence on television has revealed the most violent cartoons on television- and the results may surprise one. Shows with the highest incidence of violence were the animated series Classic Cartoon, CatDog, Aladdin (TV2), New Woody Woodpecker Show (TV3), Rugrats, Action League, The Angry […]

Superhero Hype! has added two new pictures from The Incredibles.

Jim Hill Media presents a new article that looks at the controversy surrounding Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas.

Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa in The Simpsons, has revealed to Coming Soon! that even though writers are currently working on a Simpsons movie, the film will not be made until the series has ended. The Simpsons will have at least two more seasons to go, with Smith adding that the movie will then […]

The Internet Movie Database reports that director Quentin Tarantino is planning an animated Kill Bill prequel that will show how Estebian Vihaio, Hattori Hanzo, and Pei Mai turned Bill into a ruthless killer. The film is set to be animated in the Japanese manga style, which was seen in Kill Bill: Volume 1. Tarantino will […]

IGN FilmForce reviews the Tokyo Godfathers DVD, giving the altogether package a score of “7” out of “10.” Nonetheless, the movie itself receives a “9,” with the compliment, “An incredibly touching, heartfelt animated story.” Satoshi Kon’s Tokyo Godfathers is set to hit stores on April 13, 2004.

According the Big Cartoon Database, the Sci Fi Channel revealed Monday that it is currently developing a new animated series for the 2005-06 season. The half-hour comedy Amazing Screw-On Head, described as a mixture of the alternative and reality genres, is based on the comic book by Hellboy‘s Mike Mignola. The show’s synopsis is, “A […]

Michael of Mickeyfan’s Website has posted Michael Eisner’s speech during last Saturday’s Wonderful World of Disney presentation of The Emperor’s New Groove.

Box Office Guru reveals that Disney’s Home on the Range debuted in fourth place this weekend, with an estimated $14M. Playing in 3,047 theaters, the traditionally animated film averaged a good $4,595 per theater.

According to Box Office Mojo, Home on the Range opened at #3 on Friday, with $4,030,000. Look for Home on the Range to end the weekend in either the #2 or #3 spot, with around $15 million, as suggested by Box Office Report.