Previewing its lineup for next year, Sony Pictures has released a brand-new photo from Surf’s Up, as seen at Coming Soon. The upcoming computer-animated penguin tale is slated for a June 8 debut.

For Ain’t It Cool News, Sylvester Stallone answers a series of questions sent in by inquisitive minds. One of those queries asks, “Is it true you’d love to work with Pixar on the Incredibles sequel?” To this question, Stallone’s answers, “I thought The Incredibles was fantastic, and although I’ve never been asked, I would love […]

Suffering a brain aneurysm, composer Shirley Walker died Wednesday evening in Los Angeles, California. She was at the age of 61. In 1986, Walker scored Disney’s Fluppy Dogs, a pilot for a rejected television series. Later, she orchestrated music for the first live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film (1990). She also orchestrated and wrote music […]

At the age of 59 years old, Timothy Hayes Rooney, son of actor Mickey Rooney, died September 23 in Hemet, California. His death was the effect of a five-year battle with the muscle disease dermatomyositis. According to the World Entertainment News Network, Rooney “was chosen as one of the original Mouseketeers for the Mickey Mouse […]

Today, the Internet Movie Database asks the question, “Of the eligible contenders for this year’s Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, which is your favorite?” Registered members of the site may vote their choice here, or simply take a look at the current results here.

The casting sheet for Walt Disney Feature Animation’s upcoming The Frog Princess has been posted at the Manhattan Theater Source forum. The list includes the names and descriptions of all the main characters to be included in the traditionally-animated film. Thanks to “Kinoo” at the Animated News Forum for the scoop!

According to Premiere Magazine‘s list of “The 20 Most Overrated Movies of All Time,” Walt Disney’s Fantasia does not live up to the hype animation fans have granted it. The article writes, “This film is a mishmash of pedantic narration and erratic tone… and, frankly, some of the animated sequences now seem dangerously akin to […]

TV Shows on DVD spreads the word on the final seasons of Justice League: Unlimited and Batman Beyond. With both two-disc sets aiming for a store release date of March 20, the Justice League: Unlimited DVD package will be greeted by heavy marketing at Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s restaurants.

Actuacine.net offers the latest one-sheet for Arthur and the Minimoys, known as Arthur and the Invisibles in the U.S. Furthermore, the site contains several recent images for the forthcoming computer-animated/live-action adventure.

The Hollywood Reporter via Coming Soon reports that Ice Age: The Meltdown enjoyed a first-place finish on the national DVD sales chart, knocking The Da Vinci Code down to the second spot. Concurrently, on Home Media Magazine’s video rental chart, Meltdown debuted at #1 with approximately $10.3 million. In the meantime, Cars continued to have […]

Coming Soon summarizes the creation and impact of Walt Disney’s True-Life Adventures, using thoughts from Roy Disney. Among the memories he relays, Mr. Disney recognizes the award-winning documentaries’ long journey toward a DVD debut, as True-Life Adventures will finally be released this December 5.

As part of its “Random Spiel,” Dark Horizons indicates that DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda has been rescheduled for June 6th 2008. The funny flick was originally planned to battle the Wachowski brother’s adaptation of Speed Racer on that year’s Memorial Day weekend.

A brand-new trailer for next January’s The Invincible Iron Man has been added to the official Marvel website. Four screenshots from the direct-to-video animated adventure are likewise displayed at the site.

DVD Active brings the lowdown on the DVD release of Sony Pictures Animation’s fall hit Open Season. “Extras will include a filmmaker audio commentary, deleted scenes, a Voices Behind the Stars featurette, a Swept Away scene deconstruction, an Inside the Animals Studio feature, an “I Wanna Lose Control” music video, interactive games, and more.” Open […]

Fans of the hit Cartoon Network series and DC Comics franchise may now experience Teen Titans 2, available for the GameBoy Advance and DS handheld systems. SCI FI Wire observes the game, collecting the views of Joe McHale, producer for Teen Titans.

More casting information has been released regarding Luc Besson’s Arthur and the Invisibles, writes Coming Soon. Joining Freddie Highmore, Madonna, Snoop Dogg and David Bowie for the computer animated adventure are Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Anthony Anderson, Chazz Palminteri, Jason Bateman, Jimmy Fallon and Mia Farrow. In other Arthur news, the Internet Movie Poster […]

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1) Happy Feet with $37,038,046, averaging $9,736 over 3,804 theaters ($99,256,766 total; 2nd week) 7) Flushed Away with $5,756,455, averaging $2,196 over 2,621 theaters ($57,266,350 total; 4th week) 28) Open Season with $169,254, averaging $821 over 206 theaters ($84,194,583 total; 9th week) 42) The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D with […]

LA Weekly looks at the directorial career of George Miller, who helmed the box office hit Happy Feet. The article acknowledges the dark territory Feet sometimes takes its audience. In answer to this observation, Miller explains, “I wanted to push him [the main character, Mumble] to the limit, to that point where he fell into […]

Some of this year’s most successful animated films are among the nominees for the upcoming People’s Choice Awards. In fact, all three nominees for “Favorite Family Movie” are animated: Cars, Ice Age: The Meltdown and Over the Hedge. Cars also scored a nomination for “Favorite Movie.” In addition, the music of the Pixar pic will […]

Pointing to the success of The Simpsons and Family Guy, Variety breaks down why networks are eager for more animation in primetime, despite any risk the venture might bring. Series currently in the works for older audiences include Aardman Animations’ Creature Comforts and the Robert Smigel/Happy Madison production Animals.

According to Contact Music, Dick Van Dyke is fascinated by animation – and has the studio to prove it. “It started out as a hobby about 15 years ago when they first came out with a little machine that would actually do animation. I’ve been doing it ever since and now I have a room […]

Buena Vista Pictures has opened its yearly “For Your Consideration” site. This time around, the studio is marketing Cars, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, The Prestige, Déjà Vu and Apocalypto for the award season.

From producer Jordan Kerner, Moviehole has the latest information regarding the upcoming computer-animated Smurfs movie trilogy. “Having seen all 234 episodes of the show, numerous times, Herb Ratner and I have been working really hard at looking where all the holes were in the episodes – ya’know, like all of a sudden another woman appears, […]

Hosted by TV Shows on DVD, new photos from the extras of Voltron – Volume 2: Yellow Lion are now online. The DVD set will make its way into stores on December 12. In the meantime, the cover artwork for Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends – Season 1 has been updated, along with the DVD […]

In the article “Cartoon Comes Alive,” Multichannel News notices the Cartoon Network original movie Re-Animated, airing December 3. The essay particularly observes the live-action content of the film, while also explaining the gradual shift Cartoon Network is taking in its programming. Nonetheless, the channel’s president, Jim Samples, assures viewers that his network will remain dedicated […]

Over the weekend, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit was honored with another award, being named best feature film at the children’s British Academy Film and Television Awards. The Telegraph records that the film beat The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire […]

Upcoming Pixar has discovered some unique pictures of cars, as the vehicles have been tailored to mimic the stars of Disney/Pixar’s Cars. The Aston Martin, Dodge Viper and Ford Thames are just some of the rides receiving the mockup treatment at the interestingly named Monster Monster.

The Hindu Business Line writes that the Sony Corporation of America may soon have a 51% stake in FrameFlow India Pvt Ltd. Employing 70 visual effects artists, the Chennai-based animation and special effects company recently worked with Sony on the Adam Sandler comedy Click.

The Internet Movie Poster Awards displays four character banners (Roddy and Rita, The Toad, Spike, Le Frog) for Flushed Away. Proudly proclaiming various puns, the poster set comes from the U.K., where the most recent DreamWorks/Aardman collaboration will be making its debut this Friday.

From an anonymous source, Ultimate Disney has learned that the two-disc Platinum Edition DVD for One Hundred and One Dalmatians is scheduled for October 2008. As the site notes, this latest word contradicts an earlier report from Australia that claimed Pinocchio and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as the two Platinum releases for 2008. […]