The entire soundtrack to Hoodwinked, the computer animated comedy from Weinstein Co., may heard completely free at AOL Music.

Ultimate Disney has the details about the March 21st DVD release of Chicken Little. The film will be presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, with Dolby Digital 5.1. Bonus features for the DVD include: the “Hatching Chicken Little” making-of-featurette, deleted scenes (including three alternate openings), the “Where’s Fish?” interactive game, a Karaoke sing along, and music […]

Anime director Hayao Miyazaki’s oldest son, Goro Miyazaki, will make his directorial debut with the animated film Tales from Earthsea, says distributor Toho Co., via The Big Cartoon Database. The project will be based on the Earthsea fantasy novels from author Ursula Le Guin, particularly the third and fourth books of the series. Revealing the […]

Nominated for three Annie Awards, including Best Home Entertainment Production, Kronk’s New Groove appears to be drawing mixed reviews, though all of them seem to indicate that the movie will at least be enjoyed by younger audiences. “Humor abounds in this successful sequel, the animation and voice talent are strong, and the characters are just […]

Opening Wednesday at New York’s Museum of Modern Art is ”Pixar: 20 Years of Animation,” reportedly the “most extensive gallery exhibition” the Museum of Modern Art has ever devoted to animation. Displaying paintings, concept art, sculptures, and a collection of “digital installations,” the exhibit promises a treasure of more than 500 pieces from Pixar studios, […]

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe roared with an impressive debut, taking the top spot in last weekend’s box office, with $65,556,312 from 3,616 theaters. In the meantime, another Disney release, Chicken Little, fell to #9 with $2,306,627 from 2,326 theaters, for a total domestic cume of $127,280,176. At #12 […]

New images from DreamWorks’ computer animated comedy Over the Hedge are up at Latino Review, which also has a picture of what appears to be a theater standee for the film.

The Legions of Gotham Forum reports that Robin will be joining the cast of characters in The Batman’s fourth season.

Toon Zone indicates that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has given a PG-13 rating to the DTV Marvel project Ultimate Avengers, hitting stores next February.

In an effort to support the company’s plans to release two CGI films a year, along with a number of DTV films, DreamWorks Animation has announced the hiring of John Batter and Nancy Bernstein, and the promotion of Jane Hartwell. Batter will serve as a senior production executive, with Bernstein acting as Head of Production […]

The complete cast for Disney’s Broadway version of Tarzan has been revealed. According to Playbill, Josh Strickland will play the title role, as Jenn Gambatese will portray Jane. Other members of the cast include: Merle Dandridge as Kala, Shuler Hensley as Kerchak, Chester Gregory II as Terk, Timothy Jerome as Professor Porter and Donnie Keshawarz […]

Sporting a new design, Latino Review examines Hoodwinked and likes what it sees. “Some of the script could have been a little funnier, but it was defiantly good enough for the kids and adults,” says the site, before adding heartily, “I would definitely recommend this film for the whole family!” Hoodwinked will open in LA […]

The Big Cartoon Database indicates that following two months of investigation, a conclusion has been drawn regarding how a fire began at Aardman Animations, on October 10, 2005. Investigators say that the accident occurred due to an electrical fault with an appliance, not arson. Furthermore, they have pinpointed the fire’s creation to the ground-floor office […]

Reuters, through Yahoo! News, takes a brief look at how Hoodwinked became a reality, from the days of its early conceptualization to when it was acquired by the Weinstein Co.

Guardian Unlimited Film writes of Disney’s upcoming computer animated flick Peter and the Starcatchers, based on the bestselling 2004 Peter Pan prequel from Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. The film, to be scripted by Jay Wolpert (Pirates of the Caribbean), focuses on “a young orphaned boy, Peter, who becomes a stowaway on a merchant ship […]

With kind words, Coming Soon reviews Star Wars – Clone Wars, Volume 2, giving the main attraction a score of 9/10 and its DVD bonus features a score of 8/10. “Star Wars – Clone Wars, Volume 2 is a required addition to the DVD collection of any Star Wars fan. You haven’t seen everything until […]

Found at eBay are promo sheets for Ant Bully and Happy Feet. While the page for Happy Feet displays the film’s setting, Ant Bully’s piece supplies a nice view of the title character.

Three new trailers promoting animated releases have premiered online. First up, the teaser trailer for the live action/animated Charlotte’s Web may be seen at Kino-Govno.com. As JoBlo, which has screen captures from the trailer, directs, “Scroll down and click on the ‘Hi’ icon that has 10.9MB under it.” In the meantime, the second trailer for […]

From Coming Soon comes the Variety article indicating Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino are set to direct the CGI feature spin on Dr. Seuss’ classic Horton Hears a Who. Scheduled for a release in the spring of 2008, the film has written by Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul. Meanwhile, storyboarding has just begun, under the […]

According to Variety, via Coming Soon, James Marsden (the three X-Men films) has joined Amy Adams for Disney’s Enchanted. Marsden will act as the prince who falls in love with Adams’ character, thus following her into the real world.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, via the Internet Movie Database, Disney CEO Robert Iger shows no signs of backing down from his stance of eliminating the delay between the time a movie is released in theaters and on DVD. As this view conflicts with that of many theater owners, Iger still trusts […]

Hoodwinked is the subject of a new review from Hero Realm. With a score of 3/5, the movie is described there as “a simple tale that parents won’t hate the first time through and kids should enjoy over and over again.” Furthermore, a plethora of pictures from the Hoodwinked premiere, held in New York City […]

The Hollywood Reporter, through Coming Soon, indicates that Sean Connery and the independent production company Glasgow Animation are teaming to form Billi Productions. The alliance’s first production will be the computer animated short, Sir Billi the Vet, due for completion next summer. Actors lending their voices for the film include Sean Connery, Alan Cumming, Miriam […]

Toon Zone has updated cover artwork for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, unveiling the DVD’s back art. Likewise, TV Shows on DVD offers updated cover artwork for Ed, Edd ‘n Eddy – Volume 2: Fools’ Par-Ed-ise.

The Legions of Gotham Forum exclusively confirms that The Batman has been renewed for a fourth season on Kids! WB.

Coming Soon takes a look at two of next week’s Disney DVD releases. First up is Kronk’s New Groove, with the DVD’s extras getting a score of 5/10. As for the film itself, the site gives it 6/10, commenting, “Despite a good voice cast, Kronk’s New Groove is only a mediocre film that will entertain […]

Toon Zone points to the Marvel Animation Forum, where 32 screen captures from the Ultimate Avengers: The Movie trailer have been posted. The trailer, lasting approximately 50 seconds, may be seen on the Fantastic Four DVD, now available in stores. Ultimate Avengers: The Movie will be released directly to stores on February 21st.

In its fifth weekend, Chicken Little fell to #7 in the box office’s top ten and grossed $4,406,418, down an understandable 64.9% from its previous weekend. That amount brings the Disney CGI hit’s total domestic box office gross to $124,118,837. Meanwhile, the IMAX re-release of The Polar Express landed at #17, down 31.4% with $837,973, […]

Upon the initial release of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe – Season 1, Volume 1, BCI Eclipse issued a statement recognizing a problem which had occurred with the digipak tray used in the sets. That technical glitch produced a slightly protruding piece of plastic on the DVDs, thus allowing them to become scratched. […]

Movie clips from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe can be seen at Yahoo! Movies. In the meantime, the official website for Disney’s Movie Surfers provides further behind-the-scenes peeks of the epic.