More Chicken Little posters discovered
Coming in from the film’s worldwide release are a number of posters promoting Disney’s Chicken Little. The one sheets may be seen at the Internet Movie Poster Awards and eBay. |
Orphanage and Brain offer competition to Pixar and DreamWorks
The Associated Press, via SacUnion.com, looks at the progression of Orphanage Animation Studios Inc. and Wild Brain Inc., two smaller computer animation houses rising in their field. |
UPDATE! Forbes names wealthiest fifteen fictional characters
Forbes Magazine has composed a list of the richest fifteen fictional characters. Animated and sometimes-animated faces in the lineup include: Santa Clause, worth “infinity”; Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks, worth $27.3 billion; Richie Rich, worth $17 billion; Lex Luthor, worth $10.1 billion; Charles Montgomery Burns, worth $8.4 billion; Scrooge McDuck, worth $8.2 billion; Bruce Wayne, worth $6.5 […] |
Weekend box office estimate: December 2 – 4, 2005
After enjoying a healthy box office intake during last week’s Thanksgiving weekend, Chicken Little fell 68% to eighth place, grossing approximately $4 million, says Box Office Report. Should that estimate prove correct, Chicken Little will have grossed domestically $123 million. The movie’s actual weekend gross will be revealed on Monday. |
Interview: Leonard Maltin
Ultimate Disney speaks with “critic, film historian, and lifelong Disney fan” Leonard Maltin, referring to such topics as the Walt Disney Treasures, the debate of traditional versus computer animation, and Song of the South’s DVD delivery. |
Official Cars site revved up
The official website for Cars has been given a makeover, now decorated with the film’s poster image and featuring the movie’s latest trailer. |
Quack Pack and Goof Troop release date confusion
It was first announced that Goof Troop – Volume 1 and Quack Pack – Volume 1 would both be hitting stores on February 21, 2006. However, an official press release proposed that the release date for the DVDs would be February 14th. Now comes word, through TV Shows on DVD, that the press release was […] |
Minimates movie moving to stores in 2006
Superhero Times indicates that Diamond Select Toys and Art Asylum have banded together to bring Minimate fans Darktide, described as the Minimate’s first “full-length mini-movie.” Arriving in stores with the new Minimates set, the film’s plot is, “When Storm goes missing during an undercover mission, it’s up to the X-Men to investigate. But their search […] |
Extras for Teen Titans – The Complete First Season unveiled
TV Shows on DVD has learned the bonus features for the Teen Titans – The Complete First Season DVD set. Found from the DVD’s back cover, the extras will include: “Finding Their Voices,” a behind-the-scenes look at the show; Toon Topia bonus cartoons: The Hiros Episodes 1 and 2; “Comic Creations – From Comic Book […] |
From Veronicas to Veronica
According to MTV News, via Dark Horizons, the twin girls from the band The Veronicas are going to play the role of Veronica in the upcoming Archie movie. With both playing the same part, the girls will do their own singing in the film, in Archie’s band. |
Peanuts served on DVD
From Paramount Home Entertainment come the re-releases of A Boy Named Charlie Brown and Snoopy Come Home, both part of the Peanuts Pictures collection. DVDActive has the official cover artwork for the DVDs, available to own on March 28th. |
Visit Skyland online
The first two episodes of Skyland, Nickelodeon’s latest animated offering, may be seen online, at Nicktoons Network. The episodes include the two-part tale, “Dawn of a New Day.” |
Underdog's Tuxedo and Gophers due for DVD
Go-Go Gophers and Tennessee Tuxedo, two cartoon segments which regularly played in-between Underdog cartoons in The Underdog Show, are about to get new DVD releases from Classic Media and distributor Sony BMG. TV Shows on DVD notices that DVD Planet currently has The Best of Go-Go Gophers and The Best of Tennessee Tuxedo DVD titles […] |
Video game reviews: Rise of the Underminer, Chronicles of Narnia
Those trying to decide which video games to ask Santa for may want to head to IGN FilmForce, where reviews for the video games The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer await. The site seems impressed with Narnia (available for the PC), giving the […] |
Go-Go Gadget DVD
DVDtoons points to DVD Planet, where listed is an April 25, 2006 release date for Inspector Gadget: the Animated Series. No other details are known about the set at this time, with the exception of its $34.95 suggested retail price. |
Game and Search playing Chicken?
Following the announcement of The Greatest Game Ever Played’s DVD release date being moved, Ultimate Disney indicates that the R1 debut of Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin has also been bumped to April 4, 2006. As the site speculates, have these titles been moved to clear the way for the March DVD […] |
CGI sequel and series to Kong coming
In a review for Kong: King of Atlantis, the traditionally animated DTV film continuation of Kong: The Animated Series, Toon Zone notes that a computer animated Kong DTV movie is reportedly on the way, in addition to a CGI television series. |
Trailer teases with traditional animation
‘Inkan’ at Animation Nation links to a “Silence is Golden” trailer currently playing in AMC theaters, which mixes traditional animation with humor thrown toward such films as The Lion King and Brother Bear. |
Video game previews: Kingdom Hearts 2, SpongeBob SquarePants Baytona 500
IGN FilmForce presents a sneak peek at Kingdom Hearts II for the PlayStation 2, lending screenshots from the game, as well as new details of its worlds. Plus, the site has three new screenshots from SpongeBob SquarePants Baytona 500, soon to be available for the cell phone. |
Cat Tale website and trailer now online
The official wesbite for Imagi Entertainment’s Cat Tale has opened. Owning sections for the film’s news, synopsis, and cast, the site also features the movie’s trailer. Cat Tale will arrive in theaters in 2006. |
Animated box office estimates: November 25 – 27, 2005
Facing off against Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and newcomer Yours, Mine & Ours for family audiences, Chicken Little fell a slight 16% over the weekend, to finish in fourth place with an estimated $12.4 million. This brings the Disney comedy’s domestic box office total to approximately $118.2 million. Box Office Guru provides […] |
Pat Morita, dead at 73
Born on June 28, 1932, Noriyuki “Pat” Morita died yesterday, November 24th, at his Las Vegas home. His passing was the result of natural causes, said his wife of 12 years, Evelyn. Many fans of the actor know him best for his performance as Mr. Kesuke Miyagi in the four Karate Kid fims – a […] |
Barbie to hit 2006 with two new DTV movies
Coming directly to video stores, from Mattel and Lions Gate Family Entertainment, are two brand-new Barbie adventures. The Barbie Diaries, scheduled for release in January 2006, places its title character, now with a new “toon-shaded” CGI look, in her sophomore year at high school. Meanwhile, Barbie Fairytopia Mermaidia, coming March 2006, continues the franchise began […] |
Jackson versus DGA in King-sized battle
Rumor has it that Peter Jackson is currently trying to convince the Director’s Guild of America to provide “Animation Directed By” credits for two unnamed collaborators on King Kong. Word has yet to arrive on the DGA’s reponse to Jackson’s request. The news comes courtesy of the Hot Blog, via Cinematical [note: open “Reader Comments” […] |
Listen to Polar Express sountrack
Included in a healthy offering of Holiday projects at AOL Music, the Polar Express sountrack, featuring the Oscar-nominated ballad “Believe,” may be heard for free. |
Teen Titans defeated by cancellation
Toon Zone points to sources TitansTower.com and Titansgo.net to report that Teen Titans has been cancelled by Cartoon Network. No explanation regarding the move has been given yet. Nonetheless, fans of Teen Titans are already making an attempt to revive the show, with one group creating a petition. |
Introducing the cast of Kung Fu Panda!
Latino Review has the latest pic promoting DreamWorks Animation’s CGI comedy, Kung Fu Panda, revealing many of cast’s main characters. |
Meet John Aquino, animator for Walt Disney Feature Animation
MQ7.net brings an Inquirer News Service brief biography of John Aquino. The inspirational read recounts how a visit from a Disney animator to Animaction, the Santa Monica-based animation school, changed Aquino’s life. The animator would later go from being a trainee for Hercules to a character finaler for Chicken Little. |
Cars and Narnia wish upon a Starz!
Variety, via Coming Soon, indicates that Walt Disney Pictures is teaming with the cable network Starz! to advertise their upcoming features Cars and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe. A 45-second teaser trailer for Disney/Pixar’s Cars will premiere over the Thanksgiving weekend, running as an interstitial. Likewise, a 9-minute sneak […] |
UPDATE! Goof Troop and Quack Pack coming to DVD
TV Shows on DVD points to Amazon.com, where entries for the DVD arrivals of Goof Troop and Quack Pack await. Judging by their suggested retail price of $14.99, it is likely that neither release will contain as many episodes as the recent Ducktales and Rescue Rangers DVD box sets. UPDATE! Cover artwork for the Goof […] |