UltimateDisney reports that Walt Disney Home Entertainment has announced a special edition dvd release of Oliver & Company for February 3, 2009. The re-release will feature an all-new game and extras from the film’s 2002 debut, which include “The Making of Oliver & Company”, “Return Of A Classic”, Academy Award winning animated short “Lend A […]

Apple has made available an exclusive clip from Disney’s upcoming animated feature Bolt. Directed by Chris Williams, Bolt opens in theatres on November 21, 2008.

DVDTimes reports that Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment have announced the release of Pinocchio : 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition on 10th March, 2009. Disney’s second animated feature will be made available for a limited time on a 2-disc dvd and a Blu-Ray disc. Extras on the dvd set will include “an all-new audio commentary with […]

Laughing Place has a new feature showcasing pictures and video from the new Walt Disney Imagineering: Blue Sky Cellar building at Disney’s California Adventure which opens to the public on October 20 and will give guests a sneak peek at new and revamped attractions at the second Anaheim Disney-themed park. New attractions will be a […]

Following are five new images from DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, which is due out on November 7.

The BYU Magazine online has a piece about the school’s animation program and the interest Pixar personnel have taken in it. “Over the years, Pixar has worked with a lot of universities around the country,” says Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios president Ed Catmull. “One of the interesting things is that, all of a […]

Master animator Eric Goldberg has spoken with Animated News and Views on a number of occasions but he has more tales to tell. Animation World Magazine has posted an interview with Goldberg conducted by Eric’s longtime friend Tom Sito. The interview fills in gaps hitherto unmentioned in Goldberg’s storied career. touching on work for Disney’s, […]

A mash-up of Pixar’s Toy Story and the recent Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight has made its way on the internet and can be watched here.

According to AWN, Disney has confirmed that Glen Keane has chosen to step down from directing Disney’s upcoming animated feature Rapunzel due to a personal, non-threatening health issue. Keane, with his directing partner Dean Wellins, has been serving as director of the film for nearly two years. The report also suggests that the new directing […]

Over at Animated Views, we’ve just completed our celebration of Sleeping Beauty on DVD and Blu-ray by posting our extensive review of the new Platinum release, which joins several other articles on the film: • Mary Costa speaks about her role as Princess Aurora in an interview exclusive • Marc Davis’ Maleficent collaborator Burny Mattinson […]

The first teaser poster for Pixar’s upcoming feature film Up can be found on YahooMovies. Directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson, Up opens in theaters across US on May 29, 2009.

To tie in with the recent launch of The Alchemy of Animation, Don Hahn and a great panel of celebrated animators will be sharing their insights and thoughts on the art of animation through the years on Monday, October 20, at Woodbury University in Burbank, CA. Hahn and his panel of colleagues from the past […]

Variety reports that Turner Broadcasting and MGM Worldwide TV plan to produce twenty-six episodes of Pink Panther & Pals, a new half-hour animated Pink Panther series for Cartoon Network. The series featuring the iconic panther and his friends is slated to air in fall 2009.

ComingSoon has posted the second trailer for the computer-animated Resident Evil: Degeneration. The feature, which serves as a sequel to the live-action Resident Evil film trilogy, centers around a zombie-infestation at an airport. Directed by Makoto Kamiya, Degeneration hits store shelves on December 30th of this year.

The official website for Disney’s Bolt has now gone live. The site features information, pictures, games, and more concerning the animated comedy-adventure. Bolt, which opens in theaters on November 21st, centers around a Hollywood pup who who find himself thousands of miles away from his owner, Penny. Thanks to “Sullivan” for the tip!

Variety reports that Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will deliver “A Salute to the National Film Board of Canada” on October 27 to honor Canadian animated shorts. The event, hosted by animation critic and historian Charles Solomon, will celebrate more than five decades of the NFB’s Oscar-nominated and winning pics with screenings of […]

According to the Sydney Morning Herald director George “Mad Max” Miller is looking to produce a sequel to his award-winning animated feature Happy Feet the Ugly Duckling-esque tale of a penguin who couldn’t sing, as the rest of his flock could, but had the knack for some fierce tap-dancing.

DVDActive reports that Warner Home Video has announced Tom and Jerry Tales Volume 6 for release on the 3rd February, 2009. The single disc release will include 15 cartoons from the end of the run of the 2005 series. No extras will be included on the disc. In addition, the site also shares details on […]

ComingSoon currently features an interview with actor Bill Murray on several of his most recent and upcoming films. In the article, Murray shortly discusses his role in the stop-motion flick The Fantastic Mr. Fox, which opens in theaters on November 6, 2009. Murray is set to voice a badger character in the animated movie.

According to Latino Review, Matt Lucas has joined the cast of the upcoming big-screen adaption of Astro Boy. Lending their voices alongside Lucas will be Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Donald Sutherland, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy and Eugene Levy with Freddie Highmore and Astro Boy himself. Hitting theaters on October 23, 2009, the animated sci-fi flick […]

The Hollywood Reporter today confirms that Anne Hathaway has accepted the role of the White Queen, a benevolent monarch who is deposed and banished by her sister and needs Alice to slay a creature known as the Bandersnatch, in Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland. Burton’s partner and frequent leading lady Helena Bonham Carter also has […]

Animation World Network reports that the CGI animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars has become the most-watched show in Cartoon Network’s 16-year history. The series, which premiered last Friday, was the number one program of all kids networks during the 9-10 P.M. timeslot. Cartoon Network’s The Secret Saturdays also started up last Friday, which […]

DVDTimes reports that Lionsgate Home Entertainment and HIT Entertainment have announced the release of Fraggle Rock Complete Series Collection dvd on 4th November 2008. This 20-disc collection features all 96 episodes from four seasons and includes over two hours of never-before-seen bonus features, Never-before released episodes, an all-new Fraggle Rock short, an original Fraggle Rock […]

DVDActive brings more details on the upcoming Powerpuff Girls 10th Anniversary collection dvd set due out on the 20th January, 2009. The 6-disc collection will include all 78 episodes, audio commentaries, a documentary on creator Craig McCracken, a music video, and more.

A new poster and trailer for the upcoming comedy Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa can now be viewed on FilmOFilia. The second installment to the Madagascar series follows Alex, Marty, and the rest of the gang as they try and survive in the Africa plains. The film opens on November 7th in both traditional and IMAX […]

DreamWorks has recently announced that the release date for Kung Fu Panda 2 has been set for June 3rd of 2011, according to Latino Review. The sequel will serve as a follow-up to the original hit comedy, with this round being produced in stereoscopic 3D technology. Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, and other cast members from […]

According to Yahoo! News, Warner Bros. has plans to create a live-action/animation feature film version of Yogi Bear directed by Ash Brannon (Surf’s Up). “Yogi Bear first appeared as a supporting character in 1958 in another classic cartoon, The Huckleberry Hound Show. In 1961, he got his own show, which has aired in reruns frequently […]

A new Bolt poster featuring the three lead characters from the film can now be viewed on Internet Movie Poster Awards. Bolt, which opens in theaters on November 21st, tells the tale of a lost Hollywood dog convinced he has superpowers.

An article on Animation Magazine’s website has revealed that Coraline will not be among the list of animated films eligible for the Academy Awards this year. The Henry Selick film, which is based upon a Neil Gaiman novel, was originally scheduled for a limited theatrical run before it’s wide release on February 6th, 2009. Coraline […]

The New York Times reports that Sylvain Chomet, director of The Triplets of Belleville, is upset that his work for The Tale Of Despereaux is not being acknowledged by Universal Studios. Chomet, who claims to be responsible for many of the visuals and concepts of the film, was the director Despereaux for two years before […]