UltimateDisney has an interview with Andreas Deja, who has served as supervising animator for some of Disney’s most famous and memorable characters, including “Gaston” from Beauty and the Beast, “Jafar” from Aladdin, “Roger Rabbit” from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, “Lilo” from Lilo and Stitch and “Scar” from The Lion King. Deja talks about Disney’s 1961 […]

Box Office Mojo reports that Fox/Blue Sky’s Horton Hears a Who! was a big hit with audiences in it’s debut weekend, easily taking the #1 spot with $45 million.

UpcomingPixar and PixarBlog report that IMDb is now listing actor Paul Eiding as providing additional voices for the upcoming Disney/Pixar film WALL•E. Eiding has provided voice work for every Pixar film, except the Toy Story films, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille.

As the film gets ready to open in cinemas around the world, RottenTomatoes explores the art of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who! with Blue Sky’s VP of Creative Development, Chris Wedge and Mike Thurmeier, Senior Supervising Animator on the film. The duo talk about the film’s visual style and the creative team at Blue […]

UltimateDisney reports that Disney has announced The Sword in the Stone: 45th Anniversary Edition and The Jungle Book 2: Special Edition DVDs for release on June 17th. The Sword in the Stone disc will get a 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby 5.1 remix. Bonus features will include Disney Song Selection, a new “Merlin’s Magic […]

Latino Review has posted a first look at the upcoming animated sequel, Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs. Available on the site is a still from the movie, which features the character Scrat in the jaws of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. A direct link to the image can be found here. Ice Age 3 opens […]

GhibliWorld reports that starting July 26 till September 28, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo will be holding an exhibition, called Studio Ghibli Layout Designs: Understanding the Secrets of Takahata/Miyazaki Animation wherein over 1000 layouts from the works of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata will be displayed. In addition, the website has also posted […]

DVDActive shares the details and artwork for the upcoming single-disc and double-disc releases of Batman: Gotham Knight in which six interlocking stories reveal how Bruce Wayne became Batman. The film will be released to coincide with the theatrical release of The Dark Knight, on the 8th July. The full details are yet to be revealed, […]

UpcomingPixar and TheHollywoodReporter report that Two time Academy award winning director Brad Bird has signed on for his live-action feature directorial debut with 1906, a co-production between Warner Bros. and Disney/Pixar. The story of the film centers on a college student who begins to investigate the murder of his father, uncovering a web of deceit […]

Fox/Blue Sky’s Horton Hears a Who! opens today in 3,954 theatres, according to Box Office Mojo. The film is winning over the critics, garnering an impressive 82% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer. Their consensus is that the film “is both whimsical and heartwarming, and is the rare Dr. Seuss adaptation that stays true to the […]

A new sneak peak for Madagascar 2: The Crate Escape can be viewed at DreamWorks SKG Fansite. The video is included in the Bee Movie DVD, which hit stores last Tuesday. Madagascar 2 is due out in theaters on 7 November, and features the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, […]

A new full length trailer for the Disney/Pixar’s upcoming film WALL•E has made its way online. Apple has made available the trailer to watch or download in various formats, including HD. Directed by Andrew Stanton, WALL•E is set to hit the screens on June 27th, 2008.

Variety reports that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will toast toonmasters Tex Avery and Michael Maltese with “Putting Looney in the Toons,” a tribute marking the centennial anniversary of their 1908 births which will be held on March 24. Alongwith rare recordings from an interview of the duo, highlights from their iconic […]

As part of their Showest 2008 preview, Latino Review showcases a bunch of new filmposters including ones for Vanguard Animation’s Space Chimps , slated for a May 2nd release, and LucasFilm’s Star Wars – The Clone Wars, set to premiere in theaters on August 15th, followed by its TV premiere later on.

DVDactive reveals the cover artwork for the upcoming Blu-ray release of Space Ace, the classic 1984 lasergame directed by Don Bluth and successor to Dragon’s Lair. The game has been digitally remastered in 1080p with a new 5.1 audiotrack. Bonus features will include a picture-in-picture video commentary from the creators, Interviews with Don Bluth, Gary […]

ComingSoon has made available two international trailers for the upcoming CG-live action film Speed Racer. Directed by Andy & Larry Wachowski, Speed Racer is based on the classic 1960’s Japanese animated series chronicling the aspirations of a young race car driver as he attempts to obtain glory, with the help of his family and the […]

USA Today currently features a first look at DreamWork’s upcoming sci-fi flick, Monsters vs Aliens. The article includes information on the plot of the film, as well as sporting a brand new promotional image. Monsters vs Aliens will be the first animated film to be entirely shot in 3-D, a trait nicknamed “Ultimate 3-D” by […]

Another new poster for Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs can be found at WorstsPreviews. The first poster, previously reported on Sunday, can be viewed here. Starring the voice talents of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Queen Latifah, Ice Age 3 hits theaters on July the 1st, 2009.

Trademork reports that DreamWork’s upcoming sequel Madagascar 2: The Crate Escape may have undergone a name change. While it has not yet been confirmed, the article states that the new title for the film will be Madagascar Escape 2 Africa. The sequel is due out in theaters on November 7th, 2008.

Over at Animated Views, we’ve a selection of articles celebrating the arrival of Disney’s One Hundred And One Dalmatians in a new 2-disc Platinum Edition DVD, including several interviews with cast, crew and fans of Walt’s canine classic from our resident interviewer Jeremie Noyer: • Mel Leven’s son Bill Leven remembers his Cruella de Vil […]

The Hollywood Reporter has posted its review for Fox/Blue Sky’s latest outing, the Dr Seuss feature Horton Hears A Who!, calling the CG animated film “a delight, brimming with colorful, elastic characters and bountiful wit. The film captures all the charm of the book from its rhyming text to its themes and fantastical characters. This […]

TV Shows On DVD features the cover art for the recently announced Popeye & Friends: Volume 1. The single-disc release will cost $14.95 and will be available for purchase on the 17th of June. The collection includes 8 Popeye cartoons, however it is not known exactly which ones will be on the disc. UPDATE: A […]

An extremely low-quality photograph of a new poster for Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs can be viewed at ComingSoon. Ice Age 3 will be Blue Sky Studios’ first film released in 3-D. The third installment to the prehistoric franchise will open in theaters July 2009. Thanks to “Wendy’s Jane” over at the Animated […]

UpcomingPixar has posted the cover art for the Xbox 360 version of the upcoming WALL•E video game. Based on the upcoming Disney/Pixar film of the same name, WALL•E video game goes on sale on June 24, 2008.

GhibliWorld has the English summary of an interview with Hayao Miyazaki wherein he talks about his new film Ponyo on a Cliff, giving away a little about the storyline of the film. Miyazaki adds that while there are not too many characters in his new film, the sea itself is like a character. Miyazaki says, […]

An interview with Clancy Brown, voice of two characters in the new television series The Spectacular Spider-Man, can be read at the Pittsburgh-Tribune Review. In the article, Brown discusses his reasons for taking the roles, as well as how he became involved in an acting career. The Spectacular Spider-Man premiered today at 10 AM.

Featured on ComingSoon is an interview with actor Jim Carrey on his new role in Disney’s upcoming performance-capture film, A Christmas Carol. Carrey, who is playing Ebenezer Scrooge as well as the three Chirstmas Spirits, says, “It’s just a fantastic story. It’s beautiful literature.” He also vaguely mentions a possible role in Ripley’s Believe It […]

Variety has posted an article announcing that Jill Culton, helmer of Open Season, is set to direct Sony’s upcoming animated film Hotel Transylvania. Hotel follows the story of the youngest in a line of monster hunters who falls in love with the daughter of Count Dracula, and attempts to bring about peace between their two […]

The release date of the live-action adaption of the popular anime series, Dragonball Z, has been changed from August 15, 2008 to April 3, 2009, according to Superhero Hype. Had it been opened on it’s intended release date, the film would have had to compete with The International, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Tropic Thunder […]

Internet Movie Database reports that the CGI epic Beowulf took top spot in this week’s DVD sales charts. The movie had an intake of $10.9 million in rentals, beating American Gangster, last week’s number one. Other animated films received a boost in sales as well, with last year’s Ratatouille, Shrek The Third, and The Simpsons […]