Currently featured on Toon Zone is an article announcing the voice cast of the upcoming direct-to-DVD project, Batman: Gotham Knights. Playing Batman will be fan-favorite Kevin Conroy, who has voiced the character in numerous other animated outings starring the superhero. Gary Dourdan, Ana Ortiz, David McCallum, and Parminder Nagra will also voicing major characters. Batman: […]

Yahoo! News reports that the Academy Award nominated film Persepolis will be returning to 100 screens in the United States on April 11th. This time around, the animated autobiography will feature the English language, replacing the subtitles the film sported in its first run. Included in the cast are Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Sean Penn, […]

AV Club has an interview with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone wherein they talk about the show, writing the hardest episodes and why they don’t want to make any more movies. Parker also talks about his collaboration with Matt over the years, the show’s tight schedule and why he never enjoyed making […]

Concluding Animated Views’ extensive Enchanted coverage, Jeremie Noyer speaks to the two men who made it all happen: director Kevin Lima and executive producer Chris Chase. The discussion is highlighted with some beautiful, never before seen development artwork chosen especially for us by them both, as they reveal how they finally brought the long on […]

This Saturday, March 22, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will be present an Enchanted afternoon for families at The Grove of LA to celebrate the release of its animated/live action fairy tale to DVD and Blu-Ray. More information follows:

The official website for the upcoming sci-fi satire Monsters Vs Aliens has recently been launched by DreamWorks. The teaser site features a short intro, as well as information regarding the film’s plot and cast. Monster Vs Aliens is set to hit theaters in Ultimate 3D on March 27, 2009.

The Orange County Register today showcases the new Toy Story Mania ride coming this May to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fl, and in June to Disney’s California Adventure theme park in Anaheim, CA. The 5½ minute ride is divided into several 31-second interactive carnival style games such as “an egg toss called Hamm ‘N’ […]

DVDActive has posted the cover art and details for the upcoming The Jungle Book 2: Special Edition dvd, due out on 17th June. According to the site, the film will be presented in 1.66:1, along with Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Surround tracks. Extras on the disc will include deleted scenes (including the original […]

What if a live-action version of The Simpsons movie was to be made? Who would you cast as Bart or Homer? Filmonic has posted their list of cast, though according to the article, it is just for fun and they never want a live action movie to be made as The Simpsons are all about […]

NYTimes reports that a Japanese university plans to return about 250 pieces of original animation art to the Walt Disney Company that were mislaid in storage after traveling to Japan nearly five decades ago. The collection which includes cels, backgrounds, preliminary paintings and storyboard sketches was handpicked by Walt Disney himself and sent to Japan […]

Disney’s romantic part-animated musical comedy adventure Enchanted comes to DVD today, and we’re highlighting the release at Animated Views with a number of special articles, including exclusive interviews and never before seen artwork! • An interview with screenwriter Bill Kelly, Giselle’s Enchanted creator. • An interview with Disney executive Doug Short, who championed the project. […]

Variety reports that actors such as Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel and Christopher Mintz-Plasse will lend their voices for for DreamWorks Animation’s feature How to Train Your Dragon. Directed by Peter Hastings, Dragon marks the second film the studio will produce in Ultimate 3-D after Monsters vs. Aliens. How to Train Your […]

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.