A brand new teaser trailer for the upcoming CGI comedy Igor can be viewed at CanMag. The film focuses on a lab assistant who dreams of one day becoming a successful scientist. Igor opens in theaters on September 19th, 2008. Thanks to “CGIFanatic”: over at the Animated News & Views Forum for the heads up!

ComingSoon has in possession a new poster for the upcoming CGI flick, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The official one-sheet features several characters from the movie, which will serve as a kick-start to a new animated series. Star Wars: The Clone Wars is due out in theaters on the 15th of August.

The fourth video in a series of vignettes for Disney/Pixar’s Wall•E can be viewed on MovieWeb. In the clip, the rusty robot encounters a pair of discarded headphones and curiously tries to discover what their purpose is. Wall•E hits theaters on June 27th.

According to Yahoo, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has just completed a new deal with 20th Century Fox that would make him the highest paid writer-producer currently working in television. The pact will keep MacFarlane at the studio through 2012, and is estimated to be worth over $100 million. “I get a lot of pleasure […]

According to Screamscape, “The Ultimate Guide to Disney Theme Parks,” a three-foot high Wall•E audioanimatronic may be roaming the streets of Disney theme parks in Anaheim, CA, and Orlando, FL, soon. No word yet on if he will be helping out with park janitorial duties.

Up now at Marvel.com is a trailer for the newupcoming animated series Wolverine and the X-Men, which will debut in 2009 on the Nicktoons Network. Wolverine and the X-Men begins as an explosive event shatters the lives of the X-Men and takes away their mentor, Professor X. The beaten heroes, including Beast, Storm, Cyclops and […]

Over at our sister site Animated Views, we share photos and coverage from the recent Roy Disney Presents event which helped to wind up this year’s Newport Beach Film Festival. Roy, accompanied by Don Hahn and Dave Bossert, presented a wide variety of rare Disney shorts, some of which have seldom seen the light of […]

An in-depth story on Gigaom features nine important lessons on fostering innovation in animation from renowned director Brad Bird, who helmed such hits as The Incredibles and Ratatouille. The article focuses on how Bird managed to encourage his crew on his various films to do their best work, and insists that the better the morale […]

An article on ComingSoon announces that David Silverman, co-director of Monsters Inc. and director of both The Simpsons Movie and The Road To El Dorado, is set to helm Disney’s live-action comedy The Pet. The science fiction family film centers on a man who is captured by aliens and kept as their pet. The Pet […]

Jeffery Katzenburg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation, has been finding that the conversion to 3-D in movie theaters is taking longer than expected, reports IMDB. Commenting on the progress various cinemas have made, Katzenburg notes that the conversion has “dragged along, and it’s been pretty disappointing.” On a positive note for the company, first quarter profits […]

TV Shows On DVD reports that the first season of Justice League will soon be available on Blu-ray. The collection, which includes all 26 episodes of Justice League‘s first season, will be hit store shelves on August 19th with a list price of $59.95. Package art for the set can also be viewed on the […]

Prompted by the recent passing of Ollie Johnston, the Disney Insider online has posted a remembrance of Walt Disney’s famous Nine Old Men, with birth dates and passing dates for each. “Each of these men had unique talents and a distinctive style, but the films they created are seamless works of art — a triumph […]

Jim Hill Media gives a rundown on the rare shorts that will be screened tonight and presented by Roy Disney and Don Hahn at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Some of the presentations include three of the shorts that were to be part of Fantasia 2006, as well as the most recent Goofy How To… […]

A new vignette featuring the title character from Disney/Pixar’s Wall•E can be viewed on SlashFilm. The short clip features the rusty robot playing with an old hula hoop. The video is the third in a series of shorts in which Wall-E interacts with various discarded items he finds. Wall•E hits theaters on June 17th.

Variety reports that Lisa Judson has left WB Animation after 10 months as head of the division. Taking her place will be Peter Roth, president of Warner Brothers Television. A reason for Judson’s departure from the studio is not mentioned in the article.

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann, the featured child stars of Disney’s original Escape To Witch Mountain and Return From Witch Mountain movies, will cameo, as a waitress and sheriff respectively, in the Studio’s re-imagining of the first adventure, Race To Witch Mountain. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson takes on the […]

A low-quality teaser poster for the upcoming big-screen adaption of the popular animated series Dragonball Z can be viewed at SlashFilm. Also featured on the website is a Japanese version of the same poster. Dragonball hits theaters on April 8th. 2009

A press release for Speed Racer: The Next Generation – The Beginning can be found at Tv Shows On DVD. The article features new cover art and information concerning the direct-to-video project, as well as the new animated television series airing in May on Nicktoons Network. The suggested retail price for Speed Racer: The Next […]

An article featured on Guardian criticizes modern children’s films for failing their audiences. The story claims that many current animated releases such as Ratatouille, The Incredibles, and Shark Tale are pandering too much to the older members of their audiences, and in doing so forgetting to entertain kids. The running time of newer animated films […]

Micheal Eisner, ex-CEO of Walt Disney Co., received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, reports Yahoo. At the ceremony, which was held on Friday, Eisner made sure to thank his longtime freind John Travolta, whom he reportedly credited with much of his success. “Anything John was associated with while I was at Paramount […]

According to TV Shows On DVD, the eleventh season of the long-running animated comedy South Park will be released on DVD this August 12th. The collection will feature three disks worth of material, including all of the episodes aired during season eleven. The price of the set has yet to be announced.

An interview with Lisa Henson, daughter of Jim Henson, can be read at NewsaRama. In the article, Lisa discusses various projects that Jim Henson Productions has been working on, as well as the direct to video release Three Pigs And A Baby. Other films mentioned include Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Mirror Mask, and Varjak Paw.

Information for the 2-disk and Blue-Ray DVD release of Disney’s The Nightmare Before Christmas can be found at High-Def Digest. According to the site, the upcoming National Treasure 2 DVD includes a sneak peak at the re-release of Nightmare on Blu-Ray. While a specific release date for the film has not yet been determined, the […]

A press release for Code Monkeys‘ first season DVD can be read on TV Shows On DVD. The season one two-disk set will be released on August 5th, 2008 at a price of $19.99. Taking place in the 1980’s, Code Monkeys is an animated comedy that follows the antics of two video game programmers who […]

According to The Orange County Register Disneyland has announced new expansion plans for the entire resort. Mention was made again of the pending Little Mermaid, Cars and Toy Story Mania! rides plus an announcement of a Tinker Bell attraction, due to the character’s enduring popularity. Perhaps the biggest news, however, was the hint at a […]

A new, more action-packed trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, the second film by Disney/Walden Media based on the C.S. Lewis series of books, has hit the Internet. View it now at the MySpace Trailer Park. The film hits theaters on May 16.

According to SlashFilm, Garth Jennings’s next film will be animated. Jennings, who directed The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy as well as the upcoming Son Of Rambow, claims he is not ready to reveal too much information about his planned project, although he states that he is is undecided as to exactly what medium of […]

ActiveAnime reports that Bleach The Movie: Memories Of Nobody will be screening on more than 300 screens in the United States. The special two-day showing will take place on June 11th and 12th. The film is a feature-length adaption of the popular Bleach television series and manga.

The DVD cover art for the fifth volume of Tom And Jerry Tales can be seen at TV Shows On DVD. The single-disk release will include twelve different cartoons from the animated cartoon series. Tom And Jerry Tales – Volume 5 will be hitting store shelves on August 12th with a price of $14.97.

A Q&A with actress Amy Poehler on her role in the new animated series The Mighty B! can be read on TV Guide. In the article, Poehler discusses subject matters such as the character she plays, storyline information, and her take on the new show. The Mighty B!, which follows the efforts of a girl […]