DVD Active reveals the extra content and cover artwork for the DVD and Blu-ray of Disney and Spyglass Entertainment’s live-action Underdog adaptation. In addition to the bonus features offered by the DVD, the Blu-ray package will include “Simon Barsinister’s First Television Appearance,” as well as a wider library of deleted scenes. Underdog will arrive in […]

Get ready for the new T2 – in an announcement that will surprise nobody, work has begun on a sequel to one of this summer’s biggest blockbusters. The Hollywood Reporter states that all the primary cast and crew – from director Michael Bay and star Shia LaBeouf to executive producer Steven Spielberg – are in […]

For those planning to visit Disney’s California Adventure soon, or for animation fans who need an extra excuse to go, the Character Close-up section of the Disney Animation building there is now showcasing maquettes from WALL-E, Ratatouille, and Meet the Robinsons, as well as a spinning, strobe light-enabled Toy Story animation . . . Pixar […]

The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Nick Park’s Oscar-winning claymation duo Wallace and Gromit are headed back for more adventures, though this time returning to the small screen where they started out. Entitled Trouble At Mill, it’s anticipated that Park’s new half-hour featurette will be completed next fall for screening on the UK’s BBC1, but […]

Legion of Super Heroes continues its new season with the original episode, Cry Wolf, on Saturday, October 6 at 11:00 a.m. ET/PT, as part of the Kids’ WB! lineup on The CW Network. The episode’s synopsis is, “After being convicted for a deadly attack on his father, Timber Wolf must escape Legion custody and track […]

The Internet Movie Poster Awards displays the international one-sheet for DreamWorks Animation’s Bee Movie, flying into U.S. theaters on November 2.

Coming Soon reports that Unified Pictures is producing the computer animated Noah’s Ark, with ElectroAge providing the film’s animation. With a $35 million budget, Ark will retell the famous Biblical tale from the perspective of the animal passengers. Philip LaZebnik, who co-wrote The Prince of Egypt, Mulan and Pocahontas, is penning the feauture’s screenplay.

Introducing cover artwork for the package, TV Shows on DVD writes that Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 3: Fire, Volume 2 will hit stores on January 22. Meanwhile, word arrives that the classic Nickelodeon show Mysterious Cities of Gold will be released on DVD in February 2008.

Check out the Batman: Yesterday, Today, & Beyond website for exclusive preview pics featuring vigilante hero Green Arrow and villainous Count Vertigo from the “Vertigo” episode of The Batman set to air October 6, on the Kids’ WB! network.

According to Animation World Network, Reboot, the pioneering CGI television series, has pioneered a new level of fan participation in popular animation by allowing its fans to choose the creative teams responsible for the production of an online comic book. “This marks the first step in re-launching the property in advance of Rainmaker’s upcoming trilogy […]

At the Animated News & Views Forum, “Prince Kido” points out that Allocine.fr has a new French teaser trailer for Disney/Pixar’s WALL-E. Humorously, the video features a unique twist on the famous Pixar production logo starring Luxo Jr. Meanwhile, Buena Vista International has provided Upcoming Pixar with an updated official synopsis for WALL-E. UPDATE: An […]

Last Saturday, September 29, word arrived via Ain’t It Cool News that Disney would soon announce a new stop-motion project from “the creative mastermind behind the majority of stop-motion pictures in the last decade.” Now Ain’t It Cool News offers an update to that initial report, suggesting that the mysterious project is none other than […]

TV Shows on DVD updates readers on the content for The Land Before Time – Volume 2: Good Times and Good Friends. The second DVD release containing four episodes from the Time television series will arrive on November 27. Meanwhile, Lionsgate will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Care Bears with the 25 Years of Caring […]

Ain’t It Cool News has the latest early review for Disney’s Enchanted. Interestingly, during the advance screening of the movie, Walt Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook hinted of a brand-new stop-motion project coming soon from “the creative mastermind behind the majority of stop-motion pictures in the last decade.” Without directly stating the director’s identity, Cook […]

The Internet Movie Poster Awards displays the third teaser poster for Alvin & the Chipmunks. The live-action/CGI flick will enter theaters nationwide on December 14.

DVD Active has the cover artwork for The Simpsons Movie, coming to stores on December 18. In other Simpsons news, The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century offers a unique gallery that matches images from the Simpsons series with similar screengrabs from famous films.

Upcoming Pixar points to Route 66 News, where Michael Wallis, the voice of Sheriff in Cars, responds to rumors of a sequel to Disney/Pixar’s 2006 hit. The actor commented, “No news has reached me regarding a Cars sequel. In August, some of the Pixar team attended my very last Lincoln Highway signing event in San […]

Superman Homepage delivers the latest images from the conclusions to last week’s two-part season premieres of Legion of Super Heroes and The Batman. The television events will hit the small screen tomorrow, September 29, at 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. ET/PT, as part of the Kids’ WB! lineup on The CW Network.

Upcoming Pixar announces that according to Buena Vista International, a new preview for Disney/Pixar’s WALL-E will premiere online here, on Tuesday, October 2nd. In the meantime, the site showcases the teaser poster for the movie, featuring the title character gazing up at the nighttime sky.

Director Wes Anderson recently revealed to MTV that Billy Murray and Jason Schwartzman have joined the cast of the stop-motion animated film The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Other actors previously announced for the feature include George Clooney and Cate Blanchett.

The folks behind the popular How It Should Have Ended online series have unveiled their latest short, a humorous look at Spider-Man 3. With a running time of nearly seven minutes, the film examines an alternate way the blockbuster could have begun and finished.

TV Shows on DVD offers a vast assortment of news regarding animated series arriving on DVD. Fan favorites mentioned include: Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Beetle Bailey, BraveStarr, Family Guy, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Littles, The Lone Ranger/Zorro, Medabots, Rocket Robin Hood, The Smurfs, Sonic Underground, Tom and Jerry Tales and Zorro: […]

Wired takes a sneak peek behind the scenes of Adult Swim’s hit stop-motion series Robot Chicken. Enlisting a slideshow of 19 images with descriptions, the piece examines the unique methods utilized to bring the show to life.

At the Animated News & Views Forum, Daniel points out that cover artwork for the Special Edition release of Cinderella II: Dreams Come True is now available at DVD Empire. The DVD is schedule to hit stores on December 18.

Apparently due to its name starting with the letter “B” the city of Boston was chosen as the spot for a huge press event for DreamWorks Animation’s Bee Movie with star Jerry Seinfeld and directors Simon J. Smith and Steven Hickner attending and meeting with fans. Mention is also made of some “TV Jrs.” that […]

A recent entry at Cartoon Brew links to an image of a cardboard disc handed out to attendees at the Ottawa International Animation Festival last week which shows a complete (or pretty close to complete) list of all the animated features and shorts produced by Walt Disney Animation from 1928 to 2010. Even with the […]

Animation World Magazine takes a look at some of the animated shorts shown at recent animation festivals around the world. Featured this month are Mr. Reaper’s Really Bad Morning, Birdcalls, Lapsus, I Like Pandas, and La memoria dei cani (The Memories of Dogs). A 30-second clip of each short is included.

We’ve got three fantastic bonus clips from The Jungle Book: 40th Anniversay Platinum Edition (October 2). The first clip shows how The Jungle Book directly inspired characters and animation techniques from recent classics like The Lion King, Aladdin and Lilo and Stitch. The next two clips feature Bruce Reitherman (voice of Mowgli) discussing his father, […]

“If you have a calling for creating cartoons, Aniboom is letting you show the world your talents. Aniboom (www.aniboom.com), the premier multi-platform animation network that partners with untapped animation talent from around the world to create the best independent animated content for global distribution, today announced the call for entries for its 2007 Aniboom Awards […]

Back on the animation news trail, Chuck Oberleitner at O-meon reports the animation grapevine that exists in the Hollywood area between the Disney and DreamWorks animation departments, from the rank-and-file animators all the way up to Bob Iger and Jeffrey Katzenberg. The article also discusses the soon-to-be-seen Goofy short, How to Install Your Home Theatre […]