With video footage, IESB.net takes a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at Avengers Reborn, the fifth film in the Animated Marvel Features line. The film’s story “takes place several decades in the future where Ultron is defeating all the superheroes in the Age of Heroes and the children now have to battle the enemy that cut down […]

SCI FI Wire reports that Toonami Jetstream, the online extension of Cartoon Network’s Toonami franchise, will celebrate its first birthday with a new slate of fan-favorite programming. Series to be added to the site throughout the summer and fall are Star Wars: Clone Wars, Dragon Ball, MegaMan Star Force, One Piece, Dragon Ball Z, Zoids […]

Thanks to a licensing agreement with Paramount Licensing Inc., McFarlane Toys has crafted four action figures inspired by Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming motion-captured epic Beowulf. Spawn.com showcases the lineup, which includes Young Beowulf, Grendel, Grendel’s Mother and Dragon.

TV Shows on DVD notes that Amazon.com is offering most of the past season sets for The Simpsons at 55% off, with the exception of The Complete Tenth Season, which is 40% off. Meanwhile, the site displays the artwork for Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist – The Complete Series, while providing more details on the content […]

Variety reports that the animated television program Jonny Quest will be adapted into a live-action film sometime in the future. Warner Bros. will be developing the picture along with Speed Racer, another animated TV show adaption. Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter are set to produce, whith Dan Mazeau writing the script.

An interview with acclaimed composer Hans Zimmer can be read at Comingsoon. Zimmer discusses several films that he provided music to, including animated titles like Madagascar and the recently released Simpsons Movie. Live-action films, such as The Dark Knight and Pirates Of The Caribbean, are also spoken of.

DVDTalk reviews the recently released CGI turtles film on DVD and gives it their high recommendation. According to the reviewer, the CGI adaptation turned out to be more faithful than the live-action installments. The review also calls TMNT the best animated/comic book film of 2007 thus far and a great treat for Turtle fans.

Ain’t It Cool News has posted a YouTube video featuring a clip from the upcoming Futurama DVD film, Bender’s Big Score. The footage premiered at the San Diego Comic Con 2007, and the DVD will be released on November 27. A direct link to the video can be found here.

AWN reports that The Chubbchubbs Save Xmas, a new short featuring the characters from the Academy Award winning Chubbchubbs, will debut on August 8, 2007, before TriStar Pictures’ Daddy Day Camp. Directed by Cody Cameron and produced by Kirk Bodyfelt for Sony Pictures Animation, The Chubbchubbs Save Xmas will also be included as a bonus […]

DVD Active reports that Paramount and DreamWorks have announced the DVD release date for Shrek The Third as November 13th. The disc will feature the movie in anamorphic widescreen along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track. Extras will include a commentary, three additional scenes, Shrek’s Guide to Parenthood, a featurette, two music videos […]

o-meon updates with a podcast interview with Chris Sanders, director of Disney’s Lilo and Stitch and DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming Crood Awakenings. The same podcast also features an interview with the other Chris: Chris Chibnall, writer and executive producer of the hit BBC series Torchwood.

Ultimate Disney has posted an in-depth review looking at today’s release of The Muppet Show: Season 2 to DVD. This season of the hit puppetcentric variety showcased many famous “live” performers such as Milton Berle, Julie Andrews, and Zero Mostel in addition to the Muppet gang of Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie the Bear […]

Monsters & Critics has the announcement from G4 Network that the channel will premiere Spaceballs: The Animated Series, a continuation of the popular 1987 live-action film, in Fall 2007. Having co-written the series’ pilot with Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan will oversee all writing for the first 13 episodes. Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Brooks […]

Upcoming Pixar points to IGN, where an exclusive interview with Andrew Stanton may be found. The writer and director lends some interesting insight regarding his next Pixar project, the highly anticipated Wall-E.

Using the criteria of plausibility, coolness, dangerousness, and comedy value, Times Online counts down the “50 best movie robots.” The list includes such characters as Transformers‘ Optimus Prime (#30), Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave‘s Preston (#46) and Robots‘ Rodney Copperbottom (#47).

For those attending the final four days of SIGGRAPH at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA, the following press release details the major presence DreamWorks Animation will have at the world renowned computer graphics conference:

AWN reports that the release date for Shrek 4 has been set by DreamWorks Animation and Paramount as May 21, 2010. DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg said during an earnings call earlier this week that there will be a Shrek 5 as well. Shrek The Third turned out to be a big moneyspinner for Dreamworks, […]

Animated Views has added several reviews covering Filmation product spanning the studio’s history, from their first commissioned program, 1966’s The New Adventures Of Superman and another DC Comics classic, The New Adventures Of Batman from 1977 when the studio was at its peak. The rise of other facilities and changing tastes in audiences and networks […]

DVDTimes reports that Buena Vista Home Entertainment have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 on 8th October 2007. For the very first time, thirteen of the best Pixar Shorts, including the most recent short Lifted, will be made available on one DVD and Blu-Ray disc. The disc […]

Though the event is still several months away, early Oscar talk at The Envelope predicts that The Simpsons Movie and the Parisian-set Ratatouille will be the the main contenders this year for the Best Animated Feature Film award. Edward Douglas points out, “Look at how many Emmys The Simpsons has won, and it’s very much […]

Tomorrow night, August 2, 2007, at 7:30pm the Newport Beach Film Festival will be holding its annual Animation Showcase at the Orange County Museum of Art. This program will feature all the animated shorts shown throughout the regular run of the festival this past April. Follow the link for a complete listing of titles to […]

Ain’t It Cool News displays two descriptions of the sights and sounds released during this year’s Comic-Con presentation for the stop-motion feature Coraline. Director and writer Henry Selick and author Neil Gaiman were in attendance at the event.

JoBlo has published 3 new pieces of concept art from Disney/Pixar’s upcoming WALL•E, which were first revealed at this years Comic-Con. Pixar’s latest animated feature is set in the year 2700 and follows the adventures of one little robot as he chases his dream across the galaxy. The film is currently planned to open in […]

Buena Vista Entertainment has opened a fun and zany website devoted to the upcoming release of The Tick vs Season 2 to DVD on August 7. Get desktop wallpapers, instant messenger buddy icons, and more. Additionally, a montage of highlights from the series’ second season can be seen here.

Over at our Animated News & Views Forum, member “droosan” shares some pictures showcasing the Best Buy exclusive Collector’s Tin of the newly released Popeye The Sailor: 1933 – 1938 Volume I DVD.

AWN reports that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Surf’s Up on on DVD, Blu-ray and UMD on October 9th, 2007, as well as providing a list of bonus features. Notable among the bonus features is the all new animated short, The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas. The short will feature the characters from the 2002 short, […]

Entertainment News International reveals the first footage of Transformers: Animated, first shown at this years Comic-Con. The latest animated reincarnation of Transformers is set to premiere on Cartoon Network, Spring 2008.

Upcoming Pixar points to Kung Fu Rodeo who showcases five promotional WALL•E postcards, wich were handed out at this years Comic-Con in San Diego to promote Pixar’s upcoming feature.

A description of the Wall•E panel at this year’s San Diego Comic Con can be read at ComingSoon. The article covers comments from the film’s director, Andrew Stanton, a presentation by sound-designer Ben Burtt, and a depiction of clips shown at the event. The article also includes a link to Buynlarge.com, the website for a […]

ComingSoon currently features an R-rated international trailer for Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming motion-capture film, Beowulf. The movie is set to open in conventional and IMAX theaters on November 16, 2007.