With SCI FI Wire, Jeff Bridges talks about his role as Big Z in Surf’s Up, comparing the part to that of The Dude from The Big Lebowski. Speaking of Bridges, directors Ash Brannon and Chris Buck admit when it came to Big Z, Bridges was the only person in mind. “We only thought of […]

According to the blog My Name Is Earl Kress, Space Ghost and Dino Boy (1966) and Birdman and the Galaxy Trio (1967) will finally see a DVD release on June 17. Likewise, Filmation’s New Adventures for Superman (1966) and Batman (1977) will hit stores June 26. Meanwhile, specs and cover artwork for The Adventures of […]

Ain’t It Cool News has acquired the artwork for five Enchanted posters, with the images being works in progress. Interestingly, the third poster features cameos from some familiar Disney faces, similar to the advertisements for Lilo & Stitch. The live-action/traditionally animated Enchanted is scheduled to hit theaters on Wednesday, November 21. Update! As requested by […]

In celebration of the March 27th DVD release for Happy Feet, numerous sites are holding cometitions to win the title and other Feet-related prizes. Contests may be entered at the official online domains of Land O’Lakes, Meijer and Woman’s Day Magazine, as well as the UK-based icConventry. In other Happy headlines, director George Miller explains […]

Who’s ready to “meet the Robinsons” – again? It seems Steve Anderson is, as the director tells MediaBlvd Magazine that he hopes Meet the Robinsons is successful enough to spawn a sequel. Meanwhile, the main topic of interest in the article regards the picture’s Disney Digital 3D presentation, with the subject likewise covered by iFMagazine […]

Raketu Communications Inc. has announced its partnership with Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi in a stylish new marketing campaign. During this promotion, Raketu’s futuristic representative, Raketeena, interacts with various characters from the mind of John K. It is through these humorous encounters that viewers can see the benefits of the company’s product, involving, for […]

The following is a press release regarding DreamWorks Animations foray into the realm of 3D (referring in this case to stereoscopic 3D technology, not computer-generated animation) movies, including a first look at concept art for Insectosaurus from the 2009 release Monsters vs. Aliens:

For Animated Views, Ben Simon contemplates the pros and cons of the Flushed Away DVD, finding far more points for the earlier of the two options. With tremendous enthusiasm for the title, Simon writes, “Flushed Away deserves to be remembered for much more than the break-up of an otherwise strong partnership and will hopefully, in […]

With an estimated opening of $70 million from 3,103 locations, 300 looks to dethrone Ice Age: The Meltdown as having the highest-grossing first weekend in March. Debuting March 31, 2006, Meltdown took in approximately $68,033,544, with an average of $17,163 throughout its nearly 4,000 theaters. By contrast, 300 appears to have averaged $22,567 in each […]

TV Shows on DVD writes that Maxwell Atoms, creator of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, has confirmed via his blog that the first season of his show is coming to DVD. “I’ll try and convince them [Cartoon Network] to put some fun extras on there for you. Like jagged edges or a free […]

Latino Review provides a wide assortment of posters and standees from the 33rd ShoWest convention. As a new one-sheet for Surf’s Up is presented, standees for Meet the Robinsons and The Simpsons Movie are also displayed.

The Little Mermaid – Broadway links to the official website for the stage adaptation of Disney’s 1989 classic, where samples of the show’s songs may be heard. The two tunes previewed include Part of Your World, as performed by Sierra Boggess, and Under the Sea.

Transformers star Shia LaBeouf tells SCI FI Wire that the visual effects for the Michael Bay’s next blockbuster are spectacular. “No one has ever seen animation like this,” LaBeouf promises. “The people at ILM [Industrial Light and Magic] said this is the most intense graphics in the history of the company. Everyone says they did […]

With iF Magazine [note: mild language], Matt Groening speaks about the return of Futurama. “We’re doing four DVD movies around ninety minutes and then we’re going to reconfigure those and they’ll be episodes on Comedy Central,” explains the series’ creator. “The impolite way of saying it is we’re chopping them up and the polite way […]

Happily N’Ever After is coming to DVD on May 1, writes DavisDVD. Extras for the title will feature: “Customizable good and evil menu screens; an audio commentary with director Paul J. Bolger; deleted scenes; an alternate ending; three making-of featurettes; and Games from the Department of Fairy Tale Security, including Choose Your Own Fairy Tale […]

Cinematical charts seven pictures that were unfortunately never made. One of the films mentioned in the list is none other than the abandoned Who Framed Roger Rabbit sequel. As the article notes, Film Buff Online gives a good summary on why the project was cancelled.

With a list that includes the one-sheets for such films as Silence of the Lambs, 2001: A Space Odyssey and King Kong (1933), Premiere Magazine names the banner for Yellow Submarine as one of its “Best Movie Posters Ever.” Providing some history on the poster, the site writes, “As the film’s art director and man […]

Upcoming Pixar links to the blog Ufo Tofu, where Aron J. Shay recently took a trip to Pixar. The sights seen during her visit are documented in a two-part [1,2] report.

IGN has the specs, including cover artwork, for The Powerpuff Girls – The Complete First Season. Bonus features for the two-disc set will feature: “[creator Craig] McCracken ‘s student film The Whoopa** Girls, an early incarnation of the crime-fighting trio; video interviews with McCracken from CNN; raw interview footage from McCracken’s guest appearance on Adult […]

In an update to yesterday’s report concerning the Frog Princess festivities at the 2007 Walt Disney Co. shareholder meeting, photos and artwork from the presentation are now online. Several images of concept drawings for Princess, as well as pics of Randy Newman performing Down in New Orleans from the film, may be viewed at the […]

Further info on the animation capabilities Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended will offer consumers has been released. “Film and video specialists can perform 3-D model visualization and texture editing, paint and clone over multiple video frames,” Adobe explains. A blurb from TG Daily elaborates, “The image editing software will also add some animation features, which can […]

Anne Carlini is giving away the Peter Pan Platinum Edition DVD. For a chance to win the title, one must answer the question, “The melody for The Second Star to the Right was originally written for another classic Disney film for a song that was to be called Beyond the Laughing Sky. But what was […]

Roving reporter Chuck Oberleitner gives a fly-on-the-wall’s viewpoint of yesterday’s annual meeting of Disney stockholders including the most up-to-date scoops on The Frog Princess, Meet the Robinsons, Ratatouille, Toy Story 3, and Song of the South . . . and, of course, the infamous corporate gadfly Evelyn Davis. Read the full story at: www.o-meon.com.

Spinning off of Amid Amidi and Jerry Beck’s popular Cartoon Brew site comes Cartoon Brew Films featuring animated shorts making their online debut for preview and for purchase. Extensive background information is also given on the development and the creators of each short. The three shorts available first are: Boys Night Out by Bert Klein […]

In its annual shareholder meeting today, The Walt Disney Co. released an update regarding its upcoming traditionally animated musical The Frog Princess. Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, the film features the newest Disney Princess, “Maddy, a young African- American girl living amid the charming elegance and grandeur of the fabled French Quarter.” Other […]

A re-play of The Walt Disney Company’s annual meeting of shareholders may be heard via the Investor Relations section of its official website until 4:00 p.m. PDT on March 22, 2007. Held today at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET, the presentation reviewed such animated projects as Meet the Robinsons, Ratatouille, WALL•E, American Dog, Toy Story […]

According to Herge Studios via Coming Soon, DreamWorks is going into pre-production on a film based on the Belgian cartoon series The Adventures of Tintin. The movie is expected to hit theaters in approximately two years. At this time, it is unknown whether the Tintin picture will be animated or live-action.

My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee has been confirmed by Variety as playing David Seville in the CGI/live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks. With Tim Hill directing from a screenplay by Jon Vitti, the Fox 2000 and Fox Animation flick is set to debut in theaters on December 14.

Coming Soon indicates that Avi Arad, who has produced such popular Marvel pictures as the Spider-Man sequels and X-Men: The Last Stand, is now looking to bring the Wowwee Ltd. toy Robosapien to the big screen. “The toy industry is my first love,” explained Arad. “And Robosapien has intrigued me since he was introduced. He […]

Jim Hill Media considers the success Walt Disney Pictures’ Enchanted may find at the box office this Thanksgiving. The article previews the film’s concept and musical numbers, while also relaying some of the movie’s memorable jokes.