The New York Times via The Denver Post expands upon the work ethic of John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Feature Animation and Pixar. Containing thoughts from Pixar’s Andrew Stanton and Brad Bird, the article touches on Lasseter’s creative involvement with certain upcoming animation-related projects, from such films as Meet the Robinsons and […]

Once planned for direct-to-DVD distribution, The Amazing Spider-Man will now air during the CW’s Saturday morning Kids’ WB block, records Variety. with Greg Weisman as supervising producer and Victor Cook as producer/supervising director, the series “will focus on the start of the Spider-Man mythology, beginning with Peter Parker coping with his newfound powers as he […]

Throughout history, certain supporting characters have shown greater aptitude than their more popular comrades. A.V. Club spotlights some of those individuals, such as Hobbes of Calvin & Hobbes, Arthur of The Tick, Rocky of Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends, and Sideshow Bob of The Simpsons.

Little Mermaid – Broadway explains the visual magic that will be used to help characters swim in the Mermaid musical. “The ‘roller skating concept’ is indeed what they are doing. Puppets are being used from a Japanese art style,” writes the site’s source. “Disney did a Mermaid show in Tokyo at their theme park and […]

First in our presentation of some of the features on next Tuesday’s release of Disney’s Peter Pan to 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD are these six menu screens from disc 1:

The following is the official press release for the upcoming Los Angeles screening of Bill Plympton’s Hair High in April, to be accompanied by his Oscar®-nominated short Guard Dog:

Chris Rock speaks with SCI FI Wire about his brief vocal appearance in Bee Movie, as well as his role in Madagascar 2. On the earlier film, Rock comments, “I’m barely in Bee Movie. I just did, like, a day. I’m the voice of a mosquito… It’s one of these things, though, where me and […]

Cartoon Brew highlights PandaPanther, a new design/animation studio located in New York. The company is the brainchild of animation producer Lydia Holness, as well as directors Jonathan Garin and Naomi Nishimura.

Third volumes for Animaniacs and Pinky & the Brain will hit stores on June 19. Episodes listings for the titles are available at TV Shows on DVD, while DVD Active displays their high-res cover artwork.

Jim Hill describes the extended sequence from Ratatouille to be shown this Saturday at Wondercon 2007. Thanks to “ShyViolet” at the Animated News & Views Forum for the heads up! In other Ratatouille reports, JV Pixar News observes that the fansite Ratatouille the Movie bares the latest character images for the Disney/Pixar flick. Included in […]

According to sources of the fansite Little Mermaid – Broadway, official announcements regarding the musical’s cast may not be made until late May at the earliest. In the meantime, ruminations concerning the roles are already being broadcast.

For the week ending February 25, Flushed Away debuted in first place on the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert chart, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Other titles in the countdown include Cinderella III: A Twist in Time at #6 and Open Season at #8.

Variety indicates that Handmade Films Intl. is collaborating with Ilion Animation Studios to finance and co-produce Planet One. Written by Joe Stillman, the film will be helmed by Jorge Blanco, who previously served as lead artist for the videogame series Commandos. Planet One “is an alien invasion story about the inhabitants of Planet One, and […]

Almost a full year in advance, In Contention is already hedging its bets on which films will rule the 79th Academy Awards. Animated guesses regard Best Original Score (Beowulf), Best Original Song (Meet the Robinsons, Ratatouille, The Simpsons Movie), Sound Mixing (Beowulf) and Sound Editing (Beowulf, Ratatouille). As for Best Animated Feature, the site predicts […]

JV Pixar News points to the latest Disney Investor Relations slideshow, where new images for WALL•E and Enchanted await. Furthermore, the presentation unveils the official logo for Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3. In other Pixar imagery news, Stef’s Sketches showcases a series of Ratatouille posters. Designed by Stephane Kardos, the banners were created for consumer products […]

For its fourth quarter, DreamWorks Animation records show revenue of $204.3 million with a net loss of approximately $21.3 million, or $0.20 per share on a fully diluted basis. With that said, the company’s reported revenue for 2006 comes to a total of $394.8 million and net income of $15.1 million, or $0.15 per share […]

In an interesting marketing move, TMNT has created a noticeable presence at MySpace. In addition to a main page for the flick, spaces have also been reserved for its stars: Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo.

The Shreveport Times reveals that artspace is planning to bring the Art of Disney’s Meet the Robinsons exhibition to the Louisiana city of Shreveport. Opening April 9, the event “will include variety of drawings, sketches, digital images and models from the movie and seven original illustrations from the 1990 book.” In addition to the festivities […]

According to the fansite Little Mermaid – Broadway, Cody Hanford has landed the role of Flounder in the stage production of the undersea musical. In other Mermaid news, ticket prices have finally been released for the production, regarding both its Denver and Broadway showings.

SCI FI Wire indicates that Cartoon Network will air the second animated Hellboy movie, Blood and Iron, on Saturday, March 17, at 7 p.m. ET/PT. “In the new movie, Professor Broom discovers that someone in New York is attempting to bring back the evil female vampire Erzsebet Ondrusko, whom the professor destroyed 60 years earlier. […]

Cinema Confidential reports that Warner Bros. has a feature film in the works based on their animated television hit Justice League. “The Justice League comic series, which started in the 1960s, features DC Comics’ most famous superheroes joining forces to form one team, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian […]

Four of the five nominees for Best Animated Short at the 2007 Academy Awards are available for download at the iTunes Store, including Oscar winner The Danish Poet. Also online are The Little Matchgirl, Maestro, and No Time For Nuts. All cost $1.99.

Jim Hill Media discloses the events that take place in the first third of Disney/Pixar’s WALL•E, directed by Andrew Stanton. The semi-silent film focuses on a robot whose mission is to clean an abandoned earth of all its trash. The article also mentions a bit of casting news, commenting that Fred Willard appear as the […]

In a follow-up to his insightful article “A Tale of Two Tinker Bells,” Chuck Oberleitner offers “Tinker Bell: Return of the Dark Fairy.” The interesting editorial expands upon the early versions of Tinker Bell, while also noting how John Lasseter became involved with the project. Furthermore, details are provided as to what exactly needed to […]

Of all the folks thrilled at The Danish Poet‘s “Best Animated Short” Academy Award, perhaps the majority of them are part of the population of Norway, writes Yahoo! News/The Associated Press. The Oscar “puts Norway on the map,” responds Jan Erik Holst of the Norwegian Film Institute. As for Poet director Torill Kove, she admits, […]

With Crave Online, Matt Groening discusses The Simpsons. During the conversation, topics raised include the series’ early reaction, guest voices, relationship with Family Guy, and, of course, upcoming feature. In addition, Groening explains the future of Futurama.

Variety discusses the changes being made at Walt Disney Feature Animation by Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter and president Ed Catmull. Further referenced are the long-term effects these changes could bring, as well as why the alterations were necessary.

The soundtrack for Disney’s Meet the Robinsons is now available to pre-order at Amazon.com. Concurrently, Rob Thomas’ single from the album, Little Wonders, may now be heard at the artist’s official site. Meanwhile, new promotional artwork for Robinsons may be viewed at Coming Soon and Latino Review.

IGN FilmForce previews the latest Hellboy animated adventure, Blood & Iron, coming to stores this June. The site critiques, “Director Tad Stones does a great job at adapting Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. agents into animated form — almost better, or more faithful, than their live-action counterparts.”

Two 30-second television advertisments [1, 2] for TMNT have arrived at YouTube. Thanks to “YCougar” at the Animated News & Views Forum for the heads up!