Mike Mitchell is in negotiations to direct Shrek 4, announces The Hollywood Reporter. The fourth installment in the franchise was penned by Tim Sullivan. Previous credits for Mitchell include Sky High and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, as well as this year’s Spongebob Squarepants episode Friend or Foe.

Jim Hill Media indicates that Pirates of the Caribbean franchise director Gore Verbinski is working with author Berkeley Breathed on a computer animated adaptation of Flawed Dogs: The Year End Leftovers at the Piddleton “Last Chance” Dog Pound for Walt Disney Pictures. Furthermore, it appears that Robert Zemeckis could possibly be working on a film […]

According to the Animation Guild Blog, rumors remain that Disney’s American Dog is in for a title change, as character designs are confirmed as having been retooled. Meanwhile, it appears that Sony Pictures Animation will include an animated short with Surf’s Up, while the studio is also planning sequels to some of its features. In […]

Shout! DVD producer Brian Ward is supervising the work on a complete series set for Captain N & The New Super Mario World, writes TV Shows on DVD. Regarding the package’s bonus features, Ward adds, “Due to the amount of bonus materials that we’ve included in the previous Super Mario and Captain N sets, I […]

Coming Soon has the latest word on the Puss in Boots spin-off from the Shrek series. Shrek the Third producer Aron Warner admits, “There’s definitely been talk about it, and it’s definitely been in development. But I don’t know where it is in the process; I’m not involved in it.” Likewise, Warner is mostly silent […]

Over at AOL, an exclusive new trailer for DreamWorks’ upcoming Shrek The Third has been made available for viewing in both Standard and High-Definition formats. Meanwhile, People Magazine reveals 5 new stills introducing not one, not two, but three Shrek babies. “It was the next logical step” explains the film’s director, Chris Miller. “This is […]

TV Shows on DVD reveals the cover artwork and specs for The Muppets Show – season 2. The site also premieres the cover for the 2nd volume of Darkwing Duck as well as listing the titles’ included episodes.

The following are 16 new stills from DreamWorks’ upcoming Shrek The Third. Shrek’s third outing is set to hit theaters in North America on May 18th.

On Tuesday, May 8, Los Angeles ACM SIGGRAPH, Newtek and T.S. Computers will present An Army of 300. In the presentation, Chris Watts, Visual Effects Supervisor on 300, and key effects personnel from Pixel Magic, Hydraulx, Screaming Death Monkey, Scanline, and Buzz Images will break down the visual effects in some of the film’s major […]

Amazon showcases the cover artwork for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie Film for Theatres for DVD. The film will enter stores on August 14, 2007.

With Coming Soon, Robot Chicken co-head writer Douglas Goldstein talks about the show’s Star Wars special, premiering June 17. Topics within the conversation range from an explanation of Chicken in general to the involvement of George Lucas with the upcoming spoof.

The Digital Bits has the bonus features to be included with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Friendship Edition, arriving June 19. The extras will contain: a My Friends Tigger and Pooh episode, a Story Behind the Masterpiece featurette, the Day for Eeyore short, the 100 Acre Woods Challenge interactive game, a Wonderful Thing […]

Upcoming Pixar points to The Blue Sky Disney Blog, which has the latest Disney theme park plans. For instance, more information is revealed regarding the rumored renovations to Tomorrowland that could pave the way for an attraction based on Disney/Pixar’s WALL-E. Meanwhile, word arrives that the rollercoaster Mulholland Madness could be replaced by a Pixar-inspired […]

Disney Central Plaza relays the word that according to the blog A-List Magazine, much of the public information regarding the characters in Disney’s The Princess and the Frog is “incorrect.” Regarding the cast sheet that surfaced last November, a studio source explains, “When we do casting calls we frequently use substitute information as we don’t […]

Yahoo! Movies showcases a new clip from Shrek the Third, in which a dying King Harold reveals royal plans for Shrek and Fiona. Likewise, Blackfilm offers an extended peek at a scene shown in some of the film’s trailers.

Universal has posted a teaser page on woodywoodpecker.com to promote the Woody Woodpecker and Friends DVD coming out on July 24th. At the moment, pre-orders for the DVD can be taken while the plan is to expand the page to a full site, supporting the revival effort with streaming clips of the restored cartoons in […]

USA Today has published an interesting article discussing the return to traditional hand drawn animation that Disney’s upcoming Enchanted is bringing to theaters. The article also elaborates on Amy Adams as the main character, as well as revealing some new stills from the movie. Enchanted will be released in North America on November 21st 2007. […]

TV Shows On DVD premieres the cover artwork for Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2 – Volume 4. Meanwhile, DVD Active reveals the cover artwork & bonus features for the R2 release of American Dad! Volume 2.

Filmz.ru has collected six character banners for The Simpsons Movie. Featuring Homer, Bart, Lisa, Marge and Maggie, each one-sheet displays the humorous tagline, “See our family. And feel better about yours.”

TV Shows on DVD reports that Warner Bros. will release Legion of Super-Heroes – Volume 1 on August 28th. The four-disc package will arrive just in time for a McDonald’s Happy Meal promotion, in which action figures inspired by the show will be provided.

In a lineup of “The 25 Most Controversial Movies of All Time” from Movies.com, Song of the South and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut appear. Coming in at #5 on the list, South is noted as having “faced accusations that it promotes racial stereotypes and the idea of the slave-slavemaster relationship in a positive […]

Cartoon Brew notices that the animated 1970 Tootsie Pop commercial in which a boy unsuccessfully searches for the number of licks it takes to reach the center of a Tootsie Pop, has been given a CGI makeover. Interestingly, it appears that even with the computer animated look, the ad still uses the same audio track […]

AOL’s kids site, KOL, has released a brand-new online animated series, KOL Super Gliders, featuring the KOL mascots Ariel and Kiki, two sugar gliders (marsupials) that live at the AOL headquarters in Dulles, VA. “In the series, Ariel, the leader of the Sugar Gliders duo, and Kiki, the smart and bubbly, yet forgetful sidekick, are […]

Animation Xpress reports that First Serve Toonz has teamed with the BBC to produce a new animated series based on the iconic Marvel character, Wolverine. The BBC has secured the television rights in the UK for the first series of 26 episodes, Liberation Ent. will handle the rights worldwide, while in the U.S. Marvel will […]

Over at starwars.com, a first glance of the Robot Chicken: Star Wars special is available for viewing. The 30-minute special is set to air on June 17th on Adult Swim.

Around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a couple was intrigued when their five-year-old son asked for an explanation regarding what was on television. To the parents’ shock, an episode of the Playhouse Disney series Handy Manny had been interrupted by hardcore pornography. As it turned out, the programming mishap was made by Comcast, rather than Disney, […]

With helpful visuals, CGSociety breaks down the special effects in Shrek the Third. From costumes to lighting, the essay elaborates on the technical aspects of the motion picture, while also comparing and contrasting the film’s animation to that of its predecessors.

“Pratt Institute is pleased to present Pratt Show 2007, an annual exhibition of the best design work by 500 of Pratt’s graduating students at The Manhattan Center, located at 311 West 34th Street, from May 8-May 10. The show is free and open to the public.”

The Disney Enquirer takes a peek at some of the latest websites registered by the Walt Disney Co. Domains included in the list range from the obvious, such as FrogPrincessDVD.com, to the mysterious, like StarshipGoodJob.net. An intriguing name is likewise discovered with Meet the Kids, as speculation brews that the project could be a possible […]

For those in the Orange County area tonight, stop motion legend Will Vinton will be lecturing at the Art Institute of California – Orange County at 5:30pm (plan to arrive early). Vinton will discuss “the creation, growth, and acceptance of Claymation and 3-D animation, the importance of story and character development at all levels of […]