At this year’s Comic-Con, the Avengers will once again Assemble — this time, at the world fan premiere screening of Lionsgate and Marvel Studios’ highly-anticipated film, Ultimate Avengers 2. The event will begin at 7pm on Friday, July 21st with a Q&A with some of the voice and behind-the-scenes talent from the film (panel participants […]

Disney has recently launched the official website for Brother Bear 2. The site features a picture gallery, computer downloads, games and activities, and more. The trailer is also available with several clips from the movie to be added soon.

Boomerang, the television channel dedicated to serving classic cartoons, is preparing a 10-day marathon, in which 10 cartoon characters will receive special focus. Personalities to be celebrated during the event include: Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers, The Pink Panther, Tom of the Tom & Jerry cartoons, Dexter of Dexter’s Laboratory, Lu of Mike, Lu & […]

An official announcement concerning the soundtrack to Richard Linklater’s latest project, A Scanner Darkly, has been released. To read the press letter for the album, which entered stores June 27th, one needs to only click:

With Latino Review, director Gil Kenan talks about his first feature film, Monster House. The interview scans such topics as working with the same technology found in The Polar Express and collecting the film’s cast. Speaking of Kenan, The Los Angeles Times profiles the 29-year-old director, looking at his past and the films that influenced […]

IGN FilmForce delivers the news that the official title for next year’s computer animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is now the abbreviation TMNT. According to Superhero Hype!, the movie’s trailer should be attached to fellow Warner Bros. film The Ant Bully, although it will likely debut at 2pm this Thursday at Comic-Con.

A “handful of JoBlo.com readers” now have the chance to win several goodies inspired by Warner Bros.’ The Ant Bully, entering theaters July 28th. Details on how to enter the contest may be found here. In other Ant Bully news, Latino Review has numerous new pictures regarding the flik, including poster artwork without text.

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest with $62,345,264, averaging $15,084 over 4,133 theaters ($258,364,766; 2nd week) 4. Superman Returns with $12,288,317, averaging $3,263 over 3,765 theaters ($164,316,103 total; 3rd week) 6. Cars with $7,840,985, averaging $2,611 over 3,003 theaters ($220,001,446 total; 6th week) 10. A Scanner Darkly with […]

Ultimate Disney has acquired the preliminary cover art for the DVD to Disney/Pixar’s summer hit Cars. The DVD is expected to race into stores on November 7th.

TV Shows on DVD has the finalized packaging for the Star Trek: The Animated Series DVD, which is quite different than the preliminary artwork revealed last May. Likewise, the site’s announcement contains a list of bonus features fans can expect the set to offer. The Trek will begin November 21st. In other television-related DVD news, […]

Home Media Retailing has the scoop that among Disney’s first line of Blu-ray titles, Dinosaur will be released. It, along with Eight Below, is joining Miramax Films’ Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and The Great Raid for a September 19th due date. Meanwhile, October 17th will find the Blu-ray releases of Glory Road and […]

Originally slated to run through August 4 the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest engagement at Disney’s El Capitan Theatre has been extended to September 4 with the whole theatre decked out in a pirate theme and featuring actual props from the successful franchise of films. Following that, The Little Mermaid, the film that […]

The Hollywood Reporter, through AWN, writes of Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi’s feud with Warner Bros., as the acclaimed animator declares, “Warner Bros. Cartoons hates their fans.” The remark comes following You Tube’s removal of several Warner Bros. cartoon clips, a move demanded by the studio. Posted by Kricfalusi, the clips were used by […]

Movie clips from Monster House are online at Yahoo! Movies. Scheduled for a wide release next weekend, the film entered 702 theaters yesterday.

AWN posts the press release for André 3000’s Class of 3000, a new primetime half-hour animated series, created and executive produced by André Benjamin (OutKast) and Tom Lynch (Romeo!). Readying for a November premiere, the show revolves around “a group of musically-gifted kids and an unlikely visitor named Sunny Bridges who brings sunshine to their […]

Releasing the details via press release, Walt Disney Records is enjoying healthy business from the soundtracks to Disney’s three biggest hits this year: High School Musical, Cars, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. In that order, the titles currently occupy the top three positions on the Billboard Soundtrack chart, representing a label best. […]

The official websites for Transformers: The Movie (1986) and The Ant Bully have been updated. Noticed by Seibertron, the Transformers site continues to hint at its DVD cover, revealing a new puzzle piece for the image each weekday. Meanwhile, CGCHAR sees that Bully’s site has captured “plenty of stills, character/film information, and video.”

The Summer 2006 Convention of the National Fantasy Fan Club experienced a setback earlier today when head of the Disney Studio, Dick Cook, was unable to give his expected presentation, according to o-meon. “As he has done for the past two years, he was expected to present a brief overview, similar to the briefing he […]

As pointed out by Cartoon Brew, the annual Screenwriter’s Expo will host one day dedicated completely to Pixar’s storytelling art. “From the groundbreaking wonder of Toy Story and A Bug’s Life to the emotional depths of Finding Nemo and The Incredibles, Pixar Animation Studios has amassed a string of successful films that remains unparalleled in […]

Two actors who counted parts in a pair of Disney films among their prolific careers have passed away. {{link http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&q=red+buttons&btnG=Search+News Red Buttons}}, the famed song-and-dance comedian, was perhaps best known to animation fans as villain Jim Dale’s sidekick in 1977’s Pete’s Dragon and as the voice of Robespierre in Chuck Jones’ 1962 feature Gay Purr-ee, […]

Entering MSNBC‘s list of “The 10 least politically correct movies ever” are Song of the South and Team America: World Police. Regarding South’s inclusion, the article writes, “This isn’t exactly Birth of a Nation, but in terms of racial stereotypes, it’s in that ballpark.” As for Team America, its insertion is due to the opinion: […]

Defamer has acquired the company-wide e-mail Disney CEO Robert Iger sent regarding the success of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. The composition praises folks from behind the movie’s scenes, stating, “I want to congratulate Dick Cook and everyone at The Walt Disney Studios. They put their hearts, souls and creative guts into this, […]

A large slew of animation-related DVD news has hit the web recently. First up, Ice Age: The Meltdown is targeted for a November 21st release date. Listed at DVD Active, the package’s extras range from commentaries by Director Carlos Saldanha, Producer Lori Forte and the film’s production team; a new Scrat short, entitled No Time […]

Available at Yahoo! Finance is the press release for Experience Music Project’s “Disney: The Music Behind the Magic” exhibition. Celebrating over 80 years of memorable tunes, “Disney: The Music Behind the Magic” examines the Studio’s musical legacy and “draw[s] inspiration from Disney animation, television programming, theme parks, live-action films and Broadway musicals in addition to […]

The Hollywood Reporter reports that joining the cast of Shrek the Third are Amy Sedaris as Cinderella, Amy Poehler as Snow White, Maya Rudolph as Rapunzel and Cheri Oteri as Sleeping Beauty. The group represents an “elite, ninja-like strike force of fairy tale princesses” called upon by Fiona and Queen Lillian to stop Prince Charming […]

Faster than Jack Sparrow can close his mystical compass back up The Walt Disney Studios has announced it will cut back its work force and cut down its production schedule from eighteen to eight films per year, according to Yahoo! Finance. No word yet on if or how this will affect their animation output or […]

Following yesterday’s report of the subject, Animated News has acquired an image from reader Teddy Ransay of the brand-new logo for Walt Disney Pictures, seen to the right of this text. For the time being, the picture is a smaller one. Nonetheless, it provides an adequate idea of the direction the latest logo takes. The […]

You Tube is home to eight television spots promoting the motion-captured creature feature Monster House: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #8. Likewise, the film’s marketing has officially taken up residence at My Space. Audiences may enter the House on July 21st.

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest with $135,634,554, averaging $32,817 over 4,133 theaters (1st week) 2. Superman Returns with $21,815,243, averaging $5,366 over 4,065 theaters ($141,642,667 total; 2nd week) 5. Cars with $10,734,082, averaging $3,176 over 3,988 theaters ($205,908,484 total; 5th week) 13. Garfield: A Tail of Two […]

The Internet Movie Poster Awards has discovered an eighth one sheet for The Ant Bully. This Norwegian poster provides a taste of the international marketing campaign that Warner Bros. is fashioning for the computer animated adventure. The Ant Bully will pick on audiences this July 28th.