With the film’s premiere at Lowe’s Motor Speedway tomorrow, numerous headlines are ringing with reports on Cars, Disney/Pixar’s latest venture. For instance, The Charlotte Observer offers two compositions with self-explanatory titles, “Pixar took time to detail Cars” and “Cars gala forecast to rev economy.” Speaking of the Cars premiere, it should be noted that WSOCTV.com […]

Honoring the best in film advertising, nominations for the 35th annual Key Art Awards have been announced, via The Hollywood Reporter. Animated entries in the nods include: Chicken Little (5 nominations), Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (3 nominations), The Incredibles (2 nominations), Madagascar (1 nomination), Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin – The Untold Story (1 nomination), […]

Just Jared has captured more photos from the filming of Disney’s Enchanted. This time, the pictures reveal Princess Giselle (Amy Adams) and Robert (Patrick Dempsey) together outside. To anyone not wishing to learn spoilers from the film, a warning should be sent that the images’ page does contain a synopsis with such.

A few recent articles explore the behind-the-scenes world of DreamWork’s Over the Hedge. One of which is an interview courtesy of Ain’t It Cool News, in which director Tim Johnson speaks about the movie’s making. Discovered by Toon Zone, another interview between The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Jeff Kasunic of the Over the Hedge digital […]

TV Shows on DVD houses an update regarding the DVD release of Star Trek: The Animated Series. A logo and key art for the release have been provided to reporters and retailers, furnished by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Luxo notices that the Museum of Modern Art’s Red Studio interviews Ralph Eggleston from Pixar. The site writes that topics in the conversation include “the role artists play at Pixar, the obsession with creating great stories, the believability of characters, and the difference between CGI and traditional animation.”

The BYU NewsNet provides the lowdown on the current situation between Disney and McDonald’s. Breaking down the pros and cons of the companies’ previous deal, the piece explains that the two will continue to do business with each other, working with a “more flexible, non-exclusive relationship.” The article likewise notes that next year will find […]

With cover artwork, press releases for the second season sets of The Batman and Teen Titans have been acquired by DVDtoons. Scheduled for a September 26th arrival, each set will hold thirteen episodes of its series and a “Catching up with…” bonus feature.

Ultimate Disney presents the “Main Menu” screens from the two discs of The Tick: Season One, which will not feature bonus material. Concurrently, the site has the “Bonus Features” menu from the Leroy & Stitch DVD.

With none of the following rumors confirmed yet, a few tidbits have been found at Wikipedia regarding some anticipated films coming soon. Concerning next year’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated project, the site indicates, “Peter Laird has said there will be multiple villains and that the Shredder is not one of them.” Meanwhile, the latest […]

The trailer for Disney/Pixar’s next feature film, Ratatouille, has debuted online at the French site Cinoche. Directed by Brad Bird and Bob Peterson, the film will enter theaters on June 29, 2007. UPDATE! Ain’t It Cool News has obtained a written translation of the French trailer, unveiling the dialogue in the video.

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The International Herald Tribune focuses on popular movies that appeal to one’s inner child or adult, depending on how old the viewer is. Animated examples in the piece include Chicken Little, Shrek 2, The Incredibles, The Ant Bully, Cars, and Over the Hedge.

Reuters, via Yahoo! News, reports that stop-motion legend Ray Harryhausen is “helping to develop” brand-new films, television movies, video games, and merchandise, all within the banner of “Ray Harryhausen Presents.” Produced by Mindfire Entertainment, numerous ideas are currently being worked on, including one with the theme of Greek mythology and another one revolving around an […]

Viewable in QuickTime and Windows Media Player formats, the sixth featurette for Cars, “Kickin’ It on Route 66,” is now online at Latino Review. Meanwhile, Luxo notices some interesting examples of movie merchandise, found at Wal-Mart: Cars Piston Cup and Radiator Springs bubble baths, disguised in “motor oil containers.” In other Cars news, Toon Zone […]

The Jim Henson Co., Flame Ventures, and Prana Studios are all working with The Weinstein Co. to bring audiences old tales with new twists, according to the Animation World Network. Destined for direct-to-DVD release, the films will feature screenplays overseen by Roger S. H. Schulman (Shrek). The first stories up for an irreverent representation include […]

A Korean one sheet for Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties has been added to The Internet Movie Poster Awards. Likewise, five character banners for The Ant Bully have been placed at the site as well.

An update has come regarding the arrival of past television favorites to DVD. First up, fact sheets have been posted at Ultimate Disney for Tale Spin – Volume 1 and Darkwing Duck – Volume 1. In the meantime, a press release reveals that The Tick – Season One will be one episode short of a […]

A one-week costume/movement lab for the stage version of Disney’s The Little Mermaid will be held in London, June 15 – 22. A spokesperson for the Disney production confirmed to Playbill that “six London-based performers who have previously worked with choreographer Stephen Mear will be involved in the lab.” With a book from Doug Wright […]

The Animation Guild Blog writes that Chris Sanders is collaborating with Disney’s “new animation chiefs” to retool his latest film, American Dog, although the extent of changes being made is not mentioned. The blog also observes that directors Ron Clements and John Musker are now active on a new short employing hand-drawn animation.

The Hollywood Reporter, via Coming Soon, indicates that Teri Hatcher has joined the cast of Coraline. The project is described as such: “The young Coraline steps into a world that appears to be a much better version of her own reality, but when her artificial parents attempt to keep her there forever, she must escape […]

Upcoming Pixar points to Pixar’s Wikipedia page, where it is listed that in 2007, Pixar will unveil a new short film, The Extra. The only detail found thus far for the project is, “Odds are, this will be released with the Ratatouille DVD.”

While the first adventure will not hit theaters until this December, French director Luc Besson is already planning two sequels to the computer animated/live action film Arthur and the Minimoys. Distributing Minimoys in all English-speaking territories, The Weinstein Co. is likewise rumored to have an option in acquiring rights on these next two chapters, which […]

The official website for Sony Pictures Animation’s Monster House currently showcases an interesting rating box for the creature feature. While the film has been rated “PG,” for “scary images and sequences, thematic elements, some crude humor and brief language,” its rating box displays the “PG-13” suggestion “Parents Strongly Cautioned,” instead of the usual “Parental Guidance […]

Goodyear is offering a limited edition original soundtrack CD to Disney/Pixar’s Cars with a tire purchase. “Purchase a set of four selected Goodyear tires from May 21, 2006 to June 17, 2006 and get the limited-edition Cars Original Soundtrack and up to a $100 cash card.” It is unclear what makes this CD a “Limited […]

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In a highly in-depth article, Fortune takes a close look at the man who brought us both Toy Stories and A Bug’s Life as well as brought one of the most successful and acclaimed animation studios in Hollywood’s history to life. “John Lasseter’s storybook career seems like the plot of one of his movies,” states […]

Ultimate Disney has the artwork for TaleSpin – Volume 1 and Darkwing Duck – Volume 1, including each set’s three individual slim cases and the box that houses them. Likewise, the Disney domain showcases box artwork for The Tick – The Belated 10th Anniversary Edition and Pooh’s Anniversary Collection.

The full domestic trailer for Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties is currently showing as a “Moviefone Exclusive.” The feline follow-up will enter theaters on June 16th.

Box office estimates for Friday show DreamWorks’ Over the Hedge to be a hit, with the animated comedy coming in a strong second place for the weekend. On Friday, the film collected approximately $10,950,000, according to Box Office Mojo. Thus, Hedge will likely end the weekend with around $36-41 million, as suggested by Box Office […]