A new and improved website for Flatboy Productions has opened, offering previews of the company’s work in animation and visual effects. Furthermore, the site showcases a demo for Flatboy, lending insight into the talent the business possesses.

DreamWorks Animation it-man Jeff Snow gives his thoughts the company’s latest film. In an interview with The Courier-Journal, Snow talks about his role as the movie’s story department head and what it takes to “cuteify” a story. Over the Hedge hits theaters in the US this Friday.

Federator Studios has teamed up with the Nicktoons Network to launch its third annual animation showcase. The newly renamed Nicktoons Network Animated Festival is accepting entries until May 31st of shorts no longer than 10 minutes in length and a $10,000 grand prize will be awarded to the best judged film reports Digital Animators. Also […]

IGN showcases four videos from the E3 2006: Nintendo Conference preview of the Cars video game. In other Cars news, an official press release from Energizer Holdings, Inc., posted at Yahoo! Finance, reveals the company’s plans to help promote the anticipated auto pic.

Whereas the trailer on the Bambi II DVD featured Jason Marsden (The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride) in the role, Kenai will be voiced by Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey in Brother Bear 2. The character was voiced by Joaquin Phoenix in the first film. In addition to this news, Ultimate Disney has acquired the […]

The press release, including cover artwork, for the all-new movie Tom & Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers has been added to DVDtoons. Likewise, TV Shows on DVD has the cover artwork for Pinky and the Brain – Volume 1, Animaniacs – Volume 1, and The Flintstones – The Complete Sixth Season. Speaking of the latter title, […]

A few new pictures from Sony Pictures’ Monster House are available at Latino Review. Monster House will open on July 21st.

In a close race, Hoodwinked beat The Family Stone to claim the top spot on the DVD sales chart for the week ending May 7. In comparison, The Family Stone collected $60.1 million at the box office, while Hoodwinked earned $51.2 million. On Home Media Retailing’s rental chart, The Family Stone came in first place […]

With Dark Horizons, Variety spreads the word that Vanguard Animation and Nash Entertainment have adopted Santa Paws, an idea from producer Bruce Nash. The pitch regards “a stray dog that accidentally hitches a ride to the North Pole on Santa’s sleigh.” Set to write the script is Damian Dibben, while IDT Entertainment will have rights […]

“Kinoo” in our Animated News forums has posted about his experience at the Grand Première for Cars held in the French Cinémathèque yesterday. In addition to a screening of the film the teaser trailer for Ratatouille and the short One Mand Band were also shown and Kinoo was able to pose an important question to […]

The {{link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com Hollywood Reporter}}’s Frank Scheck has been among the first to review the musical stage adaptation of Disney’s Phil Collins-penned Tarzan animated film, now playing on Broadway. Calling the production “more a theme park attraction than a show, but a spectacularly staged one nonetheless”, while adding that it is “gorgeous and imaginative [and] […]

Chuck Oberleitner’s o-meon has two recent Cars-related stories, one trying to determine where the Disney/Pixar Cars Road Trip ’06 will be making its appearances, and a press release detailing the quick sellout of all 30,000 seats for the premiere at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Animated News correspondents Mickey and Brandon will be there to report on […]

Yahoo! Movies has an exclusive page filled with storyboards and concept art for DreamWorks Animation’s Over the Hedge as well as three finished clips from the film. Over the Hedge, featuring the vocal talents of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Avril Lavigne, and Wanda Sykes, opens in theaters on May 19.

A new advertisement being sent to video dealers reveals that the two-hour documentary Look, Up In The Sky! The Amazing Story Of Superman is set to receive its TV premiere on June 12, just days before it hits DVD on June 20 to tie in with the release of Superman Returns in theaters on June […]

The Walt Disney Company has released its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended April 1, 2006. “Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the second quarter increased 19% to $0.37, compared to $0.31 in the prior-year quarter. For the six-month period, diluted EPS increased 16% to $0.74, compared to $0.64 in the […]

Reuters and Yahoo! Movies team to tell the effect Pixar may be having on Walt Disney Feature Animation. From the cancellation of DTV projects to the creation of a “brain trust,” Disney’s animation unit is undergoing changes, in an effort for the division to reclaim some of its luster from earlier years. The article likewise […]

Comics2Film reports that according to producer Jason Netter, the first group of scripts for the upcoming X-Men animated series is currently being worked on by Greg Johnson. Prior to this job, Johnson helped with X-Men: Evolution, along with writing all four films in Marvel’s recent DTV animated movie line. Netter further noted that the show […]

Another one sheet for the star-studded computer animated comedy has appeared at The Internet Movie Poster Awards. The Warner Bros. picture will open in cinemas on August 4th.

It may come as a pleasant surprise to animation fans that Paul Simon’s newest project, Surprise, includes his Oscar-nominated ballad “Father and Daughter,” as heard in The Wild Thornberrys Movie. The song, along with the rest of the CD, is available to hear for free legally at AOL Music.

The Muppet Newsflash points to Brian Henson, who offers the lowdown on Fraggle Rock: The Movie. Apparently, the film will be more of a “revisiting” of the characters, rather than a continuation of the television series. In other words, the movie will not precisely fit the show’s timeline or cannon. With pre-planning and script writing […]

At DVD Active, presented in high resolution is the DVD cover artwork for the re-release of Lady & the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure. The sequel will re-enter stores on June 20th.

Check out the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest page at M&M’s.com for some animated webisodes featuring the M&M’s characters as pirates. The site kicks off a promotion for four new kinds of M&M’s, including White Chocolate Pirate Pearls, that tie in with Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest marketing campaign. More […]

Following are seven images from the June 27 direct-to-video title Leroy and Stitch which wraps up the storyline of Disney’s Lilo and Stitch television series.

Yahoo! Finance gives all the details on the previously mentioned run of Dumbo at Disney’s El Capitan Theatre from May 25 to June 7. Each screening during the two-week engagement (which kicks off an 80th anniversary celebration for the historic theatre) will also feature the short Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree. The opening […]

Following is the official press release and order information for volume 3 of Walt’s People, a collection of interviews in print form with key Disney animators who either knew Walt Disney or worked under those who knew him. This volume includes one interview that originally appeared here at Animated News as well as interviews with […]

With “Can We Get Bruce Willis for the Raccoon,” The New York Times accounts the journey Over the Hedge took to get from its comic strip incarnation to its DreamWorks Animation film form. Interestingly, the article notes that the project once belonged to Twentieth Century Fox, before the studio lost interest.

Jim Hill Media provides a rundown of the minutes from last Friday’s short meeting at San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art, where Pixar stockholders approved Disney’s merge with the computer animation powerhouse. The site likewise notices Disney’s turn from junk food, a resource which the company has used to help attract younger audiences for its […]

With a four-page article, titled “The Man Who Could Save Animation,” Entertainment Weekly places the spotlight on John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer of both Pixar and Disney animation studios, and Principal Creative Advisor at Walt Disney Imagineering. Explaining his past, present, and future responsibilities, the article also notices Lasseter’s love of cars, details, and quality.

Reuters, via Yahoo! Movies, breaks down the characteristics certain films must carry in order to interest toy companies. Movies mentioned in the composition include the Star Wars saga, The Da Vinci Code, Superman Returns, Cars, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, and Mission: Impossible III.

Yahoo! Movies presents three storyboard slideshows, along with one design art slideshow, featuring work from DreamWorks Animation’s Over the Hedge. Meanwhile, IGN FilmForce applauds the Nintendo DS adaptation of Over the Hedge, granting it an overall score of 8.2/10. Commenting that the game is “like a furry Tomb Raider and Metal Gear Solid,” the critique […]