This is a good day for trailers. The Superman Returns trailer has just been made available online at Apple.com’s movie trailers page. Available in traditional QuickTime format, for iPod download, and in high definition.

Jack Black is set to star in a remake of The Lion King, in addition to headlining revamps of Rush Hour, Back to the Future, and Robocop. The news comes courtesy of Be Kind Rewind, from director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). “In the film, Black plays Jerry, a man whose headaches […]

Demonstrating a grand buffet of visual effects, the newest trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest may be viewed at TotaleClips.com. Captain Jack Sparrow will return to theaters on July 7th.

The Los Angeles Times speculates as to whether or not DreamWorks Animation will aim for an acquisition by a major media company, similar to Pixar’s merge with Disney. “I think there would be a lot of interest in [DreamWorks Animation] as an acquisition target, but I’m not sure there is that much interest in the […]

Ultimate Disney has the cover artwork for the re-release of Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure. The DVD will arrive in stores on June 20th.

The Hollywood Reporter, through Coming Soon, presents more information on the re-release of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, entering cinemas on October 20th. In addition to being digitally remastered, the latest version of the film will sport 3-D similar to that of last year’s Chicken Little, with the 3-D passive glasses described as “ghoulish” […]

Photos from the filming of Disney’s Enchanted are now popping up online, as noticed by the UltimateDisney.com Forum. Dressed in costumes by Mona May (The Haunted Mansion), Amy Adams sparkles in Times Square at People.com, while James Marsden enters the scene at Just Jared.

In celebration of today’s release of Dinosaurs – The Complete First and Second Seasons, IGN conducts a podcast interview with producer Brian Henson, who also performed directing and voice acting duties for the series.

Brandweek.com explains how Burger King, Pepperidge Farm, Doubletree Hotels, Perfectmatch.com, and Color Me Mine are looking to help Happy Feet dance its way to blockbuster status at the box office this November. “This movie will be targeted very broadly,” commented Gaetano Mastropasqua, svp-corporate global promotions and partner relations, global brand management, Warner Bros. Entertainment. “While […]

For its first product review, CGCHAR examines Fahrenheit Digital‘s first training DVD release, Rigging for Feature Animation. Featured as the project’s instructor is none other than Aaron Holly, who is currently acting as a Character Technical Director for Walt Disney Feature Animation’s American Dog. What is CGCHAR’s verdict on Rigging for Feature Animation? “I must […]

Variety, via Dark Horizons, indicates that screenwriter Travis Beacham (Killing on Carnival Row) will pen a remake of the 1981 cult classic Clash of the Titans, for Warner Bros. Pictures. The original film was the final project for which stop-motion legend Ray Harryhausen served as “special visual effects creator.”

Route 66 News relays the message that Jonathon Moran of Seven.com.au has an interview with John Lasseter, the director of Disney/Pixar’s Cars. “This movie is by far the most complex film we have ever made,” says Lasseter. “Really it is not about breaking records. Our films are driven by the needs of a story.” The […]

Between producing The Power of the Dark Crystal and directing Fraggle Rock: The Movie, Brian Henson speaks to Deseret News about the latest projects in the realms of Jim Henson Productions.

Through Yahoo! Finance, Buena Vista Games, Inc., The Walt Disney Company’s interactive entertainment division, announces that it is creating and publishing its first video game based on an original property, Spectrobes. “Based on BVG’s original concept and utilizing the creative style of Japanese anime, manga and traditional Japanese art, Spectrobes is an innovative game developed […]

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Trick or Treason is given the spotlight at DVDtoons, where details of the trio’s newest undertaking arrive. “Join Alvin and his brothers Simon and Theodore for this hilarious Halloween adventure. Alvin wants to be accepted into the Monster Club, but the Monster members seem to think its cool to be cruel. […]

Numerous photos from the Over the Hedge premiere are now available via Yahoo! News. The event took place on Sunday, April 30th, in Los Angeles, California. In the meantime, The Enquirer and Cincinnati.com are teaming up for a contest awarding pairs of passes to the Over the Hedge screening taking place on May 16th at […]

Animation historian Jerry Beck and Stephen Worth, director of the International Animated Film Society’s Hollywood chapter, lend their thoughts to The Mercury News, regarding the journey animation has taken since its beginning one hundred years ago.

Discovered at eBay is a trade advertisement presenting a peek at the main characters from Twentieth Century Fox/IDT Entertainment’s Everyone’s Hero. Due to the ad’s release date, the paper refers to the project by its former title, Yankee Irving.

Checking into the Cathedral Hill Hotel this August 4-6 is AOD 2006: The San Francisco Animation Convention. Including a splendid array of guest, industry, and fan panel programming, the convention will host an attractive range of festivities. For more information on AOD 2006, please click:

Computer Arts speaks with Pixar’s Jan Pinkava. In addition to animating, Pinkava has likewise directed for the studio, with his work seen in the short film Geri’s Game. In this interview, topics delved into include photorealistic CGI, Pixar’s string of success, and the company’s merge with Disney. At one point in the Q&A session, Pinkava […]

From Ben Folds comes three songs for DreamWorks Animation’s latest project, Over the Hedge, writes Undercover. A re-working of the artist’s “Rockin’ the Suburbs,” featuring William Shatner, and a cover of The Clash’s “Lost in the Supermarket” are just two of the tunes to be found on the film’s soundtrack. Meanwhile, another trailer for Over […]

Via a press release at Yahoo! Finance, Sun Microsystems Inc. announces its work for Barnyard, an upcoming computer animated venture from O Entertainment, Nickelodeon Movies, and Paramount Pictures. “Leveraging a rendering farm based on Sun Fire servers powered by high-performance AMD Opteron processors and Sun StorEdge data management systems, Barnyard artists were able to quickly […]

DVDtoons is giving away five copies of this year’s first animated hit, Hoodwinked. Specific details on the contest may be read at the site, with entries being submitted through an online form. The “Hoodwinked Giveaway” contest ends on May 5th.

Displayed at Toon Zone are the first promotional images from two shows set to debut this fall on Kids WB!: Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get A Clue! and Tom & Jerry Tales. While Tom & Jerry maintains its duo’s classic portrayals, Shaggy & Scooby-Doo lends an interesting updated style to its popular pair.

As noticed by ‘Meg’ at the Animated-News Forum, the full trailer for Monster House has been added to Apple.com, in all sizes. Concurrently, a preview for the film’s Game Boy Advance adaptation is ready at IGN.

Latino Review presents a banquet of the latest promotional pictures for Over the Hedge, while also offering an image from Flushed Away.

The track listing for Disney/Pixar’s Cars may be examined at Route 66 News. In addition to Randy Newman, providing the film’s score, other artists featured include: Sheryl Crow, Chuck Berry, Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, James Taylor, The Chords, John Mayer, and Hank Williams. In related news, two new Cars slideshows are now up at Yahoo! […]

The Sydney Morning Herald reports on the phenomenal computing power that went into the highly detailed production of Pixar’s Cars, with NASA being the only American organization that has more. Thanks to Kristin for the heads up.

According to Yahoo! Finance, “Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs said Thursday he had no interest in becoming an executive at The Walt Disney Co., which will soon complete its acquisition of Jobs’ other company, Pixar Animation Studios Inc.”

Just a reminder that Disney/C.O.R.E.’s The Wild is playing at Disney’s very own El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. until May 11. Each screening includes a pre-show where “keepers from the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens present birds from around the world LIVE on the El Capitan Theatre stage.” From May 26 to June […]