Specializing in direct-to-video entertainment, DVD Sequels includes a list of upcoming movies set to enter stores in the near future. Among the titles in the list is A Pup Named Scooby-Doo. Upon contacting the manager of the site, it was discovered that the film was rumored to be in the works last year. However, the […]

Harry Knowles’ AICN gives Disney/C.O.R.E.’s The Wild a favorable review, calling it “a well constructed family film that isn’t the least bit painful to sit through,” and claims that it has “the best American animation to date, with rendering more akin to the gorgeous surrealism of Japan’s recent efforts.”

Variety, via Coming Soon, indicates that Twentieth Century Fox is set to introduce Space Chimps in 2008. Created by Vanguard Animation, the studio behind Valiant, Chimps is the second picture in Fox’s four-picture deal with Vanguard minority owner IDT Entertainment. “Space Chimps is a family comedy about the descendants of the first chimps sent into […]

Speaking to Sci Fi Wire, Jeff Bridges explains his involvement in Sony Pictures Animation’s Surf’s Up. “The character is this penguin, an old surfer penguin. What’s happening in this movie, it’s hard to kind of describe it, but they’re pulling it off pretty well. It’s a cartoon about penguin surfing, but not tongue in cheek. […]

With much more information yet to be revealed, TV Shows on DVD announces that the animated incarnation of The Tick will be arriving on store shelves sometime in late August.

Two television spots for Walt Disney Pictures’ The Wild have been placed at Hollywood.com and iFilm. Meanwhile, Yahoo! Movies has added another Wild scene, titled “Stupid Dogs,” to its video collection.

The DreamWorks Animation SKG Fansite has received word that two months before the film’s release, Flushed Away may be appearing at the Toronto International Film Festival. Past DreamWorks Animation releases presented at the festival include Antz, Shark Tale and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit. In other DreamWorks Animation news, the DreamWorks […]

Found by Ain’t It Cool News is an interesting interactive Cars poster. Featuring every major character from the film, the poster allows visitors to hear some of the movie’s humorous lines. To use the Cars poster, one needs to simply place the “magnifying glass” over a character and click.

Reuters reports that Universal Studios and Mattel Inc. are teaming to bring consumers more adventures from the world of Barbie. Previously, Lionsgate served distributor duties for the popular Barbie DTV line of movies, in a deal that ended last month due to disagreement over terms. The first Barbie title to be released by Universal will […]

DVDtoons has the scoop, including artwork, on the release of SpongeBob SquarePants: Karate Island, a compilation of seven new episodes from the series’ fourth season. Look for the DVD to hit stores on July 18th.

Toon Zone offers the April animated schedules for Disney Channel and Toon Disney, where such films as Oliver & Company, An American Tail, The Brave Little Toaster, The Land Before Time, Pocahontas, A Goofy Movie, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy: The Three Musketeers, and Tarzan II may be seen.

The following is a press release and photos regarding the ceremony held earlier today where Winnie the Pooh received a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. The event was held in front of the Disney Soda Fountain and Studio Store adjacent to Disney’s El Capitan Theatre and was attended by, among others, Disney CEO Bob […]

Justin in our Animated News Forum points to a new page on Disney’s official site about Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. This news could portend a future DVD release but it is at least the first public, official, Disney-sponsored appearance by Oswald in approximately eight decades. UPDATE: Animated News reader Joel writes in with links to […]

Buena Vista’s DVD website for Jim Henson’s early ’90s sitcom “Dinosaurs” is now fully launched – complete with DVD information, video clips, character profiles, and much more! Thanks to JustinWilliams at the Animated News forum for the heads up!

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Upcoming Pixar reveals that according to the movie’s page at The Internet Movie Database, Bob Peterson is co-directing Ratatouille with Brad Bird. Credited as one of the screenwriters for Finding Nemo, Peterson has also provided the voices for Mr. Ray in Nemo and Roz in Monsters, Inc.

Twentieth Century Fox’s Ice Age: The Meltdown remained in the top spot at this weekend box office, taking in an estimated $34.5 million. The gross marked a slip of 49%. In only ten days, the sequel has achieved an overall tally of $116.4 million, compared to the $87.5 million grossed by its predecessor in the […]

Though the remainder of the site is currently receiving an overhaul, the main page of the Flatboy Productions website now contains the company’s latest demo reel.

Route 66 notices that numerous Kellogg’s products are presenting various Cars prizes and offers. Items included in the mix are: racers, street signs, custom license plates, an RC racer pen, a breakfast set, and a keychain. Concurrently, the official Cars website has been given a tune-up, adding the married duo of Ramone and Flo to […]

At the film’s section in the Internet Movie Database, a message board post reveals the DVD release date for Curious George: June 27, 2006. Thus far, the monkey movie has domestically grossed approximately $57.543 million, according to Lees Movie Info.

From The Auto Channel comes the lowdown on Kermit the Frog’s upcoming appearance on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Filling in for Ty Pennington, the friendly amphibian will act as the project team leader, helping hurricane relief in the Gulf States. The special episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will air Sunday, April 9th, at 8 […]

Coming Soon links to AlloCiné Vision, where a second French trailer for Cars may be viewed. While it contains many elements of the U.S. trailer, the French preview does offer a couple of previously unseen highlights.

The newly enclosed Theater in the Wild, once home to Tarzan Rocks!, is preparing to go under the sea with Finding Nemo – The Musical. Set to debut in late 2006, the 30-minute show will feature original songs by Tony Award-winning Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez and a cappella musical Along the Way composer Kristen […]

As discovered by Toon Zone, 3-D replicas of some of Hanna-Barbera’s most famous faces are on display at Spawn.com. The first line of figures, created by McFarlane Toys, will go on sale in July.

With his new blog, Earl Kress speaks about bonus material in the works for the Flintstones – The Complete 6th Season DVD, notices TV Shows on DVD. Last March, the animation historian and writer taped his hosting of the featurette The Great Gazoo, in which Flintstones writer Joanna Lee also participates heavily. Also included in […]

The Comics2Film Fan Feed has obtained one of the first promotional pictures from Cartoon Network’s Fantastic Four animated series, arriving to television in the near future.

On “The Filmschool Podcast,” Emmy-winning editor and filmmaker David Michael Maurer interviews Pixar story animator and voice actor Jeff Pidgeon (both Toy Story films, Monsters, Inc.). With a running time near 30 minutes, the interview spans across Pidgeon’s career history, in an effort to educate student filmmakers/animators about the animation industry. The conversation may be […]

Villagers in England hire guards to protect their beloved vegetable gardens from a monster rabbit. Plot of last years best animated film? True, but life is mimicing art in the village of Felton, according to {{link http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060407/od_afp/afplifestylebritainfoodrabbitoffbeat;_ylt=AqaeCQt4FsD0IZZYOdPR0mGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ- AFP}}. Resident Jeff Smith said, “It is a massive thing. It is a monster”. George Brown added, “I […]

Speaking to Central Florida leaders, Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger stated that Disney is prepared to enter another animation renaissance period similar to that of the early 1990’s. “Over the last 10 years, our animation has been a little more erratic in its performance than I felt it needed to be,” commented Iger. “We […]

MI6 notices the importance that the upcoming CGI short Billi the Vet has to Sir Sean Connery. The actor explains, “The film touches everyone – three-year-olds, grandparents and babysitters will all understand. Billi thinks he’s smart, and he’s not really.” Due for completion this summer, Billi the Vet is being animated by independent production company […]