The Legions of Gotham Forum reports that Robin will be joining the cast of characters in The Batman’s fourth season.

Toon Zone indicates that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has given a PG-13 rating to the DTV Marvel project Ultimate Avengers, hitting stores next February.

Apparently Kronk’s new groove is a philanthropic one. The following is a press release about and a couple pictures from last Saturday’s charity screening of Kronk’s New Groove held in Marina del Rey:

The film awards season was kicked off Saturday when the {{link http://www.lafca.net/Home/News/2005_lafca_awards_winners.html Los Angeles Film Critics Association}} announced their winners at their 31st annual festivities. Animated films picked up two awards. “Best Animation” went to \\Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit\\. And Joe Hisaishi took the “Best Music Score” award for \\Howl’s Moving […]

A Hi-Def version of the Ice Age 2 trailer has just been posted at the official Apple Trailers site.

In an effort to support the company’s plans to release two CGI films a year, along with a number of DTV films, DreamWorks Animation has announced the hiring of John Batter and Nancy Bernstein, and the promotion of Jane Hartwell. Batter will serve as a senior production executive, with Bernstein acting as Head of Production […]

The complete cast for Disney’s Broadway version of Tarzan has been revealed. According to Playbill, Josh Strickland will play the title role, as Jenn Gambatese will portray Jane. Other members of the cast include: Merle Dandridge as Kala, Shuler Hensley as Kerchak, Chester Gregory II as Terk, Timothy Jerome as Professor Porter and Donnie Keshawarz […]

Sporting a new design, Latino Review examines Hoodwinked and likes what it sees. “Some of the script could have been a little funnier, but it was defiantly good enough for the kids and adults,” says the site, before adding heartily, “I would definitely recommend this film for the whole family!” Hoodwinked will open in LA […]

The Big Cartoon Database indicates that following two months of investigation, a conclusion has been drawn regarding how a fire began at Aardman Animations, on October 10, 2005. Investigators say that the accident occurred due to an electrical fault with an appliance, not arson. Furthermore, they have pinpointed the fire’s creation to the ground-floor office […]

Reuters, through Yahoo! News, takes a brief look at how Hoodwinked became a reality, from the days of its early conceptualization to when it was acquired by the Weinstein Co.

Guardian Unlimited Film writes of Disney’s upcoming computer animated flick Peter and the Starcatchers, based on the bestselling 2004 Peter Pan prequel from Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. The film, to be scripted by Jay Wolpert (Pirates of the Caribbean), focuses on “a young orphaned boy, Peter, who becomes a stowaway on a merchant ship […]

With kind words, Coming Soon reviews Star Wars – Clone Wars, Volume 2, giving the main attraction a score of 9/10 and its DVD bonus features a score of 8/10. “Star Wars – Clone Wars, Volume 2 is a required addition to the DVD collection of any Star Wars fan. You haven’t seen everything until […]

Found at eBay are promo sheets for Ant Bully and Happy Feet. While the page for Happy Feet displays the film’s setting, Ant Bully’s piece supplies a nice view of the title character.

Three new trailers promoting animated releases have premiered online. First up, the teaser trailer for the live action/animated Charlotte’s Web may be seen at Kino-Govno.com. As JoBlo, which has screen captures from the trailer, directs, “Scroll down and click on the ‘Hi’ icon that has 10.9MB under it.” In the meantime, the second trailer for […]

From Coming Soon comes the Variety article indicating Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino are set to direct the CGI feature spin on Dr. Seuss’ classic Horton Hears a Who. Scheduled for a release in the spring of 2008, the film has written by Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul. Meanwhile, storyboarding has just begun, under the […]

The National Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences has announced the nominees for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. The eligibility year for the Grammy’s does not coincide with the calendar year as most awards do. Nominees are chosen from recordings released from October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005. Animated movies and tv shows received […]

With only a few hours to go Disney is auctioning off a Christmas tree at eBay decorated with Mickey Mouse head-shaped ornaments that have themselves been signed and decorated by a long list of celebrities such as Hugh Jackman, Eva Longoria, Bob Newhart, Deborah Harry, and Johnny Knoxville. Of interest to animation fans is an […]

It seems Disney is tapping into its vast library of properties to look for more potential Narnia hits with the news that writer Pamela Pettler has been hired to update one of the Mouse House’s most popular films. Pettler, who took on duties for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and wrote the script in a month, […]

The new print edition of industry crew magazine Below The Line features their customary run down of all the films now shooting, and some of the titles will be of interest to animation fans. While filming on the second Pirates Of The Caribbean adventure is well known to be finished, the crew, under director Gore […]

Yahoo! News reports on A Charlie Brown Christmas as the “Christmas classic that almost wasn’t” discussing the obstacles the special overcame to make it to network primetime 40 years ago but that then went on to become one of the most integral traditions of the holiday season. The article even mentions the “Charlie Brown Pathetic […]

According to Variety, via Coming Soon, James Marsden (the three X-Men films) has joined Amy Adams for Disney’s Enchanted. Marsden will act as the prince who falls in love with Adams’ character, thus following her into the real world.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, via the Internet Movie Database, Disney CEO Robert Iger shows no signs of backing down from his stance of eliminating the delay between the time a movie is released in theaters and on DVD. As this view conflicts with that of many theater owners, Iger still trusts […]

Hoodwinked is the subject of a new review from Hero Realm. With a score of 3/5, the movie is described there as “a simple tale that parents won’t hate the first time through and kids should enjoy over and over again.” Furthermore, a plethora of pictures from the Hoodwinked premiere, held in New York City […]

The Hollywood Reporter, through Coming Soon, indicates that Sean Connery and the independent production company Glasgow Animation are teaming to form Billi Productions. The alliance’s first production will be the computer animated short, Sir Billi the Vet, due for completion next summer. Actors lending their voices for the film include Sean Connery, Alan Cumming, Miriam […]

Toon Zone has updated cover artwork for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, unveiling the DVD’s back art. Likewise, TV Shows on DVD offers updated cover artwork for Ed, Edd ‘n Eddy – Volume 2: Fools’ Par-Ed-ise.

The Legions of Gotham Forum exclusively confirms that The Batman has been renewed for a fourth season on Kids! WB.

Coming Soon takes a look at two of next week’s Disney DVD releases. First up is Kronk’s New Groove, with the DVD’s extras getting a score of 5/10. As for the film itself, the site gives it 6/10, commenting, “Despite a good voice cast, Kronk’s New Groove is only a mediocre film that will entertain […]

Toon Zone points to the Marvel Animation Forum, where 32 screen captures from the Ultimate Avengers: The Movie trailer have been posted. The trailer, lasting approximately 50 seconds, may be seen on the Fantastic Four DVD, now available in stores. Ultimate Avengers: The Movie will be released directly to stores on February 21st.

In its fifth weekend, Chicken Little fell to #7 in the box office’s top ten and grossed $4,406,418, down an understandable 64.9% from its previous weekend. That amount brings the Disney CGI hit’s total domestic box office gross to $124,118,837. Meanwhile, the IMAX re-release of The Polar Express landed at #17, down 31.4% with $837,973, […]

Today marks the Region 1 release of Wave 5 of the Walt Disney Treasures line. There are four titles in this wave and two of them are all about animation: Disney Rarities – Celebrated Shorts, 1920s-1960s and The Chronological Donald, Volume Two. Check out Ultimate Disney’s review of the first set and their interview with […]