In the site’s News Bites, Dark Horizons spreads the word that according to WTOP News, Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little) has won the role of Elroy Jetson in the live-action The Jetsons. The latter website also notes that Steve Martin, Diane Lane, and Lindsey Lohan have likewise acquired roles in the film. Furthermore, a […]

Taken from the preview slate of 20th Century Fox, Latino Review has the most recent promotional pic for Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, an image which may be later seen on the film’s final poster.

Yet again, TV Shows on DVD has collected a wide range of news concerning animation-related titles coming to DVD. First up, cover artwork for My Little Pony – Two Great Pony Tales is availabe to view at the site. In addition, a look is provided of the package containing the pilot episode of Krypto the […]

Former Disney chairman and CEO Michael Eisner has agreed to host a talk show for the NBC Universal cable channel CNBC, writes the Studio Briefing at the Internet Movie Database. Set to air every other month, the program, titled Conversations with Michael Eisner, will allow Eisner to interview politicians, businessmen, and entertainers. In an interview […]

Xbox 365 reports Namco Bandai Games America Inc. has announced that the Curious George video game has already gone gold for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and PC. The title, inspired by the upcoming feature film of the same name, allows gamers to experience the world of the prying primate. The Curious […]

Cinematical indicates that Nickelodeon will be airing the first five minutes of the Weinstein Company’s animation debut, Hoodwinked, tonight at 8pm. Likewise, at the channel’s official website, a special “Nicksclusive” of the film is available to view. In related news, one may download a free 22-minute behind-the-scenes featurette for Hoodwinked at iTunes.

The Curious George marketing machine is starting up with an announcement on iTunes that the soundtrack by surfer musician Jack Johnson is now available for preorder. If you pre-order the album in addition to other perks you even get a downloadable coloring book.

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The Broadcast Film Critics Association hosted the 11th annual Critics’ Choice Awards Monday night, honoring the top actors and movies of 2005 in each of 19 categories. In the Best Animated Feature category Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit recorded a victory over other nominees Chicken Little, Corpse Bride, Howl’s Moving Castle, and […]

The Comics2Film Fan Feed notices Paul Dini’s mentioning to The Continuum of his writing a Justice Leage Unlimited episode set to air in the near future on Cartoon Network. In the new adventure, “Supergirl is kidnapped to the 31st century for what the history books say was her last adventure. The Fatal Five appear, as […]

In the article “Crowd Around Pixar,” The Street‘s Sandy Brown looks at the current events surrounding Pixar, including a possible extension of the studio’s relationship with Disney. A highlight in the articles comes when Sanders Morris Harris analyst David Miller responds to the rumor of Disney buying Pixar – an action he does not believe […]

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 2. The Chronicles of Narnia with $15,643,135 ($247,777,824 total in its 5th week over 3,514 theaters) 3. King Kong with $12,622,285 ($192,678,805 total in its 4th week over 3,482 theaters) 23. Chicken Little with $343,605 ($132,863,585 total in its 10th week over 419 theaters) 27. The Polar Express – IMAX […]

For cartoon fans and filmmakers young and old, the announcement has arrived that The Wubbcast, the first video podcast for pre-schoolers, is now available. Offering a lineup that includes the short Opposites Jamboree, the podcast packages a selection of family-friendly cartoons, which are then sent to one’s iPod or PSP every week. For further information […]

DVD Active has the official region one artwork for the Ice Age Super-Cool Edition DVD. With the movie’s sequel arriving in theaters on March 31st, the latest DVD release for the film will hit stores on March 14th.

The blog Luxo gathers from Cartoon Art that after the exhibition’s successful run at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Pixar: 20 Years of Animation may move to to San Francisco, beginning on February 25th.

Yahoo! Finance has the press release for Cartoon Network’s premiere of The KarateGuard, a seven-minute Tom & Jerry short developed for theaters. Having debuted in Los Angeles cinemas on September 27, 2005, The KarateGuard will air on Cartoon Network at 9pm (ET/PT) on Friday, January 27th.

At JAM! Movies, Cory and Todd Edwards recall their experiences bringing Hoodwinked to the big screen. The duo set out “not to make a kids’ movie, but a film that would entertain adults and teenagers without excluding children,” remarks Cory. Hoodwinked opens nationwide in theaters this Friday.

Variety indicates that Warner Bros. will move forward with the film version of Maurice Sendak’s classic book Where the Wild Things Are. Prior to this update, the project was set up at Universal. Despite the move, Spike Jonze will still direct the film adaptation, employing the screenplay he co-wrote with novelist Dave Eggers.

TV Shows on DVD has captured a large assortment of animated news dealing with future DVD releases. First up, front and back box artwork for the 4-disc Shout! Factory DVD of The Super Mario Brothers Super Show! has arrived. Special features offered in the package include: an interview with the voice of Mario, Captain Lou […]

The trailer for Disney/C.O.R.E.’s The Wild has premiered online at the Disney Motion Showcase. Theaters will go Wild on April 14, 2006.

Golden Age of Cartoons: Aesop’s Fables and Golden Age of Cartoons: Adventures of Cubby Bear are coming soon to DVD, indicates DVDtoons. Aesop’s Fables will present 16 classic cartoons from the 1930s, while Adventures of Cubby Bear will offer all 20 episodes, created from 1933 to 1934, of Van Beuren Studio’s answer to Mickey Mouse. […]

According to NarniaWeb, Douglas Gresham, co-producer of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe and stepson to C. S. Lewis, has already begun work on the follow-up to Wardrobe, Prince Caspian.

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 2. The Chronicles of Narnia with $15,427,000 ($247,561,000 total in its 5th week over 3,514 theaters) 3. King Kong with $12,466,000 ($192,522,000 total in its 4th week over 3,482 theaters) 24(?). The Polar Express – IMAX with $275,000 ($10,457,000 total in its 7th week over 65 theaters)

Idina Menzel, who enchanted audiences in Broadway’s Wicked and was recently announced as being in Bambi II, has signed on for Disney’s Enchanted, coming to theaters in July 2007. The news comes from Variety, through Movie Musicals. The latter of the two sites also confirms that Glenn Slater, lyricist for Home on the Range and […]

A trailer included on the upcoming Funny Factory DVDs starring Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse indicates that a special edition DVD of Dumbo is coming sometime in 2006 but does not indicate whether it will be a 1-disc or 2-disc edition.

A Young Elijah fansite, titled “Blue”, has obtained the Happy Feet teaser trailer found on the March of the Penguins DVD. The video may be seen in either QuickTime or Windows Media. The site likewise confirms that the teaser poster, reported here, is real.

Ultimate Disney has recently collected a large assortment of news regarding the Mouse House. First of all, the release date for Disney’s next computer animated film Meet the Robinsons has been unveiled. The film will fly into theaters on December 15th, where it will face competition from Charlotte’s Web on December 20th. In other Disney […]

The Big Cartoon Database reports that coming soon to Google Video are such cartoon favorites as Felix the Cat, Casper The Friendly Ghost and Rocky and Bullwinkle, among other Classic Media titles. The news, announced Friday by Google Inc. at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, further reveals that the Google Video Store […]

At the age of 72, the Grammy-winning artist Lou Rawls died Friday, due to cancer. Diagnosed with lung cancer in December 2004 and brain cancer in May 2004, the talented singer died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where we was placed last month for cancer treatment. At the time of his death, Rawls’ wife Nina was […]

According to the Los Angeles Times, through the San Francisco Business Times, two sources close to the talks between Disney and Pixar are reporting that negotiations between the studios are leaning toward Disney acquiring either all or part of Pixar. Shoud such occur, Steve Jobs of Pixar would likely become a major Disney shareholder, with […]