The LA Times indicates that Pixar has been hit with two separate class action lawsuits claiming that the studio misguided investors with exaggerated projections for the Incredibles DVD. In response, a Pixar spokesman called the lawsuits “completely baseless.”

According to ICv2, in January 2006, Turner Classic Movies will air the following animated classics from director Hayao Miyazaki: Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, and Porco Rosso. The network will also air Whisper of the Heart, a Yoshifumi Kondou film for which Miyazaki wrote […]

Media to promote Disney’s Chicken Little await exclusively at Yahoo! Movies. Included are six clips, titled “Dodgeball,” “Not Again,” “Soda Machine,” “Plan B,” “Closure,” and “I Am The Champion,” and three slideshows, titled “Character Concept Art,” “Designing Chicken Little,” and “Essence of a Scene.” In other Little news, a new international trailer for the movie […]

o-meon updates with an article by animation vet Floyd Norman about his recent trip to Kansas City, “the home of Walt Disney’s first animation studio.” Take a step back in time as he points out many of the important people and locales that influenced Walt’s entertainment empire at an early stage.

The following comes from a Variety e-mailing about the continuing success of Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit throughout the world:

The Disney Power Board has added a new group of behind-the-scenes Chicken Little images, taken from the studio in Burbank, California, along with the latest French poster for the film.

Ain’t It Cool News has landed an early review of the DreamWorks CGI comedy Over the Hedge. The critic writes, “I think audiences and critics will like it much better than Shark Tale and Madagascar. There are some big laughs, some really impressive animation…, good music, fun characters, and enough action, humor, suspense and solid […]

The New York Times breaks down the long journy from the book scene to the big screen that Maurice Sendak’s classic Where the Wild Things Are has endured. Mentioned in the article is that the current adaption in the works, from director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Dave Eggers, will dwell more on the main character […]

Four images of the DVD menus for Kronk’s New Groove have appeared online at DVDtoons. Included in the pics are the main menu, the “Games & Activities” menu, the “Bonus Features” menu, and a menu from one of those bonus features.

Industry 411 reports that Classic Media and Studio B Productions are co-producing a new animated series of George of the Jungle. The series has already been pre-sold to Cartoon Network US, Cartoon Network Europe, and Nickelodeon UK, with a broadcast date being in January 2007.

For the first time this year, ticket sales for the top ten weekend films did not reach at least $70 million. In addition, these last two weekends have held the worst grosses for an October weekend top ten in the last six years. Nevertheless, these disappointing numbers have not seemed to affect Wallace & Gromit: […]

Check out Greenwich Time for an article on stop motion animation and Nick Park’s efforts to keep it alive (with a mention of Flushed Away’s “deliberately understated” CGI animation). “In an era when computer-generated animated features rank among the most lucrative movies in history, filmmakers are increasingly looking to stop-motion to find fresh ways to […]

Following are four images from Disney’s compilation DVD Timeless Tales: Volume 3 due out on January 3, 2006:

Follow the ‘More’ link for four images from Arenas/Disney’s The 3 Wise Men (Los 3 Reyes Magos). The DVD will be released November 1 and will only be available through the Wal-Mart retail chain. Official Site

The official website for Chicken Little has been updated with a number of games, including “Sky is Falling,” “Dodgeball,” “Karaoke,” “Chicken Little Misses the Bus,” and “Batting Practice.”

The second trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe has opened at Moviefone. People wishing to see the trailer in theaters may do so this weekend, as it is rumored to be playing with the Steve Martin vehicle Shopgirl. In other Narnia news, Director Andrew Adamson talks about adjusting […]

The teaser website for the live-action/computer animated Charlotte’s Web is now up. At this time, only a “Back-to-School Kit,” a gallery, a cast list, and an opportunity to register for updates are located at the site.

The Business of Animation blog writes that a computer animated film adaptation of the comic strip Opus may still be happening. If so, however, the Weinsteins might be taking the project to an animation studio other than Wild Brain, which was once attached to animate the movie. The author of the commentary promises more on […]

Dakota Fanning will voice the title character in Laika Entertainment’s animated feature Coraline, accounts The Hollywood Reporter, by way of Coming Soon. With Bill Mechanic of Pandemonium Films and Mary Sandell of Laika Entertainment producing, Henry Selick is taking the reigns as writer and director for the picture, which is based on the best-selling novel […]

Time Out Film speaks with Mike Johnson, the co-director of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, which opens in the UK today. Among issues dealing with the creation of the film, Johnson notes a bit about the Corpse Bride DVD, promising, “There should be some surprises for the hardcore stop-motion geeks to obsess over. Animation tests, character […]

Having received a number of e-mails from buyers of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Season 1, Volume 1 DVD set, who found the set’s discs scratched upon opening the package, TV Shows on DVD offers an official statement from the BCI Eclipse Company. The press release instructs those customers who purchased damaged […]

Disney has issued the press release for the Lady and the Tramp Platinum Edition DVD, the seventh entry in the “Platinum Edition” line. Ultimate Disney has the document, which lists and describes the DVD’s main bonus features.

After starring in the Oscar-winning short Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave, Shaun the Sheep is getting his own television show, tells the Animation World Network. At MIPCOM 2005, the show was pre-sold to ABC Australia, TVNZ New Zealand, SVT Sweden, DRTV Denmark, NRK Norway, YLE Finland and Minimax in Hungary. The series will follow […]

USA Today reveals more of the cast and plot for Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. In the franchise’s next chilly chapter, Manny the woolly mammoth (Ray Romano), who believes he is the last of his kind, finds a potential love interest in Ellie (Queen Latifah). The catch, however, is that this female woolly mammoth thinks […]

A behind-the-scenes featurette of Chicken Little has been placed at Moviefone. Viewers may see the sneak peek with either an NSV Player or QuickTime Player.

Showing off the film’s special effects are several new images from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at Latino Review. Also, an interactive map of Narnia abounds at Moviefone.

Home Media Retailing writes that thanks to the success of the Davey and Goliath: Volume 1 DVD, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has signed with Starlight Home Entertainment to release all 65 episodes and holiday specials of Davey and Goliath. The episodes and specials will be dispensed in themed sets, such as “Caring for […]

DVD toons has a look at two upcoming DVD releases that offer toons both unique and undiscovered to many people. The more controversial of the duo, Cartoons for Victory, contains twenty World War II-era animated shorts, many of which were meant never to be seen after wartime. Produced by a number of different countries, these […]

To help celebrate the magazine’s 100th anniversary, Variety has composed a list of the top 100 entertainment icons of the past century. Joining Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Charlie Chaplin, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley in the top ten is none other than Mickey Mouse. Classic representatives of animation who […]

Jim Hill Media spreads the rumor that the Disney Theatrical version of Tarzan may find its way to Las Vegas, should the musical’s run on Broadway prove to be successful enough. Disney’s Tarzan, now with a teaser website, will have its Broadway opening on May 10, 2006.