This has just come to our attention (thanks to Larry Loc’s ASIFA-Hollywood Blog), but later today and tomorrow, 1pm to 4pm each day, the Chuck Jones Gallery at Fashion Island in Newport Beach will be having a grand opening celebration. The first day will focus on Warner Bros. characters, Bugs Bunny being the guest of […]

The official website for Nickelodeon Movies’ computer animated comedy Barnyard is now online, with the site currently only displaying the film’s teaser poster. Barnyard will open January 13, 2006.

Available at StarTrek.com is a two-part video interview with Dorothy Fontana, also well-known as D.C. Fontana, who served as the story editor and associate producer for the Star Trek: The Animated Adventures. In the conversation, Fontana speaks of her experiences writing and producing Star Trek over the years, and also talks in detail about writing […]

Wired Magazine has a very enlightening three-page article describing the aspects and history of DreamWorks Animation and its CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, while also comparing and contrasting the studio to Pixar. In addition, the writing spotlights DreamWorks Animation’s insistence on producing more computer animated films per year than any of its peers. “People say that our […]

Kenny Smith, along with Proud Family creator Bruce Smith, has developed Ball Kidz, which he hopes will premiere this fall on Nickelodeon. The show revolves around two boys and two girls who work for a basketball team. Smith’s children, Kayla and K.J., will be featured in the show, while Smith has shown signs that there […]

The Associated Press reports that DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. shares fell to a new low on Friday, following the shareholder lawsuit claiming that Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg misrepresented DVD sales for Shrek 2. On the New York Stock Exchange, shares of DreamWorks fell 56 cents, or 1.8 percent, to $29.19 in midday trading. The stock […]

Toon Zone writes that skateboarding legend Tony Hawk is set to voice a character in the PBS animated series CyberChase. The episode, titled “Hacker’s Transformatron”, which will air as the finale of a four-part story, on July 25 – 28. Hawk will voice of the role of Coop, the long-lost father of cyber-teen Slider.

According to The New York Times [free registration required], Madagascar is not helping tourism to the country of the same name, as had been expected. In fact, the DreamWorks CGI comedy is not even being screened in Madagascar.

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TV Shows on DVD has received more info regarding the Count Duckula DVD. As it turns out, Jano Rohleder, webmaster of Duckula Online, was informed by Capital Entertainment that the first set, tentatively scheduled an October release, will have all 26 episodes from the first season on 3 discs.

Toon Zone lists the movies and specials coming to Disney Channel for the month of June and Toon Disney for the month of July. Included in the mix are such Disney classics as The Fox and the Hound, Mulan, Robin Hood, Alice In Wonderland, The Black Cauldron, Dumbo, The Great Mouse Detective, Hercules, The Hunchback […]

Latino Review has a batch of images from the impressive Chronicles of Narnia booth at this year’s E3 Expo. If one looks closely at the last pic on the first row, he or she can also partially see the display for the Chicken Little video game as well. Videos from the displays are also available […]

Coming Soon has the latest clip from Howl’s Moving Castle. The clip, entitled ‘We’re Moving’, is presented in both high and low Quicktime resolutions. Howl’s Moving Castle will open in U.S. theaters on June 10, 2005.

Those who like to plan ahead on what DVDs to buy may want to check out Ultimate Disney‘s review for Spider-Man: The Venom Saga, the latest compilation release of the 90’s animated Spider-Man series, coming to stores next Tuesday. Says the site, “Spider-Man: The Venom Saga provides five diverting episodes with satisfying audio/video quality and […]

Jim Hill Media presents the first part of a two-part article containing a detailed sneak peek into the making of the Monsters, Inc.-themed dark ride, Mike and Sully to the Rescue, still under construction at Disney’s California Adventure. Especially worth noting are the several images of concept art located in the article.

If your next trip to a Disney theme park is a ways off (or maybe even coming up soon) then why not try out the new beta version of Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom? “For a limited time you can be one of the first Guests to live inside Disney’s new online multi-Player game. Create your […]

Hot on the heels of the announcement of its New York premiere on June 6 and limited release on June 10 comes the news that Howl’s Moving Castle, distributed in America by Disney Pictures, will screen at the Castle Theater in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center as part of this year’s Maui Film Festival. […]

The Post-Standard, via Coming Soon, indicates that Ben Burtt, sound designer for all the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films, has moved to Pixar Animation Studios. Though the Star Wars films provided three years’ worth of employment, Burtt was guaranteed nothing past that, seeing as how most employees at Lucasfilm work from project to project. […]

Disney’s PR department has forwarded to us the official obituary for the recently departed Marie Johnston, wife of legendary Disney animator Ollie Johnston.

Yahoo! Finance has the press release for the North American premiere of Walt Disney Studios’ and Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle, with the article noting the attendance of the film’s director, Hayao Miyazaki. In related news, Ain’t It Cool News is holding a special Saturday Morning Kids Club screening of Howl’s Moving Castle. Though admission […]

Jim Hill Media speculates how the lackluster response for The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz will affect the future of the Muppets, as Disney’s PR staff attempts to make the project look like a success. In addition, Jim Hill also speaks with Ken Plume, journalist and Muppet fan, who offers some advice concerning how to get […]

Exodus Film Group announces the addition of two new projects in the studio’s lineup: The Hero of Color City and Amarillo Armadillo. The two new projects come as a response to the industry buzz surrounding Exodus’ first CGI film Igor, which is still in production and scheduled for a 2007 theatrical release. All three films […]

The full soundtrack for Madagascar, now playing in theaters, can be heard online at AOL Music.

Providing an update to our “Bob sets off for MIPCOM” story from September 2004, Wendy Griffiths, the CEO of Dark Prince, Paris, has written in to speak about the current state of Dark Prince Productions, the intentionally small Parisian studio with two ‘hats’: producer and service studio. It is worth noting that GenerActor, the company’s […]

The print edition of Video Business Magazine this week carries an advertisement announcing the release of a {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00002272.html Steamboy}} Director’s Cut on DVD. Featuring the voices of Anna Paquin, Alfred Molina and Patrick Stewart, Steamboy was released by Sony Pictures earlier this year. A fully in-depth 4-disc set was issued in its native Japan, […]

Toronto’s {{link http://www.tracepictures.com/ Trace Pictures}} intends to make its mark at the BDA design awards in New York City later in June. They are finalists in 5 categories including best demo reel. The studio has also swaped shop for a dedicated facility, increasing their work flow. Among the main companies they have created spots and […]

Quint at Ain’t It Cool News recently visited the set of Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds, coming to theaters June 29, 2005. Within this revealing two-part article is not only interesting information regarding War of the Worlds, but small details on Spielberg’s other upcoming projects as well. For instance, after discussing King Kong with […]

Ain’t It Cool News has a string of both good and bad news regarding the Last Unicorn live-action film. As it turns out, Continent Films recently paid $250,000 to go through with a buyout clause in their deal with Granada Media, owner of the rights to the 1982 animated movie. This payment shows the studio’s […]

TV Shows on DVD has the latest on a DVD release of Count Duckula. Following speculation that A&E would release the show to DVD, Jano Rohleder, webmaster of Duckula Online, has discovered that Capital Entertainment will release the DVD set in the USA. The Count Duckula DVD is rumored to be available this September.

Screencaps from the trailer for Open Season are online at JoBlo. Sony Pictures Animation’s CGI comedy Open Season, starring the voices of Ashton Kutcher, Martin Lawrence, Debra Messing and Paul Westerberg, is scheduled to hit theaters on September 29, 2006.