The Internet Movie Database has added Clay Aiken to the cast of Disney’s Rapunzel Unbraided. While his role in the film is not listed, it has been speculated that he will provide the singing voice of the leading male character.

Chuck Oberleitner gives his own first person report of last weekend’s Aladdin Reunion and Dream On Silly Dreamer at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Both events have been covered here but Chuck doles out even more nitty gritty information on each.

The Disney Database has posted eight new promotional images for Tarzan II, swinging directly to DVD and video on June 14, 2005.

Infuze Magazine has some interesting revelations concerning The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. First of all, Brian Cox is no longer the voice of Aslan. Possible replacements for the coveted role are Jason Isaacs, Sean Bean, Timothy Dalton, Gerard Butler, Ralph Fiennes, and Ian McKellen. In the meantime, Disney is […]

TV Shows on DVD has the scoop on The Batman’s Season 1, Volume 2 DVD. Episodes on the disc include: “The Cat and the Bat,” “The Man Who Would Be Bat,” and “The Big Chill.” A release date for The Batman: Season 1, Volume 2 DVD has yet to be announced.

Ultimate Disney has the plot synopsis for Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie. In the direct-to-video sequel, “Roo’s best new pal, Lumpy, is excited to trick-or-treat for the first time. That is, until Tigger warns them about the dreaded Gobloon who’ll turn you into a jaggedy lantern if he catches you. But if they catch the Gobloon […]

Coming Soon puts a rumor to rest, as it notes that Madonna will not be lending her voice to Puss in Boots. The misunderstanding arrived from The Sun‘s reporting that Madonna would reunite with her Evita co-star Antonio Banderas in the Shrek 2 spin-off.

Moriarty at Ain’t It Cool News documents his visit to the Corpse Bride set in London. Possible spoilers, along with new plot and character details, abound in the article.

Ultimate Disney takes a look at the Pocahontas: 10th Anniversary Edition DVD, in what the site refers to as one of its “most extensive reviews to date”. The reviews closes with the thought, “Some will certainly still have their complaints about the film. But in retrospect, its status as a disappointment may be more a […]

TV Shows on DVD announces The Pink Panther Show – Classic Cartoon Collection 5-Pack Box Set is due out on July 26. This box set will include “124 cartoons produced by Freleng and DePatie between 1964 and 1980” and quite a few special features. Three bargain single-disc releases are due at the same time.

Yahoo! Finance announces that Buena Vista Games is developing a massively multiplayer internet game based on Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean theme park rides and movie franchise. The game’s release will coincide with the Summer 2006 release of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Official Site

The London Times online reports a new glimmer of hope to the possibility of Pixar and Disney renewing talks and striking a new distribution deal with each other. The hopes hinge largely on the friendly relationship between Dick Cook, head of the Disney Studios, and Steve Jobs, Apple/Pixar CEO, as well as the impending transfer […]

The animation-on-disc website {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/ DVD Toons}} has been busy lately, with an update of more than six reviews, covering several recent releases and everything from {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/391 The Man Called Flintstone}} (“typically fun business, a fitting way to end the original incarnation of The Flintstones, in their cinematic swan song”), last fall’s {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/392 […]

Animated News’ Lindsay Mayer reported on the Minneapolis screening of this documentary previously, but Animated News reporter Christian Ziebarth was able to attend a screening yesterday as part of the Newport Beach Film Festival. Following are his thoughts:

The Disney Database points to fifteen streaming Quicktime movie clips from the upcoming DVD for Pooh’s Heffalump Movie due out on May 24 (thanks to Adam for the heads up).

Coming Soon states that while making a guest appearance at Star Wars Celebration III, held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, this morning, George Lucas confirmed that a computer animated Star Wars television series is on the way, in addition to a live action series. Lucas also confirmed that the Star Tours thrill ride […]

A lengthy writeup of last Friday’s Aladdin Reunion, hosted by ASIFA-Hollywood and held at the Glendale Central Library, as well as four photos from the event can be viewed here:

Margaret C. Whitman, president and CEO of eBay, has been elected into DreamWorks Animation’s board of directors. “Meg is someone that both Roger Enrico and I have been courting to join our board of directors for many months,” says Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks Animation CEO. PR Newswire has more info on the event.

AAP looks at the success and advancement of DisneyToon Studios Australia, with senior Disney animator Andreas Deja providing a nice bit of commentary. “With each movie, they seem to be getting better and better and more experienced,” remarks Deja. “I think Bambi and the Great Prince will probably be their best one yet.”

Ultimate Disney indicates that the MPAA has surprisingly given Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch a ‘PG’ rating for “some mild action.” This makes Lilo and Stitch 2 the first Disney direct-to-video animated sequel to receive anything above a ‘G’ rating. Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch will invade stores on […]

Yahoo! News has a very interesting report regarding a study that may surprise many people. According to research done by graduate student Susan Darker-Smith, an observance of both parents of primary school children and women who have been involved in domestic abuse has revealed that those who grew up reading fairy tales are likely to […]

Just a couple reminders for those in the LA/Orange County area. Tonight, April 22, ASIFA-Hollywood will be holding its Aladdin reunion at the Glendale Library at 7pm. “Join animator Tom Sito as ASIFA-Hollywood reunites the makers of Walt Disney Pictures’ Aladdin with anecdotes, behind the scenes secrets, and much more!” Currently scheduled to appear are […]

In somewhat animation-related news, and what we’re sure will quickly become known as the “swimsuit model” (just check out those trunks!), actor Brandon Routh’s {{link http://www.brandonrouth.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=31 official website}} has posted the first look at the Man Of Steel’s new costume. With darker colors (reminiscent more of “Bad Superman” in the third of the Christopher Reeve […]

Despite no recent news on Bee-Movie, an animated comedy written and featuring Jerry Seinfeld, it seems development work is continuing, with the {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=7243 JoBlo movie website}} reporting that Renée Zellweger will return to the DreamWorks fold after her swim under the sea in the Studio’s Shark Tale to voice a florist in the film. […]

Justin Williams in our Animated News Forum has pointed out that a trailer for Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween is now available for viewing online. The movie is due out on DVD in September.

The Entertainment section of Canada.com reports that Disney has been cleared of copyright theft in the suit brought against them by French author Franck Le Calvez who alleged that they had copied his creation (see our initial report on this story from December 2003) and that Le Calvez has now been convicted of fraud (link […]

The Disney Database has three new promotional pictures for Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch. One may want to pay special attention to the last two pics especially, as they hint of the film’s storyline.

Mel Brooks talks to Maxim Magazine, reports Contact Music, about Spaceballs’ voyage to television as a new animated series. An hour-long pilot and 13 half hour episodes for the series are currently being produced by BFC Berliner Film Company, Brooksfilms, and MGM Domestic Television Distributionan. “There’s an animated Spaceballs TV concept in the works. I […]

DreamWorks Animation SKG announced yesterday that Bob Feldman will join the company as head of corporate communications, as shown by Yahoo! Finance. For nearly eight years, Feldman has held the position as president and chief executive for GCI Group, one of the world’s largest public relations firms. His new job will make him responsible for […]

Coming Soon has the press release regarding Disney Mobile and Pixar Animation Studios’ The Incredibles 3D mobile game coming to Verizon Wireless’ new V CAST wireless broadband multimedia service.