Marvel Enterprises has cut a deal with France’s Antefilms Prods. to produce an animated TV series based on Marvel’s enduring Fantastic Four comic-book characters. Marvel said it would produce 26 half-hour episodes targeted for premiere in the United States and other territories in late 2006. Plans for the Fantastic Four animated series come on the […]

Thanks to ‘anvil’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=5522#post5522 Animated News Forum}} for posting a link to Harry McCracken’s {{link http://www.harrymccracken.com/messagecenter/index.cgi?read=555 Message Center}}, where he writes about his visit to Pixar Animation Studios during the Cartoon Art Museum’s recent benefit.

Coming towards the end of the reviews for Disney’s latest Platinum release (now out in stores), Rodney Figueiredo delivers his take on the new set over at the ever reliable {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/339 DVD Toons}} – and surprise, surprise if he doesn’t love it too! “Aladdin was probably the first film I was ever completely obsessed […]

The {{link http://www.imdb.com/news/flash/ Internet Movie Database}} is reporting that comedian Rodney Dangerfield, famous for having “no respect”, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles, aged 82. His routines were worked into an animated vehicle based on his personality, the 1991 Hyperion Studios feature Rover Dangerfield, though he will probably be best remembered as the obnoxious newcomer […]

Fandago reports that select theaters (around 600-800 in all) will have a special sneak peak of Team America: World Police this Saturday, October 9th, somewhere in the area of 6:30 – 7pm. Check your local listings or Fandango for more information. Those wondering if the movie is any good apparently do not need to worry, […]

The BBC reports that Simpson’s creator Matt Groening told The Sun newspaper that the series will continue for five more years, equaling the record 20 years run of Gunsmoke. Groening said: “I’d love to get to 365 episodes, so there’s one for every day of the year with no repeats”. He also mentioned that a […]

DVD Toons has a new trailer for the direct to video CG feature Popeye’s Voyage: The Quest for Pappy. Billy West lends his voice to the world-famous sailor man and Kathy Bates is Popeye’s notorious nemesis, the villainous Sea Hag/Siren. Popeye’s Voyage: The Quest for Pappy is scheduled for release on 11/09/2004, with a retail […]

Don’t forget that “your wish can come true” today, with the release to 2-disc DVD of Disney’s Aladdin. No doubt this is already on many of your wish lists, and if not, then the recent plethora of glowing reviews must certainly be tempting: this looks to be the best so far of Disney’s Platinum Edition […]

Latino Review has the new one sheet for Robots, while the poster for Pooh’s Heffalump Movie can be seen at The Internet Movie Poster Awards. Robots will invade cinemas on March 11, 2005; Pooh’s Heffalump Movie will bounce into theaters on February 24, 2005.

IGN FilmForce speaks with Renée Zellweger, star of last weekend’s #1 film, Shark Tale, about her first animated role.

In an enlightening article, In Focus talks to Matt Stone and Trey Parker about the many experiences involved in the making of their new film, Team America: World Police. Team America: World Police will enter theaters on October 15, 2004.

Cartoon Network announced today that it has ordered twenty-six more episodes of Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, in addition to the twenty-six episodes it has already ordered. These fifty-two episodes will compose the series’ third and fourth seasons. Meanwhile, Nickelodeon has ordered a third season of My Life As a Teenage Robot, with this new […]

Getting back on track with the Aladdin DVD screen grabs we now present for you eight images from the Story Development section of the Still Frames Gallery:

The always entertaining movie site JoBlo.com looks at {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=5454 Shark Tale‘s fortunes at the box office}}, declaring the movie a hit (at least with audiences), with a $49.1 million weekend take, the biggest October opening ever.

{{link http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/corporatenews/2004-10-03-sbc_x.htm USA Today}} reports on how Disney is using the characters from its new film in partnership with Pixar, The Incredibles, in marketing and product advertisements, attracting $150 million in marketing dollars – Disney’s largest promotion ever for an animated film. Over at The Disney Database, a series of images reveals the animation {{link […]

Kirby Holt at {{link http://www.laughingplace.com/News-PID280290-280290.asp The Laughing Place}} adds another glowing review of the Aladdin DVD Platinum Edition to the files.

For those eager to own this summer’s big hits from 20th Century Fox, you may want to hold out that little bit longer. The company has made it quite clear that the single-discs of effects-filled blockbusters The Day After Tomorrow and I, Robot will be supplanted by more elaborate 2-disc editions in the new year. […]

Roy Disney has posted an opinion piece at his Save Disney site responding to recent remarks by Disney CEO heir apparent Bob Iger regarding the Disney/Pixar relationship and chilling comments about the likelihood of creativity thriving in large companies, comments that ignore the fact that creative passion can thrive within a large company when small […]

With all the hype and ramp up in excitement for Pixar’s next, The Incredibles, it seems that news has shied away from the company’s location troubles concerning their planned expansion and resistance from their Emeryville neighborhood. This report puts both sides of the story across, which voters will have their say on this November 2, […]

Though the stills they have up “as new” are nothing the die-hard fan hasn’t seen before, {{link http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/552/552993p1.html?fromint=1 Film-Force}} has an exclusive new character profile spot featuring Edna Mode (voiced by director Brad Bird!), gadget genius and fashion designer to the Incredible family. Just one month to go!

The entertainment news site {{link http://www.medaverse.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=131 Medaverse}} has scored an early look at the Aladdin Platinum Edition (as well as several game spin-offs), adding to the growing number of glowing reviews the disc has received. The 2-disc set, as well as a luxury boxed set version, is out this Tuesday!

The Disney Database has added six Mulan II promotional images and a Mulan II movie screen [the last one, featuring Mushu and Crickee, on the page], along with six Mickey’s Twice upon a Christmas promotional images.

Shark Tale opened with approximately $12.9 million on Friday, leading that DreamWorks’ computer animated film could finish the weekend with $41-46M. As Box Office Guru notes, the opening day performance of Shark Tale was only a little bit below Ice Age’s $13.7 million take on Friday, March 12, 2002. The Fox CGI flick went on […]

The Internet Movie Poster Awards contains a new poster for Les Indestructbles, the French version of The Incredibles. Meanwhile, MovieGoods has quite a few new 11×17 posters for The Incredibles, in addition to having another new poster for Les Indestructibles.

In Focus has a hilarious interview with the geniuses behind this upcoming puppet action movie: South Park masterminds Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

The first toys from Pixar’s next movie are now available at Toys R Us. See them all here:

Follow the ‘More’ link for nine photos of last night’s Hollywood premiere for this coming Tuesday’s DVD release of Disney’s Aladdin. The evening began with a red carpet event outside the theater then moved inside where Clay Aiken performed Proud of Your Boy and the audience was treated to the first ever digital theatrical presentation […]

The French Incredibles fansite, Les Indestructibles, has an exclusive French trailer for the film. Frédéric, the site’s webmaster, mentions the fact that the trailer is similar to the second international trailer, and, among other new shots, includes a first look at the film’s villain Syndrome in true action. Look for the new Incredibles trailer, labeled […]

We now present for you five storyboard images from the Why Me musical sequence which was deleted from Disney’s theatrical release of Aladdin but included as a bonus feature on the upcoming 2-disc Platinum Edition release. Much of the material in in this sequence was later used in the reprise of the Prince Ali musical […]

MTV.com has the track listing for the Spongebob Squarepants Movie’s soundtrack, in which Avril Lavigne performs her version of the show’s popular theme. Within the article, other artists on the soundtrack speak their thoughts concerning the project. In related news, USA Today notes that David Hasselhoff has been added to the film’s cast, as he […]