The Universal Pictures website now lists the release date for Curious George as February 10, 2006, which falls on a Friday. The traditionally animated adaptation of the popular book series was previously slated to open on November 4, 2005.

A previously released \\Shark Tale\\ trailer is now available in high definiton from {{link http://www.divx.com/movies/trailer_sharktale.php DivX.com}}. The DivX codec is able to produce stunning 720p HD video with a bitrate of only 3.5mpbs – less than the bitrate of standard definition DVDs. The system requirements for playing the video are pretty hefty, but if you […]

The Dreamworks SKG Fansite reports that at this year’s festival, the Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors will honor Shrek 2 with its “Hollywood Animation Award.” The Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday, October 18, 2004.

Ultimate Disney reviews Disney Princess Sing Along Songs: Once Upon a Dream and Disney Princess Stories: Volume One – A Gift From The Heart. Meanwhile, Coming Soon! takes a somewhat positive look at The Simpsons Gone Wild, while IGN FilmForce reviews Invader Zim: Progressive Stupidity (Volume 2).

Beginning September 18, FOX BOX unveils an all-new look, and a new lineup. Two new shows are the centerpiece of this season: One Piece and Nintendo’s F-Zero — GP Legend. Check out the new program schedule and details on these two new shows, here:

AnimationHQ reports that one of the more innovative games to hit consoles recently, Capcom’s Viewtiful Joe is apparently set to become an animated series as well. TV Tokyo recently announced that it will begin airing the show, which Capcom will produce, in October. The series is expected to run 52 episodes and is timed to […]

Toon Zone reports that Warner Bros. has moved the release date for the upcoming Batman: The Animated Series – Volume Two and Superman: The Animated Series – Volume One DVD sets to January 25, 2005. The sets were originally planned for a December 7, 2004 release.

The first single from the Shark Tale soundtrack, a new version of Car Wash by Christina Aguilera featuring Missy Elliot, is available to listen to at Streamos.

Five previously unreleased stills from A Dairy Tale: The Three Little Pigs, the new animated short included on Disney’s upcoming Home On The Range DVD, can be found here:

The Ultimate Disney site takes an in-depth look at Disney’s upcoming DVD release of {{link http://www.ultimatedisney.com/homeontherange.html Home On The Range}}. The review confirms that the included Three Little Pigs short is not the Totally Twisted Fairytale version Disney made in the late 1990s, but a new three-minute short featuring the cast of Home On The […]

Ultimate Disney has updated its previous report of the press release for Walt Disney Treasures Wave 4 with the complete specifications and film historian Leonard Maltin’s liner notes for each title: The Mickey Mouse Club (Week One), Mickey Mouse in Black And White (Volume Two), and The Complete Pluto (Volume One).

The official website for The Spongebob Squarepants Movie has been given an interesting makeover. Thanks to ‘monkeyboy12’ at the AN Forum for the heads up!

A clip, featuring Batman fighting an enormous Bane, from the upcoming The Batman animated series is now available at Superhero Hype!. The Batman premieres Saturday, September 11 (10:30 a.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT), on Kids’ WB!’s new Saturday morning slate for the 2004-2005 season.

IGN FilmForce has thirty new images from Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.

The Internet Movie Database reports that Father of the Pride’s premiere last night on NBC captured the highest ratings of the night, pulling in a 7.0 rating and an 11 share in the 9:00-9:30 p.m. timeslot. It also was the top-rated show of the night among adults 18-49.

Drew Carey and his comic friends have a clever plan to shake up the concept of live improv comedy. Yes, he’ll have his performers act out quirky ideas suggested by an audience (“You’re getting married underwater and are attacked by a giant squid.”). But, with the aid of green screen, Drew’s behind-the-scenes team will animate […]

Variety reports that Highlander is on track to become an animated feature for release in Spring 2006. Davis-Panzer Productions and Imagi International are developing the project, which will be animated through Madhouse of Japan (Tokyo Godfathers). David Abramowitz, who was head writer on the Highlander TV series, will write the screenplay. The franchise details the […]

DVD Toons takes a look at the just-released South Park episode {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/330 The Passion Of The Jew}} and agrees with most others that “this disc has primarily been released to ruffle a few feathers and to cash-in on the DVD issue of Gibson’s film. It’s a daring show in the South Park canon, but […]

The Internet Movie Database reports that Jeffrey Katzenberg holds NBC’s promo department responsible for any negative buzz regarding the DreamWorks-produced Father of the Pride. Responding to the negative reaction that the series received from advertisers after they were shown a preview of the show earlier this year, Katzenberg states, “I think NBC has one of […]

Angelina Jolie tells Coming Soon! that should Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow be a hit, the cast is ready to make a prequel. Issues covered in the prequel would include Franky Cook’s romance with Sky Captain, why Cook has an eye patch, and much more. In other Sky Captain news, Moviefone has a […]

Coming Soon! reviews the Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride Special Editon DVD, giving the film a score of 6/10 and the extras a score of 8/10. The website’s “bottom line” is, “Kids will enjoy Simba’s Pride, but adults will probably enjoy going back and watching the first film more. The extras on this Special Edition […]

DreamWorks’ \\Father of the Pride\\ premieres tonight on NBC at 9pm ET to mixed reviews. \\{{link http://www.cincypost.com/2004/08/31/nbc083104.html The Cincinnati Post}}\\ calls it “a mostly tired version of the family sitcom”, while \\{{link http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/08/31/DDGBB8FUKD1.DTL The San Francisco Chronicle}}\\ says “Let’s hope \\Father of the Pride\\ is on the road to extinction”. \\{{link http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/tv/mmx-0408310037aug31,0,7615358.story?coll=mmx-television_heds The Chicago Tribune}}\\ […]

‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4950#post4950 Animated News Forum}} posts a link to an interesting piece at {{link http://ps2.ign.com/articles/543/543070p1.html?fromint=1 IGN’s PS2 site}} on the still-in-development Kingdom Hearts II game from Square and Disney, which promises easier gameplay and a new camera system.

Bishop Animation, as a result of an {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00002138.html invitation to leave feedback}} on the lead in independent short Paul And His Bananas, has revised the character. Check out the {{link http://www.bishopanimation.com/ba.php new look here}} and check out the site for more details!

Max and Dave Fleischer’s Boop-Oop-A-Doop girl Betty’s transfer to the stages of Broadway just took another turn: replacing Jason Robert Brown as composer is Andrew Lippa (A Little Princess), who will work with David Lindsay-Abaire on the project. Producers Robin Goodman and Andrew Farber had previously hoped to put together a workshop in summer 2004, […]

The DreamWorks Fansite talks exclusively with {{link http://dreamworksfansite.com/features/interviews/bill_kim.php creator Bill Kim}}, project manager of Edge Reality, to discuss the upcoming Shark Tale game on PS2, XBox and Game Cube patforms.

Luke from Ultimate Disney has posted some Disney DVD updates including the press release for the Bambi DVD, cover art for Mulan II, and some miscellaneous news items. The Bambi DVD seems to be shaping up pretty good; according to Disney, “Today’s technology meets Walt Disney’s vision, as the Bambi Special Edition has undergone one […]

A new trailer for DreamWorks’ Shark Tale is now online and can be found at the official site for the film. Thanks to ‘monkeyboy’ in the AN Forum for the heads up!

DVDExclusive has a new article (Adobe Acrobat document) about Disney’s low cost/high profit direct-to-video (DTV) phenomenon. The article contains plenty of information about voice talent, cost-to-profit ratio, top 10 DTV titles chart, upcoming DTV plans, etc.

ASIFA-Hollywood has now updated the Annie Awards page to include information on the upcoming 2004 awards ceremony to be held January 30, 2005, including entry forms, advertising and sponsorship information, and details on how to volunteer to help.