According to TV Barn Ticker, the entertainment news shows Extra has learned that NBC plans to place the Siegfried & Roy-based animated series Father of the Pride in the empty timeslot that Friends used to have. In fact, sources tell Extra that Father of the Pride is NBC’s top contender for their Thursday night line-up. […]

Yahoo! Movies reveals that Barbara Walters will interview the Oscar-winning ogre, during her annual pre-Oscars interview show, set to air February 29th on ABC.

Business Wire indicates that since its release on Tuesday, The Lion King 1½ has sold more than 3 million VHS and DVD copies, thus placing it on the path to becoming the best-selling direct-to-video release of all time. “Disney has traditionally dominated the direct-to-video industry, so it is no surprise that The Lion King 1½ […]

Although this image has been believed to be the official teaser poster for The Incredibles, a new image has surfaced on eBay that seems to be more like what could be appearing in theaters.

Premilinary cover art, taken from the back of the insert found in the The Lion King 1½ DVD, is now available for the “Special Edition” DVD release of The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride.

The official website for Home on the Range has been updated, now including sections for “The Movie,” “Previews,” “Characters,” “Music,” “Gallery,” and “Games and Downloads.”

Registered by Dreamworks in August 2002, theunprofessionals-thefilm.com, theunprofessionals-themovie.com, theunprofessionalsthefilm.com, and theunprofessionalsthemovie.com are all contenders to be the official website for The Unprofessionals, the upcoming CGI movie about three monkeys who are sent on a quest, where they unexpectedly succeed. Thanks to “MusicFan” for the notice!

The Dreamworks SKG fansite indicates that earlier this week, Dreamworks subscribers were greeted with a Shrek 2 Valentine card, announcing the Shrek 2 trailer premiere on NBC. After its television premiere, the trailer will be available to view online. Click here to see the card. Also, for those wishing to become a Dreamworks subscriber, one […]

Animation Insider has a report on Disney’s plans to release sequels based on Pixar films even without Pixar’s aid. According to Dick Cook, Walt Disney Studios Chairman, “We will nurture and grow these franchises with new stories.” If they can do it with the same verve and creative flair as Pixar more power to them […]

Menus from the Brother Bear DVD are now available at Ultimate Disney.

Not only have current issues facing The Walt Disney Company and its CEO Michael Eisner caught the entertainment industry’s attention but that of political cartoonists’ as well. Follow the “More” link to see Mike Shelton’s imaginative cartoon featuring Michael Eisner on a Disneyland-type ride swerving around and through Roy Disney, Pixar, and ComCast, which was […]

Jean-François Laguionie’s new movie L’Île de Black Mor is coming to French theaters this week. The film marks the return of the famed French director to the silver screen. The story is based on the book that Laguionie wrote inspired by his youth’s favourite writers, from Joseph Conrad to Robert Louis Stevenson. Set in 1803, […]

Coming Soon! indicates Buena Vista Home Entertainment announced on Wednesday that, during its first day of release, The Lion King 1½ sold 1.5 million units on home video and DVD. By comparison, The Lion King sold 4.5 million copies on its first day, while its re-release last year had first-day sales of 2 million units. […]

Via Variety, Coming Soon! reports that Billy West and Kathy Bates will provide the voices of Popeye and his archenemy Sea Hag/Siren in Popeye’s Voyage: The Quest for Pappy, a Fox network special, set to air at the ending of the year. Paul Reiser and Jim Hardison co-wrote the 30-minute special, while Mark Mothersbaugh will […]

The ever reliable Jim Hill is back today with more on the possible Disney-Comcast merger. He’s put together a full, exclusive transcript of yesterday’s {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/02122004.1.htm press conference}} from Comcast heads Brian Roberts and Steve Burke, which looks into general detail their vision for the new Walt Disney Company, especially playing up their devotion to […]

You are probably wondering what Alias is right? Sit down and raise your hand when called apon. Have you ever seen Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Toy Story, Ice Age, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars 1 and 2, umm, well, just about every major Hollywood effects or digital movie since the advent of digital effects […]

If Disney didn’t already have enough on their plate, another bad press blow as just hit them in the face again. A local Florida channel first reported the death of a costumed worker in Walt Disney World. Though details are still coming, the 38-year-old man was allegedly hit in the head by a parade float […]

From the New York Post: “Roy Disney’s grass-roots effort to oust Disney CEO Michael Eisner appears to be paying off. In a regulatory filing yesterday, Disney board member George Mitchell said the company is stepping up discussions to find a successor to Eisner. “The admission was made in two letters sent recently to institutional shareholders. […]

Jim Hill throws in his two cents on the Comcast bidding issue – with a slightly regretful tone. Apparently he knew about the story weeks before it broke today, and is now kicking himself for not getting a word out earlier. But hey – now that he has, go check it out! There’s quite an […]

Well I don’t speak Japanesse, but you don’t have to, because anytime you mix a cute blonde, awesome robots, and kicken action out the wazzoo, you get the new Appleseed. Just go take a peek at the latest Appleseed trailer at the Japanesse Apple Quicktime site and enjoy your behind off. Man, the mix of […]

{{link http://www.marketwatch.com/news/yhoo/story.asp?source=blq/yhoo&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo&guid=%7BA40FD307%2D4CC2%2D4629%2DA751%2DFB16F29A69B8%7D CBS MarketWatch}} believes that no matter what happens with the Comcast deal Eisner’s days at the helm of Disney may be numbered. The article also points out the added drama to Disney’s annual shareholder meeting, scheduled to be held on March 3rd in Philadelphia. It was already expected that Eisner might face an […]

In a brief statement released by the Board of Directors, Disney said it would “evaluate the unsolicited proposal from Comcast”, and reiterated that there is “no action for shareholders to take”. The full press release follows.

Comcast, the biggest cable company in the US, has announced that it has made an offer to acquire The Walt Disney Company for $66 billion, including an assumption of debt, according to {{link http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/11/news/companies/comcast_disney/index.htm?cnn=yes CNN}}. According to Comcast, Disney CEO Michael Eisner has been unwilling to discuss a deal. Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts, calling […]

“The Walt Disney Company said Sunday that it has refused to let the daughter [Abigail Disney] of former board member Roy Disney, along with other individual investors, attend a two-day meeting for institutional investors and analysts planned to begin Wednesday in Orlando, Florida.” Go to The Big Cartoon DataBase for the full report.

According to the Big Cartoon DataBase the Disney Board has recently been discussing the issue of replacing CEO Michael Eisner. The discussions do not appear to be a crisis response to the Save Disney/Oust Eisner campaign spearheaded by former board members Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold but the beginning of confronting the fact that […]

Broadway.com reports the sad news of the apparent suicide death of Jason Raize, who was the first to portray Simba in The Lion King on Broadway and also supplied the voice of Denahi from Disney’s Brother Bear. Thanks to Kristin for the alert.

FilmForce gives The Lion King 1 1/2 a somewhat good review, stating, “Amusing the first time you see it, after that only kids will watch it over and over.” With the movie rating a “7,” the video rating a “8,” the sound rating a “7,” and the bonus features rating a “6” (“8/10 if you’re […]

Roy Disney and Stanley Gold have responded to The Walt Disney Company board’s {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/0000 recent open letter}} to shareholders. In a message posted to their website {{link http://www.savedisney.com/letters/response_to_board.asp SaveDisney.com}}, they respond to several of the points raised by the board and conclude “it is not we who are trying to protect executive positions or […]

According to an {{link http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~10834~1946836,00.html AP report}}, The Walt Disney Company board has responded to repeated criticism by former members Roy Disney and Stanley Gold. In letters to shareholders and in full-page newspaper ads the company is touting their recent accomplishments. In a ‘Dear Shareholders’, letter dated Friday, Disney’s 13 board members outlined the ‘real […]

A new trailer for \\Shrek 2\\ will air on TV before hitting the theatres, according to {{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=3385 ComingSoon.net}}. The trailer will air on NBC after the original film gets its network television premiere on Sunday, February 15th.