…ever “TV special” based off the beloved computer games. It is also reportedly the start of an attempt to expand the brand into television and even potentially films. Backyard Sports:…

…storm, the PAW Patrol pups crash land on an uncharted tropical island filled with dinosaurs. They meet Rex, a pup who has been stranded on the island for years and…

The first trailer for The Angry Birds Movie 3 is now online, and can be checked out in the player above. It’s also safe to assume it will be attached…

Kingdom Hearts fans have been waiting a long time for any definitive news on the next game, and in addition to a TV series being announced tonight, it was also…

Frozen II won Top Soundtrack Album at the Billboard Music Awards last night. It won against other Disney soundtracks in the category, including Aladdin and Descendants 3. The album was…

…and final season. Last year, Disney made the unexpected announcement that it had severely reduced The Owl House’s third season to three 44-minute television specials. They are expected to premiere…

…and Muppet Treasure Island, Kermit and co are heading to L. Frank Baum’s wonderful world of Oz, for a retelling of The Wizard Of Oz! More at {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=16331 AICN}}….

…open simultaneously on both traditional and Imax screens”. Hold on there! Apparently Disney’s \\Treasure Planet\\ still gets no respect! According to {{link http://www.licensingmedia.com/news/html/012502-3.html this story}} from January 2002: “Breaking new…

Russia’s first theatrically released animated feature in forty years will be screened at the Chicago International Animation Festival (November 6-8) according to {{link http://www.bcdb.com/ The Big Cartoon Database}}. {{link http://melnitsa.com/melnitsa.htm…

{{link http://www.broadway.com/template_1.asp?CI=31575&CT=38 Broadway.com}} reports that Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams will replace Toni Braxton in the musical \\Aida\\ next month. \\Aida\\, with a score by Elton John and Tim Rice in…

…Animation banner, is teaming up with various German-based companies to produce the animation for Happily N’Ever After, a comedy that continues the trend to turn fariy tales on their heads….

…the man responsible for getting America ready to head into space, Ward Kimball is the subject of new articles at both {{link http://www.digitalmediafx.com/Features/wardkimball.html Digital Media FX}} and {{link http://www.animagic.hpg.ig.com.br/wardkimball.htm Animagic}}….

…in pan-and-scan transfers. This new edition fixes that, with a new anamorphic transfer. From the previous “Enhanced” edition comes the Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck commentary featuring director Joe Pytka, the theatrical…

…‘Easter Egg’ features to be found on the MGM released edition of A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie DVD. A deleted scene and additional clips await you {{link http://www.dvdreview.com/eastereggs/collect/516.html here}}!…

{{link http://www.dvdfanatic.com/news.php?id=0310241 DVDFanatic.com}} reviews the direct to video \\Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman\\. The reviewer believes that “the story just isn’t compelling and the supporting cast doesn’t get to support…

The {{link http://www.ultimatedisney.com/ Ultimate Disney DVD}} fansite takes a look back at an almost forgotten Disney “Package Feature” from 1948, the anthology film Melody Time, in a {{link http://www.ultimatedisney.com/melodytime.html new…

{{link http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808405700 Greg’s Previews}} reports the rumor (first heard from {{link http://www.variety.com Variety}}) that Pixar is considering a slight name change for John Lasseter’s next film, \\Cars\\. The possibly renamed…

{{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/main/index.htm Jim Hill Media}} is back this morning with another entertaining look at one of the Walt Disney World cast members-only party films; short movies made by and for…

Amid Amidi of {{link http://www.animationblast.com/ Animation Blast}} has an unconfirmed rumor that Cartoon Network’s Genndy Tartakovsky, creator of \\Samurai Jack\\ and \\Dexter’s Lab\\, may be leaving to join the new…

…available on the deluxe CAV LaserDisc box set), including deleted scenes, a documentary featurette, commentary from director Henry Selick, Tim Burton’s early Disney films, Vincent and Frankenweenie, and a DTS…

‘Jawad’, who runs the excellent {{link http://www.dreamworksfansite.com DreamWorks SKG Fansite}}, has expanded his online universe by announcing on the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=249#post249 Animated News Forums}} a new, specific {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/shrek2/ DreamWorks…

…1:1.33 and screened theatrically at 1:1.85. The video is at the full aperture (1:1.33) and does cut off some of the east and west areas on your monitor. The clipped…

…{{link http://www.sonyclassics.com/triplets/ Sony Pictures Classics}} website carries further press kit information and a cool Flash 6 site linking to trailers and stills. [free subscription required at The New York Times.com]…

…world of \\The Simpsons\\ in \\The Simpsons and Society: An Analysis of Our Favorite Family and Its Influence in Contemporary Society\\ available at {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1587362538/qid=1067089331/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-5022127-6675344?v=glance&s=books Amazon}} (and {{link http://www.webspawner.com/users/simpsonsandsociety/index.html elsewhere}})….

Pixar {{link http://corporate.pixar.com/news/20031106-121926.cfm announced}} financial results for its fiscal third quarter. They “earned $13.2 million or $0.23 per diluted share on revenues of $30.2 million. These results were largely driven…

{{link http://www.cgnetworks.com CGNetworks’}} theme this month is “Women in CG”. All this month they will feature artwork, articles, and interviews with women in the digial artwork field. “Kicking off our…

{{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=2224 ComingSoon.net}} has the \\{{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117895270&categoryID=13&cs=1 Variety}}\\ report that \\Scary Movie 3\\ screenwriter Craig Mazin has been tapped to write the screenplay for \\Opus\\ based on {{link http://www.berkeleybreathed.com/ Berkeley…

…Powerpuff Girls. Chapters will be available nightly at 8:20 ET on the Star Wars online service Hyperspace ($19.95/year; go to www.starwars.com), and on starwars.com and Cartoon Network the next day….

…“Unlike Roger Rabbit’s benign and happy Toontown, Cool World is violent and sleazy. A little gratuitous sex and violence could have been entertaining, but Bakshi overloads most scenes with throw-away…