The Hollywood Reporter writes that Ed Jones, who recently served as an executive producer for Happy Feet, will produce Escape from Planet Earth for Rainmaker Animation. Directed by Steve Nichols,…

…appears chief creative officer of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios John Lasseter is acquiring a depot from the set, while the remaining pieces are being offered to museums or destroyed….

Variety notices the production of Planet One, produced by Madrid’s Ilion Animation Studios and London’s Handmade Films. With a budget of $54 million, the picture is the largest film of…

Superhero Hype! indicates that Industrial Light & Magic has been named as the principle visual effects house for Iron Man. Visual Effects Supervisor Ben Snow and Oscar-winning Animation Supervisor Hal…

The Animation Guild Blog indicates that the American Dog story reels recently received a warm reception. “The whole picture was up on reels, and the notes were pretty positive,” said…

Moriarty of Ain’t It Cool News explains the sight and sounds experienced upon recently visiting the campus of Pixar Animation Studios. Interestingly, descriptions of new Ratatouille scenes also disclose plot…

In assorted QuickTime sizes, Film ick has the trailer for Disney’s live-action/animation hybrid Enchanted. Directed by Kevin Lima, the film is scheduled to hit theaters on November 21. Thanks to…

…feature also shows storyboard reels, pencil tests, and the starburst title treatment for the upcoming Goofy short How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (via the Animation Nation Bulletin Board)….

Yahoo! Movies showcases eight video clips from Sony Pictures Animation’s Surf’s Up. Featuring a documentary style, the latest penguin picture is scheduled to hit theaters nationwide on June 8….

The Age recently received the opportunity to speak with DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg. In the interview, Katzenberg particularly regards the success of the Shrek franchise, noting that the series…

…the Performing Arts in New York City, in a ceremony hosted by Susie Essman. Among the winners, animation-related honorees included The Simpsons Movie (Best Animated/Family) and Bee Movie (Most Original)….

Reg Seeton of UGO recently flew to Hawaii to chat with the voice stars of Sony Pictures Animation’s Surf’s Up. Actors engaged in the conversation included Shia LaBeouf, Jon Heder,…

Nickelodeon is looking to the youth community Neopets.com for a brand-new series of shorts to air between the network’s longer-form programs, records Animation Magazine. Also appearing at Neovision, Neopets.com’s broadband…

…Angeles. “It was a strong sale reflecting the continuing strength and interest in Hollywood memorabilia and animation” said Margaret Barrett, Director of Entertainment Memorabilia, “We are very pleased with today’s…

Upcoming Pixar continues its Ratatouille coverage, reporting numerous headlines for the latest Disney/Pixar project. One such headline involves the AWN report of Pixar’s presence at the 2007 Annecy Animation Festival….

In a recent interview with Courier Mail, Jeffrey Katzenberg, head of Dreamworks Animation, revealed that the fourth and fifth installments of Shrek are planned to be released in 2010 and…

Sony Pictures Animation’s Surf’s Up opens today in approximately 3,528 theaters. The latest penguin picture is receiving high praise from critics. Its Rotten Tomatoes score currently stands at 71%, with…

AWN.com has an in-depth interview with production designer Paul Lasaine where he talks about the challenges he and his crew faced in designing the look of the Sony Pictures Animation’s…

…Animation, adding, “We’ve drawn fresh inspiration from the terrific story that our colleagues at Pixar created for their brilliant landmark animated film, Finding Nemo.” Jay Rasulo, Chairman of Disney Parks…

Blue Sky Disney indicates that Walt Disney Animation Studios’ American Dog is rumored to have been renamed Bolt. Previously, it had been suggested that the film would be known as…

With Animated Views, directors Chris Buck and Ash Brannon talk about their latest directorial venture, Surf’s Up. From Sony Pictures Animation, the animated documentary looks at the Penguin World Surfing…

…teaser image. Featuring the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Dustin Hoffman and Ian McShane, the DreamWorks Animation film will hit theaters on June 6, 2008….

As reported earlier about the collaboration between Disney and Yash Raj Films, Animation Express reports further that the duo has announced their first CG feature together named Roadside Romeo. While…

Variety indicates that Barry Sonnenfeld will produce the animated Space Chimps with Vanguard Animation and Starz Media. Twentieth Century Fox will handle the film’s distribution. As for the Chimps voice…

…served up as beautifully as anything we’ve come to expect from the kitchens of the Emeryville animation studio. Unfortunately, most of the film’s main characters appear to suffer from being…

Variety indicates that Antonio Banderas’ production company Green Moon Producciones is negotiating a possible longterm alliance with Spanish animation studios Kandor Graphics. According to Green Moon producer Antonio Meliveo, “We’re…