In addition to the recently announced Toy Story 3 project, it has been reported that Disney is also prepping a prequel to computer-animated insect hit A Bug’s Life. The as-yet-unnamed…

…of the WB’s {{link http://www.animationartgallery.com/batmanevent.html Batman: The Animated Series}}. Check here for their full press release: Wonderful World of Animation holds a WB Authorized Batman Signing Event at WonderCon San…

…“The International Council of Shopping Centers’ weekly sales report shows sales decreased 0.5 percent” during Shrek 2‘s opening in theaters. However, retail analysts said they doubted that any movie could…

The {{link http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/pressrelease.php?id=439 Anime News Network}} announces that there will be an “exclusive screening of a behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of Ghost In The Shell II: Innocence, plus an…

An article yesterday in the Orange County Register (free subscription required to read article online) reports that “Since the death (or severe illness) of drive-in theaters, people have flocked to…

Offering developmental work in film and animated production, a team of artists and designers, mostly alumni of the world famous Art Center College Of Design in Pasadena, have banded together…

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…

Just a reminder of the “Art and Entertainment of Chuck Jones” event going on tomorrow, November 20, at The Laguna College of Art and Design and the Chuck Jones Center…

In the first of their reviews on this year’s animated releases in the new Walt Disney Treasures line, DVD Toons {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/357 takes an in-depth look}} at the second collection…

…on January 13 at the Entertainment Technology Center’s Digital Cinema Lab at the Hollywood Pacific Theatre, to be followed by a panel discussion on the film’s production – both by…

DVD Exclusive has announced its list of nominees for its 2004 Awards ceremony to be held February 8 at the Annenberg Building at the California Science Center in Los Angeles….

…commendable. There are a few drawbacks (the central theme – yin/yang – is stated a bit too heavily and the “battle” near the end is more like a skirmish) but…

…in the book may be the result of the Disney shareholders meeting, which began yesterday at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Thanks to ‘GeorgeC’ at the Animated-News Forum for the update….

The Disney Database has several fresh high-res pics from Tarzan II in their new Media Center, currently open only to Animated News readers! Tarzan II swings into stores on June…

…so much about The Walt Disney Company. The Board is keenly aware of the special place our company holds in the hearts of people all over the world and the…

…Donkey questions a mysterious stranger.Donkey: Just tell me where the ogre’s son is!Stranger: He’s in the basement of the Alamo, I tell ya!!! If you still think this storyboard art…

Coming Soon states that while making a guest appearance at Star Wars Celebration III, held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, this morning, George Lucas confirmed that a computer…

As well as the announcement of Justin Timberlake in Shrek 3, the Animation Now: Imagination Innovation Inspiration event, held May 1 at New York’s Lincoln Center, also {{link http://press.arrivenet.com/bus/article.php/630018.html revealed…

Hot on the heels of the announcement of its New York premiere on June 6 and limited release on June 10 comes the news that Howl’s Moving Castle, distributed in…

…in Newport Beach will be having a grand opening celebration. The first day will focus on Warner Bros. characters, Bugs Bunny being the guest of honor, and the second day…

…last day and one of the contestants shows they are looking forward to December’s release of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe Wyland’s Disney collaboration…

…panning and zooming for working on large projects. “The main goal of this release is to deliver on the promise of realtime performance.”, said Ritchie. “The update is a broad…

Ultimate Disney has a small pic of the potential cover art for the Lady and the Tramp Platinum Edition DVD, coming in March 2006. In other Disney DVD news, the…

…center of attention in a new television special: a Dean Martin-esque roast, hosted by Miss Piggy. Speaking of television, the Muppets have a few more small screen projects in the…

…Magic Kingdom Adventure will debut at The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, FL on September 2nd. The performance will then travel the eastern and central US through at least March with…

Latino Review has added a number of Chicken Little images, with the pictures featuring the title character center stage in a variety of poses. In addition, another poster for the…

…center on the character Wolverine. According to the deal’s terms, FST will begin pre-production immediately on 26 episodes, which will mix traditional and computer generated animation. First Serve Toonz will…

…Arnold (1996-99) and a Newborn Baby in The Rugrats Movie (1998). Also in 1998, Rawls appeared in the cast of Saban Entertainment’s short-lived series The Secret Files of the Spy…

The Center for Science in the Public Interest, the Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and two Massachusetts parents, Sherri Carlson of Wakefield and Andrew Leong of Brookline, have threatened…

Don Knotts, most famous for his role as Deputy Barney Fife on \\The Andy Griffith Show\\, died Friday night of pulmonary and respiratory complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly…