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Shrek 2 sets new opening-day box office record
…theaters, Shrek 2 will become the first movie to play in more than 4,000 theaters simultaneously. DreamWorks distribution president Jim Tharp stated that the opening day audience for the film… |
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Fox's American Dad; Licensing news
…Wallace And Gromit: The Movie, Son Of The Mask, The Fantastic Four and Batman Begins. There are also updates on various other comic book character movies on the same page,… |
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Annecy 2004: Official Selection
…feature films, 52 shorts, 40 commercials and 69 student movies. Click on more to find out about the most interesting entries in the competition, or go to the Annecy web… |
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2004 Licensing Show round-up!
…Wallace and Gromit movie, and DreamWorks’ upcoming Shark Tale and Madagascar. Curiously, a poster for Charlotte’s Web, in the animation style of the infamous cheapquel, also appeared. It isn’t known… |
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Trolls World Tour opens
…New York Times says, “While the genre-bridging premise affords the film more variety and verve than its sugary predecessor, the movie… still gives you the sensation of being barricaded in… |
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Superman's biggest challenge
The {{link http://www.iesb.net/movies/movie81004c.htm IESB.net}} reports on the ongoing search to find a new Kal-El for the next big-screen Superman movie, now that director Bryan Singer has come on board and… |
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Original Thunderbirds are go!
…physical artifacts. MGM offers both movies in remastered Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 tracks, and the results are thrilling. Kudos should be given for including the original mono tracks for… |
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E.T. is reunited with Elliot in heartwarming new TV commercial
…brighter. In the extended ad which plays like a mini-sequel to the movie, E.T. returns to be reunited with his best friend Elliot, who is now all grown up with… |
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Avengers ready for new, animated, direct-to-video feature
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the first animated, made-for-video movie starring Marvel comic-book characters will star The Avengers. In an eight- to 10-picture deal with Marvel Enterprises, Lions Gate Family… |
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Superman Returns with X2 team
It appears that Warner Brothers is starting fresh with the new Superman movie, now known as Superman Returns. Replacing McG’s direction and J.J. Abrams’ script are Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty,… |
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Kaze: Ghost Warrior now shipping on DVD
The independently made short film Kaze: Ghost Warrior that we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001235.html recently posted}} about, has finally come to DVD. We’ve been supplied with some details on the film and… |
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First Sponge on the Run trailer released
Paramount has released the first trailer for the recently renamed third SpongeBob movie: Sponge on the Run. The film will be released in May 2020. “This Memorial Day weekend, SpongeBob… |
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Howl's Moving website
‘WolfTooth’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4262#post4262 Animated News Forums}} has pointed out that Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle now has an official {{link http://www.howl-movie.com/ Japanese website}} up…. |
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Tom And Jerry, Aladdin, Garfield and Wacky Races DVDs
…initial specs for the not-very-special-edition of {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=4414&n=1&burl= Garfield: The Movie}}, the cover art and specs for {{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=4296&n=2&burl=r%3D0%26s%3D1%26n%3D2 Wacky Races: the Complete Series}}, plus a big new look at… |
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Disney and Pixar: together again?
The {{link http://www.nypost.com/business/25409.htm New York Post}} says that “Steve Jobs’ Pixar Animation Studios is likely to renew a lucrative movie-making partnership with Disney. After bailing on Disney, Pixar held preliminary… |
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Star Wars: Episode III title revealed: Revenge Of The Sith
…title, Revenge Of The Sith, while fans also had a chance to see concept artist Ryan Church show some drawings and footage from the new movie. Check out the Associated… |
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Transformers live-action film underway! Yes, really!
Ananova reports on the revelation first made at this year’s Comic-Con: that a live-action Transformers movie is really, truly underway. The film, tentatively set for a summer 2006 release, involves… |
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Coverage of the Comic-Con coverage
…News brings the highlights of the Incredibles panel. First off, the movie will be Pixar’s first PG-rated film. Also, as of 10:00 a.m. Friday, The Incredibles is “done,” although it… |
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Man can talk to the animals in the Doolittle trailer
…with an all-star cast voicing the movie’s many talking animals. Originally set for a Memorial Day release next year, the big budget adaptation of the classic story will now arrive… |
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Santa gets his origin story in the trailer for Klaus
The full trailer for Netflix’s Klaus is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. The movie is earning a fair amount of buzz for its… |
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White House angry about Team America
…the presidential election. Stone and Parker respond, “We think firemen and service men will love this movie most of all”, as Parker adds, “Bush is not even in the film…. |
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\\Kaena: The Prophecy\\ coming to DVD in fall
…DVD extras will include “a making-of featurette, a virtual interview with Kaena (voice of original French star), bonus movie trailers and a trailer for Sony Online Entertainment’s EverQuest II”. The… |
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New Frozen II poster, song sneak peek released
…plot spoilers). Also revealed was a brand new poster for the film, which shows a strange lack of smiles for a Disney movie, as Anna and Elsa both appear to… |
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Disney characters to appear on Brown shoes
…and Kim Possible, in addition to characters from Disney’s upcoming feature films such as Pooh’s Heffalump Movie and Disney/Pixar’s Cars. The new Disney character lines, designed for kids ages 1… |
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The final trailer for Spies in Disguise blasts online
The final trailer for Blue Sky Studios’s Spies in Disguise is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. The film marks the first movie to… |
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Teens dive into Adult Swim, avoiding sea of late-night talk shows
The Internet Movie Database reveals that for over a year, the Cartoon Network’s lineup of adult-oriented late-night cartoons, airing under the banner Adult Swim, have been drawing more young-adult males… |
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Details on Avatar, a new animated series from Nickelodeon
…synopsis for Avatar, taken from the Internet Movie Databse, is, “When the hostile Fire Nation threatens to enslave the Water, Earth, and Air Nations, a reluctant and irresponsible boy must… |
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Watch the new Jurassic World short film Battle at Big Rock
The next (and supposedly final) Jurassic World movie isn’t for a couple of years, but in the meantime, fans can whet their appetites for it with a brand new short… |
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New \\SharkTale\\ trailer now online
A new trailer for DreamWorks’ \\Shark Tale\\ is now online at {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/shark_tale/trailer/ Apple’s Quicktime movie trailer page}}…. |
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The Lion King is now Disney’s biggest remake ever
Simba’s roar is mighty indeed. The Lion King officially became Disney’s biggest remake ever this weekend, Box Office Mojo is reporting. With a total of $510 million, it surpassed the… |