MI6 notices the importance that the upcoming CGI short Billi the Vet has to Sir Sean Connery. The actor explains, “The film touches everyone – three-year-olds, grandparents and babysitters will…

…TV episodes are the first My Little Pony special, Rescue at Midnight Castle, as well as Escape from Catrina and the feature film’s “sequel,” The End of Flutter Valley, which…

As noticed by ‘Meg’ at the Animated-News Forum, the full trailer for Monster House has been added to Apple.com, in all sizes. Concurrently, a preview for the film’s Game Boy…

At DreamWorks Animation’s official website, which has undergone an overhaul, it appears that Shrek 3 has been re-knighted as Shrek the Third. Nonetheless, the film remains scheduled for the spring…

…Plain Dealer and Jeff Kasunic of the Over the Hedge digital lighting department lends more insight into the technical aspects of the film, as does Slate‘s piece on Hedge’s animation….

Writing from the Cannes Film Festival, The {{link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/awards/cannes/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002465069 Hollywood Reporter}} states that DreamWorks’ latest CGI comedy Over The Hedge “is a backyard ecological comedy outfitted with some fine, silly…

Shark Tale opened with approximately $12.9 million on Friday, leading that DreamWorks’ computer animated film could finish the weekend with $41-46M. As Box Office Guru notes, the opening day performance…

…soundtrack speak their thoughts concerning the project. In related news, USA Today notes that David Hasselhoff has been added to the film’s cast, as he will play the world’s greatest…

…film collected approximately $10,950,000, according to Box Office Mojo. Thus, Hedge will likely end the weekend with around $36-41 million, as suggested by Box Office Guru. In other Over the…

…friend Ollie Jonston’s appearance in The Iron Giant, as well as a hint that a similar cameo may be in store in that film’s director Brad Bird’s next, The Incredibles….

While the first adventure will not hit theaters until this December, French director Luc Besson is already planning two sequels to the computer animated/live action film Arthur and the Minimoys….

Upcoming Pixar points to Pixar’s Wikipedia page, where it is listed that in 2007, Pixar will unveil a new short film, The Extra. The only detail found thus far for…

…a PG-13 warning listed in a PG rating box, Sony Pictures Animation has had the error corrected and confirms that the film will be rated PG – Parental Guidance Suggested….

Honoring the best in film advertising, nominations for the 35th annual Key Art Awards have been announced, via The Hollywood Reporter. Animated entries in the nods include: Chicken Little (5…

…Tim Johnson on the importance of all the voices in the film and how they come together in a solid union. Meanwhile, Yahoo Movies now offers an exclusive clip featuring…

According to Variety, TV writer Jon Vitti has been tapped to pen Ice Age 2 and the feature film adaptation of The Simpsons. Vitti was previously a writer on multiple…

…directors Thilo Gruf Rothkirch and Piet de Rycker… did a remarkable job turning this widely popular German picture book into an accessible film for children and grown ups alike, tackling…

Variety, via Coming Soon, indicates that Universal Pictures will distribute Big Idea’s follow-up to Jonah – A VeggieTales Movie, The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything. The film focuses on the…

According to Coming Soon, courtesy of Variety, Warner Bros. has picked up Aardvark Art’s Ark. Described simply as an “animated family film,” the project was written and will be produced…

…version of the latest one sheet for Open Season. Featuring the tag line “One fur all, all fur one,” the poster possesses a group shot of the film’s major characters….

While promoting Over the Hedge at the Cannes Film Festival, DreamWorks SKG cofounder Jeffrey Katzenberg confirmed to Animation ‘Xpress that the company might find help in some of its animated…

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow director Kerry Conran and producer Jon Avnet speak to Dark Horizons about the making of their new film. Sky Captain and the World…

…Friday, June 9 – \\Inki and the Mynah Bird\\ Director Chuck Jones flexes his artistic muscles in a film that’s a lot more than O.K. (and something less than P.C.)….

…the scenes insights and interview with CARS director John Lasseter, producer Darla K. Anderson, character team manager Jay Ward and many of the film and NASCAR stars featured in CARS….

Focus Features has struck a deal to take over world rights from Laika Entertainment for the stop-motion animated feature Coraline reports comingsoon.net. The film about a girl who discovers an…

…pieces on the film, speaking with co-directors Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick, Garry Shandling, and Bruce Willis. Likewise, Willis also speaks to The Winnipeg Sun about his Hedge role as…

…of The Clash’s “Lost in the Supermarket” are just two of the tunes to be found on the film’s soundtrack. Meanwhile, another trailer for Over the Hedge has been uncovered…

…early visual developmental stages of the film. Featuring the spectacular concept art created by the team at Blue Sky Studios and by producer and production designer William Joyce, this innovative…

…for AOD 2006, popular events include the CosplayOD costume contest, the VideoOD animated film festival and the Dealers’ Hall marketplace. Discounted pre-registration for the convention is currently open and is…

Animation historian Jerry Beck and Stephen Worth, director of the International Animated Film Society’s Hollywood chapter, lend their thoughts to The Mercury News, regarding the journey animation has taken since…