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Bay enters new Domain
…includes Titanic and Armageddon. With Digital Doman, Bay is already entertaining the thought of “computer-animated family films,” though he specifies that he would rather serve as creative producer of such… |
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Sony updates \\Monster House\\ rating info
After {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00005072.html yesterday’s story}} that the {{link http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/monsterhouse/site/ official \\Monster House\\ website}} had a PG-13 warning listed in a PG rating box, Sony Pictures Animation has had the error… |
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Animated aspect of 35th annual Key Art Awards
…nominations), Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (3 nominations), The Incredibles (2 nominations), Madagascar (1 nomination), Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin – The Untold Story (1 nomination), and Shrek 2 (1 nomination)…. |
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Behind the Hedge
An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at DreamWorks Animation’s recent animated feature Over the Hedge has just been unveiled here. It includes: * Story Boards * Visual Development * End credits character… |
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Laura's Star to shine on DVD
Posted at Yahoo! News is Warner Home Video’s press release for the DVD arrival of the award-winning Laura’s Star. Dorinda Marticorena, WHV Vice President, Kids and Sports Marketing, commented, “German… |
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Hollywood Heritage presents early Disney history
…original Alice), Michael Broggie (author of Walt Disney’s Railroad Story), and Marc Wanamaker who will be presenting slides of early Disney sites. They will also be screening Alice’s Wonderland and… |
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WB aquires animated \\Ark\\
…Brothers has picked up an animated script from actor {{link http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000729/ Casey Affleck}} titled \\Aardvark Art’s Ark\\. “The story centers on the adventures of an animal family aboard Noah’s Ark”…. |
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One Man Band gets wide release
…from iTunes. The new animated short tells the story of, “two rival street performers, Bass and Treble, who vie for the attentions (and coin) of a young peasant girl, Tippy.”… |
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Rumor mill: Little Mermaid III cancelled?
…turns out, according to Wikipedia, The Little Mermaid III: Melody’s Story has been “scrapped.” Until the news has been confirmed, one should take this report with a grain of salt…. |
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Paramount, Nickelodeon catch Mayfly
…oversleeps and, with the help of a tortoise friend, discovers the value of living for the moment. Concept puts the opposing lifespans of the two creatures into play since tortoises… |
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Lionsgate lives Happily N'Ever After
Lionsgate has purchased domestic and Canadian rights to Happily N’Ever After, a CGI family film that poses a satirical Hoodwinked-type spin on the story of Cinderella. The news comes courtesy… |
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Cars box office viewpoint
…the number one spot atop the North American box office. For some analysts, the Cars’ $60.1 million take was disappointing. Is it possible some of these naysayers are just a… |
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Imagi gets Gatchaman
Variety via Superhero Hype reports that Hong Kong-based Imagi Entertainment will produce a computer animated movie adaptation of the 70’s television series Gatchaman. “The film will retain the series’ five… |
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20 years of Pixar headed to Japan
The Mainichi Daily News reports that “Pixar: 20 Years of Animation” is coming to Asia. The exhibit which experienced acclaimed success in New York’s Museum of Modern Art and the… |
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Warner Bros. releases Super-DVD's
In an impressive marketing ploy designed to promote next week’s release of the highly anticipated feature film \\Superman Returns\\, Warner Brothers is releasing a large number of Superman franchise DVD’s… |
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"Save Our Stitch" petition
…show going. The current television series story arc is set to wrap up with Leroy and Stitch but new seasons of the television series could pick up after that storyline…. |
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Don't forget the shorts
Keeping up with the world of independent animated shorts, Animation World Network presents reviews and QuickTime clips of Bob Log III’s Electric Fence Story by Stock ‘n’ Wolf, El Doctor… |
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Pirates of the Caribbean ride enhancements: What to keep an eye out for
…re-mastered to ensure a crisp and dynamic soundtrack. Guests will notice the addition of music cues from the soundtracks of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl… |
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Animated entries in 58th Emmy Awards' nominations
…The Simpsons: “The Seemingly Neverending Story” (Fox) • South Park: “Trapped in the Closet” (Comedy Central) Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More) • Before the Dinosaurs (Discovery… |
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James Cameron talks Avatar
…component. A lot of it is performance capture. We use different techniques, but it’s the same general idea.” More on this story may be found through Reuters, via Yahoo! Movies…. |
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King Con! News from San Diego…
…fans. Check the link for the full exhaustive program, including the official announcement of an extended edition of Peter Jackson’s King Kong, while some bite-sized highlights include: Thursday, July 20th… |
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Shrek the Third adds seven voices
…Sleeping Beauty. The group represents an “elite, ninja-like strike force of fairy tale princesses” called upon by Fiona and Queen Lillian to stop Prince Charming and his band of fairy… |
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Classic characters to run marathon with Boomerang
…include: Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers, The Pink Panther, Tom of the Tom & Jerry cartoons, Dexter of Dexter’s Laboratory, Lu of Mike, Lu & Og, Wednesday of The Addams… |
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Slater, Buscemi and Cleese meet Igor
…the role of Scamper, “a super intelligent and ill-tempered lab rabbit.” Cleese will give a voice to Dr. Glickenstein, the evil master of Igor. More details on the Weinstein Co./Exodus… |
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Animated movies look to 3-D for box office boost
Reuters/Yahoo! explore the trend of 3-D several animated movies are currently employing to help raise interest in the pictures. With Monster House as the basis for the story, other animated… |
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Animated Comic-Con coverage!
…the event. As a special treat, Rob Paulsen, the voice of Yakko, sang a rousing rendition of “Yakko’s World,” in which the name of every country in the world is… |
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\\The Ant Bully\\ opens today
…itself apart”. {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/forecast/ Box Office Mojo}} predicts a third place opening weekend with $13.3 million, just ahead of \\Monster House\\’s predicted (second week) fourth place finish with $12.4 million…. |
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FUNimation acquires Robotech film
…generation to anime,” commented Gen Fukunaga, priesident and CEO of FUNimation. “It captured fans with its tremendous storylines and great storytelling. The Robotech series also ended on a cliffhanger that… |
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Weta to work on Avatar
…creatures and digital environments” for James Cameron’s Avatar. “Avatar tells a new kind of story in a world we’ve never seen before,” says Letteri. “It demands a whole new set… |
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More info on Cars DVD
USA Today posts a preview for the November 7th DVD release of Disney/Pixar’s Cars. Among the DVD’s features will be a sneak peek at next July’s Ratatouille; the short films… |

