Song of the South.net reveals that Universal Cartoon Studios is producing a direct-to-video animated film based on the animal characters of Uncle Remus, including Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear, and Brer…

The New York Times focuses on Craig McCracken and his new Cartoon Network show Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. [free registration for The New York Times required]…

We’ve previously reported here at Animated News about cartoon characters appearing as write-in candidates on election ballots. Toon Zone reports now that Donald Duck has finished third place behind winner…

…Range (2004), portraying the cattle rancher Abner Dixon. For more information on the life of Dennis Weaver, please visit The Internet Movie Database, Yahoo! News, and The Big Cartoon Database….

The television premiere of the DTV title Ultimate Avengers: The Movie has been rescheduled, says Toon Zone. The Cartoon Network event will now take place on April 15, rather than…

…attempt to minimize western influences on the Communist nation’s children as well as “promote the development and prosperity of the cartoon industry in China.” While the decree did not that…

For your daily nostalgia fix, check out four classic Maypo commercials from the 1950’s and 1960’s, as mentioned at Cartoon Brew. The commercials were produced with the explicit intention of…

…photos that have been posted online which feature figures from the Fantastic Four animated series, figures from classic Warner Bros. cartoons, and figures “inspired” by Cartoon Network’s Clone Wars series….

…Love Bug (1979). He was likewise in the EPCOT Mexico ride at Disney World. For more information on the life of Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, please visit The Big Cartoon Database…

…acquired by The Weinstein Company, indicates The Big Cartoon Database. “Escape from Planet Earth, an original idea by Leech, is a comedy about a prison break where the prison is…

Absolutely not animated but absolutely animation-related is this live action take on the famous intro to each episode of The Simpsons animated television series (as pointed out by Cartoon Brew)….

…his wife, Rosalie; two sons, Steve and Robert; and three grandchildren. The New York Times [free registration required] has the obituary for Myron Waldman, while Jerry Beck at Cartoon Brew…

…provided a chance to show off his vocal acting. The 1971 project aired as a cartoon special for ABC’s Saturday morning lineup. Lewis was the only member of the original…

From Ain’t It Cool News, word comes that Paul Dini has speculated the end of the Justice League Unlimited Cartoon Network series, while further acknowledging Teen Titans’ cancellation. In the…

…of Quick Draw McGraw and and Wally Gator. Due to the amount of work that would be needed to restore the cartoon classics for such a release, along with the…

…; the entire first season of the number-one kids’ show \\SpongeBob SquarePants\\; Emmy Award winning \\South Park\\; the now classic \\Beavis & Butt-Head\\; and the cartoon reality series \\Drawn Together\\….

…Classic Movies on January 26th, while \\Spirited Away\\, Academy Award winner for Best Animated Film, will air on Cartoon Network on February 3rd. The website reminds us that “Disney has…

{{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2006_01.html#001607 Cartoon Brew}} is calling for and posting comments from artists on their thoughts about the Disney/Pixar deal. Comments so far range from the excited (“The creative reins at…

…exists.” Here’s hoping this stuff will make it to the Masterpiece Edition DVD coming out in January! Read more fun little animation tidbits at Jackson King’s potpourri column Cartoon Crazy!!…

From Toon Zone and The Big Cartoon Database comes word that Robert “Tiger” West died on February 13th, at the age of 81 years old. West’s major contribution to animation…

Following up on our report from earlier this month about Disney shorts coming to iTunes, Cartoon Brew mentions that the shorts are due this summer and will include all of…

Negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild and major producers of cartoons on basic cable have resulted in a 20 percent rise in residuals for voice actors. “This is a significant…

The classic Japanese cartoon Speed Racer may be about to hit theaters in live-action form, courtesy of Larry and Andy Wachowski, the brothers behind the Matrix trilogy. According to IGN…

…athleticism are fine, he displays little of the charisma necessary to make the character anything more than a cartoon figure. Here, it’s the performers playing the apes who deserve the…

…upcoming DVD. Also, the latest word has arrived on The Pink Panther – Classic Cartoon Collection Volume 4: Swingin’ in the Pink, while a press release reveals the extras and…

A second movie clip from the Warner Bros. picture Ant Bully, titled “World Wild Web,” has been added to the video section of Cartoon Network’s official website….

…it’s hard to kind of describe it, but they’re pulling it off pretty well. It’s a cartoon about penguin surfing, but not tongue in cheek. It’s a bit like the…

The Comics2Film Fan Feed has obtained one of the first promotional pictures from Cartoon Network’s Fantastic Four animated series, arriving to television in the near future….

…might this be the biggest film of the summer, but this is the best CARtoon ever.’ I have to agree.” At World of KJ.COM the writer summed up his feelings,…

Larry Loc has posted photos at ASIFA-Hollywood blog and Jerry Beck has posted a report at Cartoon Brew of last night’s UPA tribute held at the historic Egyptian Theatre. Looks…