…everyday before being broadcast on Disney Channel on July 9. Episode I: Sands of Jakku Episode II: BB-8 Bandits Episode III: Ewok Escape Episode IV: The Padawan Path Episode V:…

…animation system. It’s the 25th anniversary of the Jurassic film series, which started with Jurassic Park, for which Dennis Muren was visual effects supervisor. Also at VIEW this year from…

Concerning Brother Bear‘s performance at the box offce, Box Office Guru says, “Last year around this time, Disney released Treasure Planet, another 2D animated film, and it flopped pretty badly,…

…Awards exactly one month from today, on November 30th, in London. The event is co-sponsored by Lego. Feature films up for consideration for Best Feature Film include The Lord Of…

…co-executive produced by animation veteran Mary Harrington, Invader Zim focuses on a paranoid alien named Zim from planet Irk who believes he is at the forefront of a sinister plan…

…odd decision considering the fact that Disney’s \\Treasure Planet\\ was also a critical and commercial failure but still snagged a nomination in the animation category last year. [paid subscription required…

…of Forbidden Planet (for which the Disney Studio provided the film’s many animated special effects in 1956). Also reported are long-rumored first season editions of the classic Hanna-Barbera shows The…

…knew he could get from a rival studio during their negotiations, but said Disney balked at allowing Pixar to fold the last two movies due under the current deal into…

…Disney shareholders’ meet. Of most interest are {{link http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24411-2004Mar2.html interviews with Michael Eisner}}, the point of view from {{link http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/03/business/03comcast.html Comcast’s Brian Roberts}} and especially a great page from {{link…

Laughing Place has a great new in-depth interview with Disney’s dynamic directing/writing duo Ron Clements and John Musker who helmed The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, and Treasure Planet. Thanks to…

…animated films that have been nominated in the past are Dumbo (1947 [a press release error – it’s actually 1941]), Peter Pan (1953), Fantastic Planet (1973) and Shrek (2001). Shrek…

Over at {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news.php Dark Horizons}} the site seems to have a ton of updates on animation-related projects. It seems that DreamWorks is looking to {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040527g.php remake Forbidden Planet}}…

…his home planet. Gagné writes, “It’s been a long time since the last issue of ZED – almost two years actually. For those who read the first four issues (or…

…productions to be spread among thousands of small animation studios all over the planet. One example of this new way of working is IDT Entertainment’s network, that extends to more…

…Dark Fury\\, \\Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within\\) and Michael McShane (\\Treasure Planet\\, \\A Bug’s Life\\). [paid subscription required for \\Animation Magazine\\] UPDATE: {{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=2154 AWN}} has in in-depth look at…

…featured in such films and shows as Dr. Kildare, The Man from U.N.C.L.E, Von Ryan’s Express, One of Our Spies Is Missing, Planet Of The Apes, Patton, One Little Indian,…

…Service will be held at: Hillside Memorial Park 6001 Centinela Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90045 Tel (310) 641-0707 Directions: From either direction on the 405 Freeway exit at the Howard…

Following the news that {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001954.html Pixar’s expansion}} could be a sore point for the company’s Emeryville community, the {{link http://www.berkeleydaily.org/text/article.cfm?issue=07-23-04&storyID=19303 Berkeley Daily Planet}} has a small update on the…

…Best Animated Short Film. Donald Duck’s popularity extends from films to print, consumer products, the internet and more. His weekly and monthly comic books continue to enjoy worldwide popularity. He…

Joe Carioca at the Ultimate Disney forums has pointed out that DVD Planet has a 3-disc version of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl available…

…which is described as a sci-fi musical set in outer space. Scott will produce the film as well via his The Bridge production company along with Live Planet’s Sean Bailey….

…save a small town from terror. Best Media Taste Test – Julie Kimmel for Planet Propaganda Animated advertising spot for Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches communicates a message of superior taste….

Next up in our series of excerpts from the production notes for Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles is a segment that tells about the genesis of the story, Brad Bird’s story pitch…

…skin created for The Incredibles is purposely one step removed from the full imperfections of human flesh. Explains Sayre: “Brad was adamant from the beginning that he didn’t want the…

…Eastern Federation, the latter has emerged victorious, and the new federation of Eurasia is formed. There can be no glorious peace, however, as the planet has been ravaged by chemical,…

\\{{link http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/fridayreview/story/0,,1348509,00.html The Guardian}}\\ has a feature article titled \\How Pixar Conquered the Planet\\ that looks behind the scenes of “the most successful studio in the history of cinema”….