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Moebius Strip finds distributor path

…based on an original story and designs by Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud. The film is about a physicist who becomes trapped on a distant planet after crossing a space-time portal. Glenn…

Superman Finds Its Lane & Luthor; Singer Reveals Plot Details

…the work that they are doing on Smallville. Continuing, by saying, “he is already part of the culture; he has left the planet. This is the story of his return.”…

Eisner and Jobs sparring

…stack up to \\Atlantis\\, \\Emperor’s New Groove\\, or \\Treasure Planet\\”. Jobs added that Eisner was a “loose cannon” and figured “that it explained why Eisner would say such a thing”….

Toy Story 3 plot revealed

…is a brief plot for Toy Story 3, directed by Bradley Raymond (The Lion King 1½) and produced by Roy Conli (Treasure Planet, The Hunchback of Notre Dame). The sequel…

Disney DTV sequels in the spotlight once more

DVD Exclusive takes a brief look at some upcoming DTV titles from Disney, including Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, Kronk’s New Groove, Tarzan II, and Brother Bear…

Disney not looking to supersize their deal with McDonald's

Planet. On the other hand, Disney wishes to close the alliance in order to gain options in choosing release dates for the studio’s films. The Wall Street Journal has more…

Starchaser: "successfully recycles a number of elements"; New Aesop disc

…Animation’s latest anthology offering, a collection of Aesop’s Fables From The Van Beuren Studio, featuring works from between 1929 and 1933, and an essential purchase for serious collectors of vintage…

RIP, Bob Denver

…the 60’s series Gilligan’s Island, Denver vocally reprised his role in two Filmation Associates animated shows: The New Adventures of Gilligan, from 1974 to 1975, and Gilligan’s Planet, which aired…

Go-Go Gadget DVD

DVDtoons points to DVD Planet, where listed is an April 25, 2006 release date for Inspector Gadget: the Animated Series. No other details are known about the set at this…

Underdog's Tuxedo and Gophers due for DVD

Go-Go Gophers and Tennessee Tuxedo, two cartoon segments which regularly played in-between Underdog cartoons in The Underdog Show, are about to get new DVD releases from Classic Media and distributor…

A Conversation with Eric Goldberg

…like two hours. Ollie showed me some stuff on the Moviola from Robin Hood and it was great. And they brought everybody, they brought Milt and Frank, and everybody else…

RIP, Lou Rawls

…Entertainment’s Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990-96), Rawls took a turn as a vocal actor, lending his recognizable voice to the character of Dr. Rice. The next voice acting role…

Updated: RIP, Dennis Weaver

…the characters Dusty and Josh in Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990). In 2002, Weaver enjoyed a guest role in the Simpsons episode “The Lastest Gun in the West,” where…

Updated: Menken, Musker and Clements Return to Disney

…(WDFA). Musker and Clements whose work as writers, director and producer includes The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules and Treasure Planet, left WDFA last year after the studio refused to green…

Listen in on Glen Keane

…title character in Beauty and the Beast, the title characters in Aladdin, Pocahontas, and Tarzan, John Silver in Treasure Planet, and is currently directing Rapunzel as a Disney animated feature….

King Con! News from San Diego…

…introduced by a message from director Peter Jackson. -Warner Home Video Forbidden Planet 50th Anniversary Celebration: presentation and Q&A with the stars from the landmark science fiction classic. -The Jim…

DVD of the Apes

TV Shows on DVD notes the October 3rd release of Return to the Planet of the Apes. The 1975 animated series will come in a 2-disc DVD package containing every…

Posters: Open Season, Cars

…one poster is in French while the other one is in German. Likewise, one more one sheet for Cars has been found by Upcoming Pixar at the Pixar Planet Forums….

Pixar gets Lifted by next short

Courtesy of Upcoming Pixar and Pixar Planet, word has arrived of the next short film by Pixar Animation Studios. With approximately five minutes, Lifted humorously tells the following story: “A…

Don Hahn to take a "lengthy sabbatical" from Disney

Producer Don Hahn is “taking a lengthy sabbatical” from Walt Disney Feature Animation, reports the Animation Guild Blog. The word was spread to animation staffers on Friday via an e-mail,…

Elliott and Rossio talk animation

…Treasure Planet, the duo likewise chats about animation. “One of the things about animation that we really enjoyed is that it really is so story-driven in a way that live…

Serena Williams becomes queen of Loonatics

…17 on The CW, the episode features Williams as Queen Athena, the ruler of “an island colony of beautiful, powerful women with devious plans for the planet and its men.”…

Ratatouille trailer news

Presenting the most recent promotional image from the film, Coming Soon, as noticed by JV Pixar News, posts that the new U.S. Ratatouille trailer will hit Disney.com this Friday, March…

Dean Wellins to co-direct Rapunzel

…Keane on the character John Silver for Treasure Planet, Wellins was named Head of Story on American Dog, a post he then left to help helm Rapunzel. At this time,…

Frog Princess found – and renamed?

The Planet Gossip side of E! News Online suggests that Anika Noni Rose, star of last year’s Dreamgirls, has landed the coveted lead role in Disney’s The Frog Princess. It…

Ratatouille charity preview, podcast

…Center for Human Enhancement. Two-hundred and thirty-five guests will be treated to the Ratatouille screening, at $225 per ticket. In the meantime, Pixar Planet has discovered the podcast Ratatouille: The…

Superman: Doomsday trailer

The trailer for Superman: Doomsday has been discovered by Daily Planet. From Warner Bros. and DC Universe, the animated adaptation of the Death and Return of Superman comic adventure will…

He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe: Volume Two

…as it gives way more depth to the story at hand, finally making the world of the characters feel “lived in.” Kobra Khan escapes custody from the Masters, and travels…

Ratatouille game demo; Disney/Pixar, Intel debut website

Pixar Planet via Upcoming Pixar notices that the official website of THQ features a demo for the Ratatouille video game. Concurrently, Disney/Pixar and Intel have teamed to launch a promotional…

Ratatouille easter eggs

…website. The article includes information on where to look if one is interested in spotting hidden details from the film, such as the Pizza Planet truck or Bomb Voyage’s cameo….