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Batman Begins…now!
As if to make up for the fairly poor showing at this year’s Comic-Con (where a big unveiling event was expected), Warner Brothers has released the {{link http://batmanbegins.warnerbros.com/ Batman Begins… |
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Pixar CEO has cancer surgery
{{link http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=738&e=1&u=/nm/20040801/tc_nm/tech_apple_jobs_dc Reuters}} reports that Pixar Animation Studios and Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his pancreas. In a company-wide email sent to… |
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New Disney Treaures up for pre-ordering
…the titles confirmed so far are Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume 2, The Complete Pluto, Volume 1 and The Mickey Mouse Club. A compilation of True Life Adventures… |
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Iger would welcome Disney CEO post
{{link http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/story.jsp?id=2004080519560002585206&dt=20040805195600&w=RTR&coview= Reuters}} reports that Walt Disney’s President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Iger has said he said he would “welcome a shot to succeed Michael Eisner as chief executive,… |
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Ten questions with Dr. Venture of Venture Bros.; Futurama Volume 4 review
…Venture of The Venture Bros. The website also takes a look at the Futurama Volume 4 DVD, giving the set the “IGN.com Editor’s Choice Award” and a score of 8/10…. |
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Details on Avatar, a new animated series from Nickelodeon
Nick.com has the the details on Avatar: The Last Airbender, a new animated action series. At the website, one can check out the show’s trailer and meet its characters. The… |
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Incredibles coloring fun
The official site for Disney/Pixar’s {{link http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/incredibles/main.html The Incredibles}} now has a coloring game up in which younger fans can fill in the character’s costumes and print them out…. |
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More Bird, more Incredibles talk
Director Brad Bird and prodcuer John Walker continue to spread the good word on their new Disney/Pixar computer animated film The Incredibles in a recent ComicCon {{link http://movieweb.com/news/news.php?id=4675 interview with… |
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Thunderbirds FX
…office takings, the one decent thing in the new live-action Thunderbirds movie is its special computer animation effects. {{link http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=319b255d&atype=articles&id=2178 AWN’s VFX World}} looks at how it was all done…. |
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Tigger clears his name and goes back to work
The {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=31357 Big Cartoon DataBase}} reports that “Michael Chartrand, the Walt Disney World employee charged with fondling a 13-year-old girl while dressed as Tigger, was acquitted last week and… |
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Aladdin site update
…http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/aladdin/index.html Aladdin DVD webpage}}, which is now updated with clips, activities and a sweepstakes contest. Still a few “coming soon” sections, so keep an eye out for additional new features!… |
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Chicken Little: expectations big
“I thought it looked like a commercial for Pixar stock” says one particularly disgruntled money manager about the teaser for Chicken Little. He’s quoted in a story at {{link http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20040815/va_ne_al/inside_move__beak_preview&e=5… |
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Shark Tale: game on!
The DreamWorks Fansite has posted a look at the {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/sharktale/games.php Shark Tale video game}}, with screenshots and specs for three console editions…. |
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Watch the new Team America television spot online
MTV.com has an exclusive new preview for Team America: World Police…. |
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More Father Of The Pride updates
After stripping their interview with the producers and cast of Father Of The Pride over the past few days, the {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/fatherofthepride/ DreamWorks Animation Fansite}} has opened up a dedicated… |
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From screen to console: interview with Shark Tale game manager
The DreamWorks Fansite talks exclusively with {{link http://dreamworksfansite.com/features/interviews/bill_kim.php creator Bill Kim}}, project manager of Edge Reality, to discuss the upcoming Shark Tale game on PS2, XBox and Game Cube patforms…. |
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New Kingdom Hearts II update
‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4950#post4950 Animated News Forum}} posts a link to an interesting piece at {{link http://ps2.ign.com/articles/543/543070p1.html?fromint=1 IGN’s PS2 site}} on the still-in-development Kingdom Hearts II game from Square… |
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The box office summer
‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=5004#post5004 Animated News Forum}} points to an intresting story at Yahoo that rounds up the {{link http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=762&e=1&u=/ap/20040906/ap_en_mo/film_summer_box_office box office numbers}} for this summer’s big – and… |
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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children preview in Venice
1Up.com has impressions about an unfinished version of Square Enix’s CG feature based on the videogame of the same name that was presented at the Venice Film Festival. The movie… |
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Lee, Hefner join to form Superbunnies
CNN.com reports that MTV has ordered an animated pilot for Hef’s Superbunnies, a collaboration between cartooon veteran Stan Lee’s newly launched Pow! Entertainment and Playboy’s Alta Loma Entertainment division. Hefner’s… |
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Spotlight on the Tom And Jerry Collection
{{link http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=489 Golden Age Cartoons}} is the first to have a complete listing up of the shorts that will be included in the upcoming Tom And Jerry Spotlight Collection box… |
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Eisner's end of term: letter and reply
The Animation World Network has posted Michael Eisner’s {{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=11910 end-of-contract letter}} to the board of The Walt Disney Company, in which he announces his intentions to step down as… |
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More Incredibles sneak peeks
The Disney Channel is airing commercials that announce there will be a new sneak peek at The Incredibles during the {{link http://psc.disney.go.com/disneychannel/clickit/index.html Click It To Pick It}} block this Sunday,… |
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My Little Pony – The COMPLETE First Season!
…wait; the box set has now been upgraded from Season 1 – Part 1 to The Complete First Season! SRP is still $59.98, and is up for pre-order at Amazon.com…. |
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"It's clobbering time!" – The Fantastic Four
Yahoo Movies profiles the {{link http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20040921/en_usatoday/fantasticfourreferstoactorstoo cast and crew}} of the upcoming live-action feature based on The Fantastic Four comic book, which will currently go head to head next July… |
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Inside the Aladdin DVD
‘Moonraker’ in the {{link http://forums.dvdfile.com/interactive/forum/showthread.php?p=610263#post610263 DVD File Forums}} has opened up his copy of the Aladdin Platinum Edition, with menu grabs, package shots and more. The photos confirm that Proud… |
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Shark Tale sinks with critics in early reviews
…remarks, “Overfamiliarity extends to the story, jokes and music, most of which reference popular entertainment of about 30 years ago,” while Empire Movies says, “Even without the inevitable comparisons to… |
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Fantastic Four revealed
‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=5309#post5309 AN Forum}} links to IGN-FilmForce, which has a first look up at the live-action {{link http://filmforce.ign.com/ff/articles/550/550083p1.html Fantastic Four characters}}…. |
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New Incredible television spot
MTV.com has “Inside the super-secret files: Violet”, the new television spot for The Incredibles…. |
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Robots debut!
As sent in by many readers of Animated News (thanks!), {{link http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/robots.html Yahoo Movies has debuted the trailer for Robots}}, director Chris Wedge’s highly anticipated follow up to Ice Age,… |
