The Sun and Singpao.com have two new pics featuring Chow Yun-Fat sporting his Pirates of the Caribbean look for the upcoming sequel Dead Man’s Chest….

…in attendance at the “well-recieved” screening. Thanks to Cory Mitchell at the Animated-News Forum for pointing the article out. Meanwhile, SaveDisney.com has a photo-essay of Roy Disney attending the screening….

Former Lucasfilm Digital President Jim Morris has moved to Pixar where he will be producing one of the post-Disney films coming after Cars’ release in 2006, according to a {{link…

UK Yahoo! site Launch reports that Beyoncé Knowles will perform at the Academy Awards this year. “According to Billboard.com, the Destiny’s Child singer will duet with Josh Groban on the…

…the animated King Kong tv series on DVD this November. The 4-disc set collects the 1966 TV series by Rankin-Bass and will retail for $39.95. TVShowsOnDVD.com has the full story….

Chuck Oberleitner gives a rundown of last night’s {{link http://annieawards.com/ Annie Awards}} held at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA (More reports at Cartoon Brew/Animation World Network). Brad Bird’s…

…are set to be announced in less than two days. What films will be nominated for Best Animated Film? Who should win? Who was robbed? {{link http://animatedviews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1749 Give us your…

…the year’s end. Meanwhile, the Pocahontas: 10th Anniversary Edition DVD is now available for pre-order (30% off) at Amazon.com. Click here for a list of probable features for the DVD….

{{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=12764 AWN}} reports that Buena Vista Interactive and video game developer Capcom will release two video games this year based on \\Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas\\. \\Oogie’s Revenge\\…

The official website for Mulan II is now up at Disney.com and features three rather lengthy clips from the movie, as well as the usual games and activities, downloads, etc….

…of Matt Groening, according to {{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=cat&category1=Television&newsitem_no=12735 AWN}}. “I’ve got the rough idea, but this is the most intimidating project of my career,” Gervais said. He added that he believed…

Kristin writes in to point out that the image at Amazon.com for the DVD cover of the Rankin-Bass Easter special Here Comes Peter Cottontail mentions that there is a Peter…

As more merchandise from Disney’s upcoming Chicken Little arrives online at places such as Amazon, About.com describes what may be the film’s biggest item: a Singing Chicken Little plush. Fans…

…the English version but are unable to see it until it opens everywhere”. Check out where the film is playing now, and {{link http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/castle/email/ Disney’s announcement}} about the wide release….

The DreamWorks Animation fansite {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/fullstory.php?id=632 contest has one of six copies}} to be won of the Father Of The Pride 2-discer, set to hit stores on June 7….

The trailer for Open Season is available to view with Quicktime quality in a variety of sizes, at Apple.com. Open Season will open in theaters on September 29, 2006….

This has just come to our attention (thanks to Larry Loc’s ASIFA-Hollywood Blog), but later today and tomorrow, 1pm to 4pm each day, the Chuck Jones Gallery at Fashion Island…

Available at StarTrek.com is a two-part video interview with Dorothy Fontana, also well-known as D.C. Fontana, who served as the story editor and associate producer for the Star Trek: The…

{{link http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/02/news/midcaps/dreamworks.reut/index.htm CNN}} reports that DreamWorks Animation is facing a shareholder lawsuit that accuses the company of misrepresenting DVD sales for \\Shrek 2\\. The lawsuit, which could become a class-action…

Amazon.com has posted one of the first reviews for Tarzan II. Critic Lynn Gibson writes, “Despite the star-studded voice cast, there is a sense of re-tread ground here, and the…

…2001. Adult Swim (AdultSwim.com), launched in 2001, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s network dedicated to edgy animated comedy and action series, both original and acquired, airing Saturday-Thursday from 11 p.m-6…

Coming this fall, Activision’s Shrek SuperSlam game pits the characters from the DreamWorks franchise against each other, combining “the twisted humor and pop culture parodies of the Shrek universe with…

The Toy section of About.com has the rundown on some of the Madagascar toys about to be released and Amazon.co.uk is already selling Madagascar plushes. Also, Toy Globe has some…

…animated but BigAnimation.com has a new article on that blockbuster of blockbusters, Star Wars, and they promise a George Lucas audio interview to come in about a week or so….

…which not only depict the main character with humor and warmth, but also a positive portrayal of a typical contemporary family.” Cartoon Network (CartoonNetwork.com), currently seen in 87.8 million U.S….

For a biting, satirical look at corporations run amok told as a parody of a School House Rock educational cartoon head on over to Compfused.com. “Watch this and take a…

The Entertainment section of Canada.com reports that Disney has been cleared of copyright theft in the suit brought against them by French author Franck Le Calvez who alleged that they…

{{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=43580 The Big Cartoon Forum}} reports that the sequel to the critically acclaimed French animated movie Kirikou et la Sorciere will be shown at Cannes Film Festival this May….

…and creativity saves the day when the heroic Jedi Knights battle the villainous Sith for control of the galaxy in this all-new computer animated mini-movie.” Official Announcement at Star Wars.com…

{{link http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=2099 AWN}} takes a behind the scenes look at the making of \\Shrek 2\\, including the technical hurdles encountered in the film, and the advances in computer animation that…