…16 min), also marking the last of the four “Once Upon A Time” shorts. Starting off with easily the most accomplished of the live-action bookends, this tale tells of Ashlad’s…

…fail!” You gotta love those guys. According to Netscape’s What’s New the creators of South Park signed their response, “Trey Parker and Matt Stone, servants of the dark lord Xenu.”…

The Disneyland news service has issued a press release and photos announcing the official opening of the new Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! ride at Disneyland’s California…

In the site’s News Bites, Dark Horizons spreads the word that according to WTOP News, Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little) has won the role of Elroy Jetson in the…

From Variety via Dark Horizons comes news that in addition to selling the family-friendly pitch for The Missing Link to Disney, Chicken Little writers Ron Friedman and Steve Bencich are…

Dark Horizons points to Spielberg Films, where the rumor of Steven Spielberg hoping to shoot a Mary Poppins remake finally comes to rest. Steven Spielberg’s rep Marvin Levy responds, “I…

According to MTV News, via Dark Horizons, the twin girls from the band The Veronicas are going to play the role of Veronica in the upcoming Archie movie. With both…

Though the news has yet to be confirmed, Dark Horizons indicates that DreamWorks in New Zealand are planning for the first Madagascar trailer to appear with the prints for Shark…

The Daily Record reports that director Quentin Tarantino will appear in The Muppets’ Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Dark Horizons adds that the synopsis for the film revolves around Dorothy Gale…

…a limited release on March 23rd to a wide release on April 13th. According to Dark Horizons, this move makes the motion picture “the most high-profile movie of that weekend.”…

…begin next winter for a 2006 release. Dark Horizons adds, “The three movies to be made apparently will be based on two of the two-part comics (the space one is…

…Black, this summer. Retailing for $14.98 and arriving on June 15, The Chronicles Of Riddick: Dark Fury will come with a 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and an…

Dark Horizons reveals the newest rumor concerning a live-action, movie version of the animated series, Dragonball Z: Smallville‘s Tom Welling is being rumoured to play “Goku.”…

…a young man who discovers an old copy of Helter Skelter (former Los Angeles D.A. Vincent Bugliosi’s account of Charles Manson’s killing spree) and decides to interpret it as a…

…of the animation guild, said that he voted for Destino and that many of his colleagues were rooting for the film. ‘Roy has become a sort of prism of anger…

Always on the pulse with new goings on in the world of film, {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/ Ain’t It Cool News}} weighs in with several new updates of interest to animation fans….

…acquisition provides just one more indication of the strength and growth potential of The Walt Disney Company as well as the worldwide appeal of the extraordinary Disney family brand. Michael…

Dark Horizons has an early review for the highly anticipated sequel, a highlight from the review being, “From the audience response and over-hearing their comments, it sounds like that Shrek…

…a slice of the animated feature pie – think they’ve got their eye on Pixar, perchance?). Dark Horizons mentions the studio’s name along with a link to the {{link http://www.mysan.de/gate.html?name=coppermine&file=thumbnails&album=141&page=3…

Newsarama reveals that a darker twist on the “Space Ghost” character will be the focus of a new, six-part miniseries, which will provide the origin of the hero, and give…

…a “cartoonist’s cartoon.” The feature is a dark comedy about a stepfather who has to reluctantly watch his stepson while his wife enjoys a little time away from the homestead….

…that a new, Viking-era retelling is in the works, starring David Dukas, Jane March, William Gregory Lee and Justin Whalin, according to Dark Horizons. David Lister is set to direct….

…body. “Rather than make it this dark, unspoken thing — which is kind of how I grew up — I always liked the idea that it was more a celebration….

Dark Horizons reports that a Chronicles of Riddick animated prequel series may be in the works, with actor Nick Chinlund voicing the main roles….

{{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040308f.php Dark Horizons}} points to some pretty major movies shifting their original release date orders. Of most interest to animation fans will be the Tom Hanks CGI-fest The Polar…

{{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news03/031222g.php Dark Horizons}}, among a list of other (live-action) news bites, mentions that the next Farrelly Brothers comedy “(the animated one) will be based on the novel {{link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1882647246/qid=1072196975//ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i0_xgl14/002-1902555-2863210?v=glance&s=books&n=507846…

Dark Horizons reports, “The duos next animated feature apparently follows lab animals that are tested for nicotine-addictions and are freed by animal-rights activists. The animals run amock in Manhattan and…

…for the not-so-anticipated sequel to the animation-referencing Jim Carrey comedy The Mask, available through {{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news03/031218c.php Dark Horizons}}. Son Of The Mask (AKA The Mask 2), directed by Cats And…

{{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news03/031215e.php Dark Horizons}} posts the updated weekend box office results from {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2003&wknd=42&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. The current top ten doesn’t feature any wholly animated films, but plenty of…

{{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news03/031210f.php Dark Horizons’ News Bites}} points out a story from today’s edition of {{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117896919&categoryID=13&cs=1 Variety}} (paid subscription required), which reports that Warner Brothers’ DC Comics has hired Joel…