…Patrick Dempsey in Brother Bear 2. The character was voiced by Joaquin Phoenix in the first film. In addition to this news, Ultimate Disney has acquired the sequel’s DVD artwork….

…This does not fare well for the $85 million budgeted feature, as more family competition is to be expected this holiday season. Brother Bear, on the other hand, enjoyed a…

…animation will feature the beloved children’s book character Paddington–a bear who wears a fancy coat and loves marmalade–being “adopted” by Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth. Not much is known about…

Three images from the Brother Bear 2 trailer found on the Bambi II DVD can be viewed here (yes, Rutt and Tuke are in it):…

Kristin points us to a Japanese site which provides a very initial sneak peek at some Brother Bear 2 content and, yes, Rutt and Tuke are returning….

If you loved Brother Bear in the theater and can’t wait to get a copy of your own for home viewing the good news is that it will be released…

Animated Bliss has the press release for the acclaimed (if not too creatively titled) independent animated film The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear. Central Park Media will release…

…on February 7, 2006. In addition, the Variety article, via Ultimate Disney, states that Melissa Etheridge will give music to Brother Bear II, tentatively slated for a June 2006 release….

…of viewer-chosen episodes of Lilo & Stitch. In other animated DVD news, DVD Active previews the “Bonus Features” menu screen of the Brother Bear 2 DVD. It also gives the…

At the AN Forum, ‘koda’ has posted what may be something similar to the cover art for Brother Bear II. If nothing else, the pic may at least reveal some…

…Animated Short for Bear Story. It was the first nomination and win for them both. Cartoon Brew adds it was the first Oscar for a Chilean film and the first…

Nowhere near the “flop” that many critics (and the studio that produced it) claimed it to be, this week saw Disney’s Brother Bear continue a strong run in Europe, particularly…

Ultimate Disney has the offical artwork for the Brother Bear DVD’s two discs….

Ultimate Disney has a new review of the Brother Bear DVD, along with the cover art for the upcoming Mary Poppins “40th Anniversary Edition” DVD….

Kristin has alerted us to an interview at Out Now! with Ruben Aquino, supervising animator of Denahi for Disney’s Brother Bear, who has also worked on such Disney classics as…

…their take on Brother Bear}}. While the disc gets good marks, the film doesn’t fare so easily: “It’s almost a case of Disney by numbers. The opening human sections are…

Menus from the Brother Bear DVD are now available at Ultimate Disney….

Follow the “More” link to view five screen captures from the outtakes included on disc 1 of Disney’s Brother Bear. Warning: spoilers involved for those who like Disney movies about…

Follow the “More” link for three screen captures, one from each of the three deleted scenes included on the Brother Bear DVD. Also included are two captures from the cut…

{{link http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_review&reviewID=VE1117922169&cs=1 Variety}} calls \\Brother Bear\\ an “underwhelming” and “mild animated entry from Disney with a distinctly recycled feel”. While the dialogue is “generally uninspired”, the mysticism “arbitrary”, and the…

Animation Insider recently scored an exclusive interview with Brother Bear directors Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker, in which they discuss the development of the film from its inception and the…

…a complete 180-degree turn from being an epic drama to becoming the broad comedy The Emperor’s New Groove, released in 2000. The Brother Bear soundtrack, released last week, has been…

Box Office Mojo predicts that Brother Bear will take second place at the box office with approximately 22 million….

Disney has recently launched the official website for Brother Bear 2. The site features a picture gallery, computer downloads, games and activities, and more. The trailer is also available with…

From Buena Vista Home Entertainment, the direct-to-video sequel Brother Bear 2 took the top spot on the national DVD sales chart for the week ending September 3rd. This marks the…

…is dead, and Brother Bear is the last of a dying breed” – despite the flood of quality hand-drawn animation coming from Europe! {{link http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-10-28-2d-animation_x.htm USA Today}} is the latest…

Upcoming Pixar linked to a cool video this weekend — a taped-to-VCR commercial purportedly from 1983 featuring the season’s hot new toy, Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear. Obviously a Pixar job, the video…

According to Box Office Mojo, Disney’s Brother Bear gathered $81,362 on its first day of release in New York and Los Angles on Friday. The film opens nation-wide on Saturday,…

…reported that some last minute changes were forced on the animators of \\Brother Bear\\ by Disney executives. According to their report the “mountain that plays home to all of the…