I put a little hidden message in my original post hoping someone would quote me and see it revealing this was a joke. Having everyone believe it was more fun it turned out!

I've added a box at the bottom of the forum front page that will let you see at a glance if anyone is in the chat room! I've also done some work on the chat room code so let me know if there are any problems.

I've been doing some work on the forums and unfortunately it may have caused some people to be kicked off for a few minutes! Apologies if you were online at that time!

http://datelinehollywood.com/archives/2007/01/15/michael-bay-to-direct-the-hobbit/ "New Line Cinema chairman Bob Shaye announced that Michael Bay will direct “Lord of the Rings” prequel “The Hobbit.” “Michael is one of the most successful and acclaimed filmmakers working today and I’m confident he c...

This was also rumored for Disney's Dinosaur. I think if it could be done well in this day and age Pixar could do it. But I don't know how well it would go over general audiences.

probably not, I'd say.

What do you know! That Cartoon Brew story I reported yesterday with the first look at Enchanted animation? Josh actually reported it first a few weeks ago!

http://www.animated-news.com/2007/first ... animation/

I'm moving this thread from News Submissions to Theatrical Features.

Take with a grain of salt, but on the CG Society forum someone says they've heard rumors this film may be totally dialogue free!

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread. ... 9&t=452545

Daniel Jake wrote:There's just not much news wise, for Enchanted.

Check todays news for the first animation clip from the film.

The A-N archives and search engine are back up and running! Please let me know if you encounter any issues.

Animated Views review is up for Arthur and the Invisibles:

http://animated-views.com/2007/arthur-a ... bles-film/

I'm hoping to jump in next month! Looking to upgrade the 42' plasma to a 60 inch Sony SXRD set. And if any money is left over take the PS3 plunge. The wife loves video games so going that route will be more palatable to her money-wise!

Since I did it last time, here's an unfinished draft with the characters. Before I completed it I decided I liked it better without and scrapped them.

http://animated-news.com/bu/an_arthur-draft.jpg