Disney & Dreamworks Face off For Animation War!

Shrek 2 is scheduled to come out on DVD Nov. 5, the same date Disney planned to release its new Pixar film at U.S. theaters, E! Online reported Friday.

Spokesmen for the companies refused comment about the same day releases, but a DreamWorks source told E! Online the decision to release Shrek 2 on a Friday, as opposed to three days earlier on the traditional Tuesday when videos usually hit the shelves, was because Tuesday, Nov. 2, is the day of the U.S. presidential elections.

The original date, Nov. 2, initially was selected because the top-selling Shrek DVD was released Nov. 2, 2001. The decision had nothing to do with The Incredibles release, the DreamWorks source said.

Coincidence or not, the animation war has been under way for many years.

In 1998, DreamWorks released its first computer-animated feature, Antz, in October to try to upstage A Bug's Life, which Disney and Pixar released that November.

In 2001, Shrek was released on video the same day as Monsters Inc., another Disney/Pixar project, hit U.S. theaters.

Source: MickeyNews.com