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Disney has green-lit sequels to Frozen, Toy Story, and Zootopia. The announcement was made by CEO Bob Iger during the company’s Q1 earnings call on Wednesday. “Today I’m so pleased to announce that we have sequels in the works from our animation studios to some of our most popular franchises, Toy Story, Frozen, and Zootopia,” Iger said, as reported by […]
The best animated movies of all time, like the other best movies of all time, encompass a cornucopia of emotions: celebration, heartbreak, joy, grief, excitement, and anger. Animated movies have a long history of tackling both the more mundane aspects of everyday life, in a comedy or otherwise light-hearted film, to serious global and political issues in […]
Twitter users are applauding a Disney World employee for making sure Black children weren’t snubbed during a recent parade. According to TMZ, the now-viral moment was captured by a father who recently accompanied his children to the Orlando theme park. The clip shows a parade in which a worker dressed as Toy Story’s Woody notices two Black kids cheering from the […]
Tim Allen wasn’t too impressed by the new Lightyear movie. The 69-year-old actor shared his thoughts during a recent interview with Extra, explaining why he wasn’t involved in the flick, despite voicing Buzz Lightyear in the first four Toy Story films. Allen claimed he chose to “stay out” of the project because he didn’t believe it had […]
Pixar isn’t invincible after all. Despite its ties to the studio’s beloved Toy Story franchise, Lightyear opened with just $51 million at the domestic box office, Variety reports. While it does mark the best opening for an animated film since the pandemic started, it fell well short of industry expectations. In fact, it failed to […]
Beloved character actor Ned Thomas Beatty, who appeared in iconic films like Superman and Network, has passed away, The Hollywood Reporter reports. He was 83 years old. “Ned passed away from natural causes Sunday morning, surrounded by his family and loved ones,” his manager, Deborah Miller, said in a statement. “His family has decided to keep details private at this […]
Pixar‘s Soul is out now and you should absolutely have it at the top of your watchlist. Surrounding the Jamie Foxx-led existential animation’s release, writer/director and company veteran Pete Docter took the time to address some long-held questions about the larger Pixar universe, namely one plot-related inquiry about Toy Story’s famed space cadet Buzz Lightyear. In an […]
The brand that owns the late daredevil Evel Knievel’s intellectual property rights (K&K Promotions, Inc.) has filed a lawsuit against Disney, Pixar, and other Disney-related entities over Toy Story 4‘s Duke Caboom. K&K’s contention, which you may have guessed if you’ve seen the 2019 film, is that Caboom is a blatant IP theft of the legendary […]
Josh Cooley has landed his next big project. According to Deadline, the award-winning filmmaker has been tapped to direct the long-awaited animated Transformers prequel from Paramount and eOne. The news comes just months after Cooley won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature for Toy Story 4, and about five years after the animated feature was confirmed. Sources told […]
