Month: December 2016 – page 3

How big will Rogue One be?
Why Disney’s quest to find “another Elsa” is harder than it seems
Moana tops box office for third weekend in a row
The Making of Frozen: A Return to Arendelle to air tonight on ABC
PBS Walt Disney documentary gets BBC revision, UK airing

To unofficially mark 50 years since his death in December 1966, the PBS American Experience documentary Walt Disney has been given a revised television airing by the BBC. Originally a two-part, four-hour program, the documentary has been recut into two one-hour shows, the first part of which was broadcast Saturday evening and is now available […]

Pete’s Dragon

One of Disney’s biggest surprises of the year is this wonderfully good-natured gem, a mighty fine family film that stands out from all the other talking animals and fish currently out there. Just lovely.

Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel already has a release date
The Batman pushes back Justice League 2
The BFG

Spielberg directs a rare misfire that draws on Roald Dahl’s book, Amblin production values and Disney magic, but disappointingly fails to deliver on all lackluster counts.

Trolls director to bring Puff the Magic Dragon to the big screen
Pigs in Space returns; watch the first new episode

Probably the most popular series of sketches from the The Muppet Show was the Star Trek spoof Pigs in Space, and now Disney is making all new episodes of it for the internet. You can watch the first one in the player below.

“Hail, Caesar!” Watch the new trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes

The first trailer for the hotly anticipated War for the Planet of the Apes is now online for your viewing pleasure. The third entry in the critically acclaimed reboot franchise opens everywhere July 14th.

The trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming is here

The first trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming is now online for your viewing pleasure. It opens everywhere next July.

The Secret Life Of Pets

Illumination’s latest finally breaks away from those Minions, with a less distinctive movie that still delivers laughs even if it gets close to being lost in the animal comedy fray.

Zootopia named one of the AFI’s ten best movies of the year
Is it Throwback Thursday? The new Pete’s Dragon is now available…on VHS!?

No, you didn’t read that wrong, although it’s not strictly true either! To promote the home release of its new version of Pete’s Dragon, Walt Disney Home Entertainment has been sending out a very special package to select review websites: a clamshell VHS edition of the movie! The clamshell doesn’t actually contain an old-school tape […]

Watch the first clip from Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: The Series

A first clip from the upcoming Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs TV series is now online, and can be watched in the player below. The scene shows things going predictably wrong when inventor Flint Lockwood tries to create a “smart” trashcan. It premieres on Cartoon Network in 2017.

Why Sing will get a sequel
Amazon Studios is developing Emily the Strange, its first animated feature
DuckTales teaser reveals reboot will keep classic theme song

An extremely brief teaser for Disney’s upcoming DuckTales reboot has just dropped online. It premieres on Disney XD next summer.

Check out the new IMAX poster for The Lego Batman Movie
Details and concept art from cancelled 1993 Jurassic Park animated series
How Seth Rogen brought back adult animation with Sausage Party
Disney to release new Beauty and the Beast soundtrack in March
How Moana’s animators brought a tattoo to life
Coco cast, plot summary revealed
Director Garth Jennings and Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri discuss Sing