News Archive for Dacey

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Wildwood gets another beautiful behind-the-scenes sneak peek
posted by , January 18, 2026

Still no word on a release date, though.
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Roger Allers, director of the 1994 original Disney animated feature The Lion King, passes away
via Animation Magazine, posted by , January 18, 2026

The beloved animation veteran was best known for directing, with Rob Minkoff, the original 1994 Disney animated milestone The Lion King. His additional credits include directing Open Season, with Jill Culton, and The Prophet, head of story on Beauty and the Beast, storyboard artist on The Little Mermaid and Aladdin, and providing pre-production concept on Tron.
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Zootopia 2 is now the biggest Hollywood animated movie ever, beating Inside Out 2
via Deadline, posted by , January 18, 2026

The only animated movie “above it” is China’s Ne Zha 2 (which, let’s be real, only made money in its home country).

Avatar burns up box office for fourth week in a row
via Variety, posted by , January 12, 2026
How Stitch became Disney’s MVP of 2025
via THR, posted by , December 29, 2025
War is Over! in Oscar-winning animated short
via Wallpaper, posted by , December 22, 2025
Disney’s live-action Tangled closes in on its casting
via THR, posted by , December 20, 2025
How two Disney Legends teamed up for a new hand drawn animated short
via Animation Magazine, posted by , December 15, 2025
My, what a guy! Disney developing live-action Gaston
via Deadline, posted by , December 15, 2025
The Emperor’s New Groove at 25: the enduring appeal of Kronk
via The New York Times, posted by , December 15, 2025
Jim Ward dies; Fairly Oddparents, Ben 10 voice actor was 66
via Deadline, posted by , December 11, 2025
Disney agrees to bring its characters to OpenAI’s Sora videos
via The New York Times, posted by , December 11, 2025
The Supergirl teaser trailer flies online
posted by , December 11, 2025