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Jennifer Lee and Pete Docter officially announced as the new chief creative officers of Disney and Pixar

Following leaked reports from earlier, Disney has officially confirmed that Jennifer Lee and Pete Docter will be the new Chief Creative Officers of Walt Disney Feature Animation and Pixar Animation Studios, respectively. Lee was a screenwriter on Wreck-It Ralph before serving as a co-director on the studio’s global phenomenon Frozen, while Docter has won Academy […]

Incredibles 2 drowns Finding Dory’s opening weekend record

Incredibles 2 shattered expectations and the box office with an incredible $180 debut, Box Office Mojo is reporting. That easily gives the film the new record for best animated opening of all time, eclipsing the title Finding Dory held by more than $40 million. Incredibles 2 was a massive hit with audiences, earning a rare […]

First Aquaman trailer to premiere at Comic-Con this year
Incredibles 2 opens

Pixar’s Incredibles 2 opens today in 4,410 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is doing super with the critics, earning a 93% score at Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “Incredibles 2 reunites Pixar’s family crimefighting team for a long-awaited follow-up that may not quite live up to the original, but comes close enough to […]

Craig T. Nelson & Holly Hunter discuss Incredibles 2
Full trailer for The Grinch premieres

The full trailer for The Grinch is now online, and you can check it out in the player below. It opens everywhere this November.

First teaser trailer to live-action Dumbo has flown in

Disney has launched the first teaser trailer to the live-action adaption of their animated classic Dumbo, which can be viewed in the player below. Directed by Tim Burton and starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, and Eva Green, the film is scheduled to fly into theaters March 29, 2019.

Trolls sequel gets a poster, new title

DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls sequel has been given its first official poster, and it’s gotten a new title as well. Revealed to now be called Trolss: World Tour, the anticipated follow-up opens everywhere April 17th, 2020.

MTV developing live-action TV series reboot of Aeon Flux
WB Animation reviving Looney Tunes shorts
Sora and company explore the world of Frozen in Kingdom Hearts III E3 trailer

SquareEnix have launched a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts III, which premiered during the Microsoft Xbox event at E3. In it, Sora, Donald, and Goofy find themselves traveling to Arandelle and the world of Frozen, interacting with Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and more in the middle of the film’s narrative. The trailer also reveals some […]

Star Wars and how fandom can become toxic
After “missteps”, John Lasseter to leave Disney

The Hollywood Reporter has the story on the pioneering Pixar director and Disney Animation executive producer switching to a consulting role before exiting the company at the end of the year, following a six-month sabbatical after recent allegations.

The teaser trailer for How to Train Your Dragon 3 is here

The teaser trailer for How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World is now online, and you can check it out in the player below. The anticipated release soars into theaters March 1.

Full trailer to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse swings into view

Sony Pictures Animation has launched the first full trailer to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The film will center on Miles Morales, voiced by Shameik Moore, and is directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman. The film is scheduled to be released December 14, 2018.