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Walt Disney Pictures finds new logo, Robinsons meets changes
The Animation Guild Blog comments on a new logo designed by Mike Gabriel for Walt Disney Pictures, adding the artwork will likely debut with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s… |
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Disney to revisit South?
The Associated Press via Yahoo! Movies considers the chance of Disney re-releasing Song of the South in the near future. In addition to explaining why the film could be considered… |
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Disney developing live-action Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie
In “Well, I didn’t see that coming” news today, ComingSoon.net is reporting that Disney is currently developing a live-action/animated movie based off of their Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers cartoon… |
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Disney classic theatrical sequels
While Fortune discusses whether a Frozen sequel should be in the works despite Disney’s usual reluctance to do so with their classic series films, The Animation Guild Blog looks at… |
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Reviews and Cinderella news at Ultimate Disney
Ultimate Disney has two new reviews up – an extensive look at the March 1st Bambi DVD, and the last of the three Studio Ghibli films to arrive today, Porco… |
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Disney officially announces production on Moana
Disney has officially announced that production is now underway on a new animated fairy tale, Moana, ComingSoon.net is reporting. Although rumors about the movie surfaced on the internet shortly after… |
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P.L. Travers vs Walt Disney
Smithsonian Magazine’s website takes a look at how the real P.L. Travers fared against Walt Disney as “historian Amy Henderson searches for the spoonfuls of sugar-coated truth in the new… |
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Jobs not interested in Disney job
According to Yahoo! Finance, “Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs said Thursday he had no interest in becoming an executive at The Walt Disney Co., which will soon complete its… |
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Roy Disney and Stanley Gold Speak with USA Today
Jerry Beck’s Cartoon Research points out a Roy Disney/Stanley Gold interview with USA Today business columnist Jon Swartz at Yahoo! News. Read on for straight talk from two men with… |
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Silverman to direct Disney's Pet
An article on ComingSoon announces that David Silverman, co-director of Monsters Inc. and director of both The Simpsons Movie and The Road To El Dorado, is set to helm Disney’s… |
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Disney searches for CEO
Eliza Gallo writes for Video Business that “Disney’s board of directors expects to find a replacement for for outgoing CEO Michael Eisner by June and will retain an executive search… |
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Get ready for The Snow Queen, but not Disney’s version
…comic relief sidekicks that dominate the plot more so than the protagonists. Wait for the US coming sometime in the future as well as a planned sequel for winter 2014…. |
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Ratatoing studio sets sights on Disney’s Planes
…“mockbusters” was arguably Ratatoing, a thinly-veiled knock-off of Ratatouille. However, Vídeo Brinquedo also made a mint off their Little Cars series, just as Disney has made a fortune from Pixar’s… |
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Lion King 1½ to premiere on Disney Channel
The Lion King 1½ will have its television debut when it premieres on the Disney Channel, Sunday, September 12 at 5:00pm/4:00c…. |
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Milstein named Disney Animation's executive vice president; Update on Circle 7
From the TAG blog, via CGCHAR, comes word that Andrew Milstein is once again the executive vice president of Walt Disney Feature Animation, following the release of Bob Bacon. Furthermore,… |
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Disney Channel comes in second in ratings race
Trailing only USA Network, Disney Channel came in second place among the top-rated cable stations, in the first quarter of 2006. With a 2.1 household rating and an average of… |
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Disney and Oz through the years
With Oz The Great and Powerful opening today, Indiewire looks back at the long history Disney has with the stories of L. Frank Baum, dating back to the 1930’s when… |
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More on Disney's new One For Sorrow, Two For Joy signing
…and a half minute clip online, with the author speaking about his many-years-in-the-making “overnight” success and the recent Disney news. Look for the “Shop manager lands book deal” story under… |
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Disney's booth at SIGGRAPH 2005 unveils details for future animated films
Jim Hill Media has artwork and brief plot descriptions for American Dog, A Day with Wilbur Robinson, Rapunzel Unbraided, and Toy Story 3, taken from Walt Disney Feature Animation’s booth… |
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Review: Disney's Tarzan Broadway musical
Jim Hill reflects on the first performance of Disney’s Tarzan Broadway musical, which took place last Friday night at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. As it turns out, many members of… |
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Veteran Disney animator Floyd Norman's thoughts on Song of the South
Over at Jim Hill Media, Veteran Disney animator Floyd Norman recounts working on his Brer Rabbit Christmas Story and offers his opinion on the oft-rumored Song of the South DVD…. |
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Warner Bros and Disney/Pixar to co-produce Brad Bird's live-action film
…Disney/Pixar. The story of the film centers on a college student who begins to investigate the murder of his father, uncovering a web of deceit that has left the city… |
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More speculation regarding Disney Circle 7 Animation
Jim Hill Media offers more speculation concerning the name and future of Disney Circle 7 Animation, the computer animation division created to develop sequels to Pixar’s films…. |
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Shuffling around: Where will Disney animators animate?
Chuck Oberleitner discusses the future of where Disney animators might be animating in “So Long Circle 7—Hello Feature Animation?” at o-meon. It appears that they could move from the “hat… |
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Disney moves million movies via iTunes
Home Media Retailing indicates that The Walt Disney Co. has sold 1.3 million movies through iTunes since placing them at the online store last October. The one million mark was… |
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Disney+ to stream all seasons of The Simpsons at launch
“The longest-running primetime scripted series in U.S. TV history, The Simpsons, will join Disney+ when the service launches November 12th. The first 30 seasons of the animated hit will be… |
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Layoffs occur at Disney Animation and Circle 7
O-meon confirms yesterday’s report that numerous “creative” and “development” executives were dismissed last week from Disney. As an anonymous staff member of the company explained, “Layoffs will be announced next… |
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Disney to make Magic in China
Disney is hoping that a little vegetable will have big business in China. In its first co-production with the state-run China Film Group, the company will release the Chinese-language The… |
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Jobs won't be paid at Disney
Steve Jobs, the new board chairman at Disney since its acquisition of Pixar in May, won’t be receiving a paycheck for his services there. Television Point reports that the board… |
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Disney DTV sequels in the spotlight once more
DVD Exclusive takes a brief look at some upcoming DTV titles from Disney, including Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, Kronk’s New Groove, Tarzan II, and Brother Bear… |