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Disney recruits; reveals footage from upcoming slate
{{link http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20050616/111891834600.html Yahoo/Reuters reports}} that a team of Walt Disney Feature Animation executives “made an impassioned plea for the Los Angeles Professional Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH – the area’s premiere… |
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Domain names registered by Disney reveal studio plans
…domain names have been grabbed for the website of Toy Story’s 10th Anniversary Edition DVD. However, one of the most mysterious domain names that Disney has registered is that for… |
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\\Surf's Up\\ at Sony
…the actual inventors of surfing. Ash Brannon (\\Toy Story 2\\) and Chris Buck (Disney’s \\Tarzan\\) are helming the summer 2007 project”. A larger version of the image is available here:… |
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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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Images from the newest Cars preview
Those people who have yet to see the Cars preview on the Toy Story 10th Anniversary Edition DVD may wish to check out screen captures from the sneak peek, available… |
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Jared Stern signs two-year deal with Walt Disney Feature Animation
…made headlines earlier this year, when it was announced that he had sold his idea for Toy Story 3 to Disney, during his time in the Feature Animation Development Program…. |
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Disney World to receive new Pixar, Muppet attractions?
A Toy Story-themed restaurant, a “Build-a-Muppet” store, and an indoor roller coaster modeled after the door-hangar sequence from Monsters Inc. – these are just some of the possible attractions that… |
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What’s in a name?
Stuff investigates the connection between a movie’s name and box office run. Animated movie titles mentioned in the article include Toy Story and Son of the Mask…. |
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Animated movies found among poll of greatest family films
Courant.com points to a British television poll which lists the greatest family flicks of all time. Animated movies chosen in the poll include: Shrek (#2), Mary Poppins (#3), Toy Story… |
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Disney's first-quarter profit, Pixar's production slate increase
…Disney CEO Robert Iger has revealed plans for the company to release about two Pixar films per year, with Toy Story 3 now being one of Pixar’s movies in production…. |
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Pixar documentary airing tonight on ABC
Tonight from 8 – 11pm, The Wonderful World of Disney will once more present Toy Story. However, what makes this showing especially special is that included in the three-hour block… |
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Pixar luminaries to appear at screenwriting expo
As pointed out by Cartoon Brew, the annual Screenwriter’s Expo will host one day dedicated completely to Pixar’s storytelling art. “From the groundbreaking wonder of Toy Story and A Bug’s… |
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Hip-hop's Williams calls animated films "life-altering"
…watching Disney cartoons: Bambi, Snow White, The Incredibles and Toy Story. It’s life-altering, that [stuff]. I’m a Cartoon Network fan. And Boomerang. That’s the throwback channel for cartoons. So I’m… |
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Floyd Norman: Walt Disney's 10th Old Man
…The Jungle Book to Monsters Inc., with stops along the way that included nearly ten years of creating the daily Mickey Mouse comic strip, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan,… |
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First movies for iTunes
…appear first when Apple’s iTunes makes films available for download. Obviously, Disney and Pixar movies figure heavily in the mix. The list even mentions Toy Story 3 (but not W.A.L.-E.)…. |
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Pixar sets release date for Stanton's next film
Disney and Pixar have set Wall-E, Andrew Stanton’s next film, for a release date of June 27, 2008. Not much is known about the plot of this movie, but it’s… |
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Listen to the 2007 Disney shareholder meeting
A re-play of The Walt Disney Company’s annual meeting of shareholders may be heard via the Investor Relations section of its official website until 4:00 p.m. PDT on March 22,… |
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VES Unveils “50 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Timeâ€
…Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time, which was determined by a vote of VES members. The VES 50 is the backdrop of the 2007 VES Festival of Visual… |
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Update on Pixar projects for Disney parks
…the Fantasyland theater may be replaced around 2010 or 2011 by Toy Story Live. Meanwhile, two proposals for a renovation of Tomorrowland are said to be in consideration, with the… |
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Thundercats….live action?
…the script as an origin story expanding on the major heroes and villains from the animated series, with the plot focusing on Lion-O coming of age as the leader of… |
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Brad Bird talks Incredibles 2; Pixar sequel poll
In a conversation with Associated Press, Brad Bird responds to the possibility of a sequel to The Incredibles. “I have pieces of things that I would love to see in… |
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Favorite CG characters listed
…Ghost (Casper), T-Rex (Jurassic Park), Sandman (Spider-Man 3), Woody and Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story), T-1000 (Terminator 2: Judgment Day), Yoda (Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith), Bumblebee (Transformers),… |
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Under the sea with Robert Reece; plus yuletide Shrek, more Popeye and new disc announcements!
Jeremie continues his journey under the sea and behind the scenes of Ariel’s Beginning today, speaking with the film’s co-writer Robert Reece, previously responsible for DisneyToon’s alternative Cinderella story A… |
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Doctors on Docter
…Pixar’s Pete Docter is the latest interviewee at the blog Spline Doctors. The conversation covers Docter’s work with animation, as well as the progression of computer animation since Toy Story…. |
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Will the real WALL-E please stand up?
…is now showcasing maquettes from WALL-E, Ratatouille, and Meet the Robinsons, as well as a spinning, strobe light-enabled Toy Story animation . . . Pixar in true 3D. A few… |
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Top 20 Pixar characters named
Empire Magazine lists its choices for “The Top 20 Pixar Characters.” At the peak of the countdown is Buzz Lightyear (the Toy Story franchise), followed by Mike Wazowski (Monsters, Inc.)… |
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Enchanted at the box office
…being Toy Story 2, Enchanted, Unbreakable, A Bug’s Life and 101 Dalmations. For more information on Enchanted‘s box office, be sure to check out Deadline Hollywood Daily and Box Office… |
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Six
…disc of cartoons featuring a variety of characters. Warners animation figurehead Bugs Bunny gets us off to a fine start with Hare Trigger, a Friz Freleng cartoon that’s one of… |
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Ratatouille is Golden
…animated films had been nominated for the overall Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) award — with Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Toy Story 2 winning it…. |
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Paul Eiding new WALL•E cast member
…Paul Eiding as providing additional voices for the upcoming Disney/Pixar film WALL•E. Eiding has provided voice work for every Pixar film, except the Toy Story films, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille…. |

