Category: Pixar
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Second Trailer for Pixar’s Luca Released
A second trailer has been released for Pixar’s Luca. The film, set to debut on Disney+ on June 18th, tells the story of two young boys who are hiding a secret. They also happen to be sea monsters. The second trailer gives more backstory as to who they are and what they will be doing…
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Soul Wins Best Animated Feature at Oscars
Disney and Pixar’s animated feature Soul has won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The movie, released on Christmas Day 2020, The film was directed by Pete Docter, co-directed/written Kemp Powers, and produced by Dana Murray. It tells the story of Joe Gardner, a a music teacher pursuing the dream of being a professional jazz…
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Pixar’s “Soul” Short “22 vs. Earth” Coming to Disney+ on April 30
On April 30, Disney and Pixar will invite fans to step back into the Great Before. The new short “22 vs. Earth” will show us Soul 22 before Joe Gardner met her and changed her course. The short will explore just why 22 is so cynical and bitter towards Earth and even show her efforts…
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Black Widow, Cruella, and Luca Get Releases Updated as Disney Modifies Summer Schedule
Disney’s Live-Action “Cruella” and Marvel Studios’ “Black Widow” Both to Release Day and Date in Theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access on May 28 and July 9, respectively Disney and Pixar’s “Luca” to Release Exclusively on Disney+ on June 1 BURBANK, Calif. (March 23, 2021) – Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution today announced new release…
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Mindy Kaling Joins Monsters at Work Cast
Bonnie Hunt Set to Reprise Role from Disney and Pixar’s ‘Monsters, Inc.’ Films, Alongside Returning Cast Members Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Jennifer Tilly and John Ratzenberger and Series Star Ben Feldman BURBANK, Calif. (March 17, 2021) — Mindy Kaling has joined the cast of Disney+’s highly anticipated animated series “Monsters At Work.” Kaling will voice…
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Disney+ Gets First Nods at Academy Awards as The Walt Disney Company Earns 15 Oscar Nominations
The Walt Disney Company has earned 15 Oscar nominations with Disney+ films earning 8 nominations. Searchlight Pictures’ Nomadland led the pack with 6 of Disney’s 15 nominations. The nominations for Disney+ were the first Oscar nominations that Disney’s streaming service had received since being launched in 2019. Disney+ launched Disney and Pixar content that received…
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Disney and Pixar’s Soul Wins Two Golden Globes
Disney and Pixar’s Soul was the big winner on Sunday night’s Golden Globes and took home two Golden Globes. The two awards were for Best Animated Feature and also Best Original Score. For Soul’s Best Animated Feature award, director Pete Docter, co-director Kemp Powers, and producer Dayna Murray. Docter and Murray accepted the award together and held…
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Voice Cast for Disney and Pixar’s Luca Revealed As Trailer is Released
Today Disney and Pixar released the official trailer for its upcoming film Luca. Along with this trailer, the voice cast was also revealed. The trailer gives more of a look at what the plot will be in the film that will be released this summer. It also shows Pixar’s take on recreating Italy in an…
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New In-Home Soul Trailer Released
A new in-home trailer has been released for Disney-Pixar’s Soul ahead of its arrival on 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital on March 23, 2021. With this release, there will be exclusive content included in the bonus features. Check out this trailer for the in-home release below. Soul Description Jamie Foxx leads an all-star…
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Here are Disney’s Golden Globe Nominations
The Golden Globe nominations have been announced for the 2021 awards and The Walt Disney Company earned 25 total nominations. Hulu led the nominations for Disney with 10 nominations. The nominations were revealed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Take a look at all 25 nominations for The Walt Disney Company below. The Great (Hulu)—three nominations…
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Amazon Kids+ Adds Star Wars and Frozen Voice Skills
Amazon Kids+ has added more Disney-themed voice skills to its compatible Echo devices. Today it was announced that the two new voice skills are Star Wars: C-3PO Translates and Frozen Sing! For Star Wars fans, simply say “Alexa, open C-3P0 Translates!” This will have C-3P0 and SD-89 help teach alien languages from the Star Wars galaxy. Key phrases…
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Disney-Pixar’s Soul Coming Home on Blu-Ray and Digital Editions in March!
Disney-Pixar’s Soul will soon be available for fans to purchase digitally along with 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™, and DVD. It will be released in these formats on March 23, 2021. Soul tells the story of Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx). Gardner loves jazz and finds himself landing the gig of a lifetime. However, right after…
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The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure Opens at EPCOT Today!
The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure opens officially at The America Pavilion at EPCOT today. According to the Disney Parks Blog, this new exhibit “celebrates the distinctly American musical art form, originated by African Americans and fusing the influences of many different cultures.” This exhibit features Joe Gardner, who appears in Disney-Pixar’s Soul. Gardner shares the…
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Disney Finds Streaming Success with Soul on Disney+
Disney-Pixar’s Soul may not have had the theatrical release that Disney initially expected, but it still found success through being offered on its streaming service, Disney+. The most recent Pixar film was released on Christmas Day and made history on Nielsen’s weekly U.S. streaming ratings. There, it became the first feature film to rank number one…
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“Pixar Popcorn” to Debut on Disney+ Streaming Service on January 22
Happy National Popcorn Day everyone! To celebrate this special and delicious day, Disney+ wanted to share some special news! This Friday, January 22, “Pixar Popcorn” will debut on the streaming service, giving fans a whole new way to see characters they know and love! “Pixar Popcorn” will be a collection of ten mini shorts featuring…
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Disney-Pixar’s Soul – Mr. DAPs Review
Disney-Pixar’s Soul is now on Disney+. The story about Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx) explores what it is to really live in a way that is completely unique to Pixar. In the film, Joe is just about to get his big break when he suddenly finds himself in a completely different world than he even realized…
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Disney-Pixar’s Soul Inspires Three New Albums as New Featurette is Released on The Music of Soul!
Disney-Pixar’s Soul arrives on Disney+ on December 25, 2020. Anyone who has seen any of the trailers ahead of its release quickly realizes that music is going to play a big role in Soul’s story. Ahead of its release, Walt Disney Records is set to release three albums around the film. This includes the Soul…
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Peter Docter Reveals Upcoming Pixar Releases
This week during Disney Investor Day, Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter spent some time sharing what Pixar has in the works to be released theatrically and also on Disney+. Docter’s presentation was one of many throughout the day that covered a lot of the content creation machines at The Walt Disney Company. This included Lucasfilm,…
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Full Reporting and Reacting to Disney Investor Day 2020 – DAPS MAGIC Live!
Disney Investor Day was on December 10, 2020. Over the course of the day, The Walt Disney Company gave a look at where it is at and where it is going. The major focus for this was on Direct-to-Consumer or DTC. Throughout out the course of the four plus hour presentation, Disney executives gave a…
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The Walt Disney Company Surpasses 137M Paid Subscriptions across its Direct-to-Consumer Services, Shattering Previous Guidance; Increases Paid Subscriptions Target to 300-350M by 2024
Company Announces Target of 100+ New Titles Per Year for Disney+ and Reveals Vast Slate of Incredible Content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic Star to Launch in Select Overseas Markets in February 2021 As A Fully-Integrated part of Disney+, with its Own Brand Tile and a Wide Array of General Entertainment…
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Meet Joe Gardner in New Featurette for Disney-Pixar’s “Soul”
Disney-Pixar’s Soul will be arriving on Disney+ on December 25th. Ahead of its arrival, tidbits about the film are being shared with potential viewers. Meet Joe Gardner is a featurette that introduces the world to the main character in Soul. Voiced by Jamie Foxx, Joe Gardner is a teacher, a mentor, and a musician on…
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Disney+ Releases Inside Pixar Trailer!
DISNEY+ RELEASES FIRST LOOK TRAILER FOR “INSIDE PIXAR” A SHORT FORM DOCUSERIES PREMIERING NOVEMBER 13 ON DISNEY+ BURBANK, Calif. (November 11, 2020) Disney+ shared the trailer for its new original docuseries “Inside Pixar,” premiering on November 13. The series consists of four collections with five short stories in each collection, centered around a central theme. The first collection…
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New Trailer Released for Disney and Pixar’s Soul Ahead of Disney+ Arrival
A new trailer has been released for Disney and Pixar’s Soul ahead of its release on Disney+ on December 25, 2020. The trailer gives a jazzy more in-depth look at what the film is about. Check it out below. Disney and Pixar’s Soul Official Trailer #2 The trailer shows a movie that is full of heart,…
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Disney-Pixar’s Soul Coming to Disney+ Exclusively for Christmas
Today it was announced the Disney-Pixar’s upcoming animated feature, Soul will be moving from its November 20, 2020, theatrical release date to December 25th where it will be released exclusively on Disney+. “We are thrilled to share Pixar’s spectacular and moving ‘Soul’ with audiences direct to Disney+ in December,” said Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer,…