Tag: Pete Docter
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‘Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt’s Animated Films’ Now Available on Disney Store
‘Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt’s Animated Films’ is now available on Disney Store!
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Golden Lion | DISNEY THIS DAY | September 6, 2009
On this day in 2009, a group of Pixar directors received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Brad Bird, and Lee Unkrich, the directors of all the Pixar Animation Studios films to date, were honored for their work. George Lucas presented the…
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New Exhibit Based on Pete Docter’s ‘Directing at Disney’ Book Coming to The Walt Disney Family Museum
On October 17, 2024, a new exhibit will be unveiled at The Walt Disney Family Museum in its Lower Lobby and Theater Galleries. Directing at Disney is the name of this exhibit. It is inspired by the recent book of the same name written by Academy Award®-winning director and Chief Creative Officer of Pixar Pete…
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Inside Out 2 Has Biggest Opening Box Office Day of 2024
The opening day of ‘Inside Out 2’ was a strong one for the Pixar film as it came in the first spot for 2024.
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Pixar’s Pete Docter on Visualizing New Emotions for ‘Inside Out 2’
Inside Out 2 — which opens in theaters this weekend — takes viewers back into the mind of Riley, now thirteen years old, as she deals with becoming a teenager and a whole new host of emotions. These new Emotions — Anxiety, Ennui, Embarrassment and Envy — are “a little bit abstract,” compared to Joy and…
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Pixar Chief Creative Officer Shoots Down Live-Action Remakes for Pixar Films
Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter is not a fan of Pixar flicks being remade as live-action films. The animation studio, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company, is known for its innovative computer animation. Its first full-length feature film was Toy Story in 1995, a film which Disney distributed. In 2006, the company…
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Bing Bong Helps Open Pixar Place Hotel at Disneyland Resort
This morning the Pixar Place Hotel at the Disneyland Resort officially opened. This new hotel is a celebration of the stories and characters that have been created by Pixar Animation Studios. This reimagined 15-story hotel overlooks Disney California Adventure and has more magic and amenities than ever before. A ceremony was held in front of…
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Pixar’s Pete Docter on Why He’s Excited for ‘Soul,’ ‘Luca,’ and ‘Turning Red’ to Hit Theaters
Three films from Disney and Pixar are coming to movie theaters for the first time ever, and Pete Docter is eager for fans to see them in a new way. 2020’s Soul, 2021’s Luca and 2022’s Turning Red are having special engagement theatrical runs this year with Soul hitting theaters this weekend. Docter—who is the Chief Creative Officer at Pixar—is excited to present them the way they were…
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Pixar’s Pete Docter Reveals Details About ‘Inside Out 2’
Recently during an earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger shared that a sequel is in the works for Inside Out. At the time, no details were revealed about this emotional movie. However, Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter has shared a little bit about Inside Out 2. The movie will again explore minds and emotions.…
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‘Toy Story 5’ To Be a “Surprising” Sequel Pixar Chief Teases
Recently during an earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that a fifth Toy Story film was coming from Pixar. This led to much fan discussion and speculation and Tim Allen hopped on Twitter to say “See ya soon Woody, you are a sad strange little man and you have my pity. And off we…
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Disney Legend Andreas Deja to Host Discussion About “The Jungle Book” With Animation Greats at The Walt Disney Family Museum
Disney Andreas Deja loves Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book. He loves it so much that he helped The Walt Disney Family Museum curate theWalt Disney’s The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece exhibit that takes a beautiful in-depth look at this film. On January 7, 2023, Dejas will be hosting a discussion with some animation greats…
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Disney and Pixar Celebrate World Premiere of Luca at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre
Tonight filmmakers, voice talent, and special guests could be found at Hollywood at the El Capitan Theatre for the World Premier of Disney and Pixar’s Luca. Filmmakers Enrico Casarosa (Director), Andrea Warren (Producer), Pete Docter (Executive Producer), Kiri Hart (Executive Producer) and Peter Sohn (Executive Producer) joined members of the voice cast, including Emma Berman, Marco…
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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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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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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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Disney Twenty-Three Celebrates the Heart and Soul of Pixar’s New Feature with Pete Docter, Tina Fey, and Jamie Foxx
AND TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, AND JON BATISTE TALK EXCLUSIVELY WITH D23 ABOUT CRAFTING THE MUSIC FOR THE NEW MOVIE COMING TO DISNEY+ PLUS, VENTURE AROUND THE WORLD WITH DISNEY PARKS TO EXPLORE THE RATATOUILLE-THEMED ATTRACTION COMING TO EPCOT, HONG KONG DISNEYLAND’S NEW CASTLE, AND THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE BURBANK, Calif. –…
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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,…
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Walt Disney Animation and Pixar Animation Studios Prepare to Share Never-Before-Seen Footage and Details at Disney’s D23 Expo 2019
BURBANK, Calif., (June 25, 2019) – Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) are gearing up for an exciting weekend of announcements and presentations—sharing never-before-seen footage—plus interactive displays, artist autograph signings, sharable photo opportunities, and giveaways for 2019’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, California. This year, Pixar and WDAS will join forces with Disney’s…
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Pixar to Pursue All Original Storylines and Films After Release of “Toy Story 4”
When Toy Story 4 hits theaters this July, we may leave hungry for more Pixar storytelling. You may be anticipating more sequels after we’ve seen The Incredibles Story and Dory come to life with prequels and sequels. Today, Pete Docter announced that in the future, when you sit down in theaters to watch a Pixar…
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Disney Closes Down DisneyToon Studios
There has been a lot going on in the world of Disney animation over the course of the last year. There have been some incredible highs and also some incredible lows. Both Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios have new Chief Creative Officers. John Lasseter is no longer associated with either beyond a consulting…
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Jennifer Lee and Pete Docter Named Chief Creative Officers of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios
The Walt Disney Company named new Chief Creative Officers to both the Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios. Jennifer Lee has been named the Chief Creative Officer for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Pete Docter has been named the Chief Creative Officer of Pixar Animation Studios. In each of their roles, they will be…
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Tomorrowland Marvel Universe – Geeks Corner – Episode 426
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week Mr. DAPs, Johnny 5, and Hayley the Hatter have a lot going on as there is a lot of Tomorrowland news, Marvel Universe Live stuff to talk about, Knott’s Berry Farm Boysenberry Festival, and even a new Geek of the Week! Here’s a rundown of what is covered in this…