Tag: Pixar Animation Studios
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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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Inside Out 2 Director Kelsey Mann Discusses Navigating Emotion and Expanding Riley’s World
Inside Out 2 is directed by Kelsey Mann, a first-time Pixar feature film director. This film is a sequel to Inside Out, which was directed by current Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter. The film has Riley a little bit older and entering a bigger world and having new emotions. This is the story that…
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‘Inside Out 2’ Merchandise Arrives on Disney Store Ahead of Theatrical Release
Inside Out 2 will be in theaters starting on June 14, 2024. Ahead of this release, merchandise is popping up on Disney Store and also in the parks. The merchandise includes plush of the characters, pins, toys, apparel and more! Below is a look at what is currently being offered on Disney Store from the…
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Layoffs Begin at Pixar Animation Studios
As The Walt Disney Company transitions from quantity to quality, the studios that create the content are being affected by this change of focus. Earlier this year it was revealed that Pixar Animation Studios would be laying of 20% of its workforce due to no longer making as much content. At the time, it wasn’t…
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Up | DISNEY THIS DAY | May 13, 2009
On this day in 2009, the 62nd Cannes Film Festival opened with Disney-Pixar’s newest feature, ‘Up’ shown in 3D. It was the first time that either an animated or a 3D movie took the keynote position at the opening ceremonies. ‘Up’ was one of eight Out-of-Competition films to be screened that year. It was Disney-Pixar…
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Pixar Shares Own Take on Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
At midnight Taylor Swift released her newest album, The Tortured Poets Department. Two hours later at 2:00 AM EDT, Swift then surprised fans with another release of the 15-song TTPD: The Anthology. As Swifties listened to the new music and digested the new lyrics, Pixar Animation Studios released their own take on some of the…
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‘Luca’ Swims Into Theaters This Weekend!
This weekend, Disney and Pixar’s Luca will be swimming into theaters. This continues the trend of bringing Pixar films that were released on Disney+ during the pandemic to the silver screen. Luca follows Soul and Turning Red to the theaters and arrives on Friday, March 22, 2024. Luca was originally released on Disney’s streaming service…
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Pixar Play Parade | DISNEY THIS DAY | March 14, 2008
On this day in 2008, the Pixar Play Parade debuted at Disney California Adventure. It featured units from Pixar favorites like ‘Monsters University,’ ‘The Incredibles,’ ‘Finding Nemo,’ ‘A Bug’s Life,’ ‘Toy Story,’ and ‘Cars.’ The parade ran in DCA until 2017 and then transferred to Disneyland for Pixar Fest in 2018. A version even appeared…
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John Ratzenberger Returns to Pixar For ‘Inside Out 2’
A Pixar tradition has resumed with Inside Out 2 with the return of John Ratzenberger. Ratzenberger voiced characters in Pixar films for over two decades starting with Hamm in 1995’s Toy Story. He lent his voice to every Pixar film up until 2020’s Onward. He was often referred to as Pixar’s good luck charm. His…
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‘Inside Out 2’ Official Trailer Introduces Riley’s New Emotions
A new trailer has been released for Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 ahead of its arrival in theaters on June 14, 2024. This new trailer shows a now teenage Riley facing what it is like to be a middle schooler making new friends while playing hockey. All of these new life experiences lead to…
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Brave | DISNEY THIS DAY | February 24, 2013
On this day in 2013, the Pixar Animation Studios film ‘Brave’ won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Its main competition that year were two other Disney films, ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ and ‘Frankenweenie.’ At the time, ‘Brave’ would be the seventh Disney-Pixar film to win Best Animated Feature since the category was created in 2001.…
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Crown Institute at the University of Colorado and Pixar Collaborate to Create ‘Inside Out’ – Kid’s Themed App
Pixar Animation Studios and the Crown Institute at the University of Colorado have come together to create a new kid’s-themed app ahead of the released of Inside Out 2. The app is called InsideU and was created to help children learn more about their emotions and relationships using characters and clips from Inside Out. This…
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It’s Hockey Time in Pixar’s New ‘Inside Out 2’ Teaser
Riley is playing hockey in a new teaser trailer released by Pixar ahead of the arrival of Inside Out 2 in theaters in June. In this case, Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger discover a new console in Riley’s head. It is orange and it turns out it is for Anxiety, who is all ready…
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Disney Makes Animated Announcements Regarding Future Releases
During its quarterly earnings call on Wednesday, February 87, 2024, Disney CEO Bob Iger made several announcements regarding the company’s future animated releases from both Walt Disney Animation Studios and also Pixar Animation Studios. Some of these were a surprise, others weren’t. Below is a look at the news that Bob Iger shared on the…
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The Transformation of a Hotel – How Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel Became the Pixar Place Hotel
This last week the Pixar Place Hotel officially opened at the Disneyland Resort. Formerly known as Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel, this hotel has seen quite the transformation that goes much further than just new paint colors. This hotel now has a story when guests enter and an experience that draws inspiration from the stories that…
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Entering Pixar Place Hotel is a Story in Itself
Pixar Place Hotel is now open at the Disneyland Resort. Formerly known as Paradise Pier Hotel, this newly reimagined hotel is a celebration of Pixar and the beloved stories and characters that this animation studio tells. This hotel isn’t just a museum with art on the walls, however. In fact, it is far from it.…
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Tokyo Disney Resort Announces New Nighttime Spectacular for 2024
The Tokyo Disney Resort has announced that it will be debuting a new nighttime spectacular on September 20, 2024. This new show will utilize projection mapping technology on Cinderella Castle along with lighting, pyrotechnics, and special effects. Disney shared that these show elements will be a part of bringing many beloved characters to life “as…
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Bing Bong Now Meeting Guests Exclusively at Pixar Place Hotel
Bing Bong, from Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out, is now meeting guests at Pixar Place Hotel. He made his first appearance today at the hotel during its grand opening ceremony. Shortly after, he was up on the third floor of the hotel meeting with media and special guests before meeting with guests staying at the…
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Joe Gardner, From Disney & Pixar’s ‘Soul,’ Brings Lobby to Life With Musical Gifts at Pixar Place Hotel
Guests visiting the Pixar Place Hotel on the morning January 30, 2024, were delighted to hear and see Joe Gardner, from Disney and Pixar’s Soul, tickling the ivy of a piano in the lobby. Joe can be found at the bottom of a special stairway that is themed with different icons and imagery from Soul.…
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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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Voice of Mama Coco in Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Passes Away at 90
The voice actor behind Mama Coco in the Pixar Animation Studios film Coco passed away. Ana Ofelia Murguía passed away at the age of 90. The announcement of her death was announced by the Mexican National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature. The was, written in Spanish, translates to say “With deep sadness we regret the…
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Here Are All The Disney Movies Coming Out in 2024
In 2023, The Walt Disney Company celebrated its 100th anniversary. In 1923, Walt and Roy Disney started the company that would become a behemoth in the entertainment industry. With humble beginnings, one has to wonder if Walt and Roy could have imagined what their company would look like a century later. Through the coming decades,…
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Disney and Pixar Releasing ‘Soul,’ ‘Luca,’ and ‘Turning Red’ in Theaters for First Time
Disney and Pixar released three beautiful movies on Disney+ during the pandemic and the immediate aftermath. Today it was announced that fans of these three movies will be getting the chance to see them on the big screen, as they were meant to be seen. Disney and Pixar will be releasing Soul, Luca, and Turning…
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‘Inside Out 2’ Garners Biggest Animated Trailer Launch in Disney History
On Thursday, Disney and Pixar debuted the first look at the highly anticipated Inside Out 2, and excitement over the new film was felt everywhere. The first look at the sequel to the 2015 blockbuster was the biggest animated trailer launch in Disney history. The trailer—which brings viewers back into the mind of the now teenage Riley as her emotions try to…