Tag: Pixar Animation Studios
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“Elemental” Continues to Chug Away at the Box Office
Disney and Pixar’s Elemental continues to chug away at the box office. After a slow start, the movie continues to move forward at the box office and show that it has staying power. It’s first weekend brought in just $29.6 million. However, over the weekend Elemental passed the $300 millino mark at the global box…
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“Elemental” Continues to See Unexpected Growth at the Box Office
Disney and Pixar’s Elemental continues to see unexpected growth at the box office, particularly the global box office. The film, which opened on June 19th, saw an opening weekend box office take of just $29.6 million. This led to many fans and analysts deeming the film a flop. However, Elemental continues to keep chugging away…
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75 Positions Cut at Pixar Animation Studios
Over the last few months, The Walt Disney Company has been cutting 7,000 jobs from its ranks. This is part of a cost-cutting initiative to save the company $5.5 billion. This last week it was learned that Disney had reached its target of eliminating 7,000 positions from its workforce. Reuters reports that 75 of these…
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“Elemental Connection” Pre-Show Debuts Ahead of “World of Color – ONE” at Disney California Adventure
A new pre-show debuted ahead of World of Color – ONE at Disney California Adventure on Friday. Elemental Connection is a short that gives guests at the Disneyland Resort a preview of what will be seen when Disney & Pixar’s Elemental arrives in movie theaters. Elemental Connection is slightly longer than 2 minutes and begins…
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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’s Current Movie Release Schedule for 2023-2024
Disney has updated its release schedule for 2023-2024. With this updated release, there is some clarity as to when some highly anticipated movies will be released from across the many different studios owned by The Walt Disney Company. Since the challenges that the pandemic brought to the industry, movie release schedules have been thrown upside-down…
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D23 Expo Fans Get First Look at Upcoming Films from Disney Live-Action, Walt Disney, and Pixar Animation Studios
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 9, 2022) — The Walt Disney Studios turned up the volume in Hall D23 at the Anaheim Convention Center today where thousands of fans gathered at D23 Expo 2022 to be the first to hear big announcements, new details and future plans for Disney Live Action, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. The…
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Lots of Never-Seen-Before Footage and Experiences Coming to D23 Expo Courtesy of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios
There is a lot to look forward to at this year’s D23 Expo starting on September 9, 2022. It has been announced that there are going to be a lot of incredible offerings coming from Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios over the course of the weekend. This will include both panels, experiences, and so…
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Disney and Pixar Bring Fire and Water Together in New “Elemental” Film
Disney and Pixar have shared details about its upcoming feature film, Elemental. The film will be released on June 16, 2023, and will be Pixar’s 27th animated feature. This film is directed by Peter Sohn. He also directed The Good Dinosaur and the Partly Cloudy short. It is produced by Denise Ream, who produced The…
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Pictorial: A Look at Pixar’s Turning Red World Premiere at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre
Earlier this week the stars, filmmakers, and also some special guests gathered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood to celebrate Pixar Animation Studios’ 25th feature film, Turning Red. Vocal cast members on hand included Rosalie Chiang (Mei), Sandra Oh (Ming), Ava Morse (Miriam), Hyein Park (Abby), Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Priya), Tristan Allerick Chen (Tyler), Mia…
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Disney+ And Pixar Animation Studios Release New Trailer For “A Spark Story”
Launching on Disney+ on September 24, New Documentary Showcases the FilmmakersBehind Pixar’s Newly Released SparkShorts “Nona” and “Twenty Something” Disney+ and Pixar Animation Studios shared a trailer today for the upcoming feature-length documentary “A Spark Story”—a co-production of Pixar and Supper Club that takes an intimate look at Pixar’s SparkShorts filmmaking process as two directors…
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Disney+ Releases New Trailer for Dug Days on International Dog Day
On International Dog Day, Disney+ released a trailer for Dug Days ahead of its September 1st arrival on the streaming service. Pixar Animation Studios’ Dug Days is a series of five shorts that follow the misadventures of Dug, the dog who originally appeared in Disney and Pixar’s Up. His electronic collar turns his thoughts into…
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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+ 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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Pixar’s Soul and Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon Get New Release Dates
The coronavirus continues to impact the release schedule for The Walt Disney Company. Today it was announced that Pixar’s Soul and Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon both have new release dates. The announcements came on social media from different Disney handles. Pixar’s Soul will now be arriving in theaters on November 20, 2020. Disney’s Raya…
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Disney Shakes Up Movie Release Schedule Due to COVID-19
Today Disney announced a new lineup for its upcoming movies. This comes after Disney’s Mulan and Marvel Studios’ Black Widow saw their release dates pushed back due to the coronavirus outbreak. With theaters still closed, these aren’t the only two movies in the Walt Disney Studios slate to get new release dates. In fact, just…
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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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Filmmaker Lee Unkrich Departing From Pixar Animation Studios After 25 Years
Pixar filmmaker Lee Unkrich is leaving the animation studios he helped build. On Friday Unkrich made the announcement to Pixar employees the Hollywood Reporter shared. Unkrich came to Pixar Animation Studios 25 years ago as work was being done on the original Toy Story. Since then, he has continued to be an influential force at…
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Pixar Co-Founder Ed Catmull to Retire from Walt Disney Company
Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull is retiring. The 73-year old will be retiring from leading both the Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios next year. He will continue on in an advisory role through July 2019. Catmull has been an innovator in the animation industry for four decades. He was originally hired by George Lucas in…
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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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Did You Know: Seven Facts About Pixar Represented at Pixar Pier’s Lamplight Lounge
Pixar Pier is now open and so is the Lamplight Lounge. This dining location is sure to be popular with its Pixar themed decor, whimsical drinks, and delicious food. This gastro-pub is a celebration of creativity, inspiration, and personalities of the artists and storytellers who bring our favorite Pixar stories to life. The restaurant itself is…
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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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John Lasseter Leaving Disney at End of the Year
John Lasseter is going to be leaving his post at Disney at the end of this year. The news comes six months after Lasseter took a leave of absence as he cited ‘missteps.’ Until the end of 2018, Lasseter will retain a consulting role with The Walt Disney Company. Bob Iger commented on Lasseter’s departure…
