For the first time since 2005, Pixar will not release a feature film next year. The Good Dinosaur was slated to be released next year, but after director Bob Peterson was removed from the project, Pixar president Ed Catmull remarked, “nobody ever remembers the fact that you slipped a film, but they will remember a […]
From the Huffington Post: Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur” is due out in theaters in nine months, but that apparently hasn’t stopped Pixar chief John Lasseter from tinkering under the film’s hood. According to a report from Disney blog Blue Sky Disney, “Good Dinosaur” director Bob Peterson has been removed from the project. No replacement has […]
Comic Book Resources writes that Archie and his fellow friends will be back on television as an animated program. CBR also talks to Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater about the development.Goldwater on Archie and Archie returning to animation: My overall goals were to revitalize the publishing, see where we were in the digital landscape and […]
I haven’t seen Disney’s Planes movie, but as a consumer of family animation movies, it’s not hard to grasp what Margot Magowan describes as blatantly sexist movie – slow planes being called “ladies”; female plane characters being objectified, the number of female characters a fraction of the males, etc.When I saw the preview, I thought […]
The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon is donating millions of dollars to charity after being given prognosis of terminal colon cancer with three to six months to live.From Hollywood Reporter: THR: You said to Marc Maron on his podcast that you’ve been aggressive about the giving you’ve done, that you are giving most of all you […]
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that a cross-over episode is planned for The Family Guy and The Simpsons. Simpsons castmembers Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith and Hank Azaria will lend their voices to the installment, in which Peter and the rest of the Griffins embark on a road trip and wind up in […]
I took in Despicable Me 2 last Wednesday. So did a lot of other folks. The animated sequel was the top feature film for the five-day Fourth of July weekend taking in an estimated $142.1 million. As a comparison, Toy Story 3 took in $141 million its opening weekend. As far as my thoughts on […]
The Upcoming Pixar blog gives away a few Easter Eggs discovered in the new Monsters U feature film. Here’s one: Pizza Planet Truck: Since its prominent role in the first Toy Story, the Pizza Planet delivery truck has shown up in every Pixar movie barring The Incredibles. In Monsters University, it can be seen next […]
Pixar’s Monsters University took home an estimated $82 million beating out Brad Pitt’s World War Z ($66 million). The Guardian reports that this is the second largest weekend opening for a Pixar film.I don’t think I’m going to see this one in theaters. Did any of you see it? Is it worth the price for […]
Looks interesting, but I’ll be honest, my brain kept expecting to see Lightning McQueen when I hear Owen Wilson’s voice.
Collider reports that Disney Animation has announced the release dates for eight new Pixar animated features starting in 2016 through 2018. As you look at the list below, you’ll correctly note that the one-time animation powerhouse has created a marketing nightmare by entitling all of their new features “untitled.” And I thought “Cars” as a […]
I want to want to like it. That’s not a typo. I have such low expectations of Pixar sequels now-a-days, I will be happy if I can just want to want to like it. Of course with expectations that low, it’s going to rock my world, right?The latest trailer reveals more of the plot.I did […]
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Matt Groening’s animated tv show Futurama has been cancelled. It ran from 1999 to 2003 and was cancelled by Fox, but fan interest was enough too keep it re-runs and direct to DVD movies. Comedy Central brought the show back in 2010. From EW: The producers say that they are […]
Last year I reported that Jayme Gordon had sued DreamWorks Animation alleging the studio stole their ideas for the feature film Kung Fu Panda. I didn?t see much more about that story and quite frankly just about every successful movie has to deal with someone who thinks it infringed on their previous work.But according to […]
Disney/Pixar has announced it will create a sequel to Finding Nemo called Finding Dory for a November 2015 release. Finding Dory will once again star Ellen DeGeneres. According to the LA Times, the story will set off the California coast about a year after the Finding Nemo story. If you ask me, Dory stole the […]