This week Disney achieved another milestone as the love for Encanto continues to spread. The runaway hit song, ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’, has managed to top the UK Singles Charts with 6.3 million streams this week alone! READ: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ UK Tour Coming to London! Since Encanto doesn’t feature a villain, ‘We
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Moana: The Series has found its director. Walt Disney Animation Studios revealed today that longtime animator David D. Derrick Jr. will direct. “Derrick first joined Disney Animation to work on 2016’s Moana, which deepened his connection with his family’s Samoan roots.,” said the studio. “Working on Moana was a gift personally and professionally. The film Moana
Jennifer Lee has had quite a career at Disney. She is the writer and director of two of the highest-grossing films of all time, Frozen, while becoming the first female director of a Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film, and Frozen 2. What’s wild is that these accolades also include Lee being the first female director
Wayne Thibaud, a former animator for Walt Disney Studios passed away over the weekend. While he didn’t make a career out of working at the House of Mouse, he contributed to some of the company’s earliest projects including Pinocchio. He made a living primarily drawing in-between stills. He didn’t stick around in the industry for
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ upcoming feature film Strange World has officially been announced by the studio. You can check out some concept art below. Read: Karen Gillan To Star In A New Animated Musical Series For Disney+ The original action-adventure journeys deep into an uncharted and treacherous land where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades,
Despite the Thanksgiving weekend box office not hitting pre-pandemic numbers, Walt Disney Animation Studios Encanto was able to take the top spot this year. The film was the perfect treat for families this holiday weekend. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Encanto had the best start for an animated film in the pandemic era, earning $40.3
Encanto voice actor Jessica Darrow talks about her character and the art of the movie… Okay, okay. I haven’t yet seen Encanto, but I will say that my Twitter feed is making it hard to keep the promise I made to see the film as a family. Firstly, the buzz there is downright Coco-like. And
Disney is all-set on releasing their first in a line-up of new animated Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies with the first set to be released on December 3rd. Now, that we’re one week away, Disney has added the movie’s page to Disney+ and we can now see how long the movie is and… …
Things are starting to heat up for Disney’s small screen sector of animation. According to Deadline, the company responsible for the likes of Monsters at Work and Tangled: Before Ever After has added two new employees to its roster to oversee production on new content for Disney+. Lisa Fragner, who previously worked at both Blue
We are one week away from the release of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ newest film Encanto. The films focuses big on the Madrigal family as made apparent by the marketing, and co-director Jared Bush recently discussed at the press event for the film why it was so important and how they wanted to do even
Boxoffice Pro is one of the best sites for box office numbers and projections, and today, the site shared their long-range projection for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto. Per the site, Encanto’s box office is tracking to make a 3-day opening total of $20-$35M domestically. They also project the film’s domestic total to come to
Tonight was the world premiere for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ newest feature Encanto. The first reactions have hit social media and it looks like the iconic studio has another hit on its hand. Take a look at our favorites down below. Read: Report: Darth Maul to Return to Star Wars Animation The film tells the
According to Deadline, Disney has ordered a brand new, original animated comedy series from Natasha Kline titled Primos. The series will reportedly be based on Kline’s very own childhood experience with her multicultural Mexican-American family. It’ll follow a 10-year-old girl by the name of Tater, whose 12 “primos” (Spanish for cousins) move in one summer.
Set for release on November 19 from Walt Disney Records, the Encanto Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features eight original songs by Tony and Grammy-winning songwriter/composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana) with score by award-winning composer Germaine Franco (Dora and the Lost City of Gold). Sebastián Yatra performs the original song “Dos Oruguitas” in Spanish in the film, as
Alan Tudyk is continuing his Disney voice role dominance. The actor will voice Pico the Toucan in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ newest animated film Encanto. Director Jared Bush confirmed the news today, “So excited to announce the return of one of my favorite people, @DisneyAnimation’s good luck charm himself, @AlanTudyk!! I’ve written him as a
Walt Disney Animation Studios welcomes global Latin superstar Maluma to the Encanto voice cast. Maluma lends his voice to town heartthrob, Mariano, the soon-to-be fiancé of Mirabel’s perfect and poised sister Isabela. “Encanto is such a magical movie,” said Maluma. “I’m from Colombia and the story is about a Colombian family. I’m proud to be part of
Very few things in life are free… However, if you’re able to register for next weekend’s VIEW Conference you might be able to score a sneak peak at Disney’s next animated project Encanto for FREE. According to Variety, the conference, which traditionally celebrates achievements in digital cinema, 3D animation, gaming, VFX, and other interactive mediums,
2021 is coming to an end, with that means the 2021 Awards season is upon us. The Walt Disney Company is already establishing its Film/TV slate for the various awards shows coming in the next few months, which include the Oscars, Golden Globes, Critics Choice, SAG, and many more. The house of mouse has updated
Walt Disney Animation Studios shared a new trailer and poster this morning showcasing its upcoming feature film Encanto. The film tells the tale of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family who live in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. Each child has been blessed with a magic gift unique to them, each child except Mirabel.
It’s been quite the hectic week for Marvel fans…in the best way possible. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has gotten nothing but fantastic reviews, a new trailer for Eternals dropped, and the very first look at Spider-Man: No Way Home is still currently breaking the internet. Although everything in the near future
In case you weren’t already sold by its first trailer, Disney’s next animated film Ron’s Gone Wrong has just gotten a lot more interesting. According to a press release issued Thursday morning, it appears that former One Direction member Liam Payne will be contributing a brand new song to the film. The song is titled
A sneak peek of tomorrow’s episode of Monsters at Work has been released, featuring a familiar voice! Read: ‘Disney’s Broadway Hits at Royal Albert Hall’ Coming to Disney+ in September Hadley Gannaway, daughter of Monsters at Work creator Bobs Gannaway and voice of Young Anna in Frozen II, will be making an appearance in the
As the world waits to see how Marvel Studios plans to incorporate Deadpool into the MCU, star Ryan Reynolds is already pitching wild ideas to Disney. In a recent interview with IGN, Reynolds shared that he wants the merc with a mouth to meet up with a character from Disney’s animated classic, Bambi. Let me
A batch of new Goofy shorts from Walt Disney Animation Studios will be hitting Disney+ next month. Read: ‘Black Widow’ Blu-ray Release Announced and Detailed Inspired by the “How To” Goofy shorts of the 1940s, animation legend Eric Goldberg (Aladdin, Pocahontas) is at the helm of these three new shorts: How to Wear a Mask,
The first teaser trailer introducing audiences to Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto, the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The all-new original film features the voice of Stephanie Beatriz (In The Heights) as Mirabel,
Samuel E. Wright, best known as the voice of Sebastian in The Little Mermaid franchise, has passed away at age 74. The news was announced via the Town of Montgomery Facebook page which reports news in Montgomery, NY where Wright lived at the time of his death. They had this to say: “Sam and his
Raya and the Last Dragon is currently in select theaters and Disney+ with Premier Access for an additional fee. For those who want to own the physical and/or digital copy are in luck. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic adventure arrives on all major digital platforms beginning April 2, and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and
Even by modern Walt Disney Animation standards, the production of its latest feature Raya and the Last Dragon was, er, rocky. And that was before the coronavirus forced animators to finish the movie from home. But the movie, which carries some serious expectations (mostly stemming from the fact that it is centered around the studio’s
We are less than three weeks away from the release of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ newest original film, Raya and the Last Dragon. One of the film’s directors, Carlos López Estrada shared what it was like being part of this new project. Here is what López Estrada had to say while speaking with the LA
Bolt, released in 2008, was the 48th film from Walt Disney Animation and the third computer animated movie from the studio. After John Lasseter joined the company, Bolt received massive rewrites and changes following the firing of writer/director Chris Sanders from the project, then called American Dog. Eventually, Chris Williams and Byron Howard took over
Our friends at Murphy’s Multiverse have posted a rumor regarding Walt Disney Animation’s upcoming film, Raya and the Last Dragon. Read: ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Hitting Theaters and Disney+ With Premier Access Though originally planned to have just a theatrical release, it was announced during Disney Investor Day that the film would be releasing
Lilo & Stitch is probably the most popular animated movie that was made by Disney between 2000 and 2005. It was released smack in the middle of three movies which were either science fiction or fantasy, a departure for Disney at the time. This risk paid off, however, and Lilo & Stitch gave Disney one of their most
Atlantis: The Lost Empire is an adventure/fantasy story, something that had not been explored much in the Disney animated films prior. Releasing in 2001, this was one of the films that helped kick off the next era in Disney animation, sometimes referred to as the Post-Renaissance era. This was when the animators and story heads at
Tarzan marked the end of an era for Disney animation- as well as a new beginning. This film was released in 1999, ending the famous Disney Renaissance, the era in which Disney was finally back on the map in the world of animation. However, at the turn of the 21st century, most would argue that we
Mulan, the thirty-sixth film in Disney’s animated canon, arrived in theaters on June 19, 1998. The 21st century was just around the corner and with each animated film from the studio, they were stepping farther and farther away from those which had kicked off the period known as the Disney Renaissance. This was true for
