According to Reuters, The Walt Disney Company has let go 75 positions at its animated subsidiary Pixar. Two of the people let go are Angus MacLane and Galyn Susman. Many will recognize MacLane’s name because he helmed last year’s Toy Story spin-off/prequel Lightyear. He was integral to the company’s senior creative and had previously assisted
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After starting out as Pixar’s first intern, Jonas Rivera is now the Executive Vice President of Film Production at the studio, according to the Hollywood Reporter. That means he will look over all film and television productions for the studio. He is currently working on finishing Elemental, which is due to release next Summer as
Josh D’Amaro has announced that not only will Disneyland Paris’ 30th Anniversary celebrations continue through to September 2023, but part of the grand finale will include the opening of a brand new show! Pixar: We Belong Together will open at Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris. So far, the only confirmed characters that will
Pixar answered “what if toys have feelings?” with Toy Story, “what if robots have feelings?” with Wall-E, and “what if feelings have feelings?” with Inside Out. Now, it’s time to experiment with “what if the elements have feelings?”. Pixar officially unveiled new details of their next theatrical release, Elemental. Drawing inspiration from his own childhood
For the first time ever a Pixar film is being added to the prestigious Criterion Collection. Early Thursday it was announced that Andrew Stanton’s Academy Award-winning film WALL·E would be re-released in 4K this November as a part of Criterion’s catalog. You can see the official post from the Criterion Twitter account below: The site
Starting with the preface: predictions! These are not facts, this is speculation based on their likelihood. Disneyland Paris has never had a big presence at D23. It always gets a mention, but nothing massive is ever announced. But with the construction of the second phase of Walt Disney Studios’ massive expansion ramping up and the
Scoring the second highest debut for a family film since the pandemic, Lightyear earned $5.2 million in previews this week. Lightyear is Pixar’s first theatrical release since Onward in 2020 and will hopefully bring Pixar back to the big screen. Lightyear released in 4,255 theaters and according to Deadline, looks to be tracking to a
If you’re confused over the premise of the Lightyear movie, fear not because they make it abundantly clear at the start that you are watching a film from within the Toy Story universe, and not just any film but Andy’s favourite! That film in question follows Buzz Lightyear after he and his crew are stranded
The social media embargo for Disney and Pixar’s Lightyear has just lifted. That means that thoughts and opinions of the film from critics and other entertainment journalists are just starting to pour in. Check out what some of our peers are already saying about the highly anticipated sequel below! Full reviews will be released next week. READ:
Exactly 20 years ago today, Andrew Stanton’s animated magnum opus Finding Nemo hit theaters. To commemorate this anniversary and because Andrew Stanton has reportedly written an upcoming episode of the new Star Wars spin-off prequel Obi Wan Kenobi, I thought now be a perfect time to revisit his work, honor his genius, and relay why
We’re approximately a month away from Pixar’s next animated adventure hitting the big screen – Lightyear – but Monday morning the studio announced casually announced its next one. The film will be call Elemental, and it’s set to be released one year after Lightyear hits theaters on June 16, 2023. Directed by Peter Sohn (The
Last week, a group of Pixar employees sent a statement to the Walt Disney Company that both voiced their concern and sounded the whistle about the animation studio’s active attempts to censor “overtly gay affection” in feature-length products. The timing of the statement came just as Disney faced mounting criticism for its public response to
It has been quite the week for The Walt Disney Corporation, and it’s only Thursday! First, CEO Bob Chapek sent a company-wide memo to Disney employees explaining his response (or lack of) to Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill, in which he stated that the company would continue to support the LGBTQ+ community through the
Turning Red is the latest adventure from Pixar Animation Studios, and controversially, their third following, Soul and Luca, to become a Disney+ Original Movie. Turning Red follows Meilin “Mei” Lee, a 13-year-old girl who, one day, finds that whenever she experiences any strong emotion, she transforms into a giant red panda. LEAKED: ‘She-Hulk’ Merchandise Gives
Michael Giacchino seems to be having quite the busy year. In addition to providing the music for the next iteration of Warner Bros.’ Batman, we previously reported that he was working on the music for the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder, as well as potentially making his directorial debut over on Disney+. Now, according to
The popularity of Disney movies isn’t slowing down, especially on Letterboxd, where the company has recently had two films join the coveted One Million Watched Club. READ: Composer John Paesano Scoring Disney+’s ‘Cheaper By The Dozen’ For those who don’t know. Letterboxd is a social networking app for movie fans, and it allows members to
Disney has officially released the teaser trailer for Pixar’s next adventure, Lightyear! The first solo Buzz Lightyear movie since 2000’s Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins. Lightyear will focus on the adventures of the “real” Buzz Lightyear who inspired the popular toy line seen in the Toy Story series. It will be the
I thought I would be done with these articles about Disney movies joining Letterboxd’s One Million Watched Club – at least for a little while. But another one of their movies has joined the gang. For those who don’t know. Letterboxd is a social networking app for movie fans, and it allows members to log,
Disney is really winning on Letterboxd recently with Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, The Avengers (2012) and Deadpool (2016) reaching the coveted one million watched within the last few weeks and now Pixar is joining in on all of the fun. READ: ABC’S Walt Disney World 50th Special Scores Impressive Ratings For those who don’t know. Letterboxd is
More changes are coming to the Disneyland Paris resort, both the big and the small. The next change is a slight rebrand of one of the Walt Disney Studios Park’s lands (or lots). Toon Town at Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland is where Toons live. Toon Studio over at Disneyland Paris’ Walt Disney Studios Park is
Disney has just announced two new installments of Pixar’s SparkShorts will be joining Disney+ in the near future- along with a feature-length documentary. Read: ‘Behind the Attraction’ Review: A Fun, Occasionally Frustrating Look At Your Disney Parks Favorites SparkShorts is a series of short films produced by Pixar Animation Studios, which allows filmmakers and artists
Check out the new trailer and poster showcasing the upcoming all-new original feature film Turning Red from Pixar Animation Studios’ director Domee Shi, who won an Oscar® for her 2018 short film, Bao. Read: Disney Stock Jumps 4.15%, Boosted By ‘Black Widow’ Success And High Theme Park Demand Young actress Rosalie Chiang lends her voice
Turning Red is the next film from Pixar Animation Studios, and besides a brief look shared during Disney’s Investor Day in December 2020, we’ve not been shown much about the film – but it seems we’ll be getting our first proper look at the movie very soon! Academy Award-winner Domee Shi will direct the film,
Like all Pixar films up to this point (including Disney+’s Soul), Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will be releasing their latest offering on both 4K Ultra HD and standard Blu-ray. Read: Gabriel Iglesias Cast as Mike’s Nemesis in ‘Monsters at Work’ The home video release of Luca will hit shelves on August 3, 2021 and
Luca may have only been released under two weeks ago, but Pixar’s latest film has proven to be a hit with audiences and critics alike, with an impressive 88% audience score and a cushty 90% score with critics. It’s been such a critical hit that Disney might already be considering expanding the Luca universe. Mo
Ever since the pandemic last year The Walt Disney Company had to make numerous changes to their theatrical release calendar. 2020 saw them put Disney+ to good use by moving Onward mid-theatrcial release, Artemis Fowl, The One and Only Ivan, and Mulan to the service. Pixar saw two of their projects make the move with
Luca is the latest film from Pixar and the first Disney+ Original since February’s Flora & Ulysses. With a four-month gap with two Premiere Access films and no free originals, Disney+ is starting to feel quite empty without a steady flow of feature-length exclusives that you don’t have to pay for. Additionally, since this is
*UPDATE 7/14/2021* We can now confirm Göransson will in fact being scoring the newest Pixar original film. Pixar Animation Studios is currently in production on their newest original film Turning Red. While not much is known on the project, a new listing via IMDBPro has caught our attention and we thought it would be fun
Celebrate National Streaming Day with Disney+ with a fun new featurette showcasing how one friend can change your life forever, a key theme in Disney and Pixar’s upcoming original feature film Luca. Director Enrico Casarosa and members of the voice cast including Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan share
Today, IGN exclusively dropped a new first-look image of the upcoming Disney+ series Monsters at Work from Pixar. The photo, which can be found above, features several characters new to the franchise. As we know from previous announcements, the characters from left to right are Cutter, Val, Fritz, Duncan, and Tylor. These characters are voiced
Disney has been busy with their theatre news, and it seems like they don’t plan on stopping because they’ve officially announced that Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story will tour the UK in a concert format. Guests will get to watch the classic 1995 film alongside an orchestra who will perform the music and songs live. READ: ‘The
Last month, a Tweet was circulated which revealed some Pixar staff members’ disappointment with the recent choice of sending their films directly to Disney+ with no additional fee. Read: Visit Portorosso in The New Trailer For Pixar’s ‘Luca’ The Tweet in question came from journalist Matthew Belloni who said: Just talked to a Pixar friend
A flyer began circulating online today that seems to reveal some exclusive casting news out of Pixar Animation Studios. Read: VIDEO: News From The Castle: Spider-Man: No Way Home & Percy Jackson Updates! In this flyer, which Trans March on Twitter claims to be officially sent from the casting director, details are listed which describe
Pixar Animation Studios is one of the most iconic animation studios of all-time, they seem to always put out content that people of all ages can enjoy. The DisInsider was honored to appear on the Post-Credit Podcast to discuss their storied content in a fantasy football-style draft as we stake claim to their most influential
Yesterday, we received the first poster for Pixar Animation Studios Luca. Now, we the studio has debuted a teaser trailer for their newest original film. Read: New Trailer and Poster For ‘The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers’ Released Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film Luca is
