In order to keep up with its latest current and upcoming projects, Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) is expanding. Read: First Reactions For Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ Drop Online WDAS President Clark Spencer has just announced that a new studio location will be opening in Vancouver, BC. The focus of this facility will be on long-form
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Disney+ and Walt Disney Animation Studios present Season 2 of Short Circuit Experimental Films launches on August 4, 2021. The first trailer for the series of short films has also been released. Read: ‘The Muppets Studio’ Unveils New Logo and Hints at Future Projects Short Circuit, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ innovative and experimental short film program where anyone at the
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,
We now have information regarding the Walt Disney Animation Studios film following Encanto. According to Discussing Film, the next Disney animated feature film in production will arrive in the Fall of 2022 and will be directed by Don Hall. This will mark Disney’s 61st film in their canon of animated features and will likely fill
Raya and the Last Dragon had a bit of a disappointing run in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access. However, as the animated film ditches Premier Access, viewers came flocking to see the latest film from Walt Disney Animation. According to Nielsen, Raya and the Last Dragon logged over a billion minutes watched on
A first look photo at the upcoming short film Far From the Tree has been released. Read: ‘Encanto’ Toy Leak Provides First Look at Characters In an exclusive interview with IndieWire, director Natalie Nourigat discusses her inspiration for the upcoming short. She recalls growing up in the Pacific Northwest (where the short is set), doing
Encanto, the upcoming film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, has yet to receive its first trailer or any official other marketing material (apart from the first look shown during December’s Investor Day.) However, a recent toy leak confirms the design of the main characters. Read: Duncan Pow to Reprise ‘Rogue One’ Role in ‘Andor’ Series
Today, Animation Magazine confirmed the news that Phil Young, legendary Disney animator who worked on films such as Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, has passed away. Young worked on a plethora of Disney animated features over the years, beginning in the late 1970s under the tutelage of several of Walt’s Nine Old
While all eyes this weekend were on the phenomenal smash hit Cruella, a Disney film released earlier this year continued to make a huge impact on the box office totals. Walt Disney Animation’s Raya and the Last Dragon will add another $2.5 million to its box office total over the four day Memorial Day weekend.
Deadline is reporting that Marya Bangee has replaced Julie Ann Crommett as the VP of Multicultural Audience Engagement for Disney Studios. Read: Short Film Collection ‘Launchpad’ Announced for Disney+ Bangee, previously the Executive Director of Harness, will work with the various Disney divisions including live-action, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Walt Disney Animation, Pixar, and more. At the
Just in time for its 20th anniversary, Disney Movie Club has seemingly brought back its long-standing tradition of releasing Disney titles exclusively for members. Read: Disney to Release ‘Fantasia’ on Home Video for the First Time in 10 Years After a gap in exclusive releases since late 2019, Disney Movie Club has announced that two
As the UK leaves its third national lockdown, many theatres are preparing to reopen their doors this May once restrictions have been lifted, with some shows waiting as far as late July before welcoming patrons back into their theatres. Returning favourites include Hamilton, Disney’s The Lion King, and Disney’s Mary Poppins and with old favourites
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
Of the Disney animated movies of the last 10 years, Wreck-It-Ralph is one of my favorites. After watching it for the first time, I fell in love with the world of Litwak’s arcade and the games and the characters. Though I’m not much of a gamer myself, I still understood most of the references and felt that
Moana, the 56th entry in the Disney animated canon, was released in 2016 to critical praise. There is much to like in this film, which follows the story of a young Hawaiian girl as she struggles to adapt to what her family expects of her. Of course, one can instantly see the similarities between this
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
Like Wreck-It Ralph, this film breaks the mold of traditional Disney fodder and tells a different kind of story. However unlike Wreck-It Ralph, this film is not an original story. Big Hero 6 takes inspiration from a Marvel comic strip from the late 1990s which introduced the characters of Baymax and Hiro. Read: 20 Weeks of
Frozen is probably the most popular Disney film of the last 10 years. Not only was it a smash hit upon its release in 2013, but it has inspired multiple short films, a Broadway musical, a successful sequel, and lots of love in the parks. The characters are memorable and endearing, the soundtrack is one of
Following the colossal box office failure of Winnie the Pooh, Walt Disney Animation Studios decided to go in the complete opposite direction for their next film, both in terms of story and style. Rather than adapting a classic piece of children’s literature or a fairy tale, John Lasseter and the team at Disney went into
A brand-new sneak peek at Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon reveals the new original song, “Lead the Way,” written and performed by Grammy-nominated artist and songwriter, Jhené Aiko. Oscar-nominated, Emmy and Grammy-winning composer James Newton-Howard (News of the World, A Hidden Life, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald) created the original score.
For Disney’s 52nd animated film from the canon, we have the final traditionally animated- and quickly forgotten- Winnie the Pooh. This follow up to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is a cute little film that was sandwiched between Tangled and Wreck-It-Ralph, two Disney films that have proved to be much more popular. Despite the efforts of Disney to
Disney followed up The Princess and the Frog with another princess movie, the first of its kind to be completely CG: Tangled. The studios’ 50th animated film follows in the tradition of the princess movies of the 1990’s, even bringing back Alan Menken to write new songs for the film. Featuring a top notch voice cast including
Entertainment Weekly has reported that a new short from Walt Disney Animation Studios will premiere theatrically with their upcoming film Raya and the Last Dragon. Read: Director Carlos López Estrada Talks ‘Raya and the Last Dragon,’ His New Animated Film and Live-Action ‘Robin Hood’ Being the first theatrical short from the studio in five years,
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
Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, released in 2009, brought audiences back to an earlier era of Disney storytelling. After a series of more experimental films, the studio took a page out of their Renaissance book by returning to the Broadway-style musical that became the norm during the 1990’s. Read: 20 Weeks of Disney Animation: ‘Bolt’
Meet the Robinsons can not be more different a movie than Chicken Little, the previous film from Disney animation. This is a good thing because, as you may have noticed from my last post, I am not a fan of Chicken Little. Read: 20 Weeks of Disney Animation: ‘Chicken Little’ Meet the Robinsons was released to
Chicken Little is significant for a couple of reasons. First of all, it was the first fully CGI film made from Walt Disney Animated Studios. In order to compete with Pixar and DreamWorks, Disney chose to make a computer animated film and Chicken Little is the result. It also is significant because it is arguably the worst film
Home on the Range is a simple story about three cows that go on a journey to save their farm. Throughout this journey we get yodeling, burping, and a whole lot of Roseanne Barr. Now you have basically seen the movie. None of those things are particularly enjoyable for me (expect the yodeling, which is
It looks like animation can be used for more than just entertainment! Read: Evan Rachel Wood and Alfred Molina Reprising Their ‘Frozen 2’ Roles For Audiobook ‘Frozen 2: Dangerous Secrets’ In addition to winning multiple awards and achieving global fame, the creators of Frozen can now add solving a long unsolved cold case to their
Brother Bear, released in 2003, is mostly forgettable both as a film and within the context of Disney history. The second to last traditionally animation Disney film before the transition to CG animation, Brother Bear didn’t make a great impression upon its release and is often forgotten within the Disney canon as a whole. The story, however, is
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
After being out of print for 10 years, it was recently announced that you can bring Fantasia home once again. This announcement continues Disney’s tradition of releasing Fantasia every 10 years on home video. However, this time there is a catch. This title will only be available for those that are part of the Disney
In a recent report, Entertainment Weekly revealed that Big Hero 6: The Series will be ending with a third season. Read: Walt Disney Animation Studios at Investor Day: A Guide This show, based on the 2014 film of the same name, will be airing its series finale on Monday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT
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
