The upcoming era of Disney is going to be about fixing their past mistakes while capitalizing on their successes. That’s the narrative, anyway, one being supported by the entertainment media. Variety has a new article where they talk about Disney’s plans for the near future coming off a recent h...
Read MoreFor whatever reason, Disney and its subsidiaries Pixar, Lucasfilm, and Marvel, decided to blow their load on Friday, August 9th, the first day of D23. So many major TV and film announcements were made on Friday that one is left wondering what can still come out over the rest of the weekend. There we...
Read MoreBloomberg UK ran an interesting piece yesterday about Pixar, their president, Jim Morris, and his strategy to regain the studio’s prestige. I recommend the whole piece for the interviews and even the header image. This image by artist Sean Dong shows various icons of Pixar’s past as well-loved t...
Read MoreToday, Disney announced the surprise release of Moana 2 on November 27th. The film is a reworking of the TV series that was announced in 2020, and both Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson are expected to return as Moana and Maui. Check out a first look and Disney CEO Bob Iger’s comments (cour...
Read MoreDisney and Pixar are breaking out their old toys. Earlier this year, amid a string of box office failures (which has only gotten worse since then), Disney CEO Bob Iger announced a fifth Toy Story movie – among some other animated sequels – during the first-quarter earnings call with investors....
Read MoreTim Allen recently spoke with The Daily Mail about Toy Story 5, his involvement with the sequel, and Pixar’s Lightyear. Check out an excerpt here: “Toy Story five had been kind of laid down quite a while ago, but we just couldn’t get into it. Then Disney announced it about two months...
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