The original “Toy Story” film hit theaters almost 20 years ago. (Crazy to think, isn’t it?) Woody and Buzz captured the hearts of fans worldwide, and thus began the “Toy Story” franchise. John Lasseter, the director of the original film and its first sequel, will be stepping in to direct
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D23 Expo Red Carpet Arrivals
D23 Expo 2013 red-carpet arrivals, featuring Disney execs, filmmakers, special guests and stars from Disney’s slate of upcoming live action and animated films. Who and When: Friday: Dane Cook (“Disney’s Planes”), Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell (“Frozen”), plus Bob Iger and John Lasseter and more to be announced. Saturday: Jason
D23 Expo Will Kick off with CEO Bob Iger
D23 Expo 2013 will celebrate its grand opening with a welcome from Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger followed by the first of two arena presentations hosted by The Walt Disney Studios at the Anaheim Convention Center. On Friday, August 9, The Walt Disney Studios will surprise and delight fans
Creating Disney Infinity: The Toy Box
Disney Interactive released the second video in its behind-the-scenes “Creating Infinity” series. The new video focuses on the inspiration behind Disney Infinity’s “Toy Box” mode, and includes interviews with Pixar and Avalanche Software creative visionaries, as well as commentary from renowned Disney storytellers. In the interviews, leaders such as John Lasseter
Disney Twenty-Three’s Summer Movie Spectacular Preview
The summer issue of Disney twenty-three, the magazine of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, features a mega summer movie preview of Disney’s upcoming theatrical releases. “D23 gets readers back in the saddle with filmmakers Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore Verbinski for Johnny Depp’s upcoming The Lone Ranger; Billy Crystal talks about scaring
Disney Insider Celebrates Disney Infinity with First Behind-the-Scenes Video
Today, Disney Insider premiered a behind-the-scenes video of our all-new gaming initiative, Disney Infinity. In “Creating Disney Infinity,” the first in a series of videos leading up to the game’s release, Disney leaders and creatives from across the company including John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich and Avalanche Software’s John Blackburn open up about Disney Infinity’s origins and Disney’s heritage
Dane Cook replaces Jon Cryer as the voice of Dusty in Disney’s Planes
Dane Cook has been tapped to voice the lead character Dusty, a plane with high hopes in “Disney’s Planes.” Inspired by the world of “Cars” and directed by Disneytoon Studios veteran and aviation enthusiast Klay Hall (“King of the Hill,” “The Simpsons”), “Disney’s Planes” is an action-packed 3D animated comedy
‘Disney Infinity’ Event Recap
Yesterday, I had a chance to go out to the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles, CA, to get a first ever look at the new Disney game and platform, ‘Disney Infinity‘. Imagine a world inhabited by all your favorite Disney characters, where anything can happen, as long as
First Look at Pixar’s Blue Umbrella Short
A first look at Pixar’s new short BLUE UMBRELLA, which will be released along with MONSTERS UNIVERSITY. It is just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters. And in the midst, two
Four New D23 Events for 2013
In addition to the D23 events that were announced in the past few weeks, four new events have been added to the schedule that I think you will be excited to hear about and hopefully take part in if you are a D23 member. 1. Peter Pan Panel and Movie
Disney Planes coming to theaters on August 2013
After the success of Cars, Pixar Studios is gearing up for their new movie ‘Planes’, slated for a cinema release worldwide on August 9th 2013. Contrary to a previous statement, Pixar will be bringing this animated film to theaters near you soon, rather than releasing it straight to DVD. Planes
It’s Luxo from Pixar…Well Almost!
Luxo (Jr.) has come to life and one day may be available in your own home! )If you do not recall where Luxo Jr. came from and the connection to Disney, well think back to 1986 when Pixar and John Lasseter released a a short animated film that quickly became popular, titled
Pixar Dedicates Building To Steve Jobs
While the first thing you may think of when you hear Steve Jobs‘ name is his legendary work at Apple, many people should know the role he played in the creation of Pixar films. Jobs financed the studio for quite some time, even when it was not profitable, because he believed in
Pixar Short “La Luna” Now Available Online!
“La Luna” is one of my favorite of the Pixar shorts that have been released in the past few years and I was glad to see it was available online now! “La Luna is the timeless fable of a young boy who is coming of age in the most peculiar
