Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It’s a true story about the renaissance that took place between 1984 and 1994 at the fabled Walt Disney Animation Studios and how Disney animation regained its magic with a staggering output of hits including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin,
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Meeting your favorite Disney Celebrity
This just might be the cry for the Disney fan of the Millennium. Back in the 1900’s though, the Disney fan wanted to meet… Walt Disney of course! And we have all read of many first-hand experiences of those who actually realized their dream. But likely, if you are a
Disney’s Prep & Landing Returns with New Holiday Specials
“Prep &Landing” returns this season with an all new 7-Minute animated short, “Operation: Secret Santa,” airing on ABC in December, while the half-hour animated special, “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice,” debuts in 2011. “Prep & Landing” became an instant favorite with viewers and emerged as TV’s number 1 holiday
Disney Animation is closing the book on fairy tales
This sad article comes to us from the LA Times. Once upon a time, there was a studio in Burbank that spun classic fairy tales into silver-screen gold. But now the curtain is falling on “princess movies,” which have been a part of Disney Animation’s heritage since the 1937 debut
Disney Pixar’s CARS 2 Creatives Anchor the 2011 AutoWeek Design Forum Lineup
Two members of the creative team behind some of the most successful animated films by Disney Pixar will speak to Inspiration Behind the Design at the 17th AutoWeek Design Forum. Brad Lewis and Jay Shuster anchor a day of design insight and inspiration and will talk about their work on
Disney Picks Pixar’s Brains for Muppets Movie
The Muppets are getting Pixar-lated. Principals involved with Disney’s upcoming live-action picture starring Jason Segel flew to Pixar headquarters in Emeryville, Calif., on Wednesday for a table read of the project. This is the second recent example of the animation house assisting its Disney parent with a live-action feature after
Pixar Developing Direct to Video Spinoff called Planes
Movieline is reporting some interesting news today about a possible Cars spinoff called Planes that will be going directly to video. Movieline hears that Pixar is currently developing Planes as a semi-sequel and spinoff franchise to Cars, one meant to take advantage of the enormously lucrative direct-to-video market. It’s a
Tron Legacy Gets Some Help from Pixar & John Lasseter
A very interesting article from Entertainment Weekly talking about Joe Kosinski’s bringing in John Lasseter and Friends from Pixar to check out and add some more magic to the film. Joe Kosinski’s Tron: Legacy is getting a little help from above. EW.com has learned that the CG-extravaganza due out at
Exclusive “John Lasseter Talks Toys” Video Series
Look who we found? The lost video Vol. 7: Mr. Potato Head now on Disney Living YouTube WHAT: Just in time for the release of the much anticipated Disney•Pixar film, Toy Story 3, Disney Living has found the never before seen John Lasseter Talks Toys Vol. 7 video: Mr. Potato
Disney’s ‘Ponyo’ On Blu-ray & DVD March 2
Welcome to a world where anything is possible! Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki (2002, Best Animated Feature, “Spirited Away”) and legendary filmmaker John Lasseter together with Disney bring to life a heartwarming and imaginative telling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale “The Little Mermaid.” A young boy named Sosuke
Disney’s John Lasseter creating Oscar magic
A great Q & A for Reuters UK talking to Disney’s Pixar Animation Studios head John Lasseter. They talk about his successes and even go into some of his future projects. Disney’s Pixar Animation Studios head into the next week’s Oscars with the only movie ever nominated for both best
Disney’s Toy Story 3 Toys Drop In at Toy Fair
Green Army Men, Buzz, Woody, Lots-O’-Huggin’ Bear, John Lasseter and Lee Unkrich show off the new Toy Story 3 toy line at the 2010 American International Toy Fair in New York City. Lasseter gives us some insight to Lotsos history as he smells his strawberry tummy.
Disney’s Where The Wild Things Are – Directed by John Lasseter
1983 animation test by Disney, directed by John Lasseter (who went on to direct and produce most of the Pixar films, including Toy Story). Back then Disney owned the film rights to the Where The Wild Things Are books… they didn’t use them, though, so they lost them. Check out
New Winnie the Pooh movie due out in 2011
Disney announced today that it has begun production on the first Pooh feature film in decades, due for release in spring 2011. Writers have gone back to the original AA Milne books and, specifically, five unfilmed Pooh stories to be knitted together for the new film. John Lasseter, Disney-Pixar’s chief
