Disney Drops Day of the Dead Trademark Bid

May 8, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Disney and Pixar learned yesterday that sometimes it’s not such a great idea to trademark the name of your movie. The studio got a huge backlash on Tuesday after trying to trademark “Dia de los Muertos” for the upcoming Pixar animated feature. After social media critics lashed out against the [...]

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Academy Announces Student Animation Oscars Finalists

May 2, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

The 47 finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Student Academy Awards competition were announced on Wednesday. The winners will come to Los Angeles for a week of industry activities that will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Academy’s [...]

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Concept Art Revealed for Pixar’s Upcoming Pics

January 2, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

The new year in animation kicked off in gear in grand style as Pixar unveiled concept art for its upcoming movies. The studio offered up new images The Good Dinosaur (May 30, 2014), Untitled Pixar Movie That Takes You Inside the Mind (June 19, 2015) and the Dia de los [...]

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‘Buffy’ Writer to Work on New Pixar Project

October 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments

Buffy the Vampire Slayer writer Marti Noxon has joined Pixar to work on an unspecified project. Pixar’s senior development exec Mary Coleman made the announcement at this week’s Austin Film Festival. Noxon, who has an impressive list of TV credits, including Angel, Brothers and Sisters, Grey’s Anatomy, Mad Men and [...]

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Upcoming Pixar Projects Unveiled at CinemaCon

April 25, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Attendees at yesterday’s CinemaCon event in Las Vegas learned all about Pixar’s upcoming animated slate and found out details about the sequel to Disney’s Muppets movie. Here is the Pixar slate: The Good Dinosaur. Directed by Bob Peterson with co-director Peter Sohn and producer John Walker. This comedy takes a look [...]

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