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Pixar Unveils Another New ‘Brave’ Image


July 1, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 3 Comments divider image
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The fleeting glimpses to date of Disney-Pixar’s Brave have stirred up tremendous interest in the movie, which is due out next summer. We fully expect the trend to continue after seeing this new image from the film: Brave is due out June 22, 2012.

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Disney Hires Writer for Long-Developing ‘King of the Elves’


June 30, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments divider image
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King of the Elves, an animated adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story that has been in development for years at Disney, is apparently on again. According to a report in Variety, the studio has hired Michael Markowitz to work on the script for the film, which is being overseen [...]

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First-day Take of $37M for ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’


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The visual-effects extravaganza Transformers: Dark of the Moon debuted Wednesday to about $37 million in ticket sales, marking the best debut of the year for any film. Based on the popular Hasbro toys and classic 1980s animated series, the third film in the Transformers franchise earned about $8 million of [...]

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Videos We Like: Animated ‘Rocketeer’ Homage


June 28, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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One of our favorite comics at Animation Magazine is The Rocketeer, created way back in the early 1980s by Dave Stevens and turned into a live-action feature film by Disney in 1991. The movie version of The Rocketeer was a box office flop,  but has found new popularity in recent [...]

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Tom Hanks: ‘Toy Story 4′ is in the Works


June 27, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 7 Comments divider image
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Tom Hanks, who has voiced Woody in all three Toy Story feature films, has told the BBC that he thinks there will be a Toy Story 4 and that the project is being worked on. Speaking to promote the release of the romantic comedy Larry Crowne, Hanks was asked if [...]

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‘Brave’ Teaser Trailer Arrives


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The teaser for Disney-Pixar’s Brave is here at last. Take a look: Brave is due out June 22, 2012. What do you think? Is this going to live up to the hype?

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‘Cars 2′ Crosses the Finish Line with Huge Lead


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Disney-Pixar’s Cars 2 raced to a strong finish in its opening weekend with $68 million in ticket sales, handily beating out its predecesor. The opening weekend gross for the film handily beat out the $60 million opening weekend take for 2006′s Cars, as well as the openings for fellow Pixar [...]

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New Character Images from Pixar’s ‘Brave’


June 24, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 3 Comments divider image
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While many of our readers are surely planning to take in Cars 2 ASAP, we have a few new character images from next summer’s Pixar feature, Brave. But first, here’s a great look at the heroine of the piece, Princess Merida, in all her digital, bow-wielding glory. Here are the [...]

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On the Autobahn of Fun


June 23, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments divider image
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John Lasseter and his A-Team at Pixar up the ante for Lightning McQueen, Mater and the rest of their four-wheel buddies in the summer’s highly anticipated sequel, Cars 2. Far too many sequels consist of the filmmakers and studio taking a victory lap in which a hit film is tweaked [...]

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‘Cars 2′ Poised to Burn Up the Box Office Track


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Pixar is ready to race back into theaters this weekend with the release of its long-awaited sequel, Cars 2. The feature, directed by Pixar and Disney Animation creative chief John Lasseter, is set to roar into more than 4,100 cinemas — many of them in stereoscopic 3D and 3D IMAX. [...]

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