Comic Dane Cook to Voice Planes’ Rusty

February 28, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments

The final pieces are coming together for Disney’s upcoming summer feature Planes as the studio announced that comedian Dane Cook has signed to voice its central character Dusty. Cook will voice a small, go-getter plane who dreams of being a pro racing plane but must overcome both a lack of [...]

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Disney’s ‘Planes’ to Take Off in Theaters in August

December 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 5 Comments

Disney has announced that it will release Planes, a new CG-animated feature “inspired by” the world of Pixar’s Cars in theaters on August 9, 2013. Produced by DisneyToon Studios, Planes was originally planned as a direct-to-home Entertainment release several years ago. Directed by Klay Hall, the movie takes its cue [...]

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D23 Expo Whets Appetites for Upcoming Toons

August 22, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Taking a marketing page from Comic-Con, Disney’s D23 Expo offered bits and pieces of news, highlights of upcoming animated fare and meet-and-greets with talent for die-hard fans this past weekend in Anaheim. Upcoming features such as Pixar’s Brave and Monsters University, Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, director Rich Moore’s Wreck-It Ralph and [...]

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