Tag: Walt Disney Studios
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Directing Hybrid ‘Aristocats’ Remake
The 1970 animated musical-comedy The Aristocats is the latest Disney toon classic to enter the live-action/hybrid adaptation pipeline. According to Deadline, The Roots founding member...
Victoria Alonso Suddenly Exits Marvel Studios Post
Hitmaker executive producer and longtime Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso has left the entertainment powerhouse unexpectedly after 17 years. She departed her post as...
Disney Legend Rolly Crump, Imagineer Behind Classic Attractions, Dies Age 93
Roland "Rolly" Crump, one of Walt Disney's top designers during the creation of Disneyland who lent his unique artistic flair to beloved classic attractions,...
Former Disney Animation VP, Toonz & ASIFA-India Founder Bill Dennis Dies Age 80
William (Bill) Dennis, Sr., a gifted and dedicated animation executive for major studios who also helped lay the foundations of the animation industry in...
‘Bambi,’ ‘Totoro’ & ‘Toy Story’ Make Variety’s 100 Greatest Movies List
With the end of 2022 just a couple weeks away, many an outlet and tastemaker is reviewing how more recent releases, cinema legacies and...
The Year’s Top VFX Oscar Contenders
***This article originally appeared in the January '23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 326)***
December marks moviegoers’ return to Pandora after a 13-year absence, which...
Disney Announces Million-Dollar Grant to Exceptional Minds
This past weekend, Exceptional Minds (exceptional-minds.org), a nonprofit academy and working studio training young adults on the autism spectrum for careers in the creative...
Mickey Celebrates Diwali in New Holiday Short
In honor of today's Hindu holiday, Disney Junior has released a new Diwali-themed Me & Mickey short, hosted by the mouse himself. The CG-animated...
D23 Teases New ‘Mickey’ Doc, ‘Star Wars’ Animated Projects
The D23 Expo continued to fuel fan excitement through the weekend with a jam-packed presentation from the teams at Walt Disney Studios' Lucasfilm, Marvel...
Saturn Awards Announce Nominees for 50th Edition
The nominees for the 50th Saturn Awards for film, television, streaming and home entertainment have been announced. Marvel Studios live-action titles dominated the Film...
CinemaCon: Disney Details Pixar, 20th, Marvel Slate, ‘Avatar’ Sequel
Walt Disney Studios’ presentation at CinemaCon 2022 took place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas earlier today, where Disney’s head of theatrical distribution Tony...
PGA Innovation Award Nominees Announced
Today, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced nominees for The PGA Innovation Award ahead of the 33rd Annual Producers Guild Awards. This Award...
Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges to Keynote 4th BRIC Summit
The BRIC Foundation, dedicated to increasing representation in the entertainment and gaming industries, today announced the official lineup for its 4th annual BRIC Summit,...
Disney Taps Cinesite to Deliver CGI for ‘Iwájú’
Cinesite has been awarded CGI animation work for the highly-anticipated series Iwájú — a Disney+ original set in a futuristic version of Lagos, Nigeria....
News Bytes: Warner & Discovery to Merge, V-CRX Sets 1st Guests, ‘Sweet Tooth’ Trailer
AT&T to Spin Off and Combine WarnerMedia with Discovery
The to-be-named new standalone media company will be headed by Discovery CEO David Zaslav with the...
‘Luca’ Set as Disney+ Exclusive as Disney Updates Summer Film Schedule
Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution today announced new release details for a number of titles on Walt Disney Studios’ upcoming slate of films. In...
Black Women Animate, Cartoon Network Present 1st Black in Animation Awards
Black Women Animate (BWA Studios) and Cartoon Network Studios have partnered to launch the inaugural Black in Animation Awards Show. This new initiative will...
Disney Pivots to Streaming Focus, Unifying Media Unit Under Kareem Daniel. Wall Street Approves.
In case you need reminding: 2020 has been a wild, unpredictable ride. With COVID-19 lockdown orders and precautions keeping movie audiences at home, the...
‘Mulan’ Shoots Straight for Disney+ as Streamer Hits 5-Year Sub Goal
Walt Disney Studios has announced that the repeatedly delayed theatrical release of Niki Caro's live-action Mulan is off for the foreseeable, and is now...
Oscar-Winner Taika Waititi Making New ‘Star Wars’ Movie; Co-Writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns
In big "May the Fourth" news: Academy Award winner Taika Waititi, who recently won Best Adapted Screenplay for Jojo Rabbit and directed the widely-acclaimed...
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