Tag Archives: Disney
Disney Pic RAPUNZEL Becomes TANGLED
Don’t let the picture fool you, according to FirstShowing.net, the powers that be over at Disney have renamed their upcoming animated feature from RAPUNZEL to TANGLED. In this film Disney returns to their foray into 3D but with a very 2d, … Continue reading
Disney Makes First Cut for Best Score
According to Variety, Disney’s new 2D feature THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG has made its way to be one of the scores ok’d to compete for the Original Score Oscar. This is certainly ironic since according to the Academy rules … Continue reading
Disney Creates New EPIC MICKEY
Variety reports that Disney is bringing its main man, or mouse, out of the vault and into video games. Mickey is staring in a new video game called EPIC MICKEY and taking him back to his roots. The reason for … Continue reading
Canada Leads Worldwide Animation Market?
According to a report from Screen Digest, Canada is the worlds largest producer of animation for television, creating 382 hours in 2008 worth $265M dollars. Where as the US output was fewer than 330 hours but was worth $376M dollars. … Continue reading
Disney May Lose Marvel Characters to Kirby Heirs
Animation Magazine reports that the Disney/Marvel merger has hit a major road block. The heirs of the comic artist Jack Kirby – creator and collaborator such characters as the Incredible Hulk, x-Men, the Fantastic Four, and others – have served … Continue reading
Disney and Del Toro’s Double Dare
AWN reports that Guillermo Del Toro, director of PAN’S LABYRINTH, and the upcoming feature THE HOBBIT, is teaming up with the Walt Disney Company to create a new production label for more edgy animated films. The Disney Double Dare You … Continue reading
London Wooed With Disney Clips
According to The Hollywood Reporter, 1,500 lucky people in London were treated to over 2 hours of Disney and Pixar clips of 3D revamped and upcoming projects. John Lasseter, head of Disney/Pixar and consummate animation pitchman, hosted the event producing … Continue reading
Disney Acquires Marvel
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney is purchasing Marvel comics for a tidy sum of $4 billion. This will be the second large acquisition in the Iger administration of Disney, the first being the purchase of Pixar for $7 billion … Continue reading
Sleeping Beauty to Wake in Toronto
Animation Magazine reports that a new documentary focusing on the second golden age of Disney Studios animation, WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY will be premiering at the Toronto International Festival. Created by producer and animation historian Don Hahn, WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY is … Continue reading
