Pixar director Kelsey Mann introduced the first 35 minutes of “Inside Out 2” at a recent studio sneak peek event, comparing how happy he looked at his 5th birthday party versus how uncomfortable he was at his 13th celebration. His teen angst was the driving force in making the sequel to Pete Docter’s Oscar-winning original.
“I hated everyone looking at me,” Mann said, “and I think it’s about the new emotions that come up at this age. You’re suddenly self-aware, and you’re extremely self-conscious. You start to look at yourself and see nothing but flaws. I was thinking, ‘Am I really worth all this celebrating?’ That’s what we want to do with this film. And that’s why we think it’s worth telling, and that’s why we think it’s important, especially now. We want teens to look at themselves in the mirror and love what they see,...
“I hated everyone looking at me,” Mann said, “and I think it’s about the new emotions that come up at this age. You’re suddenly self-aware, and you’re extremely self-conscious. You start to look at yourself and see nothing but flaws. I was thinking, ‘Am I really worth all this celebrating?’ That’s what we want to do with this film. And that’s why we think it’s worth telling, and that’s why we think it’s important, especially now. We want teens to look at themselves in the mirror and love what they see,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Pixar Animation Studios is planning to reduce its workforce in the coming months, an insider confirmed to Deadline, as part of overall content spending trims at Disney.
An initial report on the planned staff cuts by TechCrunch indicated it could affect up to 20% of the overall workforce, but the source pushed back on that estimate. No specifics or timeline for the reduction have yet been determined.
The pullback is related to an easing of the studio’s production workflow, which went into overdrive under former CEO Bob Chapek. The ex-boss not only put three straight Pixar films onto Disney+ without a theatrical release, but he also ordered episodic series, which the animation studio had never previously done. Franchise films haven’t always gone smoothly but episodic fare is a whole new realm. While Pixar has historically been...
An initial report on the planned staff cuts by TechCrunch indicated it could affect up to 20% of the overall workforce, but the source pushed back on that estimate. No specifics or timeline for the reduction have yet been determined.
The pullback is related to an easing of the studio’s production workflow, which went into overdrive under former CEO Bob Chapek. The ex-boss not only put three straight Pixar films onto Disney+ without a theatrical release, but he also ordered episodic series, which the animation studio had never previously done. Franchise films haven’t always gone smoothly but episodic fare is a whole new realm. While Pixar has historically been...
- 1/12/2024
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Pixar’s first long-form original streaming series, “Win or Lose,” has been bumped to 2024. It was originally meant to premiere in December.
Disney just released the Disney+ listings for December and it’s not there. TheWrap had been hearing for a little while that it had been delayed until next year; this confirms it.
The series, created by Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates, focuses on a co-ed middle school softball team called the Pickles and the events leading up to their big championship game. Each episode focuses on a different player or parent and sees what the world is like through their eyes. Will Forte, Rosa Salazar and Milan Ray are among the voice cast. The series will consist of eight episodes.
“Win or Lose” was announced during the Disney’s Investor Day event at the end of 2020. Last year, during the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, Forte’s involvement...
Disney just released the Disney+ listings for December and it’s not there. TheWrap had been hearing for a little while that it had been delayed until next year; this confirms it.
The series, created by Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates, focuses on a co-ed middle school softball team called the Pickles and the events leading up to their big championship game. Each episode focuses on a different player or parent and sees what the world is like through their eyes. Will Forte, Rosa Salazar and Milan Ray are among the voice cast. The series will consist of eight episodes.
“Win or Lose” was announced during the Disney’s Investor Day event at the end of 2020. Last year, during the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, Forte’s involvement...
- 11/15/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
It was a special night at Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif. celebrating the forces behind some of Hollywood’s beloved animated projects for Variety’s 10 Animators to Watch event.
The ceremony and cocktail reception honoring 10 creators in the animation (check out the full list here) field kicked things off with a short welcome from President of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Ramsey Ann Naito. After an exclusive sneak peak from the soon-to-be-released animated film, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” Naito took the stage welcoming the crowd, “I’ve been in animation my entire career and today I can honestly say it’s bigger, it’s brighter and it’s more inclusive than ever.”
Naito then turned her attention to the recipients of the Creative Impact in Animation Directing Award, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson summoning the writing-producing duo behind “Across...
The ceremony and cocktail reception honoring 10 creators in the animation (check out the full list here) field kicked things off with a short welcome from President of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Ramsey Ann Naito. After an exclusive sneak peak from the soon-to-be-released animated film, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” Naito took the stage welcoming the crowd, “I’ve been in animation my entire career and today I can honestly say it’s bigger, it’s brighter and it’s more inclusive than ever.”
Naito then turned her attention to the recipients of the Creative Impact in Animation Directing Award, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson summoning the writing-producing duo behind “Across...
- 7/19/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
Earlier Friday at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, before a screening of their new feature “Elemental,” Pixar unveiled an episode of “Win or Lose,” the first long-form streaming series from the legendary animation studio that’s set to debut on Disney+ this December. And the episode did much to ease fears that Pixar has somehow lost its touch; it is easily one of the most artful, exciting and emotionally incisive things the studio has done. And the wait for more episodes just became downright excruciating.
“Win or Lose,” originally announced during Disney’s investors’ day presentation in December 2020, hinges around an ingenious, incredibly identifiable concept – a middle school softball team is headed toward the championship and each 20-minute episode is told from the point of view of one of the players, their parents or the adults who play with them, like the umpire or coach (voiced by Will Forte...
“Win or Lose,” originally announced during Disney’s investors’ day presentation in December 2020, hinges around an ingenious, incredibly identifiable concept – a middle school softball team is headed toward the championship and each 20-minute episode is told from the point of view of one of the players, their parents or the adults who play with them, like the umpire or coach (voiced by Will Forte...
- 6/16/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
The team behind “Coco” has a new coming-of-age tearjerker in the works for Pixar. “Elio,” the 28th animated feature from the legendary studio, is directed by Adrian Molina who wrote and co-helmed 2018 Oscar-winning film.
“Elio” is centered around the titular 11-year-old underdog (voiced by Yonas Kibreab), who has an active imagination and is beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from various galaxies. The official synopsis reads: Mistakenly identified as Earth’s ambassador to the rest of the universe, and completely unprepared for that kind of pressure, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, survive a series of formidable trials and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.
America Ferrera voices Elio’s mother Olga, with Jameela Jamil and Brad Garrett cast as intergalactic ambassadors.
In addition to Molina, “Coco” associate producer Mary Alice Drumm also produces “Elio.”
“Elio” joins the slew of upcoming Disney/Pixar projects,...
“Elio” is centered around the titular 11-year-old underdog (voiced by Yonas Kibreab), who has an active imagination and is beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from various galaxies. The official synopsis reads: Mistakenly identified as Earth’s ambassador to the rest of the universe, and completely unprepared for that kind of pressure, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, survive a series of formidable trials and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.
America Ferrera voices Elio’s mother Olga, with Jameela Jamil and Brad Garrett cast as intergalactic ambassadors.
In addition to Molina, “Coco” associate producer Mary Alice Drumm also produces “Elio.”
“Elio” joins the slew of upcoming Disney/Pixar projects,...
- 6/13/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Jimmy Kimmel is in his element as host of the Oscars, but he really shines at the annual Disney/ABC upfront. Except this year, of course.
The WGA strike robbed the 2023 TV upfronts week of its pizzaz. All the writers were otherwise engaged in midtown Manhattan as WGA members picketed each upfront presentation thus far, and pretty much canceled Netflix’s altogether.
At the Disney/ABC upfront at the Javits Center, we saw about 100 strikers outside ahead of the event. Scheduled to start at 4 p.m., organizers asked attendees to arrive by 2:30 to get through security. Other events had similar security setups, but opened the doors 60 minutes ahead of the curtain. Disney is a particularly popular event to attend, but the company was probably happy to have guests inside before the picket line got too long and loud.
Once inside the massive venue, we got the upfront minus the joy: No actors,...
The WGA strike robbed the 2023 TV upfronts week of its pizzaz. All the writers were otherwise engaged in midtown Manhattan as WGA members picketed each upfront presentation thus far, and pretty much canceled Netflix’s altogether.
At the Disney/ABC upfront at the Javits Center, we saw about 100 strikers outside ahead of the event. Scheduled to start at 4 p.m., organizers asked attendees to arrive by 2:30 to get through security. Other events had similar security setups, but opened the doors 60 minutes ahead of the curtain. Disney is a particularly popular event to attend, but the company was probably happy to have guests inside before the picket line got too long and loud.
Once inside the massive venue, we got the upfront minus the joy: No actors,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Disney on Tuesday followed NBCUniversal and Fox in presenting its content slate to advertisers. Like them, it bet heavily on sports, news and reality personalities amid the WGA strike, which prompted street picketing outside New York’s Javits Center.
However, testing the patience of the attendees, Disney went double the length of the Monday presentations, with little attention to ABC’s strike-contingent, reality-heavy fall schedule unveiled earlier in the day.
Disney kicked off its upfront presentation in an expected fashion, with a flashy highlight reel that drove home the “magic” of the Mouse House. A brief voice over from Ellen Pompeo reminded the audience that “when the imagination is limitless, life’s possibilities are endless,” as they settled in for the lengthy two-hour presentation. Here were the highlights:
The first hour of the presentation included lots of talk about sports and people having babies, beginning with none other than Serena Williams,...
However, testing the patience of the attendees, Disney went double the length of the Monday presentations, with little attention to ABC’s strike-contingent, reality-heavy fall schedule unveiled earlier in the day.
Disney kicked off its upfront presentation in an expected fashion, with a flashy highlight reel that drove home the “magic” of the Mouse House. A brief voice over from Ellen Pompeo reminded the audience that “when the imagination is limitless, life’s possibilities are endless,” as they settled in for the lengthy two-hour presentation. Here were the highlights:
The first hour of the presentation included lots of talk about sports and people having babies, beginning with none other than Serena Williams,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its 2023 edition, running from June 11 to 17.
More than 13,000 animation professionals are set to descend on the French festival’s lakeside setting for its traditional mix of screenings programs across all formats, Work-in-Progress and First-Look sneak peeks, and presentations going behind the scenes of upcoming animation productions.
Competition title Sirocco And The Kingdom Of The Winds by French director Benoît Chieux opens the festival. The fantasy follows the adventures of two young sisters as they try to make their way home after getting trapped in the world of their favorite book.
A Cat In Paris and Phantom Boy director Alain Gagnol co-wrote the screenplay for the feature lead produced by Paris-based Sacrebleu Productions.
The film, which world premieres in Annecy, is among 11 titles competing for the festival’s Crystal award.
Another three French productions debut in Competition: Chiara Malta and...
More than 13,000 animation professionals are set to descend on the French festival’s lakeside setting for its traditional mix of screenings programs across all formats, Work-in-Progress and First-Look sneak peeks, and presentations going behind the scenes of upcoming animation productions.
Competition title Sirocco And The Kingdom Of The Winds by French director Benoît Chieux opens the festival. The fantasy follows the adventures of two young sisters as they try to make their way home after getting trapped in the world of their favorite book.
A Cat In Paris and Phantom Boy director Alain Gagnol co-wrote the screenplay for the feature lead produced by Paris-based Sacrebleu Productions.
The film, which world premieres in Annecy, is among 11 titles competing for the festival’s Crystal award.
Another three French productions debut in Competition: Chiara Malta and...
- 4/27/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
We’re getting a quick peek at Disney+’s 2023 slate with a sizzle reel that includes footage (albeit lightning quick) of Loki Season 2 and first looks at new series Star Wars: Ahsoka, American Born Chinese, Marvel’s Secret Invasion, Peter, Pan & Wendy, and Pixar’s Win Or Lose, among others.
Starring Tom Hiddleston, Loki is set in a Marvel Cinematic Universe-adjacent world, in which the God of Mischief is a fish-out-of-water when he lands in trouble with the bureaucratic Tva (Time Variance Authority) after absconding with the Tesseract.
Loki Season 2 cast also includes Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Eugene Cordero, Tara Strong and Rafael Casal.
Star Wars: Ahsoka, written by Dave Filoni and executive produced by Filoni and Jon Favreau, will continue Ahsoka’s story. The limited series also stars Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren from the Star Wars Rebels animated series, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Hayden Christensen...
Starring Tom Hiddleston, Loki is set in a Marvel Cinematic Universe-adjacent world, in which the God of Mischief is a fish-out-of-water when he lands in trouble with the bureaucratic Tva (Time Variance Authority) after absconding with the Tesseract.
Loki Season 2 cast also includes Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Eugene Cordero, Tara Strong and Rafael Casal.
Star Wars: Ahsoka, written by Dave Filoni and executive produced by Filoni and Jon Favreau, will continue Ahsoka’s story. The limited series also stars Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren from the Star Wars Rebels animated series, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Hayden Christensen...
- 12/19/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific revealed a robust slate of more than 50 local and global titles at an event in Singapore on Wednesday. While there were few wholly new titles revealed at the event, the overall package of Asian and international content is increasingly impressive and underpins the recent growth of the Disney+ streaming service in the region.
The Disney Content Showcase 2022, held at the Marina Bay Sands convention center, was unveiled to more than 400 press and partners with the company’s top local management, including Luke Kang, president, The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific and Carol Choi, executive VP of original content strategy, in attendance.
Japanese director Miike Takashi was present along with the cast of Korean-made series “Connect” alongside a host of Korean talent. Similarly, talent contingents from Japan and Indonesia were present along with their shows and an expanded deal with Japan’s Kodansha was revealed.
The Disney Content Showcase 2022, held at the Marina Bay Sands convention center, was unveiled to more than 400 press and partners with the company’s top local management, including Luke Kang, president, The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific and Carol Choi, executive VP of original content strategy, in attendance.
Japanese director Miike Takashi was present along with the cast of Korean-made series “Connect” alongside a host of Korean talent. Similarly, talent contingents from Japan and Indonesia were present along with their shows and an expanded deal with Japan’s Kodansha was revealed.
- 11/30/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Jonas Rivera, the Oscar-winning producer and Pixar suit behind Inside Out and Toy Story 4, has been promoted to executive vp film production at the famed animation house.
In the new position, Rivera will oversee all film and streaming production at the studio, guiding projects toward their creative and operational milestones.
With the promotion, producers, associate producers and directors of production will continue to report to Rivera. Directors will continue to report to chief creative officer Pete Docter on creative matters but will now report to Rivera on operational issues.
He is also a key member of the Pixar executive team.
The promotion is reflective both of Pixar’s ramping up of production on movies and TV shows for theatrical and streaming and the important contributions Rivera has made over his long tenure at the studio.
Rivera is a homegrown Pixar talent. He...
Jonas Rivera, the Oscar-winning producer and Pixar suit behind Inside Out and Toy Story 4, has been promoted to executive vp film production at the famed animation house.
In the new position, Rivera will oversee all film and streaming production at the studio, guiding projects toward their creative and operational milestones.
With the promotion, producers, associate producers and directors of production will continue to report to Rivera. Directors will continue to report to chief creative officer Pete Docter on creative matters but will now report to Rivera on operational issues.
He is also a key member of the Pixar executive team.
The promotion is reflective both of Pixar’s ramping up of production on movies and TV shows for theatrical and streaming and the important contributions Rivera has made over his long tenure at the studio.
Rivera is a homegrown Pixar talent. He...
- 9/15/2022
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Saturday’s alright for fighting, but Sunday’s good for a concert livestream in the comfort of your own home.
Disney+ will livestream Elton John‘s Sunday, Nov. 20, performance of his final tour, the streaming service announced Saturday as part of its D23 Expo celebration. Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium will mark nearly five decades from the performance that made John a household name.
More from TVLineGael García Bernal Is Werewolf by Night in Disney+ Trailer Featuring Marvel's Man-Thing, Tva Hunters -- WATCHShe-Hulk Director: Madisynn/Wong Bonus Scene Didn't Exist in the ScriptLoki Season 2 Adds Ke Huy Quan...
Disney+ will livestream Elton John‘s Sunday, Nov. 20, performance of his final tour, the streaming service announced Saturday as part of its D23 Expo celebration. Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium will mark nearly five decades from the performance that made John a household name.
More from TVLineGael García Bernal Is Werewolf by Night in Disney+ Trailer Featuring Marvel's Man-Thing, Tva Hunters -- WATCHShe-Hulk Director: Madisynn/Wong Bonus Scene Didn't Exist in the ScriptLoki Season 2 Adds Ke Huy Quan...
- 9/11/2022
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Disney’s D23 Expo wasn’t just about live-action films. The house of the mouse was obviously built on animation, and the studio didn’t forget its roots in tonight’s big promotional event. Beloved animation studio Pixar had a presence at D23 as well, and they delivered several updates on projects new and familiar while also confirming today’s news of an impending sequel to “Inside Out.”
Read More: An ‘Inside Out 2’ Movie Is Happening, But Bill Hader & Mindy Kaling Won’t Return Over Pay Issues
Before that, the next big theatrical release for Pixar is the film “Elemental,” and the studio revealed actors Mamoudou Athie (“Jurassic World Dominion”) and Leah Lewis (“The Half of It”) as the lead voices.
Continue reading Pixar Names ‘Elemental’ Main Cast, Announces New Feature ‘Elio’ & Will Forte Joins ‘Win Or Lose’ Series [D23 Expo] at The Playlist.
Read More: An ‘Inside Out 2’ Movie Is Happening, But Bill Hader & Mindy Kaling Won’t Return Over Pay Issues
Before that, the next big theatrical release for Pixar is the film “Elemental,” and the studio revealed actors Mamoudou Athie (“Jurassic World Dominion”) and Leah Lewis (“The Half of It”) as the lead voices.
Continue reading Pixar Names ‘Elemental’ Main Cast, Announces New Feature ‘Elio’ & Will Forte Joins ‘Win Or Lose’ Series [D23 Expo] at The Playlist.
- 9/10/2022
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
Pixar might be known for its famous animated films, but it's a bit surprising that they hadn't yet dipped their toes into the world of animated television shows. That's about to change with "Win or Lose," the company's first-ever long-form animated series. /Film's own Ethan Anderton is on the ground at D23 and caught a sneak peek of Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates' new Disney+ series, and it certainly looks different than anything we've seen from them before.
"Win or Lose" isn't structured like a typical Pixar movie. The series will take place over the course of one week, centering around a middle school softball team called the Pickles as they rapidly approach the coveted championship game. Each episode is expected to follow one critical member of the Pickles and their insecurities as the game approaches, with two stories being showcased in particular. One is of the umpire, a teacher...
"Win or Lose" isn't structured like a typical Pixar movie. The series will take place over the course of one week, centering around a middle school softball team called the Pickles as they rapidly approach the coveted championship game. Each episode is expected to follow one critical member of the Pickles and their insecurities as the game approaches, with two stories being showcased in particular. One is of the umpire, a teacher...
- 9/10/2022
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
Click here to read the full article.
Pixar is returning to the world of Inside Out in the summer of 2024. The Disney-owned studio announced a sequel to the 2015 film Friday at D23 — and revealed an alien film titled Elio will arrive in 2024. The studio, which has sent several recent projects straight to Disney+, did not specify if these would be theatrical or streaming plays.
Inside Out is considered a high watermark for Pixar, a studio known for its crowd-pleasing films. The original earned glowing reviews and 857.6 million globally. It voice-starred Amy Poehler as Joy, one of six emotions belonging to 11-year-old Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) as she moved across the country with her family.
Poehler revealed at D23 that Riley will be a teenager in the follow-up and hinted at new emotions to be included, but did not reveal who they would be voiced by. Writer-director Pete Docter’s film also...
Pixar is returning to the world of Inside Out in the summer of 2024. The Disney-owned studio announced a sequel to the 2015 film Friday at D23 — and revealed an alien film titled Elio will arrive in 2024. The studio, which has sent several recent projects straight to Disney+, did not specify if these would be theatrical or streaming plays.
Inside Out is considered a high watermark for Pixar, a studio known for its crowd-pleasing films. The original earned glowing reviews and 857.6 million globally. It voice-starred Amy Poehler as Joy, one of six emotions belonging to 11-year-old Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) as she moved across the country with her family.
Poehler revealed at D23 that Riley will be a teenager in the follow-up and hinted at new emotions to be included, but did not reveal who they would be voiced by. Writer-director Pete Docter’s film also...
- 9/10/2022
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Will Forte is getting animated.
The Last Man on Earth star is to voice the lead character in Win or Lose, Pixar’s first longform series for Disney+.
He will voice the character of Coach Dan in the series, which follows a coed middle school softball team in the week leading up to their championship game.
Written and directed by story artists Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates, and produced by David Lally, Win or Lose is a comedy about love, rivalry and the challenges.
It will air in 2023.
The casting was announced at Disney’s D23 expo.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly had Will Arnett rather than Will Forte. Apologies to all concerned.
The Last Man on Earth star is to voice the lead character in Win or Lose, Pixar’s first longform series for Disney+.
He will voice the character of Coach Dan in the series, which follows a coed middle school softball team in the week leading up to their championship game.
Written and directed by story artists Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates, and produced by David Lally, Win or Lose is a comedy about love, rivalry and the challenges.
It will air in 2023.
The casting was announced at Disney’s D23 expo.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly had Will Arnett rather than Will Forte. Apologies to all concerned.
- 9/10/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Is Pixar regressing with their dependence on sequels and spin-offs in recent years? Is that "Golden Age" of the animated studio in the late '90s and early 2000's forever behind us? Has the competition finally caught up with them or, dare I even say it, surpassed them completely? Those broader concerns are probably a little too big for any one person to judge, admittedly, and no single movie is going to change the perception ... or any single series, for that matter. The recent Disney+ Day has come and gone, but it left us with some intriguing looks at Pixar's upcoming original series "Win or Lose,"...
The post Everything We Know About Pixar's Win or Lose So Far appeared first on /Film.
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- 11/16/2021
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
For three hours on Friday morning, Disney flooded social media with a Main Street Parade of first looks, announcements, and title treatments for at least 45 series, features, and specials set to debut on its streaming service, Disney Plus. The promotional cavalcade covered every section of the service — Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Disney animation and live action, and National Geographic, as well as some offerings for Hulu and Star Plus — as ostensibly part of a company-wide effort to celebrate the streamer’s two year anniversary, dubbed Disney Plus Day.
But coming just two days after Disney announced that Disney Plus added a meager 2.1 million subscribers in its most recent quarter — causing a 7% drop in the company’s stock price on Thursday — the motive behind the effort was plain: To remind Wall Street and subscribers alike that Disney Plus remains second to none in the breadth, depth, and quality of its content. “Trust us,...
But coming just two days after Disney announced that Disney Plus added a meager 2.1 million subscribers in its most recent quarter — causing a 7% drop in the company’s stock price on Thursday — the motive behind the effort was plain: To remind Wall Street and subscribers alike that Disney Plus remains second to none in the breadth, depth, and quality of its content. “Trust us,...
- 11/12/2021
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
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It’s finally Disney+ Day! The celebration of the streaming giant’s two-year anniversary is already kicking off with a bang, with “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” debuting on Disney+ November 12, along with a slew of other movies and much more.
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” which was released in theaters in September, stars Simu Liu, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Awkwafina, and Fela Chen. The action-packed Marvel film is about a martial arts master confronting his past.
In honor of Disney+ Day, you can join the streaming platform for just $2 for the first month. The subscription will cost $7.99 a month (or $79.99 a year) after the promotion ends on...
It’s finally Disney+ Day! The celebration of the streaming giant’s two-year anniversary is already kicking off with a bang, with “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” debuting on Disney+ November 12, along with a slew of other movies and much more.
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” which was released in theaters in September, stars Simu Liu, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Awkwafina, and Fela Chen. The action-packed Marvel film is about a martial arts master confronting his past.
In honor of Disney+ Day, you can join the streaming platform for just $2 for the first month. The subscription will cost $7.99 a month (or $79.99 a year) after the promotion ends on...
- 11/12/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
Disney+ Day wrapped Friday after a three-hour blitz that in the end premiered more than 25 new pieces of content while debuting first looks, new trailers and exclusive clips for original series and movies across Disney’s brands Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and its international operation Star.
Here’s what’s premiering today on Disney+ to celebrate the streamer’s second birthday:
November 12 Premieres
The Ballad of Nessie
Ciao Alberto
Dopesick (international markets)
Enchanted
Entrelazados
Fancy Nancy
Feast
Frozen Fever
Get a Horse!
Home Sweet Home Alone
Jungle Cruise
The Little Matchgirl
The Making of Happier than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
Marvel Assembled: The Making of Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings
Marvel Studios’ 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Marvel Studios Legends: Hawkeye
Olaf Presents
Paperman
Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings
The Simpsons in Plusaversary...
Here’s what’s premiering today on Disney+ to celebrate the streamer’s second birthday:
November 12 Premieres
The Ballad of Nessie
Ciao Alberto
Dopesick (international markets)
Enchanted
Entrelazados
Fancy Nancy
Feast
Frozen Fever
Get a Horse!
Home Sweet Home Alone
Jungle Cruise
The Little Matchgirl
The Making of Happier than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
Marvel Assembled: The Making of Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings
Marvel Studios’ 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Marvel Studios Legends: Hawkeye
Olaf Presents
Paperman
Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings
The Simpsons in Plusaversary...
- 11/12/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Princess Tiana, Disney’s first African American princess, is back for a new musical adventure, along with the animal citizens of Zootopia and Lightning McQueen and Mater from “Cars.”
As part of the Disney Plus Day celebration, the streamer debuted concept art for the upcoming shows, which were announced last year, as part of Disney’s plan to create original series based on its popular animated films.
#Tiana First Look Concept Art: The new long-form musical series, directed and written by Stella Meghie (@stellamink), comes to #DisneyPlus in 2023. The series follows newly crowned Princess of Maldonia on a new adventure, but her New Orleans past isn’t far behind...
As part of the Disney Plus Day celebration, the streamer debuted concept art for the upcoming shows, which were announced last year, as part of Disney’s plan to create original series based on its popular animated films.
#Tiana First Look Concept Art: The new long-form musical series, directed and written by Stella Meghie (@stellamink), comes to #DisneyPlus in 2023. The series follows newly crowned Princess of Maldonia on a new adventure, but her New Orleans past isn’t far behind...
- 11/12/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
To infinity and beyond! Disney and Pixar have debuted the action-packed first trailer for “Lightyear,” the upcoming “Toy Story” prequel that tells the origin story of the real Buzz Lightyear. Tim Allen famously voiced Buzz in the four “Toy Story” movies, but it’s Captain America himself, Chris Evans, that’s taking on the role of Buzz in “Lightyear.”
The official synopsis from Disney reads: “The sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear — the hero who inspired the toy — introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of fans.”
“The phrase ‘a dream come true’ gets thrown around a lot, but I’ve never meant it more in my life,” Evans said in a statement accompanying the first trailer release. “Anyone who knows me knows that my love for animated films runs deep. I can’t believe that I get to be a part of the...
The official synopsis from Disney reads: “The sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear — the hero who inspired the toy — introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of fans.”
“The phrase ‘a dream come true’ gets thrown around a lot, but I’ve never meant it more in my life,” Evans said in a statement accompanying the first trailer release. “Anyone who knows me knows that my love for animated films runs deep. I can’t believe that I get to be a part of the...
- 10/27/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Though a direct sequel to the Pixar movies that preceded it, “Monsters at Work” isn’t exactly the TV series you may expect. For one, it’s not a Pixar production. Yes, the Disney+ comedy is inspired by the world Pixar first unveiled in 2001, and, overseen by Disney Television Animation, it remains an in-house project; it’s just that the House of Mouse kept its Pixar pioneers busy on “Soul,” “Luca,” and the company’s actual first long-form TV series: “Win or Lose,” slated for Fall 2023.
So while we wait a few more years for the Pixar equivalent of the MCU hitting Disney+ (aka the animated equivalent of “WandaVision”) adjust your expectations accordingly for “Monsters at Work” — a pleasant, very well-cast office comedy for kiddos, without grander designs than that. So far, at least.
Along with smooth, rubbery animation lacking that Pixar depth and definition, “Monsters at Work” also makes a meaningful change in focus.
So while we wait a few more years for the Pixar equivalent of the MCU hitting Disney+ (aka the animated equivalent of “WandaVision”) adjust your expectations accordingly for “Monsters at Work” — a pleasant, very well-cast office comedy for kiddos, without grander designs than that. So far, at least.
Along with smooth, rubbery animation lacking that Pixar depth and definition, “Monsters at Work” also makes a meaningful change in focus.
- 7/7/2021
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
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- 3/27/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
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