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Disney unveiled dozens of new films and TV shows for Disney+ during its investor day Thursday and confirmed several others. Here is a rundown of what is headed to the streamer in the coming weeks, months and years. The list is split up by division — ranging from Lucasfilm, Marvel and Pixar to Disney Animation…

Pixar said Thursday during its  Disney Investor Day that Lightyear, an origin story about Toy Story‘s Buzz Lightyear, is in the works with Chris Evans voicing the lead. Lightyear will follow how the young test pilot became the space hero that spawned the Buzz Lightyear action figure made famous in Pixar’s Toy Story…

Disney and Pixar dropped the second official trailer for its upcoming Jamie Foxx-led animated title, Soul. The first clip since the Disney moved the film’s release date to Christmas Day due to COVID-19, the teaser starts by giving viewers a glimpse into the musical life of Joe Gardner. “Music’s all I think about, from…

Disney last week moved Pixar's Soul off of its domestic November 20 date and onto Disney+, where it will now be released December 25 in the U.S. and other global markets where the streaming service is available. Similar to its move with Mulan, the decision has upset European exhibitors who are starved for major new…

There are moments, watching Disney-Pixar's latest release Soul, in which the ambition of the Emeryville-based animation house astounds in ways it hasn't quite achieved in years. Moments of abstract expression that feel entirely unique to its new film, and yet wholly in keeping with the DNA that has made Pixar the…

Evel Knievel once said that he "would always rather be in the arena fighting than be a spectator." The legendary stunt rider's son is clearly taking those words to heart with a new lawsuit against Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar over the Duke Caboom character introduced in last year's Toy Story 4. "Defendants have…

AMC Entertainment has filed to sell 15 million shares of common stock to raise fresh cash, the second exhibition distress call today after Regal parent Cineworld of the U.K. posted a brutal results for first six months of the year. Regal is the largest circuit in the U.S., AMC the second. Exhibitors shut down in March…

On Night 4 of the remote Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Pixar earned its first Emmy, for the animated short-form series Forky Asks a Question—specifically, the episode asking, “What Is Love?” Accepting the award in pre-taped speeches were creator Bob Peterson and producer Mark Nielsen. “Bob and I partnered with a crew of…

Pixar Animation Studios has dated its Italy-set coming of age story Luca for a U.S. bow on June 18, 2021. Pic marks the feature directing debut of Oscar nominee Enrico Casarosa (La Luna). Andrea Warren (Lava, Cars 3) is producing. Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, the original animated feature is…

When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn't about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysteri…

Onward, the Disney Pixar animated feature, is being made available online ahead of schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on cinemas. The studio will make the film available to buy digitally and on Movies Anywhere for $19.99 today at 5:00PM PST, and it will be released on Disney+ on April 3 in the U.S. It…

4th Update, Sunday AM writethru final w/chart: Disney/Pixar’s Onward saw an estimated $16.56M on Saturday, a growth of 37% over Friday’s result, putting this morning’s industry estimate for the pic’s U.S./Canada opening at $40.4M. Disney is calling the weekend at $40M. While that result is at the lower end of Pixar…