EXCLUSIVE: It’s not easy to tell an engaging story. It’s even harder when you have to bring a long-running tale that’s familiar and beloved by the world to a fitting conclusion.
That was the formidable task faced by screenwriters Andrew Stanton and Stephany Folsom when they set out to tackle the script for Pixar’s Toy…
It's hard to believe, but the Toy Story franchise turns 25 in 2020. In that time, the original CG animation hit has only generated a modest three sequels. Luckily, in this instance less means more: the fourth outing for Woody, Buzz and company has been a hit with critics and audiences, rating over 90% fresh for both…
Beginning her journey with Pixar eight years ago, as a storyboard artist on The Good Dinosaur, Rosana Sullivan made her directorial debut this year with Kitbull, which on Monday made the Academy's shortlist for Best Animated Short Film.
Examining a fiercely independent stray kitten and a pit bull, and the unlikely…
As the voice of everybody's favorite talking Jack Russell terrier Max in The Secret Life of Pets 2, Patton Oswalt not only brought his own unique, edgy humor and laugh-out-loud sardonic tone, but he was also stepping into Max's paws following Louis C.K.'s removal from the role—a situation Oswalt graciously doesn't…
Sao Paulo went Onwardat CCXP on Saturday as director Dan Scanlon of the forthcoming Pixar film featuring the voices of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer took the dais at the pop culture confab. The animated pic may be set in a visually stunning fantasy world where unicorns roam the…
With Toy Story 4, which marked his feature directorial debut, Josh Cooley faced a high-pressure situation, looking to create an excitingly fresh animated film that would do justice to the legacy of an iconic franchise, while conjuring up the perfect send-off for Woody, one of the most beloved characters in Pixar's…
Disney and Pixar released the first Soul teaser this morning, giving us a look at exactly how stars Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey will be portrayed as beings of the hereafter.
Or a hereafter-like place where souls are refined before being sent off to human bodies. The teaser doesn’t quite say, but we do see the Foxx’s…
Serving as Head of Story at Pixar Animation Studios, Kristen Lester recently got to write and direct her first animated short with Purl, a timely and topical short inspired by Lester's challenging journey in animation.
The short centers on a hardworking and open-hearted ball of yarn who takes a job at a fast-paced…
Walt Disney Co. chairman and CEO Bob Iger found out 10 minutes before announcing the Walt Disney Company’s $7.4 billion acquisition of Pixar that Steve Jobs’s cancer had returned with a vengeance.
That’s just one of the revelations in his new Random House memoir, with the first excerpt appearing today on Vanity Fair…
Spider-Man: Far From Home star Tom Holland made an appearance at Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim today, just days after Disney and Sony’s standoff over the Spider-Man film franchise ended with Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige no longer being involved in it.
“It’s been a crazy week,” Holland said from the stage, “but I want…
Disney’s Pixar revealed Saturday at the D23 Expo that the animation studio’s new film Soul will be toplined by Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey. The pic is set to be the second original Pixar film for 2020 after March’s Onward, and it has a June 19, 2020 release date.
Directed by two-time Oscar winner Pete Docter, who was…
UPDATED:Disney+ unveiled a slew of new content and talent at the D23 Expo Friday, including a Lizzie McGuire sequel with original series star Hilary Duff, a Muppets short-form series, along with three new Marvel projects in development, live-action series Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk and Moon Knight, all derived from the…
