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Rare Star Wars Photos From The Wookiee’s View

Star Wars fans are in for a treat, beginning January 7, Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca in Star Wars, tweeted a bunch of photos from the early days of Star Wars on his Twitter account — @Thewookieroars. Most of them have funny captions and quite a few are rarely seen photos from Mayhew’s private archive. I’ve embedded many here for your enjoyment.

 

 

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Muppets Most Wanted Ad Skewers Critics, Internet At The Same Time

This new ad for Muppets Most Wanted aired during the Golden Globes. It manages to marvelously skewer movie marketing that highlights unattributed quotes and random tweets, awards nominationseason, and internet critics all at the same time. I also enjoyed this previous preview ad in a… Read More »Muppets Most Wanted Ad Skewers Critics, Internet At The Same Time

Disney Animation: Your Hopes & Dreams

Update: Congrats to Walt Disney Animation Studios who took home a Golden Globe for best animated feature film given by the Hollywood Foreign Press at the Golden Globes last night. Last one was so successful, I thought we would do this again! For those who… Read More »Disney Animation: Your Hopes & Dreams

Castle Preview: 6-12 – Deep Cover

It really does amaze me sometimes how the writers on Castle come up with some of their plots. Take this week’s episode. We’re going to start with the murder of a video store clerk. Yes, it seems a little simple for an episode of Castle,… Read More »Castle Preview: 6-12 – Deep Cover

Construction Begins on Avatar-Land at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom was originally envisioned as a full day park. Designers had included a large section of the park devoted to imaginary animals of the beastly kingdom. This land would have giant coasters, flying beasts, family friendly attractions, and really allow the Imagineers imaginations to go wild with the possibilities. Sadly, the budget for that area was cut and left to the dustbin of history.

But Disney has always known it would need to add to DAK eventually. If you look at the details for Avatarland, we are getting something close to the original idea for a land of fantasy creatures (just without the giant coaster, which ended up at Islands of Adventure when some Imagineers let go by Disney took their ideas to Universal). Just not the fantasy creatures you were expecting.

What’s clear is that DAK needs to expand its offerings into the night and that Pandora: The Worlds of Avatar (or whatever the name is these days) can be a big part of that. Just look at that concept art above. The potential of bio-luminescence is amazing. I don’t think Imagineers would release that art if they didn’t know they could pull it off. I urge fans who still have questions about Disney’s decision to partner with James Cameron and his Avatar movies to give Disney’s team a chance to add something amazing to DAK.

You really don’t have a choice anyway, as Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion makes it all as official as it gets in the world of Disney anyway.Read More »Construction Begins on Avatar-Land at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Imagineer Designed Restaurant at LAX Closes

There was a time in the Disney Co’s history when the team at Walt Disney Imagineering was envisioned as something more than a designer for theme parks and resorts, but also as a group that was set on designing the future of technology and culture… Read More »Imagineer Designed Restaurant at LAX Closes

Making Disney’s Frozen: Costume Design

Disney’s Frozen continues to gain new fans with every day at the box office. The songs, the story, the setting, and even the costumes all add up to the total package. Speaking of costumes, a lot of work goes in to ensuring the characters are… Read More »Making Disney’s Frozen: Costume Design

New Annie Leibovitz Disney Dream Portrait – Jessica Chastain as Merida from Pixar’s Brave

Photograph Annie Leibovitz’s collaboration with Disney Parks for the wonderful Disney Dream Portrait series continues. This time with the first every character from a Pixar film. Jessica Chastain portrays Princess Merida from “Brave” in this portrait entitled “Where your destiny awaits.” Chastain previously appeared in “The Help” a Dreamworks film distributed by Walt Disney Studios and for which she received multiple award nominations.

Jessica Chastain as Princess Merida in Latest Disney Dream Portrait by Annie Leibovitz for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts

I’m not sure they captured Merida’s horse correctly, but I do love the choice of subject for this photo. What do you think? How did they do capturing the spirit of Merida?

Behind the scenes pic below the jump:

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