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Interview with Directors of The Lion King reflect on 3-D update, origin of film

I recently had the pleasure of sitting in on a virtual roundtable interview with directors, Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff from Disney’s animated feature The Lion King. In the talk they discussed the recent conversion to 3-D, how it impacted the film, it’s successful return to the box office, along with general questions about the making of the film. The Lion King 3-D’s theatrical run has been extended at least one more weekend and the Blu-Ray/DVD/Limited Edition 3-D Combo pack hits shelves on October 4th.

The full interview is below the jump:

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Pixar Director Using Tumblr to Chronicle New Production

If you want to see how the proverbial Pixarian sausage is made, you’ll have your chance with a new tumblr blog from Pixar director Lee Unkrich. The Toy Story 3 director recently tweeted about a big meeting and then announced a new endeavor, the start… Read More »Pixar Director Using Tumblr to Chronicle New Production

Disney to Extend The Lion King 3D Stay in Theaters

The 3-D reissue of the 1994 Disney animated feature “The Lion King” won 1st place at the box office for a second week in a row. The estimated $22.6 beat out Brad Pitt’s Moneyball and Morgan Freeman in Dolphin’s Tale. That makes the total take… Read More »Disney to Extend The Lion King 3D Stay in Theaters

The Lion King 3D Rules Box Office Again

In its third trip back to movie theaters, but  the first time in 3-D, Disney’s The Lion King is ruling the box office again. It brought in an estimated Update: $30.2 million ( was $29.3 million) over the weekend, placing it atop the list of… Read More »The Lion King 3D Rules Box Office Again

Disney/Pixar ends boycott of Annie Awards

The Annie Awards are to animation as the Emmys are to TV. But the last few years of awards have come off as slightly biased with the Annies not aligning with other industry awards due to irregularities in voting procedure (Dreamworks was allowed to essentially… Read More »Disney/Pixar ends boycott of Annie Awards

Happy Birthday to Pixar’s Luxo Jr.

It was all started by a Lamp… Things got a little busy yesterday and I forgot I had this story to tell. The lamp that launched an Animation Studio premiered for the first time twenty-five years ago yesterday. August 17th, 1986 the short film “Luxo,… Read More »Happy Birthday to Pixar’s Luxo Jr.

Pixie Hollow Games set for Disney Channel this fall

An all new animated special “Pixie Hollow Games” is set to premiere on the Disney Channel this fall. Popular Disney stars from “The Suite Life on Deck,” “Shake it Up!” and more provide the voices along with Broadway actress Megan Hilty (Wicked, 9 to 5.) John Lasseter… Read More »Pixie Hollow Games set for Disney Channel this fall

Rumors of “Cinderella” Being Added to Disney’s List of Live-Action Remakes

Photo courtesy Flickr user stevendepolo via CC-License Ever since the 2010 release of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, live-action remakes have been a popular topic for Disney. After hearing about Disney’s plans for making a live-action version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves set in Hong… Read More »Rumors of “Cinderella” Being Added to Disney’s List of Live-Action Remakes