Even the big competition at the box office this weekend was drowned by Pixar’s “Finding Dory.” It was supposed to be a resurgence for the Independence Day sequel, but it only managed a disappointing $41.6 million. “Finding Dory,” on the other hand brought in $73.2… Read More »Finding Dory wins weekend box office again
Over the past few years, Disney animation has taken us to the fantasy worlds of Arendelle, San Fransokyo and Zootopia, so what’s next? We got our answer this week when Disney released the first teaser trailer for their next animated feature; Moana. Normally teaser trailers… Read More »Moana teaser trailer takes us to fascinating world
Today’s the day that Disney’s billion dollar hit Zootopia is available to purchase. If you’ve fallen in love with the wonderfully innovative mammal metropolis of Zootopia and the comedic chemistry of rookie rabbit officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and scam-artist fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman)… Read More »Deleted characters and more from Zootopia DVD bonus features
A big congratulations to the team at Walt Disney Animation Studios for reaching a major milestone with Zootopia. It just surpassed $1 Billion at the global box office, just days before it comes out on Blu-Ray/DVD too. In its 17th weekend in release it has… Read More »Zootopia passes $1 Billion at Box Office
It’s the sequel we’ve all been waiting 14 years for. Pixar is finally back with a sequel to the enormously successful “Finding Nemo.” This time it’s the forgetful blue tang fish Dory (voiced by Ellen Degeneres) who finds herself lost and in need of finding… Read More »New “Finding Dory” Trailer from Pixar drops
Singer-songwriter Sia swam over from Australia to join Pixar’s “Finding Dory,” performing the film’s end-credit song, “Unforgettable.” American songwriter Irving Gordon wrote the song in 1951, and in 1992 won a Grammy for it when Natalie Cole included the tribute to her late father on… Read More »Australian singer Sia performs end-credit song “Unforgettable” for Pixar’s “Finding Dory”
The Simpsons is network televisions longest running comedy at 27 seasons (and going). Over the years they’ve paid tribute to many different animation masters, but one had been left off the list. This week they finally got around to doing a Disney-inspired Couch Gag for… Read More »Disney animator Eric Goldberg creates ‘Couch Gag’ for The Simpsons
NBCUniversal is the closest thing to a rival to The Walt Disney Company in the market today and with the just announced acquisition of DreamWorks animation, that rivalry just got a bit more heated. NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast, now effectively owns two animation… Read More »NBCUniversal acquires DreamWorks Animation Studios