The first poster for Pixar’s CARS 2 has been distributed today: Find more info on the official website at http://www.Disney.com/CARS. Like CARS on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/PixarCars. CARS 2 hits theaters on June 24, 2011.
Check it out! After having not heard much about the sequel to Pixar’s Cars, I have to say I’m pleasantly surprised with what they’ve created for Cars 2. How about you?
In the recent thread on Disney parks merchandise someone noted that it’s been years since Disney has done a feature film starring Mickey Mouse. So it’s no wonder that today’s youth is not acquainted with him. I think they’re forgetting Mickey Clubhouse on Disney Channel. Which was a good attempt to re-introduce Mickey. But it still hasn’t show cased him as the big star that we know he is.
The same thing can be said for Winnie The Pooh. He had a Disney Channel Show, which was really a mis-guided attempt to remake the lovable bear by excluding his best friend. But now Disney is bringing back Christopher Robin, and Pooh’s other forest friends, for a feature length movie.
The “Winnie the Pooh” movie features hand-drawn 2D animation. It appears to be very true to the original character designs if these frames from the movie are accurate. One of the best pieces of news is that the score and songs for the film are being written by Bobby and Kristen Lopez, who turned Pixar’s “Finding Nemo” into a stage musical (which I love!). “Winnie the Pooh” hits theaters July 15, 2011.
More details below the jump:
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Disney Parks has released this video of the Topping Off ceremony at Cars Land, a mega-expansion coming to California Adventure park at Disneyland. What a great moment for the team, but there’s still a lot of work ahead. Disney is leaning heavily on Pixar to… Read More »Cars Land Topping Off Ceremony at California Adventure
Do you think the new Cars 2 Teaser Trailer is a joke at Brad Bird’s expense? After all, Bird is working on Mission Impossible 4!
Toy Story 3 Director Lee Unkrich and Writer Michael Arndt were interviewed on Fresh Air with Terry Gross. In the transcript they give some amazing advice on what it means to be creative. Lee also explains how the idea for the story behind Pixar’s third… Read More »Pixar’s Lee Unkrich on Fresh Air – Transcript
Former Pixar Animator Rodrigo Blaas created the animated short Alma on his own time while working in Emeryville. It’s been wowing crowds in festivals and on the internet since he released it. Now the film has been optioned for a feature treatment, but unfortunately not by Disney or Pixar. Rather Dreamworks has hired Blaas to direct the Alma blowup and co-direct Trollhunters. Not sure why Disney lost out here, but good for Blaas for making the jump to director.
If you haven’t seen Alma before, check it out below the jump:
(Via the THR)
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Hey howdy everyone. Time for a quick roundup and a chance to close down some of the tabs I’ve had open lately: Construction will begin at the Shanghai Disneyland site next month after the close of the Shanghai EXPO. I guess that means they got… Read More »The Morning Report – Jumping Jack Flash edition