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Wonder Woman 1984 continues to either prove that the HBO Max hybrid release model is not going to work at all or that people are being smart and staying

Credit: Disney/Pixar These numbers are interesting because it does show a drop from the opening weekend The thing that HBO Max could really hurt for blockbusters is repeat viewings While the theatrical experience is great it's not something that everyone wants to experience every single time they see a movie For some, seeing a movie in[...]

That is something that the people behind Pixar's new movie were doing their best to avoid They brought on a massive cultural counsel to help them with the movie and brought on Kemp Powers as a co-writer and co-director However, there is one trope that the movie does fall into but to get into it, we[...]

Sometimes a joke is a little too dark and too obscure for even Pixar, and this is the company that started off Up by cutting your heart out and laughing while you ugly cry Or maybe not There are some things that are a little much, and there was one joke, in particular, that was cut[...]

When it comes to dealing with dark and deep themes and story points, Pixar is here to make you weep like a child No one has caused more people to help than Pete Docter between just Inside Out and Up With Soul there was a good chance that Pixar was going to explore some more deep and dark[...]

©2020 Disney/Pixar All rights reserved. Soul might have released on Disney+ in the states, but it did open in theaters in ten territories and pulled in a $7.6 million worldwide box office, with China making up $5.5 million of it, which is better than Onward did at the beginning of the year However, there is a[...]

Jamie Foxx is no stranger to animation, not by a longshot, but apparently, or at least according to his 11-year-old daughter; you haven't 'made it' until you've done a Pixar movie Foxx is voicing Joe Gardner in the upcoming Soul from Pixar, so apparently, he's finally made it in the eyes of his kids; so[...]

The ones that can do both tend to be amazing, and Jame Foxx is very much one of those actors. Soul director Pete Docter was asked during the virtual global press conference what it was like working with Foxx, and he cited an anecdote about another Pixar veteran. I remember Tom Hanks saying that he felt that voice[...]

In the case of Soul and Fey being brought on to voice 22, a soul that doesn't want to go down to Earth to live, she was curious to see what the legendary Pixar works from the inside During the virtual global press conference, Fey was asked about what it was like to work with[...]

Pixar is taking steps in the right direction with Coco and now Soul, which is one of the rare times that black women specifically are shown on screen We got to attend the global virtual press conference for Soul, and Angela Bassett and Phylicia Rashad, who voice jazz musician Dorthea and Joe's mother Libba, respectively, were asked about portraying[...]

Soul is yet another homerun not just for director Pete Docter, who is almost scary good at this point, but also one of Pixar's best. Director: Pete Docter and Kemp Powers Summary:  A musician who has lost his passion for music is transported out of his body and must find his way back with the help of an[...]

© 2020 Disney/Pixar All Rights Reserved | Raya and the Last Dragon poster Credit: Disney | Death on the Nile poster Credit: 20th Century Studios/Disney Let's look at the delayed entries for 20th Century Studios first. Death on the Nile and Free Guy were the final nails in the coffin for Disney having any sort of foothold in[...]

Amongst all the Disney, Star Wars, Marvel, Fox and Pixar news announced by Bob Iger, Kevin Feige and friends last night in the Disney Investors Call, there was one announcement that was egregiously missing Only because technically it wasn't actually a Disney/Pixar project But it was close enough, so why quibble over split, perfectly realised[...]

Marvel and Monica Rambeau Confirmed for Captain Marvel 2 Marvel Studios Officially Announces a Fantastic Four Movie Two New Pixar Films: Turning Red, Lightyear W/Chris Evans Announced America Chavez Confirmed for the Doctor Strange Sequel Disney Announces a New Animated Film, Encanto Patty Jenkins to Direct a New Star Wars Movie called Rogue Squadron Raya and the Last Dragon Coming to[...]

Two new Pixar films are coming in 2022, announced today during the Disney Investors Day this evening The first is an all-new original film titled Turning Red, a story about a 13-year-old girl that, when things get too much, turns into a giant red cat It looks super adorable, and from the description, it sounds[...]

Pixar is a studio that knows how to family films and Soul isn't any different One of the reasons Pixar works so well at making family films is because they don't treat kids like small, dumb adults. In Disney and Pixar's "Soul," a middle-school band teacher named Joe finds himself in The Great Before—a fantastical place where[...]

It's kind of amazing and then depressing when you sit down and realize that one of the things that makes the upcoming Soul unique is that it's the first time Pixar has had a black lead in one of their films When it comes to proper representation, it is absolutely imperative that there is representation on[...]

Then, on Christmas Day, Pixar's latest film will skip theaters and debut on Disney+, with Soul dropping on the service at no extra charge Other adds include Ralph Breaks the Internet, Eddie the Eagle, and Into the Woods You can see everything coming in December down below.   A look at the Disney+ logo (Image: Disney) December 4 Anastasia Big Big[...]

A new docu-series about the inner workings at Pixar will debut on Disney+ this Friday Titled Inside Pixar, the series will be presented as "four collections with five short stories in each collection, centered around a central theme." The first collection releasing on Friday is "Inspired," exploring what sparks inspiration and the journey from idea[...]

Beast Kingdom is taking the Alien Remixed figure to a whole new level as they announce the Coco alien figure.

Coming out of the hit Disney and Pixar film, Toy Story, is the one and only Andy Andy Davis is the toy owner from the first three films, and Beast Kingdom has added him to their own growing toy line From their Dynamic 8ction Heroes line, is Andy Davis like you have never seen him[...]

A cool new item has been released by Hasbro today as the company unveiled a brand new Monopoly focused on Pixar As you might suspect, the game is called Monopoly Pixar as they have taken the traditional game and thrown in a mix of Pixar references for everything This feels like one of those games[...]

We've seen that happen to a few productions, and Pixar's Soul is the latest It was officially moved to Disney+ last week and was given a December 25th release date Disney and Pixar have dropped a new trailer for the new release. I got to see the first 40 minutes or so of Soul for the early[...]

In this new animated version, Mulan is shown as a talented martial arts fighter, a trope present in many of the movies, rather than the ridiculous version of "chi" in the new Disney version giving her superpowers. Commenters said that despite the huge success of Coloroom Studios' Nezha last year and the same studio's Zhang Ziya:[...]

One of the things that makes Pixar great is that they don't talk down to the kids in the audience Something that a lot of animated movies seem to think is that kids are just small, dumb adults, but they have a very unique way of looking at the world When you're talking about a[...]

Pixar is all about bringing things to life that should be impossible and giving them a sense of empathy that should be impossible They've done it with toys, with bugs, with cars, with emotions, and now they are doing it again with souls The concept of bringing a soul to life and what exactly would[...]

There are a couple of things that make Pixar's Soul unique but one of the big ones is that this is the first a black character has been front and center in a Pixar movie The studio said that they went through a lot of work to make sure that the movie was authentic and we[...]

The release went on to say that "in international markets where Disney+ isn't currently or soon to be available, Soul will be released theatrically, with dates to be announced." "We are thrilled to share Pixar's spectacular and moving 'Soul' with audiences direct to Disney+ in December," said Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company[...]

Pixar is getting ready for the spooky season with a special Halloween themed Funko Pop subscription box The box is set to be exclusive to Amazon and will contain 2 Pops, a Pop tee, Pop Pin, and a Pop sticker All of the items are Halloween themed starting with Woody from Toy Story dressed as[...]

Following that came the news that MacFarlane would be teaming with Eisa Davis (She's Gotta Have It) and Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther) for a project based on the life of Carlotta Walls, the youngest member of the "Little Rock Nine." Now, the Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Cosmos: Possible Worlds and The Orville creator is returning to[...]