Tag: Pixar
John Lasseter Elected First VP of Academy
Pixar and Disney chief creative officer John Lasseter has been elected to the post of first VP of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
Sony’s ‘Smurfs’ Sequel Ready to Dominate Theaters
The Smurfs 2 director Raja Gosnell and animation director spill the beans on the trials and tribulations of bringing the little blue creatures' second...
D23 Expo to Offer Peeks at ‘Frozen,’ ‘Good Dinosaur’
Forget Comic-Con. The big toon fan experience will be happening at Disney's D23 Expo, planned for August 9–11 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The...
‘Wolverine’ Claws His Way to No. 1 Spot
Thanks to Hugh Jackman's star power and the continued popularity of The X-Men, Fox's The Wolverine made it to the No. 1 spot at...
SIGGRAPH Animation Keynote Is Available Online
This week's buzz-worthy CG animation Confab SIGGRAPH has released the video of its opening day keynote, which was presented in collaboration with the Academy...
Bron Enlists for ‘Henchmen’
Canadian toon house Bron Animation will kick off production this fall on a feature-length CG animated film titled Henchmen, based on an original script...
SIGGRAPH: The Foundry Announces Collabs, Developments
Amid all the buzz-worthy happenings at the SIGGRAPH confab in Anaheim, software developer The Foundry has a number of exciting announcements for animators and...
SIGGRAPH Keynote Selick Talks Studio Challenges
During Monday's keynote panel at SIGGRAPH, which featured top Toon Town vets from major studios, acclaimed stop-motion film director Henry Selick (Coraline, The Nightmare...
‘Wind Rises’ Tops ‘Monsters U.’ Opening in Japan
Hayao Miyazaki's latest turn in the director's chair, his first in five years, filled plenty of seats over its opening weekend. The 2D-animated pseudo-historical...
DreamWorks’ ‘Turbo’ Sputters at No. 3 Spot
Turbo, DreamWorks Animation's tale of a speedy snail with the dream of winning the Indy 500, had a difficult time drawing large numbers to...
DreamWorks’ ‘Turbo’ Wins Wednesday Movie Race
DreamWorks' second feature of 2013, Turbo, was able to bring in about $6 million during its first day of release at the U.S. box...
Disney Infinity Unveils New ‘Incredibles’ Play Set Images
Disney Interactive is unveiling a look into the Incredibles Play Set of its much-buzzed about Disney Infinity line, through an all new set of...
Pixar’s ‘Monsters University’ Beats Pokemon in Japan
After a very strong opening weekend, Disney/Pixar's Monsters University continued to rule the Japanese box office for the second weekend in a row. The...
D23 to Offer ‘Frozen,’ ‘Good Dinosaur’ Sneak Peeks
Next month's exciting Disney fan expo D23 in Anaheim is shaping up to be quite a jam-packed event. It was announced that the animation...
‘Despicable Me 2' Takes the No. 1 Spot for Third Week
The clever Gru and his lovable Minions displayed their lasting appeal once again as Universal/Illumination's blockbuster pic Despicable Me 2 became the No. 1...
ABP Perspective: Music Hall of Williamsburg
In the afterglow of last summer's festival, I knew that Animation Block Party 2013 needed to underscore the significance of our ten-year anniversary. Music...
D23 to Offer Special Consumer Interactive Experiences
More details are coming in every day about Disney's big fan event D23, planned for August 9-11 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Today it...
The Minions Rule the Global B.O.
The long 4th of July weekend proved to be a really sweet time for Gru and the rest of the clan from Despicable Me...
A Non-Technical Chat with Ed Catmull
In Tom Sito's excellent and exhaustively researched new book, Moving Innovation: A History of Computer Animation, no one has quite as many index listings...
‘Despicable Me 2' Breaks B.O. Records Overseas
Although the Universal/Illumination animated feature hasn’t opened in the U.S. yet, the film has already made over $41.5 million from only seven international territories....
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