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Discussion: ATRL's Official Disney/Pixar/Marvel/Lucasfilms Thread
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Cars 2 ruined Pixars reputation.
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Disney stans over here! haha. I'm excited for Wreck-it Ralph. The concept seems good and when i read articles about it, it seems that other moviegoers are also thrilled with its idea. Lol. Compared to the early bad buzz Tangled was getting. Can;t wait!
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CinemaCon 2012:
Pixar’s Dinosaur Film Gets A Title, New Lee Unkrich Project Announced
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Each year at CinemaCon, movie theater owners gather to get a preview of coming films from movie studios. This year, Pixar used the Disney presentation to announce the title for its previously untitled film about dinosaurs. Additionally, Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich, who was rumored to be working on a brand new Pixar film, is now confirmed to be working on a film due in 2015 or 2016. Get a rundown on the big news after the jump!
At last summer’s D23 Expo, The Untitled Pixar Film About Dinosaurs was announced. Directed by Up co-director Bob Peterson, the film is set in a world where the dinosaurs never went extinct. While The Untitled Film About Dinosaurs was just starting to sound catchy, Disney/Pixar tweeted that the film would now be titled The Good Dinosaur. The film was recently bumped off its November 2013 release date, which led to some uncertainty about when it would see release. It is now set for release on May 30, 2014.
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What if the cataclysmic asteroid that forever changed life on Earth actually missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? This hilarious, heartfelt and original tale is directed by Bob Peterson (co-director/writer, “Up;” writer, “Finding Nemo”) and produced by John Walker (“The Incredibles,” “The Iron Giant”).
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May 2014 was the original release date for Pete Docter’s Untitled Film That Takes You Inside The Mind. The Docter film has been pushed back a year to June 19, 2015.
Here is the official synopsis of the Mind film:
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Pixar takes audiences on incredible journeys into extraordinary worlds: from the darkest depths of the ocean to the top of the tepui mountains in South America; from the fictional metropolis of Monstropolis to a futuristic fantasy of outer space. From director Pete Docter (“Up,” “Monsters, Inc.”) and producer Jonas Rivera (“Up”), the inventive new film will take you to a place that everyone knows, but no one has ever seen: the world inside the human mind.
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Additionally, a new Lee Unkrich film was announced, which the director tweets is “a story set in the world of the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos.” The untitled film, will reunite Unkrich with Toy Story 3 producer Darla K. Anderson. For now it has the newest hilarious non-title for a Pixar film, The Untitled Pixar Movie About Dia de los Muertos.
UPDATE: Steven from Collider and Alex from First Showing, who were at the CinemaCon presentation, told me that no release date was announced for the Dia de los Muertos film. There was a vague comment made by John Lasseter that the film was four years down the line, which would place it around 2016.
Here is its (very brief) official synopsis:
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From director Lee Unkrich and producer Darla K. Anderson, the filmmaking team behind the Academy Award®-winning “Toy Story 3,” comes a wholly original Pixar Animation Studios film that delves into the vibrant holiday of Día de los Muertos.
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Whew. That is a lot of big Pixar news in one day – a mixture of good and bad. I am sad that we will have to wait another year to see the next Pete Docter film, who last wowed audiences with his direction on Up. On the other hand, I am dying to learn more about Lee Unkrich’s new film – is it a comedy or is it a darker Pixar film? So much intrigue!
Stay tuned for more details on Pixar’s upcoming films over the next several months (and years)!
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http://pixartimes.com/2012/04/24/cin...ect-announced/
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^^ But The Good Dinosaur? The title is so meh. Although the premise is good.
I'm more excited of the Dia de los muertos film!
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Less than a month until 'Brave!'
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BUMP with MONSTERS UNIVERSITY'S first trailer!!
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Less than a month until 'Brave!'
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I waited years and now my flop friends don't want to see it in 3D.
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Damnit. They needed to leave Monsters Inc alone
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Bumped with a TON of new information! Please comment and keep this thread alive, everyone!
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That's a great OP
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FINDING NEMO 3D ON FRIDAY!!!
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Hey everyone. Just an update:
"Cinderella" is out today on Diamond Edition Set (Blu-ray/DVD) for the first time. $23 at Target and Best Buy (regularly $30).
FRANKENWEENIE IS IN THEATERS THIS FRIDAY! It's being called one of Tim Burton's best movies in ages.
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Excited to see Frankenweenie finally.
Seeing this thread makes me want to go to Disneyland SO ****ING BAD.
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Honestly, PIXAR got too excited on sequels withe success of Toy Story 3. Cars 2, it SOUNDED like a good idea, but the film didn't really offer anything special to the Cars franchise, other than giving Mater his own film. That's all CARS 2 really gave. The Monster's Inc prequel...again? Really? I loved them so much, because they didn't milk each film many times over just to make money. I'm excited for the new original stories that are coming up.
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^ It isn't Pixar calling the shots anymore; it is Disney. Where there is money to be made (look at the success of Cars and Toy Story compared to the others) they will surely exploit it.
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^^ John Lasseter is making the calls, tbh. He's chief creative officer for Pixar, Disney animation, and Disney Parks. And, as all Disneyphiles and non-Disneyphiles alike know, John Lasseter *is* Pixar.
Ultimately... Yes: Cars 2 was an attempt to cash in on the Disney brand that makes more money in consumer products than the rest.
BUT: Pixar is still, by all means, a company with values. People want to see more of these characters that they've gotten to know so well.
I have no doubt in my mind that Monsters University will be excellent and will make some serious bank next summer.
But look further down the pipeline: all of these amazing and NEW film ideas that will come to fruition.
If it weren't for Bob Iger, Pixar wouldn't even be related to Disney now. Eisner almost screwed that up completely. But Iger has always had faith in Pixar and purchased the company for a great deal of money.
Disney and Pixar are headed in some brilliant creative directions right now.. in all mediums.
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Excited to see Frankenweenie finally.
Seeing this thread makes me want to go to Disneyland SO ****ING BAD.
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Are you closer to DL or WDW, Dev-sis?
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Are you closer to DL or WDW, Dev-sis?
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Disneyland, easily. I wanna go to WDW someday though.
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I want to see frankenweenie, but I feel like I'll get sentimental as my dog is also called sparky and I would feel like he was the one of the movie
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