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Ron Clements Talks Disney, The Little Mermaid and Moana - Which Is Apparently...
Photo credit: Sioux City JournalRon Clements, alongside directing partner John Musker, is a legendary name in animation, having directed Disney classics like The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and, more...
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This Week on A113Animation (19th - 25th August, 2013)
Again a rather a quiet week, but with some really interesting gems of animation news tucked in there. We've heard a lot of exciting details about two upcoming Disney films that the studio hasn't even...
View ArticleFun New Cloudy 2 Clip Gets the Gang Back Together
SPA's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is certainly looking set to be one of the most fun films of the year. The first film was a great film - frenetic, energetic and funny - and the second, now...
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New Plot Synopsis for Disney's Tomorrowland
The first official plot details for Brad Bird's Tomorrowland have been revealed, and the lovely people at /Film have got the low down for us./Film received the press release and report that filming is...
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Rumour We Hope Isn't True: Bob Peterson Pulled from The Good Dinosaur
Now this is the sort of story you absolutely hate to read (and for what it's worth, it was no picnic to write either) and hope with all your heart isn't true. Blue Sky Disney - who you might remember...
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Warner Bros. Working on a New Animated Scooby-Doo Film
The characters as they appear in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.Variety reports that Warner Bros. are developing a new Scooby-Doo feature film - an animated one, as opposed to the live-action/CG...
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Munir's Disney Retrospective - The Renaissance, Part 2 (1995-1999) Introduction
Last Week's: Munir's Disney Retrospective - Animated Classic #32: The Lion King (1994)After the roaring success of The Lion King, its successor had the uphill battle of surpassing or at least matching...
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Disney to Distribute The Wind Rises in North America
Though Studio Ghibli's latest, The Wind Rises, has opened to some controversy, Disney has decided to go ahead and handle the American distribution for the film. This was somewhat expected as Disney has...
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Munir's Disney Retrospective - Animated Classic #33: Pocahontas (1995)
Make Sure You've Read: Munir's Disney Retrospective - The Renaissance, Part 2 (1995-1999) IntroductionIt seemed rather impossible for Disney to do anything wrong after The Lion King. After that film's...
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Futurama, A Swan Song - Week 11
First you can check what happened last week on Futurama, A Swan Song: Week 10. And then, there is this lightly-spoilery mini-review.Stench and StenchibilityNot The Episode With The Dead DogPlotJohn...
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James Spader to Play Lead Villain in Avengers: Age of Ultron
James Spader (Boston Legal, The US Office) will be battling against Earth's mightiest heroes in Joss Whedon's sequel to The Avengers, as the titular baddie, the villainous artificial intelligence...
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Official: Bob Peterson No Longer Directing The Good Dinosaur
3 days ago we reported the story that, apparently, Pixar had removed Bob Peterson as director of their next film, The Good Dinosaur. We've been hoping and crossing all our fingers that this wasn't...
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Paperman Director John Kahrs Leaves Disney
Disney Animators, "the officially unofficial tweets of the Walt Disney Animation Studios Animation Department," tweeted last night that John Kahrs, best known as the director of Disney's fantastic,...
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Confirmed: Bradley Cooper to Voice Rocket Racoon in Guardians of the Galaxy
It was only last week that we reported that Bradley Cooper was in talks to voice Rocket Racoon in Guardians of the Galaxy, but last night, Marvel confirmed it.This started as a rumour, but now the...
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The A113Animation Podcast, Episode 4 - D23 and Despicable Me 2
Episode 4 of the A113Animation Podcast is a biggie - and you can download and/or listen to it right now! Our cast of co-hosts is once again in rotation, and joining William this week are Munir, Damien...
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Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki to Retire (Again)
Studio Ghibli has shocked audiences and fans as co-studio head Hoshino Koji announced that Hayao Miyazaki will be retiring, making The Wind Rises the final film written and directed by Miyazaki. The...
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This Week on A113Animation (26th August - 1st September, 2013)
Now this is more like it. After a few quiet weeks, this week has been an absolute belter for animation news (although it's not all been good). Lots of casting news from Marvel, films announced and...
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Rumour: Benedict Cumberbatch for Star Wars: Episode VII?
As we all do, people are putting two and two together and making Star Wars casting theories. This one sounds like it could just be true though: Benedict Cumberbatch might be joining Star Wars: Episode...
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Watch: John Lasseter Talks Animation, Directors and the Best All-Round Film...
"We're a filmmaker-led studio, we're dedicated to the vision of these filmmakers. But the most important thing is we've got to be making a great movie for our audience. And frankly, that's good...
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New Poster for Pixar's Toy Story of Terror TV Special
Pixar are voyaging into the realm of TV specials for the first time this Halloween, with the spooky Toy Story of Terror! (Ironic, of course, given that Toy Story itself started off as a planned half...
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