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How ‘Hoppers’ Makes Big Changes to Pixar’s Traditional Animation Style https://discussingfilm.net/2026/02/10/how-hoppers-changes-pixar-animation/ The director and character art director give some more context for the inspiration behind the film's visuals. “I had one goal, which was to make sure tha...

Pixar released a Valentine's Card themed video with some new footage. https://x.com/Pixar/status/2022747675339452908 I suppose this is how they intend to promote the film in lieu of a proper trailer with, I don't know, pathos . This video has some of the leading voice actors appearing onscreen for a...

I was reading up on "Scarlet" after seeing the movie this weekend, and I saw that director Mamoru Hosoda gave a specific shoutout to Glen Keane, which I thought was real nice. (It's perhaps worth acknowledging that most of Hosoda's movies have some kind of "Beauty and the Beast" ...

If reports are to be believed, effectively having to make the movie twice over with all their reshoots would have significantly inflated their budget. Measure twice, cut once. Listen to Disney fans the first time, and don't lose nearly $200 M at the bank. But I will always kind of resent journalists...

I keep trying to peg whether I think this is going to be a surefire hit or a surefire flop. On the one hand, it's part of the Disney remake train, which has been famously lucrative, irrespective of varying quality. On the other hand, we're not even ten years away from its animated ancestor. This doe...

The Eragon books have good stuff going for them, but I think there are very valid critiques of the series. The first two are quite derivative of Star Wars, and once the series started going off-script with the last two, it just kind of floundered. The Star Wars complaint is valid for me because they...

I guess I was speaking prematurely. The only one I really hate was the most recent one, though I'm secure in my reading that they never really recaptured the electricity of the first movie. There are good things in Pirates 2-4, even if there are specific narrative choices that get in my way. But I'm...

Same issue with Barbossa having a daughter. I'm just left wondering ... when? Or more importantly, I guess ... who?

Also, what seance are they using to commune with the damned souls who are asking for this reboot? 'Cause there sure ain't any in this mortal plane.

How do you mean?

Between things like the Spiderverse movies and The Wild Robot, we're at a place where CG animation is starting to do what it always should have been doing and reinventing itself. I think the Pixar brand will only be better for it.

‘Eragon’: Todd Harthan, Todd Helbing & Marc Webb Join Disney+’s Live-Action Series Adaptation https://deadline.com/2026/02/eragon-todd-harthan-todd-helbing-disney-plus-1236708983/ It had been so long since we'd heard anything about this that I was legit thinking the show was cancelled and burie...

Mice Chat offered this useful overview. Disney’s Succession Gamble: Is Josh D’Amaro Ready to Lead After Iger? https://www.micechat.com/431313-josh-damaro-named-disney-ceo-iger-steps-down/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPvUBxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF3TTYxVDNMV1l4M2VHMUtGc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuSIJI3...

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Did a double take. I thought for a moment that Olaf was flipping me off.

Hoping we get a few more teases coming before too long. It's crazy to think we're less than two years away.

Will be interesting to see what exactly they mean by his "deep passion for the Disney brand and its people." Is that the usual PR talk, or did they actually finally hire a Disney adult?

Either way ...

Disney Beats Wall Street Earnings Estimates as Succession Looms https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-q1-2026-earnings-bob-iger-ceo-succession-1236491770/ “I think what is noteworthy is that when I came back three years ago, I had a tremendous amount that needed fixing. Bu...

I think there are a lot of valid points being drawn here. While I recognize some marketable elements with this movie, I actually feel like its weird, frenetic tone and stark visual style--the things that are turning people off from this film--indicate that this is actually Pixar trying to be more ex...

Well, whatdoya' know? Pixar’s New Sci-Fi Movie Gets Huge Praise in First Reactions https://comicbook.com/movies/news/pixars-new-sci-fi-movie-gets-huge-praise-in-first-reactions-but-theres-still-1-thing-to-be-worried-about/ Mind you, early reactions aren't always good predictors of full reviews. Ther...

That's delightful to hear.

I'm also pleased to see "White Christmas" joining the ranks.

Kinda grating that the "clip" just wound up being a passage from the trailer with more of the blanks filled in. Hoppers: 5 Things We Learned, Straight From Our Pixar Visit https://www.slashfilm.com/2086752/hoppers-pixar-details/ There were some interesting things here, but I'll flag this l...

Aladdin wasn't my favorite in the costuming department, but I generally liked it. My favorite was actually Jasmine's "Desert Moon" dress, and I'm sad that she only gets to display it for all of five seconds in the finished film. https://img.goodfon.com/wallpaper/big/a/25/naomi-scott-aladdi...