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Tag: D23 Expo
D23: Lupita Nyong’o Owns Disney With “The Jungle Book”
There isn’t a movie that improved its stock more than The Jungle Book at the D23 EXPO thanks to Disney’s newest favorite casting choice, Lupita Nyong’o and some eye-opening SFX.
D23 EXPO: Marvel Unveils “Captain America: Civil War” Footage
Day 2 of D23 EXPO’s big ticket item was its “Worlds, Galaxies, and Universes: Live Action at The Walt Disney Studios,” a panel covering Disney’s umbrella of live action properties, including Disney, Marvel and Lucasfilm.
D23: Star Wars: Rogue One – History Is Being Made!
Principal photography has begun on Star Wars: Rogue One – the story of how the plan to steal the plans for the Death Star came to be. That’s hostiry in the Star Wars universe and history in the real world, as Rogue One is the first standalone Star Wars film. Director Gareth Edwards has assembled […]
D23 EXPO: “Toy Story 4” Is A Love Story Between Woody & Bo Peep
To cap a wonderful panel that made my eyes water about 4.7 times, John Lasseter of course chose his baby, the original franchise, Toy Story. It’s the 20th anniversary of the original Toy Story, a film that might be the most revolutionary animated film ever, at least since Snow White. What brought Lasseter and company back for a fourth […]
D23 EXPO: “Finding Dory” Gets “Modern Family” Flavor With Ed O’Neill & Ty Burrell
After years of public campaigning, Ellen DeGeneres has finally got her wish with a Finding Nemo sequel. This time, she’s the one being found in Finding Dory, a movie directed by Nemo helmer Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane (Toy Story of Terror).
D23 EXPO: “The Good Dinosaur” Is Gonna Make You Cry
For the first time in Pixar’s history, two original movies are coming in 2015. We’ve fallen in love with Inside Out, and come Thanksgiving, audiences will get a chance to do the same with The Good Dinosaur, in case the world hasn’t spent enough money on dinosaurs yet this year.
D23 EXPO: “Inside Out” Short “Riley’s First Date?” Arrives Oct 13
If you ask me, and you’re probably not, Inside Out was the best movie of the summer, and we’ll all be able to own it digitally on October 13 or on Blu-Ray November 3.
D23 EXPO: Dwayne Johnson Is Demigod Maui in “Moana”
For my money, Moana won Day 1 of D23 EXPO. Why? The Rock, pure and simple.
D23 EXPO: Disney Aims for Definitive Jack and the Beanstalk With “Gigantic”
The first big announcement of D23 EXPO was that Disney was continuing its tradition of fairy tale adaptations, seeking to deliver the definitive version of Jack and the Beanstalk in the form of Gigantic.
D23: Shakira and Sloths Light Up “Zootopia”
Day 1 of Disney’s very own Comic-Con, the D23 EXPO, began in earnest with its John Lasseter (Chief Creative Officer of Disney & Pixar Animation) hosted Disney Animation and Pixar Animation panel. After a sizzle reel featuring an impressive cut of Disney’s most salient properties, from Marvel, Star Wars, Disney Animation, Pixar, Pete’s Dragon, Beauty and […]