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• Comic-Con Countdown: Getting right to the Heart (Box) of the matter

  Jim Hill chats with Bryan Ono, President of eFX Inc. about the premiere Disney Gallery Collection item that they’ll be previewing at this year’s Comic-Con International Read More... Posted Thursday, July 02, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: 2009, Disney, president, D23, D23 Expo, production, animated feature, Comic-Con International, Comic Con, San Diego, San Diego Convention Center, September, eFX, eFX Inc., Gallery Collection, Heart Box, wicked Queen, Huntsman, pre-order, classic Disney films, the Muppets, Muppets, Master Replica, collectible, collectibles, collector, ultimate collector, replica, movie prop, 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Snow White, dwarf, dwarfs, David Kracov, prop, Animation Research Library, paneling

• Hollywood bets big on “Beast,” considers remake of “My Fair Lady”

  Jim Hill talks up the trio of “Beauties” that are either already in production and/or currently in development. He also considers CBS Films & Columbia Pictures’ plan to remake Warner Bros. Academy Award-winner from 1964 Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 01, 2009 12:00 AM | 7 Comments Filed under: 2009, Disney, The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Animation Studios, live action, development, box office, production, Academy Award-winner, Hollywood, animated feature, musical, Howard Ashman, Alan Menken, High School Musical, New York, Rapunzel, fairytale, 2010, classic fairytale, Cinderella, Beauty & the Beast, Walt Disney Pictures, 2011, Maleficent Movie, press release, 20th anniversary, Beauty and the Beast, CBS Films, Columbia Pictures, co-production, Beastly, Twilight, 25th anniversary, My Fair Lady, Julie Andrews, hand-drawn, 1991, remake, redo, Alex Flinn, Belle, Beast, novel, edgy teen romance, candelabra, fable, 2016, Neil Patrick Harris, Mary-Kate Olsen, Disney Legend, Glenn Slater, Snow Queen, The Snow Queen, live-action, Vanessa Hudgens, French fable, Warner Bros., Lindy, goth, Kendra, Daniel Barnz, monster, Brooklyn, Adriana Marmiroli, La Stampa, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Annie, TV movie, Loire Valley, France, ABC, 1990s, Tale as Old as Time, True as it can be, live-action musical, Blu-ray, Henry Higgins, mother, classic musical, loverly

• Toon Thursday : Tickets for Lasseter / Miyazaki event go on sale today at 9:01 a.m.

  Jim Hill talks up this once-in-a-lifetime event. Where John Lasseter will play host to Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science Read More... Posted Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: 2009, Disney, Disney Channel, convention center, John Lasseter, Emeryville, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, animation, film, animated feature, animated features, Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton, 2010, Walt Disney Pictures, Los Angeles, animation fan, Beverly Hills, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, Samuel Goldwyn Theater, animation master, animation legend, animation legends, Marc Davis, Milt Kahl, Marc Davis Celebration of Animation, press release, press, stateside appearance, ANIME!, exhibit, display space, ANIME! High Art - Pop Culture, North American, English Speaking, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, Ponyo, LA Film Festival, interviews, interview, English translation, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Melissa Mathison, E.T., Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Noah Cyrus, Miley Cyrus, Tina Fey, Frankie Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, Jonas Brothers, The Jonas Brothers, Nick Jonas, marketing, box office success, Comic-Con International, Comic Con, San Diego, San Diego Convention Center, Johnny Depp, March, Japan, Beverly Hills facility, Milt Kahl: The Animation Michelangelo, trailer, 2002, Emeryville campus

• Monday Mouse Watch : “Rapunzel” revealed; a “G-Force” sequel?

  Jim Hill wonders why more people aren’t talking about Carmen Esquer’s article for Disney twenty-three magazine. Which features an in-depth interview with Nathan Greno & Byron Howard, “Rapunzel” ‘s new directors. PLUS Does Jerry Bruckheimer has another franchise in the works? Read More... Posted Monday, June 22, 2009 12:00 AM | 9 Comments Filed under: Licensing Show, 2009, 2009 Licensing Show, Licensing International Expo 2009, Licensing International Expo, Disney, Disney Princess, D23, D23 members, Disney twenty-three magazine, John Lasseter, Walt Disney Animation Studios, animation, film, development, Academy Award-winner, animated feature, animated features, The Little Mermaid, musical, Howard Ashman, Alan Menken, Glen Slater, cast, movie news sites, Internet, Web, Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton, magazine, Barnes & Noble, Carmen Esquer, Chris Sanders, American Dog, Nathan Greno, Bryan Howard, Glen Keane, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bolt, Rapunzel, Pocahontas, Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida, Florida, Walt Disney Feature Animation, satellite studio, fairytale, holiday 2010, 2010, classic fairytale, Act One, production design, WDAS, CG film, architecture, 1950s, Fantasyland, Cinderella, Aladdin, Beauty & the Beast, Flynn, Mother Gothel, lullaby, lyrics, song, theme, Tiger Beat, Ron Clements, John Musker, Tom Cruise, Michael J Fox, title character, Family Ties, studio execs, Michael Singer, Walt Disney Pictures, guinea pigs, Juarez, Blaster, Darwin, 2011

• With “Toy Story 3,” “Cars 2” and “Monsters, Inc. 2” now in the works, why no “Incredibles 2” ?

  Jim Hill’s back with even more tales from the 2009 Licensing International Expo. This time around, he talks about what’s been holding up development of an “Incredibles” sequel Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:00 AM | 13 Comments Filed under: Licensing Show, 2009, 2009 Licensing Show, Licensing International Expo 2009, Licensing International Expo, Disney, franchise, The Walt Disney Company, John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, Brad Lewis, Emeryville, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, sequel, sequels, follow-up film, Toy Story, Toy Story 3, Cars, Cars 2, The Incredibles, The Incredibles 2, Incredibles, Incredibles sequel, Ratatouille, Up, 1906, Utah, San Francisco, Great San Francisco Earthquake, live action, animation, film, Associated Press, box office, Variety, 2006, 2007, 2003, chief creative officer, producer, production, Academy Award, Academy Award-winner, Hollywood, Inc. 2, Monssters, Monsters, Inc., animated feature, animated features