Pixar Animation Studios is making good on its latest promise to fans with the announcement of its newest–and perhaps strangest–film yet, testing the patience of its fans around the world. Related: Disney & Pixar Just Did Something That’s Never Been Done in Disney’s 100-Year History Fans Are Divided When It Comes to Live-Action Disney Films For years, Disney fans have ...
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‘Inside Out’ Served a Broader Purpose For Pixar’s Chief. Here’s Hoping the Sequel Will Have a Similarly Profound Effect On Us All
Pixar Animation Studios‘ 28th feature film will make its highly-anticipated theatrical debut this weekend. As the sequel to its 2015 predecessor, Inside Out 2 continues the story of Riley, who is now navigating the many emotions that accompany the teenage years. “Inside Out 2”: Blockbuster or Disaster in the Making? As with any sequel from Disney and/or Pixar, debates over ...
Read More »PIXAR’s new ‘Lightyear’ not making sense so far? Let us explain!
The words “toy” and “story” had surely been used in the same sentence for ions, but in 1995, the phrase “Toy Story” took on a whole new meaning with the theatrical release of Toy Story. Can we even remember life before Woody and Buzz? Rex and Hamm? Zurg? Andy? And what about that cloudy blue sky wallpaper? RELATED: Brand-new Toy ...
Read More »Mattel strikes a deal with PIXAR to make toys, collectibles for new ‘Lightyear’ film
PIXAR and Mattel have expanded the licensing agreement between themselves–the creators of a wildly successful film franchise about toys and a wildly successful creator of toys–to include toys and collectibles made by Mattel that are inspired by PIXAR’s upcoming film, Lightyear. Lightyear is the origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the man, not the toy. It tells the story of the fictional character ...
Read More »Captain America is Buzz Lightyear in Pixar’s new origin story
When Pete Docter, Chief Creative Officer at Pixar and genius behind Soul, made a Toy Story-related announcement to the audience at the 2020 Investor Day, it’s quite possible that most didn’t hear what he had to say, thanks to the simultaneously dropped news of new Star Wars and Marvel happenings. But they should have at least heard two things: that the ...
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