It takes time to change course, and the road often becomes bumpy as you navigate a new path. Pixar seems to be learning this as it pivots away from some of the more controversial elements of its recent offerings. The animation studio’s newest film is Elio, which was released two weekends ago and ...
Read MoreWhat’s up, Geeks + Gamers? It’s ODIN! How to Train Your Dragon Expected to Make a Decent Profit…But Miss the $1 Billion Mark By a Lot The summer continues to look for its first billion-dollar movie, and while the live-action Lilo and Stitch continues to play hot and cold with its chances, ...
Read MoreDisney’s Wish debuted on Disney+ last Wednesday, April 3rd. At this time, it has racked up 13.2 million views, trailing after Encanto and Frozen II, although no streaming numbers are available for those films. Pixar’s Elemental got 26.4 million views in its first five days, at least putting ...
Read MoreIf it were put up for a vote, do you think the passengers aboard the Titanic would have voted for the iceberg? I think it’s possible. In today’s annual shareholder meeting, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that he had won the proxy war instigated by Nelson Peltz that sought to get Peltz and Jay Ra...
Read MoreTechCrunch reports that Pixar Animation Studio will undergo layoffs this year, with insiders indicating it may be as much as 20% of the animation house’s workforce. The layoffs will include hires forced on the studio by Disney to produce content for Disney+. The studio insiders claim that the curr...
Read MoreAs disastrous as The Marvels’ opening weekend box office was, its second weekend painted an even direr picture. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new Marvel film dropped 78%, the largest second-weekend drop not just for an MCU film but for any superhero film “in the modern era” (which i...
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