Disney Announces Slate of 10 Animated Pics. Cars2, Toy Story 3 and much more....

[nelll]

Disney Announces Slate of 10 Animated Pics Through 2012
Source: The Walt Disney Studios
April 9, 2008

The Walt Disney Studios unveiled a diverse and ambitious slate of 10 new animated feature films from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios to be released through the year 2012 at a New York press conference held today by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, and John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios:

The line-up includes new films from Disney and Pixar's accomplished team of filmmakers, and features vocal performances by such top celebrity talents as John Travolta and Miley Cyrus (Bolt), Reese Witherspoon, Billy Connolly and Emma Thompson (The Bear and the Bow), Anika Noni Rose and John Goodman (The Princess and the Frog), as well as return engagements by Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and the rest of the "Toy Story" vocal ensemble (Toy Story 3). The roster of new animated features includes six new films from Pixar Animation Studios, four from Walt Disney Animation Studios, and the first four in a series of direct-to-DVD films featuring Disney Fairies from DisneyToon Studios. Starting later this year with the release of Disney's (Bolt), all Disney and Pixar animated features will be presented in state-of-the-art Disney Digital 3-D(TM). Additionally, newly converted 3-D versions of the beloved classics, Toy Story and Toy Story 2, are set to debut in 2009 and 2010 respectively.

Among the upcoming animated films on the 2008 release schedule are WALL•E (Pixar) from Academy Award®-winning director/writer Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo) opening nationwide June 27th; (Bolt) (Disney) from the talented new directing team of Chris Williams and Byron Howard, due in theatres on November 26th; and the Disney DVD and Blu-ray release of Tinker Bell, the first in a new franchise of original entertainment set in the world of Fairies, on October 28th. The Studio's 2009 animated slate includes the summer release of Pixar's first 3-D feature, Up, from director Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc.) and co-director Bob Peterson, the Christmas Day release of Disney's original animated fairy tale The Princess and the Frog from acclaimed veteran Disney directors John Musker and Ron Clements (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules) and the Disney DVD and Blu-ray release of Tinker Bell North of Never Land (working title). 2010 brings the highly anticipated return of Buzz and Woody in the Disney Digital(TM) 3D summer release of Pixar's Toy Story 3 directed by Lee Unkrich (Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc.); followed by the Christmas arrival of Disney's version of the classic fairy tale, Rapunzel, featuring the directing debuts of animation legend Glen Keane and directing partner Dean Wellins, and the Disney DVD and Blu-ray release of Tinker Bell A Midsummer Storm (working title).

In the summer of 2011, Pixar's newt marks the directing debut of multiple Oscar®-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom. Christmas 2011 brings Pixar's first fairy tale, The Bear and the Bow, from acclaimed filmmaker/writer Brenda Chapman (The Prince of Egypt). The Disney DVD and Blu-ray release of Tinker Bell A Winter Story (working title) also debuts in 2011. The year 2012 will mark the return of Lightning McQueen, Mater the tow truck, and an international cast of favorite and new car characters in Pixar's Cars 2, directed by Brad Lewis (producer of Ratatouille). Scheduled for Christmas 2012 from Walt Disney Animation Studios is King of the Elves, an adaptation of a Philip K. Dick short story, directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker (Brother Bear).

Commenting on the announcement, Cook said, "We couldn't be more proud and excited about our upcoming line-up of feature projects. With so many great films literally on the drawing boards and computer screens, we felt that now was the perfect time to give moviegoers all over the world an update on the state of our art. In a year when our Studio is marking the 80th anniversary of Mickey Mouse, the character that started it all for us, it seems especially timely to share our plans for the future of animation. With John Lasseter and Ed Catmull guiding our creative efforts both at Emeryville and in Burbank, this is as exciting a time as any in our history."

Lasseter added, "This is an amazing time for animation at Disney and Pixar, and it's a thrill to be working on such a diverse and original group of films with such an all-star team of filmmakers. The thing I love best about my job is that I get to work at both Disney and Pixar with filmmakers who are passionate about their projects and who are the absolute best in the business. We're excited to be pushing the boundaries of 3-D and computer technology to tell our stories in the best possible way. At the same time, we're drawing on our past to emphasize memorable characters, original edge-of-your-seat stories, and believable worlds. Walt Disney and his creative team taught us how to blend comedy, powerful emotion, and action-filled excitement in our films, and this group of incredible filmmakers is bringing their own originality and sensibilities to the process."

WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS/ PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS RELEASE SCHEDULE 2008 -- 2012:

2008:

• WALL•E (Domestic Release Date: June 27th, 2008)
  Pixar Animation Studios
  Director/Screenwriter: Andrew Stanton
  Producer: Jim Morris
  Co-Producer: Lindsey Collins
  Sound and Character Voice Designer: Ben Burtt
  Composer: Thomas Newman, with an Original Song Performed by Peter Gabriel
  Voice Talent: Fred Willard, Jeff Garlin, Sigourney Weaver, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy
• BOLT (Domestic Release Date: November 26th, 2008, Disney Digital 3-D(TM))
  Walt Disney Animation Studios
  Directors: Chris Williams, Byron Howard
  Producer: Clark Spencer
  Voice Talent: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman.
• TINKER BELL (Disney DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: October 28th, 2008)
  DisneyToon Studios
  Director: Bradley Raymond
  Producer: Jeannine Roussel

2009:

• UP (Domestic Release Date: May 29th, 2009, Disney Digital 3-D(TM))
  Pixar Animation Studios
  Director: Pete Docter
  Co-Director: Bob Peterson
  Producer: Jonas Rivera
  Writer: Bob Peterson
  Voice Talent: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Jordan Nagai
• TOY STORY in 3-D (Domestic Release Date: October 2nd, 2009)
  Pixar Animation Studios
  Director: John Lasseter
  Producers: Ralph Guggenheim, Bonnie Arnold
  Composer: Randy Newman
  Voice Talent: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger
• THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (Domestic Release Date: Christmas 2009)
  Walt Disney Animation Studios
  Directors: John Musker, Ron Clements
  Producer: Peter Del Vecho
  Composer: Randy Newman
  Voice Talent: Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Jenifer Lewis, John Goodman
• TINKER BELL NORTH OF NEVER LAND - working title (Disney DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: 2009)
  DisneyToon Studios
  Director: Klay Hall
  Producer: Sean Lurie

2010:

• TOY STORY 2 in 3-D (Domestic Release Date: February 12th, 2010)

• Pixar Animation Studios
  Director: John Lasseter
  Co-Directors: Lee Unkrich, Ash Brannon
  Producers: Helene Plotkin, Karen Robert Jackson
  Composer: Randy Newman
  Voice Talent: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger
• TOY STORY 3 (Domestic Release Date: June 18th, 2010, Disney Digital 3-D(TM))
  Pixar Animation Studios
  Director: Lee Unkrich
  Producer: Darla K. Anderson
  Writer: Michael Arndt
  Composer: Randy Newman
  Voice Talent: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, Estelle Harris, John Ratzenberger, Ned Beatty
• RAPUNZEL (Domestic Release Date: Christmas 2010, Disney Digital 3-D(TM))
  Walt Disney Animation Studios
  Directors: Glen Keane, Dean Wellins
  Producer: Roy Conli
  TINKER BELL A MIDSUMMER STORM - working title (Disney DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: 2010)
  DisneyToon Studios
  Director: Carolyn Gair
  Producer: Margot Pipkin

2011:

• NEWT (Domestic Release Date: Summer 2011, Disney Digital 3-D(TM))

• Pixar Animation Studios

• Director: Gary Rydstrom
  Producer: Richard Hollander
  Writers: Gary Rydstrom, Leslie Caveny
• THE BEAR AND THE BOW (Domestic Release Date: Christmas 2011, Disney Digital 3-D(TM))
  Pixar Animation Studios
  Director: Brenda Chapman
  Producer: Katherine Sarafian
  Voice Talent: Reese Witherspoon, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson
• TINKER BELL A WINTER STORY - working title (Disney DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: 2011)
  DisneyToon Studios
  Producer: Sean Lurie

2012:

• CARS 2 (Domestic Release Date: Summer 2012, Disney Digital 3-D(TM))

• Pixar Animation Studios

• Director: Brad Lewis
• KING OF THE ELVES (Domestic Release Date: Christmas 2012, Disney Digital 3-D(TM))
  Walt Disney Animation Studios
  Directors: Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker
  Producer: Chuck Williams

[twonunpackmule]

Oh man...Cars was like the worse Pixar film. Why would they want to make a sequel to that. Finding Nemo or The Incredibles would be a better bet. The Incredibles has at least room to grow.

[JAWoOKIE]

Looking forward to another Toy Story, hope its better than 2. 3-D would be interesting.

[PIHB]

Oh man...Cars was like the worse Pixar film. Why would they want to make a sequel to that. Finding Nemo or The Incredibles would be a better bet. The Incredibles has at least room to grow.

i agree cars doesnt have much they could follow up. but i thought incredibles and ratatouille were the worst pixar films

[nelll]

Finding Nemo or The Incredibles would be a better bet. The Incredibles has at least room to grow.

Oh yeah!!!! people were very mad about that. The incredible was one of the most wanted from Pixar. They will have to do something about it.

[psickmusic]

I just found this thread! So that's it?! No sign or chance for The Incredibles coming to Blu-ray in the forseeable future???!

[zombiequest]

I'm sure it will... They release archived films all the time, it will be released one of these years for sure, same with all the other Pixar films. BOLT was outstanding... easilly my favorite animation of the year and destroyed Wall*E in my oppinion.

Cars 2 has got to be the most worthless of ideas they could ever come up with.. didn't they see the lackluster reception of the 1st one??? Why in God's name would they want to waste the time or effort on a second? Even Monster's INC. has the possibility of expansion... (one plot could be Boo has grown up and completely forgotten about Mike and Sully, and finds herself in trouble requiring they're rescue) Same with Toy Story.. at the end of the 1st film when the boy recieved the puppy I thought that was the sure-fire plot to the second film... the Puppy gets nabbed by the pound (through accident of their own) and they have to rescue him for Timmy... they can still do that if they dont include the puppy for ToyStory 3.

[maley]

Oh man...Cars was like the worse Pixar film. Why would they want to make a sequel to that. Finding Nemo or The Incredibles would be a better bet. The Incredibles has at least room to grow.

While it wasn't the highest grossing Pixar movie the movie made gold in terms of toys and other stuff they could sell.

[Hi-Def Steve]

Cars may be the weakest of the bunch but that didn't stop it from raking in the cash and being popular with young boys. Not to mention they are building Carsland at the Disneyland Resort to tie in the same year.

[maley]

Yea, I can give Pixar one cash cow that I hate as long as they keep delivering on other fronts.

[squall4008]

I just found this thread! So that's it?! No sign or chance for The Incredibles coming to Blu-ray in the forseeable future???!

this is in the film forum, those are all theatrical releases(with the exception of the tinkerbell films which are still new DTV releases) not BD releases. Their homevideo release schedule is far more crowded including several more platinum releases, im sure we will see The Incredibles on BD very soon probably sometime in early 2010

[Dr_Teeth]

Disney seems to have put Tinkerbell out on the corner and has her doing tricks nonstop.