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Disney’s ‘Zootopia 2’ achieved numerous historic opening milestones across domestic and international markets, becoming Disney’s biggest-ever animated release.
The ‘Frozen’ stars unprecedented paydays demonstrate the disproportionate gains earned by artists who craft animation’s most lucrative IPs.
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ artistic director Malcon Pierce channels personal tragedy into a touching, dialogue-free story of loss and recovery.
‘Zootopia 2’ grew bigger as directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard stayed “free to fail,” taking risks to push story and world-building while keeping its heart.
At Destination D23, Pixar previewed ‘Toy Story 5’ and ‘Hoppers’ and announced a ‘Toy Story’ re-release and Disney shared ‘Zootopia 2’ casting updates.
Disney drops a new trailer for ‘Zootopia 2,’ reuniting Judy and Nick as their partnership is tested by a new case and a venomous new character.
Some of the important news from Annecy that you may have missed last week.
‘Zootopia 2’ will release in the U.S. on November 26.
The milestone contract marks the first time that production management workers at a feature animation studio have gained representation through The Animation Guild.
The studio also announced that it was cancelling an unannounced direct-to-streaming feature-length film.
Half of the top ten highest-grossing films at the global box office in 2024 were animated.
‘Moana 2’ has surpassed the debut of ‘Frozen 2’ to become the storied animation studio’s biggest launch ever.
Not that it matters, but critics didn’t like ‘Moana 2.’
Bouchiba continued getting jobs at major studios like Pixar and Dreamworks even after being added to France’s national sex offender registry in 2014.
Investigators say that up to a thousand children were abused at his request.
Looking more closely at important animation news that happened this week.
Lee will remain at the studio to work on the ‘Frozen’ franchise.
The segment was created in honor of Donald Duck’s 90th birthday.
Disney legend Mark Henn was also honored at Annecy today.
The film is being produced between Disney’s animation studios in Burbank and Vancouver.