For years, Disney and its animation arm Pixar leaned heavily into identity-driven storytelling—often accompanied by heavy media promotion celebrating the inclusion of LGBTQ themes. But after several high-profile box office disappointments, Pixar’s leadership now...
Pixar has officially dropped the first teaser for Toy Story 5, offering a peek at the next chapter in one of Disney’s most trusted franchises. The animated sequel is set to hit theaters on June 19, 2026, once again bringing audiences back to the world of Buzz, Woody, and Jessie — but this time, their biggest challenge may be technology itself.
For years, Disney has meticulously (and blatantly) tailored its films to appeal to China, modifying content, reshaping characters, and altering marketing strategies to maintain its foothold in the world’s second-largest box office. However, the entertainment giant has now been surpassed—not by another Hollywood studio, but by China’s own animated juggernaut: Ne Zha 2.
There's plenty of reason for Disney CEO Bob Iger and his merry executives to pop champagne bottles today. Inside Out 2, the Disney Pixar animated feature film from this summer, has released onto Disney+ streaming -- to say it is popular is not really articulating it...
They were saying that Inside Out 2 was the biggest box office hit for an animated film. That was weeks ago when it passed the official list of cartoon movies. Now, however, the film has surpassed the CGI Lion King film by John Favreau. Thus in reality, Inside Out 2...
Inside Out 2 is expected to top $155 million at the domestic box office for North America once all pennies and dollars have been counted at the end of the day. With more than 60% of the audience in the first days being made up of women (and a large percentage being...
As predicted, the Walt Disney Company is using its new character, Anxiety, from Inside Out 2 in its forthcoming and present toy lines. Whether or not parents want to purchase Anxiety dolls for their children to snuggle is a different story. Pixar and Disney may have a...
The last time The Walt Disney Company attempted a puberty-themed, "becoming a woman" film aimed at kids, it didn't go so well. Now, only a few years later, they're back at it again. In 2022, Disney released a coming-of-age movie called Turning Red. The film features a...
We absolutely adore Phyllis Smith, so we'd love to see her reprise the role of Sadness. Unfortunately, two others might not return to a sequel. According to a number of sources, a sequel to Inside Out by Pixar is underway by the studio. The original film was...