Wednesday morning, Josh D’Amaro laid out his vision for Disney during his first company earnings call as CEO. Backed by better-than-expected financial results, D’Amaro emphasized a strategy centered on streaming, global storytelling, and deeper integration of new technology.
The Walt Disney Company saw their Pixar animated film Soul perform extremely poorly at domestic theaters as the first of three straight-to-streaming films they were releasing to theaters this year. Exhibiter Relations Co. reported the animated film only grossed...
A new report claims The Walt Disney Company will lay off up to 20% of its staff from Pixar after numerous box office failures that includes Elemental and Lightyear. This new report comes from Tech Crunch's Sarah Perez who claims, "Sources at the company said the...
Further “Wish” and Disney Animation Revelations from Insiders via Film ThreatWe’ve reported the amazing revelations that Film Threat’s great Chris Gore and Alan Ng have shared on their channel (link here) about things insider animators past and present at Disney have...
Released only a few weeks after "The Hunger Games" In 2015, Pixar Animation Studios released "The Good Dinosaur," a highly anticipated animated film that aimed to captivate audiences with its unique take on the prehistoric world. Unfortunately, despite the studio's...
Some say "Cars 2" others suggest "The Good Dinosaur" holds the title of being th worst Let's observe the rationale behind each First the case for "Cars 2" being the worst performing Pixar film of all time. Despite being a financial success, it failed to live up to...
The critics have been proven right by Disney. What was once called a minor scene is now promoted as a defining category. We’re now more than a year removed from the controversy surrounding Disney Pixar’s Lightyear, a children’s film that became a token of the...
Robert Iger is in an unfamiliar place. The former and now-returned CEO is attempting to salvage his legacy at Disney; it's something he may not have anticipated being difficult until now. In the realm of entertainment and media, few individuals have left as...
Disney faces a threat unlike anything it has seen in decades. Although major outlets are confirming my report from two weeks ago about Apple's box office entry, they're missing the bigger story. On March 8th of this year, a major exclusive was brought to the...
The market isn't accepting films promoting some of the less traditional lifestyles in society. Ignoring ethics and politics, it has studios concerned financially. If you read the forecast that audiences are projecting, maybe Disney's best bet is to go straight...
The newest animation movie hitting theaters from The Walt Disney Company is a three-generation tale of broken family connections. Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Tangled... how many times has Disney gone to the old "Generational Trauma" storyline? It's...
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...
Two heroes of two Disney+ entries have taken to twerking as a way to inspire little girls. Does that symbolize the problem with Disney+ lately? Let's get something straight: twerking is not dancing. The rhythmic lifting and dropping of one's derriere is...