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March 13, 2012 - I have been remiss in keeping you posted to Disney's antics this year. Let's start today with the box office. Disney has released their own movie, re-released their own movie, and released someone else's movie, Marvel has an "associated" movie, and a Pixar short film was released with the other Academy Award nominated shorts. Where does this leave us? According to The Numbers, for movies released in 2012, Beauty and the Beast is 5th at the box office ($81,267,087), Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is #16 ($48,065,270), John Carter is 28th ($30,180,188), The Secret World of Arietty is 38th ($17,572,965), and 2012 Oscar Shorts including "La Luna" is #62 ($1,673,123).

Upcoming animated series announced for Disney's TV channels include Wander Over Yonder and Gravity Falls on Disney Channel, Ultimate Spider-Man, Motorcity, and TRON: Uprising on Disney XD, and Doc McStuffins and Sofia the First on Disney Junior. Toonzone has all of the details in the original press release.

PS. At the Oscars, Disney did only Okay. Octavia Spencer won over Jessica Chastain for Actress In A Supporting Role (both of The Help), and Bret McKenzie's "Man or Muppet" won over "Real in Rio". "Non-winners" include War Horse and The Help which lost to The Artist for Best Picture, while Viola Davis of The Help lost to Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) for Actress In A Leading Role. War Horse's Cinematographer, Art Director & Set Decorator, Sound Editors, and Sound Mixers all lost to Hugo, while its composer lost to The Artist. Hugo's Visual Effects also won over those from Real Steel, while Pixar's La Luna also lost, to The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.

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February 18, 2012 - A week late, but here are the results of Disney's efforts at last week's 54th Grammy Awards. Only one win, which came in a category in which Disney had two tracks running (so, technically, they "lost" in every category they were in - haha). Congrats to Alan Menken & Glenn Slater for another win!

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
"Tangled", Alan Menken, producer (Various Artists; Walt Disney Records)
lost to
"Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1", Stewart Lerman, Randall Poster, & Kevin Weaver, Producers
(Various Artists; Elektra)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
"Tron Legacy", Daft Punk, composers
(Walt Disney Records)
lost to
"The King's Speech", Alexandre Desplat, composer
(Decca)

Best Song Written For Visual Media
Alan Menken & Glenn Slater, songwriters
"I See The Light (From Tangled)"
(Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music/Walt Disney Music)
won over
Zooey Deschanel, songwriter
"So Long (From Winnie The Pooh)"
(Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Walt Disney Music)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Photek, remixer
"End Of Line (Photek Remix)" from "Tron: Legacy Reconfigured"
(Walt Disney Records)
lost to
Sonny Moore, remixer
"Cinema (Skrillex Remix)" from Electroman
(Ultra Records)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Ryan Tedder
"Who's That Boy" by Demi Lovato Featuring Devi
"Brighter Than The Sun" by Colbie Callat
"Favorite Song" by Colbie Callat Featuring Common
"I Remember Me" by Jennifer Hudson
"I Was Here" by Beyonce
"Not Over You" by Gavin DeGraw
"#1Night (One Night)" by Cobra Starship
"Rumour Has It" by Adele
"Sweeter" by Gavin DeGraw
lost to
Paul Epworth
"Call It What You Want" by Foster The People
"I Would Do Anything For You" by Foster The People
"I'll Be Waiting" by Adele
"Life On The Nickel" by Foster The People
"No One's Gonna Love You" by Cee-Lo Green
"Rolling In The Deep" be Adele

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February 11, 2012 - So, overdue again, here are Disney's winners from the 39th Annual Annie Awards. This was not a stellar year for Disney's theatrical releases, but their television work seems to be taking it's place (kudos, Prep & Landing crew). Anyways, without further ado, here's how Disney fared:

Best Animated Feature
Cars 2 lost to Rango

Best Animated Short Subject
La Luna and The Ballad Of Nessie lost to Adam and Dog

Best General Audience Animated TV Production
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice lost to The Simpsons

Best Animated Television Production - Preschool
Jake and the Neverland Pirates won over Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Dan Lund (Winnie the Pooh), and Eric Froemling and Jon Reisch (Cars 2) lost to Kevin Romond (Tintin)

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Branko Grujcic (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) lost to Florent Andorra (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)

Character Animation in a Television Prodution
Tony Smeed won over Chad Sellers and Rebecca Wilson Bresee (all of Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice)

Character Animation in a Feature Production
Andreas Deja and Mark Henn (Winnie the Pooh) lost to Jeff Gabor (Rio)

Character Design in a Television Production
Bill Schwab (Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice) won over Carl Raggio (Kick Buttowski)

Character Design in a Feature Production
Jay Shuster (Cars 2) lost to Mark "Crash" McCreery (Rango)

Directing in a Television Production
Chris Savino & Clay Morrow (Kick Buttowski) and Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton (Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice) lost to Matthew Nastuk (The Simpsons)

Directing in a Feature Production
Don Hall & Stephen Anderson (Winnie The Pooh) and Kelly Asbury (Gnomeo & Juliet) lost to Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 2)

Music in a Television Production
Grace Potter & Michael Giacchino (Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice) won over Joel McNeely, Brendan Milburn, & Valerie Vigoda (Pixie Hollow Games)

Music in a Feature Production
Zooey Deschanel, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Henry Jackman, & Robert Lopez (Winnie The Pooh) lost to John Williams (Tintin)

Production Design in a Feature Production
Harley Jessup (Cars 2) and Paul Felix (Winnie The Pooh) lost to Raymond Zibach (Kung Fu Panda 2)

Storyboarding in a Television Production
Brian Kesinger won over Barry W. Johnson and Joe Mateo (all of Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice)

Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Jeremy Spears (Winnie The Pooh) won over Nelson Yokota (Gnomeo & Juliet) and Scott Morse (Cars 2)

Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Jim Cummings ("Featherstone" in Gnomeo & Juliet) lost to Bill Nighy ("Grandsanta" in Arthur Christmas)

Writing in a Television Production
Blake Lemons, William Reiss, C.H. Greenblatt, Derek Evanick, Diana Lafyatis, & Niel Graf (Fish Hooks) and Stevie Wermers-Skelton & Kevin Deters (Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice) lost to Carolyn Omine (The Simpsons - Treehouse of Horro XXII)

Writing in a Feature Production
Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil, Mark Burton, Kathy Greenberg, Emily Cook, Rob Sprackling, John R. Smith, Kelly Asbury, & Steve Hamilton Shaw (Gnomeo & Juliet) and Brian Kesinger, Kendelle Hoyer, Don Dougherty, Clio Chiang, Don Hall, Stephen Anderson, Nicole Mitchell, & Jeremy Spears (Winnie The Pooh) lost to John Logan, Gore Verbinski, & James Byrkit (Rango)

Editing in a Feature Production
Stephen Schaffer, A.C.E. (Cars 2 ) lost to Craig Wood, A.C.E. (Rango)

Winsor McCay Award
Walt Peregoy's career included time at Disney

Best Animated Special Production
Best Animated Television Commercial
Best Animated Television Production - Children
Best Animated Video Game
Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Production Design in a Television Production
Voice Acting in a Television Production
Editing in a Television Production
no Disney nominees

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January 31, 2012 - So, apparently Super Bowl commercials are now such a big deal, that the commercials themselves get their own teaser trailers. Who 'da thunk? Here are the teaser trailers for Super Bowl commercials for John Carter and The Avengers.





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January 30, 2012 - Academy Award nominations. Sometimes they're on the money, sometimes they miss the mark. Not for me to decide. At any rate, they cause a lot of talk. Here's some more. I was disappointed Winnie the Pooh missed out, but not Cars 2. As well, I was hoping for another song nomination for The Muppets (in another time, perhaps even three song nominations would've happened - the current one, but also ones for "Pictures In My Head" and "Life's a Happy Song") and I would've been glad to see a nomination for Elton John's "Hello Hello" from Gnomeo & Juliet, which actually sounded better as solo on the soundtrack than the Lady Gaga duet did in the film. Aside from all that, I was not unpleased with how things worked out. I was suprised by the Marvel shut-out of Thor, X-Men: First Class, and Captain America: First Class - at least for effects editing, sound, or some other technical arena. Nonetheless, here are Disney's share of the nominations, 13 in total:

Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis in "The Help"

Actress in a Supporting Role
Jessica Chastain in "The Help"
Octavia Spencer in "The Help"

Art Direction
Rick Carter (Production Design) & Lee Sandales (Set Decoration) for "War Horse"

Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski for "War Horse"

Music (Original Score)
John Williams for "War Horse"

Music (Original Song)
Bret McKenzie for Music & Lyrics for "Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets"

Picture
Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, & Michael Barnathan for "The Help"
Steven Spielberg & Kathleen Kennedy for "War Horse"

Short Film (Animated)
Enrico Casarosa for "La Luna"

Sound Editing
Richard Hymns & Gary Rydstrom for "War Horse"

Sound Mixing
Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, & Stuart Wilson for "War Horse"

Visual Effects
Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor, & Swen Gillberg for "Real Steel"

Actor in a Leading Role
Actor in a Supporting Role
Animated Feature Film
Costume Design
Directing
Documentary (Feature)
Documentary (Short Subject)
Film Editing
Foreign Language Film
Makeup
Short Film (Live Action)
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Writing (Original Screenplay)
no nominations

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January 5, 2012 - Two new clips today: Tangled Ever After, which opens with Beauty And The Beast 3D next Friday, January 13; and and TV spot for Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, which opens in February. Enjoy!

January 3, 2012 - So by my count between Disney, Touchstone's alliance with DreamWorks and its hold-over partnership with Miramax, and Marvel who had movies created and released by both Paramount and Fox, the theatrical release count for Disney is at 18 movies for last year. As well, four of their releases from 2010 were still playing in theatres when the clock rolled over to 2011. So, here's how Disney fared at the box office last year. The first number indicates the movie's overall position in the market for 2011; the second number is just for movies that opened in 2011. (*Asterisks* are for movies that are still playing, and will have totals added to next year's list):

  5./5. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Disney/Buena Vista) $241,063,875
  7./7. Cars 2 (Disney/Pixar/Buena Vista) $191,450,875
  8./8. Thor (Marvel/Paramount) $181,030,624
  10./10. Captain America: The First Avenger (Marvel/Paramount) $176,654,505
  11./11. The Help (DreamWorks/Touchstone/Buena Vista) $169,345,705*
  14./14. X-Men: First Class (Marvel/20th Century Fox) $146,408,305
  22./22. The Lion King (3D release & 2D re-release) (Disney/Buena Vista) $109,911,305* (Lifetime total: $438,450,810)
  29./29. Gnomeo and Juliet (Touchstone/Miramax/Buena Vista) $99,967,670
  35./33. Real Steel (DreamWorks/Touchstone/Buena Vista) $83,737,282*
  40./35. The Muppets (Disney/Buena Vista) $77,839,891*
  58./56. I Am Number Four (DreamWorks/Touchstone/Buena Vista) $55,100,437
  68./67. War Horse (DreamWorks/Touchstone/Buena Vista) $45,248,000
  72. Tron: Legacy (Disney/Buena Vista) $40,757,919 (Lifetime total: $172,062,763)
  99. Tangled (Disney/Buena Vista) $32,999,950 (Lifetime total: $200,821,936)
  106./102. Winnie The Pooh (Disney/Buena Vista) $26,692,846
  116./110. Mars Needs Moms (ImageMovers Digital/Disney/Buena Vista) $21,392,758
  125./116. Fright Night (DreamWorks/Touchstone/Buena Vista) $18,298,649
  129./119. African Cats (DisneyNature/Buena Vista) $15,428,747
  147./136. Prom (Disney/Buena Vista) $10,130,219
  222./190. 2011 Oscar Shorts (which included Pixar's Day & Night) (Shorts International)$1,352,152
  266. Secretariat (Disney/Buena Vista) $645,831 (Lifetime total: $59,699,513)
  473. The Tempest (Miramax) $46,310 (Lifetime total: $277,943)
  684. Zokkomon (Disney/Buena Vista) $2,815

PS. In the last few posts, for some reason I've been counting Cowboys & Aliens as a Touchstone release of a DreamWorks movie. It is DreamWorks, but actually came to theatres by way of Universal Pictures. In bad internet form, I've deleted any mentions of it from previous posts. Sorry for any confusion!

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January 2, 2012 - Not exactly Beauty and the Beast (Coming soon to a theatre near you in glorious 3D!), here's a trailer for the new English dub of Blade: Anime, courtesy of G4.

December 23, 2011 - Thanks, Ain't It Cool News for pointing out the Japanese-language John Carter trailer. It's neato!



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December 23, 2011 - Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences gives out some awards. The Oscars. To some, they are a big deal. As the longest running awards in the entertainment industry (to my knowledge), they seem to carry some clout. This means that in the weeks and months leading up to the awards, we get short-lists and eligibility lists for all the categories involved. Eligible pictures include lists of eligible actors, and there is much interesting information involved in all of this. That said, here's what Disney has released this year (and what Disney properties have been released by others)...

Documentary Feature
0 of 15 eligible films
Documentary Short
0 of 8 short-listed from 35 eligible films
Foreign Language Film
0 of 63 eligible films (countries)
Live Action Short Film
0 of 10 short-listed from 107 eligible films
:-(

Animated Short Film
1 of 10 short-listed from 44 eligible films
"La Luna," Enrico Casarosa, director (Pixar Animation Studios)

Visual Effects
5 of 15 eligible films
Captain America: The First Avenger
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Real Steel
Thor
X-Men: First Class

Animated Feature
4 of 17 eligible films
Cars 2
Gnomeo & Juliet
Mars Needs Moms
Winnie The Pooh

Original Song
11 of 39 eligible songs
"The World I Knew" from African Cats
"Star Spangeld Man" from "Captain America: The First Avenger
"Collision Of Worlds" from Cars 2
"Hello Hello" from Gnomeo & Juliet
"Love Builds A Garden" from Gnomeo & Juliet
"The Living Proof" from The Help
"Life's A Happy Song" from The Muppets
"Man or Muppet" from The Muppets
"Pictures In My Head" from The Muppets
"The Backson Song" from Winnie The Pooh
"So Long" from Winnie The Pooh

Original Score
9 of 97 eligible scores
African Cats, Nicholas Hooper, composer
Captain America: The First Avenger, Alan Silvestri, composer
Cars 2, Michael Giacchino, composer
The Help, Thomas Newman, composer
Real Steel, Danny Elfman, composer
Thor, Patrick Doyle, composer
War Horse, John Williams, composer
Winnie The Pooh, Henry Jackman, composer
X-Men: First Class, Henry Jackman, composer

Eligible Pictures (& Actors)
16 of 265 eligible feature films

AFRICAN CATS

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER
Chris Evans. Tommy Lee Jones. Hugo Weaving. Hayley Atwell. Sebastian Stan. Dominic Cooper. Toby Jones. Neal McDonough. Derek Luke. Bruno Ricci. JJ Feild. Kenneth Choi. Richard Armitage. Stanley Tucci. Samuel L. Jackson. Lex Shrapnel. Michael Brandon. Martin T. Sherman. Natalie Dormer. Oscar Pearce. William Hope. Nicholas Pinnock. Marek Oravec. David Bradley. Leander Deeny. Sam Hoare. Simon Kunz. Kieran O'Connor. Jenna-Louise Coleman. Sophie Colquhoun. Doug Cockle. Ben Batt. Mollie Fitzgerald. Damon J. Driver. David McKail. Amanda Walker. Richard Freeman. Katherine Press. Sergio Covino. Marcello Walton. Vincent Montuel. Fabrizio Santino. Maxwell Newman. Anatole Taubman. Jan Pohl. Erich Redman. Rosanna Hoult. Naomi Slights. Kirsty Mather. Megan Sanderson.

CARS 2
ANIMATION VOICEOVERS. Owen Wilson. Larry the Cable Guy. Michael Caine. Emily Mortimer. John Turturro. Eddie Izzard. Brent Musburger. Joe Mantegna. Thomas Kretschmann. Peter Jacobson. Bonnie Hunt. Darrell Waltrip. Franco Nero. David Hobbs. Patrick Walker. Tony Shalhoub. Jeff Garlin. Michel Michelis. Jason Isaacs. Lloyd Sherr. Bruce Campbell. Teresa Gallagher. Jenifer Lewis. Stanley Townsend. Velibor Topic. Sig Hansen. Guido Quaroni. Vanessa Redgrave. John Mainieri. Brad Lewis. Cheech Marin. Jeff Gordon. Lewis Hamilton. Paul Dooley. Edie McClurg. Richard Kind. Katherine Helmond. John Ratzenberger. Michael Wallis.

FRIGHT NIGHT
Anton Yelchin. Colin Farrell. Christopher Mintz-Plasse. David Tennant. Imogen Poots. Toni Collette. Dave Franco. Emily Montague. Will Denton. Reid Ewing. Sandra Vergara. Chris Sarandon. Grace Phipps. Chelsea Tavares. Lisa Loeb. Brian Huskey. Michael Miller. Marya Beauvais. Kent Kirkpatrick. Arron Shiver. Rick Ortega. Charlie Brown. Rebekah Wiggins. Eb Lottimer. Liezl Carstens. Laura Aidan. Alma Sisneros. Bruce Holmes. Christopher Ranney. Lovie Johnson. Jerry Angelo. Tait Fletcher. Kevin Christopher Brown. Jesse Pickett.

GNOMEO & JULIET
ANIMATION VOICEOVERS. James McAvoy. Emily Blunt. Matt Lucas. Ashley Jensen. Michael Caine. Jim Cummings. Maggie Smith. Jason Statham. Patrick Stewart. Ozzy Osbourne. Stephen Merchant. Julie Walters. Hulk Hogan. Richard Wilson. Dolly Parton. Kelly Asbury. Julia Brams. James Daniel Wilson. Tim Bentinck. Julio Bonet. Neil McCaul. Maurissa Horwitz.

THE HELP
Jessica Chastain. Viola Davis. Bryce Dallas Howard. Allison Janney. Chris Lowell. Ahna O'Reilly. Sissy Spacek. Octavia Spencer. Mary Steenburgen. Emma Stone. Cicely Tyson. Mike Vogel. Anna Camp. La Chanze. Wes Chatham. Aunjanue Ellis. Nelsan Ellis. Dana Ivey. Ashley Johnson. Leslie Jordan. Brian Kerwin. Shane McRae. David Oyelowo. Roslyn Ruff. Eleanor Henry. Emma Henry. Ted Welch. Tarra Riggs. Tiffany Brouwer. Carol Lee. Carol Sutton. Millicent Bolton. Ritchie Montgomery. Don Brock. Florence "Flo" Roach. Becky Fly. Sheerene Whitfield. Cleta E. Ellington. Henry Carpenter. John Taylor. Charles Cooper. Diana Cooper. Coyt Bailey. Wade Cottonfield. Kelsey Scott. Amy Beckwith. Sloane Fair. Anna Jennings. Lauren Miller. Elizabeth Smith.

I AM NUMBER FOUR
Alex Pettyfer. Timothy Olyphant. Teresa Palmer. Dianna Agron. Callan McAuliffe. Kevin Durand. Jake Abel. Garrett M. Brown. Brian Howe. Jeff Hochendoner. Patrick Sebes. Greg Townley. Reuben Langdon. Emily Wickersham. Molly McGinnis. Andrew Owen. Sophia Caruso. Charles Carroll. L. Derek Leonidoff. Sabrina De Matteo. Cooper Thornton. Judith Hoag. Jack Walz. Bill Laing. Beau Mirchoff. Cody Johns. Isabella Robbins.

MARS NEEDS MOMS
Seth Green. Dan Fogler. Elisabeth Harnois. Mindy Sterling. Kevin Cahoon. Joan Cusack. Tom Everett Scott. Jacquie Barnbrook. Matthew Henerson. Adam Jennings. Stephen Kearin. Amber Gainey Meade. Aaron Rapke. Julene Renee. Kirsten Severson. Matt Wolf. Raymond Ochoa. Robert Ochoa. Ryan Ochoa. Meredith Wells. Teagan Wells. ANIMATION VOICEOVERS. Seth Dusky. Marianne Bennett. Jo McGinley. Daniel James O'Conner. Edi Patterson.

THE MUPPETS
Jason Segel. Amy Adams. Chris Cooper. Rashida Jones. Steve Whitmire. Eric Jacobson. Dave Goelz. Bill Barretta. David Rudman. Matt Vogel. Peter Linz. Alan Arkin. Bill Cobbs. Zach Galifianakis. Ken Jeong. Jim Parsons. Eddie Pepitone. Kristen Schaal. Sarah Silverman. Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo. Raymond Ma. Shu Lan Tuan. Donald Glover. Dahlia Waingort. Jonathan Palmer. Don Yanan. Michael Albala. Julia Marie Franzese. Gunnar Smith. Connor Gallagher. Justin Marco. Cameron Kasal. Justin Tinucci. Alex Long. Aria Noelle Curzon. Emily Blunt. James Carville. Leslie Feist. Whoopi Goldberg. Selena Gomez. Dave Grohl. Neil Patrick Harris. Judd Hirsch. John Krasinski. Rico Rodriguez. Mickey Rooney.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES
Johnny Depp. Penelope Cruz. Ian McShane. Geoffrey Rush. Kevin R. McNally. Sam Claflin. Astrid Berges-Frisbey. Stephen Graham. Richard Griffiths. Greg Ellis. Oscar Jaenada. Keith Richards. Damian O'Hare. Anton Lesser. Roger Allam. Judi Dench. Christopher Fairbank. Paul Bazely. Bronson Webb. Richard Thomson. Yuki Matsuzaki. Robbie Kay. Steve Evets. Ian Mercer. Deobia Oparei. Gemma Ward. Sebastian Armesto. Juan Carlos Vellido. Tristan Laurence Perez. Norberto Moran. Gerard Monaco. Tyrone Lopez. Luke Roberts. Daniel Ings. Emilia Jones. Patrick Kennedy. Jody Halse. Clifford Rose. Paul Hunter. Jorgelina Guadalupe Airaldi. Brea Berrett. Toni Busker. Sanya Hughes. Daphne Joy. Antoinette Nikprelaj. Derek Mears. Danny Le Boyer. Kitt Barrie. Stephen Morphew. Alan Utley-Moore.

PROM
Aimee Teegarden. Thomas McDonell. De'Vaughn Nixon. Danielle Campbell. Yin Chang. Jared Kusnitz. Nolan Sotillo. Cameron Monaghan. Kylie Bunbury. Joe Adler. Janelle Ortiz. Jonathan Keltz. Nicholas Braun. Raini Rodriguez. Christine Elise McCarthy. Dean Norris. Faith Ford. Amy Pietz. Jere Burns. Robbie Tucker. Aimee-Lynn Chadwick. Allie Trimm. Madison Riley. Rocco Nugent. Ivy Malone. Blair Fowler. Carlease Burke. Chloe Little. Kristopher Higgins. Tahlena Chikami. Laura Miranda. Trevor Peterson. Benjamin P. Scott. Riley Voelkel. Gabriela Banus. Karyn Nesbit. Britney Bailey. Sierra Autumn Kane. Jennifer Shelton. Emil Beheshti. David Dustin Kenyon. Marcuis W. Harris. Sharon Omi. Kofi Siriboe.

REAL STEEL
Hugh Jackman. Dakota Goyo. Evangeline Lilly. Anthony Mackie. Kevin Durand. Hope Davis. James Rebhorn. Karl Yune. Olga Fonda. John Gatins. Sophie Levy. Tess Levy. Charlie Levy. Gregory Sims. Torey Adkins. Tom Carlson. John Hawkinson. David Alan Basche. Phil LaMarr. David Herbst. Julian Gant. Ken Alter. Leilani Barrett. Eric Gutman. Nicholas Yu. D.B. Dickerson. Peter Carey. Dan LeMieux. Rich Goteri. Tim Holmes. Ricky Wayne Robinson, Jr.. Taris Tyler. Kevin Dorman. John Manfredi.

THOR
Chris Hemsworth. Natalie Portman. Tom Hiddleston. Stellan Skarsgard. Kat Dennings. Clark Gregg. Colm Feore. Ray Stevenson. Idris Elba. Jaimie Alexander. Tadanobu Asano. Joshua Dallas. Rene Russo. Anthony Hopkins. Adriana Barraza. Maximiliano Hernandez. Richard Cetrone. Darren Kendrick. Josh Coxx. Justice Jesse Smith. Joseph Gatt. Luke Massy. Matthew Ducey. Jason Camp. Buddy Sosthand. Blake Silver. Jamie McShane. Dale Godboldo. Patrick O'Brien Demsey. Jim Palmer. Seth Coltan. J. Michael Straczynski. Ryan Schaefer. Matt Battaglia. Stan Lee. Joel McCrary. Isaac Kappy. Juliet Lopez. Rob Mars. Carrie Lazar. Harley Graham. Alexander Wright. HiIary Pingle. Shawn-Caulin Young. Kinsey McLean. Kelly Hawthorne. Dakota Goyo. Ted Allpress.

WAR HORSE
Emily Watson. David Thewlis. Peter Mullan. Niels Arestrup. Tom Hiddleston. Jeremy Irvine. Benedict Cumberbatch. Toby Kebbell. David Kross. Eddie Marsan. Nicolas Bro. Rainer Bock. Patrick Kennedy. Liam Cunningham. Celine Buckens. Leonard Carow. Matt Milne. Robert Emms. Hinnerk Schonemann. Gary Lydon. Geoff Bell. Sebastian Hulk. Gerard McSorley. Tony Pitts. Ifran Hussain. Pip Torrens. Philippe Nahon. Jean-Claude Lecas. Justin Brett. Seamus O'Neill. Pat Laffan. Michael Ryan. Peter McNeil O'Connor. Trystan Putter. Gunnar Cauthery. Julian Wadham. Anian Zollner. Michael Kranz. Hannes Wegener. David Dencik. Edward Bennett. Johnny Harris. Philip Hill-Pearson. Tam Dean Burn. Alan Williams. Thomas Arnold. Maximilian Brueckner. Markus Tomczyk. Peter Benedict. Callum Armstrong.

WINNIE THE POOH
ANIMATION VOICEOVERS. John Cleese. Jim Cummings. Bud Luckey. Craig Ferguson. Jack Boulter. Travis Oates. Kristen Anderson-Lopez. Wyatt Dean Hall. Tom Kenny. Jim Cummings. Huell Howser.

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
James McAvoy. Michael Fassbender. Rose Byrne. Jennifer Lawrence. January Jones. Nicholas Hoult. Oliver Platt. Jason Flemyng. Lucas Till. Edi Gathegi. Kevin Bacon. Caleb Landry Jones. Zoe Kravitz. Matt Craven. Alex Gonzalez. Rade Sherbedgia. Glenn Morshower. Laurence Belcher. Bill Milner. Beth Goddard. Morgan Lily. Corey Johnson. Demetri Goritsas. Don Creech. James Remar. Ludger Pistor. Wilfried Hochholdinger. Greg Kolpakchi. Andrei Zayats. Ray Wise. Michael Medeiros. Olek Krupa. Yuri Naumkin. Gene Farber. David Agranov. Katrine de Candole. James Faulkner. Eva Magyar. Annabelle Wallis. Juan Herrera. Greg Savage. Jarid Faubel. Gregory Cox. Josh Cohen. David Crow. Kieran Patrick Campbell. Sasha Pieterse. Brendan Fehr. M. Ironside. Jason Beghe.

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December 22, 2011 - By the way, have you seen these John Carter television commercials yet?

December 22, 2011 - Eight new posters for The Avengers, but you've seen these images before, on the banners posted last week. Disney Junior has also announced a new animated television show coming 2013, The Happy Hugglemonsters, and a new title for what used to be The Snow Queen, the (uninspired) Frozen



















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December 15, 2011 - Of all the awards of all the arts, I dislike the Golden Globes the most - if you look into it's history, maybe you'll see why and join me. Nonetheless, it's worth a mention that some Disney stuff got nominated today, including The Help (5), War Horse (3), Cars 2 (1), Gnomeo & Juliet (1), and Modern Family (3). There. 'Nuff said. In more important news, there is a new poster for Disney's John Carter, a new poster for Columbia Pictures' & Marvel's Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance, and two new banners for The Avengers. All this and a new Ghost Rider trailer too. Enjoy!

December 12, 2011 - When it rains it pours. Here are three new banners for Sony's new Disney's Marvel's Spider-Man movie, The Amazing Spider-Man, courtesy of Comic Book Movie.com.







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December 12, 2011 - It has arrived - the trailer for the first Men In Black movie (cleverly titled Men In Black 3) in 10 years. The trailer is posted here for your convenience & viewing pleasure. By the way - the original Men In Black appearance was in a comic book published by Aircel Publishers. Aircel was then bought out by Malibu Comics, and Malibu was then bought out by Marvel Comics, which was then bought out by Disney. I may not go through those steps many more times (Thanks, Wikipedia!). The previous movies and the television series were made after Marvel's ownership, but this will be the first production to take place after Disney's ownership.

December 12, 2011 - This summer, Disney debuted a new Winnie The Pooh movie, and it seemed as though they might be trying to breathe new life into a brand that for the last 20 years or so had taken over the kiddie market. A. A. Milne's creation had always seemed to be for the young and the young-at-heart, but it seemed as though Disney only saw potential dollar signs with pre-schoolers. Well, now they're back with a vengeance. World Screen tells us that Disney Channel EMEA (that's Europe, Middle East, & Asia) is bringing in Tales Of Friendship With Winnie The Pooh, a 5-minute bedtime story series starring our favourite bear. Eighteen episodes have currently be ordered. My main frustration, aside from it adding to my challenge of trying to convince my wife that Winnie's not just for little children, is that it's incredibly hard to PVR all these five-minute television series that Disney has on the go. Is there really money in these? They have no commercial breaks, and no one ever knows when they're on! Am I right, ZeFronk? Minnie's BowToons? Right?

In less angry news, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced their short-list for the Best Visual Effects Oscar. Disney titles to make the short list are Captain America: The First Avenger, Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Reel Steel, Thor, and X-Men: First Class.

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December 11, 2011 - And now, courtesy of Super Hero Hype, the teaser poster for The Amazing Spider-Man, starring Andrew Garfield in the title role.


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December 5, 2011 - The Annie Awards are the animation industries versions of the Oscars, and their nominations were announced today. It's a long list. Disney was not a supporter of the awards last year, but this year they are, and are back in full force. Congratulations to the nominees below, and also to Disney Voice Actors for being nominated in non-Disney roles: Ashley Jensen (Nanette in Gnomeo & Juliet), Gary Oldman (Bob Cratchit & Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol), Bill Nighy (live-action as Leonard Saber in G-Force), James Hong (Chi Fu in Mulan), Zack Galifianakis (live-action as Ben in G-Force), Tara Strong (many roles, including Melody in The Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea), Nika Futterman (Stretch & Squeeze from Handy Manny), Judy Greer (Yuki from The Cat Returns), Jessica Walter (Fran Sinclair from Dinosaurs), Jeff Bennett (many roles, including Dr. Hamsterviel in Stitch! The Movie), Deidrich Bader (Warp Darkmatter in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), Dee Bradley Baker (Perry the Platypus from Phineas & Ferb), Daran Norris (Dick Daring in The Replacements), and Carlos Alazraqui (Panchito in House Of Mouse).

The Ballad Of Nessie
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Best Animated Short Subject

Cars 2
Pixar Animation Studios
Best Animated Feature
Eric Froemling for Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Jon Reischfor Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Jay Shuster for Character Design in a Feature Production
Harley Jessup for Production Design in a Feature Production
Scott Morse for Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Stephen Schaffer, A.C.E. for Editing in a Feature Production

Fish Hooks
Disney Television Animation
Blake Lemons, William Reiss, C.H. Greenblatt, Derek Evanick, Diana Lafyatis, & Neil Graf for the episode "Fish School Musical" for Writing in a Television Production

Gnomeo & Juliet
Touchtone Pictures
Kelly Asbury for Directing in a Feature Production
Nelson Yokota for Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Jim Cummings as "Featherstone" for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil, Mark Burton, Kathy Greenburg, Emily Cook, Rob Sprackling, John R. Smith, Kelly Asbury, & Steve Hamilton for Writing in a Feature Production

Jake And The Neverland Pirates
Disney Television Animation
Best Animated Television Production - Preschool

Kick Buttowski
Disney Television Animation
Carl Raggio for Character Design in a Television Production
Chris Savino & Clay Morrow for Directing in a Television Production

La Luna
Pixar Animation Studios
Best Animated Short Subject

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Disney Television Animation
Best Animated Television Production - Preschool

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Walt Disney Studios
Branko Grujcic of Industrial Light & Magic for Animated Effects in a Live Action Production

Pixie Hollow Games
DisneyToon Studios
Joel McNeely, Brendan Milburn, & Valerie Vigoda for Music in a Television Production

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Best General Audience Animated TV Production
Chad Sellers for Character Animation in a Television Production
Rebecca Wilson Bresee for Character Animation in a Television Production
Tony Smeed for Character Animation in a Television Production
Bill Schwab for Character Design in a Feature Production
Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton for Directing in a Television Production
Grace Potter & Michael Giacchino for Music in a Television Production
Barry W. Johnson for Storyboarding in a Television Production
Brian Kesinger for Storyboarding in a Television Production
Joe Mateo for Character Design in a Television Production
Stevie Wermers-Skelton & Kevin Deters for Writing in a Television Production

Winnie The Pooh
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Dan Lund for Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Andreas Deja for Character Animation in a Feature Production
Mark Henn for Character Animation in a Feature Production
Don Hall & Stephen Anderson for Directing in a Feature Production
Zooey Deschannel, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Henry Jackman, & Robert Lopez for Music in a Feature Production
Paul Felix for Production Design in a Feature Production
Jeremy Spears for Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Brian Kesinger, Kendelle Hoyer, Don Dougherty, Clio Chang, Don Hall, & Stephen Anderson for Writing in a Feature Production

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December 4, 2011 - Also not very "Disney-ish" (see yesterday's post), are the DreamWorks movies that Disney is distributing to theatres under the Touchstone Pictures banner. Nonetheless, Collider.com has released a compilation of 7 short clips from the upcoming War Horse, releasing this Christmas.