Tag: Toy Story 4
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Will ‘Toy Story 4’ Make a Bid for the Animated Opening Weekend Record?
After several weeks of disappointing debuts, this weekend should see things turn around as Disney and Pixar unveil Toy Story 4 to what will be one of the largest debuts for an animated feature ever and UA Releasing’s Child’s Play remake is also looking like it will generate a solid debut over the three-day. Otherwise,…
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Hollywood Takes on Italy’s Vacation-Heavy Summer Season With Blockbusters
With upcoming movies such as “Toy Story 4,” “Men in Black: International” and “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw,” Hollywood studios are finally taking the plunge this year and slotting their blockbusters in Italian cinemas during the summer, a time when residents traditionally hit the beach en masse.For decades, the studios withheld their films…
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Pixar Vs. Studio Ghibli: Film Critics Pick the World’s Best Animation Studio
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday.Pixar and Studio Ghibli are undeniably the two most preeminent animation studios since the golden age of Disney. One has turned 3D animation into the medium’s dominant aesthetic, and — with this week’s release of “Toy Story 4”…
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‘Toy Story 4’ Will Be the First Pixar Movie in Decades to Not Feature an Animated Short
For more than two decades, Pixar provided two rare constants: high-quality animated films that appealed to kids and adults, and envelope-pushing animated shorts that would air right before those films in theaters. But now, over 20 years after Pixar debuted its Oscar-winning Geri’s Game in front of A Bug’s Life in 1998, the animation studio…
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‘Game of Thrones,’ Netflix VFX Among Those to Be Featured in Siggraph Production Talks
VFX pros behind the final season of “Game of Thrones,” the blockbuster film “Avengers: Endgame,” Pixar’s upcoming “Toy Story 4,” last year’s Oscar-winning “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Netflix series, including “Stranger Things,” and more will give Siggraph 2019 attendees a behind-the-scenes look at their work during the conference’s Production Sessions. There will even be a…
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‘Toy Story 4’ Breaking Pixar Tradition, Will Not Feature New Short Film
When Pixar fans line up to check out the lauded animation house’s latest offering this week at the multiplex, they’ll have to enjoy the experience without a classic dose of pre-show magic. Slate reports that Josh Cooley’s “Toy Story 4” will hit theaters without a preceding short film, a break in a tradition that has…
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Box Office: ‘Men in Black: International’ and ‘Shaft’ Belly Flop
Disney/Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” can’t come soon enough to buoy the floundering summer box office. This weekend’s openings are pathetic. Franchise reboot “Men in Black: International” (Sony) and the second remake of “Shaft” (Warner Bros.) together grossed under $37 million. Two summers ago, when “War for the Planet of the Apes” opened to “only” $56…
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‘Men in Black’ & ‘Shaft’ Become Latest Summer Sequels to Disappoint
It was another disappointing weekend for a pair of new sequels as both Sony’s Men in Black International and WB’s Shaft were both unable to reach even the slimmest of studio expectations heading into the weekend.The weekend is down significantly compared to last year when Incredibles 2 bowed with a record-shattering $182.6 million opening and…
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‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ Snags Rapper of Historical Significance
Bill & Ted Face the Music has added Grammy Award winning rapper Kid Cudi to the cast. The news comes after sequel star Alex Winter shared some storyboard art on social media, giving fans their first real look at the highly anticipated sequel. Production is expected to begin this month, presumably after Keanu Reeves, who…
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‘Men in Black’ and ‘Shaft’ to Continue a Summer of Slumping Sequels
While the last two weeks have featured several struggling new releases, and this weekend looks to be no different, the summer movie season is actually up +12.6% compared to last year and currently ranks as the second largest summer movie season of all-time through June 12. However, a lot of that is due to Disney…