Tag: Turning Red

  • Disney Halts Movie Releases in Russia After Ukraine Invasion

    Disney Halts Movie Releases in Russia After Ukraine Invasion

    The Walt Disney Company is halting the release of its upcoming films in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.“Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, including the upcoming ‘Turning Red’ from Pixar,” a spokesperson for The Walt Disney Company said…

  • Disney Has Decided To Halt All Theatrical Releases In Russia

    Disney Has Decided To Halt All Theatrical Releases In Russia

    Days after Russia launched an invasion into Ukraine, the global entertainment industry is beginning to take a stand. Earlier today, Netflix announced they would not be allowing state television channels on their platform in Russia, despite the presence of an impending law regarding Russian media platforms. Now, according to Variety, Disney has become the first…

  • ‘The Batman’ Russia Release Halted by Warner Bros.

    ‘The Batman’ Russia Release Halted by Warner Bros.

    Warner Bros. has announced that it has halted its plans to release “The Batman” in Russia. The DC adaptation was set to release in the country on Friday.“In light of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, WarnerMedia is pausing the release of its feature film ‘The Batman’ in Russia,” a spokesperson for WarnerMedia said in a…

  • Disney to Pause Theatrical Releases in Russia, Including ‘Turning Red,’ Due to Ukraine Invasion

    Disney to Pause Theatrical Releases in Russia, Including ‘Turning Red,’ Due to Ukraine Invasion

    The Walt Disney Company announced on Monday that it will be pausing all theatrical releases in Russia, including that of “Turning Red,” which was previously set to premiere in the country March 10.“Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, including the…

  • Disney Halts All Theatrical Film Releases in Russia, Citing ‘Tragic Humanitarian Crisis’

    Disney Halts All Theatrical Film Releases in Russia, Citing ‘Tragic Humanitarian Crisis’

    As the Western world rallies around Ukraine, applying aggressive sanctions that are crippling the Russian economy as Vladimir Putin invades the European nation, Hollywood has been faced with difficult decisions about how to respond. Today, Disney took the boldest step yet towards sanctioning Russia, pausing the Russian releases of all of its upcoming theatrical films,…

  • Listen To The Billie Eilish-Written Song From Pixar’s Turning Red

    Listen To The Billie Eilish-Written Song From Pixar’s Turning Red

    Today we have a new lyric video for one of the boy band songs — pause for swoon — from Disney/Pixar’s “Turning Red.” In the new animated film, 13-year-old Mei Lee (voice of Rosalie Chiang) is having a rough adolescence. She’s got a wildly overprotective mom who embarrasses the heck out of her in front of…

  • Turning Red Early Buzz: Domee Shi’s Feature Debut Is A Moving, Joyous Entry Into The Pixar Canon

    Turning Red Early Buzz: Domee Shi’s Feature Debut Is A Moving, Joyous Entry Into The Pixar Canon

    Domee Shi won an Oscar for directing the short film “Bao,” which was released with Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” back in 2018. Fans were taken with her adorable and heartfelt characters, and now Shi is back with her full-length animated Disney/Pixar film “Turning Red,” with a script from Shi and Julia Cho. The movie follows 13-year-old Mei Lee…

  • How Turning Red Blends Pixar’s Iconic Animation Style With Anime

    How Turning Red Blends Pixar’s Iconic Animation Style With Anime

    Who says Pixar doesn’t make anything original anymore? The innovative and consistently successful animation studio may have released a number of sequels in relatively short order, but that stubborn narrative completely ignores original hits in recent years such as “Coco,” “Onward,” “Soul,” and “Luca” … the latter three films coming within the last two years…

  • How Turning Red Is Helping Audiences Learn To See Themselves In Teen Girl Characters [Exclusive]

    How Turning Red Is Helping Audiences Learn To See Themselves In Teen Girl Characters [Exclusive]

    It’s been commonly accepted in the entertainment industry that girls will watch “boy’s content,” but boys won’t watch “girls’ shows.” Coming-of-age movies that center on boys are considered universal classics, but coming-of-age movies about girls are pushed under the “chick flick” category. It’s this backwards way of thinking that makes studios nervous to invest in…

  • Pop Singer Anne-Marie Nabs Cameo in Disney Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’

    Pop Singer Anne-Marie Nabs Cameo in Disney Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’

    British pop singer Anne-Marie has landed a cameo in Pixar’s upcoming animated feature “Turning Red.”Anne-Marie will voice Lauren, a friend of lead character Mei’s in the film.“Turning Red” tells the story of 13-year-old Mei Lee (played by Rosalie Chiang) who sometimes turns into a red panda when she gets too excitable – a quirk Mei…