The team at Pixar are known for their (nearly) immaculate track record, so most would be surprised to learn of the tumult that so frequently occurs during the production of their pictures. I say that to calm the nerves of those concerned about their upcoming feature, The Good Dinosaur, which was delayed from 2014 to 2015 and had director Bob Peterson replaced […]
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Turbulent times – Planes review
April 7, 2014 
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By Simon Miraudo February 1, 2014 The Cars franchise is Pixar’s cash cow; a kid-pleasing collection of movies tailor-made to sell merchandise (which, at this point, totals in the billions of dollars). The adults don’t much care for them, and unabashed lovers of the studio (including myself) turn a blind eye. “If the little ones […]
Continue readingDisney Pixar announce ‘The Incredibles 2’ and ‘Cars 3’
March 19, 2014 0 Comments
Disney has made it official: there are many more Pixar sequels in the works. At an investor’s meeting, the studio revealed plans for The Incredibles 2 and Cars 3. Though director Brad Bird has been living in the world of live-action recently, he’ll return to write and likely direct the long-awaited superhero sequel. Anticipation for a third Cars film is […]
Continue readingDespicable Me spin-off, Minions, delayed from 2014 to 2015
September 23, 2013 0 Comments
Following in Pixar’s footsteps, Universal has revealed they similarly won’t be releasing an animated film in 2014. THR reports the studio has delayed their Despicable Me spin-off, Minions, from December 2014 to July 2015. This delay, however, is not due to any internal disunion, as Pixar’s pushing of The Good Dinosaur to 2015 was. Instead, […]
Continue readingNo Pixar movies in 2014; Good Dinosaur and Finding Dory delayed
September 19, 2013 1 Comment
The writing was on the wall. The LA Times confirms Pixar has pushed the release of The Good Dinosaur from June 2014 to November 2015. This follows the revelation that Dinosaur’s director Bob Peterson had been removed from the project. Dinosaur takes Finding Dory’s release date, which is now set to bow June 2016. Pixar […]
Continue readingPoehler, Harris, and Hader join Pixar flicks; Finding Dory ending changed after Blackfish controversy
August 12, 2013 0 Comments
Pixar has dropped a bunch of details regarding their upcoming projects at Disney’s annual D23 Expo (the Mouse House’s version of Comic-Con). As reported by Hitfix, Neil Patrick Harris, Judy Greer, Bill Hader, John Lithgow, Frances McDormand, and Lucas Neff will all lend their vocal talents to the production company’s next release, The Good Dinosaur. […]
Continue readingPixar set to “scale back” the sequels
July 1, 2013 0 Comments
Pixar Animation Studios President Ed Catmull has answered the prayers of all Pixar fans by promising to concentrate primarily on original films moving forward. In a chat with Buzzfeed, Catmull reiterated how original films were a priority for the production house, promising at least one a year. “Every once in a while, we get a film […]
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Monsters University review
June 11, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo June 11, 2013 You can’t go home again, but you can go back to school, and that’s precisely what Pixar have done in Monsters University. They’ve taken characters we’ve long loved and plonked them in the middle of a raucous college comedy. The result is one of the funnier films the studio […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Monsters University
February 14, 2013 0 Comments
In the new trailer for Pixar’s Monsters University, we see the origins of Mike and Sulley’s friendship, and it isn’t all smooth sailing. As Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James P. Sullivan (John Goodman) arrive for their freshman year, they discover they’re both majoring in scaring and sharing a dorm room. That’s where the similarities […]
Continue readingAlbert Brooks will return for Finding Nemo 2
February 13, 2013 0 Comments
Last year it was announced that Andrew Stanton would return to the loving embrace of Pixar – following the flopping of his John Carter – to direct guaranteed money-spinner Finding Nemo 2. Deadline now reports Albert Brooks has closed “a fat deal” to reprise the role of nervy clownfish Marlin too. Ellen DeGeneres had already been set […]
Continue readingDisney purchases Lucasfilm for $4 billion; new Star Wars trilogy launching in 2015
October 31, 2012 2 Comments
Well, we didn’t expect to wake up to this news. George Lucas has sold Lucasfilm Ltd to Disney for an estimated $4.05 billion, giving the Mouse-House rights to both the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchise. According to Deadline, Disney won’t exactly sit on the properties. They’re already plotting a new Star Wars trilogy, with Episode 7 set to hit cinemas in 2015. […]
Continue readingDisney threaten makers of Brave rip-off
September 13, 2012 0 Comments
A lawsuit may be brewing between Disney and Brightspark Production Ltd. over an animated fairytale called Braver, The Guardian reports. Not only has the UK company tacked an ‘r’ onto the end of Disney Pixar’s latest hit film Brave, but the cover and character art looks incredibly close to Disney’s concept (albeit an el-cheapo version). […]
Continue readingEllen DeGeneres in talks for Finding Nemo sequel
August 23, 2012 1 Comment
Disney Pixar is hoping to bring back Ellen DeGeneres for their upcoming sequel to Finding Nemo. According to The Hollywood Reporter, DeGeneres is in talks to reprise the role of forgetful Dory. It was revealed back in July that the original’s director, Andrew Stanton, had returned to Pixar to work on the project following the flopping of his John Carter. […]
Continue readingDisney is rebooting The Rocketeer
August 22, 2012 2 Comments
Disney is working on a reboot of notorious 1991 flop The Rocketeer, Vulture reports. The Joe Johnson adaptation of the comic, starring Billy Campbell and Jennifer Connelly, grossed only $45 million at the box office from a $35 million budget. Vulture suggests the surging popularity of Iron Man has inspired the hit-hungry studio to reinvent the similarly iron-suited hero. No […]
Continue readingAndrew Stanton working on Finding Nemo 2
July 18, 2012 0 Comments
Andrew Stanton might swim back to the safety of Pixar following the failure of his John Carter, with Deadline claiming that the Oscar-winner has been hired to direct a sequel to Finding Nemo. The studio has reportedly been working on the project for months, with Stanton only signing on if Disney promised to let him […]
Continue readingBarsoom brawl – John Carter review
July 3, 2012 0 Comments
John Carter – Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, and Willem Dafoe. Directed by Andrew Stanton. Rated M. Originally published March 2, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. John Carter arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia July 4, 2012 It’s hard to imagine a time in which Star Wars wasn’t such a megalathon (a word I have invented to encapsulate the incomparable hugeness of its influence and cultural infiltration; […]
Continue readingThe top 10 Pixar films
June 22, 2012 6 Comments
The top 10 Pixar films. By Simon Miraudo. Pixar has established itself as the most reliable studio in Hollywood, churning out critically-acclaimed blockbuster after critically-acclaimed blockbuster; collecting 11 Oscars, more than $7 billion at the theatrical box office, and inspiring an infinite number of tears (both joyful and sorrowful) from adults and children alike. Selecting […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Monsters University
June 21, 2012 0 Comments
Not one, not two, not three, but four teasers for Pixar’s upcoming Monsters Inc. prequel, Monsters University, have made their way online. Billy Crystal and John Goodman return as Mike and Sully, professional scaremongers; though this time around we get to see them trained up at their alma monster (geddit?!). Though we’re only featuring one of the trailers below, you can check […]
Continue readingBeautiful, if not so bold – Brave review
June 20, 2012 2 Comments
Brave – Featuring the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, and Billy Connolly. Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman. Rated PG. Originally published June 12, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Disney Pixar’s Brave is the powerhouse studio’s first non-sequel since 2009, and a marked improvement over Cars 2 (their first legitimately bad endeavour). Though it features some of the most exquisite animation ever put to film, it falls […]
Continue readingBeautiful, if not so bold – Brave review (Sydney Film Festival)
June 12, 2012 3 Comments
Brave – Featuring the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, and Billy Connolly. Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Brave played the Sydney Film Festival. It opens in Australia June 21, 2012. Disney Pixar’s Brave is the powerhouse studio’s first non-sequel since 2009, and a marked improvement over Cars […]
Continue readingBrad Bird teams with Lost producer Damon Lindelof for 1952
May 4, 2012 0 Comments
Colour us intrigued! Pixar alum and Ghost Protocol director Brad Bird is set to direct 1952, a mysterious new script from Lost producer Damon Lindelof. According to Deadline, Disney tasked Lindelof with writing the screenplay last year. Details are under wraps, but it’s supposedly “a big-scale tentpole film.” Note that it is not 1906, the epic Earthquake flick […]
Continue readingThe 10 most exciting films of 2012
January 4, 2012 12 Comments
The 10 most exciting films of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Apocalyptic Mayan prophecies be damned; we’re mighty excited for 2012. Not only will we get to see if Roland Emmerich’s vision of complete tectonic-destruction comes true (might be fun?), but we’ll also be treated to a batch of awesome-sounding feature films in the lead-up. Here […]
Continue readingInterview: Brad Bird (director of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol)
December 14, 2011 1 Comment
Interview: Brad Bird (director of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol). By Simon Miraudo. Though his name may not be as iconic as Steven Spielberg’s, or as ubiquitous as Mission: Impossible producer J.J. Abrams’, director Brad Bird has one of the best batting averages in the biz. Having spent a number of years writing and directing for […]
Continue readingChoose to accept – Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol review
December 13, 2011 0 Comments
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg. Directed by Brad Bird. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The Mission: Impossible franchise is one of the most uneven in cinematic history, with the quality wildly fluctuating from one instalment to the next. The Brian De Palma-directed opener was promising, if deeply […]
Continue readingAaron Sorkin “strongly considering” writing the Steve Jobs movie
November 24, 2011 0 Comments
Last month it was revealed Sony Pictures wanted their Oscar-winning Social Network screenwriter Aaron Sorkin to pen the biopic of late Apple founder Steve Jobs. Sorkin has since announced he is “strongly considering” the gig. Sorkin told E! Online he is currently reading Walter Isaacson’s book Steve Jobs, which Sony purchased the rights to mere […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Pixar’s Brave
November 17, 2011 0 Comments
The feature trailer for Pixar’s upcoming adventure Brave has arrived online, in all its luscious, red-headed glory. Looking like a cross between How To Train Your Dragon and The Secret of Kells, Brave takes place in the Scottish Highlands and tells the story of rebellious archer Princess Merida (Kelly Macdonald). Though this trailer is not quite as […]
Continue readingSteve Jobs asked Aaron Sorkin to write a Pixar film
October 11, 2011 1 Comment
There has been no shortage of tributes to the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs over the past week. Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, The West Wing) is the latest person to offer their condolences and speak of Jobs’ legacy – specifically, in the world of filmmaking, as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Steve Jobs
October 6, 2011 2 Comments
Apple co-founder, former chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios and technological visionary Steve Jobs has died following a seven-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56 years old. The following statement was released by Apple: “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source […]
Continue readingToy Story was almost called Toyz in the Hood
August 25, 2011 0 Comments
Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich has shared with his Twitter followers a selection of almost-titles for Pixar’s first Toy Story film (which have been dutifully compiled on Ain’t It Cool News). Apparently, Toy Story was just a place-holder, and Pixar employees were encouraged to submit a better name. Although more than 200 titles were thrown around, […]
Continue readingPixar unveils two new features
August 22, 2011 0 Comments
If you were concerned the dream-weavers at Pixar were resting on their laurels and had become content with merely churning out sequels, fear not. Two new features have been promised by the studio at Disney’s D23 expo over the weekend. According to Slashfilm, the first film comes from Bob Peterson, co-director of Up, and will feature […]
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