Joseph Jenkinson on Pixar’s “originality problem” and its shifting storytelling priorities… Pixar earned its reputation through a seemingly endless run of original stories. Aside from the occasional revisit to the Toy Story world, the period between 1995 and 2010 (often regarded as the studio’s golden age) was defined by a string of beloved films that […]
Free Comic Book Day 2024 titles include Marvel, DC, Energon Universe, Hellboy, Pokemon, Stranger Things and more
With the year end fast creeping up upon on, the Free Comic Book Day Committee has announced the selection of Gold Sponsor titles set to grace local comic book shops in May as the industry’s annual Free Comic Book Day event rolls around for 2024. From superheroes to movie an video game tie-ins, the Free […]
Movie Review – Turning Red (2022)
Turning Red, 2022. Directed by Domee Shi. Featuring the voice talents of Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Jordan Fisher, Grayson Villanueva, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Finneas O’Connell, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Hyein Park, and Addie Chandler. SYNOPSIS: A 13-year-old girl named Mei Lee turns into a giant red panda whenever she […]
Pixar’s Turning Red director on the disappointment over Disney+ release
As The Batman breaks box office records, Pixar are set to see their third consecutive feature film head for a debut on Disney+ when Turning Red drops this Friday. The disappointment will not only be felt by theatre chains and families around the world, but also by Academy Award winning director Domee Shi, who has […]
Pixar’s Turning Red gets a new poster and music video for Billie Eilish and Finneas’ ‘Nobody Like U’
Disney+ has released another poster for Pixar’s animated fantasy comedy Turning Red, along a music video for the original song “Nobody Like U” which is written by Grammy-winning singer-songwriters Billie Eilish and Finneas, and performed by the movie’s fictional boy band 4*Town; check them out here… Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red introduces Mei Lee (voice […]
Pixar’s Turning Red posters get emotional
A month out from its arrival on Disney+, we’ve got eight new posters for Pixar’s latest animated fantasy comedy Turning Red, which offer a look at the ever-changing emotions of Mei Lee in her Red Panda form. SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Turning Red Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red introduces Mei Lee (voice of […]
Pixar’s Turning Red skipping theaters for Disney+ release
Amid a fresh wave of delays due to concerns over the latest COVID variant, Disney has announced that Pixar’s new feature film Turning Red will be following in the footsteps of Soul and Luca by skipping a theatrical release in favour of a home premiere on Disney+. “Disney+ subscribers around the world enthusiastically embraced Pixar’s […]
Disney-Pixar unleashes the beast in new trailer for Red Panda caper Turning Red
Disney-Pixar are the masters of handling the kind of trials and tribulations of growing up that have made the likes of Inside Out instant classics, but in the case of Turning Red, the struggle is very much externalised as teenager Mei Lee gets transformed into a giant red panda whenever she feels anxious. Directed by Domee Shi, […]
Growing up is a beast in the teaser trailer for Pixar’s Red Panda romp Turning Red
Disney-Pixar once again deals with the kind of trials and tribulations of growing up that have made the likes of Inside Out instant classics, but in the case of Turning Red, the struggle is very much externalised as teenager Mei Lee gets transformed into a giant red panda whenever she feels anxious. Directed by Domee […]
Pixar announces Lightyear and Turning Red feature films, three Disney+ series
The Walt Disney Company packed an entire weekend-long convention’s worth of announcements into its Disney Investor Day virtual presentation yesterday, with the Mouse House’s various subsidies dropping an exhausting amount of announcements and trailers regarding their upcoming content. While Marvel and Lucasfilm may have grabbed most of the headlines, Pixar Animation Studios wasn’t to be […]
