Disney/Pixar: The Next 4 Years
I’m freakin’ out over this!
June 27, 2008 – “Wall-E,†what we all know will be the best film of the summer. (Pixar)
Nov. 2008 – “Bolt,†the story of an actor dog who believes he has super powers.
May 2009 – “Up,†about an elderly widower who embarks on a South American adventure, from Monsters, Inc. director Pete Docter and co-director Bob Peterson. (Pixar)
Oct. 2, 2009 – “Toy Story,†the Digital 3D Re-Release. (Pixar)
Christmas 2009 – “The Princess and the Frog,†Disney’s full return to what they do best, a classic, 2D, hand-drawn animated musical (featuring their first African-American princess) from acclaimed veteran Disney directors John Musker and Ron Clements (“The Little Mermaid,†“Aladdin,†“Hercules,â€).
Feb. 12, 2010 – “Toy Story 2,†the Digital 3D Re-Release. (Pixar)
June 18, 2010 – “Toy Story 3,†featuring an all-grown-up Andy, directed by Finding Nemo’s Lee Unkrich. (Pixar)
Christmas 2010 – “Rapunzel,†Disney vet Glen Keane’s long-awaited retelling of the fairy tale.
Summer 2011 – “newt,†a love story involving the last two blue-footed newts alive and the directing debut of sound designer Gary Rydstrom. (Pixar)
Christmas 2011 – “The Bear and the Bow, “ a Scottish fantasy (and Pixar’s first fairy tale!) from filmmaker/writer Brenda Chapman (“The Prince of Egyptâ€). (Pixar)
Summer 2012 – “Cars 2,†with a possible international setting, directed by Brad Lewis, the producer of “Ratatouille.†(Pixar)
Christmas 2012 – “King of the Elves,†an adaptation of a Philip K. Dick short story, directed by Brother Bear’s Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker.
All pretty cool! None as cool as wall-e though – cannot wait. Though knowing me, waiting is exactly what I shall do! (though having eros on this coast will probably light my fire for more movies)
Out of all of these, I’m only excited for Wall-E and the Toy Story flicks. The rest sound like snoozeville. I didn’t care for Cars, and didn’t love Ratatouille. Hopefully Toy Story 4 will come out in 2013, so I can care about Pixar again.