Pixar Movies to be set in 3D

[disneylanddork50]

I found this online, some of these movies sound decent. Hope you enjoy!

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NEW YORK (AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday its Pixar animation studio is committing to 3-D and will release all of its movies in the format beginning with "Up" next year.

 

Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter made the announcement in New York at a presentation of Disney's upcoming lineup of animated movies through 2012.

 

He said Walt Disney Animation Studios will offer "The Princess and the Frog," a musical set in New Orleans, in the traditional hand-drawn format for release for Christmas 2009.

 

Meanwhile, Pixar movies will be released in 3-D and the traditional two-dimensional format, beginning in May 2009 with "Up," about an elderly widower who embarks on a South American adventure.

 

Lasseter said he has been inspired by three-dimensional photography for decades.

 

"I love 3-D. I made a 3-D computer-animated short in 1989 called 'Nickname,' and in fact my wedding pictures with my beautiful wife Nancy were made in 3-D," he said.

 

The lineup from Walt Disney Animation Studios also includes the November release of "Bolt," the story of an actor dog who believes he has super powers; "Rapunzel," a retelling of the fairy tale set for release for Christmas 2010; and the modern-day fantasy "King of the Elves," set for release for Christmas 2012. Those films will be released in both 3-D and two-dimensional formats.

 

Pixar's upcoming releases include "Toy Story 3" in June 2010; "newt," a love story involving the last two blue-footed newts alive, set for the summer 2011; the Scottish fantasy "The Bear and the Bow" for Christmas 2011; and "Cars 2" in the summer of 2012.

 

Pixar also plans to rerelease the original "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" in the 3-D format.

 

During its lengthy presentation, Disney also showed a 30-minute clip of "Wall-E," set for release June 27. It tells a love story between the title character, a robot left alone on Earth for 700 years, and another robot named Eve sent to look for life.

 

"The population had to abandon Earth for a while, and they left little Wall-E there to clean it up," said Richard Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.

 

The only clue creators gave for the upcoming "Toy Story 3" tale was that Andy, the boy who owned the toys, has grown up and is about to head off to college.

 

"Wall-E" is the first Pixar release since last summer's "Ratatouille," which grossed more than $620 million at the worldwide box office.

 

"Ratatouille" was the last publicly disclosed Pixar picture in development before Disney's acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios in May 2006 for $7.5 billion in stock.

 

The acquisition put Lasseter as the creative head at both Disney and Pixar studios and revamped the way Disney made animated films.

 

Lasseter was the director of the first two "Toy Story" hits and a former Disney animator.

 

In "Up," 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner) puts balloons on his house to fly to South America to fulfill a promise to his late wife to live in paradise.

 

"We start with unusual premises," said Ed Catmull, Pixar co-founder and president of Pixar and Disney's animated studios. "We go down a path where we're initially always a little scared because we're doing something brand new. It's challenging, but out of that challenge comes the new and the interesting."

 

Disney's commitment to 3-D also reflects a move away from Disney's traditional strength in hand-drawn films, but Catmull said some 600 hand animators remained at the studios.

 

Disney also planned to release four computer-animated "Tinker Bell" movies straight to DVD and Blu-ray discs every year starting in October.

 

In a deal announced last month, four studios -- Disney, News Corp.'s 20th Century Fox, Viacom Inc.'s Paramount, and Universal Pictures, which is owned by General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal -- agreed to help finance and equip 10,000 screens in the U.S. and Canada to accommodate 3-D movies.

 

The conversion will cost as much as $700 million and take three years.

 

Box office figures have shown that the enveloping feel of 3-D can attract two to three times more moviegoers who are willing to pay as much as $3 more per ticket, analysts said.

 

Theater owners and studios hope the offerings will help bring people back to multiplexes for an experience that cannot be matched by increasingly sophisticated home theater systems. E-mail to a friend

 

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[Erik Johnson]

Even though it was not Pixar, I was really impressed with what they did with Nightmare Before Christmas 3-D. I guess I find it amazing that they were able to transform a 10 year old movie into a digital 3-D version.

[disneylanddork50]

Eric, I agree with you. Nightmare Before Christmas 3-D was great. The new movies are going to be really neat. I am especially looking foreward to Cars 2, and Toy Story 3. I had a feeling that they were going to make a third, but I didn't think about a story line. I hope they choose to have the clear 3-D glasses instead of the red and blue.

[RCFreak]

In case you were wondering what Disney's animated feature schedule until the world ends in 2012, it's as follows:

 

-WALL•E (Release Date: June 27th, 2008)

 

-BOLT (Release Date: November 26th, 2008, Disney Digital 3-D™)

 

For super-dog Bolt (voiced by John Travolta), every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue – at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the canine star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet – a cross-country journey through the real world. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and with the help of two unlikely traveling companions – a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens (voiced by Susie Essman), and TV-obsessed hamster in a plastic ball named Rhino – Bolt discovers he doesn’t need superpowers to be a hero. Miley Cyrus (“Hannah Montana”) brings her vocal talents to the role of Penny, Bolt’s human co-star on the television series.

 

-TINKER BELL (Disney DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: October 28th, 2008)

 

-UP (Release Date: May 29th, 2009, Disney Digital 3-D™)

 

From the Academy Award®-nominated team of director Pete Docter (“Monsters, Inc.”) and co-director Bob Peterson comes “Up,” a comedic adventure taking off (and lifting spirits) in summer 2009. Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life. “Up” takes audiences on a thrilling journey where the unlikely pair encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains and jungle creatures. When seeking adventure next summer – look “Up.”

 

-TOY STORY in 3-D (Release Date: October 2nd, 2009)

 

-THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (Release Date: Christmas 2009)

 

A musical set in the greatest city of them all, New Orleans, “The Princess and the Frog” marks Disney’s return to the timeless art form of traditional animation. The film teams Ron Clements and John Musker, creators of “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin,” with Oscar®-winning composer Randy Newman to tell the most beautiful love story ever told…with frogs, voodoo, and a singing alligator.

 

-TINKER BELL NORTH OF NEVER LAND - working title (Disney DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: 2009)

 

-TOY STORY 2 in 3-D (Release Date: February 12th, 2010)

 

-TOY STORY 3 (Release Date: June 18th, 2010, Disney Digital 3-D™)

 

-RAPUNZEL (Release Date: Christmas 2010, Disney Digital 3-D™)

 

In this new telling of the classic fairy tale, “Rapunzel,” audiences will be transported to a stunning CG fantasy world complete with the iconic tower, an evil witch, a gallant hero and, of course, the mysterious girl with the long golden tresses. Expect adventure, heart, humor, and hair…lots of hair, when Rapunzel unleashes her locks in theaters for the 2010 holiday.

 

-TINKER BELL A MIDSUMMER STORM - working title (Disney DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: 2010)

 

-NEWT (Domestic Release Date: Summer 2011, Disney Digital 3-D™)

 

What happens when the last remaining male and female blue-footed newts on the planet are forced together by science to save the species, and they can’t stand each other? That's the problem facing Newt and Brooke, heroes of ”newt,” the Pixar film by seven-time Academy Award® winner for sound Gary Rydstrom, and director of Pixar's Oscar nominated short, "Lifted." Newt and Brooke embark on a perilous, unpredictable adventure and discover that finding a mate never goes as planned, even when you only have one choice. Love, it turns out, is not a science.

 

-THE BEAR AND THE BOW (Christmas 2011, Disney Digital 3-D™)

 

A rugged and mythic Scotland is the setting for Pixar’s action-adventure "The Bear and the Bow.” The impetuous, tangle-haired Merida, though a daughter of royalty, would prefer to make her mark as a great archer. A clash of wills with her mother compels Merida to make a reckless choice, which unleashes unintended peril on her father’s kingdom and her mother’s life. Merida struggles with the unpredictable forces of nature, magic and a dark, ancient curse to set things right. Director Brenda Chapman (“The Prince of Egypt,” “The Lion King”) and the storytelling wizards of Pixar conjure humor, fantasy and excitement in this rich Highland tale.

 

-TINKER BELL A WINTER STORY - working title (Disney DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: 2011)

 

-CARS 2 (Summer 2012, Disney Digital 3-D™)

 

All the world’s a racetrack as racing superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his best friend Mater in tow, to take on the globe’s fastest and finest in this thrilling high-octane new installment of the “Cars” saga. Mater and McQueen will need their passports as they find themselves in a new world of intrigue, thrills and fast-paced comedic escapades around the globe. “Cars 2” is being directed by Brad Lewis, producer of the Oscar®-winning film “Ratatouille.”

 

-KING OF THE ELVES (Christmas 2012, Disney Digital 3-D™)

 

Legendary storyteller Phillip K. Dick’s short story (his only experiment in the fantasy genre) becomes the basis for this fantastic and imaginative tale about an average man living in the Mississippi Delta, whose reluctant actions to help a desperate band of elves leads them to name him their new king. Joining the innocent and endangered elves as they attempt to escape from an evil and menacing troll, their unlikely new leader finds himself caught on a journey filled with unimaginable dangers and a chance to bring real meaning back to his own life.

 

Stolen word for word from JoBlo.com

[Moose]

The premise of Toy Story 3 sounds a lot like The Brave Little Toaster, but that is fine with me because i adore that cartoon.

 

I am not sure how I feel about this 3d craze. Is this just like the fashion industry bringing back fads that died decades ago? I am not sold on the idea... plus the 3D glasses always conflict with my normal glasses. It's myopic discrimination, that is what it is.

[ginzo]

Disney is animating a PKD story?

Talk about strange bedfellows: Disney and PKD.

[AllenA07]

The premise of Toy Story 3 sounds a lot like The Brave Little Toaster, but that is fine with me because i adore that cartoon.

 

You know I read that and my first thought was that Disney basically is making the Brave Little Toaster but with the toys from Toy Story. I'm actually interested in seeing how that comes out, the originial Toy Story and The Brave Little Toaster make up two of my favorite movies as a kid.

[KrakenKing]

Brave Little Toaster scared my friend recently.

 

Of course, psychedelics are to blame