In Case You Missed It: Disney News and Rumors – Week of October 24, 2014

By Rikki Niblett

We are one week from Halloween! I’ve already bought my candy (um…I may need to buy more; I can’t say there’s much left). I have also got the pumpkin all ready to carve. There are so many options, but I think I want to try to one of these choices. (I really love the Tower of Terror one!)

Today, I bring you a ton of articles about upcoming movies, including ones about Big Hero 6 and the upcoming  2016 film Moana, plus more!

In Case You Missed It – Disney and Universal Orlando News and Rumors

 

Disney is a finalist for the “Innovation By Design” award for MyMagic+ from Fast Company. Congrats for the nomination!

For the upcoming Big Hero 6, Disney created a fantastic new rendering system, called Hyperion, which helped to create some of the fantastic lighting effects utilized in the movie. Read more about how this system came to fruition.

Wired shares a must-read article about both John Lasseter and the ride of Disney Animation over the past few years. It’s an incredibly interesting piece that shares stories of why the movies in the 2000s didn’t resonate with movie-goers, how John Lasseter grew into an animation genius, and more. Honestly, if you read any article at all this week, make sure this is the one you choose.

This week would have been Disney great Mary Blair’s 103rd birthday. To honor her, Comics Alliance shared an illustrated tribute to the legendary artist.

The 2016 Disney film Moana has officially been announced, and judging from this image and description, it looks to be a beautiful film. What are your initial thoughts on it, and do you think this movie, set around the South Pacific, will impact any of the parks or resorts?

So apparently Robert Redford is in negotiations for the Pete’s Dragon remake, according to Variety. This movie seems to be moving along much faster than I had originally thought.

Well, I’m sure you’ve seen it, but in case you hadn’t…the teaser trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron was leaked, and boy does it look ridiculously awesome. (P.S.: How haunting is that version of “I’ve Got No Strings”?)

In Case We Missed It

 

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