General Disney Movies/Studios News

[Indy_UK]

Like Moana, I would be surprised if this series going to a full on movie too.

A Star Wars movie in Dec 26 and 27? Have Disney not realised that even when done well, Star Wars is a franchise that needs larger gaps between releases.

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

Like Moana, I would be surprised if this series going to a full on movie too.

A Star Wars movie in Dec 26 and 27? Have Disney not realised that even when done well, Star Wars is a franchise that needs larger gaps between releases.

Well technically there will be an 18-month gap between Mando & Grogu and whatever the next Star Wars movie is now that Disney has slotted Ice Age 6 into the Rey movie’s slot of December 18, 2026.

Also, Tiana would probably be better as a movie that ushers in a potential, hopeful return to long-form hand-drawn animated movies at Disney.

 

[DCBaker]

Deadline reports Disney is in early development on a live-action film centered on Gaston:

Disney looks to be taking another one of its iconic villains and giving it the live-action spin, as sources tell Deadline the studio is in early development on pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.

Dave Callaham is writing the script with Michelle Rejwan producing. No director is attached at this time. Kate Herron and Briony Redman penned a previous draft.

Deadline also says: While plot details are vague for this version, sources say it will be a completely new and original version with a new actor playing the part with the film having “swashbuckling’ tones to it.

Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan

Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.

deadline.com

 

[Disney Irish]

Deadline reports Disney is in early development on a live-action film centered on Gaston:

Disney looks to be taking another one of its iconic villains and giving it the live-action spin, as sources tell Deadline the studio is in early development on pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.

Dave Callaham is writing the script with Michelle Rejwan producing. No director is attached at this time. Kate Herron and Briony Redman penned a previous draft.

Deadline also says: While plot details are vague for this version, sources say it will be a completely new and original version with a new actor playing the part with the film having “swashbuckling’ tones to it.

Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan

Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.

deadline.com

Unless its Luke Evans reprising his role, I say no.

 

[LSLS]

Unless its Luke Evans reprising his role, I say no.

HA, two sides. Gaston was one of the things I hated the most in the live action movie (not all his fault, but still). I really like the idea as I've said for a while I'm ok with live actions if they take different approaches to the story. My problem is I'm not sure who could possibly portray him. I've always thought his voice was the most iconic in all of Disney film, so getting that will be a TALL order to make me a fan (especially factoring in that you need the size too).

 

[Disney Irish]

HA, two sides. Gaston was one of the things I hated the most in the live action movie (not all his fault, but still). I really like the idea as I've said for a while I'm ok with live actions if they take different approaches to the story. My problem is I'm not sure who could possibly portray him. I've always thought his voice was the most iconic in all of Disney film, so getting that will be a TALL order to make me a fan (especially factoring in that you need the size too).

Sure I can see how some may not like his portrayal. But as he has already done it once in live action and still alive, it would be weird to have someone else pay the character now a few years later. Just my opinion of course, to each their own.

 

[MisterPenguin]

No script and no director? That's the Hallmark of a movie that will never see the light of day.

 

[Disney Irish]

Disney Television Animation Names Zack Olin SVP Development & Current Series

Disney Television Animation has brought on Zack Olin as senior vice president of Development and Current Series.

deadline.com

 

[Disney Irish]

Disney Entertainment Television Unveils 2026 Directing & Writing Program Participants

Disney Entertainment Television has chosen its participants for the 2025-26 Directing and Writing Programs

deadline.com

 

[Disney Irish]

Alexander Payne Sets Cast For Danish Comedy-Drama ‘Somewhere Out There’; Director’s Third Reteam With Searchlight

Alexander Payne Sets Cast For Searchlight Reteam 'Somewhere Out There'

deadline.com

 

[DCBaker]

According to a new story about Pixar in the Wall Street Journal, a third Monsters Inc. film is in the works:

The studio that long prided itself on making two original movies for every sequel is now making two sequels for every original. June’s “Toy Story 5” is widely expected to be a blockbuster, a third “Incredibles” is scheduled for 2028 and a second “Coco” is expected to land in 2029. It’s also developing a third “Monsters, Inc.,” according to people familiar with the matter.

Pixar is also reportedly developing a musical from Turning Red director Domee Shi:

Pixar is also developing its first ever musical, from “Turning Red” director Domee Shi, according to people familiar with the matter.

Another unannounced project is titled Ono Ghost Market:

With its shrinking number of originals, Pixar is trying to balance returning to broad commercial concepts while pushing the boundaries of its tried, true and, to some, tired formula. Next year’s “Gatto,” about a feline thief in Venice, features animal fur and human hair that look like they were painted by hand, rather than a computer trying to simulate the real thing. “Ono Ghost Market,” which was originally going to be a streaming series, is inspired by Asian myths about supernatural bazaars where the living and dead interact. The studio hasn’t publicly unveiled “Ono” yet.

 

[Disney Irish]

Well for those hoping for the live action Robin Hood, its officially dead -

Carlos López Estrada Says Disney's 'Robin Hood' Remake Is "Dead"

Director Carlos López Estrada shared an update on Disney's remake of Robin Hood, saying it was not moving forward.

deadline.com

 

[Disney Irish]

Stephen Feder Joins Disney Live Action As SVP, Production

Stephen Feder has joined Disney Live Action as SVP, Production. He reports to Daria Cercek, president of Disney Live Action.

deadline.com

 

[Disney Irish]

Disney Puts Release Dates On Hold For Marvel, Pixar & Studio Movies

Disney has set earmarked release dates number of Marvel, Pixar and regular Disney films for 2028 and 2029.

deadline.com

 

[Pizza Moon]

Well technically there will be an 18-month gap between Mando & Grogu and whatever the next Star Wars movie is now that Disney has slotted Ice Age 6 into the Rey movie’s slot of December 18, 2026.

Also, Tiana would probably be better as a movie that ushers in a potential, hopeful return to long-form hand-drawn animated movies at Disney.

Honestly I could see a scenario where Mando barely breaks even and Star Fighter (totally dependent on if it’s good and the marketing), could actually be what revived Star Wars.

I really want a Jedi movie though. I’m so over the bounty hunters and rebel stuff, and while they’re great when they’re well done, I want some actual Star Wars.

 

[Willmark]

Honestly I could see a scenario where Mando barely breaks even and Star Fighter (totally dependent on if it’s good and the marketing), could actually be what revived Star Wars.

I really want a Jedi movie though. I’m so over the bounty hunters and rebel stuff, and while they’re great when they’re well done, I want some actual Star Wars.

I could see that.

Here is the overall problem of Star Wars? For which fans are they going to make it for? There are mutiple fandoms now and subgroups within subgroups.

Disney has also done themselves no favors when they and their allies label anyone who dared to disagree with them over the last 15 years or so as “toxic”.

Plenty of us who had legitimate criticisms who got lumped in that category respond now with a “meh” or “oh…ok”.

 

[Pizza Moon]

The Quality output from Meet the Robinsons through Moana will be hard to top, was almost Renaissance good in consistency.

Thanks in no small part to John Lasseter, who literally cancelled a sequel for Meet the Robinsons as he felt it hurt "the Disney brand," and was tasked with totally changing WDAS.

To say Pixar's leadership culture getting worse while directly improving at Disney Animation was not a coincidence would be an understatement.

Pixar's streak up until the 2010s was even more impressive than the Renaissance, sadly, Disney didn't think it right to continue doing what worked and innovating anywhere it made sense, and got complacent and bureaucratic, but historically the quality of these films do come and go in cycles. While I don't know if it'll get this good again at WDAS, I think it's obvious they are improving from their lows over the past few years. And while Pixar didn't stoop that low, it lost its "magic" if you will, and while it's getting it back, it will take a bit to get it consistent and to be recognized by the public as quality just by the Pixar and WDAS brands again.

But it's the standard we hold Disney to as we should!

 

[Pizza Moon]

Maybe we should have individual threads for Pixar Animation, WDAS, and Disney's live action production studios?

Would make it easier to discuss about the topics as these are all jumbled together.