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Breaking - Pixar's Next Short "Lava" Will Premiere Ahead of "Inside Out" in Theaters & More "Inside Out" Details

June 19, 2014, 11:00 pm
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Pixar Inside Out and Lava Logo

Please note: this article may contain spoilers as we summarize reviews and include press release details regarding Lava as well as Inside Out.

Pixar has just released additional details about their upcoming feature film Inside Out as well as officially confirmed their new musical short, Lava (releasing in theaters ahead of Inside Out on June 19, 2015). With the breaking news of Lava, individuals who have already been lucky enough to have viewed a sneak peek (watching the short in its almost finalized state) are already raving about it's beauty and sweet nature.

Courtesy of Kyle Buchanan's Twitter
Courtesy of Adam B. Vary's Twitter

The official synopsis for Lava:
Inspired by the isolated beauty of tropical islands and the explosive allure of ocean volcanoes, “Lava” is a musical love story that takes place over millions of years. 
From Pixar Animation Studios, director James Ford Murphy and producer Andrea Warren, “Lava” opens in theaters on June 19, 2015, in front of “Inside Out.”
From the description of this being a musical love story, we can't help but think of the simplicity and beauty of The Blue Umbrella as well. It will be interesting to see the contrast between the two stories, which on the surface, could sound similar - although we bet they won't be similar at all. The poster for Lava is stunning and depicts many pairs of animals in love - but the star of the show, the volcano, appears to be missing a mate.

Pixar Short Lava Poster

The short will be directed by James Ford Murphy, a studio veteran who started back in 1998 on A Bug's Life as a character designer and animator. With Murphy's eye as an animator (6 Pixar projects), supervising animator (For The Birds, Mater and the Ghostlight) and directing animator (Cars), we're certainly looking forward to his unique take on this love story. It will also be intriguing to see how the musical element will play into the film - as well as who the composer will be?

Lava's producer, Andrea Warren also started on A Bug's Life as Art Department Production Assistant and worked among the Art department as a Manager and Coordinator before taking on the role of Production Manager for WALL•E and Brave.

As a side note - interestingly, there has a lingering rumor of a short titled Lava in production at Pixar for quite some time. We're glad that the rumor is true and even more intrigued now that we have more information.

UPDATE 1: from this article on Coming Soon, it appears that James himself has composed the song for Lava (on ukulele). It is a hawaiian-inspired song that attempts to get you to feel the same emotional touches of Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.

UPDATE 2: It should also be noted that Animation Scoop is also reporting that vocal work for the song will be completed by famed hawaiian vocalists Kuana Torres Kahele and Napua Grieg Makua.

Here is a link to Kuana Torres Kahele's beautiful rendition of Haleluia on iTunes, (A.K.A. Lenoard Cohen's Hallelujah, made famous by Jeff Buckley) and a link (YouTube) to Napua Grieg Makua singing her popular song Lawakua. Wow, with all of this emotion in their voices, this seems like Lava will be a poignant short.

INSIDE OUT NEWS

Pixar Inside Out Movie Logo

Pixar has also released their official press release for Inside Out (though most of this information was revealed earlier on their official website). With the press release, also came confirmation that the official Inside Out logo will in fact be the updated version seen last week at the Annecy International Film Festival (be sure to check out our wrap up post of the festival for more details on the film).
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Take a Peek Inside the New Ratatouille Themed Ride and Restaurant at Disneyland Paris

June 24, 2014, 12:11 am
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Over the weekend, Disneyland Paris unveiled the Ratatouille themed area Place de Remy. While the official opening is set for July 10, Disney invited members of the European press (including our friends from Pixar Planet France) for a special dedication ceremony. Lead by Disney CEO, Bob Iger and Disney Parks Chairman, Tom Staggs, the two were joined onstage by Remy and Linguini for the final ribbon cutting dedication had the press, in the words of Anton Ego, "...hungry for more". 


Luckily, the press were then given exclusive access to Ratatouille: L'Aventure Totalement Toquee de Remy (Ratatouille: The Adventure), the newly themed dark ride which features a newer technology of a trackless ride-vehicle system as well as 3D screens and larger than life props that help immerse guests into Remy's world. During the ride guests feel as if they have shrunk down as they explore the kitchen of Gusteau's as rats, only to encounter Chef Skinner who will stop at nothing to get you out of his kitchen.

Photo via DLP Welcome
The restaurant, Bistrot Chez Remy will have guests in pure wonderment as the Disney Imagineers have recreated the ending scene in Ratatouille with decorations to have you feeling as if you were Remy-sized. With chairs that look like bottle caps, Christmas lights in colanders (as chandeliers) and the leaf overhang on the ceiling, you can't help but think there are real rats cooking in the kitchen.
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Danielle Feinberg's "Made With Code" Inspirational Presentation

June 26, 2014, 11:56 am
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Google's newly minted initiative, Made with Code, is geared towards educating and inspiring young women to look more closely at computer sciences and coding as a career path. With a 50 million dollar investment over three years, the program pairs local events, real-life mentors and existing "makers" in a community atmosphere. Among the mentors that have profiles on the Made with Code site is Pixar's own, Danielle Feinberg (Directors of Photography for Lighting).


Danielle's profile video briefly chats about an her passion for lighting in computer animation and highlights the importance of confidence in the workplace - but this introduction video really sets the stage for Danielle's Made With Code Launch Party presentation where she really shines (video below). Mindy Kaling, the voice of the emotion "disgust" in the upcoming Pixar film, Inside Out, introduced Danielle to the stage and kicked things off in her usual energetic style.


Throughout the presentation, Danielle drives home the idea of following your own voice and setting your own path. Danielle mentioned how following her interests and not following the pack has led her to Pixar - where she's now been for 17 years. As the Director of Photography for Lighting, Danielle describes that she works to determine the look and feel of an animated scene utilizing lighting, but underneath all the lights that she places in a scene are thousands of lines of code.
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Episode 029 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Our interview with Craig Foster of Pixar's Art Department & the News of Inside Out and Lava

June 30, 2014, 1:33 pm
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In episode 029 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss:

Pixar Post Book Club

  • We chat about our lessons learned from the first run-through for Creativity, Inc. and have retooled slightly to put a more centralized focus on the process to engage more readers. Be sure to stay tuned to the Pixar Post Book Club Forum page for more details and get ready - we'll be discussing The Pixar Touch at the end of July.

Inside Out & Lava News

  • Starting at 2:20 into the show - We chat about the Pixar's newly announced short, Lava, covering the official synopsis, the comparison to other musical love stories and a few details on the music. We wrap up the Lava discussion with a little background on the short films director (James Ford Murphy) and producer (Andrea Warren).
  • Starting at 12:15 into the show - We continue our earlier Google Hangout discussion regarding Inside Out and expand on the news from the Director's Guild of America event. We cover the new concept art that was revealed as well as some of the additional story elements which were discussed at the event. 
  • Additionally, we dig into a topic that Dan the Pixar Fan brought up on the Forum in which he explored some of the previous projects (non-Pixar) which have similarities to Inside Out. We chat about Herman's Head, Cranium Command, Reason & Emotion and finally, Body Wars.

Part Three of The Pixar Pipeline Project

  • Starting at 38:00 into the podcast - We are excited to bring our third interview as part of the Pixar Pipeline Project. The Project is a nine-part series of Pixar interviews which will allow us to follow the path of a Pixar movie through it's journey from story to screen. 
  • Our third interview is with Craig Foster from Pixar's art department. We chat about a range of work from his experiences on Monsters University (including the creation of Art's famed Dream Journal), WALL•E and even some of the design work for Cars Land in Disney's California Adventure.
  • Finally, we wrap up with a discussion on Craig's journey to Pixar as well as some inspirational words he shares about working towards your goals.
Craig Foster Photo © Pixar Animation Studios

Feel free to listen to the Podcast using the player below, subscribe and listen directly in iTunes, or subscribe and listen on Stitcher.


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Small Fry - Director's Commentary Review of the Hilarious Toy Story Toon

July 8, 2014, 11:45 pm
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In 2011, Pixar released its second Toy Story Toon, Small Fry ahead of the revamped, The Muppets movie. Pixarian Angus MacLane reprised his directorial role having previously directed the short, Burn-E (and most recently directed Toy Story of TERROR!). The director's chair wasn't the only role MacLane filled during production, he wrote the short as well - crediting his mother and sister (whom are psychologists) for being the inspiration behind the toy support group.


The short begins in a local fast food restaurant, Poultry Palace and if you look closely you'll get a kick out of the silly items listed for purchase. Items such as Hot Oil for a bargain price of 99 cents are on the menu - and who could pass up a large ranch flavored soda! The charm of this short is that we can all remember getting toys from fast food restaurants and of course getting numerous duplicate toys - UGH! MacLane mentioned that for part of his research he visited 15 fast food restaurants (all in one day) in his hometown, just so he could get a glimpse into how the kids meal toys look today.
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Exclusive First Look at "Toy Story That Time Forgot" at 2014 San Diego Comic-Con - July 24

July 10, 2014, 11:57 am
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As the Toy Story franchise came to a close in movie theaters in 2010, Pixar was seeking additional avenues to continue to allow audiences to enjoy some of their most celebrated characters - like Buzz, Woody and the rest of the gang. October 16, 2013 saw the release of Pixar's first television special, Toy Story of TERROR!, which was met with overwhelming success. The special, directed by Angus MacLane will see a Blu Ray release packed with special features on August 19, 2014, a book released on July 22, 2014 and even saw a special toy set with Combat Carl released as well.

Toy Story of TERROR! concept artwork similar to what
will be revealed at this year's SDCC panel

Fans of the first special didn't have to wait long as Pixar announced in January of 2014 that they would also be producing a second special titled, Toy Story That Time Forgot. After some engaging discussions on our Forum, we found what we believe is a connection to a certain Edgar Rice Burroughs book titled, The Land That Time Forgot. We even dedicated the beginning of our 24th episode of our Podcast to chatting about the book and how it could potentially be worked into a Pixar story.

San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive First Look

Of course everything that we have discussed up to this point is complete speculation, so today we were ecstatic to learn that we'll be getting our first official glimpse of Toy Story That Time Forgot on July 24, 2014 (11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PST) at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) (Room 6A). The details from the SDCC site note -
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Additional Details Surrounding Pixar's Upcoming Short, Lava

July 11, 2014, 9:02 pm
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Photo Courtesy Disney Insider

Spoilers and additional basic story lines may be found in this post.

Three weeks ago, Pixar surprised fans by announcing the initial details (along with the beautiful poster artwork) of their upcoming short film, Lava, which will be featured along side Inside Out in theaters on June 19, 2015. Today, a few additional details have surfaced from an article on Disney Insider as well as the LA Times, including a look at the shorts main character, Uku. According to the LA Times, Uku is "crusty and prone to eruptions, but with a warm core underneath". Uku is looking for love and finds his match in Lele, another volcano among the oceans off of the Hawaiian islands. (Get the connection...Uku & Lele...Ukulele.)


Although Uku is a volcano, director James Ford Murphy wanted to ensure that he had a lovable side to him as well. In fact, James noted that the idea for the short came while he was on his honeymoon, some 20 years ago. He was so taken by the Hawaiian culture that he started playing ukulele and ended up writing the music behind the short. (Additional details on the music, and initial plot details can be found in our previous post regarding Lava.) With a background like that, the passion that James has put into this short will certainly jump off the screen and touch our hearts.
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Toy Story That Time Forgot Poster Revealed

July 21, 2014, 12:36 pm
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Attendees of the upcoming Toy Story That Time Forgot first-look panel on July 24 at Comic-Con are in for a special treat. Guests will receive an official poster from Pixar's second television special which they can also get autographed by Pixarians, Steve Purcell (Director), Galyn Susman (Executive producer) and Derek Thompson (head of story).

TVLine first shared the poster this afternoon and also reported that Michael Giacchino will be on hand to moderate the 1-hour panel session at Comic-Con. Does this imply that he will be scoring Toy Story That Time Forgot, much like he did for Toy Story of TERROR!? We would certainly think so - why else would they ask him to moderate?

The edgy poster was created by the famed monster-loving, Mike Mignola, (who has a penchant for large black areas in his prints) certainly leads us to believe that the short may have a dark side with the perfectly placed humor which Pixar is known for. It also appears that the beloved and goofy Trixie may have been converted to become one of the dangerously delusional dinos (with her red eyes, red back plates and fact that she's sporting the same chest symbol as the other four characters). (The chest plate must be from the line of toys they're from.)

Original book cover for The Land
That Time Forgot

The greenery popping out behind the lead dino-action figure in the new poster, Reptillus Maximus, really plays well into our expanding theory that this short will take inspiration from Edgar Rice Burroughs'The Land That Time Forgot book (the first in a trilogy) which takes place inside of a lush, green island known as Caspak, which is full of dangerous dinosaurs and other terrifying natives.

More details on the basic plot line as well as the vocal cast can be found by clicking the Related Posts links below.


What are your thoughts on the poster and the television special? Leave a comment below or chat about it with other Pixar fans in the Pixar Post Forum post about the short. As a side note, thanks to forum users maxxie03 and TOM-4319 for uploading the image of the poster in the forum - you even beat us to our post!

Related Posts:
- Exclusive First Look at Toy Story That Time Forgot at 2014 San Diego Comic-Con - July 24
- Toy Story That Time Forgot Christmas Special Airing on ABC This Holiday Season
- Toy Story of TERROR! Soundtrack Review - It's Full of Drama!

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Party Central and Toy Story of TERROR! Book Review

July 22, 2014, 11:55 am
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Fans of Pixar's first television special, Toy Story of TERROR! and the raucous theatrical short, Party Central, will be thrilled to see the release of two children's books (or adults if you're like us) focused on the projects. The books measure eight inches square, are geared towards kids ages 3-7 and contain 24 pages each. The Toy Story of TERROR! book also includes 34 stickers showcasing many of your favorite characters from the short like Buzz, Woody and Jessie - but there are many others as well like, Mr. Jones, Combat Carl, Transitron, Old Timer, Pocketeer and more.

Both books contain quite a bit of detail from the original stories and contain many great screenshots as well. Check out the short videos from our Instgram below to view a preview of both books - order the books utilizing the Amazon links below.





Related Posts:
- La Luna storybook app review
- Pixar Post Podcast Episode 25 - Our interview with Party Central director, Kelsey Mann
- Toy Story of TERROR! Blu Ray & DVD now available for Preorder

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Employees Depart Pixar Animation Studios With Grace

July 23, 2014, 9:38 pm
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Toy Story 3 artwork © Pixar Animation Studios

Working at Pixar Animation Studios is not only a dream job for many fans of the studio, but for its employees as well. Although this dream burns bright, sometimes a new or different adventure calls to us with an intense fervor. Recently, a few employees have chosen to depart from the studio to pursue a series of new adventures and we wanted to pay homage to their amazing contributions within Pixar - and who knows, maybe they'll find themselves back at Pixar one day.

DICE TSUTSUMI


Dice Tsutsumi (Pixar Art Director) announced on his Facebook page that "after 7 years of a dream-come-true time of my life, I decided to leave Pixar Animation Studios to pursue new adventures with yet another former Pixar artist Robert Kondo." Dice continued to express his admiration and gratitude for the studio stating that Pixar was "one of the single most creative environment any artists/filmmakers could ever wish for. It was literally the dream job and I am leaving at the height of my career..." 

Below is the goodbye note that Tsutsumi sent to his friends, co-workers and fans:
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Pixar Villain Vinylmation Series Premiering at 2014 SDCC

July 23, 2014, 11:23 pm
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As the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) begins, many collectors are starting to drool over the amount of incredible toys and collectables that will be available - many of limited quantity. Well, for Disney•Pixar Vinylmation fans, get ready because premiering tomorrow on day one of SDCC will be a series of six Pixar Villain Vinylmations!


This series of six Limited Edition (480 each piece) will include: Skinner, Stinky Pete, Zurg, Hopper, Incrediboy and Randall. In case you can't make it to the SDCC, be sure to click on the name of the Vinylmation villain to utilize our pre-populated search on eBay (or click here to search for the complete set)! Unlike typical Vinylmations, these will not be in a blind box - however, the second series of Pixar Vinylmations will be.

That's right, a second series of Pixar Villain Vinylmations will be available in Disney Stores on August 18 and will be in a blind box set of 8 which will include: Charles Muntz, Mor'du, Henry Waternoose, Syndrome, Darla, Dean Abigail Hardscrabble, Thumper and a currently unknown mystery chaser! Though, our guess/hope is that it's Sid from Toy Story.


We are impressed with many of these new Vinylmations and can't wait to get our hands on the Stinky Pete and Syndrome vinylmation. While we agree that all the characters were villains, one sticks out that we just can't agree with and that would be Dean Hardscrabble. We actually chat about this in depth and discuss a few more details we loved and didn't love in the forum. So, we want to know - who are your favorites? Which character will be the chaser? Leave a comment below or chat about it in the forum.

Thanks to our friends Dan the Pixar Fan and Giovanni who spotted the second series.

Update - some of the initial images of the packaging have been popping up online already as well.

image courtesy of eBay user dragonflylisa29

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'Toy Story That Time Forgot' San Diego Comic-Con Panel Wrap-up - Premiering on December 2, 2014

July 24, 2014, 11:46 am
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Image courtesy Disney Insider
UPDATED July 25 - 10:00 AM - Inside the Magic has uploaded the entire SDCC panel discussion (minus the screening of the short) and we have added it to the bottom of this post. In addition, the folks at /Film and HitFix have also updated articles with additional story details from the special as well.

As noted earlier in the week when the Toy Story That Time Forgot poster was released, today at 11:15 PM PST marks the San Diego Comic-Con panel for the upcoming holiday television special. Stay tuned to this post (by refreshing) as we'll be updating it with news as it becomes available. Most importantly, we have learned that the special will air on ABC on December 2, 2014.

Moderated by composer Michael Giacchino, the hour-long session will feature Kevin McKidd (voice of Reptillus Maximus), Kristen Schall (voice of Trixie), Steve Purcell (director), Galyn Susman (executive producer) and Derek Thompson (head of story).


Guests of the panel will receive a version of the Toy Story That Time poster and will also have an opportunity after the panel, to have their poster signed at the ABC booth. If you are not in attendance, and would like to purchase one of the posters, here is a pre-populated link to search eBay.

Image courtesy of ABC Network

We'll also be holding a Google On-Air Hangout this evening to chat about all the news from the event and get your thoughts on the story - click here for more details!



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Join Us Live On-Air to Discuss the 'Toy Story That Time Forgot' News From the SDCC Panel - UPDATED

July 24, 2014, 3:01 pm
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UPDATED July 25 - Thank you to everyone that joined us for the live event and for the patience as we had to delay the event for an hour. You can view the video of the Google Hangout below - then continue the conversation on the forum.

UPDATED 10:02 PM EST - Due to an internet outage we had to move locations and reset. Our show will now begin at 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST. Apologies for the delay and hope everyone can still join us!

Earlier today was packed with tons of great news from the San Diego Comic-Con panel on Toy Story That Time Forgot. Because there was so much news, we wanted to hold a Google On-Air Hangout this evening (July 24 at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST) and want you to join us to chat about the news as well.

There are two ways you can experience the Hangout:

JOIN US LIVE - FACE-TO-FACE

If you'd like to join us as an online panelist to discuss the news face-to-face all you have to do is read through the details on our Forum page, enter your name, email address and finally submit the form and we'll contact you.

WATCH LIVE

Additionally, you can also watch along without being part of the online panel and submit questions or comments. We encourage you to join us and chat with other Pixar fans and can't wait to discuss the big news of the day.

Join us at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST

Join us directly on Google+ to ask questions and comment on the discussion. You can also watch the video stream below or directly on YouTube as well (but you cannot ask questions or comment through YouTube).


Let us know if you have any questions or comments ahead of the event and we hope to see you online!

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Episode 030 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Our interview with Pixarian Mahyar Abousaeedi, SDCC 'Toy Story That Time Forgot' News and More

July 30, 2014, 12:50 pm
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In episode 030 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss:

Pixar Post Website Updates

  • At the top of the episode we chat about two new changes to our site - the addition of a dedicated Book Club page to help readers more easily identify which book we're reading and the addition of a new Fan Art / Gallery page which should make our images much more viewer friendly. Additionally, the Gallery will now also feature images from Disney Infinity, Pixar movies and even have a section for your own fan art (coming soon).

Pixar News

  • Starting at 4:19 into the podcast - we chat about the exciting news that Angus MacLane's LEGO WALL•E has reached the 10,000 votes mark on Lego Ideas - we chat about what this means and out hopes for the fun project.
Image © Angus MacLane
  • Starting at 8:13 into the podcast - we chat about the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) merchandise news and cover the Pixar Villain Vinylmation news as well as some Toy Story That Time Forgot merchandise.
  • Starting at 15:40 into the podcast - we chat about the SDCC panel discussion surrounding Toy Story That Time Forgot. The links we discussed during the podcast were - Our event summary of the panel, our Live Google Hangout to discuss the news of the day and our forum page where readers have been really digging into the Toy Story That Time Forgot news.

Part Four of The Pixar Pipeline Project

  • Starting at 27:48 into the podcast - We are excited to bring our fourth interview as part of the Pixar Pipeline Project. The Project is a nine-part series of Pixar interviews which will allow us to follow the path of a Pixar movie through its journey from story to screen. 
  • Our fourth interview is with Mahyar Abousaeedi from Pixar's layout department. We chat about everything from a day-in-the-life of a layout artist, to some amazing insights into Up and how Mahyar's vision helped tweak a moment from the iconic Married Life sequence.
  • Finally, we wrap up with a discussion on Mahyar's journey to Pixar as well as some great insight as to how someone would navigate their way to a layout position at an animation company.
Mahyar Abousaeedi photo © Pixar Animation Studios

Feel free to listen to the Podcast using the player below, subscribe and listen directly in iTunes, or subscribe and listen on Stitcher.


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Phyllis Smith Discusses Her Vocal Work as Sadness for 'Inside Out'

August 12, 2014, 11:34 am
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Phyllis Smith, the voice of Sadness in Pixar's upcoming, Inside Out, recently say down with Fox News in St. Louis and briefly discussed her experience recording vocal work for the Studio. The video below highlights some of her initial struggles of figuring out how to fall into her new role of voice acting as well recording dialogue with Amy Poehler (voice of Joy). Even in moments where Phyllis is joking with the host, her voice still exudes a sullen undertone - what a perfect fit for the role of Sadness.



I had to laugh when Phyllis said, "I don't know is this is a good thing but usually they have about 4 or 5 sessions, I've had 7 or 8 - so it's either because I'm really good or I'm really awful". Additionally, just a few days ago, a user on the Forum spotted that Mindy Kaling posted another look at her character of Disgust as well as a photo with Pete Docter noting that she wrapped her last major recording session.

Related Posts:
- Pixar's Next Short Lava Will Premiere Ahead of Inside Out in Theaters & More Inside Out Details
- Inside Out New Logo & Details from the Annecy International Film Festival with Pete Docter
- Michael Giacchino to Score Inside Out - Video Interview
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Toy Story of TERROR! Blu Ray Extra "Team of Specialists" Clip [u]

August 13, 2014, 1:51 pm
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Pixar Post's Instagram photo of Combat Carl

Along with the Blu Ray, DVD and Digital release of Toy Story of TERROR! on August 19, you'll find an amazing array of extra features that are almost as long as the 21 minute special itself. Our official review will be coming soon, but Parade has released an exclusive clip of the behind-the-scenes look at Toy Story of TERROR!, called Team of Specialists. The entire Team of Specialists feature is 11:52 and really digs into so many of the favorite moments from the short along with a ton of humor. 


Also, be prepared to laugh like crazy when viewing the vintage toy commercials that were created for Combat Carl, Old Timer (our favorite) and Transitron. UPDATED August 14 - Since we mentioned the commercials specifically, we happened to spot the Combat Carl Public Service Announcement (brought to you by the National Cough Safety Council). Hilarious - watch it below.



Again, our full review of all of the amazing extras will be coming soon but in the meantime, enjoy the clip and be sure to pre-order your copy today. For a full list of details on the Blu Ray, DVD and Digital release, check out our earlier post.

Preorder the Blu Ray and DVD on Amazon utilizing the links below.

 


Related Posts:
- Toy Story of TERROR! on Blu Ray & DVD August 19, 2014 Along with Partysaurus Rex, Hawaiian Vacation& Small Fry
- Episode 028 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Our interview with Pixarian Chloé Kloezeman (2nd Assistant Editor on Toy Story of TERROR!), Radiator Springs 500½ & much more
- Toy Story of TERROR! Video Toy Review of Combat Carl, Glow Buzz Lightyear and Jessie figures

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Disney Infinity 2.0 Toy Box Summit - Wrap Up Review & Reveals

August 18, 2014, 11:05 am
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One element of the wildly successful Disney Infinity game is the Toy Box, where players create their own unique worlds and even download additional puzzles uploaded by users around the globe. With the release of Disney Infinity 2.0 hitting shelves on September 23, 2014, the team at Avalanche Software hosted the inaugural Toy Box Summit this weekend (August 16 & 17) in Salt Lake City, Utah to allow the top Toy Box designers to get their hands on the upcoming version. In addition to some great discussions with some official Avalanche Software team members, the attendees also competed to try and create the best Toy Box they could in less than 24 hours - and the winner would win some pretty amazing prizes. Read more as we recap the events of the weekend and even watch the full live stream of the event below.


August 16

Part #1

Day one of the Toy Box Summit kicked off with a keynote presentation with John Vignocchi (Executive Producer, Disney Interactive) and John Blackburn (VP, GM Disney Infinity) who recapped the successes from Disney Infinity 1.0 as well covered the first version of the Toy Box. Additionally, the pair gave a great high level look at what we can expect from the Toy Box 2.0 while covering the top 10 fan-requested features to be added to the new Toy Box (listed below).

John Blackburn and John Vignocchi
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Pixar Villain Vinylmation Series Now Available at the Disney Store

August 18, 2014, 4:35 pm
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Vinylmation Villains 5 Series Figure - 3'' 

A new Pixar Villain Series of Vinylmations have been released today at the Disney Store and Disneystore.com. This is the fifth in the villain series and showcases some of our favorite Pixar villains. The series contains eight characters, including one mystery chaser all which are in the traditional blind boxes.

The figures include (with the artist's name in parenthesis):
  • Thumper - A Bug's Life (Marvin Lao)
  • Dean Hardscrabble - Monsters University, with neck extension (Enrique Pita)
  • Darla - Finding Nemo (Gerald Mendez)
  • Syndrome - The Incredibles (Enrique Pita)
  • Waternoose - Monsters, Inc. (Marvin Lao)
  • Mordu - Brave (Enrique Pita)
  • Charles Muntz - Up (Gerald Mendez)
  • Mystery Figure - which is revealed on our Pixar Post Forum as "The Chicken Man"

An initial set of Pixar Villain Vinylmations were released during the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), but not in the traditional blind boxes like the set released today. The SDCC series was limited to 480 for each character and sold out almost immediately (as most products do at the convention), so if you're searching for them, you'll have to check out eBay.

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Toy Story of TERROR! Blu-Ray Review - A Look at the Extra Features and More

August 19, 2014, 12:30 am
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Do you remember last October when you sat down at home to watch the premiere of Toy Story of TERROR! on ABC? It was such a unique experience to see the premiere of a new Pixar project from our couch that the excitement was palpable as we counted down to 8:00 PM. When we opened our copy of the Toy Story of TERROR! Blu-Ray, those same feelings came back. We were excited to not only view the short again in full 1080p resolution, but also to dig into the behind-the-scenes moments from Pixar's first television special. 

Pixar's presentation of the special is what we've come to expect - the image is stunning with an amazing amount of detail and crispness which couldn't be fully portrayed in the high definition television broadcast. The surround sound also shines with its amazing panning and deep bass (which is even more prevalent in subtle moments like Jessie's heartbeat during her moments of stress). That being said, what would a Pixar release be without the many in-depth looks and extra features that we've come to expect?

BLU-RAY DETAILS AND EXTRAS


Below is a list of the special features included on the Blu Ray release with our additional comments.
  • Feature - Toy Story of TERROR! (22:00)
  • “Toy Story Toons” Shorts
    • Hawaiian Vacation (5:50)
    • Small Fry (7:07)
    • Partysaurus Rex (6:31)
  • Audio Commentaries
    • Toy Story of TERROR!
    • Hawaiian Vacation
    • Small Fry
    • Partysaurus Rex
  • Team of Specialists
    • Director Angus MacLane goes deep behind the scenes to introduce the team of specialists required to make Toy Story OF TERROR!
  • 3 Deleted Scenes + Editor Introductions
    • Pencil Topper Trilogy
    • Travel Brochures
    • Road Trip Roulette
  • Vintage Toy Commercials + Director Introductions
    • Old Timer
    • Combat Carl
    • Transitron
  • D23 Teaser

It should be noted that there is a difference between the Blu Ray and DVD releases - the DVD version does not contain the 3 additional deleted scenes with editor introductions. The Disney Movies Anywhere edition doesn't contain the audio commentary tracks.
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"A Fantastic New Story" for The Good Dinosaur is Underway

August 19, 2014, 10:02 am
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Just about a year ago, we learned that The Good Dinosaur lead director Bob Peterson would be stepping off the project, leaving co-director Peter Sohn at the helm (though a new lead director has yet to be confirmed by Pixar). Shortly thereafter, Pixar announced that The Good Dinosaur would be delayed from a May 30, 2014 release to November 25, 2015 and with that delay would come a hefty storyline change - and possible role changes as well. In a recent interview with Collider (via /Film), John Lithgow says:
“I recorded the entire role in Good Dinosaur. They have now dismantled it and completely reimagined it, and it is a fantastic new story. So I’m gonna record again on it within the next month. Don’t worry. It’s coming and it’s gonna be better than I ever imagined.” 
As Lithgow stated the entire film is being "completely reimagined", the original storyline asked the question what if the cataclysmic asteroid that forever changed life on Earth actually missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? The film followed a Apatotosaurus family as Arlo (the teenage Apatosaurus) befriends a young human boy named Spot.

John Lithgow & Fran McDormand - two upper-right images

During the interview when asked about looming role changes Lithgow answered "...me and Frannie McDormand, we’re still playing Momma and Poppa dinosaur." This confirmation has us excited about the new story but also wondering if Bill Hader, Judy Greer, Lucas Neff and Neil Patrick Harris characters have made the cut and are still in the film. While this is only speculation as we do not have confirmation from Pixar of any role/character changes we can only add that we are excited to see what The Good Dinosaur will bring us late next year and what the reimagined story will be.

Be sure to share your thoughts on the Pixar Post Forum - thanks to forum user maxxie03 for spotting this and posting it to the forum.

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- Confirmed Bob Peterson is off The Good Dinosaur Project
- The Good Dinosaur Pushes Release Date to November 2015

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