The late, great animation historian John Culhane vividly remembered seeing Bambi when he was a young boy. The movie’s most impactful scene (maybe one of the most impactful scenes in all movie history), the death of Bambi’s mother was playing out on the screen. “Bambi’s screaming ‘Mother!’ ‘Mother!’,” Culhane recalled in a 1998 interview. “A […]
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Comic Con Sneak: First-Look Season 3 clip of “Star vs. The Forces of Evil”
July 21st, 2017 
Jerry Beck Star Butterfly and Marco are back in a third season Star vs. The Forces of Evil which has just begun airing on Disney XD. Today at Comic-Con, series exec producer/creator Daron Nefcy debut an exclusive clip from season three, in which Star and Tom (the hot-headed three-eyed demon from the Underworld who is Star’s ex-boyfriend) […]
D23: Mickey Shorts Ride Planned for Disney’s Magic Kingdom
July 15th, 2017 Jerry Beck I love any news relating to do with those new Mickey Mouse shorts. I’ll post even sketchy information about further plans for these shorts and this crew. Disney announced today at D23 that their are plans for Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida for a ride using the designs from the current Paul Rudish shorts series. […]
D23: “Big Hero 6: The Series” Opening Credits
July 15th, 2017 Jerry Beck Disney XD has ordered an early second season of the highly anticipated Big Hero 6 The Series before the first season premieres this fall, with Emmy Award-winners Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley and Nick Filippi (the team behind the global hit Disney Channel series Kim Possible) as executive producers. The announcement was made today by Marc […]
Disney To Reveal Upcoming Film Slate At D23
June 27th, 2017 Jerry Beck The Walt Disney Studios will be presenting an exclusive look at its unparalleled film slate at D23 Expo 2017 in Anaheim, California, taking place July 14–16. At two marquee Hall D23 presentations, the Studio will give fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse at its upcoming releases, with animated films from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation […]
Disney’s “Ducktales” Debuts August 12th – Main Title Revealed
June 14th, 2017 Jerry Beck Disney’s much-awaited reboot of DuckTales will premiere in a one-hour television movie (titled Woo-oo!) to be presented for 24 consecutive hours, Saturday August 12th (beginning at midnight EDT/PDT), on Disney XD. Then, the series will debut with two new episodes Saturday September 23rd (7:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m., 10:30 p.m. […]
FLASHBACK: Disney’s “The Rescuers” 40th Anniversary Tribute
June 5th, 2017 Michael Lyons Forty years ago this summer, the landscape in Hollywood changed forever. A film was released that rocked the moviegoing experience for both the industry and audiences. Oh sure, it may seem as if this is referring to George Lucas’ Star Wars, the flashpoint of summer blockbusters, but it also applies to another summer ’77 movie […]
BEING IN BAMBI: A Chat With The Voices of Bambi and Thumper
May 23rd, 2017 Leslie Combemale Bambi, the classic 1942 Disney feature known and loved around the world, is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a new collection on digital HD debuting today (May 23rd) – and on blu-ray on June 6th. As is often the case with these new releases, there’s a slew of new bonus material to make it essential […]
Date Set For Disney XD’s “Billy Dilley’s Super-Duper Subterranean Summer”
May 11th, 2017 Jerry Beck Billy Dilley’s Super-Duper Subterranean Summer, an animated comedy series from Emmy Award-winning director Aaron Springer (Disney’s “Mickey Mouse” cartoon shorts), premieres with multiple airings Saturday June 3rd (7:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 8:30 p.m. EDT), on Disney XD. Produced by Disney Television Animation, “Billy Dilley’s Super-Duper Subterranean Summer” stars Springer as Billy, […]
Disney Announces “Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2”
March 28th, 2017 Jerry Beck Wreck-It Ralph is escaping out of his arcade and into the expansive universe of the internet next year when Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 hits the big screen. Dave Hollis, head of distribution for The Walt Disney Studios, revealed the much-anticipated sequel’s title and told CinemaCon attendees that Jane Lynch and Jack McBrayer […]
Disney XD Renews “Big Hero 6 The Series” Ahead of Premiere
March 14th, 2017 Jerry Beck Disney XD has ordered an early second season of the highly anticipated Big Hero 6 The Series before the first season premieres this fall, with Emmy Award winners Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley and Nick Filippi (the team behind the global hit Disney Channel series Kim Possible) as executive producers. Based on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ […]
Marvel and Disney XD announce mini-series of “Rocket & Groot” shorts
March 13th, 2017 Jerry Beck Marvel and Disney XD announced today a 12-episode series of Rocket & Groot animated shorts. The shorts follow Rocket and Groot (from the Guardians Of The Galaxy) as they try to figure out how to get enough credits to buy a new ship after their old one breaks down. A compilation of all the shorts […]
SNEAK PEEK: The First Five Minutes of “Tangled Ever After”
March 3rd, 2017 Jerry Beck Disney posted a sneak peek at the first five-minutes of the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie Tangled Before Ever After on YouTube page! Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi reprise their roles as Rapunzel and Eugene (formerly known as Flynn Rider), and favorite characters like the loyal chameleon sidekick, Pascal; no-nonsense and dutiful horse, Maximus; and […]
NEW CLIP: DISNEY XD Orders Second Season Of “DuckTales” Ahead Of It’s Summer Premiere
March 2nd, 2017 Jerry Beck Disney XD has ordered a second season of the all-new reboot of DuckTales ahead of its highly-anticipated summer premiere. Based on the Emmy Award-winning series, which itself was based on Carl Barks’ Uncle Scrooge comic book stories, the Disney Television Animation-produced series stars David Tennant as Scrooge McDuck; Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz and Bobby Moynihan […]
FIRST LOOK: Patrick Stump (“Fall Out Boy”) on “Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil”
February 24th, 2017 Jerry Beck Disney XD’s hit Star Vs. The Forces of Evil has a surprise up its sleeve in next Monday’s episode – rocker Patrick Stump (“Fall Out Boy”) appears vocally to play a character who comes to the aid with a brand new song. On the episode “Face The Music”, which premiere’s Monday March 27th at 7pm […]
