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Disney’s Animated Short ‘Paperman’: Video

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday January 31, 2013 @ 7:31pm PSTTags: Paperman, Walt Disney Animation Studios

Disney Animation’s black-and-white, dialogue-free toon debuted in theaters last November in front of Wreck-It Ralph. The studio has posted online its Annie- and Oscar-nominated animated short directed by John Kahrs ahead of Saturday’s Annie Awards. Paperman follows the romantic paper trail from an office worker to the woman he encountered on a transit platform earlier in the day. Enjoy:

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Jonathan Groff Tapped For Disney’s ‘Frozen’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday December 19, 2012 @ 8:56am PSTTags: Frozen, Jonathan Groff, Walt Disney Animation Studios

Jonathan Groff will voice the extreme mountain man Kristoff in Walt Disney Animation Studios‘ 3D comedy-adventure Frozen, which is set to premiere November 27, 2013. Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel already are aboard for the pic, which … Read More »

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Jennifer Lee To Co-Direct Disney Animated Film ‘Frozen’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday November 29, 2012 @ 8:44am PSTTags: Frozen, Walt Disney Animation Studios
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BURBANK, Calif. (November 29, 2012) — Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) taps Jennifer Lee to join Chris Buck at the helm of its 53rd full-length animated feature “Frozen,” which is slated for the big screen on Nov. 27, 2013. Lee, who has contributed to the film’s screenplay, is one of the screenplay writers of this year’s hit arcade-hopping adventure “Wreck-It Ralph.”

Featuring the voices of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel, “Frozen” is the coolest comedy-adventure ever to hit the big screen. When a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, Anna, a fearless optimist, teams up with extreme mountain man Kristoff and his sidekickreindeer Sven on an epic journey to find Anna’s sister Elsa, the Snow Queen, and put an end to her icy spell. Encountering mystical trolls, a funny snowman named Olaf, Everest-like extremes and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom from destruction.

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Disney Developing Marvel Animated Movie

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday June 29, 2012 @ 6:17pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios

Walt Disney Animation Studios is in early development with Marvel on an animated feature film based on the comic book series Big Hero 6. This one hit the rumor mill and the studio acknowledged … Read More »

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B&W ‘Paperman’ To Front ‘Wreck-It-Ralph’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday June 15, 2012 @ 2:31pm PDTTags: Walt Disney Animation Studios, Wreck-It Ralph

PapermanComputer-generated and hand-drawn animation come together in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ short Paperman which the studio confirmed will debut in front of the arcade-hopping adventure Wreck-It-Ralph that opens November 2. The minimalist black-and-white short also screens Sunday with the … Read More »

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Longtime Disney Animator Glen Keane Quits

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday March 25, 2012 @ 1:16pm PDTTags: Walt Disney Animation Studios

Veteran animator Glen Keane resigned Friday from Walt Disney Animation Studios. With nearly four decades of Disney experience, Keane worked on title characters for Disney movies including The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, Aladdin and Tarzan and more recently the … Read More »

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