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Has an App Ever Made You Feel Special?

Last night, I experienced a moment of pure wonder. It felt like it was meant for me. Sick in bed, still coughing and sneezing at 3AM, I absentmindedly checked my smartphone. To my astonishment, a tiny blue spark appeared on my screen. Tapping it, my phone became a window into a miniature world worthy of…

Tech News Sean Hollister Nov 18

Disney Is Building A Gigantic Toy Story Hotel And It Looks Totally Rad

Now this is a great idea. We have absolutely no idea what Disney’s Toy Story-themed Shanghai hotel will look like on the inside, but we’re seriously hoping for a toy’s-eye view experience. The Disney Insider Blog has revealed the official concept art from a Toy Story Hotel that will be built in the new Disney…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 18

First Peter Pan Live Clip Gives AMAZING Christopher Walken

NBC’s Peter Pan Live! show is nearing its official air date. In hopes of getting us all very, very excited, the studio has released a snippet of dress rehearsal footage, and Christopher Walken’s Captain Hook is already stealing the show. When we heard that Christopher Walken would be performing the role of Captain Hook for…

Television Meredith Woerner Nov 17

Disney’s Best Buddy Hasbro Is In Talks To Buy Dreamworks. Weird, Right?

Toymaker Hasbro is in talks to buy CG movie powerhouse Dreamworks Animation for some ungodly amount of money. According to Deadline.com, , the two giants would form “a family entertainment powerhouse to be called DreamWorks-Hasbro.” But what does Disney think about this? The reason I ask is because Dreamworks Animation is the closest thing to…

io9 Rob Bricken Nov 13

A Tour of ‘San Fransokyo,’ the Hybrid City Disney Built for Big Hero 6

The new movie Big Hero 6 represents the first-ever partnership between Marvel and Disney, two entities known for constructing fantastical universes. So it’s not surprising that bringing the story to film also required building an entire city of the future: a blend of Tokyo and San Francisco named San Fransokyo. When encouraged to develop a…

Tech News Alissa Walker Nov 10

Concept Art Reveals Best Thing That Wasn’t In Big Hero 6: ROCKET CAT

Big Hero 6 went through a number of changes before becoming the superhero movie we’ve fallen in love with. And one of the things that was ultimately cut from the film was Hiro building a set of rocket boots for his cat, Mochi. When we visited Walt Disney Animation Studios, we learned that, for a…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 9

Big Hero 6 Is One Of The Year’s Best Science Fiction Films, Period

Disney’s new film, Big Hero 6, is a celebration of science and the joy of innovation. In the guise of a superhero origin story, it tells a smart, inventive tale about young science geeks who grapple with issues around the responsible use of technology. It’s one of the best science-fiction films in ages. Minor spoilers…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 7

Marvel Subpoenas Google Over the Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer Leak

It’s not a huge shock that Marvel and its parent company, Disney, are not happy that the Age of Ultron trailerthat was supposed air during Agents of SHIELD got leaked a week early. So they’ve turned to the page in the angry corporation playbook labeled “invasive legal action.” On Wednesday, a federal judge granted Marvel’s…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Nov 7

Pixar Is Making Toy Story 4, Huzzah

Disney and Pixar just announced that John Lasseter will direct Toy Story 4, scheduled for release in June 2017. Yassssssssssss. Variety reports that the announcement was made by Disney CEO Bob Iger during the company’s fourth quarter earnings call. Director John Lasseter is the Chief Creative Officer at Pixar. He directed Toy Story and Toy…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Nov 6

Big Hero 6 Review: An Underdog Adventure Where Robots Have Hearts Too

Big Hero 6 is Disney and Marvel’s new robot adventure that takes place against the backdrop of the fictional San Fransokyo. It’s a huge and beautiful new world, and although the plot isn’t perfect, the movie is worth seeing for the robots, the city alone, and the jokes alone. Based off a Marvel comic series…

Reviews Leslie Horn Nov 6

Everything You Need To Know About The Making Of Big Hero 6

This week, Disney gives us its version of a superhero movie with Big Hero 6. We’ve got all the details on the huggable healthcare robot Baymax and the mashup city of San Fransokyo, plus how anime, Disneyland park mascots, and Clint Eastwood inspired the film. We have already talked a bitabout our visit to Walt…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 6

8 Real-Life Robots That Inspired Big Hero 6

The star of the new Disney-Marvel movie Big Hero 6 is a poofy robot named Baymax who can assess your health with a laser-enabled two-second full-body scan. He also might soon be a reality. Baymax and other robots in the film were inspired by eight actual robots, some of which were designed and built in…

Tech News Alissa Walker Nov 6

Into The Woods Trailer Delivers So Much Wonderful Singing

Now this is more like it! Here is the first Disney Into the Woods trailer that’s finally for fans. Get an eyeful of cast sing-a-longs and a few scenes that all die-hard Stephen Sondheim fans should recognize. Behold, Meryl Streep in early ugly witch form, and sexy later witch. Her hair looks amazing. Also this…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 6

Disney-Themed Tarot Cards Predict That The Future Will Be Adorable

In our show-and-tell thread today, in which commenters share the frankly pretty impressive side and primary projects they’ve been working on, commenter Suisei-ojii-sama shared this set of tarot cards re-worked to feature classic Disney-movie characters. Check out some of the range of cards that have been put up so far — featuring, among others, Snow…

io9 Ria Misra Nov 4

You Can Now Stream All the Disney Movies You Own on Android

At the start of the year, Disney launched an app for iOS which allows you to stream all the Disney, Pixar, and Marvel movies you own. Now, it’s arrived on Android, too. The Android version of the app promises to deliver a very similar experience to that on iOS: access to around 400 Disney, Pixar…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Nov 4

Watching Once Upon A Time Feels Like Being Trapped Forever In Frozen

Last night’s Once Upon A Time squandered a pretty cool slow burn. But that’s OK, because there was plenty of Frozen shoehorned nods throughout the episode. It’s been 341 days since Frozen came out. It’s time to let Frozen die, people. I have had enough Frozen. I’m done. I cannot spend any more time in…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 3

Disney Villains’ Version of “Counting Stars” Is Evilly Good

This is more proof that it’s the singing Disney villains, not the heroes, that deserve center stage. Give this a listen and you will never sing the correct lyrics again. Also, stick around for Scar’s truly amazing entrance. Other excellent moments: the excellent James Woods’ impression the Hades does, Cruella’s saunters, Jafar’s excellent hitting of…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Oct 28

The Disneyland TV Show Debuted 60 Years Ago Today

Sixty years ago today, on October 27, 1954, the Disneyland TV show debuted on ABC. The show actually existed before the theme park opened in Anaheim, California on July 17, 1955 and was in effect an advertisement for the park. But oh, what a glorious advertisement it was. Kids got a peek at the developments…

Tech News Matt Novak Oct 27

Cat Dressed As Princess Jasmine Riding Magic Carpet Is A Whole New World

Cat dressed up as Princess Jasmine on a magic carpet is winning Halloween, so far. We dare you to watch this adorable fur baby glide around on a magic Roomba carpet without screaming, “Tell me, princess, now when did you last let your heart decide?” This 13-year-old “snowshoe cat” named Max-Arthur is killing it as…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 27

First Footage Of People Actually Singing In Disney’s Into The Woods

After disappointing wolf zoot suits and panic over song cuts, Disney has finally released the very first footage of the most important part of their Into the Woods movie adaptation: people singing the songs from the musical. It’s just a taste, a tiny, tiny taste. But when Meryl Streep starts in with, “Stay with me…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 23

Has an App Ever Made You Feel Special?

Disney Is Building A Gigantic Toy Story Hotel And It Looks Totally Rad

First Peter Pan Live Clip Gives AMAZING Christopher Walken

Disney’s Best Buddy Hasbro Is In Talks To Buy Dreamworks. Weird, Right?

A Tour of ‘San Fransokyo,’ the Hybrid City Disney Built for Big Hero 6

Concept Art Reveals Best Thing That Wasn’t In Big Hero 6: ROCKET CAT

Big Hero 6 Is One Of The Year’s Best Science Fiction Films, Period

Marvel Subpoenas Google Over the Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer Leak

Pixar Is Making Toy Story 4, Huzzah

Big Hero 6 Review: An Underdog Adventure Where Robots Have Hearts Too

Everything You Need To Know About The Making Of Big Hero 6

8 Real-Life Robots That Inspired Big Hero 6

Into The Woods Trailer Delivers So Much Wonderful Singing

Disney-Themed Tarot Cards Predict That The Future Will Be Adorable

You Can Now Stream All the Disney Movies You Own on Android

Watching Once Upon A Time Feels Like Being Trapped Forever In Frozen

Disney Villains’ Version of “Counting Stars” Is Evilly Good

The Disneyland TV Show Debuted 60 Years Ago Today

Cat Dressed As Princess Jasmine Riding Magic Carpet Is A Whole New World

First Footage Of People Actually Singing In Disney’s Into The Woods

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