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Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Is Disney going 2D again? CCO Jared Bush hints at an old-school revival with The Little Mermaid director Ron Clements
It's a strange realisation — there's now a whole generation that never grew up watching traditional 2D Disney animation. They didn't hit pause on a DVD and watch Ariel's hair glitch in mid-flow or see Aladdin freeze with half a smirk. That slightly imperfect, hand-drawn charm is what once made Disney a household name, and now, after more than a decade, it might just be making a comeback. The Little Mermaid Last fall, Jennifer Lee handed over creative reins to Zootopia (2016) and Encanto (2021) co-director Jared Bush, who stepped in as chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios — a role widely regarded as the most influential job in animation today. And while he's steering Disney into the future with upcoming releases, Bush also has one eye firmly on the past. Jared Bush 'I love 2D,' Bush said at the Annecy animation festival, adding with a wink, 'Right now we have 2D artists who are doing some bonkers amazing things. I'll leave it at that.' If there was ever a signal that Disney's hand-drawn roots might return to the big screen, this is it. The last fully 2D Disney movie — 2011's Winnie the Pooh — was brilliant but underseen. Now, Bush has even brought Ron Clements, the director behind The Little Mermaid and Aladdin, out of retirement to mentor the next wave of animators. 'Our movies have to be giant movies. That's the kind of movies I love.' Bush said. 'I want to go and eat a giant bucket of popcorn and be entertained. And I want to go through all the emotions. I want to feel a deep connection. I want to cry, I want to laugh, I want to be excited,' But that doesn't mean everything has to be photoreal or hyper-rendered. Sometimes, the purest emotions are best served with a pencil and paper. Bush's approach blends ambition with storytelling integrity. He said calls the audience smart, saying, 'If they feel they're just getting different for different's sake, versus it's a filmmaker's vision or that story needs to be another step, that's critical.' What Disney seems to be chasing now is something that feels both fresh and familiar — not just a throwback, but a revival with purpose. In the world of ever-advancing CGI and AI-assisted production, bringing back 2D is radical. But maybe that's what Disney magic needs right now: a return to the strokes that started it all.
Indianapolis Star
04-06-2025
- Business
- Indianapolis Star
Disney reveals when 'Snow White' remake is coming to streaming
The live-action remake of "Snow White" will make its streaming debut next week, Disney announced Wednesday, June 4. The adaptation starring Rachel Zegler as the titular princess hit theaters on March 21 and has since grossed more than $205 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo. The film adapts the 1937 animated classic "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," Walt Disney Animation Studios first full-length feature that went on to be nominated for the Best Picture Academy-Award and won an honorary Oscar. In addition to Zegler, the new remake also features "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen as well as Andrew Burnap as love interest Jonathan and Martin Klebba as Grumpy the dwarf. The streaming announcement comes as Disney continues to reimagine some of its most beloved movies from 2019's "The Lion King" to 2023's "The Little Mermaid." Disney's 2025 live-action "Snow White" film will be available to stream on Wednesday, June 11.
GMA Network
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
'Zootopia 2' introduces mysterious reptile in teaser trailer
Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are coming back for a new adventure in "Zootopia 2!" In the teaser trailer released earlier this week, the two detectives is seen with a mysterious reptile, running as as their fellow police officers chase them. A cloaked figure is also shown cornering them. Walt Disney Animation Studios said in the trailer description that the reptile will turn Zootopia upside down. "To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before," the synopsis read. "Zootopia 2" is the long-awaited sequel to the 2016 critically acclaimed film "Zootopia." The film is set to theaters in November 26, 2025. —JCB, GMA Integrated News
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
ICYMI: Disney releases teaser for ‘Zootopia 2'
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — It's been nearly a decade in the making, but Zootopia 2 is almost here. Walt Disney Animation Studios released a teaser trailer for the film, which is a sequel to 2016's Zootopia. Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde return and are still working together as police officers, as they were at the end of the first film. The two encounter a snake, who they eventually become entangled with. According to IMDb, this new character is named Gary and will be voiced by Ke Huy Quan (Indiana Jones 2, Everything Everywhere All At Once). The studio has teased a mysterious, new adventure for Hopps and Wilde. Judy and Nick find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town. Walt Disney Animation Studios The film will be directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, each of whom worked on the first one as screenwriter and director respectively. Zootopia 2 will release in theaters on November 26, 2025. Watch the teaser here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
UPI
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: 'Zootopia 2' teaser shows Ke Huy Quan's character on the run
1 of 3 | Ke Huy Quan joins the voice cast of "Zootopia 2." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo May 20 (UPI) -- Walt Disney Animation Studios is teasing the Zootopia sequel, which arrives in theaters Nov. 26 and features Ke Huy Quan's voice. Quan lends his voice to a blue snake who joins fox Nick (Jason Bateman) and rabbit Judy (Ginnifer Goodwin) in the teaser released Tuesday. The clip shows the trio outrunning various cops, until they ultimately face a mysterious being with glowing eyes. According to an official synopsis, Judy and Nick "find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metropolis upside down." "To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before," the description continues. The original film opened in 2016.
