Disney previews 10 new animated movies, most 3-D
Tuesday April 8 7:46 PM ET
The Walt Disney Studios previewed 10 animated movies on Monday that it will release during the next four years, including further installments in the Toy Story” and Cars series and two new fairy tales.
With the exception of Wall.E, a robot love story opening on June 28, and The Princess and the Frog, a hand-drawn animated fairy tale set in New Orleans and due to open Christmas 2009, the remaining eight movies will be made in digital 3-D.
“We’re excited to be pushing the boundaries of 3-D and computer technology to tell our stories in the best possible way,” said John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios.
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Disney’s upcoming 3D movies are:
1. Bolt – the story of a dog of the same name who thinks he has superhero powers. John Travolta gives voice to Bolt while hit teen singer/actress Miley Cyrus is voicing Bolt’s owner Penny in the movie, due to open on November 26.
2. Up – the story of an unlikely 78-year-old adventurer and his 8-year-old sidekick, is due to be released on May 29, 2009.
3. The Toy Story Franchise – Toy Story and Toy Story 2 are due to be re-released in digital 3-D on October 2, 2009 and February 12, 2010 respectively, while Toy Story 3 is due to hit screens on June 18, 2010.
4. Rapunzel – The classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale about a girl trapped in a tower whose long golden hair is the only way for anyone to climb up to her, will be released at Christmas 2010.
5. Newt – A story of the last two blue-footed newts on the planet that aims to show that love is not a science, which is due to hit screens in summer 2011.
6. The Bear and the Bow – an action-adventure about a royal family in rugged and mythic Scotland — is slated to open Christmas 2011 starring the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Billy Connolly and Emma Thompson.
7. Cars 2 – Lightning McQueen and his best friend Mater bid to take on the world’s fastest cars, is due for release in summer 2012.
8. King of Elves – based on a 1953 short story by Phillip K. Dick, will hit screens at Christmas 2012.
Of course, you’ll have to wear those dorky glasses, but it just might be worth it
Then again, the hand drawn animation films are always wonderful, which is why I’m wicked excited about The Princess and the Frog.
@Cinefille 
I have to say I’m not sure I’m looking foward to Toy Story 3. The farther away you get from the original in terms of numbers, 2, 3, there’s more of a chance that the movie will be bad. The same with Cars 2.
I really wish more of these movies were animated. I’m happy to see Rapunzel is finally being made but I’d rather see it done in the older tradition of Disney, seeing as its a classic fairytale.
By the way, I love the new look of your blog. Looks more streamlined, simpler.