John Lasseter News

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for what has become one of the theatre community's most beloved traditions- BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup! Today's edition features the King and I tour dusting off their holiday spirit, a special Pixar visit for the cast of Frozen at Disneyland, and more!

Straight off his work alongside Disney's chief creative officer John Lasseter and MOANA directors John Musker and Ron Clements, HAMILTON creator Lin-Manuel Miranda spoke to Vulture and revealed that he is currently joining forces with 'Zootopia' co-director Byron Howard on a new, original animated film.

The David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts at Maharishi University of Management, is pleased to announce that 2015 graduate Johnny Coffeen has been awarded the coveted Student Academy Award for his thesis film, The Swan Girl, about an artist mysteriously held captive in a studio, sculpting complex figures in an effort to atone for the mistakes of his past. This award will qualify him to be considered for an Academy Award nomination early next year.

The voice cast and filmmakers from FINDING DORY dove into Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre for the all-new movie's blue-carpet premiere.

“Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” airs TONIGHT, DECEMBER 13, (8:00 – 9:00 p.m., EST) on the ABC Television Network.

Tom Hanks took to Twitter this week to confirm that he is back in the studio recording the voice of Woody for TOY STORY 4. Along with the video below, the Oscar winner shared: 'Back to Oakland! Pixar! Working on #ToyStory4, partners!'

ABC will air a tribute to the Pixar Animation Studios film that ushered in a new era of computer animation, in the original special, “Toy Story At 20: To Infinity and Beyond,” THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 (8:00-9:00 p.m., EST). The special will feature interviews with key creative leads and voice talent involved with the creation of this milestone film, including Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, R. Lee Ermey, Randy Newman, Joss Whedon, John Lasseter and Ed Catmull.

“Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” airs SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, (8:00 – 9:00 p.m., EST) on the ABC Television Network.

Tom Hanks appeared on The Graham Norton Show this week and spilled the beans on when he's going back into the studio as Woody for a new installment of TOY STORY.

We've got the scoop on TOY STORY 4! It's official: the next film in the Disney/Pixar franchise will take a romantic turn- but not between the two you may expect. Below, watch director John Lasseter chat about the film which will feature a love story between Woody and Bo Peep!

Pixar Animation Studios' John Lasseter, who's one of Pixar's three founders, celebrated 20 years since TOY STORY transformed the animation industry and the art of storytelling at today's D23 EXPO.

The Walt Disney Studios offers an exclusive look at its upcoming projects from Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm at D23 EXPO 2015, taking place August 14–16 at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) at the 2015 Annual Meeting today elected all 10 members of the Board of Directors and supported Board recommendations on the Company's auditor and the advisory vote on executive compensation, based on preliminary results.