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Tom Hanks talks Toy Story 3

As you may or may not know (you would if you read The Animation Blog everyday), Toy Story 3 is currently in development and scheduled for a June, 2009 release.

Many wondered if Tom Hanks and Tim Allen would return to voice Woody and Buzz Lightyear. Rest easy, now that Tom Hanks has confirmed that he will be back.

“I’ll do anything they want me to do, they’re like mad scientists,” said Tom Hanks during an interview with Jonathan Ross on his Friday night show.

No official confirmation from Tim Allen has been issued but we can pretty much assume that he will return. It wouldn’t be Toy Story 3 without him.

Via InTheNews

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Ratatouille leads 35th annual Annie Awards nominations

The nominees for the 35th Annie Awards have been revealed. Winners will be announced on Friday, February 8, 2008 at UCLA’s Royce Hall, in Los Angeles, CA.

Pixar Animation Studios’ Ratatouille leads this year with 13 nominations including Best Animated Feature as well as individual nominations for directing, writing, character animation, animated effects (two nominations), production design, storyboarding, character design, character animation, music and voice acting (three nominations).

Sony Pictures Animation’s Surf’s Up follows with 10 feature nominations for feature, animated effects, animation production artists, character animation (two nominations), character design, and directing.

Rounding out the Best Animated Feature category are DreamWorks Animation’s Bee Movie, Sony Pictures Classics’ Persepolis, and Twentieth Century Fox’s The Simpsons Movie.

For television, Nickelodeon’s El Tigre leads the pack with four nominations for Best Animated Television Production for Children, and individual nominations for character animation, character design, and music.

The Best Animated Television Production nominees this year are Creative Comforts America from Aardman Animations, Jane and the Dragon from Weta Productions Limited & Nelvana Limited, Kim Possible from Walt Disney Television Animation, as well as Moral Orel and Robot Chicken Star Wars from ShadowMachine.

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Does Ratatouille deserve Best Picture Oscar nomination?

You obviously know that I agree with that fact, but it isn’t as easy as you would think to get the nomination. While Pixar pretty much has the animation Oscar in the bag already, it isn’t the case with Best Picture. If they choose to attempt to get the nomination for Best Picture then they might lose votes in the Animation category. The NYTimes has a very detailed article on the situation.

I for one think Ratatouille not only deserves the nomination, but also the win. It is, after all, the best reviewed movie of the year.

So what do you think? Leave a comment!

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Pixar’s upcoming films

We all know that Ratatouille is Pixar’s latest movie but what about next year and the year after that? We’ve got you covered!

For 2008, Pixar has WALL-E lined up, directed by Andrew Stanton (writer/director of Finding Nemo). The story goes something like this: “The year is 2700. WALL• E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for.”

In 2009 we’ll be treated to Up, about a 70-year old man who befriends a clueless young Wilderness Ranger. He travels the globe, fights beasts and villains and eats dinner at 3:30 in the afternoon. Up will be directed by Pete Docter (Writer/Director: Monsters, Inc., Writer: Toy Story 1 and 2) and co-director Bob Peterson (Writer: Finding Nemo).

And last but certainly not least, Toy Story 3 will finally make its debut… in 2010. It will be directed by Lee Unkrich (co-driector of Toy Story 2 and Finding Nemo). They’re keeping the plot to this one secret for now, but whatever it is, I’m sure we’ll all love it.

To infinity and beyond!

Source: slashfilm

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Toy Story 3 set for 2010 release

Millions cried today when Disney announced that Toy Story 3 won’t be released until 2010. Three long years of waiting to see what Woody and Buzz are up to. At least we’ll have other upcoming Pixar films such as Ratatouille, Wall-E to ease the pain of waiting.

Disney also confirmed that Tom Hanks and Tim Allen will be back for the starring roles. If you’ve been keeping up with the Toy Story 3 news, you might remember that both Tom and Tim had said they would not voice the characters if Pixar wasn’t involved. Disney, at one point, had started work on Toy Story 3 without Pixar. Now that Disney owns Pixar, the rightful studio has taken over development.

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The Incredibles 2 on the way?

At the San Francisco WonderCom, Brad Bird told the audience:

“I love the characters and I would love to return to that world, but I think at Pixar, the bottom line is the story that you’re telling. And Pixar does not look at sequels as a financial plan. We feel we have a relation ship with the audience and that they believe in each movie we put out.

“We believe completely in every movie we put out. If I can come up with a story that is as good or better than that first film, then I’d love to return to that world, but it would have to be story first.”

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