Everything we learned at D23 Expo′s Pixar and Walt Disney Animation panel

The Walt Disney Company is acceptable to uncover caller accusation astir its upcoming slate of animated movies and TV shows during its Pixar and Disney Animation Studios sheet astatine the D23 Expo successful Anaheim, California Friday.

Animated movies released theatrically person floundered astatine the container bureau successful the aftermath of the pandemic. At first, parents were reticent to bring kids backmost to cinemas, but present it seems that lackluster titles and an summation successful children's contented connected streaming person contributed to keeping families astatine home.

Disney has exacerbated this contented since movie theaters reopened, arsenic it has placed the bulk of its caller Pixar films connected Disney+ including "Turning Red," "Soul" and "Luca." While these decisions were made astatine clip erstwhile vaccinations were either not disposable to children and moviegoing ft postulation was slow, it trained consumers to expect these titles connected streaming.

It's portion of the crushed that "Lightyear" had a lackluster opening successful theaters this summer. Of course, the movie was besides wounded by a confusing premise that deviated from what made the Toy Story franchise truthful special.

Disney is expected to uncover caller titles from Pixar and its Walt Disney Animation Studio arsenic good arsenic films associated with its live-action remakes during Friday's panel. It volition besides stock which films volition caput to theaters and which volition get by mode of Disney+.

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