A dream is a wish the heart makes, and with Walt Disney Animation Studios’ rapidly-approaching 100th Anniversary, it was time to dream big when it came to the studio’s next animated feature. After Vital Thrills took part in a special presentation surrounding the upcoming release of Wish, we can tell you that the team is…
The Walt Disney Company announced today the release of the Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection, featuring 100 animated films from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Pixar, packaged together in a hardbound, self-standing three-volume set that unfolds into your own storybook. As part of Disney’s 100th anniversary celebration, a limited number of sets are now…
Vital Thrills talked to the Strange World cast and crew about Walt Disney Animation Studios’ new action-packed adventure, which opens in theaters on November 23. From the Strange World cast, we chatted with Jake Gyllenhaal, Gabrielle Union, Dennis Quaid, and Jaboukie Young-White. Director Don Hall, co-director and writer Qui Nguyen, and producer Roy Conli were…
Once upon a time, the format for Disney Animation was simple and unchanging – take a well-known fable or children’s story, add high-level ballads and funny animal or magic characters, mix thoroughly, and produce fun kids’ perennials. In reality, it missed almost as often as it hit, but years of VCR babysitting and endless home…
This Thanksgiving, Walt Disney Animation Studios is bringing the anticipated Encanto movie exclusively to theaters, and early word is giving high praise. To get you ready, we talked to the cast and crew! Opening in theaters on November 24, the Encanto movie is a tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in…
Walt Disney Animation Studios will release their new animated film, Encanto, on November 24, 2021. Vital Thrills got a chance to attend an early press day for the film and learned all about Disney Animation’s 60th feature. We’ve also got the new trailer and poster, which you can both view by scrolling down! The movie…
Vital Thrills got to participate in an early press day for Raya and the Last Dragon last week and we learned all about the anticipated Walt Disney Animation Studios film. Joining the event were directors Don Hall and Carlos Lopez Estrada, producer Osnat Shurer, and writers Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim. We got a chance to check out some footage from…
Sequels need to look forward. They almost never do; it’s very difficult to conceptualize an interesting new character in the first place, and doing so out of the blue means tying them in concretely to the story of the introduction, which usually also has a concrete end. Their lives may go on, but the most…
Vital Thrills recently attended the Frozen 2 press conference and got new details about the anticipated Walt Disney Animation Studios sequel. Attending were directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, as well as Frozen 2 cast members Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Evan Rachel Wood, and Josh Gad, as well as composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Kristen Bell, who…