'Inside Out' has the Highest Opening Weekend for an Original Movie

Although Inside Out came in number two for the box office weekend totals, It made the large sum of $91 Million, which is the highest grossing opening weekend for a Pixar movie with the exception of Toy Story 3 ($110.3M).  On it's opening night (June 19) it made $34M, and surpassed  the monster hit movie Jurassic World  which grossed just over $29M. Although it couldn't beat Jurassic World's $102M weekend cash-in, Inside Out now has the record for the largest opening weekend of an original, non-sequel movie ever, beating James Cameron's Avatar ($77M).

Inside Out has also received an overwhelmingly positive response from critics and audiences alike. It has a sky high score of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, and the critics consensus praises the film saying:

Inventive, gorgeously animated, and powerfully moving, Inside Out is another outstanding addition to the Pixar library of modern animated classics.

Sources: Box Office Mojo and Variety. 

First Look at the Upcoming WALL-E LEGO Set

Back in October of 2013, Pixarian Angus MacLane submitted a WALL-E model to the LEGO Ideas website. This is a site where fans can upload their brick-built creations for future LEGO sets. If the submission receives 10,000 supporters, it goes into the evaluation phase, in which the review team from LEGO decides whether or not the submitted model will become an actual set. This is the same procedure that MacLane's WALL-E creation went through, and it was announced by The LEGO Group last February that they would make the WALL-E model a reality.

Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, WALL-E) Holding MacLane's LEGO Creation

The toy web-store Smyths recently revealed images of the LEGO WALL-E packaging that most likely pictures the official final version of the set. The LEGO news blog Leg Godt - Play Well mentions that there may be a slim chance the images are fake just to serve as a placeholder on the site until the real images are released, but it's improbable that the toy store would create the image themselves. So, without further ado, here are the images of the upcoming LEGO WALL-E set!

Symths toy store declared that the set will sell for €57.99, which is approximately $65.00 in United States currency, and that the model will be available on December 1st. The site also lists WALL-E's functions:

• Flexible head and hands can open/close
• Rotating wheels with tracks
• Opening torso compartment
• Suitability 12+

Master Builder Angus MacLane

Angus MacLane has been at Pixar since 1997 and has directed short films BURN-E, Small Fry, and the television special Toy Story of TERROR!  In his spare time, he is an avid LEGO fan and invented a popular style of LEGO creations, which he dubbed CubeDudes. He is currently the co-director of Finding Nemo's sequel, Finding Dory.

Big Changes and New Voices in 'The Good Dinosaur'

Pixar's The Good Dinosaur has gone through countless changes in production. The story was conceived by Pixar veteran Bob Peterson (co-director of Up), and the original release date was scheduled in May of 2014. Since then, Peter Sohn (Partly Cloudy) replaced Peterson as the new director of the movie, and the film will now arrive to theaters this November. Pixar's president Ed Catmull had the following words to say about the changes in The Good Dinosaur.

"Nobody ever remembers the fact that you slipped a film, but they will remember a bad film. Our conclusion was that we were going to give the film some more time."

The Good Dinosaur Concept Art

There have also been major story adjustments in The Good Dinosaur. In the original summary of the film, there is a traumatic event that changes Arlo's (the main dino character) community. In the new synopsis, the event changes Arlo's family instead.

The Good Dinosaur asks the generations-old question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? In theaters November 25, 2015, the film is a humorous and exciting original story about Arlo, a lively Apatosaurus with a big heart. After a traumatic event unsettles Arlo’s family, he sets out on a remarkable journey, gaining an unlikely companion along the way - a human boy. The Good Dinosaur is an extraordinary journey of self-discovery full of thrilling adventure, hilarious characters and poignant heart.

The Good Dinosaur Teaser Trailer

The cast for the movie has also gone through big revisions. Arlo, who was originally played by Lucas Neff, will now be voiced by Raymond Ochoa. Arlo's human companion who is named Spot will be voiced by Jack Bright. Both Ochoa and Bright are young voice actors and are credited for "additional children's voices" on Monsters University. Jeffery Wright (Beetee from The Hunger Games) has replaced John Lithgow as Poppa, Arlo's father, and Momma will still be played by the original casting choice, Frances McDormand. Child star Marcus Scribner (Black-ish) will play Arlo's brother, Buck. The character Buck was originally named Forrest, and was voiced by Bill Hader (the voice of Fear in Pixar's Inside Out). Arlo's two other siblings Cliff (Neil Patrick Harris) and Ivy (Judy Greer) are now completely cut from the film.

Arlo's Siblings Have Been Either Replaced or Cut

There are some Tyrannosaurus Rex's seen in the teaser trailer as well. A.J Buckley voices a T-Rex named Nash, Anna Paquin plays one called Ramsey, and Sam Elliot is the voice of a tenacious T-Rex named Butch. Another voice cast member is Steve Zahn, and he plays a pterodactyl named Thunderclap. The film's composer, which was initially Thomas Newman (Finding Nemo, WALL-E), has been replaced by Mychael Dynna (Life Of Pi). This is Dynna's first time doing the music for a Pixar movie.

Image From The Good Dinosaur Teaser Trailer

This is not the first time there have been director changes or production troubles at Pixar; all this is part of the creative process of the film until it arrives on the big screen. An example of this is when A Bug's Life was completed in the Fall of 1998, and Toy Story 2 was examined by John Lasseter and other directors. It was decided that it needed to be completely re-written. Pixar turned the production of Toy Story 2 upside-down and got the film done in less than a year. This story illustrates one of the great traits of Pixar, the artists there will always choose to do what's best for the story of the film, even if that means completely re-doing, delaying, or working overtime on the movie.

Image From The Good Dinosaur Teaser Trailer

The Good Dinosaur will hit the big screen this November on the 25th.

Source: Disney Insider

Watch the First Teaser for 'The Good Dinosaur!'

The first official teaser for 'The Good Dinosaur' is finally here!

From DisneyUK's YouTube Channel

Pixar fans have been waiting a long time for this movie's release ever since it was announced that it was going to come out in May of last year. Since then, the film has been "dismantled and re-imagined" and it has gone through a director change, a new release date, and major changes in the story. The synopsis has also been recently updated.

"The Good Dinosaur" asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.

Still from The Good Dinosaur Teaser

The roles of Arlo the Apatosaurus and Spot (the human boy) are switched in The Good Dinosaur. Spot plays the role of the pet and Arlo is the master. The director of the movie, Peter Sohn explained to Yahoo! Movies:

“Arlo himself is what we would have become, able to articulate and have certain emotions and connection to family. They’ve become us, essentially… I’m trying to treat Spot in a very kind of animalistic way, where he doesn’t speak very much. He’s very feral. The heart of it has always remained the same in terms of the boy and the dog. I’ve been very diligent with the story team to kind of protect that and focus on that more. In terms of the world, it has kind of changed a bit here and there, and some of the characters have gone out and new ones have come in.”

Peter Sohn also crediting the Pixar "braintrust," which is a group of directors at Pixar, for assisting him in directing his first feature film.

Official Teaser Poster

The Good Dinosaur arrives to theaters on November 25.