Showing posts with label Finding Nemo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Finding Nemo. Show all posts

Friday, May 29, 2015

A 'Finding Nemo' Attraction is Coming to Tokyo Disney Resort

A new Pixar inspired attraction is coming to a Tokyo Disney Resort! The Oriental Land Company recently announced  that a indoor ride based on the movie Finding Nemo and the upcoming sequel Finding Dory (2016) will the replace motion simulator ride, StormRider, and be built in the Tokyo DisneySea Park in 2017. 

Concept Art of the Cabin Interior of the Attraction

In the five-minute long attraction, attendees will be submersed in an underwater universe that combines gorgeous ocean visuals from the movies with a motion system.  The official ride description reads:
 Boarding a submarine that “shrinks” to the size of a fish, Guests can explore the vast underwater world from the same point of view as Nemo and Dory. Guests can meet different characters and make new discoveries when they ride.
Concept Art of the Submarine that Appears On the Ride

The attraction is expected to open in Spring of 2017.

Monday, December 8, 2014

'Finding Dory' Will Take Place At a Marine Life Institute

Pixar's general manager Jim Morris gave new information about the plot for Finding Dory at the CCXP - Comic Con Experience in Brazil today (Dec. 8). He also revealed concept art, unfinished scenes, and showed off a new software that helped create schools of fish. Here's what the movie's about (via ComicBookMovie).
The story of the movie will follow Dory, Marlin and Nemo as they set off on a journey to find about Dory's past and parents. The movie will be mainly set in the Marine Biology Institute of California, a huge complex of rehabilitation for marine life. Dory learns that she was born and raised there and was released in the ocean when she was a kid. We will see new characters, like an octopus, sea lions, a beluga whale and others.
Finding Dory Logo

It was first rumored over a year ago that Finding Dory would take place in an aquarium type attraction when The LA Times reported that Pixar directors John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton viewed the documentary Blackfish with it's director Gabriela Cowperthwaite. According to Louie Psihoyos, director of the documentary The Cove, at the end of Finding Dory some marine mammals were sent to and aquatic park- kind of like a Sea World environment. He went on to say that after seing Blackfish, a documentary that shows the injustice and problems within the sea-park industry, the Pixar directors  retooled the film so that the sea creatures now have the choice to leave that marine park. Gabriela Cowperthwaite said that Pixar employees were deeply impacted from her film, but Pixar declined to comment on the Blackfish story.

Finding Dory Concept Art

New characters for Finding Dory include Dory's parents Charlie and Jenny who will be voiced by Eugene Levy and Diane Keaton. Ty Burrell will also lend his voice to the film, he will be playing a beluga whale named Bailey. Ellen DeGeneres (Dory) and Albert Brooks (Marlin) will return for the Finding Nemo sequel as well.

"Oh boy! This is going to be good, I can tell."

Finding Dory is directed by Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, WALL-E) and will be released on June 17th, 2016.

Friday, October 31, 2014

10 Horrifying Pixar Movie Moments

10. Sid Learns a Lesson (Toy Story)
"Reach for the sky..." Just as Sid Phillips is about to launch Buzz Lightyear into space, he hears a peculiar sound coming from his cowboy toy. At first Sid thinks it's broken, but he has second thoughts when Woody responds "Who you calling busted, buster." Woody proceeds to tell him that his toys don't like being smashed or ripped apart. Suddenly Sid's dilapidated toys rise from the sandbox and emerge from mud puddles. Woody warns Sid to take good care of his toys, because if he doesn't, they'll find out. "So play nice."

9. The Scream Extractor (Monsters, Inc.)
Mike Wazowski is nervous when a "big moving thing" slowly approaches him. "Say hello to the scream extractor," Randall instructs Mike. Randall then pushes his assistant (Fungus) aside and turns up some levers on a control board. The scream extractor moves closer to Mike and starts sucking his voice right out of him. Thankfully, Sulley turns off the machine just in the nick of time, replacing Fungus in Mike's chair. Hilarity ensues

8. Ro-Dead (Ratatouille)
When Remy tells his father Django that people aren't as bad as they seem, Django wants to show something to Remy. He brings him to a display of dead rats hanging from traps and poison made by Ro-Dead. Django says to Remy that the world they live in belongs to the enemy, and that what he sees is what happens to rats when they become to comfortable around humans. 

7. The Divers (Finding Nemo)
Nemo rebels against his dad and swims toward open water to touch the boat. Just as Marlin starts to warn Nemo that he is in big trouble, a scary scuba diver rises up from out of the blue. One of the divers captures Nemo,and Marlin rushes to his aid. Another diver appears and snaps a photo of Marlin, temporarily blinding him. Director Andrew Stanton says: "From a fish's scale, this must be the most intimidating Godzilla moment ever."

6. Hopper's Return (A Bug's Life)
Hopper expects the ants to have stored up food for his grasshopper gang by the time the last leaf falls. When the ant colony fails to do so, Hopper shows no mercy. "You little termites!" He yells. "I give you a second chance, and this is all I get?!" He then unleashes his grasshoppers to cause havoc all over ant island. And to top it off, he kidnaps the queen and plans to squish her to show the ants who's boss. Hopper is indeed one malevolent insect.

 5. Rod Redline's Death (Cars 2)
American spy Rod Redline has been captured by Grem and Acer. These lemons bring him to Professor Zundap's hidden lair, to show him what the allinol fuel is really made for. Professor Z informs Rod that when this alternative fuel is "hit with an electromagnetic force, it becomes extremely dangerous." The lemons proceed to interrogate Rod to find out who his associate is. When they find out passed along top secret information to Mater, Professor Z orders to put the "camera" on 100 percent. "Kill him."

4 .Missile Lock (The Incredibles)
Syndrome questions Mr. Incredible who he contacted, because a government airplane wants permission to land on Nomanisan Island. He discovers that Mr. Incredible knows the people on the plane and he "sends them a little greeting." Helen (Elastigirl) hears a warning signal in the cockpit and notices that two missiles are headed straight for her. She tells Syndrome to disengage and that there are children aboard the plane. Back on land, Mr. Incredible pleads Syndrome to call of the missiles. "To late," Syndrome replies. "Fifteen years to late." Hopefully someone on board the plane has an indestructible super-suit.

3. Mor'du (Brave)
Merida and her mother (in bear from) follow the Will O' the Wisps to some ancient ruins. Merida slips and falls through the floor into and old throne room. She looks and around and finds a carved boulder with three figures and a split stone with the fourth figure. Merida counts the figures on the rock, "One, two, three, four. The oldest. Like…like the tapestry. The spell! It’s happened before!" She notices skulls and bones scattered everywhere and remembers what the witch told her, "The strength of ten men. Fate be changed. Changed with fate."  She put's two and two together realizes that the prince turned into ... Mor'du

2. Camp Teamwork (Monsters University)
In order to get back into the monster world, Mike and Sulley need to pull off the biggest scare in history. Mike figures out that if they really frighten the camp rangers, they could generate enough scream to power the door through the human world. They monstrously scratch up the walls, turn on record players, and knock over bunk-beds. Then Sulley gives the most ferocious roar ever and scares the living daylights out of the rangers, making it a guarantee that they'll have nightmares for the rest of their lives.

1. The Incinerator (Toy Story 3)
We've grown up watching the first two Toy Story movies and falling in love with the characters, and now they are head toward a blazing fiery furnace. At first they struggle to climb out, but one by one they decide it's useless as they take their neighbor's hand as they face imminent death. Buzz reaches out his hand toward Woody, which Woody refused to shake earlier in the film. This time Woody grabs his hand as he braces himself and prepares to end his life as a toy. What happens next is one of the most exuberant movie moments ever.

What Pixar movie moments have frightened you the most?

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Limited Time Discount For 'Finding Nemo'

This week on Disney Movies Anywhere, the digital copy for Finding Nemo is being sold for $14.99 instead of $19.99. This sale is part of the "Pixar Summer Movies To Go" event on DMA, and each week a new Pixar movie is highlighted. You can also watch a video narrated by Pixar's lucky charm, John Ratzenberger, as he amazes you with "12 Surprising Facts About Finding Nemo" (and cracks a few jokes as well). Check out a small portion from that video below:


In order to buy Finding Nemo (and to watch a bunch of exclusive videos), You need to create a Disney Movies Anywhere account. It's free to sign up, and you get a digital copy of The Incredibles as a bonus gift.
"Oh boy! This is going to be good, I can tell."

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Angus MacLane is the co-directer for 'Finding Dory'

Andrew Stanton (director of Finding Nemo, WALL-E, and Finding Dory) recently commented on Twitter that Angus MacLane is his co-director (presumably for Finding Dory).
Click here to see MacLane's LEGO build.
Angus MacLane has directed Pixar short films; BURN-E, Small Fry, and most recently, Toy Story OF TERROR!, Pixar's popular Halloween TV special. He is also a LEGO enthusiast, and has submitted a LEGO WALL-E and the Toy Story OF TERROR! LEGO Bunny on LEGO Ideas, a website for uploading your ideas for a future LEGO set. Check out MacLane's Flickr page to see his other awesome LEGO creations.
Finding Dory concept art.
Finding Dory will be released on June 17, 2016. Here's what the movie's about: 'Finding Dory' takes place about a year after the first film, and features returning favorites Marlin, Nemo and the Tank Gang, among others. Set in part along the California coastline, the story also welcomes a host of new characters, including a few who will prove to be a very important part of Dory’s life.

Source: Rotoscopers.

Friday, January 31, 2014

Finding Nemo (Cute Kitten Version)

The Pet Collective is back once again with another Pixar movie performed by kittens, Finding Nemo!



Some of their other pet parodies are Toy Story, The Lion King and most recently, Frozen.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

The Truth Behind Pixar

Did you know that Toy Story 2 was almost completely deleted? Find out how it was saved and more fun facts about Pixar with this video from BuzzFeed



Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Pixar Montages

‘25 Years of Pixar Animation’ By Nick Kinder


 “Pixar Animation makes the best films, there's no doubt. Each film is unique and special … THANKS PIXAR. YOU ARE THE GREATEST PEOPLE EVER!” -Nick Kinder

Pixar Animation Studios contacted Nick and said they loved his video. They even sent him a package of $470 worth of stuff, including 11 movies on Blu-ray. See what else they sent him here.


‘[the films of] Pixar Animation Studios’ By Kees van Dijkhuizen jr.


“Over the years Pixar Animation Studios has brought us some of the most beautiful, exciting, hilarious and touching films ever. Not just a company, Pixar is a promise: the hopping lamp you'll see in front of each feature film is a guarantee for a good time.” -Kees van Dijkhuizen jr.


‘Pixar Fan Montage / Tribute Video (1995-2011)’ By Saxon Brack


“I had more fun editing this montage then probably any of my others. These films truly are a national treasure to everyone young and old.” -Saxon Brack


‘The Pixar Experience: A Tribute to Pixar Animation’ By DisneyDude


“A great story, memorable characters and brilliant compositions which linger even after the movie has finished; these are the components of great filmmaking and ones which Pixar has successfully woven into their films.” -DisneyDude