Today, Friday, August 14, from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Pacific time, Disney will be presenting the upcoming slates for Pixar and the Walt Disney Animation Studios at the D23 Expo! Tune into our D23 Expo live blog below to follow along with the event.
Filmmakers will unveil never-before-seen footage from Pixarâs upcoming The Good Dinosaur and Finding Dory and Disney Animationâs Zootopia and Moana. The event will include surprise announcements, musical performances, and appearances by the filmsâ star voice talent.
UPDATE: You can read an archived version of our live blog below. Scroll to the bottom for the start of the blog.
ComingSoon.net: Thanks Silas! And thanks everyone for listening. Weâll see you tomorrow!
6:11
Silas Lesnick: No footage, but an image of Woody and Bo Peep. Itâs hard to say for sure itâs new, honestly.
6:10
Comment From Abdullah
Did we get any TS4 footage or art?
6:10
Silas Lesnick: Thatâs it for the animation presentation, but come back tomorrow morning for the live action presentation, which includes both Marvel and Star Wars!
6:10
Silas Lesnick: Finally, blasts of confetti just went off all over the room!
6:09
Silas Lesnick: Lots of other Toy Story characters have joined!
6:08
Silas Lesnick: They came down on ropes and are now dancing on stage
6:08
Silas Lesnick: Army men are descending from the ceiling!
6:07
ComingSoon.net: Probably with The Good Dinosaur in November.
6:07
Comment From Abdullah
Are we getting a Dory trailer today? Or any other footage publicly?
6:06
Silas Lesnick: Randy Newman is playing âYouâve Got a Friend in Meâ live!
6:05
Comment From Centurium
âCocoâ is Spanish for âbogeymanâ
6:05
Silas Lesnick: Randy Newman has come onstage!
6:05
Silas Lesnick: I donât know and no are the answers to those questions đ
6:05
EDouglasCS: Silas, when you get a chance, people are wondering about why Lee Unkrichâs movie is called Coco and if they mentioned a release date.
6:04
Silas Lesnick: Lasseter says that the story was inspired by his wife, Nancy
6:04
Silas Lesnick: Woody and Buzz head out to find Bo
6:04
Silas Lesnick: As announced earlier today, Toy Story 4 offers a romance story between Woody and Bo Peep.
6:01
Silas Lesnick: Screenwriters Will McCormick and Rashida Jones are here, too!
6:00
Silas Lesnick: Josh Cooley will co-director with Galyn Susman producing
5:59
Silas Lesnick: Lasseter himself will again direct!
5:59
Silas Lesnick: Andrew Stanton wrote a secret treatment that fit into the Toy Story franchise and they knew it was good enough to move ahead with
5:59
Silas Lesnick: The idea for TOY STORY 4 came about as a different idea at first
5:58
EDouglasCS: But why is it called Coco?
5:57
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre moving on to TOY STORY 4!
5:57
Silas Lesnick: The skeletons are shocked, but soon go right back to playing
5:57
Silas Lesnick: The scene ends with a band of mariachi players, but one of their faces falls off to reveal Miguel in a disguise
5:56
Silas Lesnick: They look very much like traditional skeleton art, although they all have eyeballs in their sockets
5:56
Silas Lesnick: The camera moves in to a skeleton cutout and the scene flashes to a brighly colored street, filled with singing and dancing skeletons.
5:55
Silas Lesnick: It looks very photo-feel, opening in a Mexican graveyard where people are paying their respects to the dead
5:54
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre about to show some test animation they did to help figure out the characters
5:53
Silas Lesnick: The main character is Miguel, a 12 year old boy living in Mexico
5:52
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre talking about the meaning behind the Day of the Dead and how itâs celebrated
5:50
Silas Lesnick: Toy Story 3âs Lee Unkrich is directing and has taken the stage with Producer Darla K. Anderson
5:50
Silas Lesnick: Thatâs the Dia de los Muertos film!
5:50
Silas Lesnick: COCO!
5:50
Silas Lesnick: Thatâs it for FINDING DORY! Lasseter is back, though and about to introduceâŚ
5:48
Silas Lesnick: Hank wants the tag that the aquarium put on her. If he takes it, he can escape and she can stay and find her family
5:47
Silas Lesnick: We see Hank use his camouflage stills as a âHang in There, Babyâ kitten poster actually transforms into the octopus
5:47
Silas Lesnick: Another clip has Dory captured by the Monterey institute and put in a tank.
5:45
Silas Lesnick: Destiny and Bailey are neighbors and have a sibling type of relationship
5:44
Silas Lesnick: Sheâs confused as to whether or not sheâs a whale or a shark
5:44
Silas Lesnick: Kaitlin Olson will voice a whale shark named Destiny
5:44
Silas Lesnick: Itâs basically him putting his fins to his temples and going âoooooooâ
5:43
Silas Lesnick: Thereâs a quick clip of Bailey using his echolocation skills, excited to help
5:43
ComingSoon.net: Hereâs Ed OâNeillâs Hank, the Septopus! https://pbs.twimg.com/mediaâŚ
5:42
Silas Lesnick: Bailey is at the marine institute in Monterey because he thinks he has a massive head injury, unaware that all belugas look like that.
5:42
Silas Lesnick: Burrell is also here!
5:41
Silas Lesnick: Thereâs a beluga whale named Bailey, voiced by Ty Burrell
5:41
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre showing a âwalk testâ for Hank, which isnât entirely rendered
5:39
Silas Lesnick: OâNeill is now on stage!
5:39
Silas Lesnick: Named Hank, heâs voiced by Ed OâNeill
5:39
Silas Lesnick: Thereâs a seven-armed octopus who is âa bit of a curmudgeon
5:39
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre introducing new characters!
5:39
Silas Lesnick: Somehow, Marlin, Nemo and Dory make it to Monterey, CA
5:38
EDouglasCS: I canât believe itâŚ. Ellen at D23?!?
5:38
Silas Lesnick: The clip has ended and Ellen has taken the stage in a surprise appearance!
5:37
Silas Lesnick: âBut I know a guyâŚâ
5:37
Silas Lesnick: He sighs.
5:37
Silas Lesnick: âNo,â says Marlin.
5:37
Silas Lesnick: âYou can get us all the way across the ocean, right dad?â asks Nemo
5:36
Silas Lesnick: She says she has to go. She suddenly remembers them and how much it hurts to miss them
5:36
Silas Lesnick: She wants to go find them, but Marlin tries to stop her
5:35
Silas Lesnick: The next day, Dory remembers: She has to find her family.
5:35
Silas Lesnick: (Monterey is home to a big aquarium in real life. Itâs the one they shot Star Trek IV at!)
5:34
Silas Lesnick: She mentions something about âthe pride of Monterey, Californiaâ
5:34
Silas Lesnick: Sheâs sleep-swimming and talking in her sleep
5:34
Silas Lesnick: That night, Dory dreams about her parents and Nemo overhears her
5:33
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre showing in clip that takes place right after Dory, on a field trip, has a flashback that knocks her out. When she wakes up, she tries to remember what it was that happened
5:32
Silas Lesnick: Hayden Rolence is the young star who will be voicing Nemo because the original actor is too old now
5:31
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre voiced by Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy
5:31
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre showing drawings of Jenny and Charlie, Doryâs mom and dad
5:30
Silas Lesnick: Stanton found the worst seat and the house and hit a special post-it note drawing under it for whoever is sitting in it.
5:30
Silas Lesnick: Director Andrew Stanton, co-director Angus MacLane and Producer Lindsay Collins have come on stage
5:28
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre showing a reel of all the times Ellen has suggested a Finding Nemo 2 on her show
5:27
Silas Lesnick: FINDING DORY is up now!
5:27
Silas Lesnick: Finally, they both look above the cloudline and see the brilliant light of the sun stretch across the cloud cover
5:27
Silas Lesnick: Arlo tosses Spot into the clouds, catching him mid-run. Spot wants to do it again.
5:26
Silas Lesnick: They race through a field of white birds, all of which take off and begin to fill the sky as Arlo runs
5:25
Silas Lesnick: Mid-run, Spot climbs on Arloâs back and then his head
5:25
Silas Lesnick: In it, Arlo and Spot race along the side of a river
5:25
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre ending THE GOOD DINOSAUR presentation with a final clip
5:25
Silas Lesnick: The Rustlers appear to be long-haired dinosaurs that hide in the tall grass. One appears and says, âHowdyâ just as the scene ends
5:23
Silas Lesnick: Butch wants them to lie in wait from a tactical point in the mountains and sends Arlo and spot in to scare out the âRustlersâ
5:23
Silas Lesnick: âWeâve gotta move,â he says as they run, coming across a herd of buffalo-things
5:22
Silas Lesnick: They find a blue feather and Butch says itâs a sign of ârustlersâ
5:22
Silas Lesnick: The Rexes are looking for a lost herd and Arlo and Spot are helping them track
5:21
Silas Lesnick: Another clip has Spot and Arlo alongside the T. Rex family
5:21
Silas Lesnick: Thereâs a family of T.Rexes: Sam Elliot is Butch, Anna Paquin is Ramsey and AJ Buckley is Nash
5:21
Silas Lesnick: Thereâs a triceratops who has small animals living on him. He believes that each gives him different powers.
5:20
Silas Lesnick: Weird little black-eyed mice things and lizards
5:20
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre showing off a lot of creature designs
5:19
Silas Lesnick: Arlo joins Spot in howling as the scene fades out
5:19
Silas Lesnick: Alro speaks, but not Spot
5:19
Comment From Nitty
Can Arlo and/or Spot speak? Or is it more of a âsilent-typeâ film like Wall-E
5:18
Silas Lesnick: Spot comes over and embraces Arlo. Then Spot begins to howl at the night
5:18
Silas Lesnick: Arlo lays down the stick that represents his father, pushing dirt over it. Saddened, he lays his head on the dirt and begins to cry.
5:17
Silas Lesnick: Then he knocks the mother and father down and shows that heâs all alone
5:17
Silas Lesnick: Spot doesnât seem to understand, but then gets sticks of his own. He just has a mother and father in his, though
5:16
Silas Lesnick: Sorry, explain it to Spot.
5:16
Silas Lesnick: Arlo is happy for a moment, but then realize that he misses his family. He tries to explain it to Arlo with sticks
5:15
Silas Lesnick: Spot chases after them, trying to bite them
5:15
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre showing another clip that has Arlo walking with Spot. Arlo swishes his tale over the grass, causing fireflies to rise
5:14
Silas Lesnick: In many ways, Spot was modeled on a dog as far as his personality goes
5:14
Silas Lesnick: He winds up running into Spot, a feral human child who, despite his tiny size, has no fear whatsoever
5:13
Silas Lesnick: Arlo is lost and terrified in the wilderness, but decides to follow the river
5:13
Silas Lesnick: The first clip is just Arlo being swept along the river, hitting his head on a massive rock
5:12
Silas Lesnick: He also winds up falling into a river and getting swept away from home
5:11
Silas Lesnick: But Arlo loses his dad at the beginning of the film
5:11
Silas Lesnick: Arlo has trouble being away from his dad
5:11
Silas Lesnick: They live at the base of Claw Tooth Mountain
5:11
Silas Lesnick: Jeffrey Wright and Frances McDormand will voice the parents
5:11
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre showing off Arloâs family. Heâs got a mother, father and a brother and sister
5:10
Silas Lesnick: The environment is going to be as photo-real as possible
5:10
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre showing off some photo-real test footage from THE GOOD DINOSAUR
5:09
EDouglasCS: Thanks!
5:09
Silas Lesnick: The entire short. Itâs pretty brief.
5:09
EDouglasCS: Silas, did they show the entire Riley short or just a clip?
5:07
Silas Lesnick: Heâs talking about how he and his brother would imitate any movie they saw
5:06
Silas Lesnick: Sohn has a storyboard pitch presentation about his own life, illustrated with partially-animated drawings he made
5:05
Silas Lesnick: He was also the inspiration for Russell in UP
5:05
Silas Lesnick: Sohn was the director of the short film âPartly Cloudyâ. He also voiced Emile in RATATOUILLE and Squishy in MONSTERS UNIVERSITY
5:04
Silas Lesnick: Director Peter Sohn and Producer Denise Ream are here
5:04
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre moving on to THE GOOD DINOSAUR
5:03
Silas Lesnick: and the inside of his own head and emotions
5:03
Silas Lesnick: We do go back into Rileyâs head with all the voices returning, but most of the short is from the dadâs perspective
5:03
Silas Lesnick: Itâs a great little short! Itâs more about Rileyâs parents than anything. Basically, the kid from the hockey game comes over and, while the dad sits with him in the kitchen, the mom goes upstairs to try and pry information about whether or not itâs a date from Riley
4:58
Silas Lesnick: Itâll be on the Inside Out blu-ray this fall, but it sounds like theyâre gonna show it right now
4:57
Silas Lesnick: Story Supervisor Josh Cooley wound up coming with an idea for an Inside Out short film, âRileyâs First Date?â (with a â?â)
4:55
Silas Lesnick: They really liked the moment between Riley and the boy she meets at a hockey game
4:54
Silas Lesnick: Lasster just exited with Joy and Sadness
4:54
Silas Lesnick: Peter Docter and Jonas Rivera have come onstage alongside costumed versions of Joy and Sadness
4:54
Silas Lesnick: because it makes people thing differently about their emotions and their memories
4:54
Silas Lesnick: He says that he thinks INSIDE OUT is one of the most important films Pixar has ever made
4:52
Silas Lesnick: Lasseter is back, reflecting on ten years of Pixar being a part of the Disney family
4:49
Silas Lesnick: A sizzle reel has started, showing off all the films in Pixarâs history
4:49
Silas Lesnick: It looks like itâs Pixar time!
4:47
Silas Lesnick: Theyâve got a bunch of dancers coming out now. Thereâs a half dozen of them on either side of the auditorium
4:46
Silas Lesnick: They lyrics end up incorporating some English lines, after a bit.
4:46
ComingSoon.net: Looks like the music group is Te Vaka http://www.tevaka.com
4:44
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre performing a song from the movie live right now!
4:42
Silas Lesnick: Heâs teaching the audience to sing some of Mauiâs cries
4:41
Silas Lesnick: A band from the South Pacific has joined Johnson on stage
4:41
Silas Lesnick: Heâs saying thereâs one more big surpriseâŚ
4:40
Silas Lesnick: Heâs genuinely moved by the love that went into the film
4:40
Silas Lesnick: Johnson is crying!
4:39
Silas Lesnick: The scene ends with Moana as an adult, standing against the sunset and clutching a shell that the ocean gave her
4:38
Silas Lesnick: As a child, Moana meets the ocean on a beach. Itâs not personified in any way, but the water shifts to greet the young girl, building a dry path that she walks along, watching creatures within the sea around her
4:38
EDouglasCS: (I think theyâre running late)
4:38
EDouglasCS: Theyâre going to perform a song from the movie, too⌠Disneyâs press release just spoiled it đ
4:37
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre showing another test scene with Moana and her best friend, the ocean itself
4:36
Silas Lesnick: Maui is the demigod that Johnson plays. Moana is the lead, but we havenât found out who is playing her yet
4:36
Comment From Nitty
Wait so Maui is the female protagonist? I am kinda confused xD
4:36
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre showing footage of the volcano creature, an immense woman made out of lava
4:36
Silas Lesnick: Moe-Ah-na
4:35
Comment From Aiden
How are they pronouncing Moana?
4:35
Silas Lesnick: CGI
4:35
Comment From RobMan
Is it 2D or CGi?
4:35
Silas Lesnick: Thereâs a land beneath the ocean and a massive volcano creature
4:35
EDouglasCS: Which one is voiced by Alan Tudyk?
4:35
Silas Lesnick: Sheâs looking for a legendary lost island
4:34
Silas Lesnick: She runs off with her pig, Pua and a cranky rooster, Hei Hei
4:34
Silas Lesnick: âIâm sorry,â says Musker, âBut this is a Disney movieâ
4:34
Silas Lesnick: Soon she loses her grandmother, who meant everything to her
4:33
Silas Lesnick: In the story, Maui is forbidden from exploring by her father
4:33
Silas Lesnick: They both look confused, much to Mauiâs chagrin
4:33
Silas Lesnick: It turns out heâs talking to Moana, who seems to have a pig for a sidekick
4:32
Silas Lesnick: Itâs narrated by Johnson and begins within his tattoos, telling the history of his might
4:32
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre showing some footage!
4:31
Silas Lesnick: Maui used to be a man and has always found himself stuck between two worlds
4:31
Silas Lesnick: Johnson jokes that what makes Maui so handsome is his hair.
4:29
Silas Lesnick: Heâs here with his daughter, who is celebrating her birthday today
4:29
Silas Lesnick: He has desperately wanted to perform in a Disney animated film
4:28
Silas Lesnick: Heâs talking about his history as an actor and how his secret goal has been to join the Disney family
4:27
Silas Lesnick: Johnson is filming himself with his phone, so expect his entrance to make a social media appearance before too long
4:26
Silas Lesnick: Dwayne âThe Rockâ Johnson!
4:26
Silas Lesnick: Voicing Maui, is the next surprise guestâŚ
4:26
Silas Lesnick: He can create islands by using his hook to pull them out of the sea
4:26
Silas Lesnick: He can change shape and carries a magical giant fish hook
4:25
Silas Lesnick: Heâs covered in tattoos and theyâre actually animated themselves in the film
4:25
Silas Lesnick: Maui is a legendary demi-gold and also one of the characters
4:25
Silas Lesnick: Tui is Moanaâs father and heâs the Chief
4:25
Silas Lesnick: MOANA explains why that happened
4:24
Silas Lesnick: In actual history, the people of the South Pacific were known for their incredible ability to navigate. 3,000 years ago, however, the navigators stopped before resuming 1,000 years later
4:23
Silas Lesnick: Thereâs a team of people consulting from the South Pacific to keep the film as grounded in the culture as possible
4:22
Silas Lesnick: The musical team for this one one includes Opetaia Foaâi, Mark Mancina and Lin-Manuel Miranda
4:21
Silas Lesnick: Moana is also music-heavy
4:20
Silas Lesnick: Directors John Musker and Ron Clements are here with producer Osnat Shurer
4:19
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre moving into MOANA
4:18
Silas Lesnick: âYou can toss him in the air //
You can comb his tiny hair //
My fluffy, stuffy, puffy little manâ
4:17
Silas Lesnick: Sheâs singing about how great it is to own a little man
4:16
Silas Lesnick: This song is from when Eema first meets Jack
4:15
Silas Lesnick: Theyâve got the storyboards alongside the song
4:14
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre going to sing a song from GIGANTIC
4:14
Silas Lesnick: Best known for FROZEN, both have come on stage!
4:14
Silas Lesnick: The film will feature new songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez!
4:12
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre about to reveal a few new thingsâŚ
4:12
ComingSoon.net: Itâs opening in 2018.
4:12
Silas Lesnick: Greno says that his big aim with GIGANTIC was to bring genuine emotion to the story of Jack and the Beanstalk
4:11
Silas Lesnick: The plot has this girl and the tiny jack trying to stop 120 feet tall storm giants
4:11
Silas Lesnick: Itâs the same film, but a new title
4:11
Comment From reptile
is it the same thing or different from Disneyâs âGiantsâ scheduled for release on March 9 2018?
4:10
Silas Lesnick: They were so enthralled with the bigger than life personality of this girl they met in Spain that they based the character off of her
4:10
ComingSoon.net: Gigantic artwork! https://pbs.twimg.com/mediaâŚ
4:09
Silas Lesnick: Eema (not sure on spelling) is the giantess female lead and sheâs based on a real kid they met in Spain. Sheâs an eleven year old girl in the film
4:09
Silas Lesnick: Weâll see a lot in the giant world
4:08
Silas Lesnick: Jack is Spanish in this version of the story
4:08
Silas Lesnick: The aesthetic looks a lot like Tangled
4:08
Silas Lesnick: The concept art was was 2D, but Iâm almost certain itâs 3D
4:08
ComingSoon.net: Here is Shakiraâs Gazelle, the biggest pop star in #Zootopia https://pbs.twimg.com/mediaâŚ
4:07
Comment From Lampost
Is it CG?
4:07
Silas Lesnick: The biggest change seems to be that the clouds hold a whole giant city. It looks like weâre going to get a new giantess Disney princess who befriends Jack
4:05
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre about to show a development reel
4:05
Silas Lesnick: Director Nathan Greno is joining producer Dorothy McKim to talk about it
4:04
Silas Lesnick: Apparently, a massive beanstalk has just been revealed on the show floor, too
4:04
Silas Lesnick: So thatâs what theyâre officially announcing: an animated film called GIGANTIC
4:04
Silas Lesnick: But one of the films he feels never got a definitive animated version is Jack and the Beanstalk
4:03
Silas Lesnick: Zootopia is done and Lasseter is back, talking about how a number of Disney animated films have gone live action
4:03
Silas Lesnick: They find that the car theyâre looking for is a limo in Tundra Town. Getting outside, though, Hopps is shocked to find out that itâs already dark out.
4:02
Silas Lesnick: Wilde tells Flash a joke and his face as he slowly, slowly gets it received a ton of laughs
4:01
Silas Lesnick: This one looks really funny. Hopps attempting to politely deal with a super-slow moving sloth gives tons of opportunities for funny character faces and reactions
3:59
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre after one particular sloth named Flash
3:59
Silas Lesnick: Things there move sloooooowly.
3:59
Silas Lesnick: Everyone at the DMV is a sloth!
3:59
Silas Lesnick: In it, theyâve got to visit the DMV (the department of mammal vehicles) because Wilde claims to have a friend there that can help them
3:58
Silas Lesnick: Theyâve got one last Zootopia scene, which they say is one of their favorites
3:58
Silas Lesnick: The song is called âTry Anythingâ
3:57
Silas Lesnick: In the video, sheâs recording a song that she sings in the film
3:57
Silas Lesnick: She plays a gazelle and theyâve got a video message from her
3:56
Silas Lesnick: The first surprise announcement is that Shakira will provide a voice!
3:55
Silas Lesnick: (missing person = missing otter)
3:54
Silas Lesnick: Soon, though, sheâs assigned to a missing persons case and her only lead is tied to Wilde
3:54
Silas Lesnick: Hopps is furious that not only has she been duped, but that Wilde is living up to his stereotype as being sly
3:53
Silas Lesnick: After the clip, theyâre explaining that Hopps catches Wilde melting down the ice cream and re-selling it to lemmings
3:52
Silas Lesnick: âThis is Zootopia,â she tells him, âWhere anyone can be anythingâ
3:52
Silas Lesnick: Wilde walks out with a massive ice cream bar and Hopps gives the little kid a badge.
3:52
Silas Lesnick: Hoppsâ heart is moved, too, and, when Wilde realizes he doesnât have any money, she volunteers to pay
3:51
Silas Lesnick: Wilde delivers a moving speech about how the young fox desperately wants to be an elephant, moving the clerk to change his mind
3:51
Silas Lesnick: The elephant at the counter wonât serve them, though, because he says the ice cream is too big and messy for someone that small
3:51
Silas Lesnick: Wilde has a small fox child dressed in an elephant costume with him
3:50
Silas Lesnick: âGood thing I eat like a horse,â says Hopps when she sees it, accidentally offending a horse right behind her
3:50
Silas Lesnick: The elephant clientele seem to like it a lot
3:50
Silas Lesnick: The ice cream is served in a massive ball, covering in dozens of shelled peanuts and a single cherry on top.
3:49
Silas Lesnick: They say this is the scene where she meets Jason Batemanâs Nick Wilde
3:49
Silas Lesnick: Things are looking up, so she visits an elephant ice cream parlor and thatâs where our first clip begins!
3:48
Silas Lesnick: Hopps decides that sheâs going to prove herself by being the best parking attendant out there
3:48
Silas Lesnick: All the big assignments go to bigger animals, though
3:48
Silas Lesnick: Sheâs assigned parking duty, though, because sheâs such a small rabbit
3:48
Silas Lesnick: Hopps is a small town rabbit who has come to Zootopia with a desire to prove herself
3:47
Silas Lesnick: Holloway voiced quite a few Disney characters, including Winnie the Pooh
3:47
Silas Lesnick: She and her husband (she calls him âPrince Charmingâ) just bought a house and it turns out it was the former home of voice actor Sterling Holloway
3:46
Silas Lesnick: âMy illness goes way back,â she says, showing some actual photos from herself as a kid surrounded by all things Disney
3:46
Silas Lesnick: Sheâs talking about being a âDisney-obsessiveâ
3:45
Silas Lesnick: And Goodwin herself has come onstage!
3:45
Silas Lesnick: Judy Hopps is the lead character. Sheâs a rabbit police officer voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin
3:44
Silas Lesnick: Even though itâs concept art, the Bunny Burrow image has a sign with a population counter thatâs rapidly ticking up
3:44
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre showing some concept art of the various areas of the city. Different species live in different zones, like âTundra Town,â âBunny Burrowâ and âThe Rainforest Districtâ
3:43
Silas Lesnick: The city itself is designed specifically for animals. They want it to feel like a city that would actually be built by anthropomorphic animals
3:42
Silas Lesnick: The answer is: with extreme confidence. They showed a brief clip of a tiger dancing in a towel
3:42
Silas Lesnick: One big question they needed to figure out: âHow does a tiger dance?â
3:42
Silas Lesnick: Theyâve got a clip of an elephant serving ice cream, using his trunk to scoop it
3:41
Silas Lesnick: They have footage they shot of a camel running. They needed to find a way to match the four-legged running style on two legs
3:41
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre also showing off a Rhino character, specifically the level of detail in his skin
3:40
Silas Lesnick: Thatâs reflected in the film and theyâre showing a model of a polar bear character
3:40
Silas Lesnick: They learned that a polar bearâs hair is not white, but actually clear!
3:40
Silas Lesnick: Howard says it made a huge impact on the film, particularly in terms of how they designed the animals themselves
3:39
Silas Lesnick: Which led to a safari in Kenya!
3:39
Silas Lesnick: They started at Disneyâs Animal Kingdom, but Lasseter wanted them to see animals in the wild
3:38
Silas Lesnick: As Disney fans probably already know, the filmmakers take tours of interesting locations tied to their film to help the development process
3:38
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre talking about the research phase of Zootopia
3:37
Silas Lesnick: Directors Byron Howard and Rich Moore have come onstage alongside producer Clark Spencer
3:36
Silas Lesnick: He says one of his all-time favorites from Disney is âThe Wind in the Willowsâ
3:36
Silas Lesnick: He really wanted a new âtalking animal movieâ
3:36
Silas Lesnick: It is set to hit theaters March 4, 2016
3:35
Silas Lesnick: The first film⌠Zootopia!
3:35
Silas Lesnick: He reminds artists, âWalt Disneyâs name is going to be on this. Aim high.â
3:34
Silas Lesnick: He said his whole goal in 2006 was to change the studio from one run by executives into one run by filmmakers
3:34
Silas Lesnick: Lasseter is talking about taking on his role running Walt Disney Animation Studios in 2006
3:33
Silas Lesnick: The reel just ended. It was all old footage, but edited together really well to show off the decades of films that have passed through the studio
3:33
Comment From Lasseter Fan
l thanks for live updating
3:32
ComingSoon.net: No video taping or photos allowed.
3:32
Comment From RobMan
Anywhere where I might find a video live stream of this? Donât get me wrong, I appreciate what youâre doing, but I would like to see video.
3:30
Silas Lesnick: Itâs another sizzle reel, looking back on the studioâs big screen legacy, dating back to Snow White in 1937
3:29
Silas Lesnick: Heâs starting with Walt Disney Animation Studios
3:29
Silas Lesnick: He promises âunbelievable things that no one else has ever seen beforeâ
3:29
Silas Lesnick: Heâs teasing that a lot of filmmakers will be coming out to share their films
3:28
Silas Lesnick: Heâs talking about how proud he is of the studioâs legacy
3:27
Silas Lesnick: Shirt time is done weâre moving onâŚ
3:26
Silas Lesnick: Heâs blasting shirts left and right
3:26
Silas Lesnick: They just brought him a shirt cannon, which heâs pretty happy to wield
3:25
Silas Lesnick: Heâs throwing a few shirts into the crowd
3:24
Silas Lesnick: Lasseter is on stage now, wearing a Haiwaan shirt designed specifically for the expo
3:23
Silas Lesnick: He has over 500!
3:23
Silas Lesnick: Heâs joking about Lasseterâs Hawaiian shirt collection
3:23
Silas Lesnick: Here comes John Lasseter, who will be hosting the panel!
3:22
Silas Lesnick: But heâs moving on for now, talking about the success of Big Hero 6 and Inside Out
3:22
Silas Lesnick: âAs you know,â he says, âWeâre hard at work on a sequel.â
3:21
Silas Lesnick: âIâm that close to getting that song out of my head,â he jokes
3:21
Silas Lesnick: Heâs looking back on a couple of projects, beginning with Frozen
3:20
Silas Lesnick: Horn is reiterating that todayâs focus is on the animated slate
3:19
Silas Lesnick: Weâll probably see a lot more tomorrow
3:19
Silas Lesnick: Some quick flashes, but nothing substantial
3:19
EDouglasCS: Surprised there isnât a Beauty and the Beast poster out there yet.
3:19
Comment From Brian
Any shots of Pirates 5?
3:19
Silas Lesnick: She looks perfect in the role. Iâm really excited for this one!
3:18
Comment From Dnerd
What do you think of Emmaâs belle look?
3:18
Silas Lesnick: âHow about that sizzle reel?â he asks to raucous applause
3:18
Silas Lesnick: Disney Chairman Alan Horn is taking the stageâŚ
3:18
Silas Lesnick: It all ends with the âChewie, weâre homeâ clip
3:17
Silas Lesnick: Also the logo for The BFG and some flashes from Their Finest Hours
3:16
Silas Lesnick: A quick shot of Emma Watson as Belle!
3:16
Silas Lesnick: The Civil War scene reuses the âTake that away and what are you line?â line from Avengers
3:16
Silas Lesnick: Lots of quick shots
3:16
Silas Lesnick: Beauty and the Beast! Finding Dory!
3:16
Silas Lesnick: Itâs turning into new clips! Good Dinosaur, Civil WarâŚ
3:15
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre playing a montage of various Disney films, both live-action and animated
3:15
Silas Lesnick: The lights have gone downâŚ
3:13
Silas Lesnick: Theyâre playing an announcement about not taking photos/videos.
3:12
Silas Lesnick: I think weâre starting!
3:11
ComingSoon.net: Still waiting for the presentation to start. Was scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Pacific Time.
3:11
Comment From Centurium
Whatâs happening at the moment?
3:01
Silas Lesnick: It looks like the place is getting pretty packed, so we should be starting any moment now.
2:59
ComingSoon.net: Check out our D23 Expo hub for all the updates today so far: https://www.comingsoon.net/hâŚ
2:59
Silas Lesnick: Hereâs some teaser posters for The Incredibles 2, Cars 3, Toy Story 4 and more â https://www.comingsoon.net/mâŚ
2:58
ComingSoon.net: Thanks Jeb.
2:58
Comment From Jeb
Let it goooo
2:57
Silas Lesnick: If you havenât already checked them out, there have been a few Disney animated feature reveals here at D23 already
2:57
ComingSoon.net: Who wants to volunteer and sing âLet It Goâ while we wait?
2:56
Silas Lesnick: Hey everybody! Iâm sitting down in the new presentation hall right now and things should be getting started very shortly!
2:52
ComingSoon.net: We have a feeling youâll be learning A LOT. đ
2:52
Comment From Chris Etrata
Hoping for release date for incredibles 2
2:52
Comment From Centurium
The final announcement will probably be the release date for âFrozen 2â!
2:51
ComingSoon.net: Yeah!
2:51
Comment From Al
Fingers crossed Wreck-It Ralph 2 is announcedâŚ
2:50
ComingSoon.net: That would be cool.
2:50
Comment From II
FINDING DORY TRAILER HYPE.
2:47
ComingSoon.net: Silas Lesnick will be live-blogging from the presentation, so stay tuned. It is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Pacific Time.
2:46
ComingSoon.net: Hello!
2:46
Comment From Jordan
Hello ! =)
2:45
ComingSoon.net: Weâll have to wait and see, but Disney is usually pretty good about bringing material online right after.
2:45
Comment From Salero
Will they allow pictures for some of the content? Do you think the content will be released online shortly after the presentation?
1:55
ComingSoon.net: Welcome to ComingSoon.netâs live blog of the Pixar and the Walt Disney Animation Studios presentation at D23 Expo. The event is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Pacific Time. Please stay tuned.