Daily Podcast: John Lasseter, Paramount Ranch, A Star is Born, Roma, Star Wars, Toy Story 4, Detective Pikachu.

On the November 13, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to talk about the latest film and tv news, including John Lasseter, Paramount Ranch, A Star is Born, Interrogation, Roma, The Mandalorian, Toy Story 4 and Detective Pikachu. You […]

Theme Park Bits: Epcot’s Space-Themed Restaurant, Universal’s ‘Jurassic World’ Ride, Lotso and Lasseter

In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Find out where the new space-themed restaurant in Epcot will be located. Universal Hollywood’s Jurassic Park attraction will soon be extinct … but life finds a way. Which foreign country is likeliest to get a Disney park next? See 4K video of the new Toy Story Land at Shanghai Disneyland. […]

John Lasseter and Beyond: How Does Pixar Get Out of This Mess?

(Welcome to The Disney Discourse, a recurring feature where Josh Spiegel discusses the latest in Disney news. He goes deep on everything from the animated classics to the theme parks to live-action franchises. In this edition: in the wake of the allegations against John Lasseter, where does Pixar go from here?) Over the past week, I’ve been thinking a […]

New Details About John Lasseter Surface; ‘Flash’ and ‘Supergirl’ Producer Andrew Kreisberg Fired

It took the Harvey Weinstein case to get Hollywood to finally open its eyes to the flood of sexual harassment and sexual assault situations that have been happening in the industry for years (sometimes lasting decades), and the dominoes continue to fall. The latest person to go down is Andrew Kreisberg, the co-creator and executive producer of The CW superhero shows […]

Daily Podcast: Infinity War Trailer Reaction & Analysis, Star Wars, HBO, Disney/Fox, John Lasseter

On the November 29, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writers Ben Pearson and Chris Evangelista and special guest Sabina Graves from Superhero News to discuss the latest news, including the possible end of Star Wars’ the Skywalker saga, HBO showing airplane edits of movies, Disney is back in talks […]

Toy Story 4 in crisis amid John Lasseter ‘misconduct’? Writer Rashida Jones quits

Writer Rashida Jones – best known as an actor from her work in Parks and Recreation – has stepped down from the project, but denied a report that said it was because Lasseter made an “unwanted advance” against her. Her writing partner, Will McCormack, has also quit the movie, while Lasseter himself has handed solo […]

Daily Podcast: John Lasseter Allegations, Tarantino, Fox, Justice League, VR & More

On the November 21, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest news, including a Murder on the Orient Express sequel, Justice League’s projected losses, Paramount’s VR movie theater, the first plot details for Quentin Tarantino’s next movie, more studios […]

Pixar chief John Lasseter confirms leave of absence from Disney, as report breaks accusing him of inappropriate ‘grabbing, kissing’

Disney Animation head John Lasseter is taking a leave of absence from Pixar because of “missteps,” he wrote in a memo to Disney employees. There are reported allegations of misconduct by Lasseter toward Disney employees, including “grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes.” Disney Animation head John Lasseter is taking a leave of absence from […]

John Lasseter No Longer Directing ‘Toy Story 4’ [D23 Expo 2017]

Here’s something we didn’t see coming: Pixar’s chief creative officer John Lasseter – who has directed all of the feature Toy Story films thus far – just revealed that he is no longer directing Toy Story 4. Read on to find out the latest about Pixar’s new sequel. On stage at the D23 Expo, Lasseter revealed that he’ll instead work […]