Oh, this bit of news cheered me up this morning. Up until now all I've been coming across is comedy film news. Putting news about upcoming comedies is a bit of a stretch on Mania. Sure, some news on comedies could be published now and then if the subject material of the comedy is somewhat genre specific but bland basic comedies? Not worth mentioning a lot of the time.
Still, while sifting through the comedy news...This came down the news wires.
Disney has publicly announced they will stop doing the straight to dvd sequels that has been their habit the last decade or so. You know what I'm talking about here, Maniacs.
Their recent habit of butchering founder Walt Disney's vision with sequels like The Lion King 1 and a Half, Lady and The Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure, Bambi II, Snow White and The 23 Dwarves (doesn't exist but I bet some genius was thinking of it.).
It seems that perhaps Pixar is making an effect on Disney's decision making skills as of late. The co-founder Steve Jobs of Pixar routinely told the public about their embarrasing sequels as of late. Then again, the fact that I'm going to mention here that Pixar and Disney are officially focusing on making 2009 the set year of Toy Story III a bit of ironic twist to it all.
Still, it can only be good news for those of us who remember the classic Disney era and have to endure through these occasional loosely based "sequels" hit the market in our adult years.
Pixar's Ed Catmull and John Lasseter will now head up the DisneyToon offices.
Good, this bit of news improved my morning already. Now perhaps, a news story about a genre specific comedy will hit the wires. Or hey, here's a thought...How about a bit of movie news about something other then a comedy. Hah.
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