DISNEY-PIXAR TO CREATE RELEASE FOR HOME VIDEO : NEW CHAPTER TO `TOY STORY'.Byline: Dave McNary Daily News Staff Writer Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co. and Pixar Animation Studios Animation studio can refer to:
Disney, which recently agreed to co-finance five movies with Pixar, has signed Tim Allen and Tom Hanks Noun 1. Tom Hanks - United States film actor (born in 1956) Hanks, Thomas J. Hanks to reprise re·prise n. 1. Music a. A repetition of a phrase or verse. b. A return to an original theme. 2. A recurrence or resumption of an action. tr.v. their respective roles of Buzz Lightyear and Woody for the project. Burbank-based Disney did not disclose when the yet-to-be-named sequel will hit store shelves or its price but it will probably wait until 1998. ``Toy Story'' carried a $26.99 price tag. The agreement by high-profile stars such as Allen and Hanks to appear in the sequel reflects the growing strength of the market for movies made specifically for video release and never shown in theaters. Disney, the king of the home video market, entered the sector several years ago with the ``Aladdin'' sequel ``The Return of Jafar'' and then was able to persuade Robin Williams to work again as the voice of the genie genie: see jinni. An online information and bulletin board service that closed its doors at the end of 1999, much to the dismay of its many users, some of whom were still chatting when the plug was pulled. in last year's ``Aladdin and the King of Thieves.'' Disney saw ``Toy Story,'' the first full-length, computer-animated feature from a major studio, pull in a surprisingly strong domestic gross of more than $185 million. It then shipped more than 21 million cassettes for the home video market last fall. Analyst Mike Yocco of Paul Kagan Associates of Carmel said Monday that the move by Disney and Pixar makes sense and predicted unit sales unit sales Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company. of at least 5 million and possibly 6.5 million. ``Direct-to-video works for certain products,'' Yocco said. ``You have an audience that's ready, willing and able to pick it up almost immediately.''Disney already has a trio of made-for-video sequels due out later this year, starting with ``Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'' on March 18, followed by ``Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin'' on Aug. 5 and ``Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale (type 425C -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson classification). The first published version of the fairy tale was a meandering rendition by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in : The Enchanted en·chant tr.v. en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants 1. To cast a spell over; bewitch. 2. To attract and delight; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. Christmas'' in the fourth quarter. It also is planning a live-action ``prequel'' to ``The Jungle Book'' called ``The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story.'' ``Made-for-video makes a lot of economic sense, since you cut out a lot of the costs that you would have for a wide-release movie, such as making prints and advertising,'' Yocco said. ``You can recoup your costs a lot more quickly.'' Port Richmond Port Richmond can refer to:
The overall home-video market has boomed in recent years due to the popularity of ``sell-through'' titles for purchase. However, analysts believe studios may be glutting the video market with more releases than consumers can handle. ``I am concerned about there being too many big-budget releases, just like there are in theaters,'' Yocco said. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (Color) No caption (Characters from ``Toy Story'') |
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