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Hwang Jung-min in a still from I, the Executioner, one of our five movies and TV show picks to watch in Hong Kong this weekend together with Inside Out 2, Wolfs, Stuntman and The Judge from Hell.

5 movies and TV shows to watch in Hong Kong this weekend, September 27-29

Inside Out 2, Wolfs and The Judge from Hell all hit streaming services while Stuntman and I, the Executioner open in Hong Kong cinemas today.

26 Sep 2024 - 11:12AMvideocam

Review | Inside Out 2: new teenage emotions vie for attention in Pixar sequel

13 Jun 2024 - 3:36AMvideocam

Mary Poppins 1964 film rating raised in UK due to ‘discriminatory language’

27 Feb 2024 - 5:21AM

Review | Elemental: fire mixes with water in Pixar’s amusing frothy fantasy

Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie star in Pixar’s Elemental as two characters of fire and water, respectively, that have to overcome their obvious differences in this romantic fantasy animation.

29 May 2023 - 4:26PMvideocam

Ember (left, voiced by Leah Lewis) and Wade (Mamoudou Athie) in a still from “Elemental”. Photo: Disney/Pixar.

Makers of Disney and Pixar’s Elemental on tolerance and ‘breaking the rules’

The team behind Elemental, upcoming Disney and Pixar animated film about a family who migrate to a city of different ‘elements’, on its message of tolerance and the challenges of creating its characters.

17 Apr 2023 - 4:15AM

The 11 best blockbuster Hollywood movies in cinemas in spring 2023

Spring 2023 Hollywood premieres include the 7th Transformers film, the 10th Fast and Furious outing Fast X, as well as a sequel to the Spider-Man Spider-Verse animation and a reboot of The Little Mermaid.

9 Mar 2023 - 3:09PMvideocam

Spider-Man and Lightyear animator on a dream come true: a career in drawing

Pixar animator Kim Hye-sook reveals how she achieved her childhood dream of making a career out of drawing, and why she can call herself ‘a happy person’.

7 Jan 2023 - 5:15PMvideocam

Pixar Animation Studios senior animator Kim Hye-sook has been working at Pixar since 2021. She reveals why she can now call herself “a happy person”. Photo: courtesy of Kim Hye-sook

Musician Jon Batiste to sing for Macron at Biden’s first state dinner

Grammy-winner Batiste will sing at the White House on Thursday, at a black-tie dinner for French President Macron that will highlight long-standing ties between the United States and France.

28 Nov 2022 - 8:03AM

Lightyear won’t show in some countries over same-sex kiss, China also unlikely

Disney was unable to get permission in 14 Asian and Middle Eastern nations to screen the prequel to Pixar’s Toy Story films.

14 Jun 2022 - 8:22AMvideocam

Review | Lightyear: Chris Evans in Toy Story spin-off aimed at children

Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear returns as the Space Ranger, voiced by Chris Evans, on which Andy’s toy was based, in this straightforward animated sci-fi adventure from Pixar.

14 Jun 2022 - 11:08AMvideocam

Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Chris Evans) and robot companion cat Sox (Peter Sohn) in a still from Lightyear. Photo: Disney/Pixar

The 5 most exciting films hitting cinemas – and Netflix – in June

The third in the Jurassic World series, Dominion, is out soon, as well as Pixar’s Lightyear, while Netflix introduces a sci-fi film starring Chris Hemsworth called Spiderhead

6 Jun 2022 - 6:00PM

Which film are you looking forward to seeing most in June: The Black Phone, Spiderhead, Elvis, Lightyear or Jurassic World: Dominion? Photos: Universal Pictures, Netflix, @elvismovie/Instagram, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Universal Pictures

How Michelle Yeoh and Sandra Oh took Asian-American mums mainstream

Michelle Yeoh and Sandra Oh have brought Asian-American mums into the Hollywood mainstream with films like Crazy Rich Asians, Turning Red and Everything Everywhere All at Once.

13 May 2022 - 7:29AM

Anime’s influence on Pixar’s Turning Red – director Domee Shi is a huge fan

Spirited Away is Chinese-Canadian Domee Shi’s favourite movie, and anime influenced her direction of Turning Red, as well as her own experience of growing up and clashing with her mother.

9 Mar 2022 - 5:15PMvideocam

Review | Turning Red: Pixar coming-of-age comedy is authentic and funny

Academy Award winner Domee Shi directs her first feature film, a depiction of Chinese adolescence that is commendably frank and often hilarious.

7 Mar 2022 - 10:53PMvideocam

Mei Lee (voiced by Rosalie Chiang) in a still from Turning Red. Photo: Disney/Pixar.

10 most exciting movies and TV shows dropping in March

From Robert Pattison’s debut in The Batman to The Lost City starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, there’s plenty to get excited about on the big and small screen this month

3 Mar 2022 - 5:53PM

The most anticipated movies and TV shows to watch in March 2022. Photo: Handout

What’s in store for viewers with Disney+ launch in Hong Kong

From Stars Wars and Marvel to the Star content hub, Disney’s regional head Kerwin Lo talks about the streaming service’s offerings ahead of the Hong Kong launch on November 16.

10 May 2022 - 4:02PM

Actor Ed Asner, TV’s Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, dies at 91

The liberal Asner was caught up in a political controversy in 1982 when he spoke out against US involvement with repressive governments in Latin America.

30 Aug 2021 - 3:13AM

Streaming war set to hot up with Disney+ launch in Hong Kong

With its library of Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm franchise content, Disney’s streaming service will provide stiff competition for Netflix, Apple TV+ and Now TV’s HBO when it launches in November.

10 May 2022 - 4:02PMvideocam

Baby Yoda is the breakout star of The Mandalorian on Disney+. The streaming services launches in Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea in November. Photo: Disney/TNS

‘Pixar Fest’ at HK mall

29 Jun 2021 - 4:17PM

Luca: is this Pixar’s first gay movie?

How the Disney+ film’s ‘deeper story’ – which viewers think touches on race, identity and the LGBTQ+ experience – came together, with a little help from Renaissance maps and sea iguanas

22 Jun 2021 - 12:20PM

The Irish duo behind Wolfwalkers, up for best animated movie at the Oscars

Wolfwalkers is Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon’s fifth Oscar nomination, with the Kilkenny-set feature expected to give Pixar’s Soul a run for its money at the Oscars later this month.

16 Apr 2021 - 1:06AM

Robyn Goodfellowe, voiced by Honor Kneafsey (left), and Mebh Óg Mactíre, voiced by Eva Whittaker, in Wolfwalkers. Made by Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon, it has been nominated for an Academy Award this year for best animated film. Photo: AP

Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey and crew on Pixar’s new animated movie Soul

We talked with the cast and crew of Pixar’s new movie Soul, to be released on Disney+ and in some cinemas, about its black lead character and poignant message.

10 May 2022 - 4:05PMvideocam

In Disney and Pixar’s “Soul,” a middle-school band teacher named Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) makes one small misstep which takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great Before—a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth and where he meets a precocious soul, 22 (voice of Tina Fey). Directed by Academy Award® winner Pete Docter, co-directed by Kemp Powers and produced by Academy Award® nominee Dana Murray, p.g.a., “Soul” will debut exclusively on Disney+ (where Disney+ is available) on December 25, 2020. ©2020 Disney/Pixar. All rights reserved.

Review | Soul: dazzling Pixar tale about living life to the full

Featuring the voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, Pixar’s latest film, Soul, examines the afterlife through the adventures of a lost soul trying to make it back to his body and the life he’s left behind – it’s heart-warming, emotional and hugely inventive.

12 Oct 2020 - 10:58AMvideocam

Chinese cinemas reopen to nationwide excitement

China’s moviegoers are anticipating re-releases of Hollywood hits like Pixar’s Coco after six months of cinema closures

20 Jul 2020 - 8:36PM

The father he never knew inspired co-writer of Pixar’s Onward

Dan Scanlon was a year old and his brother three when their father died in a car accident. Onward, voiced by Tom Holland, Chris Pratt and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, imagines two brothers can magically bring back their father.

17 Jun 2020 - 5:46PMvideocam

Onward director Dan Scanlon. Photo: Oscar Gonzalez/NurPhoto/Getty Images

Five Cannes 2020 films: with festival off, how will they fare?

Cannes Film Festival has revealed five of the films it would have screened had it not been cancelled due to coronavirus, from Pixar, Spike Lee, Wes Anderson and more. Here’s what we know of the films, and when we’ll see them.

16 May 2020 - 10:34AMvideocam

Pixar’s “Soul” stars Jamie Foxx as Joe Gardner (in glasses), a man whose soul is separated from his body in an accident. Image: Pixar

How does the ‘King of Hollywood’ spend his US$690 million fortune?

Oprah Winfrey and movie mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg are among the high-profile friends who urged Bob Iger to stand for president

11 Mar 2020 - 10:00AM

Review | Onward: touching tale is Pixar’s best original film in a while

A family tale about finding your roots and coming to appreciate what you already have, Onward is very funny but also touchingly sentimental, with great voice work from Tom Holland, Chris Pratt and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

22 Feb 2020 - 5:01AMvideocam

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Pixar

Founded in 1979, Pixar Animation Studios (Pixar) was spun-off in 1986 with funding from Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Walt Disney Co bought Pixar in 2006 in a transaction valuing the company at US$7.4 billion. Pixar has produced thirteen feature films, beginning with Toy Story (1995). Pixar has produced a string of critical and commercial successes: Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), Cars 2 (2011), and Brave (2012).

Chairman / President

Jim Morris

CEO / Managing Director

Pete Docter

CFO / Finance Director

John Lasseter (CCO)

Industry

Computer animation
Motion pictures

Website

pixar.com

Headquarters address

1200 Park Avenue, Emeryville, CA 94608, United States

Year founded

1986

last updated:

30 September, 2024