Disney made several announcements today at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival about upcoming releases, STRANGE WORLD, BAYMAX! and ZOOTOPIA+!
The studio revealed key members of the voice cast joining previously announced actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Gyllenhaal lends his voice to Searcher Clade, a farmer who finds himself thrust into an adventure in a strange world. He is joined by an all-star cast, including:
Within the Disney Animation presentation, Oscar-winning filmmaker and Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee received the Festivalâs Honorary Cristal Award, from Annecy Festival Artistic Director Marcel Jean. In her remarks to the audience, Lee thanked the festival and all of those at Disney Animation. âWe look ahead, together,â she said. âThe âweâ is more important than ever as our studio can only truly shine when everyone feels welcome, feels the pride and responsibility of our legacy, and feels inspired to create, together.â
Lastly, two-time Academy AwardÂŽ winner and President of Disney Animation, Clark Spencer, surprised the audience with world premieres of episodes from Disney Animationâs first-ever series, âBaymax!â which releases June 29 on Disney+, and âZootopia+,â which Spencer announced would debut on Disney+ November 9, 2022.
âBaymax!â returns to the fantastical city of San Fransokyo where the affable, inflatable, inimitable healthcare companion, Baymax (voice of Scott Adsit), sets out to do what he was programmed to do: help others. Zootopia+ heads back to the fast-paced mammal metropolis of Zootopia in a short-form series that dives deeper into the lives of some of the feature filmâs most intriguing characters, including Fru Fru, the newly married arctic shrew; Gazelleâs talented tiger dancers; and the sloth full of surprises, Flash.
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In celebration of National Streaming Day, we have a new Trailer for Disney’s BAYMAX!, the upcoming Series based on the beloved BIG HERO 6 Character.
Synopsis:
In celebration of National Streaming Day, Disney+ has released a new trailer and key art for Walt Disney Animation Studiosâ âBaymax!â Streaming exclusively on Disney+ on June 29, the all-new series of healthcare capers returns to the fantastical city of San Fransokyo where the affable, inflatable, inimitable healthcare companion robot, Baymax, sets out to do what he was programmed to do: help others. âI thought it would be fun to do a Disney+ series with Baymax interacting with normal folks,â said series creator Don Hall, who helmed 2014âs OscarÂŽ-winning film âBig Hero 6.â âIn each of our six episodes, Baymax just wants to help someoneâand a lot of times they donât want to be helped. He sets out to fix a physical issue that he’s identified, and in the process, gets to a deeper, more emotional place and can be almost transformative in that role.â
âBaymax!â is produced by Roy Conli and Bradford Simonsen. The seriesâ episodes are directed by Dean Wellins (Eps 1, 2, 6), Lissa Treiman (Ep 3), Dan Abraham (Ep 4) and Mark Kennedy (Ep 5). Screenwriter is Cirocco Dunlap. Scott Adsit returns as the voice of Baymax. Voice talent featured in episodes include Ryan Potter, Maya Rudolph, Emily Kuroda, Lilimar, Zeno Robinson and Jaboukie Young-White.
BAYMAX! arrives June 29, 2022 on Disney+.
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