Carl Fredricksen

Image: Walt Disney PicturesThe House of Mouse celebrated its centennial in 2023 through monumental film and television releases and Disney Parks experiences, while dealing with real-world repercussions during historic writers and actors’ strikes. And then, of course, there was the whole ongoing skirmish with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Disney100 was one for the books with incredible peaks and challenging valleys for the Walt Disney Company as Bob Iger returned to lead the studio into the waters of 2023. This year, Star…

Image: LegoThere’s good news and bad news for Lego fans next month. Unlike March, which brought with it some 45 new building sets, April arrives with just 14 new Lego introductions, and promises to be a little easier on budgets still recovering from last month.The bad news? Indiana Jones finally makes his return to the Lego world with three irresistible new sets based on the original trilogy, and it’s hard to imagine any Lego fan not wanting minifigure versions of Carl, Russell, and Dug—the stars of Pixar’s Up—to join…

The return of Pixar shorts is something we’ve been waiting for, and Carl’s Date is a fitting choice—not least of all because it’s a wonderful homage to the late, great Ed Asner, the voice of Up’s Carl Fredricksen. What Exactly is the New Movie, Lightyear?io9 was in the audience and not emotionally prepared (so yes, bring tissues) for a surprise screening of Carl’s Date at Pixar during a press day for Elemental. Fans of Pete Doctor’s 2009 Pixar classic—and of Dug Days, the recent Disney+ Up universe shorts—will especially…

If you thought your wallet would have a break after all the new Lego sets that finally became available today, think again. To help celebrate Disney’s 100th anniversary, Lego announced a handful of new Disney-themed sets enroute in the coming months, including its next series of collectible minifigures.The balloon house from Up is going to be a hard set to resist, as are the minifigure versions of Baymax, Stitch, Coco’s Ernesto de la Cruz, and the internet’s favorite animated fox: Robin Hood. If you thought your wallet…