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Cast Named For Disney XD’s ‘Big Hero 6’ TV Series

by Natalie KipperNovember 3, 2016

Disney XD gives us another reason to tune in with their upcoming animated TV series, Big Hero 6. Based on the similarly-named film, the show will kick off right after the events of the movie. We can not only expect Hiro to be fighting off baddies with his buddies, Wasabi, Fred, GoGo, Honey Lemon, and Baymax, but also taking on the challenges of attending college at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology.

The show was announced last March but the cast was just revealed today. Many of the film’s actors will reprise their role in the show, which is a pleasant surprise. From the original cast, there is Maya Rudolph (Aunt Cass), Jamie Chung (GoGo), Scott Adsit (Baymax), Alan Tudyk (Alistair Krei), Ryan Potter (Hiro), David Shaughnessy (Heathcliff), and Stan Lee (Fred’s dad). Wasabi and Fred will have new voices, Khary Payton and Brooks Wheelan respectively.

Additionally, voices of several new characters were named: Jennifer Lewis (Professor Granville), Andrew Scott (Obake), Andy Richter (Globby), Sean Giambrone (Richardson Mole), John Ross Bowie (Mei), Diedrich Bader (Bluff Dunder), Susan Sullivan (Fred’s mom), and Haley Tju (Karmi).

Big Hero 6 the series will premier sometime in 2017.

[via Oh My Disney]

‘Big Hero 6’ is Back!

by BigyanksMarch 2, 2016

As reported by Disney, Big Hero 6 is returning back as a tv show for the brother network Disney XD in 2017.

The series will pick up immediately after the events in the film. Hiro is now the newest prodigy at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. The show will focus on two aspects the daunting academic and social challenges of being the big/little man on campus and the challenges Off campus, as the stakes are raised for Big Hero 6 as they must protect their city from an array of scientifically enhanced villains.

No word yet on the villains, but hopefully we can get some Marvel bad guys and get some animated character synergy. This is a Marvel property after all, even if it is separate from the MCU. At the least, can we get another Stan Lee cameo!?!

D23 2015: ‘Big Hero 6’ Is The Next World Confirmed For ‘Kingdom Hearts 3’!

by Josh JacksonAugust 16, 2015

At the Disney D23 Expo in Anaheim, it was announced that Big Hero 6 will be one of the new worlds featured in Kingdom Hearts 3!

San Fransokyo will be one of the locales that Sora and his friends will visit, taking place after the conclusion of the film. Hiro, Baymax, and the rest of the group are now a full fledged super hero team, fighting side by side with the Keyblade weilder as they defend their home from the incoming Heartless. Specific details are still a long ways away, but from the concept art that’s been shown, it’s clear that we’ll at least get to team up with Baymax, taking to the skies to fight some new, menacing Heartless.

Joining the previously announced Tangled world, it’s clear that the game is shifting towards Disney’s newer properties. At this point, I would say Frozen is a given, with Wreck-It Ralph being the biggest no brainer of all considering its video game ties. But with Big Hero Six being official, we’ll finally get to play super hero in the Kingdom Hearts universe. This game can’t come out soon enough!

What other worlds should make the cut? Any old favorites that you’d like to see make a return? Comment below and let us know!

Kingdom Hearts 3 is set to launch on the PS4 and Xbox One sometime this decade, (we hope.)

Geekscape Interviews: Ryan Potter, “Hiro” of Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’

by Eric FranciscoFebruary 22, 2015

“Quick, Ryan!” I blurted out. “What anime did you grow up watching?”

I was interviewing actor, martial artist and noted young philanthropist Ryan Potter, star of Disney’s Big Hero 6, when his reps told me my previous question was the last. So of course I snuck one more in.

“Oh man, oh man,” he tells me in a strong southern California accent. “Let’s be real, I grew up watching Studio Ghibli films, Katsushiro Otomo, [and] Satoshi Kon.” Damn, this kid was hardcore. It’s great to know that a big-budget Disney movie inspired by decades of anime and tokusatsu starred a total fanboy himself.

“It’s hard to say individual projects, but I feel like One Piece and Akira are my two biggest influences.”

An adaptation of an obscure Marvel comic series, Big Hero 6 was a Thanksgiving blockbuster that grossed over $520 million worldwide and is a nominee for Best Animated Film at this year’s Academy Awards. It will also be available on Disney DVD and Blu-ray on February 24.

Raised in Tokyo before moving to the United States at the age of 7, Ryan began his acting career at 15 in the Nickelodeon television series Supah Ninjas. He later had a recurring role in Fred: The Show and starred in the indie drama Senior Project before landing the lead in the latest hit from Walt Disney Animated Studios. In Big Hero 6, Ryan plays boy genius “Hiro,” the leader of the bombastic titular super team who must stop a mysterious masked villain from wrecking havoc all over their Blade Runner-esque hybrid city of San Fransokyo.

In a case of art reflecting life, the actor himself is something of a hero: In 2011, Ryan founded founded Toy Box of Hope, an annual holiday collection drive for homeless children in Los Angeles.

I recently spoke to Ryan — who at 19-years-old knows White Tiger kung-fu and can beat up my 23-year-old jell-o ass — about his downtime, playing an Asian-American superhero, and his desire to always help people.

Let’s start with you before anything else. You’re an actor, martial artist, director, a philanthropist, and you still have plans to study art and film in college. You’re hella busy. What’s a guy like you do to just chill?

Ryan: [laughs] My question for you, before I answer that, is are you located in San Francisco?

I’m not, but I have been there though!

Ryan: Were you raised in northern California? Because you just said “hella.” [laughs] Really it’s just kind of taken up with hobbies. I play soccer once a week with friends. My martial arts training, my photography, I try to shoot a couple times a week. I just try to stay busy.

So Big Hero 6 was, put simply, huge.

Ryan: It was!

Congratulations on its success! So how does that feel for you, to star in an Oscar-nominated picture? What went through your head when it was first announced?

Ryan: Thank you! I’m still trying to process that they allowed me to be in the film! So everything that has come after, kind of driving through those gates at Disney for the first time, trying to meet the Disney standards, everything after that has just been kind of a bonus, I think … the success of the film, it being received so well internationally, and now all these different nominations and awards. At the Visual Effects Society Awards we were nominated five times and won five times. At the Annies, we walked away with a couple of awards, and now the Oscar nominations.

I don’t know, it’s hard to put into words. I feel like every actor on Big Hero 6 kind of uses this same word over and over, this whole experience has been surreal. It’s every kid’s dream to be part of a Disney film and, you know, no matter how old you are, that kid in you that just is just gleaming going in to work for Disney.

Big Hero 6 is about family and friends and coping with the loss of loved ones. With the charities you’re involved, I think that’s something you know pretty well.

Ryan: Absolutely.

So how much of yourself did you channel into Hiro? How deep did you have to go as an actor?

Ryan: With Hiro, I just got to play myself. I got to play myself in extraordinary circumstances, like flying and fighting alongside some superheroes. But really at the end of the day, it was kind of my personality and thought process when I was 13 or 14, you know? I’ve had an older brother from Big Brothers Big Sisters for, man, well over ten years now. I mean, he’s one of the biggest mentors in my life.

That relationship between James [my mentor] and I, and Hiro and Tadashi, is very similar. He just makes sure I’m okay. He checks in on me. And, yeah, I feel like channeling myself into Hiro wasn’t necessarily kind of… I wouldn’t put it in those words, but it was more just channeling past experiences and past emotions and kind of lending them to Hiro.

With how big superheroes are now in pop culture, how did you feel about playing an Asian-American superhero in a big Hollywood movie?

Ryan: It’s the greatest thing ever. [laughs] Because, I mean, there really aren’t a lot of them. Dick Grayson can be played by an Asian-American, that would be pretty cool, and Nightwing could be played by an Asian-American too. But past that, like, even the things that come to mind. Iron Fist? Wait no, that’s a Caucasian dude. There’s really not a lot of room for Asian-American superheroes. So I’m just over the moon I get to play literally me, a 14-year-old me, in this film. It’s kind of a dream come true.

I’m Filipino and 23, and even I was like “Dude! That’s me!” when I was watching.

Ryan: Yeah! Exactly! I think that’s why the film did so well, because how relatable it is. Every character you see on screen. Any audience member around the world can find a character on screen and be able to relate to them one way or another. Whether it’s the way the look or whether the way they act.

About your philanthropy. You’ve played heroes on screen and you’ve become sort of a hero for kids, and I know you’ve also been an advocate for NOH8. What attracts you to being so active in your community?

Post by NO H8 Campaign.

Ryan: I’ve never quite understood why. I really don’t have a reason behind it other than the fact that I know I need to help in one way or another. When I moved from Japan to the United States, it was a huge culture shock.

Because how prevalent the homeless issue is in the United States kind of blew my mind. Because in Japan, the homeless population, they hide themselves much better than they do here. And driving down places like Hope Street and downtown LA, and even now it’s just branching out and there is just more and more homeless people every day. It just really breaks my heart.

I didn’t understand [back then] why these people were living on the streets and didn’t have a home. So, I think kind of from that, and then having experiences with being bullied in middle school and high school, and that’s why I reached out to the NOH8 Campaign.

But I don’t know. I’ve always [wanted to help]. Even now, a job I that I would love to take on is being a firefighter. Ever since I was a little kid, in kindergarten, [they asked] “What’s your dream job?” I drew this picture. “Oh, I wanna be a firefighter.” And the little caption below, they asked why do you want to be a firefighter? I said, “I want to break down doors and save people!” [laughs] I don’t know, it’s an old passion of mine. Just to be able to help people and save people one way or another.

That’s awesome. Hollywood could benefit from way more people like you.

Ryan: [laughs]

Disney’s Big Hero 6 will be out on Disney DVD and Blu-ray on February 24. It is available now iTunes and On Demand.

Behind the Backlash of the 2015 Oscar Nominees

by Eric FranciscoJanuary 16, 2015

By now you may already know all the nominees for the 87th Academy Awards, set to take place on February 22nd. The full list is reproduced below for your convenience. (Source: Oscars.com, obviously, and Entertainment Weekly.)

Best Picture

American Sniper

Birdman

Boyhood

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5CjKEFb-sM

Selma

The Theory of Everything

Whiplash

Best Director
Alexandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Best Actor
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Best Actress
Marion Cotillard, Two Days One Night
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman
Robert Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski, Ida
Dick Pope, Mr. Turner
Roger Deakins, Unbroken

Best Foreign Language Film
Ida, Poland
Leviathan, Russia
Tangerines, Estonia
Timbuktu, Mauritania
Wild Tales, Argentina

Best Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper, Jason Hall
The Imitation Game, Graham Moore
Inherent Vice, Paul Thomas Anderson
The Theory of Everything, Anthony McCarten
Whiplash, Damien Chazelle

Best Original Screenplay
Birdman, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
Boyhood, Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher, E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard, Foxcatcher
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White, Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything

Best Original Song
“Everything Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie; Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
“Glory” from Selma; Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
“Grateful” from Beyond the Lights; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me; Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
“Lost Stars” from Begin Again; Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois

Best Animated Feature
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Best Documentary—Short
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Joanna
Our Curse
The Reaper
White Earth

Best Film Editing
Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach, American Sniper
Sandra Adair, Boyhood
Barney Pilling, The Grand Budapest Hotel
William Goldenberg, The Imitation Game
Tom Cross, Whiplash

Best Production Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
The Imitation Game, Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
Interstellar, Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
Into the Woods, Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Mr. Turner, Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts

Best Animated Short
The Bigger Picture
The Dam Keeper
Feast
Me and My Moulton
A Single Life

Best Live Action Short
Aya
Boogaloo and Graham
Butter Lamp
Parvaneh
The Phone Call

Best Sound Editing
American Sniper, Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Birdman, Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
Interstellar, Richard King
Unbroken, Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro

Best Sound Mixing
American Sniper, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
Birdman, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
Interstellar, Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
Unbroken, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
Whiplash, Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley

Best Visual Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
Guardians of the Galaxy, Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
Interstellar, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
X-Men: Days of Future Past, Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer

Best Documentary — Feature
Citizenfour
Finding Vivien Maier
Last Days of Vietnam
The Salt of the Earth
Virunga

Best Costume Design
Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Mark Bridges, Inherent Vice
Colleen Atwood, Into the Woods
Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive, Maleficent
Jacqueline Durran, Mr. Turner

As internet humor have seeped into mainstream ideology, there has been an increased awareness over the near-parodical “Oscar-bait” sub-genre. You’ll never find a permanent Oscar genre in the racks of Best Buy — maybe older winners on discount on a display during the season — but you’ll recognize the cues of “Oscar-bait” well enough. You might remember this from a few years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbhrz1-4hN4

But several times in the last decade the Academy Awards have once or twice awarded truly outstanding feature films that not only buck this trend but also give hope that the popular image of the Academy — stuffy, old farts mentally stuck in a generation long past gone — are just an incorrect notion.

This year is not one of those years.

I will not speak so much on the quality of the films chosen for the “big” categories, like Best Picture; whether it’s because I haven’t seen them or elaborating for or against would be exhausting and longer than anyone would care to read (it depends on what film we’re talking about here). But as someone who hopes to be involved in the industry one day, this year’s list is extremely discouraging.

I have not seen The Theory of Everything, so I cannot judge Eddie Redmayne’s performance critically. I’m sure the effort and work to become Stephen Hawking was a harrowing, challenging experience for the young actor and he executed it in picturesque fashion. His work may or may not deserve some recognition, sure. But as pointed out by critics like Vince Macini of UPROXX, his mere selection can draw blood from the most fervent of anti-Academy critics.

A handsome British heartthrob playing a tousle-haired, permanently smiling physicist with crooked glasses and a degenerative disease isn’t a performance that should be nominated for an Oscar, it’s a performance that should be nominated at a parody of the Oscars. Playing a nuanced character with depth and complexity seems a lot more impressive to me than smiling a lot and looking placid while feigning a disability. Aside from that, the filmmakers are trolling you. This film has been discussed as an Oscars vehicle since the first moment it was announced. It’s a film so blatantly pandering the producers knew all they had to do was get through it with a straight face and it would automatically rain laurels. It’s sort of like the awards movie equivalent of calling in sick and your excuse is a giant carbuncle on your sphincter, something so embarrassing no one will question it.

Along with Eddie Redmayne’s nomination, you may have noticed the movie Selma is hardly on this list. For Best Picture and Best Song (uh, OK) it remains in the race, but it has no stake in any of the awards that celebrate the individual effort where a lone figure is front and center for the world. Best Director for Ava DuVernay? Best Actor for David Oyelowo as a compelling Martin Luther King Jr.? Best Actress for Carmen Ejogo? Nope.

Our own MCDave had this to say in his review of Selma.

Some naysayers will declare DuVernay’s assumed Oscar nomination for Best Director as nothing more than a flashy headline, as she’d be the first female of color to ever be nominated. Yet, truth be told, she does a remarkable job and would be worthy of any such recognition.

Unfortunately we will never even see that headline. Ava DuVernay’s snub for Best Director is one of the strongest central points of contention this year against the Academy, and the Academy’s blunder is doing nothing to encourage new perspectives beyond the default settings.

DuVernay as a black woman — two characteristics that immediately separate DuVernay not just physically but in perspective and world view from the rest of the nominees — just her selection would have been a step forward for what feels like leaps backwards in social politics from the past year. Decades upon decades of misunderstandings and ill-communications between racial and gender divides came to a head in 2014, whether it was #GamerGate or Ferguson, and the awards celebrating the art from the Year of Turmoil has been spit in the wound. We’re parents in Toys ‘R Us and our children have piled on one too many toys in the shopping cart.

When I mean decades, I really do mean decades. The Huffington Post has pointed out that the 2015 Oscars is the whitest crop since 1998.

This is especially troubling when you consider that last year’s Oscars was a banner year, with a Best Supporting Actress award for Lupita Nyong’o and Steve McQueen taking home the Best Picture title as producer for “12 Years a Slave.” “Selma” is nominated in that category this year, so we may have a victory for Ava DuVernay’s film, but that nod — and another “Selma” nomination for Best Original Song — hardly counts as redemption here. As Chris Rock can tell you, there are still far too few people of color in the industry, but at least one non-white person* has been nominated each year in the four acting categories since the last whitest Oscars ever nearly two decades ago. Here’s the whole list:

I joked on Facebook after the nominees were announced that one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed movies of the year that featured an ethnically diverse cast was Disney’s Big Hero 6, which was nominated “only” for Best Animated Film. That’s not to knock animation, it’s just telling that among the only films of the year where people of all backgrounds came together as one unit to receive the richest prize in the game was a cartoon. Kinda shitty that a great movie like Guardians of the Galaxy could not be in the running, isn’t it?

Side note: I’m still trying to process that Big Hero 6, a totally random 5-issue Marvel series I bought on a whim a few years ago while in high school, is now in the running for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards. Fucking mind-blowing.

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Trending now is #OscarsSoWhite, a scathing response to the upsetting nominations. Like most sarcastic hashtags, many of the tweets are downright hilarious, further proof that the laughter sometimes is the best medicine. But wouldn’t it be nice to never have to be sick?

#OscarsSoWhite They're giving out pumpkin spice lattes instead of statues this year.

— Frances Locke (@TheFrancesLocke) January 15, 2015

There is no remedy or magic serum. It is a terrible problem, which is bound to happen when the voting board is obscenely narrowed to one particular taste. But why do the Academy have such a limited palette? Consider who their voters are.

From The LA Times:

Even with the 432 new voting members, the overall academy is still 93% white, a decrease of less than 1% from what The Times found in a 2012 membership study, and 76% male, also a less than 1% decrease from what The Times found two years ago.

If you have gotten to this point and you still ask yourself “Why is this such a bad thing?” the first thing I want you to do is seriously ask that question to yourself again. The second thing I want you to consider is that art is human expression, and yes even commercial films are art, and if the human expression is expressed by only one kind of human, is it really the complete experience?

Let me clarify that even the most popcorniest of movies are still art. The kid watching Batman undergoes an audio-visual experience and by doing so may learn a thing or two about the world, or increases his visual literacy, a woefully underrated subject that is barely taught in academia. But when the stories that compel him or her are influenced and formed by the elite few, the coming generations do not expand their perspectives or their worlds are co-opted and their living is not validated because they feel alone and isolated. They feel no one can relate to them. I know this, because when I was young and until I saw movies with other Asians in low to middle class households, I didn’t think I actually existed. This divide, in my humble opinion, is killing us; we lack empathy for others because we simply don’t see them enough, be it on the street or the screen.

With all my heart I want to believe that the Oscars are nothing but utter bullshit, they are pure posturing and if anything poisons the industry with Thunderdome-esque blood feuds, pressure, and decadent glamour. Yet, they cannnot be outright ignored. The theoretical kid I made up isn’t probably going to watch Foxcatcher or The Imitation Game, but kids grow up sometime.

The Oscars, in some monstrous way, still matter. Consider, again, Vince Mancini of UPROXX.

Maybe not to you, maybe not to me, maybe not to NFL Hall of Famer Howie Long, but in terms of which movies actually get made, awards matter because they matter to actors. Who are rivaled only by sparrows and military junta in their love of shiny medals. And because awards matter to actors, awards affect actors’ choice of projects. Which affects which movies get made, which affects which movies we see. Put simply, a lot of bad movies wouldn’t get made if A-list and up-and-coming actors weren’t jumping aboard solely for the chance to win awards. To say nothing of the more interesting scripts and novel approaches to material that get shoehorned into predictable awards vehicles in the hopes of pleasing predictable awards voters.

Typing with fury on my keyboard is therapeutic but it will do nothing to sway any of the Oscar voters who, in the incredibly slim chance are reading this at 2 AM. So, onwards to February 22.

Geekscape 341: Getting Neighborly With Dian Bachar!

by JonathanNovember 11, 2014

We’re back in the studio with Brandon Cox of 505 Games! We talk about the brand new editions of cult Steam zombie game ‘How to Survive’, now getting Special Editions on XBoxOne and PS4! We wrap up our experiences at Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo and take a stance on Gamer Gate. Plus! What everyday tools would we craft together to kill a zombie is we were stranded on a zombie infested island?

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The New Trailer For ‘Big Hero 6’ Is The Best One Yet!

by Derek KraneveldtSeptember 25, 2014

Briefly: Marvel is already having a great year, but they’re not even close to being done with us (or our wallets) yet. Sure Guardians of the Galaxy was one of the best films of the year, but Marvel and Disney have also teamed up to create the first Marvel animated feature: Big Hero 6.

The film is “an action comedy adventure about brilliant robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who finds himself in the grips of a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the fast-paced, high-tech city of San Fransokyo. With the help of his closest companion—a robot named Baymax—Hiro joins forces with a reluctant team of first-time crime fighters on a mission to save their city. Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, and featuring comic-book style action and all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, the CG-animated “Big Hero 6″ hits theaters in 3D on November 7, 2014.”

Today, Disney debuted a new trailer for the film. It definitely gives us a much better look at the feature’s plot, and even goes into the origins of Baymax. You can take a look at the video below, and be sure to let us know what you think!

Watch An Adorable Clip From Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’

by Derek KraneveldtSeptember 3, 2014

Today, Disney debuted the first hilarious clip for the anticipated film. You can take a look at the video below, and be sure to let us know what you think!

http://youtu.be/uEeBXUUOBiI

Hiro and Baymax Bring ‘Big Hero 6’ To ‘Disney Infinity 2.0’

by Josh JacksonAugust 31, 2014

Until now, there’s been a general divide between Disney and Marvel since the two entertainment giants become one. With the upcoming film release of Big Hero 6 however, this will mark the first true collaboration between the two entities, with Disney making a full on animated film that’s inspired by a relatively unknown Marvel property. Naturally, we knew that there would be some form of representation in the upcoming Marvel focused game, Disney Infinity 2.0.

That representation comes in the form of Hiro and Baymax, who show off some of their abilities in their reveal trailer below. With Hiro’s ability to attack with the earth below him, and Baymax pulling his weight with long range energy blasts, the two characters look like they’ll fit right into the action packed potential of the Toy Box. Even more interesting, are the shots of Hiro riding on his robotic companion. Is that an ability unique to them, or will all larger characters be able to carry smaller ones? Oh, what I wouldn’t give to watch Hulk give Captain America a piggyback ride.

As far as we can tell, everything looks on track to make these two into welcomed addition to the cast. Let’s just hope they don’t turn out like the Frozen characters in the first game, where they ended up as bare bones additions that lacked many of their personality traits from the film. That’s what happens when video game characters are developed before the source material is released.

From what you’ve seen, does it look like Hiro and Baymax will be added to your collection? Disney Infinity 2.0 is set for September 23rd, with the Big Hero Six figures releasing sometime in the fall.

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Watch A New Trailer For Disney/Marvel’s ‘Big Hero 6’

by Derek KraneveldtJuly 15, 2014

Briefly: Marvel is already having a great year, but they’re not even close to being done with us (or our wallets) yet. Sure, we’ve got the fantastic-looking Guardians of the Galaxy hitting theatres this August, but Marvel and Disney have also teamed up to create the first Marvel animated feature from Disney: Big Hero 6.

Today, Disney debuted a new trailer for the anticipated film. You can take a look at the video below, and be sure to let us know what you think!

The Full ‘Big Hero 6’ Voice Cast Has Been Revealed!

by Derek KraneveldtJuly 14, 2014

Today, Disney revealed the full voice cast for the anticipated feature. You can take a look at new images of the film’s characters below, and find out who’s playing who!

Hiro Hamada (Voiced by Ryan Potter): Robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada has the mind of a genius-and the heart of a 14-year-old: his state-of-the-art battle-bots dominate the underground bot fights held in the dark corners of San Fransokyo. Fortunately, big brother Tadashi redirects Hiro’s brilliance, inspiring him to put his brain to the test in a quest to gain admission to the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. When a tragic event changes everything, Hiro turns to a robot named Baymax, and they form an unbreakable bond-and two-sixths of a band of high-tech heroes on a very important mission.

Baymax (Voiced by Scott Adsit): Baymax cares. That’s what he was designed to do. The plus-sized inflatable robot’s job title is technically Healthcare Companion: With a simple scan, Baymax can detect vital stats, and, given a patient’s level of pain, can treat nearly any ailment. Conceived and built by Tadashi Hamada, Baymax just might revolutionize the healthcare industry. But to the inventor’s kid brother Hiro, the nurturing, guileless bot turns out to be more than what he was built for-he’s a hero, and quite possibly Hiro’s closest friend. And after some deft reprogramming that includes a rocket fist, super strength and rocket thrusters that allow him to fly, Baymax becomes one of the Big Hero 6.

Fred (Voiced by T.J. Miller): Fanboy Fred comes off like a laid-back dude with no direction. But this sign-twirling, monster-loving, comic-book aficionado is sure to go places-when he’s good and ready. For example, Fred doesn’t hesitate to join “Big Hero 6,” and he has a lot of ideas for his super-hero skillset, too. His ferocious, fire-breathing alter ego comes complete with claws, integrated communications and a super bounce. But his sign-spinning may still come in handy.

Go Go Tomago (Voiced by Jamie Chung): Aptly named Go Go Tomago knows what it takes to be fast. She’s tough, athletic and loyal to the bone, but not much of a conversationalist. Popping bubble gum and delivering well-placed sarcasm are totally her speed. The daredevil adrenaline junkie is at her best on wheels, and when Go Go joins forces with Big Hero 6, she rolls like never before, using maglev discs as wheels, shields and throwing weapons.

Wasabi (Voiced by Damon Wayans Jr.): Wasabi is committed to precision. He’s super smart and just a touch neurotic, but the big and burly beatnik can’t help but join the cause when Hiro needs him most. As part of “Big Hero 6,” Wasabi amplifies his martial arts skills with jaw-dropping plasma blade weaponry. Sharp doesn’t even begin to describe this guy.

The Teaser Trailer For Disney & Marvel’s ‘Big Hero 6’ Has Debuted Online!

by Derek KraneveldtMay 22, 2014

You can take a look at the trailer below, and let us know if you’re looking forward to the film!

First Footage From ‘Big Hero 6’, Disney’s Animated Marvel Adaptation

by Derek KraneveldtMay 9, 2013

We haven’t heard much from Disney’s production of Marvel’s Big Hero 6 in quite some time. Today, that silence was broken.

Disney has revealed a first look video that, while revealing nothing from the film, at least gives us a good sense of its art style. The video is short, uncomplicated, and not overly exciting, simply showcasing the San Fransokyo cityscape (and no characters). In any case, it’s nice to know that something is happening with the production, and hopefully we can get a look at some action-packed footage soon!

Watch the footage below, and let us know what you think! Big Hero 6 hits theatres on November 7th, 2014.

From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Big Hero 6,” an action comedy adventure about brilliant robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who finds himself in the grips of a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the fast-paced, high-tech city of San Fransokyo. With the help of his closest companion—a robot named Baymax—Hiro joins forces with a reluctant team of first-time crime fighters on a mission to save their city. Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, and featuring comic-book style action and all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, the CG-animated “Big Hero 6” hits theaters in 3D on November 7, 2014.

Marvel & Disney’s Animated ‘Big Hero 6’ Release Date Revealed

by Shawn MaddenFebruary 23, 2013

A few months back it was revealed that Disney and Marvel were teaming up to work on a full-length animated feature featuring Marvel’s Japan based super hero team Big Hero 6. But since then, there’s been no word regarding the project until today.

It’s now been revealed that Don Hall’s Big Hero 6 will be hitting theaters on November 21, 2014. Unfamiliar with the obscure Marvel characters?

Big Hero 6 is a superteam in the Marvel Comics universe. They technically first appeared in Sunfire and Big Hero 6 #1 (September, 1998), though they were created by Steven T. Seagle and Duncan Rouleau in the pages of Alpha Flight, volume 2. When the Japanese government wanted a team of state-sanctioned super-heroes at their disposal, a top-secret consortium of politicians and business entities known as the Giri was formed to recruit and train potential superhuman operatives for “Big Hero 6.”

Official news regarding the project should be expected to be revealed at either this year’s San Diego Comic-Con or Disney’s D23 Expo.

Source: Rentrak [via BleedingCool]

Walt Disney Animation And Marvel Studios First Project Has Leaked

by Shawn MaddenJune 28, 2012

And it’s not what you expect it to be.

Ok, many of you wanted to know this and now you shall…

I promised my Bothans that I wouldn’t reveal much about the Marvel project that Walt Disney Animation Studios was working on, that I would only allude to it until something else broke about it. Well, now a website has let the cat out of the bag. Remember that I mentioned that the property would be unlike anything the Mouse had done before? I also mentioned to some that inquired about it, that Marvel owns 4000+ characters and everyone was thinking it was an animated “Iron Man” or “X-Men” or even “Power Pack.” Well, it’s not. It’s not one of the top 100 or 200 characters even. The actual title is much more obscure than most people know. In fact, most comic book fans will not even know the title, or most of the characters. So, what is the title/characters that Disney is adapting into an animated film?

Big Hero 6.

Some of you may be asking who that is.

Big Hero 6 is a superteam in the Marvel Comics universe. They technically first appeared in Sunfire and Big Hero 6 #1 (September, 1998), though they were created by Steven T. Seagle and Duncan Rouleau in the pages of Alpha Flight, volume 2. When the Japanese government wanted a team of state-sanctioned super-heroes at their disposal, a top-secret consortium of politicians and business entities known as the Giri was formed to recruit and train potential superhuman operatives for “Big Hero 6.“

‘Big Hero 6’ most recently appeared in the ‘End Of The Earth’ storyline in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’. With members such as Sunfire and Silver Samurai on the team…this could be interesting. While the project has not been officially green-lit, the story is boarded and has been deemed strong enough to go into production. As usual…sound off in the box below.

Source: Blue Sky Disney