Wall-E is Hollywood's new star, so why is he causing an eco row? Jul 6, 2008
Although Pixar's Cars was its weakest performing film in cinemas since A Bug's Life in 1998, it has sold 2. 5bn-worth of merchandise. (The Observer)
Pixar's Biggest Gamble Jun 13, 2008
If there's any anxiety at Pixar about doing an I Am Legend for the junior set, you won't hear it from John Lasseter, Pixar's creative director and the inventive mind behind Toy Story, A Bug's Life and Cars. He's his usual beaming, cartoon-round, Hawaiian-shirt-wearing self as he waxes rhapsodic about WALLE and, in passing, confides the secret of the studio's success: "The people who work here are doing what they've wanted to do their whole lives.". (Time.com)
Disney's Block Party Bash May 16, 2008
Disney's Hollywood Studios presents a new daily parade featuring characters from "Toy Story," "A Bug's Life," "Monsters, Inc.," and "The Incredibles.". At Disney s Hollywood Studios (formerly Disney-MGM Studios) in Orlando, Florida, a new Block Party Bash blasts through the theme park each afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in an interactive parade. (Suite101.com)
Anguished mother of boys found dead in dad's car boot pays tribute ... May 6, 2008
One neighbour said: "The pair of them were adorable. Jay was a wee character, with loads of questions and he was full of fun. "He liked toys from Toy Story and A Bug's Life and was into all the things you would expect for a toddler. He was really sociable and he loved his mum. (Glasgow Daily Record)
Taking the kids: Disney magic behind the scenes Apr 1, 2008
is being readied to open, characters from "Toy Story" and 11 other Pixar movies like "Finding Nemo," "Cars," "Ratatouille" and "A Bug's Life" are the stars of a new interactive parade at California Adventure with floats up to two stories high. (The "Bug's Life" float is 45 feet long. (CNN -- Travel)
Reanimated: Pixar and Disney Games Jul 3, 2007
A Bug's Life(Disney Interactive, Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64). In A Bug's Life, players control an inventive little bug trying to help his community fight back against a gang of ruthless grasshoppers. (BusinessWeek)
John Lasseter: Disney's new boss reimagines the Magic Kingdom Mar 6, 2007
In "A Bug's Life" an ant saved his colony from a menacing grasshopper and his thuggish crew. By contrast the lanky villain in "Robinsons," the story of an orphan who builds a time machine in order to find his mother, was neither threatening enough nor scary. (International Herald Tribune)
