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Did You Spot the Pizza Planet Truck and Other Pixar Easter Eggs in ‘Turning Red’?

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Disney and Pixar Animation Studios films are always giving fans opportunities to spot the iconic Pizza Planet truck from Toy Story along with other fun Easter eggs, and Turning Red (2022), the animation studios’ latest film is loaded with them! In case you missed it during your first viewing (or if you want to compare answers and see if you ...

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‘Turning Red’ Could Be Disney’s Next Big Franchise

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Disney/Pixar’s latest feature film Turning Red has giant-red-panda-sized franchise potential. Despite it having been diverted from the box office for a straight-to-streaming release on March 11th, this Pixar movie is poised to spawn a massive franchise filled with merchandise and a Disney Plus series. Let me explain: Disney+ Series Ready: World Building Complete, Characters Established Turning Red ends where a new story ...

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OpEd: ‘Turning Red’ Echoes Familiar Disney/Pixar Transformation Trends We’ve Seen Before

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People have praised the latest Disney-Pixar animated feature film, Turning Red (2022), for its originality and unique deliverance of a one-of-a-kind storyline. I agree that there are several novel aspects at work within the film, many of which we’ve yet to see play out in prior works of animation from Walt Disney Entertainment. One example is the way adolescence is ...

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Go Behind the Scenes of Voice Acting with Rosalie Chiang

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Newcomer Rosalie Chiang has become a household name virtually overnight after the premiere of her first feature film, Turning Red, on the streaming platform Disney+. The Pixar Animation Studios movie about Mei Lee, a Chinese-Canadian middle school girl who turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets excited or agitated, is propelling the 16-year-old voice actress into Hollywood — ...

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“They’re Like Teenagers”: Why Red Pandas Became the Stars of ‘Turning Red’

Anyone who has seen Turning Red, the new Walt Disney Animation Studios movie that recently premiered on the streaming platform Disney+, can agree that red pandas (particularly giant red pandas) are adorable. But, according to the team behind Turning Red, these animals were not actually chosen just for their cuteness! It was the red pandas’ teenage tendencies that actually gave director Domee ...

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Take Your Picture With Mei From ‘Turning Red’

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The new animated Walt Disney movie Turning Red has been receiving varied reviews from audiences since its premiere on the streaming platform Disney+, but fans who enjoyed the movie and identified with the circa-2002 version of Mei Lee from the Disney film can now experience their own Mei Lee photobomb in a new way! Disneyland Paris has announced that a Turning Red Disney PhotoPass ...

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‘Turning Red’ & ‘Encanto’ – When Did Disney Get Such Bad Mommy Issues?

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If there is one thing Disney’s latest animated features have in common, it is their evident display of mommy issues. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto and Pixar Animation Studios’ Turning Red share stories where the protagonist’s chief issue is the tension she and others have with a motherly figure. Mirabel–and to some extent her whole family–with her Abuela, and Meilin Lee ...

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‘Turning Red’: An Ode to Mothers, Daughters, and Female Adolescent Chaos

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Warning: This review contains spoilers.  Turning Red is a movie that takes on familiar tropes and themes revolving around womanhood and delivers them in a new and refreshing package. I will be the first to admit I was not initially looking forward to Turning Red. As a long-time Disney fan, most of the 2020’s Disney films have ranged from disappointing ...

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‘Turning Red’ Merchandise Is Released

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Becca Goldenberg, a Communications Specialist for Disney Parks Experiences and Products, shared on the Disney Parks Blog that merchandise for Turning Red (the new Pixar animated film that is “a coming-of-age tale like none you’ve ever seen”) is now available in tandem with its release on Disney+! The Pixar movie follows a 13-year-old girl named Meilin Lee, who is also known ...

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‘Turning Red’ Review: Every Boy Needs to Watch This Movie!

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WARNING: THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS On March 11, Pixar Animation Studios’ latest feature film Turning Red was released on Disney+ for no additional cost. A Friday morning living room viewing replaced the traditional midnight premiere, and I have to say: Disney made the right call. Disney/Pixar’s Turning Red proves what Disney’s CEO Bob Chapek has been saying for a ...

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