How Pixar’s technology helped develop more lethal military drones
The 3D modeling systems that made ‘Toy Story’ possible have been key to enabling unmanned aircraft to navigate and aim their weapons with greater precision
Creators of highly anticipated ‘Zootopia 2′: ‘We always knew we wanted to return to that world’
Disney’s first installment grossed over $1 billion in 2016. The sequel sticks to the successful formula of funny and heartwarming moments, while introducing some new characters
The story of Pixar’s latest flop: Why is ‘Elio’ the animation studio’s worst box office opening?
The film has gone through two directors and its main character has lost his Latin soul and his love for fashion, confirming the difficulty faced by big studios when they tackle original stories
Witches are no longer scary: Why children’s films don’t want villains
Films like ‘Wicked,’ ‘Mufasa,’ and ‘Inside Out 2′ replace traditional villains with abstract concepts such as anxiety or social influences, or explore the reasons behind their evil actions
From Platonic love to Stoic endurance: Everyday expressions we stole from Greek philosophers
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Today we use words and concepts coined by thinkers such as Plato or Epicurus, although often with a different meaning
After the summer success of ‘Inside Out 2,’ the animation industry faces an uncertain future
Pixar’s film is the highest-grossing animated movie in history, but the rise of artificial intelligence, offshoring and layoffs have cast a shadow over the sector
The problem with ‘Inside Out 2:’ Are our emotions at the service of productivity?
Disney’s sequel to its box-office smash, despite mixed reviews, has quickly become the year’s biggest hit. Its notion of the human brain as factory, nonetheless, feels controversial
Inside Pixar: The anxiety to be relevant with ‘Inside Out 2′
EL PAÍS visits the company that just let go 14% of its workforce and is hoping to repeat its 2015 box-office hit. In this sequel, adolescent emotions overwhelm the protagonist
The director who shook up Disney and Hollywood animation with a mermaid, a genie from a lamp and a Polynesian princess
John Musker, who headed up ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Moana’, is debuting a short film after announcing his retirement from a 40-year career. ‘At Disney in the 1990s, there was an emperor, but there weren’t 10 emperors’
Civic group launches $4M campaign to boost embattled San Francisco ahead of global trade summit
President Joe Biden and other heads of state, hundreds of foreign journalists and more than 1,000 business executives from around the globe are expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ summit
‘The best kept secret in the industry’: How Pixar makes the costumes for its films
In addition to designing computer-animated characters out of its California headquarters, the clothes they wear also have to be made. EL PAÍS visited Pixar Animation Studios to discover the unknown work of digital tailors