Cinefantastique Online

The BBC reports that Disney and Pixar will make eight new 3D films in the next four years. These eight are part of a slate of twelve that will be released by 2012. Of these, only WALL*E, which opens this June, and the old-fashioned hand-drawn THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, will not be released in 3D. Not all of the films are new: TOY STORY and TOY STORY 2 will be retrofitted into 3d for release in 2009 and 2010, respectively.

“We’re excited to be pushing the boundaries of 3D and computer technology to tell our stories in the best possible way,” said John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios.

The upcoming release schedule includes:

• WALL*E - June 2008
• BOLT – November 2008
• UP – May 2009
• THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG – Christmas 2009
• TOY STORY – October 2009
• TOY STORY 2 Februar 2010
• RAPUNZEL – Christmas 2010
• NEWT – Summer 2011
• THE BEAR AND THE BOW – Christmas 2011
• CARS 2 – Summer 2012
• KING OF ELVES – Christmas 2012