Disney Mirrorverse Game, Animation News, and Oscars Predictions

Animation Industry Moves

• 🚀 Rich Moore, director of "Zootopia" and "Wreck-It Ralph," has signed an overall deal with Skydance Animation to produce, write, and direct feature films.
• 🤝 Skydance Animation is also building its team with hires like Peggy Holmes, Alan Menken, Glender Wolverton, Chris Montan, and Louise Ferdinand, indicating a serious investment in animation production.
• 🎬 Disney veterans Ron Musker and John Clemens are working on a new film called "Metalman" at Warner Bros., with Musker also set to teach at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.

"I Chihuahua" and Animated Features

• 🐶 A new animated feature for Netflix, titled "I Chihuahua," is in development, featuring a young Chihuahua who becomes a luchador.
• 🌟 The film involves many of the same creative talents behind the successful Netflix series "Maya and the Three," including producers and writers.
• 🎤 The voice cast for "I Chihuahua" includes Gabriel Iglesias, known for his stand-up comedy and previous voice work in films like "Planes" and "Coco."

Oscars and "Encanto"

• 🎶 The Oscars ceremony will feature a performance of "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from the film "Encanto" by its cast.
• 🎤 Concerns were raised about the decision to have the original voice actors perform, drawing parallels to a past Oscars ceremony where a similar approach for "Beauty and the Beast" had mixed results.
• 🏆 The discussion touches on the potential for "Encanto" to win awards, while also noting the unusual decision to perform a non-nominated song.

Animation Guild and Nickelodeon Renewals

• ✊ The Animation Guild held a solidarity rally in Burbank, with close to a thousand people attending to address labor issues within the animation industry.
• 📺 Nickelodeon announced numerous renewals and new projects, including a "Paw Patrol" movie sequel, a "Rubble" spin-off, "Big Nate" season two, and a "Baby Shark" special.
• 📈 Despite an animation boom, animators are reportedly facing long hours and inadequate compensation, with contract negotiations aiming to update language from a pre-"Simpsons" era.

Disney Mirrorverse Game

• 🎮 Disney Mirrorverse is a new team-based action RPG featuring reimagined versions of dozens of Disney characters, set to launch on mobile platforms.
• ✨ The game's premise involves a multiverse where familiar characters like armored Sully and Guardian Belle are tasked with protecting the