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An anonymous Pixar staffer told THR that Disney rejected Be Fri, a female-led teen friendship film, after notes suggested the story wouldn’t appeal to boys. The team reportedly reworked it for six weeks, but Disney ultimately chose to shelve the project.
Pixar canceled Be Fri, a long-in-development feature from Kristen Lester that involved about 50 staff and underwent multiple revisions, reportedly after Disney pushed back on a girl-centered, “girl power” premise. The shutdown prompted a memorial at the studio and internal debate about leadership and public perception, but the company remains hopeful about its future originals thanks to Hoppers’ success and Toy Story 5 on the horizon.
Disney has booked release dates for two animated sequels: Lilo & Stitch 2 arrives May 26, 2028 (Memorial Day weekend) and Pixar's Incredibles 3 opens June 16, 2028. Brad Bird is writing/producing the threequel and Peter Sohn is directing; no rival studio dates are set yet.
Disney has set 2028 release dates: Lilo & Stitch 2 on May 26, 2028 (Memorial Day weekend) and Incredibles 3 on June 16, 2028. Brad Bird will write/produce the third installment, while Peter Sohn directs Incredibles 3. no rival studios currently tied to these dates.
Pixar’s Hoppers remains the box‑office leader in its second weekend, pulling in about $28.5 million as Reminders of Him posts a strong showing.
BuzzFeed’s behind-the-scenes feature on Pixar's Hoppers details 21 facts, from the shift from a Penguin Avatar concept to beavers and ecosystem engineering, to last‑minute rewrites centering on Mabel, casting twists (Piper Curda nearly didn’t get the role), animation and design influences from Studio Ghibli and horror classics, a science consultant to ensure beaver accuracy, and even a SZA end‑credits song.
Ambient nature streams have surged in popularity, and Pixar is leaning into that trend with a 10-hour YouTube live stream centered on its movie world for Hoppers. The feed acts like a wildlife cam, showcasing stylized creatures interacting with tech and environment, while delivering calming wildlife sounds as a showcase of the film’s distinctive animation. The stream serves as extended world-building and a clever marketing move, giving fans extra footage and a relaxing soundtrack for work or leisure.
Pixar's HOPPERS is forecast to remain No. 1 this weekend with a $23–28M range, buoyed by strong word-of-mouth and solid reviews; Reminders of Him is expected to open around $15–18M, while Scream 7 projects to $7–10M in its third weekend, as the top 3 films vie for the box office lead.
Pixar’s Hoppers is projected to gross about $27M in its second weekend after a strong $45.3M domestic start, while Universal’s Colleen Hoover adaptation Reminders of Him is eyeing a $10M–$15M U.S./Canada debut across roughly 3,400 theaters with Thursday previews; Reminders of Him stars Maika Monroe and expands to 57 foreign markets, in a production budget around $25M.
Pixar's original feature Hoppers opened strong with $46 million domestic and $88 million worldwide, the biggest opening for an original animated movie this decade, signaling renewed momentum for Pixar's non-sequel slate despite past streaming misses and ongoing budget considerations.
Pixar's original film Hoppers opened to $46 million domestic and $42 million international (worldwide $88 million), delivering the studio's best original-film opening in a decade and the strongest non-sequel debut since Coco (2017); the move hints at a revival for original Pixar titles, while Warner Bros.' The Bride! underperformed against expectations.
Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter said LGBTQ+ plot elements were removed from the 2025 film Elio not to provide therapy, but to avoid the movie turning into therapy and to aim for broader audience appeal. The changes followed earlier staff letters alleging Disney review cuts of queer content, and reports that deleted scenes hinted at a gay storyline. Co-director Adrian Molina was replaced during revisions, and Elio underperformed at the box office. Docter emphasized Pixar’s shift toward commercially appealing projects for a wide audience.
Pixar’s Hoppers led the weekend with about $46 million in the U.S. and Canada, its best opening for a Pixar original in nearly a decade, lifting the film’s global total to about $88 million and signaling potential worldwide earnings around $500 million; the release underscores the risks and rewards of big-budget auteur projects, as The Bride! opened with roughly $7 million domestic on a large spend, underscoring a softer reception for that title.
Pixar’s original animated feature Hoppers opened global box office leader with $88 million (about $42M overseas and $46M domestic), signaling Pixar’s first original hit in nearly a decade. By contrast, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! underperformed, starting at about $13.6 million worldwide (roughly $6.3M overseas and $7.3M in North America) on a $90 million budget, suggesting a heavy loss for the studio even before long-term stamina is considered.
Pete Docter told The Wall Street Journal that cutting an LGBTQ storyline from Pixar's Elio was to shield kids from topics they might not be ready to discuss with parents, quipping that the studio is making a movie, not 'hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy.' The piece frames this as a cowardly stance, contrasts it with Pixar's history of addressing tough issues, and notes the studio's upcoming film Hoppers.