Demon Slayer Shatters Records, Toy Story 5 Sneak Peek, and Skydance Eyes Warner Bros (Ep. 324)

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4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Jim Hill and Drew Taylor are back with another packed episode of Fine Tooning. From anime shattering records at the box office to Pixar showing off the future of Toy Story, the duo break down the biggest stories shaping animation this week. Demon Slayer’s record-breaking $70 million North American debut and what set this release apart Toy Story’s 30th anniversary celebration and the first five minutes of Toy Story 5 revealed at Destination D Disney updates on Frozen 3, Incredibles 3, and Coco 2 Streaming and theatrical news for Elio, Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc, Cat’s Eye, and ParaNorman Skydance’s reported bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and its potential impact on animation From record-breaking anime to billion-dollar mergers, Jim and Drew guide listeners through an especially eventful week in the world of animation. Unlocked Magic Unlocked Magic, powered by DVC Rental Store and DVC Resale Market, offers exclusive Disney & Universal ticket savings with TRUSTED service and authenticity. With over $10 MILLION in ticket sales, use Unlocked Magic to get the BIGGEST SAVINGS. ⁠⁠Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.6	HelloVet.
0:25.9	Welcome back to fine-tuning with Drew Taylor.
0:29.4	You're one-stop shop when it comes to animation news and commentary.
0:32.6	I am entertainment writer Jim Hill and Mr. Taylor, whose writings in the industry you can regularly
0:38.8	read over on the rap and whose musings on the Mission of Possible movies you can still listen to
0:45.5	on Light the Fuse, the official Mission Impossible podcast. Drew and I are recording this week's show
0:53.7	on Sunday, September 14th.
0:56.7	So, and I think you were just mentioning the Emmys are tonight, right?
1:00.7	The Emmys are tonight.
1:01.9	I wanted to start off with a connection to your show with Glenn about Pixar being purchased by Disney.
1:09.0	And you left out a crucial bit, Jim, of theme park lore, which is that, okay, Bob Eiger is at the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland in 2005.
1:18.8	He sees the floats go by.
1:21.3	He sees that the only characters, new characters that the fans and the guests are connecting with are Pixar movies from the past 10 years.
1:31.7	That there are no Disney movies, really, in the last few years, that really resonate with the guests the way that the Pixar movies do.
1:39.7	And that was supposedly the impetus for him making the deal.
1:43.8	I do recall that, sir.
1:45.7	Yes, I think that's in his biography or memoir, I think.
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