Disney Cancels Tiana Series and Favreau’s Oswald Project (Ep. 297)

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🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor break down a massive week in animation news, including: Disney’s shocking decision to cancel the Tiana series for Disney+ and why the studio is stepping away from long-form streaming content. Ne Zha 2’s unprecedented box office run – How the Chinese animated film crossed $2 billion and is climbing the list of the highest-grossing films ever. Jon Favreau’s new Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series – What to expect from this live-action/animation hybrid for Disney+. A Disney animator’s story of loss and gratitude – How the studio’s unexpected gesture helped one artist recover after the Eaton Canyon fire. Big moments in animation history up for auction – Van Eaton Galleries’ Bob Clampett collection goes on sale. Tune in for behind-the-scenes stories, expert insights, and the latest in animation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Welcome back to fine tuning with Drew Taylor, your one-stop shop when it comes to animation
0:34.4	news and commentary. I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and Mr. Taylor,
0:38.9	whose writings on the industry you can regularly read over on the rap,
0:42.6	and whose musings on the Mission Impossible movies you can listen to on,
0:46.8	like the fuse, the official Mission Impossible podcast.
0:50.4	Well, Drew and I are recording this week's episode on Monday, March 10th.
0:55.1	Okay, so Drew, you and I recorded last week's show, in fact, a week ago today, because we wanted to talk about what had won the Academy Awards, flow, and what is it, in the shadow of the Cyprus.
1:11.1	And kind of killed me that, of course, we record in the morning and in the afternoon,
1:17.9	we then had that huge bit of news about Tiana.
1:21.3	Yes, of course.
1:22.5	Of course.
1:23.1	That's just our luck, isn't it, Jim?
1:24.8	There we go.
1:25.5	So, um, all right.
1:27.2	So this is actually two stories, right?
1:29.7	That we got news that this limited series, which, by the way, got announced what, Investor Day,
1:39.5	Disney Investor Day?
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