Snow White’s Box Office, Coco 2, and Pixar’s Elio Gets a Rewrite (Ep. 299)

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🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In this episode of Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor, Jim Hill and Drew dive deep into the latest news and developments in the world of animation: Snow White’s Slow Start – Disney’s live-action remake stumbles at the box office, and Drew shares his take after seeing the film. Coco 2 Announced (and Unannounced) – A sequel to Pixar’s Coco is confirmed by Bob Iger... and then quietly walked back. The Elio Overhaul – Pixar’s original story of a shy kid mistaken for Earth’s leader has been rewritten into a buddy comedy. Drew breaks down the changes in tone, direction, and voice cast. The Long Journey of Toy Story 5 and Tron: Ares – Updates on test screenings and long-in-development sequels finally seeing the light of day. Forgotten Disney Projects – From the scrapped Rose Red spinoff to the sci-fi Snowstar, Jim and Drew explore the alternate versions of Snow White that never made it to the screen. Coyote vs. Acme & Looney Tunes Drama – Ketchup Entertainment offers Warner Bros. $50 million for the rights to release Coyote vs. Acme. Plus, hear about Jim’s surprise birthday video from Josh Gad, Drew’s Art of Amphibia book launch, and how Disney almost brought The Seven Dwarfs back as a fantasy trilogy. A packed episode filled with history, hot takes, and the latest headlines in animation. Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Disney vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.1	Terms and conditions apply. Welcome back to fine tuning with Drew Taylor, your one-stop shop
0:33.8	when it comes to animation news and commentary. I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and
0:39.3	Mr. Taylor, whose writings on the industry you can regularly read over on the rep and whose musings
0:44.7	on the Mission Impossible movies. You can listen to Light the Fuse, the official Mission Impossible
0:50.3	podcast. Well, he and I are recording this week's episode on Sunday, March 23rd.
0:56.5	And before we launch into all of that, Drew, your book, right? The Art of Amphibia drops the day this
1:03.2	podcast goes live, right? It's true. It's true. And I wanted to say that our gallery
1:08.8	nucleus event is sold out, but there
1:13.5	are still a few tickets for the...
1:16.2	Jim, if you're in town, I will get you in.
1:18.1	Don't worry.
1:18.6	I will smuggle you in under my raincoat.
1:20.8	All right.
1:21.2	But the event at the Grove this weekend, or next weekend, I should say, on the third, is there are still
1:29.7	a few tickets available. So please, if you want to come say hi to me, to Matt, to some of the
1:35.2	other amazing artists who are in this book, please come over and say hello and we'll sign your
1:40.6	book and it'll be fun. So yeah. That is so cool. I am so happy to hear that.
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