Disney Infinity 3.0 Marvel Battlegrounds

Captain America: Civil War is only a few short months away and tomorrow, Disney Infinity 3.0 launches one of the largest add-ons to the platform with Marvel: Battlegrounds. In a  melee fighter style game akin to Super Smash Bros., Marvel characters brawl to see who is the ultimate superhero. Up to 4 characters can play at a time with fully destructible environments, making Battlegrounds unique to Disney Infinity 3.0! It also is one of the largest launches of additional figures with The Vision, Ant-Man, Black Panther, Capt. America, Black-suit Spider-Man, Boba Fett, and Baloo! Looks like we can finally see who is the better team, Team Cap or Team Iron Man! We'll be playing Battlegrounds tomorrow so look for more in-depth information. But for now, enjoy the trailer!

Captain America: Civil War Trailer

If you haven't watched this trailer yet, what are you waiting for? It's easy, just watch the video above!

This trailer is spectacular and here are some reasons why, in the form of screenshots in no particular order of greatness:

Crossbones

Black Panther

Team Iron Man

Ant-Man, nuf said . . . and he's taking a ride on Hawkeye's arrow!

Team Cap

The Amazing Spider-Man!

Did I already say amazing . . . then let's use spectacular! Even has emotive eyes, something that has been missing from the other film versions of the wall-crawler.

Welcome to Zootopia!

Surprisingly, Zootopia is one of the best Disney animated films I have seen in awhile. It very much runs in the same category of Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero Six, and Bolt, that is to say, it's incredible. We were lucky enough to be invited to an exclusive viewing of Zootopia in 3D in Chicago by the lovely people at Disney Infinity.

At the event we checked in and received our swag bag! Not only did we receive a super awesome star stamp on our hands, but we got a Disney Infinity 3.0 character, Jody Hopps! Plus a new Captain America poster! We also had the honor of being some of the first people to see Zootopia and watch an exclusive preview for Disney Infinity 3.0 (which happened to be the same preview from earlier on Tuesday during the live event at noon).

Zootopia takes place on a world populated only by animals, well, only by mammals as far as I could tell. The movie opens with a cute intro explaining how this is and the magic and mechanics of this new world. Some of my very favorite and funny moments happen in this 10 minute sequence.

Then the movie takes a turn into a harsh reality that is Zootopia. We don't do spoilers here so I'll speak in general, but Zootopia covers some heavy hitting topics such as overcoming what people think you should be, succumbing to society, and racism. Clear and abundant throughout the movie, these topics never let up and never get sugar coated. Zootopia is an animated adult crime drama with animals. I think Zootopia is one of the most important animated films Disney has made in the last few years. It comes at a time where these topics are prevalent and need to be discussed. Also, no one will let Disney forget "The Song of the South," and I think this movie offers a wonderful contrast to how times and people have changed.

The humor is elevated, often hysterical, and I was enjoying every moment. Kids will enjoy the pretty colors and animals, but the adults will enjoy the overall message, puns and word play, and the witter banter of Judy and Nick.

There is a wonderful shout out to Jim Henson. I won't spoil it here but listen for it and you'll know!

Overall, Zootopia is an excellent movie. Filled with heart, controversial topics, and a sly sense of humor. It definitely deserves a place among the newer Disney family of movies and is more inline with a Pixar feature than Disney. I hope you all go see it and enjoy the world of Zootopia!

Also, go out and get Nick and Judy for Disney Infinity 3.0!

Ghostbusters Trailer 2016

We don't encounter enough monsters here at the blog so today we are looking for ghosts. It seems we have found some in Sony's continuation of the Ghostbusters franchise. It looks fun, original, faithful, and filled with spectres of all sorts! For your haunting pleasure, here is the Ghostbusters trailers:

Finding Dory Trailer Exclusive on Ellen

The trailer we've all been waiting for does not dissappoint! This trailer gives us a little more insight into the story, the characters we've come to love so much, and introduces new characters that we're already loving!

Dory, looking for her parents, crosses the entire ocean to end up in California and in an aquarium, where we'll learn more about her while meeting new friends and old.

The stingray migration gets Dory thinking . . . and remembering.

HANDS!

A whale shark friend of Dory's . . . speaking whale.

Dory's parents

Hank the Octopus in a touch tank at the aquarium

High School Musical Continues

Disney Channel announced today that the High School Musical franchise will continue with High School Musical 4.

As they sang, "High School Musical, who says you have to let it go?" Well, we don't have to let it go because it will continue with a new gang of Wild Cats. Peter Barsocchini, who wrote the previous three films, will be on board with Dan Berendsend, who wrote the Hannah Montana movie. We can expect a new cast. Cameos would be fun to see!

Disney probably has another hit on their hands with this franchise, as Troy might say, "Bet on it." 

Disney Infinity 3.0 Breaking News

Looks like Disney Infinty 3.0 is sticking around for a while longer, which is good new for those of us who have bought all the starter packs.  The live video event revealed this information:

New playsets and content will be released all year based on the current movies out in theatres.
Disney - Pixar - Star Wars - Marvel all will be represented.
Nick and Judy from Zootopia released today.
Marvel Battlegrounds will feature Black Panther - Vision - Ant-Man - and CW Captain America.
Battlegrounds will have fully destructible environments over 8 arenas, 4 player melees, with a brand new story.
Marvel will have more character releases this year besides the ones mentioned above.
The Jungle Book with launch with animated Baloo as a character with rhythm, fruit throwing, and palm tree powers.

Lastly, Finding Dory and Alice in Wonderland Live-Action were mentioned as upcoming playsets/characters/content.

That's all the news we have for now! Go see Zootopia this week in theatres!