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Epic Mickey Brought An Icon Back To Disney, And Warren Specter Doesn’t Want You To Forget

Epic Mickey Brought An Icon Back To Disney, And Warren Specter Doesn’t Want You To Forget https://ift.tt/Tmzw29d After over four decades in video games, developer Warren Specter is retiring from the industry. But as Specter moves towards the door, he wants to make sure that the team behind his 2010 game Epic Mickey gets their due for bringing one of Walt Disney's earliest creations back home to Disney. In 2003, the development document for Epic Mickey reportedly spurred then-Disney president Bob Iger to eventually regain the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a breakout animated character created by Disney and animator Ub Iwerks. When the Oswald property was taken from Disney, the latter created Mickey Mouse and the rest was history. In 2006, Iger was Disney's CEO when he made the deal to bring Oswald home in exchange for the rights to sportscaster Al Michaels. Subsequently, Epic Mickey was the first Disney project to bring Mickey and Oswald together. Sixteen years a...
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Mario Movie Producer Responds To Zelda Rumors

Mario Movie Producer Responds To Zelda Rumors https://ift.tt/kimpzQj

Amid the rumor that a new animated The Legend of Zelda film could be in development at Illumination, the animation studio's CEO and founder Chris Meledandri has responded to the claims. "I don’t know where that came from," said Meledandri, in reference to the rumor.

"I mean I can understand how people would surmise all sorts of things because obviously, we’ve had a great experience working together," Meledandri told The Wrap in a recent interview, referencing Illumination's collaboration with Nintendo on The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Meledandri is credited as the producer of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, alongside the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto.

The Mario movie, which released in April, went on to become one of the most successful films in recent memory, generating over $500 million in revenue in the United States alone. Worldwide, the film has grossed $1.327 billion, making it a huge success. With that in mind, many have assumed Nintendo will continue collaborating with Illumination on future projects.

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