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VIDEO: Disneynature Announces It’s Next Film For Earth Day 2018, “Dolphins”

WDWNT on April 19, 2017

DISNEYNATURE HEADS UNDER THE SEA WITH “DOLPHINS”

With just a week until Earth Day and the theatrical debut of the fun and breathtaking new movie “Born in China,” Disneynature reveals a sneak peek at its next movie, “Dolphins,” which comes out in time for Earth Day 2018.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtdo1qDMQto&feature=youtu.be

From a year in the lives of a family of Alaskan brown bears to the plight of a baby chimpanzee who finds himself all alone, Disneynature blends state-of-the-art nature filmmaking with Walt Disney’s signature storytelling. In 2018, Disneynature dives under the sea to frolic with some of the planet’s most engaging animals: dolphins. Echo is a youngster who can’t quite decide if it’s time to grow up and take on new responsibilities—or give in to her silly side and just have fun. Dolphin society is tricky, and the coral reef that Echo and his family call home depends on all of its inhabitants to keep it healthy. But Echo has a tough time resisting the many adventures the ocean has to offer. Through the eyes of a carefree dolphin, enjoy Disneynature’s next True Life Adventure–coming Earth Day 2018.

“Dolphins” is directed and produced by the same team who brought “Bears” and “African Cats” to the big screen in 2014 and 2011.

You can see the trailer play in front of Disneynature’s “Born in China” starting April 21 in theatres nationwide.

Source: Disney Movie Trailers

John Krasinski Will Narrate Disneynature’s “Born In China”

WDWNT on December 12, 2016

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John Krasinski has signed on to narrate the next Disneynature film, “Born In China”. “Born In China” will open in theaters on Earth Day 2017.

According to Entertainment Weekly:

John Krasinski is going wild.

The erstwhile Jim Halpert is set to narrate Disney’s upcoming film Born In China, EW can exclusively reveal. The latest release from the Disneynature film label is set to hit theaters on Earth Day 2017, chronicling the stories of three separate animal families: a panda bear mother raising her increasingly independent baby, a young golden monkey who sets out on his own, and a mother snow leopard who fights one of the harshest environments on earth to raise her two cubs. The film also journeys deep into some of the most majestic environments in China, showcasing gorgeous, never-before-seen footage from the country’s bamboo forests, mountains, and more.

Directed by Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan, Born in China is the seventh release from Disneynature, joining past box office hits like Monkey Kingdom (narrated by Tina Fey) and Chimpanzee (narrated by Tim Allen). And for every ticket sold during the film’s opening week, Disneynature will make a donation to the World Wildlife Fund to help protect wild pandas and snow leopards in China.

Visit EW.com to read EW’s exclusive interview with John Krasinski.

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Source: Entertainment Weekly

VIDEO: Trailer For Disneynature’s “Born In China”; Moviegoers To Benefit World Wildlife Fund

WDWNT on May 4, 2016

Disneynature "Born in China"

Disneynature has released a special “Earth Day” trailer for their next film, “Born In China”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv3eTYz3_zo&feature=youtu.be

Moviegoers who see Disneynature’s new True Life Adventure film “Born in China” during its opening week in Spring 2017 will benefit World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Based on opening-week attendance, Disneynature, via the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, will make a contribution to WWF to help protect wild pandas and snow leopards in China.

Directed by Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan, Disneynature’s “Born in China” follows the stories of three animal families, transporting audiences to some of the most extreme environments on Earth to witness some of the most intimate moments ever captured in a nature film. A doting panda bear mother guides her growing baby as she begins to explore and seek independence. A two-year-old golden monkey who feels displaced by his new baby sister joins up with a group of free-spirited outcasts. And a mother snow leopard—an elusive animal rarely caught on camera—faces the very real drama of raising her two cubs in one of the harshest and most unforgiving environments on the planet. Featuring stunning, never-before-seen imagery captured in the remote wilds of China, the film is produced by Disney’s Roy Conli and premiere nature filmmakers Brian Leith and Phil Chapman.

Disneynature’s commitment to conservation is a key pillar of the label and the films empower the audience to help make a difference. Through donations tied to opening-week attendance, Disneynature, through the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, has contributed to a host of conservation initiatives. Efforts include planting three million trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, established 40,000 acres of marine protected area in The Bahamas, protected 65,000 acres of savanna in Kenya, protected nearly 130,000 acres of wild chimpanzee habitat, cared for chimpanzees and educated 60,000 school children about chimpanzee conservation. Additionally, efforts have funded research and restoration grants in U.S. National Parks, supporting conservation projects spanning 400,000 acres of parkland and protecting over 75 species of animals and plants, and helped protect monkeys and other endangered species in their natural habitats across Indonesia, Cambodia and Sri Lanka.

“Born in China” opens in U.S. theaters Earth Day 2017.

VIDEO: New Video From Disneynature’s “Monkey Kingdom” Now Available!

WDWNT on April 13, 2015

From Oscar, Sita, Scout, and the countless wild creatures we share this planet with, thank you! Disneynature is making a difference. With every ticket purchased for Disneynature’s Monkey Kingdom opening week (4/17 – 4/23), Disney will donate to benefit Conservation International to help benefit monkeys and other endangered species in their natural habitat.

Monkey Kingdom will be in theaters April 17, 2014!

Take a look at the video here:

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw9ZCONCkAA]

Life is an adventure for Maya, the clever and resourceful blonde-bobbed monkey in Monkey Kingdom, Disneynature’s new feature film set among ancient ruins in the storied jungles of South Asia. Maya’s world is forever changed when she welcomes her son, Kip, into her complicated extended family. Like all families, Maya’s has more than its share of colorful personalities—and she’s determined to give her son a leg up in the world. When their longtime home at Castle Rock is taken over by powerful neighboring monkeys, Maya’s whole family retreats, and she uses her street smarts and ingenuity to uncover untapped resources amidst strange new creatures and unsettling surroundings. Ultimately, they will all have to work together to reclaim Castle Rock, where Maya can hopefully realize her dreams for her son’s future.

Featuring a rich variety of characters, including a mischievous mongoose, simple-minded langur monkeys, predatory leopards and monitor lizards, Monkey Kingdom is narrated by Tina Fey, directed by Mark Linfield and co-directed by Alastair Fothergill. With music from award-winning composer Harry Gregson-Williams, Disneynature’s eighth True Life Adventure—the follow-up to 2014’s Bears—swings into theaters April 17, 2015.

Monkey Kingdom is the sixth theatrical release for Disneynature, the first new Disney-branded film label from The Walt Disney Studios in more than 60 years. The label was launched in April 2008 to bring the world’s top nature filmmakers together to capture a variety of wildlife subjects and stories.

VIDEO: New Trailer for DisneyNature “Monkey Kingdom” Available

WDWNT on December 30, 2014

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has made a new trailer for Disneynature’s Monkey Kingdom. The film releases in theaters on April 17, 2015.

Check out the new trailer here:

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrSL7_dyV38]

Life is an adventure for Maya, the clever and resourceful blonde-bobbed monkey in Monkey Kingdom, Disneynature’s new feature film set among ancient ruins in the storied jungles of South Asia. Maya’s world is forever changed when she welcomes her son, Kip, into her complicated extended family. Like all families, Maya’s has more than its share of colorful personalities—and she’s determined to give her son a leg up in the world. When their longtime home at Castle Rock is taken over by powerful neighboring monkeys, Maya’s whole family is forced to relocate, and she uses her street smarts and ingenuity to lead them to untapped resources amidst strange new creatures and unsettling surroundings. Ultimately, they will all have to work together to reclaim Castle Rock, where Maya can hopefully realize her dreams for her son’s future.

Featuring a rich variety of characters, including a mischievous mongoose, simple-minded langur monkeys, predatory leopards and monitor lizards, Monkey Kingdom is directed by Mark Linfield and co-directed by Alastair Fothergill. With music from award-winning composer Harry Gregson-Williams, Disneynature’s eighth True Life Adventure—the follow-up to 2014’s Bears—swings into theaters April 17, 2015.

VIDEO: New Clips From Disneynature’s “Bears” Available

WDWNT on May 12, 2014

The Walt Disney Studio has released two new clips from the upcoming Disneynature film Bears, which releases on April 18, 2014.

Check out the two new clips below:

“Digging Up Clams”

“First Steps”

Bears is the fifth theatrical release for Disneynature, which is the first new Disney-branded film label from The Walt Disney Studios in more than 60 years. The label was launched in April 2008 to bring the world’s top nature filmmakers together to capture a variety of wildlife subjects and stories.

Disneynature’s Bears, a new True Life Adventure, is an epic story of breathtaking scale that showcases a year in the life of a bear family as two young cubs are taught life’s most important lessons. Set against a backdrop teeming with life, their journey begins as winter comes to an end and the bears emerge from hibernation to face the bitter cold. Bears captures the fast-moving action and suspense of life in one of the planet’s last great wildernesses—Alaska!

Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey, and narrated by John C. Reilly, Bears arrives in theaters April 18, 2014, to celebrate Earth Day.

VIDEO: Trailer For Disneynature’s “Monkey Kingdom” Released

WDWNT on May 12, 2014

The Walt Disney Studios has released a trailer for Disneynature’s eighth True Life Adventure – the follow-up to 2014’s Bears – titled Monkey Kingdom, that will be released for Earth Day in April 2015.

Check out the clip below:

Monkey Kingdom spotlights the gripping reality of a newborn monkey and its mother, struggling to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the storied jungles of South Asia, alongside a rich cast of forest characters. It will take a lot of ingenuity and hard work if this little family hopes to change their place in the world.

Monkey Kingdom is directed by Mark Linfield and co-directed by Alastair Fothergill.

VIDEO: Celebrate Earth Day 2014 with Disneynature “Bears”

WDWNT on September 13, 2013

The fifth theatrical release for Disneynature, “Bears” captures all the excitement and true life adventure and suspense of life in the Alaskan wilderness. You will find this story breathtaking, as you follow a year in the life of a bear family, with two young cubs learning the most important lessons in life. From hybernation, bitter cold, the threat of avalanches, and foraging for food, all while trying to keep a safe distance from savage predators, “Bears” will have you on the edge of your seat, rooting for their survival.

Watch the heartwarming official trailer here:

Disneynature has thus far produced four of the top five highest grossing feature-length nature films of all time, and joins Walt Disney’s 13 True Life Adventure motion pictures, which earned him eight Academy Awards®. “Bears” is directed by Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey, and will arrive in US theaters on April 18, 2014, in celebration of Earth Day. If you choose to see “Bears” during its opening week (April 18-24, 2014), Disneynature, via the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, will make a contribution to the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, to protect wildlife and wild places across America’s national park system.

Video and Images courtesy of the Walt Disney Company.

DisneyNature’s African Cats Preview & Contest

WDWNT on April 17, 2011

DisneyNature’s 3rd film, African Cats, is poised to ponce into theaters on Earth Day 2011 (April 22nd for those unaware). To get you ready for the film, we have assembled a video offering a 10 minute glimpse into the film a little early. While we are not allowed to post a review of the film until Monday, this should give you a pretty good idea what to expect:

For more information on the film, you can always visit Disney.com/AfricanCats.

I’m also proud to announce that Disney has been nice enough to provide us with a pair of African Cats books to give away to one lucky reader. If you would like a chance to win the books, just send us an email at wdwnewstoday@gmail.com with your name, email, and home address by April 17th at Midnight ET with the answer to the following question:

Which of True-Life Adventures film shares it’s name with a former land at a Disney theme park?

The winner will be chosen out of all the emails submitted with the correct answer to the above question. The contest is open only to U.S. citizens, my apologies to our international readers. Again, the winner will receive both Sita the Cheetah & A Lion’s Pride books based on DisneyNature’s African cats film.

Earth at the El Capitan

WDWNT on March 25, 2009

The next movie to be featured at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood is Disneynature’s Earth. Today I received an ad in the mail showing off what bonuses you can get if you see Earth at the El Capitan (you can click both images for bigger versions):

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