Yahoo

Walt Disney Animation Chief Jared Bush Says Diversity Is ‘Crucial’ to the Studio’s Success

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ANNECY, France – Somehow, this year was Jared Bush’s first time at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Last fall, ...
Cartoon Brew

John Bush, Veteran TV Animation Producer, Dies At 69

John Bush, an Emmy-winning producer of The Simpsons with dozens of credits to his name, died of B-cell lymphoma in the brain stem on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2023. Bush’s career spanned over ...
collider

There’s A Major Reason Why Disney’s Live-Action Movies Will Never Be Remade Into Animation, Claims Disney Animation Boss

At this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Collider's Steve Weintraub sat down with Disney Animation's Chief Creative Officer, Jared Bush, to pick his brain on the eagerly ...
Yahoo

Disney Animation Shake-Up: Jennifer Lee Exiting as Chief Creative Officer, Jared Bush Takes Over

Director-writer Jared Bush is replacing Jennifer Lee as chief creative officer of the Walt Disney Animation Studios as Lee returns to filmmaking full time at the company and stewards the Frozen ...
collider

New Disney Movie Encanto Reportedly Lands Zootopia Directors

The lid might have just been pulled back on an upcoming Walt Disney Animation Studios feature. And what’s inside sounds really, really cool. According to The DisInsider, Byron Howard and Jared Bush, ...
Variety

Disney Sneak Peeks ‘Zootopia 2’ at Annecy: Announces Studio Return of ‘The Little Mermaid,’ ‘Aladdin,’ ‘Moana’ Director Ron Clements

A crowd consisting of industry vets, studio execs and several hundred artists and students responded with laughs, audible “awws” and tremendous excitement to the footage, which featured returning ...
Cartoon Brew

Jennifer Lee Steps Down As Disney Animation’s Chief Creative Officer, Jared Bush Takes Over

After a tumultuous six-year run as Walt Disney Animation Studio’s chief creative officer, Jennifer Lee is stepping down from the role. Her replacement is Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jared Bush, ...
TheWrap

Disney’s Dazzling ‘Zootopia 2’ Footage Explores New Corners of the Animal-Filled Metropolis

Disney’s “Zootopia 2” is finally arriving in theaters on Nov. 26, 2026. The sequel to the 2016 film, which grossed over $1 billion globally and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, is one ...
IndieWire

Jennifer Lee to Direct ‘Frozen 3’ and ‘4,’ Disney Names Jared Bush Head of Animation Studio

Jennifer Lee, the co-director of the original “Frozen,” has stepped down as Disney Animation’s chief creative officer after six years and will exclusively return to filmmaking to direct the next two ...
Reuters

Walt Disney appoints 'Moana' writer Jared Bush as creative head of animation studios

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Animation Studios, in a significant leadership shift, on Thursday named Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jared Bush as its new chief creative officer, effective ...

Jacksonville youth entrepreneurship program City Kidz pivots to animation studio with global production plans

The founder of City Kidz is building an animation studio with production facilities overseas and plans to bring 30 to 40 jobs ...