Actor Alan Tudyk (1971)

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) is a 3D animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Five centuries ago, the once peaceful sub-continent of Kumandra was destroyed by dark spirits known as the Druun, turning all living things to stone. Sisu, the lone surviving dragon, inherited her siblings’ magic which was contained in a precious gem. By concentrating her power into the gem, she vanquishes the Druun and restores life to Kumandra’s people, though not its dragons. This leads to a struggle for control over the gem and divides the people into five kingdoms named Fang, Heart, Spine, Talon and Tail – ...

Directed by Guy Ritchie and coproduced by Walt Disney Pictures and Rideback, Aladdin (2019) is a musical fantasy film that serves as a live-action adaptation of Disney’s beloved 1992 animated movie. It draws inspiration from Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, a French addition to the Middle Eastern folktales found in One Thousand and One Nights. The story follows Aladdin, an orphaned street urchin living in the fictional city of Agrabah (based on Baghdad), and his trusty sidekick, Abu the monkey. Their paths cross with Princess Jasmine, who longs to take over her father’s role as Sultan but is ...

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) is an animated comedy film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Following events from six years ago, Ralph and Vanellope remain close friends and spend their free time together at Litwak Arcade. While Ralph is content with their current routine, Vanellope craves something more exciting than the predictable nature of Sugar Rush. In an effort to please her, Ralph takes matters into his own hands and creates a secret track within the game. However, this plan backfires when the arcade player’s control breaks during Vanellope’s test run on the new track. With Sugar Rush’s ...

Big Hero 6: The Series (2017–2021), an American superhero animated TV show, debuted in November 2017 and concluded in February 2021. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series was co-created by Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley (known for Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and Kim Possible). It is based on Disney’s film Big Hero 6 (loosely inspired by Marvel Comics’ comic book series of the same name) and serves as a sequel to the original movie. Utilizing traditional hand-drawn animation, the series follows tech prodigy Hiro ...

Released by Walt Disney Pictures, Moana (2016) is an American animated musical fantasy action-adventure film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Set on the Polynesian island of Motunui, the inhabitants worship the goddess Te Fiti, who is believed to have brought life to the ocean using a pounamu stone as her heart and source of power. However, Maui, a shapeshifting demigod known for his trickery and mastery of wayfinding, stole Te Fiti’s heart centuries ago in order to give humanity the power of creation. This caused Te Fiti to disintegrate and Maui was attacked by Te Kā, a volcanic demon. He lost both the heart and his magical fish hook to the depths of the ...

Zootopia (2016) is an animated buddy cop movie created by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Set in a world of anthropomorphic animals, the film follows Judy Hopps, a determined rabbit from Bunnyburrow who achieves her childhood dream of becoming the first rabbit police officer in urban Zootopia. Despite her eagerness and ambitions, Chief Bogo of the Zootopia Police Department assigns Judy to parking duty. However, on her very first day, she crosses paths with con artists Nick Wilde and Finnick. The next day, she jeopardizes her job by leaving her post to apprehend Duke Weaselton, a petty thief who stole a bag of rare crocus bulbs. ...

Rogue One (2016), an American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards, follows research scientist Galen Erso and his family as they evade Imperial weapons developer Orson Krennic on the planet Lah’mu. Krennic seeks to force Galen to complete the Death Star, a destructive superweapon. During their confrontation, Galen’s wife Lyra is killed and their daughter Jyn escapes with the help of rebel extremist Saw Gerrera. Fifteen years later, cargo pilot Bodhi Rook defects from the Empire and delivers a holographic message from Galen to Gerrera on the desert moon Jedha. Upon learning of Rook’s ...

The film Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) is an American dystopian science fiction based on James Dashner’s novel of the same name. A hesitant Thomas is left by his mother with scientist Ava Paige and soldiers from the organization WCKD. Along with other children, he is placed in a mobile maze in the Glade for scientific testing. Years later, after being rescued from the maze, Thomas and the other survivors are brought to a facility led by Mr. Janson. He claims that the facility offers protection from the Flare virus and ‘Cranks’, and supplies them with necessary resources. Under Janson’s ...

Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015–2019) is an American animated magical girl series created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson. It aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. Star Butterfly, a princess from Mewni and heir to the royal throne of the Butterfly Kingdom, is given the family wand on her 14th birthday, as per tradition. Despite being known for her energy and silly nature within the royal family, she accidentally sets fire to their castle. In response, King River and Queen Moon Butterfly ...

Justice League: War (2014) is an American animated superhero film based on the DC Comics team. Adapted from the storyline of Justice League: Origin by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, it follows a series of abductions in Gotham City. When video footage links Batman to the incidents, Green Lantern intervenes and nearly gets defeated by a Parademon. However, Batman arrives to help and they both chase the alien creature into the sewers. After it explodes, they find a Mother Box and realize it’s from another world. To uncover more information, they turn to Superman for ...

Big Hero 6 (2014) is an American animated film by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero team created by Man of Action, the film is set in a futuristic city called San Fransokyo (a combination of San Francisco and Tokyo). The main character is Hiro Hamada, a 14-year-old high school graduate and robotics genius who competes in illegal underground robot fights. To steer him away from this dangerous world, his older brother Tadashi, who studies at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, brings him to the institute’s research lab where he meets Tadashi’s friends: Go Go, Wasabi, Honey ...

The popular movie Frozen (2013), released by Walt Disney Pictures, tells the story of Princess Elsa from Arendelle who possesses magical abilities over ice and snow. After unintentionally hurting her sister Anna with her powers, their parents, the King and Queen, take them to a group of trolls led by Grand Pabbie for help. He uses his magic to heal Anna’s injury by removing her memories of Elsa’s abilities. As a precautionary measure, the King and Queen decide to keep Elsa isolated within the castle until she learns to control her powers. This isolation causes a rift between the sisters that continues into their adulthood. Sadly, their parents perish in a ...

The animated comedy film, Wreck-It Ralph (2012), produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures, follows the lives of video game characters after Litwak’s Arcade closes. After leaving their in-game roles, they gather at Game Central Station to socialize. One evening, the infamous villain of Fix-it Felix, Jr., Wreck-It Ralph, attends a support group called Bad-Anon where he expresses frustration with his designated role. Feeling excluded from his game’s 30th-anniversary party, Ralph sets out to win a medal in hopes of gaining respect. He overhears that the first-person shooter Hero’s Duty awards medals and sneaks into ...

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) is an American science fiction action film inspired by Hasbro’s popular toy line. Decades earlier, a Cybertronian spaceship known as the Ark crashes on the dark side of the Moon and is discovered by NASA. In order to investigate, President John F. Kennedy approves a mission to land on the Moon, which takes place in 1969 with Apollo 11. Unbeknownst to the public, the astronauts also explore the crashed spaceship before returning to Earth. In present day, the Autobots work alongside humans to prevent major conflicts. During a mission to investigate possible alien technology at Chernobyl, they are attacked by Decepticon ...

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010), a black comedy horror film directed and co-written by Eli Craig, follows a group of college kids who encounter two hillbillies – Tucker and Dale – while camping in West Virginia. The film takes us back in time to the events leading up to a horrific encounter between the two groups. As they make their way to a rundown lakefront cabin that Tucker recently purchased, the friends are stopped by Sheriff Gurr, who warns them about the hazards of the area. Meanwhile, Tucker and Dale are excited about their new vacation home but have no idea what’s about to unfold when they ...

The animated superhero film, Astro Boy (2009), is a loose adaptation of the manga series by Japanese writer and illustrator Osamu Tezuka. Set in the futuristic city-state of Metro City in the 22nd century, the story follows teenage protagonist Toby Tenma. His father, Dr. Tenma, works at the Ministry of Science alongside his colleague Dr. Elefun. Together, they create the Peacekeeper – a highly advanced defensive robot powered by two opposite energy spheres – one blue and one red. These powerful orbs were discovered from a star fragment by Dr. Elefun himself. The two scientists then present their creation to Stone, the President of Metro City who is ...

Directed by James Mangold, 3:10 to Yuma (2007) is an American Western action drama film. It is the second adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s 1953 short story Three-Ten to Yuma, following the 1957 film of the same name. Set in Arizona in 1884, it tells the story of Dan Evans, a poor rancher and Civil War veteran who is in debt to wealthy Glen Hollander. Following Hollander’s warning by burning down his barn and scattering his cattle, Evans and his two sons set out to find their lost herd. They come across Ben Wade and his gang robbing an armored stagecoach ...

Into the West (2005) is a TV Miniseries, produced by Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks. The six two-hour episodes (including commercials) were first broadcast in the U.S. on Turner Network Television (TNT) over six consecutive Fridays in June and July of 2005. It was also shown in the UK on BBC2 and BBC HD from November 4, 2006, as well as on CBC Television in Canada. In the U.S., AMC aired the series during both summer and fall seasons in 2012. With a setting spanning from the 1820s to 1890, the miniseries follows two families – one white American and one Native American – whose lives become intertwined ...

Serenity (2005), an American space Western film, was written and directed by Joss Whedon in his feature directorial debut. In the 26th century, humanity has colonized a new solar system with the central planets forming the Alliance. After winning a war against the rebellious Independents who refused to join them, tensions continue to simmer between the two groups. The Tam siblings, River and Dr. Simon, face their own struggles when she is taken by Alliance scientists and transformed into both a psychic and an assassin. But thanks to her brother’s bravery, River is saved as a teenager. During her training, she ...

I, Robot (2004) is a science fiction action film directed by Alex Proyas. The screenplay, written by Jeff Vintar and Akiva Goldsman, is adapted from Vintar’s original script Hardwired and inspired by Isaac Asimov’s collection of short stories from 1950. Taking place in the year 2035, humanoid robots follow the Three Laws of Robotics to serve humanity. Detective Del Spooner of the Chicago Police Department ...