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First Look: Disney's Bolt

December 27, 2007
by Alex Billington

First Look: Disney's Bolt

Almost everyone is familiar with Pixar's Wall-E by now, but Disney also has another CGI animated film in the works. It's titled Bolt and is one of Disney's major 3D releases for 2008, similar to Meet the Robinsons from earlier this year. The movie is about a German Shepherd named Bolt, voiced by John Travolta, who ends up on a cross-country adventure. I'll admit I absolutely love anything with dogs, so I'm quite intrigued. Check out the first look photo at Disney's Bolt below.

Bolt's sidekicks include Mittens and a hamster named Rhino, as seen below. Click the photo for full size.

Disney's Bolt

For super-dog Bolt (voice of John Travolta), every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue—at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet—a cross-country journey through the real world. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and with the help of two unlikely traveling companions: a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens (voice of Susie Essman) and a TV-obsessed hamster in a plastic ball named Rhino, Bolt discovers he doesn't need superpowers to be a hero.

Bolt, directed by Chris Williams (story writer of Mulan and The Emperor's New Groove), is due in theaters next November 26th, 2008.

Disney's Bolt

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Reader Feedback - 8 Comments »

1

I'll give this movie a chance but I liked it better when it was called American Dog.

Tyrone Aaron on Dec 27, 2007

2

No offense sir, but saying "I'll admit I absolutely love anything with dogs, so I'm quite intrigued"
really does reduce your credibility…

ramez on Dec 27, 2007

3

I hope 2008 won't be over-saturated with clone-a-like CG animations.

Anything with dogs, eh? Tim Allen's "The Shaggy Dog" must have been a treat, then :P

avoidz on Dec 27, 2007

4

and what is not credible about liking dog movies?? if you DONT like movies about dogs, dont watch them. for my part, this looks like fun. I'll take dogs over people anyday. they are far more talented.

Cornholio_By_The_Sea on Dec 28, 2007

5

I think I'm going to love this movie.
I am a devoted fan of the old 1968-70 tv series Here Come the Brides. The last name of the three main characters was "Bolt" . The eldest Bolt brother was filled with bravado much like this doggy hero. How fun it will be to find any and all similarities to those manly loggers of Seattle.

Sharon Crane on Feb 10, 2008

6

Looks to me like this is yet another take on Incredible Journey, only they swapped one of the dogs for a hampster, animated it, and added the feel-good, 'be yourself' spin to it.

S. D. on Feb 11, 2008

7

This looks like it could be good. Bolt sure does look cute.

Adrienne on Apr 24, 2008

8

I am a member of Women In Animation, and our annual meeting was held at the Disney Studios this year. They gave us a great presentation of all their feauture films and shorts up until the year 2012. For the look they were going for in this movie, they had to get 10 different patents! Even if you don't like the feel of the story, the graphics are incredible! Even though its 3D, I don't, the look is hard to describe. It looks as though every thing except the characters were digitally in Photoshop or something. The enviroments are incredible. From the eight minute clip they showed us, this looks like it will be an excellent film.

Angela Padua on Apr 25, 2008

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