Marvel & Disney's Big Hero 6 Adds Adds Bolt Director Chris Williams

BRIDGE TO SAN FRANSOKYO – Concept art showcases an iconic bridge and treasured landmark of the high-tech, fast-paced city of San Fransokyo, the setting for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ action comedy adventure “Big Hero 6”—

Big Hero 6 concept art

When Disney bought Marvel, a lot of pessimists thought this would mean lots of cutesy animated movies based on the company’s characters. However the only direct collaboration with Disney Animation announced so far is Big Hero 6 – certainly not the most famous of properties.

Now it’s been announced that Chris Williams, who wrote and directed Disney’s Bolt, has signed on to co-direct Big Hero 6 alongside Don Hall.

The Marvel comics follow robotics expert Hiro Hamada, who teams up with a robot named Baymax, and a host of other characters such as Gogo, Honey Lemon, sushi chef Wasabi and fanboy Fred. The movie is based on Marvel’s six-issue mini-series, which was inspired by Japanese manga comics and centers on a group of state-sanctioned superheroes who are at the Japanese government’s disposal.

Don Hall wrote the script, based on Duncan Rouleau and Steven T. Seagle’s comic book. Disney has set a November 7th, 2014 US release date, although as a new director is coming in and no voice cast has been announced, that date may well slip.