Big Hero 6 is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated superhero action comedy film[6] produced by Walt Disney Animation Studiosand released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 54th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and is inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name.[7] Directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams, the film tells the story of a young robotics prodigy named Hiro Hamada who forms a superhero team to combat a masked villain. The film features the voices of Ryan Potter,Scott Adsit, Daniel Henney, T. J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans, Jr., Génesis Rodríguez, Maya Rudolph, Alan Tudyk, andJames Cromwell.
Big Hero 6 is the first Disney animated film to feature Marvel Comics characters, whose parent company was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2009.[8] Walt Disney Animation Studios created new software technology to produce the film's animated visuals.[1][9]
Big Hero 6 premiered at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 23, 2014, and at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in 3D on October 31; it was theatrically released in the United States on November 7, 2014. The film was met with both critical and commercial success, grossing over $644 million in worldwide box office; making it the highest-grossing animated film of 2014.[10] It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and received nominations for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, theGolden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film.
