Big Hero 6

About Big Hero 6

Big Hero 6 is a 2014 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, it tells the story of Hiro Hamada, a young robotics prodigy who forms a superhero team to combat a masked villain. The film is set in a fictional city of San Fransokyo, a combination of San Francisco and Tokyo.

Making / Production

This movie was directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams. It was produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, marking their 54th feature film. The filmmakers spent about a year and a half researching robotics, visiting labs in top universities to develop Baymax, the lovable healthcare companion robot in the movie.

Actors

• Ryan Potter as Hiro Hamada - He did an excellent job bringing life to the 14-year-old genius and robot-builder, capturing the character's curiosity, intelligence, and teenage brashness perfectly.
• Scott Adsit as Baymax - Scott Adsit brought warmth and a wonderful sense of humor to Baymax, a healthcare companion robot turned would-be superhero.
• Daniel Henney as Tadashi Hamada - Henney depicted Hiro's caring and innovative older brother, Tadashi, with warmth and gentleness, creating a character who was a great inspiration for the protagonist.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• This film is Disney’s first superhero movie that’s not from the Marvel Studios pipeline.
• San Fransokyo, the city in which the movie takes place, was produced by combining the cities of San Francisco and Tokyo.
• The character of Baymax was inspired by a real robot in development at Carnegie Mellon University.

Awards

Big Hero 6 won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie. It also received nominations for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film.

Quotes

• Hiro: "We didn't set out to be superheroes. But sometimes life doesn't go the way you planned."
• Baymax: "On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate your pain?"
• Tadashi: "The only limit is your imagination."

Music, Soundtrack

• The score for Big Hero 6 was composed by Henry Jackman, who previously worked with Walt Disney Animation Studios on Wreck-It Ralph.
• "Immortals" by Fall Out Boy was the main song featured in the film and on the soundtrack.
• The soundtrack also features original songs from bands such as Imagine Dragons and Ne-Yo.