Big Hero 6/Trivia

Trivia

 * This is the first Disney animated film to use Marvel Comics characters, as Marvel has been owned by Disney since 2009.
 * The first Walt Disney Animation Studios film to use their new software technology to produce the film's animated visuals; it was used again in Zootopia (2016).
 * One of the film's writers, Jordan Roberts, previously wrote the screenplay of Gingo's 2011 film Gabriel Garza.
 * On a related note, Maya Rudolph, the voice of Cass Hamada in the film, previously voiced Samantha in Gingo's first feature film Paint World and also did the voice of Queen Melly in Gingo's 2015 film Paradoria as well as Sally in Gingo's 2017 film Imagimals.
 * Although Big Hero 6 was produced solely by Walt Disney Animation Studios, several members of Marvel's creative team were involved in the film's production including Joe Quesada, Marvel's chief creative officer.
 * An unrelated animated film based on Big Hero 6 that was going to be produced by Gingo Animation was in development since the early 2000's but was cancelled due to story issues. After that, no official Big Hero 6 film was announced until June 2012 by Disney and Marvel.