Slashfilm and other sites are reporting that the graphic novel, Cowboys & Aliens will be hitting the big screen and that Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde will be the star actors. The movie is set to be released in July 2011.According to IMDB, the plot is based in Silver City, Arizona, where “Apache […]
DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon took the number one spot over the weekend in the box office with $43.3 million. I’ve heard mostly good reviews. I hope to take the kids sometime soon. If you saw it over the weekend, please post your review below.
Paul W.S. Anderson is said to be working on a Buck Rogers 3D feature film. Anderson directed “Alien vs Predator.” The screen play is reportedly being written by Iron Man writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. The Buck Rogers character is based on a comic strip of the same name that appeared in 1928.
Comingsoon.net is reporing that Sony Pictures is developing a CG 3D version of E.C. Segar’s Popeye. The storyline is being kept under wraps, but Popeye’s love interest Olive Oyl, nemesis Bluto and adopted child Swee’Pea will be part of the adventure, says Variety. Arad says the new version will cover the themes of friendship, love, […]
Entertainment Weekly is reporting the other major actors that rumored to lend voice talent to the Smurf movie. Hank Azaria, best known for the multiple character voices on “The Simpsons”, will be the voice of Gargamel. Katy Perry will voice Smurfette, George Lopez and Alan Cumming will voice some unnamed smurfs. Jayma Mays will play […]
Movie to debut on May 21 in #d theaters and IMAX 3D.
The LA Times blog reports that Neil Patrick Harris, star of “How I Met Your Mother,” has been cast to star in the upcoming Smurfs movie. The movie will be a mix of live action and CGI. Harris will play one of the live action roles.
Shrek Forever After will open the Tribeca Film Festival in April. This will be the fourth DreamWorks Animation film featuring the world’s most famous ogre, but the first ever released in 3D. Mike Myers returns as the voice of Shrek. Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas are also coming back as the voices of […]
Comedian George Lopez will voice the Looney Tunes character Speedy Gonzales on the big screen. New Line is producing a live-action/CG hybrid movie featuring the famous 50’s character. Over the years, Speedy appeared in the live-action/animation features “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” “Space Jam” and “Looney Tunes: Back in Action.” But the character has often courted […]
The Heat Vision blog (part of Hollywood Reporter) notes that comic book artists are becoming a hit in Hollywood. Not that Hollywood is likely to resist. It already has succumbed to such waves of outsiders as commercials directors and music video helmers, and comic artists bring a lot of the same visual flair. But they […]
With the upcoming Marmaduke movie, Twentieth Century Fox and USA TODAY’s pet community post are inviting readers to submit video of their dog’s antics. Four winners will be selected and their dog will be featured in the ending credits of the Marmaduke movie.The Marmaduke movie is set to release on June 4. Contest ends February […]
Comedian Jonathan Winters has signed to voice the Papa Smurf character for an upcoming CGI adaption to the 1958 Belgian comic strip turned 1980’s NBC cartoon, “The Smurfs.” Not much has been revealed about the movie other than it will be directed by Raja Gosnell and released through Columbia Pictures. Ropes of Silicon has sample […]
Animated news reports that last weekend Avatar has surpassed Titanic as the highest grossing movie of all time. It has taken in $601 million to Titanic’s $600 million in domestic receipts. Titanic is still #1 when adjusted for inflation, but Avatar’s forecasted take-in is between $650 million to $700 million. When including Worldwide sales, the […]
I reported earlier that Up was nominated for Best Picture – something rarely done for an animated film. I briefly mentioned it was also nominated in the Animated Feature Film category. What I did not mentioned was the other contenders which include: Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog and The Secret of […]