Month: February 2005 – page 5

Interview: Narnia screenwriters Christopher Markus and Steven McFeely

Recharge Magazine interviews the screenwriters of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, Christopher Markus and Steven McFeely. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe opens in theaters December 9, 2005.

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown release date

The Internet Movie Database lists March 31, 2006 as the release date for Ice Age 2: The Meltdown.

Writer Gunn talks about a third Doo

According to Moviehole, James Gunn, writer of the first two Scooby Doo movies, states that if there is a Scooby Doo 3, it will likely be without him, director Raja Gosnell, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Gunn further predicts that the film will likely be direct-to-video.

New pics from Sprung! The Magic Roundabout

M&C Movies has several new pics from Sprung! The Magic Roundabout. A date for the film’s U.S. release has yet to be announced.

Roger Dean movie planned

British illustrator Roger Dean is working on an animated feature based on his Yes album covers. Floating Islands is the story is of a boy Loki, growing up, his imagination fired by the myths and legends his uncle had read to him as a child. The film is about a coming of age, a quest […]

Incredibles autograph session

Yahoo! Finance reports that Brad “no more need for an introduction” Bird will be signing copies of The Art of The Incredibles at the Barnes and Noble at The Grove at Farmers Market in Los Angeles, CA, on Wednesday, February 9, at 7:30 PM. If you are one of the first 250 fans in line […]

Actor, activist Ossie Davis dead at 87

Ossie Davis, well-known for his roles dealing with racial injustice, has passed away at the age of 87, an aide said Friday. The actor was found dead in his hotel room in Miami Beach, Fla. At the time, he was involved in the film Retirement. Davis’ career involved not only acting, but directing and producing […]

Actor John Vernon dead at 72

At the age of 72, actor John Vernon passed away in his sleep on Tuesday at his Los Angeles home. The actor’s death came after complications from a heart surgery he had on January 16th, according to his daughter Kate. In a career than included over 100 television shows and films, Vernon was probably best […]

Incredibles captures Golden Tomato awards

Rotten Tomatoes has announced the recipients of the Golden Tomato Awards for 2004. For the third time in the ceremony’s six year run, Pixar took the top prize, with The Incredibles achieving the title “The Best Reviewed Film of 2004 in Wide Release”. Other animated films in top 25 included Shrek 2, Team America: World […]

Robots soundtrack to hit stores on March 1st

Virgin Records will release the soundtrack to 20th Century Fox’s Robots on Tuesday, March 1st, indiciates IGN FilmForce. The soundtrack features soul singer Ricky Fante (“Shine”), Fountains of Wayne (“Tell Me What You Already Did”), Chingy (“Right Thurr”), Houston (“I Like That”), Stacie Orrico (“(There’s Gotta Be) More to Life”), Steriogram (“Walkie Talkie Man”) Fatboy […]

Major Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3 details revealed

According to The Orlando Bloom Files, via Coming Soon, in Monday’s Walt Disney Investor Conference Studio Presentation – which can be heard here – Disney studio Chairman Dick Cook revealed some rather large details about the two sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, now the film’s official title, […]

New Muppets' Wizard of Oz

IESB has a new pic from The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz, coming to ABC this May.

Pocahontas 10th Anniversary Edition cover art

Ultimate Disney has just posted the cover and disc art for the Pocahontas 10th Anniversary Edition DVD which is due out on May 3.

What would Duffman think? Woman admits hawking bogus beverage

This might be the start of a regular column here on dumb crime. As reported by Netscape News, an Australian woman has pled guilty to three counts of selling Duff beer on eBay. The only problem was that she didn’t have the beer to send to the buyers as authentic Duff beer (the fictitious beer […]

Paul Newman's Cars Car

If you’ve been itching for a Cars update, any Cars update, two images of the car Paul Newman will be driving this Friday in the Rolex 24 at Daytona can be viewed here:

Disney targeted by new intellectual-property theft lawsuit

Here we go again. The Orlando Sentinel (link via Laughing Place) has the scoop on a new lawsuit being slapped against Disney by one Royce Mathew claiming that key plot points for Disney’s live action hit Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl were stolen from a 1995 short film of his. […]

Song of the South DVD release in near future?

Following a report at IGN FilmForce concerning its release, The Internet Movie Database also spotlights the much-requested DVD release of Song of the South. Reportedly, Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook stated that Disney has received more requests for a DVD release of Song of the South than any other film. For example, SongoftheSouth.net has currently […]

Howl's Moving Castle helps Japan box office move up in 2004

The Internet Movie Database, via Toon Zone, reports that for the second year in a row, a new record has been set for the box office in Japan. Grosses rose to $2.03 billion in 2004, representing a 3.8% increase compared to 2003, according to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Japan’s domestic films were […]

Toy Story 3 moved to 2008

In a story at Yahoo! Movies that discusses the new Glendale, California-based studio Disney is preparing primarily for the sequels to Pixar’s films, Disney Chairman Dick Cook revealed that Toy Story 3 is now being planned for 2008 and would not be the main Disney animated feature for that year. It was previously expected that […]

Elfman to score Disney's Day with Wilbur Robinson

Along with being hired to score Charlotte’s Web, Danny Elfman will compose the music for Disney’s A Day with Wilbur Robinson, Music from the Movies indicates. Both films are scheduled for a 2006 release.

The Easter Egg Escapade Trailer

Renowned children’s book author John Michael Williams has made the journey from print to the silver screen with the release of the feature-length animated film The Easter Egg Escapade. The movie tells the story of Egg Town, an idyllic village where neighboring chickens and rabbits live together in harmony. However, beyond the borders of this […]

Mirrormask Trailer

Born of a cooperation between writer Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean and animated by the Jim Henson Company, Mirromask is loosely based on Lewis Carrol’s Alice In Wonderland. Helena, a fifteen year old girl working for her family circus, wishes to run away and live a normal life. She finds herself in a fantastic […]