News Archive for James R Whitson

Disney and Pixar fight to rule the Mouse House
Justice League plot details and logo revealed
Animated Spider-Man movie lands director
Why make a sequel at all?
Finding Dory opens

Pixar’s Finding Dory opens today in 4,305 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is a hit with the critics, earning a huge 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “Funny, poignant, and thought-provoking, Finding Dory delivers a beautifully animated adventure that adds another entertaining chapter to its predecessor’s classic story.” BOM is predicting it […]

Finding Dory interview: Andrew Stanton and Lindsey Collins
Finding Dory interview: Ellen Degeneres and Ed O’Neill
Finding Dory interview: Eugene Levy
Hollywood helps boost Annecy to record levels
How 101 Dalmatians saved Disney animation
Hollywood’s new problem? Sequels moviegoers don’t want
Finding Dory a breakthrough for water animation
Zootopia directors talk sequel, TV potential
A look back at the Disney strike on its 75th anniversary
The Angry Birds Movie opens

Columbia/ImageWorks’ The Angry Birds Movie opens today in 3,932 theatres, according to Box Office Mojo. The film is splitting the critics, earning a 45% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “The Angry Birds Movie is substantially more entertaining than any film adapted from an app has any right to be — which may or may […]

Nintendo hoping to self-finance their own animated movies
First Look at Studio Ghibli’s The Red Turtle
Song of the Summer? Timberlake releases Can’t Stop the Feeling from DreamWorks’ Trolls

Justin Timberlake released Can’t Stop the Feeling today, which will be featured on the soundtrack for DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls. The video for the song includes co-stars James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, Kunal Nayyar, Ron Funches.

Bling in limited theatrical release today

Momentum Pictures is bringing an English-language dub of the South Korean film Bling to select theaters in the United States today: “Featuring the voice talents of Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights), Jennette McMcurdy (iCarly, Sam & Cat), Carla Gugino (Spy Kids) and James Woods (Justice League Action, Hercules) and distributed by Momentum Pictures and produced […]

Comcast/DreamWorks deal questions answered
Ratchet & Clank opens

Gramercy and Rainmaker’s Ratchet & Clank opens today in 2,891 theaters, according to Box Office Mojo. The film isn’t doing well with the critics, earning just a 21% so far at Rotten Tomatoes. It may underperform with audiences too, with BOM predicting a 6th place finish this weekend with $5.49 million.