"It's clobbering time!" – The Fantastic Four
Yahoo Movies profiles the {{link http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20040921/en_usatoday/fantasticfourreferstoactorstoo cast and crew}} of the upcoming live–action feature based on The Fantastic Four comic book, which will currently go head to head next July… |
Steve and Donald
…have seemed to have no value when it was first filmed. Much of it is a live action/animation hybrid and features animation by Disney vet Eric Goldberg. The still features… |
Walden Media takes on Tortoise and Hippo
…be a blend of live action and photo-real CGI animation, is the brainchild of Relevant Entertainment’s Mike Menchel, who thought of the idea after his daughter showed him a picture… |
Racing Stripes: new trailer
Obviously forgiving director Frederik Du Chau for The Quest For Camelot, Warner Brothers is starting to ramp up awareness for the helmer’s new film for them, Racing Stripes. The live–action/CGI-enhanced… |
Transformers producer seeks fan feedback
The {{link http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=5268 JoBlo movie site}} reports that the live–action Transformers producer Don Murphy has revealed a little more about the characters set to appear in the film on his… |
Charlotte's pics
Writing of the production for the live–action/CGI Charlotte’s Web, USA Today also provides eight new images from the film, coming to theaters June 23, 2006…. |
Animated Spy Kids 4 a possibility?
…done with animation. “We might do an animated, straight-to-DVD thing but that would be it”, said Rodriguez, before adding, “Couldn’t do a live action thing – kids are too big”…. |
Bunyan gets a CGI Babe
…Bunyan’s attempts, with the help of a couple of kids, to rescue his ox from the evil clutches of a demented circus owner. Though the film will be live–action, it… |
Clips: Curse of the Were-Rabbit; DVD spinoff coming
Six clips for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit are now online at Yahoo! Movies. Also, in the article “Disney to Trim Live–Action Movies” at DVD Exclusive, it… |
Fantastic Four revealed
‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=5309#post5309 AN Forum}} links to IGN-FilmForce, which has a first look up at the live–action {{link http://filmforce.ign.com/ff/articles/550/550083p1.html Fantastic Four characters}}…. |
Star Wars continues
Revenge of the Sith may have been the last live action Star Wars film but a recent article at StarWars.com indicates that there may be an animated Star Wars feature… |
Weinsteins and Warner Bros. to take on Ninja Turtles
…2007 release, the project will be grittier than its live–action predecessors, in the spirit of the comic book series. Animation veteran Kevin Munroe will direct the untitled Ninja Turtles film,… |
Thunder-bomb Thunderbirds on DVD
…initial specs, for the recent live–action Thunderbirds debacle. The film, a huge bomb this summer for Universal with just $26million taken in its entire worldwide run, will get the basic… |
Dennis Muren on War Of The Worlds
…War Of The Worlds, including the tight deadline, the process of animating to the live–action, plus news on a Hulk 2, upcoming projects, and the future of CGI digital humans…. |
Snow White And The Seven Kung Fu Monks: Disney sets movie sights on China
…people. China has one of the world’s most protected and least-developed film industries. With less than 2,000 mostly old cinemas, its ratio of screens to people is 70 times lower… |
Online slideshow details the making of Sky Captain; interview with Conran and Avnet
The New York Times (free registration required) has an online slideshow that describes how live–action and computer animation were blended to create a sequence from Sky Captain and the World… |
Cinderella Grab Bag
…scene “Dancing On A Cloud.” The disc is loaded with Mary Blair art. “Live action” mice reference. Visual development art. Storyboards. A teaser for the 2007 release of Cinderella III… |
NYC Licensing Show 2005 animated images
…Witch, and the Wardrobe}}. In addition, one may also catch the first glimpse of characters from {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20540 Monster House}}, and the live action/CGI {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20538 Charlotte’s Web}}. Lastly, the… |
Weekend box office actuals: November 18 – 20
This past weekend, Chicken Little fell to #3 with $14,711,378, averaging $4,186 per each of its 3,514 theaters. This brings the Disney hit’s total domestic gross to $99,093,096. At #19,… |
CGI ruining Hollywood?
…are spending so much time dealing with special effects that they fail to fulfill the film’s live action needs. Likewise, Epstein considers that working with special effects may be causing… |
[Update!] Trailers: Charlotte’s Web, Curious George, Ice Age 2
Three new trailers promoting animated releases have premiered online. First up, the teaser trailer for the live action/animated Charlotte’s Web may be seen at Kino-Govno.com. As JoBlo, which has screen… |
Thunderbirds FX
Despite a poor approach to the material, reflected in a poor movie and ever poorer box office takings, the one decent thing in the new live–action Thunderbirds movie is its… |
\\Aeon Flux\\ beats low expectations, \\Harry Potter\\ continues to dominate
…the year to spend three weeks at #1. It made $20.5 million this weekend for a $230 million total in the 17 days since it opened. Adding in the $330… |
UPDATE! Narnia news
…reveals both good and evil troops marching toward the movie’s final battle. Also, at Dark Horizons, Adamson discusses Narnia, lending thoughts on his transition from directing animation to live–action, and… |
Garfield and Friends: Volume 2 set for December 7th
…the site give the few other specs – full screen ratio, a trailer for the live–action film, and both audio and subtitles in English and Spanish (except for a select… |
Pink Panther Show on the prowl to DVD
…Draw the Pink Panther” featurette, “Page to Screen: The Making of Two Cartoons” featurette, and the animated title screens from five of the live–action Pink Panther movies. Also due for… |
Gnomes! moves in at Vanguard Films
…are also slated to co-direct the project, with Vanguard CEO John Williams producing, and Eric Bennett and Margaret French Isaac executive producing the movie. Whether Gnomes! will be animated, live–action,… |
Weekend Box Office: October 21 – 23, 2005
…million this weekend. Currently, the stop-motion flick has taken in around $50.7 million domestically. For info on how the live–action releases fared over the weekend, be sure to check out… |
Charlotte's Web teaser site online
The teaser website for the live–action/computer animated Charlotte’s Web is now up. At this time, only a “Back-to-School Kit,” a gallery, a cast list, and an opportunity to register for… |
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild review
Moviehole critiques the DTV movie Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild. Michael J.Fox, Geena Davis, and Hugh Laurie return for the second sequel, though the blend of live–action/computer animation… |