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Andrew Stanton discusses Waaaall•E
…classic animated movies. “It hasn’t been since Toy Story that I’ve been this excited about the originality of a movie … you knew that it was one of a kind.”… |
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Kung Fu Panda opens today
…agreeing that it is a highly enjoyable summer flick. The movie is expected to come in at number 1 at the box office this weekend, with Box Office Mojo guessing… |
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Kung Fu Panda opening a strong #1 at the U.S. box office
…day for an animated feature since last summer’s The Simpsons Movie which launched with a $29.4M Friday, and ranks as the second best first-day tally for a DreamWorks animated film… |
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Another Andrew Stanton interview
The team at Disney’s Movie Surfers sat down with writer/director Andrew Stanton to chat about his new film Wall•E. Thanks to Upcoming Pixar for the link…. |
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Kung Fu Panda's directors reveal their secrets
Over at Animated Views, Kung Fu Panda‘s directors John Stevenson and Mark Osborne speak to Jeremie Noyer about the making of their $60 million grossing movie! Also newly posted is… |
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The Smurfs coming to the big screen
…installments in the Shrek franchise, are in negotiations to pen the screenplay. Kerner secured film rights to the Smurfs property in 2002 and had been developing a 3-D CGI feature… |
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Christopher Lee back in Star Wars, animation style
…he recorded his lines; says a message board member on the actor’s official site: “Mr. Lee has recorded the voice of Count Dooku for this movie a couple of months… |
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Five Kung Fu Panda sequels on the way?
…that there could be up to FIVE more Kung Fu Panda movies if he gets his way. “There is a larger story here of which this is the first chapter…. |
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Disney to offer free movies online
Disney will stream full-length movies on its Web site for the first time, as part of its “Wonderful World of Disney” series on ABC, says The Hollywood Reporter. The films… |
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Disney projecting $30 billion in branded retail sales for 2008
…Brothers, who star in the Camp Rock movie that premieres June 20th on the Disney Channel, are being looked at as teh next possible major tween franchise for the studio…. |
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More Pixar and Wall•E goodies
…new Wall•E featurette entitled A Space Journey In Sound can also be viewed at Rotten Tomatoes, and Variety explains why merchandise for the movie is expected to sell much better… |
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Seann William Scott talks about Planet 51
…everyone watching this movie, and it pulls back to reveal that they’re aliens. And so humans are aliens to them. And Dwayne Johnson’s character lands on the planet, and everyone’s… |
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Reviews leak and amazing buzz starts on Wall•E
…three times during the movie,” adds T’he Abstruse One’ with ‘John Gholson’ concluding: “Visionary. Emotional. Fantastic. A Must-See. A Thrill Ride. Romantic. Eye-Popping. Incredible. Instant Classic. The best Pixar film… |
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More Wall•E goodness
The Pixar Blog posted more quotes with writer/director Andrew Stanton, new movie stills, and the first production photos…. |
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Review of The Jungle Book 2: Special Edition DVD
…until this point to purchase it, so this re-release tactic only really works for those who’ve never seen it and those anxious to rack up more Disney Movie Rewards points.”… |
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Details on Coraline video games
…ages to experience not only key environments and moments from the movie, but also elements that go beyond the feature film.” Coraline will be released nationwide on February 6, 2009…. |
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New Bolt poster
A new one-sheet advertising Disney’s upcoming CGI comedy Bolt has appeared online at Internet Movie Poster Awards. Hitting theaters on November 16th of this year, Bolt stars the voice talents… |
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Watership Down deluxe edition DVD in October
DVDActive reports that Warner Home Video has announced a deluxe edition dvd of the 1978 movie Watership Down on October 7. Full details are yet to be revealed but the… |
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Ratatouille and Enchanted grab Saturn awards
…Music for Alan Menken) while Ratatouille won for best Writing and unsurprisingly beat Beowulf, Meet the Robinsons, Shrek the Third, The Simpsons Movie and Surf’s Up in the Animated Film… |
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Marketing budgets for animated features are on the rise
Wall•E is expected to easily become the year’s most marketed movie, with DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda coming close behind. Last year, Ratatouille topped the marketing charts, with Disney spending $54… |
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97% of positive reviews so far for Wall•E
…falls head-over-treads in love. Critics have been heaping praise on Pixar for years, but there’s a reason for that: The studio re-invents the rules of CG animation each time out…. |
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Wall•E scores 100% positive reviews from top critics
And Pixar’s latest also rose to 98% of positive reviews overall according to Rotten Tomatoes. It “has all the heart, soul, spirit and romance of the very best silent movies… |
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Wall•E headed off to a $60+M opening weekend
…numbers suggest $70M+ for the 3-day. If the movie exceeds $70.4M this weekend, it will become the all-time best Pixar opening, which will put it above such classics as The… |
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Gary Oldman discusses his Christmas Carol roles
…… and you don’t wear a costume, and you have dots on your face, and Zemeckis will make the movie in the computer later.” A Christmas Carol will be released… |
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Harry Gregson-Williams reminisces on his Shrek scores
…this Joan Jett song and the next minute a beautiful Hallelujah song which actually has a lot of emotion with this movie of a green ogre. Who would have thought… |
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Arthur spotted in Harvey Weinstein's trash
The Village Voice questionably went through the movie mogul’s trash and found “a letter from French producer Pierre-Ange Le Pogam refers to the distribution of a sequel to Arthur and… |
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Hello, Dolly! composer moved by Wall•E
…away by the fact that two songs of mine that are close to 50 years old have been used as the underpinning. My eyes were really wet at both the… |
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Box office update
…Monday to become the second biggest original film in the studio’s history. Both movies are also expected to perform strongly overseas, proving once again the unparalleled appeal of quality animated… |
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Walden Media to develop Housebroken
…in the manner of such Walden films as Charlotte’s Web and the Chronicles of Narnia series. The movie likely would be released by Fox under the studio’s deal with Walden…. |
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New week, new contests, more Oliver!
…Company in stores tomorrow, Jeremie has been on the interview trail again, speaking to three of the major talents that came together to contribute to this underrated Disney feature. On… |

