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Menken says Lidsville is underway
In addition to the previously mentioned Aladdin musical, Broadway.com notes that composer Alan Menken also has several other projects on his plate, including the animated film adaptation of the Sid… |
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Brett Ratner to produce FarmVille TV series
…thrilled to be expanding the brand with existing fans and also engaging a whole new audience,” said Ratner, via Deadline.com. At this time, no network is attached to the series…. |
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Jerry Beck leaves Cartoon Brew
…and continuing my efforts to get classic cartoons out of the vaults and onto your personal screens (on whatever device you prefer). I’m also committed to several new book projects,… |
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Maleficent to strike in 2014
Disney’s live-action Maleficent movie now has a release date set, THR.com is reporting. The movie starring Angelina Jolie will come to theaters on March 14th, 2014, which is around the… |
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Brave new character posters
Four new character posters for Disney & Pixar’s Brave have just been revealed, and are available at EW.com for your viewing pleasure. The site also includes an interview with director… |
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The Goon Test Footage
Collider.com has the first test footage of Eric Powell’s The Goon, an animated adaptation of the Dark Horse comic book series. David Fincher is the lead producer and Clancy Brown… |
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Miley Cyrus joins Hotel Transylvania
Former Disney pop sensation Miley Cyrus is going to have a starring role in Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming horror comedy Hotel Transylvania, EW.com is reporting. Cyrus will play the daughter… |
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An interview with the creators of Oni
…medium that we’re comfortable with. A lot of us like Sara, Robert and myself come from Pixar and we’re very familiar with CG production pipeline. That being said, we just… |
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Family Guy Season 10 Clips Premiere in Theaters
…Fever,” fan favorite episode “Road to the Multiverse,” and a twenty-two minute “History of the World” that explains the creation of Earth. Collider.com has full details on the times and… |
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Dreamworks Plans to Build Studio in China
…in China. The new studio will make movies and TV shows that cater exclusively to the Chinese people. This follows a recent deal with the Chinese version of Youtube, Youku.com,… |
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Lion King animator Tony Bancroft takes “warthog”’s share on Pumbaa!
…parts in a movie. Some animators are better with comedy characters, lead stars, women or villains. I was always “type casted” as a comedy character guy, which I loved. The… |
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D23 Expo 2022 Exclusive
…of their company with amazing spectacles that even the San Diego Comic Con would have trouble rivaling. As the first D23 Expo to run with the pandemic still going, they… |
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Lion King D-rectors Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff: 2D’s for a 3D hit!
…ability to combine authentic African flavor that really made the film come to life musically. Mark Mancina was working for Hans at the time and also contributed greatly to the… |
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Production Designer Matthias Lechner attacks The Sea Beast
…of the film? ML: First, it was a little bit daunting to come up with something different, because I love the Disney style, and so does Chris. We both come… |
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Animation Domination returns to FOX tonight
…American Dad. HollywoodChicago.Com has early reviews of all four episodes, with the critic having nothing but praise to offer for the season premieres of The Simpsons and American Dad. He… |
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Allers & Minkoff: The Legacy of The Lion King
…Diamond Edition Blu-ray / DVD Combo Four-Disc Diamond Edition Blu-ray 3D / Blu-ray / DVD / Digital Copy Eight-Disc Combo: Blu-ray 3D / Blu-ray / DVD / Digital Copy Special… |
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An interview with author Emily Zemler on Disney Princess: Beyond The Tiara
…(voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid and author of the book’s foreword), Lea Salonga (the singing voice behind two Princesses, Jasmine and Mulan), and composer Alan Menken. The book… |
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Winnie the Pooh and Burny, too: a chat with animation legend Burny Mattinson
…Blu-ray Disc: The Winnie the Pooh Three-Disc Blu-ray / DVD Combo + Digital Copy is available to order now from Amazon.com Our deepest thanks to Burny Mattinson and Mac McLean!… |
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First look at Frankenweenie
The first images from Tim Burton’s highly anticipated return to stop motion animation Frankenweenie have been posted online with a special behind-the-scenes article over at EW.com. The movie–a remake of… |
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Brad Bird has “several good ideas” for The Incredibles sequel
In an interview with Movies.com, Brad Bird reveals that he is open to making a follow-up to Pixar’s 2004 hit The Incredibles. Bird says, “I would like to think that… |
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Puss In Boots: composer Henry Jackman’s Spanish Hour
…Debussy influence on your music? HJ: Of course, I wouldn’t be comparing myself to those composers. But I’m lucky because we got all these folk instruments, the guitars and everything,… |
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The Art Of Pixar – The Complete Color Scripts And Select Art From 25 Years Of Animation: an Interview with author Amid Amidi
…for 20th Century Fox about the making of the Fox/Blue Sky computer animated feature, and edited and designed the book Inside UPA, a compilation of unpublished photographs from the legendary… |
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Disney contemporary classic cover art revealed!
Over at Amazon.com, some new additions to Disney’s extensive Blu-ray catalog line up for the year have just been made available for pre-order, revealing the cover artwork for the first… |
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The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol : maxi-director Troy Quane on Sony’s mini-movie!
…Not the television series, but the original Peyo comics. Being from Canada, we would get the French language comics a lot. It was those Smurfs comics and another comic series… |
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Family Guy: Volume 9 coming to DVD in December
After having its release delayed for months, the ninth volume of FOX’s adult cartoon series Family Guy will finally be available on December 13th, according to Amazon.com. Highlights on the… |
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To Infinity And Beyond with Lightyear Production Designer Tim Evatt
…lot of movies since then. On Finding Dory and The Good Dinosaur, learning 3D and Maya helped me compose camera shots. I had mentors like Matt Aspbury and Andy Grisdale… |
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Happy Feet Two opens
…critical reception that the original movie did, with an average 43% “Freshness” rating over at RottenTomatoes.com. It’s also not expected to repeat its box office victory, which saw Mumble and… |
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Muppets and Arthur Christmas face off over holiday weekend
…found terrific success with critics, with both films earning a “Freshness” rating of over 90% over at RottenTomatoes.com. Although neither film was any match for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn… |
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Producer Guild Nominations announced
…had a “freshness” rating of more than 90% over at the movie review website RottenTomatoes.com, as opposed to Cars 2’s 33% rating. The winners will be announced on January 21st…. |
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Two New Superhero Projects Starring Deadpool and Green Arrow
Collider.com has news about two superhero projects, one from each of the two comic giants. A movie based off Marvel’s Deadpool character has been rumored for years, but Marvel artist… |
