Gnomeo and Juliet set for a February 11, 2011 release, says eOne Entertainment
Occasionally, movie ideas come along that studios have to fight over. Such is the case with Gnomeo and Juliet, a 3D animated take on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet being produced by eOne Entertainment as part of Touchstone Pictures. And whom did they wrestle ownership away from? None other than Disney, legends in the field of CG toons. But as John Lasseter and the rest of the Pixar group merged back into Disney to focus on internal projects like this summer’s Toy Story 3, Gnomeo and Juliet made it’s way to Pathe International, set for a February 11th, 2011 release. The film will still be distributed internationally by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, with a soundtrack provided by Elton John and James Newton Howard. (more… )
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Monster Truck Mater debuts tonight, Disney and Pixar new Cars Toons short
The creative minds behind Disney and Pixar’s “Cars” knew they had something special, but couldn’t have imagined how popular their creation truly was – never thinking it would be rolling on 4 year later. Thankfully for us, there’s a limitless supply of new Cars fun. Tonight (July 30th) the Disney Channel will showcase the latest “Cars Toons” at 9:30pm, titled Monster Truck Mater, directed by John Lasseter, Pixar legend. In the short, Mater is a professional wrestler who works his way up the ranks from amateur to World Champion Monster Truck Wrestler, wrestling all kinds of characters along the way. When faced with his biggest opponent yet, Mater tags in his “tag team partner,” Frightening McMean. Lookout for an additional showing later in the month (Friday August 20th) on Disney XD. (more… )
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Disney and Pixar open Toy Story 3 June 18th
In less than a week, Disney and Pixar will team together to release a third film in the Toy Story franchise, hitting audiences on June 18th in 3D. Lee Unkrich, director of Toy Story 3, notes that even though it’s been almost 15 years since Toy Story 2, he and Pixar CEO John Lasseter wanted to create a third film immediately. Originally, the plan was to just throw another adventure at the toys; Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Bullseye, Mr. Potato Head, Rex, Slinky Dog, and the rest. But as the years went by, the story and ideas evolved; the real-world time delay fit in perfectly with the story-world. Andy, just like us in the audience, had grown up. And if the first two movies in the CG franchise are any indicator, there will be a whole world of emotional and powerful cinema to support that concept. I’ll be there day one to see! Anyone else? (more… )
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Coraline directory Henry Selick joins up with Disney and Pixar
Henry Selick, one of the masterminds behind last years animated blockbuster Coraline, has singed an exclusive deal with Disney and Pixar to create more stop-motion animated feature films for the House of Mouse. Selick started his career with Disney years ago, even working on Tim Burton’s original stop-motion adventure, the Nightmare Before Christmas. Now, he’ll be partnered up with Pixar and Disney Animation as a whole, as the department head, John Lasseter, continues to branch out the capabilities of the studio; CG animation projects like Toy Story, traditional cel animation projects like the Princess and the Frog, and now stop-motion projects, like Coraline. What do you expect from future projects?
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Waking Sleeping Beauty
The history of beautiful animated films is no perfect fairytale. Sure, now we have Finding Nemo, Coraline, Kung Fu Panda, and The Princess and the Frog. And yeah, it all stems from the rich heritage of golden age classics, like early Mickey Mouse reels, Snow White, Looney Tunes, and Sleeping Beauty. But the late 1970s brought a “dark age,” when animation studios were shut down, artists fired, projects canceled, and the medium itself was thought to be dead. That’s where the documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty steps in, telling the true story of how animation, and the love for the art, was brought back to life by a group including Roy Disney (of Disney family fame), John Lasseter (Pixar, Toy Story, The Incredibles, Up, Wall-E, etc.) Tim Burton (Nightmare Before Christmas, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, etc.), and Don Bluth (An American Tail, The Land Before Time, The Secret of NIMH, etc.) and dozens of others. Together, they brought us the Disney Renaissance, revived the entire industry with new classics like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. On March 26th, in select theaters, you’ll get to see the story for yourself. But for now, check out the trailer! (more… )
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