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Mark Strong Praises John Carter of Mars Director
17 December 2009 1:15 AM, PST
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The casting process is still underway for two-time Academy Award-winning director Andrew Stanton's live-action John Carter of Mars adaptation, but two of the principal actors have already commented on the "mind-blowing" pre-production designs. Back in October, Willem Dafoe, who will portray Tars Tarkas, a four-armed, nine-foot-tall Martian, used the phrase to describe "the designs and things."
And in a recent interview with CinemaBlend, actor Mark Strong used the same phrase when discussing the storyboards. He also spoke very highly of Stanton, whose previous movies include A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo, and Wall-e.
[Stanton's] a genius. He's such a good storyteller. When I met him and he showed me the storyboards, the ideas for the sets and the designs for the characters, it's just absolutely mind-blowing. I can't wait to get involved with it. I said to him, how do you feel about live action? And he said it's going to be easy.
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John Carter of Mars Casting Continues
10 December 2009 2:43 AM, PST
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Director Andrew Stanton would currently be in the midst of shooting John Carter of Mars, if the original start date had not been pushed back from November until early 2010. All of the lead actors have been in place for several months, with Taylor Kitsch in the title role. Back in September, actress Lynn Collins, who will star opposite her X-Men Origins: Wolverine co-star as the Martian princess Dejah Thoris, said that some hair and makeup tests were being done.
Apparently, however, the casting process has not even been completed yet, which could account for some of the delay in the production. Spoiler TV recently released a casting call sheet listing several supporting roles, including one "motion capture" Martian role.
[Stable Boy] 9 yrs old, Mestizo – a mixture of European and Native American or Mexican decent, no lines, 1 scene
[Dix] The storekeeper, 40’s – 50’s, built like a lumberjack/longshoreman, strong & husky, 5 lines, 1 scene
[1St Rowdy] Late 20’s – early 30’s,
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- BrentJS Sprecher
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Movie Preview: The Princess and the Frog
8 December 2009 7:55 PM, PST
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You have heard the tale about the prince who was turned into a frog in order to learn a lesson -- and his only ticket to freedom was a kiss from a princess. Well, Walt Disney has put their own spin on the classic tale and on December 11th, The Princess and the Frog (2009) will open nationwide. In true Disney fashion, expect a beautiful story about love and redemption with state of the art graphics and a majestic score. From the creators of The Little Mermaid (1989) and Aladdin (1992) comes a thrilling tales of two individuals seeking redemption through the streets of New Orleans. When Prince Naveen (Bruno Campos) is turned into a frog, he tries to convince Princess Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) to kiss him to break the spell. When she does kiss the frog, instead of Prince Naveen turning back into a human, Princess Tiana is turned into a frog.
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Foley In Pain After Concrete Slab Shatters His Toe
7 December 2009 12:11 AM, PST
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Funnyman Dave Foley wasn't laughing as he limped through the pain of a smashed toe on his new film The Strip.
The A Bug's Life star broke his big toe while moving a patio umbrella by the side of a pool a week before he was scheduled to start shooting - and had no chance of letting the injury heal in time.
Foley says, "I got up to move one of the patio umbrellas to shade my daughter and the 40 pound concrete base fell off of it and right on my big toe. My big toe exploded and it split it in three.
"When we were shooting the movie and every time I was walking I was re-breaking all the bones in my toe because you're supposed to stay off it. But they were very nice to me. They had a wheelchair for me to sit in every time I wasn't on camera and I would put my foot on ice. Even today it still hurts sometimes."
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Disney Fans Have To Wait Another Week For "Prep And Landing" Special
1 December 2009 9:08 AM, PST
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Disney announced that they would be getting in the prime-time holiday special game back in May with "Prep and Landing." But fans awaiting the half-hour special will have to wait another week. President Obama's Tuesday night speech at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY means its pre-empted for another week.
Originally scheduled to air Tuesday, December 1st, "Disney's Prep and Landing" will now premiere on Tuesday, December 8th at 8:30pm Et/Pt on ABC. The special will also air on ABC Family on Friday, December 18th as part of the network's "25 Days of Christmas."
"Prep and Landing" is executive produced by John Lasseter, who directed "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2," and features the voice-work of Dave Foley ("A Bug's Life"), Derek Richardson, and Sarah Chalke (ABC's "Scrubs"). In the special, two elves are sent on special missions to prepare houses for Santa's visits.
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New Pixar Cars Short: Unidentified Flying Mater
23 November 2009 1:50 PM, PST
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Directed John Lasseter, Pixar's co-founder and director of Toy Story 1 & 2, A Bug's Life and Cars (along with co-director Rob Gibbs), Unidentified Flying Mater is the fifth in a series of Cars short films (originally titled "Cars-toons"). The computer animated short premiered on The Disney Channel on Friday, November 20th 2009.
Mater tells a tall tale about the time he met a UFO and saved him from a group of government scientists in this Cars Toon. Mater finds a small UFO called Mator and they have a night out. When Mator is captured by the military forces, Mater saves him with the help of Lightning McQueen and Mator's mother.
Also of note: An older press release claims that Mark Mothersbaugh (”Devo”) composed the music for the short film. Watch the full short film, embedded after the jump.
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- Peter Sciretta
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'Big Bang Theory' recap: Sheldon gets to second base with Penny. That's not a typo.
17 November 2009 4:30 AM, PST
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I can't say I'm a Sheldon/Penny 'shipper myself, so I'm not entirely sure whether last night's episode was cause to rejoice or not for those rather insistent Big Bang Theory fans who subscribe to the notion that the otherwise asexual quantum physicist should shack up with the rather sweet blonde Cheesecake Factory waitress who lives across the hall. True, Sheldon quite clearly, if accidentally, got to second base with Penny. And a drug-addled Penny did coyly joke at the end of the episode about Sheldon helping her to bed. But the vibe between them felt pretty much little sister
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- Adam B. Vary
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Blu-ray Capsule Review: Cars (Blu-ray Combo Pack Gift Set)
10 November 2009 1:29 AM, PST
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Cars (Blu-ray Combo Pack Gift Set)
Quick Thoughts: Often looked at as the lesser of the Pixar films (hardly an insult) and at almost two hours I can understand some of those complaints, but this isn't a terrible film by any means. I will, however, say that after defending it when I ranked the first ten Pixar films, I would probably knock it down a couple of notches and certainly place it behind Monsters, Inc. at this point. Don't get me wrong, I still like this film and would watch it in a heartbeat, but the more I watch it, the less I get out of it. It's still the best thing Larry the Cable Guy has done and ever will do and visually it's stunning, but it is rather by-the-book and doesn't have the heart most Pixar films have as much as it just follows procedure.
Supplements: This isn't
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The Magic of Pixar
2 November 2009 7:01 AM, PST
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By now most of you will have seen Pixar's newest animated flick "Up" and if you haven't what are you doing reading this - go watch it now - Ok wait, read this first, then go watch it! Anyway, with Toy Story 3 due next summer, it's the perfect time to reminisce over some of the greatest moments that Pixar have provided us with over the years...
It's not just the studio's technical brilliance which set it apart from the rest but the lovable characters, it's the great voice acting and amazing stories that they have created. Here's a look back at some of the top animated moments - a word of warning before you proceed, the following may trigger a warm fuzzy feeling inside...
Toy Story - The Plan
With Woody and Buzz having fallen into the clutches of resident teenage toy torturer Sid Philips, the race is on
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What to Take Away from the "Toy Story 3" Trailer
13 October 2009 12:38 AM, PDT
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The Toy Story 3 full-length trailer was finally made available online on Monday at noon, saying farewell to a childhood gone by. The trailer explains the premise of this sequel quickly: Andy grew up playing with Woody and Buzz and all of his toys, but that time is coming to an end. He's about to leave for college, and must decide what to do with his childhood toys.
After opening so bittersweet, the trailer shifts gears to the adventurous tone we're used to from the Toy Story series. This time it's hijinks at a daycare center full of unruly children, which seems to be more than the kids can handle.
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"We all knew this day was coming"...
The great thing about this premise is that it follows the second movie perfectly. The major conflict of Toy Story 2 was the fear of Andy growing up
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- Arya Ponto
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Three Additions to Cast of Pixar's John Carter of Mars
30 September 2009 1:46 PM, PDT
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The Hollywood Reporter writes that three more actors will star in Pixar's first live-action movie, John Carter of Mars. Thomas Haden Church, James Purefoy, and Mark Strong have joined a cast that already includes Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Taylor Kitsch, and Lynn Collins.
The story involves John Carter (Kitsch), a Civil War veteran who is transported to Mars. But this isn't the barren red planet we know; this Mars is a violent society involving "12-foot-tall green barbarians," according to IMDb.
Church will portray a warrior with a desire for power, Purefoy a captain, and Strong the ruler of a people called the Thems. Directing the movie is Andrew Stanton, who also co-wrote the script. Stanton has already helmed several Pixar features, including Wall-e, Finding Nemo, and A Bug's Life.
The movie is still in pre-production and is scheduled for a 2012 release.
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Fox Beats Pixar to William Joyce's 'Leaf Men'
24 September 2009 9:32 AM, PDT
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If you have ever wandered into the children's section of a bookstore, you've undoubtedly seen the work of William Joyce. If you have small ones, you may have even read them. Joyce is a wonderful author, one of the rare picture book authors who write as well as they draw. Few of Joyce's books have made it to the big screen (a truly curious thing), but one of his more recent efforts will be coming to theaters near you, as Variety reports that The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs has been re-optioned by Fox.
At the moment, though, the story behind the option is causing more of a stir than Joyce's work. Pixar and Fox were both fighting over The Leaf Men, which was originally set up at Fox with Chris Wedge directing, and a script by Joyce and James V. Hart. Allegedly, Wedge was then given permission
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Toy Story 3 Casting News Straight from Disney's D23 Expo!
13 September 2009 4:35 PM, PDT
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Plenty of big news has come straight from Disney's D23 Expo. Friday had huge updates regarding a new Pirates of the Caribbean movie, a new Muppet movie, and a new animation label with Guillermo Del Toro. Well today straight from the showroom floor John Lasseter gave some juicy casting updates regarding Toy Story 3, and thanks to the Lee Unkrich (the film's director) and his Twitter page, we weren't out of the loop. New cast members include Pixar veterans Jeff Garlin (Wall-e) and Bonnie Hunt (Cars, A Bug's Life), as well as Whoopi Goldberg making her Pixar debut, but the coolest casting tidbit is a surprise.
Along with these comedy all-stars, Lasseter confirmed that John Morris, who voiced of young Andy in the first two Toy Story films will return to reprise the role. Though he's now 24 years old, Morris will be playing Andy at age 18. This just makes me
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- Ethan Anderton
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Edgar Wright addresses reports of Pixar making Ant-Man
10 September 2009 4:24 PM, PDT
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Ant-man director Edgar Wright has denied reports that Disney animation studio Pixar is to be involved in the Marvel film project.
The rumour sparked concerns that Disney would upset Marvel's carefully-structured superhero movie masterplan after it bought the comic book powerhouse for $4billion.
Ant-Man, the alias of scientist Henry Pym, can shrink to insect size and also control ants using a special helmet. A film adaptation written and directed by Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) has long been in the pipeline.
The filmmaker has now denied this latest rumour, which originated in an article by Entertainment Weekly.
He told Chud: "The news that Pixar is involved is not wholly accurate and a little premature to comment on. I love Pixar's work more than anyone and indeed would love to collaborate with them.
"I'm not sure though that they would want to do a 'shrinking' film as a Pixar
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Edgar Wright Squishes Pixar Ant-Man Rumors
10 September 2009 8:45 AM, PDT
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Sometimes movie stories are just too good to be true. A few days ago, Scott Weinberg brought us the delicious rumor that Edgar Wright's Ant-Man could be the first product to come of Pixar and Marvel having sweet access to each other.
Unfortunately, it is not to be. Wright set the record straight on Chud, squashing the rumors, but giving fans hope that he might team up with Pixar for something, someday: "The news that Pixar is involved is not wholly accurate and a little premature to comment on. I love Pixar's work more than anyone and indeed would love to collaborate with them. I'm not sure though that they would want to do a 'shrinking' film as a Pixar animation -- since Toy Story and A Bug's Life already cover this territory to some extent. Am guessing that someone just speculated on the 'bug' angle and tried to put two and two together.
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Pixar Is Not Making an Ant-Man Movie ... Probably
10 September 2009 5:43 AM, PDT
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According to director Edgar Wright, the recent news that Pixar would have a hand in the Ant-Man feature is false. Entertainment Weekly reported last week that "Pixar already has their eye on Ant-Man," which started a firestorm of activity on the internet and prompted Wright, who has been developing Ant-Man for the past five years, to contact his boss.
I just spoke to [Marvel President of Production] Kevin Feige for the first time since I wrapped and we are meeting this week to discuss the next phase. The news that Pixar is involved is not wholly accurate and a little premature to comment on. I love Pixar's work more than anyone and indeed would love to collaborate with them.
Even so, we can't help but be curious about the wiggle-room offered by the phrase "not wholly accurate" could mean. The rumor seemed plausible, considering Pixar has prior experience with miniature heroes — A Bug's Life,
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Edgar Wright Says Pixar Has No Current Plans for Ant-Man
9 September 2009 7:53 PM, PDT
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In a story from Chud it seems that talk of Pixar making an Ant-Man movie are somewhat premature.
It looks like Entertainment Weekly ran with this idea while covering the recent Disney/Marvel deal. Something about this didn't sit well with the people at Chud so they dropped would-be Ant-Man director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) an email, and this is what he said regarding his involvement:
"I am still attached to Ant-Man and indeed am still working on a second draft with Joe Cornish. That had to take a back seat while I worked on Scott Pilgrim, but am keen to get back into it once I get into post.
I just spoke to Kevin Feige for the first time since I wrapped and we are meeting this week to discuss the next phase. It's been something that I have worked on for over five years on and off.
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Pixar Eyeing an Ant-Man Movie
8 September 2009 5:43 AM, PDT
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Entertainment Weekly had some interesting news to add over the weekend about the Disney/Marvel merger. In a one-line afterthought, they fanned the rumor flames about another potential comic book movie. Which of Marvel's 5000 characters has Pixar got its CG "eyes" upon? None other than Marvel's most miniscule super hero, Ant-Man!
Marvel has thousands of characters to feed Disney's film, TV, and animation business (Pixar is said to already be eyeballing an Ant-Man movie). As Iron Man proved, they don't need to be iconic to become blockbusters.
Ant-Man does seem right down Pixar's alley, although audiences might be a little tired of all the tiny characters they've already done (Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo). Let's just hope that they don't rehash another Disney movie and call it Honey, I Shrunk Myself.
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Disney Details Pixar's Up and Monsters, Inc. on Blu-ray
7 August 2009 10:46 PM, PDT
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Disney and Buena Vista Home Entertainment have announced what is sure to be one of this holiday's bestselling home video releases, Pixar's Up, is coming to Blu-ray Disc and DVD on November 10.
On that same day, Pixar's Monster's, Inc. will also be released after being delayed from a simultaneous bow alongside A Bug's Life in late spring.
The roughly six month delay has seen Monsters, Inc. grow from a two-disc to three-disc set with the additional disc containing a DVD version. Up will be a four-disc set and both will carry a relatively steep Srp of $45.99.
In addition to a standalone four-disc set, Pixar's Up will also be available packaged in the Luxo Jr. Collectible Desk Lamp set (pictured below). Along with Up on Blu-ray, this set packs a replica of the Luxo Jr. lamp and a base with a drawer designed to hold the complete Pixar Blu-ray collection. The
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Comic-Con Interview: John Lasseter
25 July 2009 8:53 AM, PDT
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Few people have shaped the course of modern animation as much as John Lasseter. The man directed classic films such as Toy Story 1 and 2, and A Bug's Life, but he's also the Chief Creative Officer at Pixar and at Walt Disney, in addition to being the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. In short, this man brings out the child in each one of us, and makes that child's dreams come true. We had the chance to sit down with Lasseter for a quick chat about his inspirations for Toy Story 3, the 3-D trend for animated films, his approach to Pixar villains, and what he has planned for Walt Disney Imagineering.
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