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Willem Dafoe will star in Disney’s “Togo” live-action movie about two of the key figures in the 1925 Nome Serum Run — sled dog Togo and sled driver Leonhard Seppala.
Disney is developing “Togo” for its streaming service, which will launch late next year. Ericson Core, whose credits include “Invincible” and the remake of “Point Break,” is directing.
Nome, Alaska became famous in 1925 as the destination of the serum run, also known as the Great Race of Mercy, in which dog sleds played a major role in transporting diphtheria serum through harsh conditions over nearly 700 miles to save the city from an epidemic. Gunnar Kaasen and his lead sled dog Balto became known for running the final leg of the run while the 12-year-old lead dog Togo and Seppala ran the penultimate and longest leg in temperatures that were 30 degrees below zero in gale force winds.
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Disney is developing “Togo” for its streaming service, which will launch late next year. Ericson Core, whose credits include “Invincible” and the remake of “Point Break,” is directing.
Nome, Alaska became famous in 1925 as the destination of the serum run, also known as the Great Race of Mercy, in which dog sleds played a major role in transporting diphtheria serum through harsh conditions over nearly 700 miles to save the city from an epidemic. Gunnar Kaasen and his lead sled dog Balto became known for running the final leg of the run while the 12-year-old lead dog Togo and Seppala ran the penultimate and longest leg in temperatures that were 30 degrees below zero in gale force winds.
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- 7/13/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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Michael Gross (Family Ties) has come aboard Disney holiday film Noelle (f.k.a Nicole) where he’ll play Elder Elf that helps Anna Kendrick’s character, Santa Claus’ daughter, who takes over the family business. Bill Hader, Billy Eichner, Julie Hagerty and Shirley MacLaine co-star. Marc Lawrence is directing the film from his own script. Suzanne Todd is producing and Louie Provost will oversee production for the studio. The film is slated for release November 8, 2019…...
- 11/15/2017
- Deadline
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Shirley MacLaine has joined Disney's female Santa Claus movie Nicole, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Anna Kendrick is starring in the holiday-themed family film, with Bill Hader and Billy Eichner also among the cast. Screenwriter Marc Lawrence (Miss Congeniality) is directing from his script. Suzanne Todd is producing, and Louie Provost is overseeing the project for Disney. The film is scheduled for release on Nov. 8, 2019.
Nicole centers on Santa’s daughter, who is forced to take over the family business after her father retires and her brother gets cold feet about his first Christmas Eve flight. MacLaine will play Elf...
Anna Kendrick is starring in the holiday-themed family film, with Bill Hader and Billy Eichner also among the cast. Screenwriter Marc Lawrence (Miss Congeniality) is directing from his script. Suzanne Todd is producing, and Louie Provost is overseeing the project for Disney. The film is scheduled for release on Nov. 8, 2019.
Nicole centers on Santa’s daughter, who is forced to take over the family business after her father retires and her brother gets cold feet about his first Christmas Eve flight. MacLaine will play Elf...
- 9/25/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Billy Eichner is in talks to join Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader in Disney’s female Santa Claus movie “Nicole,” a source with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. The film, to be written and directed by “Miss Congeniality’s” Marc Lawrence, is scheduled to hit theaters Nov. 8, 2019. Suzanne Todd is producing and Louie Provost is overseeing the project for Disney. “Nicole” follows Santa’s daughter as she takes over the family business when her father retires and brother chickens out of his first Christmas Eve duty. Eichner’s role in the film is not yet known. Also Read: Anna Kendrick In Talks With.
- 9/22/2017
- by Matt Pressberg and Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
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Nine years before he completed production on the multi-million dollar Disney remake of “Pete’s Dragon,” David Lowery was living out of the back of his car, editing corporate videos. The Dallas native directed his first feature, the little-seen “Lullaby,” at age 19. The ensuing years found him collaborating with a close-knit group of local film-savvy friends, but little in the way of upward mobility. “I never put a premium on making a living,” he told me in a recent phone conversation. “It was never one of those things that was important to me.”
Lowery’s work at the time suggests as much — it’s anything but commercial — and yet it provided him with an ideal platform for a massive career move as one of Disney’s newest secret weapons. “Pete’s Dragon,” a $60 million re-imagining of the 1977 live-action-animated musical film, has all the hallmarks of Lowery’s earlier work: a serene,...
Lowery’s work at the time suggests as much — it’s anything but commercial — and yet it provided him with an ideal platform for a massive career move as one of Disney’s newest secret weapons. “Pete’s Dragon,” a $60 million re-imagining of the 1977 live-action-animated musical film, has all the hallmarks of Lowery’s earlier work: a serene,...
- 8/9/2016
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
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A new CG and live-action hybrid movie called “Wild City” is in the early development phases at Disney, with “The Spectacular Now” and “The End of the Tour” director James Ponsoldt, TheWrap has learned. Ponsoldt will write, direct and produce the project, which is based on his original concept. The film goes inside the world of wild animals in Los Angeles. Also Read: Disney's 'A Wrinkle in Time' Gets Chunk of $109 Million California Tax Break Louie Provost is the Disney executive in charge of the project. Having directed small-budget indies until now, this marks Ponsoldt’s first foray...
- 8/4/2016
- by Meriah Doty
- The Wrap
Disney Studios is off to explore a new enchanted territory with In the Land of Imagined Things. The studio has picked up the spec, written by Joe Henderson, that has Charlie Bean, a storyboard artist making his feature directorial debut with Lego movie Ninjago, attached to direct. Read more Two More 'Lego' Movies Get Release Dates Plot details are being left to the imagination for the time being, but the plan is to make the feature a live-action/CG hybrid. Justin Springer, whose credits include Tron: Legacy for Disney as well as Oblivion, is producing. Louie Provost is overseeing for
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- 9/23/2014
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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