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Keanu Goes Samurai for 47 Ronin
After updating the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day The Earth Stood Still, Keanu Reeves will star in 47 Ronin, a stylized account of a real historical event involving a group of vengeful samurai. According to Daily Variety, the Universal Pictures production will bring fantasy elements to the 18th century tale, [...]
First Pixar 3-D Short Coming to Theaters
Disney/Pixar will premiere its first Disney Digital 3-D short film in theaters nationwide on December 12. Directed by John Lasseter, Tokyo Mater will run in front of Walt Disney Pictures’ Bolt starting this weekend. The short is the fourth in the ‘Cars Toons’ series, inspired by the hit 2006 film [...]
New Terminator Trailer Debuts
Moviegoers who plunk down their money to see The Day The Earth Stood Still this weekend will be treated to the new trailer for Terminator Salvation, the fourth film in the hugely successful sci-fi action saga. The trailer is now online at www.apple.com/trailers/wb/terminatorsalvation. Terminator Salvation takes place in the post-apocalyptic [...]
Bob and Doug’s ’12 Days’ is Animated
You don’t have to be a fan of the 1980s Canadian sketch comedy series SCTV to know the 12 Days of Christmas song as performed by the characters Bob and Doug McKenzie. Comedians Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis recorded the tune for their 1981 album Bob and Doug McKenzie: Great [...]
Animation Director Piotr Karwas Joins Asylum
Award-winning animation director Piotr Karwas has joined Los Angeles-based VFX and design company Asylum. Karwas previously worked for vfx shop Digital Domain, where he played an integral part in such high-profile feature films as Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Alex Proyas’ I, Robot [...]
Screamers Sequel Gets Disc Date
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is bringing a cult sci-fi favorite back with Screamers: The Hunting. A sequel to 1995′s Screamers, an adaptation of the Phillip K. Dick short story Second Variety, this latest futuristic thriller stars genre favorite Lance Henriksen (The Terminator, Aliens), as well as up-and-comers Gina Holden (Final [...]
Horton, Dark Knight Arrive on Disc
This week’s biggest home video releases are both based on classic pop lit, one a time-honored children’s book and the other a comic book series that has become increasingly adult-oriented. Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Who! from Twentieth Century Fox and Blue Sky Animation and The Dark Knight are sure [...]
Hahn Signs Alchemy of Animation in Glendale
Those in the Los Angeles area can pick up a signed copy of Don Hahn’s The Alchemy of Animation on Thursday, Dec. 11 at Barnes & Noble at The Americana at Brand in Glendale. Hahn has produced such Disney favorites as Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and Who [...]
Disney Acquiring Jetix Europe
The Walt Disney Co. announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire outstanding shares of pan-European kids entertainment company Jetix Europe N.V. The move will give the mouse house a 96% stake, allowing it to expand its kids and family media business in Europe. Completion of the transaction is [...]
ABC Bringing DC Fables to TV
Iconic fairytale characters are exiled to New York City in Fables, a popular DC Comics series being brought to the small screen by Warner Bros. TV for the ABC Network. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network has given the property a put pilot commitment with Six Degrees creators/exec producers [...]
Wiig and Cooper Guest Voice...
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Boinx Unveils New Features of...
German software producer Boinx has unveiled some special upgrades the 3.1...
