‘Rio’ Conquers the World, While ‘Hop’ Repeats in U.S.

April 11, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Rio opened big overseas, while domestic moviegoers made it clear that they prefer to see Russell Brand in animated movies over live-action remakes. Fox and Blue Sky Studios’ Rio opened with an estimated $55 million in ticket sales in 72 foreign markets. The film played particularly well in Brazil, Russia, [...]

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Brazilian Rhapsody – Blue Sky’s ‘Rio’

March 25, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments

Under the direction of Carlos Saldanha, the team at Blue Sky delivers Rio, a visually stunning valentine to the birds, the beauty and infectious music of Brazil. True artists are often encouraged to find inspiration in their own backyards and personal histories. That’s certainly the case with Brazilian-born animator and [...]

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Fox, Saldanha Developing Feature for Ferdinand

February 22, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Ferdinand, the flower-sniffing star of the classic children’s book, may be returning to animation as a CG-animated feature film. According to a report at Vulture, Fox Animation has optioned the book for Carlos Saldanha — director of the Ice Age pics and the upcoming Rio — to develop and direct. [...]

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‘Angry Birds’ Head to ‘Rio’; First Look at Trailer

January 31, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment

20th Century Fox gave a big push to its upcoming animated film Rio, showing off Friday the first clips to the press and announcing a collaboration with the makers of the hit mobile game Angry Birds. The studio and Finland-based game-maker Rovio announced Angry Birds Rio, a new version of [...]

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New Trailer for Blue Sky’s ‘Rio’

December 9, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

A new trailer for Rio, coming April 8 from Fox and Blue Sky Studios, has hit the net. Directed by Carlos Saldanha, who worked on all three Ice Age films, Rio’s all-star cast includes Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway and George Lopze Take a look: What do you think? Is this [...]

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