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First Glimpse at Disney’s ‘Frozen’


June 18, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Toon fans will no longer have to speculate about the final look of Disney’s upcoming CG feature Frozen based on years-old concept art: the Mouse House has offered its first glimpse at the action-packed retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s Snow Queen tale. The 3-D film will open on November 27. [...]

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Byron Howard to Direct New Disney Feature


May 6, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image
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A new Disney animated feature may be the next stop for Arrested Development star Jason Bateman. According to an item in The Hollywood Reporter, the actor is in talks to work on the next big Disney toon, set to be directed by Byron Howard of Tangled and Bolt fame. Before [...]

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Jonathan Groff Joins Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Cast


December 19, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Walt Disney Animation Studios has announced that its extreme mountain man character Kristoff from the upcoming animated comedy-adventure Frozen will be voiced by Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff. The film is set to hit theaters in time for the holidays next year on November 27, 2013. Frozen, billed as a [...]

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Jennifer Lee to Co-Direct Disney’s ‘Frozen’


November 29, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Jennifer Lee will co-direct Disney’s 2013 animated feature Frozen with Chris Buck, the studio announced today. Billed as Disney’s 53rd full-length animated feature, Frozen is slated for a Nov. 27, 2013 release date. Lee, who has contributed to the film’s screenplay, is one of the writers of Disney’s animated hit [...]

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Win Tickets to Sony’s Special ‘Surf’s Up’ Screening


September 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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We have five pairs of tickets to give away for the special Sony Pictures Animation’s 10th Anniversary screening of the movie Surf’s Up at the historic Ray Harryhausen theater (on the Sony lot in Culver City, Calif.) on Thursday, Sept. 13. The evening will include a panel with directors Ash Brown [...]

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Sony Launches 10th Anniversary Screening Series


August 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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The 10th anniversary celebration of Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) continues with a five-week series of special screenings featuring SPA’s collection of animated and hybrid films, as well as reunions with filmmakers participating in Q & As following each screening, rare footage/materials from the SPA archives and giveaways. The series, which [...]

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More Details Revealed About Disney’s ‘Frozen’


June 11, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Disney released more information about its upcoming November 2013 CG-animated feature Frozen today. Directed by Chris Buck (Tarzan, Surf’s Up) and produced by Peter Del Vecho (Winnie the Pooh, The Princess and the Frog), Frozen features the vocal talents of Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Hit & Run) [...]

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Cast Announced for Mo-Cap Adaptation of ‘Tarzan’


May 4, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Kellan Lutz (Twilght) has been cast to voice the title character in Constantin Film’s motion-capture adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan. Spencer Locke (Resident Evil) will star as Tarzan’s love interest, Jane Porter. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rienhard Kloos and Holger Tappe are co-directing the movie. Kloos also co-wrote [...]

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Kevin Lima Directs DreamWorks’ ‘Monkeys of Mumbai’


July 20, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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DreamWorks Animation has hired Kevin Lima to direct the feature Monkeys of Mumbai. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lima’s credits include both animation and live action. He began his film career an animator at Disney, designing characters for films like Oliver & Co. and The Little Mermaid, before directing the [...]

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