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Plot and Cast Announced for ‘Smurfs’ Sequel
Sony Animation began production on the sequel to its 2011 hit The Smurfs today. Most of the cast and crew from the original movie, which made over $560 million at the global box office, are coming back for the second outing, which will be released on July 13, 2013. The [...]
Matt Groening to Receive Walk of Fame Star
It’s hard to believe that The Simpsons creator Matt Groening still hasn’t received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Well, that wrong is going to be set right next Tuesday, Feb. 14 when the brilliant animator and cartoonist will get the 2,459th star on Hollywood Blvd in the [...]
First-Wave December DVD Rush
If you managed to avoid the Black Friday mania over the holiday weekend, you may congratulate yourself on your cool-headed approach to the consumer madness. However, the gift-getting clock is ticking down! Why not cross a couple names off your list with a few of this week’s cool toon and [...]
Sony Plans Smurfy Sequel for Summer of 2013
Give the success of Sony’s summer blockbuster The Smurfs, which has brought int $135 million worldwide since its release on August 29, it’s not surprising that the studio has greenlit a sequel to the CG live-action/animation hybrid. Sony Pictures has announced that it plans to release The Smurfs 2 on [...]
Mighty ‘Smurfs’ Ties with ‘Cowboys & Aliens’
Sony’s 3-D feature hybrid The Smurfs proved to be a much stronger contender than expected this past weekend, bringing in $36.2 million and tying with DreamWorks/Universal’s Western/sci-fi pic Cowboys & Aliens at the domestic box office. Since the race was too close to call, the final winner will have to [...]
Smurfs and the City – ‘The Smurfs’ in 3D
Peyo’s beloved little blue creatures come to CG life in Sony’s Smurfalicious 3-D hybrid extravaganza. It’s been 53 years since Belgian artist Pierre “Peyo” Culliford came up with the idea of a pastoral village inhabited by The Smurfs (or Les Schtroumpfs as they are called in French) who were only three [...]
‘Smurfs,’ ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Try to Round Up Ticket Sales
It’s time to get Smurfy, as the little blue forest-dwellers take on the combo of Cowboys & Aliens at the box office. Sony/Columbia’s stereoscopic 3D hybrid take on the classic comic-strip characters and Saturday-morning cartoon stars arrives in theaters this week. The Smurfs is set to open in almost 3,400 [...]
New Poster and Trailer for ‘Happy Feet Two’
The push is starting for Warner Bros.’ Happy Feet Two, which hits theaters in November, via the release of a new poster and theatrical trailer. Here’s the poster: And here’s the new trailer: The film will again be directed by George Miller and features the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Alecia Moore, Elizabeth [...]
New Trailer Teases ‘The Smurfs’
A new trailer offers a more detailed look at Sony’s upcoming animation/live-action adaptation of The Smurfs, including plot details explaining how the little blue dudes end up in New York City. Here’s the trailer: The Smurfs movie is set to be released July 29. It is directed by Raja Gosnell, [...]
CG Creature Double Feature
Universal serves up two very different films, Hop and Paul, with a common link: both feature computer animated stars in live-action environs. One thing’s guaranteed: You’ll never look at a tabloid UFO photo, or a Jelly Bean, the same way ever again. And the creative talents behind the feature films [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
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+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a...
