Tag "Ice Age"

Universal’s ‘The Lorax’ Expected to Top the Charts

March 1, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

How the team at Illumination Entertainment put a shiny new 3-D polish on Dr. Seuss’ cautionary, environmentally themed The Lorax. More than 40 years after Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) wrote and illustrated his powerful children’s classic The Lorax, the alarming environmental message of the book is more urgent than ever [...]

Fox Develops ‘Ice Age’ Live Tour

December 1, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

As Fox gets ready to deliver the fourth installment of the popular Ice Age franchise next July, it’s also partnering with Stage Ent. Touring Prods. to produce a live show based on the movies. Set to debut at London’s Wembley Arena in November of 2012, the show will travel to 30 [...]

Hot New Discs: ‘Adventures of Tintin,’ ‘Ice Age Special’

November 21, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

If the upcoming Steven Spielberg upcoming feature The Adventures of Tintin has whetted your appetite for other versions of Herge’s comicbook character, we’ve got just the DVD for you this week. Shout Factory! has released a new disc featuring Season One of Nelvana’s traditionally animated series based on the franchise, [...]

Blue Sky’s ‘Leafmen’, DreamWorks’ ‘Turbo’ Set for 2013

August 1, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Two new animated projects have joined the summer 2013 slate, Variety reports. On May 17, Fox will present Leafmen, while Paramount is tagging in Turbo on July 19. The latest from Blue Sky Studios, Leafmen will be directed by studio co-founder Chris Wedge (Robots, Ice Age). The toon is based [...]

Renner, Lopez, Ansari Join ‘Ice Age 4′ Cast

April 27, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Ice Age: Continental Drift is adding some cast members to the venerable animation franchise. Among the actors The Hollywood Reporter says are lending their voices to the next installment of the Blue Sky Studios/Fox franchise are Jeremy Renner, Wanda Sykes, Keke Palmer, Jennifer Lopez, Aziz Ansari and hip-hop star Drake. The [...]

Brazilian Rhapsody – Blue Sky’s ‘Rio’

March 25, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

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 [...]