Disney Sinks Zemeckis’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ Plans

March 15, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment

With Mars Needs Moms flopping at the box office, Disney has decided to officially pass on producer/director Robert Zemeckis’ planned mo-cap remake of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pass means Zemeckis — who’s made mo-cap CG animation his forte with such projects as The Polar [...]

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‘Mars Needs Moms,’ ‘Battle: L.A.’ to Duke It Out at Box Office

March 10, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment

It’s getting crowded at the box office with this weekend seeing the third animated release in two months and the second in two weeks with Disney’s Mars Needs Moms. The movie is the final release from the current incarnation of ImageMovers Digital, the Robert Zemeckis-founded company responsible for such animated [...]

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