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Open Road Films Gets ‘The Nut Job’

April 12, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Open Road Films (The Host, The Grey) has picked up the U.S. distribution rights to ToonBox and Redrover Co.’s 3-D, CG-animated The Nut Job. The family pic, which is directed by Peter Lepeniotis and penned by Lorne Cameron and Lepeniotis, will be released on January 17, 2014. Liam Neeson, Katherine [...]

Liam Neeson Latest Voice Star for ‘Nut Job’

March 1, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image

Oscar-nominated and three-time Golden Globe-winning actor Liam Neeson is joining the list of stars lending their voices to The Nut Job, a new animated comedy feature from ToonBox Entertainment (Canada) and Redrover Co., Ltd. (Korea). The voice cast already includes Katherine Heigl, Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Stephen Lang, Sarah Gadon [...]

‘The Nut Job’ Announces Key Voice Cast

November 15, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

Katherine Heigl, Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Stephen Lang and Jeff Dunham are among the voice talent lined up for the new animated feature The Nut Job, directed by Peter Lepeniotis. Co-produced by Toronto’s ToonBox Entertainment and Korean house Redrover Co., the film is based on Lepeniotis’ 2005 comedy short Surly [...]

‘Poppy Hill’ Nabs APS Nomination

October 11, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

GKIDS, distributor of the latest award-winning feature effort from Japan’s Studio Ghibli From Up On Poppy Hill has announced the film has been nominated for the 2012 Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film (Toshio Suzuki, Producer). The APS Award winners will be announced November 23 in Brisbane, [...]

Voices Set for ‘Poppy Hill’

October 5, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Indie distributor GKIDS has announced its English language voice cast picks for the North American release of Studio Ghibli’s From Up on Poppy Hill, Variety reports. The red carpet-worthy cast will be headlined by Gillian Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bruce Dern, Christina Hendricks, Ron Howard, Chris Noth, Aubrey Plaza and [...]