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Bruce Willis Confirmed for ‘Sin City’ Sequel

January 21, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

While attending the Sundance festival, director Robert Rodriguez revealed more details about the upcoming sequel to his 2005 feature Sin City, which was based on Frank Miller’s acclaimed graphic novel. Rodriguez told Collider that Bruce Willis will reprise his role as tough policeman Hartigan in Sin City: A Dame to [...]

Avast! Aardman’s ‘Pirates’ to Attack Theaters This Friday!

April 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

With The Pirates! Band of Misfits Peter Lord and his team have outdone themselves with another delightful, beautifully crafted animated movie. We’ve all seen stop-motion family pictures, Hugh Grant comedies and pirate adventures on the big screen before, but nothing has quite prepared us for the spectacular concoction that is [...]

Leprosy Charities Cause ‘Pirates’ Changes

January 24, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Aardman Animations, the Bristol, U.K.-based animation powerhouse behind last year’s Arthur Christmas, have announced changes to their upcoming stop-motion 3-D feature The Pirates! Band of Misfits after the film’s trailer raised objections from leprosy charities, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film, based on the books by Gideon Defoe, is [...]

The Return of ‘Fright Night,’ Conan’ and ‘Spy Kids’

August 18, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

While there are no animated features debuting in theaters this weekend, there are plenty of CG-laden summer thrills to go around that will spell competition for returning titles such as The Smurfs, Cars 2 and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. For starters, we have the remake of the [...]

Comic-Con: Aardman Presents ‘Arthur Christmas,’ ‘The Pirates!’

July 25, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Besides roaming the San Diego convention hall and gaping at the spandex-wearing masses, Comic-Con attendees get the chance to get an early peek at some of the most anticipated animated and vfx-driven features and TV series. On Thursday, toon fans were treated to a wonderful panel featuring Aardman Animation Studio founder [...]

Hugh Grant Captured by ‘Pirates!’

May 5, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Actor Hugh Grant will be the lead voice in Aardman Animation’s upcoming feature The Pirates! Band of Misfits for Sony Animation. The British actor will voice the bearded Pirate Captain who travels far and wide in a quest to win the coveted Pirate of the Year Award. Pirates is directed [...]