Tag "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"

DHX Kicks Off on ‘Dr. Dimensionpants’

December 18, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Global distribution/production/licensing powerhouse DHX Media is getting ready to trip the rift as they begin production on a new 26 x 30, 2D animated comedy series called Dr. Dimensionpants! for Canada’s TELETOON. The show is aimed at kids 6-11 and is created by Brad Peyton, known for his directing work [...]

‘Titans,’ ‘Mirror Mirror’ No Match for ‘Hunger Games’

April 2, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Perseus and Snow White were no match for Katniss Everdeen, as The Hunger Games held on to the top spot against the VFX-heavy sequel Wrath of the Titans and Tarsem’s Mirror Mirror. Lionsgate’s Hunger Games earned $61 million in its second weekend at the domestic box office, pushing its total [...]

‘Lorax’ Tops Weak Opening for ‘John Carter’ at Box Office

March 12, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Warlord of Mars was no match for Dr. Seuss. In a disappointing debut, Disney’s John Carter — adapting Burroughs’ seminal, century-old science-fiction tales — opened to a weak $30.6 million at the box office. Despite heavy hype and intense industry scrutiny of the picture and its hefty [...]

‘Arrietty’ Has an $8 Million Weekend

February 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Although The Secret World of Arrietty landed on the No. 8 Spot at the box-office chart for the long President’s Day weekend, the very well-reviewed Disney release of the Studio Ghibli movie managed to bring in about $8.102 million domestically from 1522 theaters. The No. 1 title for the weekend was [...]

Creating the Super-Sized Visuals of ‘Journey 2'

February 9, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

How Journey 2 director Brad Peyton and his vfx team crafted the thrilling visuals of the 3-D fantasy adventure. Though inspired by classic literary adventures, creating a believably fantastic world for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island required plenty of cutting-edge visual effects technology. The Warner Bros. release, a sequel to [...]

New Daffy Short to Debut with ‘Journey 2′

January 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The new Looney Tunes 3-D toon Daffy’s Rhapsody will premiere before screenings of Warner Bros.’ Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. Directed by Matthew O’Callaghan (Coyote Falls, I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat, Curious George), the new short will debut in theaters on Feb. 10 and will be presented in [...]

Deluxe Merges CIS into Method Studios

June 1, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Deluxe Entertainment Services Group is merging two visual effects studios, absorbing CIS Visual Effects into its recently acquired Method Studios. The merge is intended to create a single studio that can offer a broad range of services for feature films, TV and commercials with an integrated workflow across mulitple locations. [...]