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Sony Launches 10th Anniversary Screening Series
The 10th anniversary celebration of Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) continues with a five-week series of special screenings featuring SPA’s collection of animated and hybrid films, as well as reunions with filmmakers participating in Q & As following each screening, rare footage/materials from the SPA archives and giveaways. The series, which [...]
Sony Animation Eyes ‘Kazorn & the Unicorn’ Movie
Gnomeo and Juliet and Shrek 2 director Kelly Asbury is going to have a very busy year. Not only is he writing Sony’s upcoming Pooch Café project, he is also in talks to direct Kazorn & The Unicorn, says Deadline.com. Produced by Sam Raimi, Josh Donen and Russell Hollander, Kazorn [...]
‘Gnomeo and Juliet’ Sequel Adds Sherlockean Detective
If you didn’t get your fill of Shakespearean garden gnomes with last year’s Gnomeo and Juliet, here’s some good news. Producers Elton John, Steve Hamilton Shaw and David Furnish are working on a sequel to the CG-animated comedy, according to Deadline.com. The original film’s writers Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil are [...]
Animation Magazine’s Oscar Watch [Part 1 of 4]
Early award season watchers seem to be unable (or unwilling) to pick frontrunners in the animation race this year. But most of them have high hopes for a certain Belgian boy reporter and his dog Snowy. A wise man once said that the greatest friend of truth is time. So, [...]
Kelly Asbury to Write Sony’s Pic ‘Pooch Café’
Oscar-nominated writer-director Kelly Asbury has been tapped to write Sony Picture Animation’s upcoming feature Pooch Café. Asbury most recently directed and co-wrote Gnomeo and Juliet and directed DreamWorks’ Shrek 2 and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. The feature will be executive produced by Gil Netter, Bridget McMeel, and John Glynn. [...]
‘Gnomeo’ Comes Home on DVD, Blu-ray, 3D
The hit independent animated feature film Gnomeo & Juliet leads the week’s major home video releases. Directed by Kelly Asbury of Shrek 2 fame and featuring music from the legendary Elton John, Gnomeo & Juliet (Disney, $29.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, $49.99 3D Blu-ray/Blu-ray/DVD combo pack) arrives with plenty [...]
Love and the Star-Crossed Lawn Ornaments
Director Kelly Asbury and producer Baker Bloodworth talk about the challenges and rewards of their new animated movie Gnomeo and Juliet. It’s certainly not surprising that a stellar British cast led by James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Patrick Stewart, Jason Statham and Julie Walters have lent their [...]
‘Gnomeo & Juliet,’ Oscar Shorts Kick Off 2011 Animated Releases
Animation is back at the box office with the opening this week of the first major animated feature film of the year. Gnomeo & Juliet, the new 3D animated feature produced by Starz Animation and released by Disney, opens at just under 3,000 cinemas this weekend. The project is directed [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
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+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a...
