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Universal Releases New Clip from ‘Despicable Me 2'


May 19, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Universal has released the first clip from Illumination’s eagerly anticipated summer movie, Despicable Me the Chris Meledandri and his acclaimed filmmaking team create an all-new comedy animated adventure featuring the return of Gru, the girls, the hilarious minions and a host of new characters. In the sequel, Gru (Steve Carell) [...]

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Bullock, Brooks & Neeson Sign to Toon Projects


February 13, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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It’s a busy week for voice star announcements as a few studios have revealed key names for their upcoming projects. From Universal/Illumination comes the news that Sandra Bullock will be voicing a villain in the upcoming Despicable Me spinoff Minions. Disney-Pixar was pleased to announce the return of Albert Brooks [...]

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Universal’s Minions Movie Gets Release Date


August 22, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Mark your calendars, Minion fans! The upcoming movie featuring the little yellow guys from the Universal/Illumination hit movie Despicable Me will be released on December 19, 2014. The spinoff movie will be produced by Illumination head Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy and will be co-directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle [...]

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The Minions Get Own Spinoff Movie!


July 24, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image
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Those popular, little yellow guys from Universal/Illumination’s Despicable Me franchise will be starring in their own feature. Deadline.com reports that the Minions will be the star of Illumination’s fifth feature with Universal. Gru’s little helpers will be interacting with humans in the new project, which will be written by Brian [...]

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FMX ’12 to Highlight VFX, Virtual Production


May 2, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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The 17th FMX event, the international conference on animation, effects, games and transmedia to be held May 8-11 in Stuttgart, Germany, has announced highlights of its special virtual production and visual effects programming—including looks at Avatar, Tintin and The Lorax as well as chats with ILM, Weta and more top [...]

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Universal’s ‘The Lorax’ Expected to Top the Charts


March 1, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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How the team at Illumination Entertainment put a shiny new 3-D polish on Dr. Seuss’ cautionary, environmentally themed The Lorax. More than 40 years after Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) wrote and illustrated his powerful children’s classic The Lorax, the alarming environmental message of the book is more urgent than ever [...]

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New Aussie Trailer for ‘The Lorax’ Reveals More


November 8, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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A new Australian trailer for Universal’s 2012 feature Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax offers more clues about the much-anticipated project. Directed by Chris Renaud (Despicable Me) and Kyle Balda, the Illumination project focuses on the ecological battle between the curmudgeonly Lorax (Danny DeVito) and the tree-killing Once-ler (Ed Helms). Penned by [...]

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