Tag "Morgan Freeman"

‘Dragon 2,’ ‘Monsters Univ.’ Shine at CinemaCon

April 18, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Animated features took center stage at the CinemaCon confab in Las Vegas today. The industry event, which targets exhibitors, producers, distributors, equipment and concession industry professionals, was held this week (April 15-18) at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. On Wednesday, Disney offered a sneak preview of Pixar’s highly anticipated summer [...]

The Elephant Not in the Room (or Anywhere Else)

February 14, 2013 by Michael Mallory 2 Comments divider image

Last week’s announcement DreamWorks Animation that it was shutting off the lights on its CG/2D mix Me and My Shadow might have surprised some. But it was hardly the first time a major production suddenly found itself back on the shelf. DreamWorks technically announced that it was putting the picture [...]

Warner Bros. Ratchets Up Animation Feature Push

January 7, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

Warner Bros. Studios is making a big push to produce more animated features at the studio in order to compete with Disney, Sony, Fox and Universal. Deadline.com reports that the studio has formed a “feature creative consortium” to produce at least one animated feature per year. John Requa and Glenn [...]

Four More ‘LEGO’ Voice Stars Revealed

November 12, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

A fresh crop of talent providing voices for the upcoming Lego 3D animated film, slated for a February 7, 2014 release, has been announced. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Nick Offerman and Alison Brie have signed on for the Warner Bros./Village Roadshow flick. The Lego movie also [...]

‘LEGO’ Flick Bumps Up Release Date

October 22, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Fans of Denmark’s seminal international toy sensation LEGO, rejoice! Warner Bros. has moved up the release date of its 3-D flick based on the interlocking bricks, LEGO: The Piece of Resistance, from the end of February 2014 to February 7, 2014! That’s three fewer weeks you have to wait to see [...]

Freeman and Banks Join ‘Lego’ Movie Voice Cast

August 28, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Elizabeth Banks and Morgan Freeman have joined the voice cast for Warner Bros.’ upcoming feature Lego: The Piece of Resistance, according to Deadline.com. The animation/live-action movie will be directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs). The movie centers on Emmet (Chris Pratt) a construction [...]