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HBO Developing Animated Feature with Paul McCartney

November 16, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Throughout his amazing career, superstar Paul McCartney has had several brushes with the animation world, including the acclaimed feature Yellow Submarine (1969), and the shorts Rupert and the Frog Song (1985), Tropic Island Hum (1997) and Shadow Cycle (2000). Now we get word via Showbiz411 that the former Beatle has [...]

Mighty ‘Transformers’ Faces Comedy Challengers

July 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Can a one-two comedy punch topple the mighty Transformers where other films have failed? That’s the test of this weekend’s box office, as Michael Bay’s visual-effects extravaganza tests its legs after a huge six-day holiday opening. Based on the Hasbro toy line and 1980s animated TV series, Transformers: Dark of [...]

Extended ‘Lord of the Rings’ Arrives on Blu-ray

June 27, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Fans of Middle Earth can put the final touches on their high-def home video collection. Out this week for the first time on high-definition disc is The Lord Of The Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy – Extended Edition (New Line, $119.98). This 15-disc set features the entire trilogy and is [...]

Titles, Release Dates Set for ‘The Hobbit’

May 31, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The cinematic return to Middle Earth that is The Hobbit has set both dates and titles for the two-part adaptation. The first film will be titled The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and will open Dec. 14, 2012. The second part will follow Dec. 13, 2013, under the moniker The Hobbit: [...]

Stephen Fry Joins ‘Hobbit’ Cast

May 19, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Director and producer Peter Jackson announced on his Facebook page Thursday that loquacious British actor, comedian, television host, writer and avid Tweeter Stephen Fry has been tagged to play the role of the Master of Laketown in the upcoming two-part feature adaption of J.R.R. Tokein’s fantasy tome, The Hobbit. Jackson [...]

‘Instant Karma’ Hybrid Film Comes to Sony Animation

April 27, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Instant Karma has found a new home at Sony Pictures Animation. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio has picked up the rights to the project, which is a comedy project from writer director Paul Hernandez that would be made as a hybrid of live-action and CG-animation. Story follows a [...]