No Place Like Oz: A VFX Sampler

March 14, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

We pull back the curtain a tad bit to learn about a few of the vfx secrets of Disney’s blockbuster prequel Oz the Great and Powerful. Frank L. Baum, the prolific author of the original Wizard of Oz book series, believed that mankind was able to progress from the ignorance [...]

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Staunton and Richardson to Play Fairies in ‘Maleficent’

May 8, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Disney’s upcoming live-action fantasy Maleficent has made a few more cast announcements. Angelina Jolie is already set to play the titular character—the villainess in the Sleeping Beauty story. Now Heat Vision is reporting that Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson, Sharlto Copley, Kenneth Cranham, Sam Riley and Lesley Manville are also on [...]

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Disney Announces Release Date for ‘Maleficent’

April 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

Mark March 14, 2014 as the day Angelina Jolie will begin scaring the living daylight out of young audiences. That’s the date Disney will release its live-action version of Maleficent, the retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale, with Jolie in the lead role. Jude Law (Stefan) and Elle Fanning [...]

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New Updates on ‘Pinocchio’ and ‘Maleficent’

January 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

It’s been a heavy news period regarding Warner’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Pinocchio and Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. First up, director Tim Burton has expressed interest on Warner Bros.’ take on Pinocchio, and he seems to want Robert Downey, Jr. to play the wooden boy’s dad Geppetto, according to The Hollywood [...]

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