Tag "Shawn Levy"

Fox Finds the Way to ‘Sesame Street’ Movie

June 20, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

It looks like Bert, Ernie and Big Bird are going to be starring in another big-screen adventure. The Hollywood Reporter announced that 20th Century Fox has picked up the movie rights to the long-running and children’s television show Sesame Street and hired its veteran writer Joey Mazzarino to deliver the [...]

Berenstain Bears Creator Passes Away

February 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Jan Berenstain, who wrote and illustrated the popular books The Berenstain Bears with her husband Stan, passed away on Friday in Solesbury, Penn, after suffering from a severe stroke. The Associated Press reports that the prolific artist was 88 at the time of the incident. Stan and Jan Berenstain first [...]

New Updates on ‘Pinocchio’ and ‘Maleficent’

January 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

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 [...]

Zemeckis and ImageMovers Move to Universal

August 3, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

After being unceremoniously dropped by Disney, director Robert Zemeckis and his ImageMovers production entity have made a two-year first-look producing deal with Universal. Zermeckis worked with Universal on the three Back to the Future movies. ImageMovers will stay in its current headquarters and will not be based on the Universal [...]

Fox Taps Scribes for Animated ‘King Kong’ Feature

June 8, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 3 Comments divider image

Few things are as perennially popular as King Kong — something Fox is counting on for a new animated project. The studio has hired up-and-coming writers Christian Magalhaes and Bob Snow to write a modern twist on the classic tale, which will be told from the point of view of [...]

Levy, Fox Animation Plan ‘Mr. Men’ Movie

February 8, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

20th Century Fox Animation and producer Shawn Levy are teaming up to bring the popular British children’s book and TV series stars Mr. Men to the big screen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project will be produced through Levy’s company, 21 Laps Entertainment, which is based at Fox. No [...]