John Stevenson to Helm ‘Sherlock Gnomes’

September 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Kung Fu Panda director John Stevenson will direct the upcoming sequel to last year’s CG-animated feature Gnomeo and Juliet. The new garden gnome adventure is titled Sherlock Gnomes and will be produced by Elton John’s company Rocket Pictures. The British rock star is also writing new songs for the sequel, [...]

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Berlin Fest to Unleash ‘Zarafa’ and 3D ‘Monkey King’

January 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

The world premiere of the animated French-Belgian feature Zarafa and a restored 3D version of the Chinese classic Monkey King are part of this year’s high-flying Berlin International Festival (Feb. 9-19). Zarafa is a beautiful, hand-drawn feature by writer/director Remi Bexancon (The First Day of the Rest of Your Life) [...]

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‘KFP 2′ Director Nelson Honored by LA Femme Fest

October 5, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

The LA Femme Film Festival has announced its Award Honorees for the seventh edition of the fest, set for Oct. 13-16. Among the notable women of film the event has chosen to celebrate this year is Kung Fu Panda 2 director Jennifer Yuh Nelson. Nelson will receive the Maverick Award, [...]

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Return of the Kung Fu Beast from the East

May 25, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan 2 Comments

Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson reveals how DreamWorks is bringing back Po and the Furious Five for a 3-D rematch in Kung Fu Panda 2. Consider the panda: a majestic creature, a humble and unassuming beast. Mostly regarded as a docile, bamboo-chewing, living plush toy, it seems an unlikely candidate to [...]

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