Tag "The Hollywood Reporter"

Hand-Painted Van Gogh Movie Is a Go

February 10, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

A hand-painted animated feature about the death of famous Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh has been picked up by U.K. sales and finance outfit Bankside Films. According to The Hollywood Reporter, classically trained painter and animator Dorota Kobiela (The Flying Machine, The Little Postman) is directing the project, which centers [...]

‘Puss in Boots’ Lands on Top Again

November 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

DreamWorks’ swashbuckling cat stole the number one spot at the box office for the second week in a row, crushing Brett Ratner’s Tower Heist, with a $33 million weekender. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 3D toon had the smallest drop ever for a non-holiday, and has made $75.5 million [...]

Early Critics Say ‘Puss in Boots’ Is Cat’s Meow

October 24, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Since DreamWorks Animation’s Puss in Boots will finally be released this Friday release (Oct. 28), both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter have posted their reviews of the movie already. Studio head Jeffrey Katzenberg, director Chris Miller, and producers Joe Aguilar and Latifa Ouaou should be relieved as early reviewers admire [...]

Bardem May Be New ‘Despicable Me’ Villain

October 6, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Oscar-winning Spanish actor Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) is in negotiations to voice the new villain in Despicable Me 2, the sequel to Universal/Illumination’s 2010 hit. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bardem will play a new bad guy called El Macho, who is the father of Machito. Universal [...]

CAOZ’s ‘Valhalla’ Preps for Theatrical Run

October 3, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Iceland’s first-ever animated feature, the stereoscopic 3-D CG-animated Legends of Valhalla: Thor from Caoz, will be getting its long-awaited theatrical release on October 14. The film, based on characters from Norse mythology, is also the most expensive film ever produced in the country. Caoz, an animation studio based in the [...]

Sesame Street: “Bert and Ernie Aren’t Gay!”

August 11, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

In response to an online petition on change.org urging Sesame Street puppets Bert and Ernie to marry, the org has issued a statement noting that the two popular characters are just friends. In a statement released to The Hollywood Reporter, Sesame St. Workshop pointed out: “Bert and Ernie are best [...]