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An Exclusive Sneak Peek at 2014's ‘Legends of Oz’

May 17, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan 3 Comments divider image

Roger S. Baum’s further adventures of his great-grandfather’s beloved characters are given a new animated life in Summertime’s Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return. In the world’s supply of film-worthy fairy tales, the attempts of American authors make up but a tiny fraction. Whether the United States’ relative youth or its [...]

Sony Lines Up Scribes for ‘Smurfs 3'

May 11, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Only a few weeks after announcing details about The Smurfs 2 feature (set to be released on July 31, 2013) Sony has revealed info about the third outing of the little blue guys. It turns out that sequel writers Karey Kirkpatrick and Chris Poche have now been assigned to write [...]

Giordano and Breton to Shine at Illumination

September 28, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Illumination Entertainment, the company behind last year’s underdog hit Despicable Me and 2013’s The Lorax, has tapped Brooke Braton to be the senior production executive and Kit Giardono to take over as director of development. Meanwhile Kirstin Wong-Ward, who was company founder and CEO Chris Meledandri’s exec assistant has been [...]

A Fin-de-Siècle Fantasy: ‘A Monster in Paris’

September 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 4 Comments divider image

DreamWorks veteran Bibo Bergeron goes back to his French roots with A Monster in Paris, an elegant CG-animated feature set in 1910. French director Bibo Bergeron has directed two very different DreamWorks animated features (The Road to El Dorado and Shark Tale) and worked as character designer on the studio’s [...]

Three Top Toons to Debut at Toronto Festival

August 4, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

The Toronto International Film Festival (running September 8 – 18) has announced the line up for this year’s TIFF Kids program (formerly the Sprockets Family Zone). Showcasing selections from around the world, the family film block offers a few special treats for animation lovers: From France, Bibo Bergeron’s (Shark Tale, [...]

A Sneak Peek at ‘A Monster in Paris’

July 1, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

An excellent new clip for Bibo Bergeron’s upcoming 3-D, CG-animated feature A Monster In Paris (Un Monstre a Paris) premiered on the web this week. The pic, which will be released on October 12 in France, is set in Paris, circa 1910 and tells the story of a shy movie [...]