Tag "Warner Bros. Pictures"

‘Miffy’ Movie Goes Gold

February 27, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Having hit a total audience of 120,000 moviegoers in The Netherlands, Miffy the Movie has attained the status of “Golden Film.” The first feature outing for Dick Bruna’s popular bunny character is directed by Hans Perk from a script by James Still and premiered in The Netherlands on January 30, [...]

‘The Hobbit’ Passes the $500 Million Benchmark

December 28, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Warner Bros. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has surpassed the $500 million benchmark at the worldwide box office in less than two weeks at the box office. To date, the blockbuster has earned an estimated $189.73 million domestically. In addition, on the heels of its record-breaking release in Australia — [...]

Jackson Confirms Third ‘Hobbit’ Feature

July 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

It’s official: Peter Jackson has confirmed that he will be expanding his two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit into a trilogy. Warner Bros. is probably thrilled to hear the news and fans are rejoicing as the Oscar-winning director will be pulling from material from the appendices and Tolkien’s notes [...]

The Senate Delivers Spooky Shots for ‘Dark Shadows’

May 17, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

London’s The Senate VFX completed 186 shots for Warner Bros./Village Roadshow’s Dark Shadows—the latest Tim Burton opus which opened last week. Anton Yri, vfx supervisor, worked with vfx producer Sam Spacey to oversee six major sequences in the film. Yri was on set for the duration of first unit and [...]

Warner Bros. Greenlights ‘Bleach’ Live-Action Movie

February 23, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 5 Comments divider image

Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the live-action feature film rights to Viz Media’s hit manga and anime property Bleach. Peter Segal (Get Smart, The Longest Yard) of Callahan Filmworks is producing with an eye toward directing. The film’s creative team also includes screenwriter Dan Mazeau (The Clash of the Titans) [...]