Saturday, March 10, 2012

"Brave" Japanese Trailer: I would rather go see this in Japan

   This trailer looks like a Studio Ghibli film. It shows more to the epic story. It looks beautiful.

"Ice Age: Continental Drift" Trailer: When will Scrat get the acorn?

I first saw this trailer in The Lorax. It was a treat for the kids but for me it was just cheesy. Hears the plot description-

     Scrat’s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he’s been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences – a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny, Diego and Sid. In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller offer new detailes to there Lego movie

    When news first broke that Warner Bros. was developing a Lego film, we groaned at the thought of yet another film based on a beloved childhood property (see also: G.I. Joe, Transformers, Battleship, etc.). But then Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller boarded the project, and the idea of a Lego movie suddenly got much more interesting — especially when Robot Chicken‘s Chris McKay signed on to co-direct as well.
     During this weekend’s press junket for their new film (I wanna see) 21 Jump Street, Lord and Miller offered a few more details on what we could expect from the Lego movie, including a potential title, the status of the film, it’s look, its tone, and even a tiny hint about its plot.
      Hears what they said as an all Lego universe “to the point where if there’s water or clouds or like a big explosion, that will be made out of animated Legos,” and that the tone could be described as “like if Michael Bay kidnapped Henry Selick to make a movie for him.”
       “It involves many worlds. Basically, the least qualified Lego characters in the universe having to keep the world from being frozen together.” (says the duo) I’m not sure what “frozen together” means, exactly, but at the most basic level, it sounds like a plot about the Lego equivalent of unlikely underdog heroes stepping up to save the world. According to Miller, the film is currently titled Lego: The Piece of Resistance.
        I'm not sure if it will be CG or stop-motion but actually sounds good and I have never had fun with Legos.

Kristen Bell to star in "Frozen"

    I've posted about the long in development Frozen. Now everything is coming together. Now Kristen Bell is set to play the lead role as the ice queen.
     Frozen will be based on Hans Christian Andersen‘s 19th century fairy tale, which centers around two friends, a little boy and a little girl. When the boy is kidnapped by the Snow Queen, the little girl ventures out to find and save him. It’s not clear at this point which character Bell is set to play. THR describes her character as the “lead,” which suggests she’ll be voicing the Queen, but it’s also conceivable that the girl could be the central character in Disney’s take on the story.
     I don't know if this is the right choice. But she does have voice experience from the FX show Unsupervised.
    Bell will provide both the speaking and singing voices for her character in Frozen. We haven’t heard any details on who’ll provide the music, though the previous incarnation of the project had composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast) attached. John Lasseter and Peter Del Vecho are on board as producers.
    This could be good.

"Gnomeo and Juliet" sequel titled "Gnomeo and Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes"

    Why!!!!!!!???? Gnomeo and Juliet was okay but good enough for a sequel?
     Elton John‘s Rocket Pictures is getting the ball rolling on Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes, a sequel to last year’s 3D animated adventure about lively lawn ornaments. John has begun composing new tunes for the film, while returning writers Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil are at work on the script. No director is attached at this time, though the search has already begun. The new film will see Gnomeo and Juliet calling on “the great ornamental detective” Sherlock Gnomes to find out why gnomes have been mysteriously disappearing from suburban England.
      Rocket CEO Steve Hamilton Shaw describes the film as “a fun, broad family film” with “strong musical elements.” James McAvoy and Emily Blunt, who voiced the title characters in the first movie, will likely return, though their involvement has not been confirmed at this time.
    I don't know why there doing this, its not even Shakespeare even more.

"The Lorax" opens up at #1

     I'm surprised that this got #1. Its been a long time since I've seen an animated film place #1, and that was last years Rio. I thought that Project X was gonna place #1 even though it does look like a disappoint.
     At #1 is The Lorax (57% rotten, okay), at #2 is Project X (26% rotten, very bad), at #3 is Act of Valor (29% rotten, very bad).
    Still the only fresh film at box office is at #10 and its (still wanna see) Wanderlust.

"Frankenweenie" to be released in IMAX 3-D

      This movie looks amazing now its gonna be even more amazing with IMAX 3-D. Tim Burton’s comic retelling of the classic Frankenstein tale. Featuring a voice cast that includes Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, and Charlie Tahan, the stop-motion, black and white picture centers around a young boy named Victor whose dog Sparky dies unexpectedly. Heartbroken, Victor finds a way to bring Sparky back to life, setting off a chain of monstrous consequences.
      Since this is a stop-motion black and white film its gonna be the first stop-motion black and white film to be in IMAX 3-D. The film is set to release on October 10.
      I cant wait for this. Another film to be released in IMAX is Prometheus.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Oscar winners "Rango" and "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore": That was the year of "Rango"

     I think that Rango deserved that Oscar. I mean it was the most fun I've had in a theater next to Rio. And I saw The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore and it deserved it also. But I did think that La Luna was gonna win.
     And Chris Rock said the most hilarious stuff about animation. Its true they do just pay him a million dollars just to say "Its time to go to the store!"
      Even though Tintin lost to The Artist and Rio lost to The Muppets.  

"Brave" TV spot: Just beautiful



This song alone makes me wanna see this.

First look at "Turbo": More like a "Cars" with snails

    This concept art from above looks beautiful. I wanna see this. And the cast is amazing. I mean Bill Hader and Snoop Doug that's perfect. Hader is also in Dreamworks's Me and my Shadow. Also well my mans Micheal Pena and Samuel L. Jackson. Starring Ryan Renolds (also in The Croods)
     Hears what office executive Bill Damaschke said about Renolds-
     "Ryan Reynolds' infectious enthusiasm and humor will bring life to the lead role of Turbo and set the tone for this amazing roster of all-star voice talent. This high-octane journey will take audiences on the race of their lives and completely re-define the traditional notion of moving at a snail's pace!"
   Although the art looks great this promo poster looks terrible-

New "Brave" trailer" More like a clip then a trailer



This movie looks amazing I can't wait. But it looks more like a Dreamworks film then Pixar, I mean from the animation and the jokes, its all there.
Well hears the "trailer".

"How to Train your Dragon" show ads: Dreamworks going with Cartoon Network on this one



This is what makes this show gonna work, Jay Burachul who plays Hiccup in the films will be in the show. Unlike the Kung Fu Panda show.
So now we don't have to wait tell the sequel. The show will be called Dragons which sounds better.
Intriguingly, series exec producer Tim Johnson has emphasized in the past that his Dragons won’t dumb down the show for television, but rather will hew closely to the original’s tone. “We’re actually going a little darker, a little more dramatic, much like the film,” he said in January. ”The goal was not to change it or lighten it for a TV series. The goal is to stay true to it in a TV series and that was actually fairly changing.”
Well that's great.