Steven Spielberg has cast the key role of Katie for his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s BFG (Dahl’s personal favorite of his own stories). Ruby Barnhill will play the young girl who becomes friends with the Big Friendly Giant and discovers the beauty and danger of Giant World. Production on Roald Dahl’s BFG will begin in […]
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Frozen Fever Short To Play With Live-Action Cinderella!
Frozen’s Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf are returning to the big screen in Frozen Fever, a short to be played before Disney’s live-action Cinderella. In Frozen Fever, Elsa and Kristoff are determined to make Anna’s birthday her best ever. For more, check out the press release following the jump. Frozen Fever and Cinderella will be […]
Boxtrolls and Dragons Lead The 42nd Annual Annie Awards Nominations!
The Boxtrolls and How To Train Your Dragon 2 led the nominees for the 42nd Annual Annie Awards – with The Boxtrolls nabbing 13 noms and Dragon securing 10. Both are included in the Best Animated Feature Category where they are joined by Big Hero 6, Cheatin’, Song of the Sea, The Book of Life, The LEGO Movie and […]
Birdman Nabs Six Independent Spirit Award Nominations!
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) led the way at the 2015 Independent Spirit Award Nominations were announced today. The film received nominations for best film, director, lead actor, supporting female, supporting male and best cinematography. Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, Dan Gilroy’s Nightcrawler and Ava Duvernay’s Selma each nabbed five noms. Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash grabbed […]
First Look: Pixar’s Inside Out Teaser Poster!
Pixar’s Inside Out goes inside the head of Riley – a young girl whose family moves from the Midwest when her father gets a new job in San Francisco – as we meet her emotions: Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). Pixar has released its first poster for […]
First Poster: McFarland – Champions Can Come From Anywhere!
Based on the 1987 true story, “McFarland” follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White (Kevin Costner), a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school, with whom they ultimately bond to build not only a […]
First Look: Strange Magic
Lucasfilm Ltd.’s Strange Magic – a ‘madcap fairy tale musical inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ will be the company’s first theatrical release since the company was acquired by Disney. Strange Magic stars an amazing voice cast – Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristen Chenowith, Maya Rudolph and Peter Stormare among them – and will be released through […]
Fury Celebrates Veterans’ Day/Remembrance Day with Free Admissions for Veterans and Military Personnel!
Sony Pictures Entertainment is showing its admiration and respect for veterans and military personnel by providing free admission the its film Fury at select theaters. Veterans and military personnel with appropriate identification will be given free admission to Fury all day tomorrow, November 11th. Follow the jump for details.
XPRIZE Brings Together Real-Life Big Hero 6 For November Movie Premiere!
XPRIZE has found six real-life counterparts to Disney’s Big Hero 6. The six are winners of a contest – open to people between eight and seventeen years old – that selected winners on the basis of innovation through the use of science, technology, engineering, art and/or mathematics (S.T.E.A.M.). The winners were: Kamran Ansari, age 9, Jasmyne […]
Disney Floats Moana!
Moana, ‘a sweeping, CG-animated comedy-adventure about a spirited teenager on an impossible mission to fulfill her ancestors’ quest, is scheduled to be the late winter, 2016, release from the Walt Disney animation Studios. Rod Clements and John Musker – of Aladdian and The Princess and the Frog – are directing the project about Moana, a born […]
Spielberg, Hanks Begin Shooting Untitled Spy Thriller!
The Cold War is back! Steven Spielberg has begun shooting his currently untitled spy thriller starring Tom Hanks. The film is based on the true story of James Donovan, an attorney who was given the assignment of negotiating the release of an American U-2 pilot. Details, such as they are, follow the jump. The film will […]