PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER star Ben Whishaw has been cast as MI6 gadget guru Q in the latest James Bond film, SKYFALL, reports Variety.
The deadline for submissions to the VES Awards is Wednesday, November 30.
MPC is pleased to announce the promotion of senior colorist Mark Gethin to US Creative Director of Color Grading.
IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and Cineworld Group PLC, one of the UK's leading cinema groups, today announced a revenue sharing agreement to install three new digital IMAX theatre systems in England and Scotland.
What could a 3-D family film from Martin Scorsese be like? With HUGO now as an example, the answer is magical. And it's a magic that Scorsese is best suited to bring to life — the magic of the movies. At one point, a young boy visits a movie studio and the director leans down to him and tells him if he's ever wondered where his dreams come from this is where they are made.
Bill Desowitz talks with Aardman and Sony about their first joint venture together.
Now in its third year, CTN Expo has gotten over some of its growing pains. Gone was the hectic chaos that was last year's event, replaced with the efficiency that so impressed in its inaugural year. Los Angeles has been in need of a quality animation gathering and this fills the bill nicely.
I immensely enjoyed Hugo, which is now one of my favorite films of the year. The dramatic visuals showing Hugo’s narrow escapes and life in isolation really made me feel empathy for him.
I found quite a few flaws in this film, although they are mostly on the scientific side. First of all, male elephant seals do not stay with and care for their young. Also, puffins, which live in the Arctic, cannot fly the great distance to Antarctica (which is about 22,000 miles away). Puffins are not built for flying long distances and are better adapted for swimming.
The recent pre-selection of two Spanish feature-length films for the 2011 Oscars, set for February, is yet more confirmation of the sweet moment the Spanish animation sector is currently enjoying. “Chico & Rita” and “Arrugas” are thus repeating the pre-selection success of “Planet 51” and “El Lince Perdido” (The Lost Lynx) two years ago.
Warner Bros. has decided to offer the role of The Colonel to Ken Watanabe, reports Twitch.
KUNG FU PANDA 2 writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger have been tapped by Disney to pen the comedy fantasy WISH LIST, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
Celebrate the most magical time of the year with this Special Edition of the irresistible holiday movie inspired by Disney’s beloved classic.
Paramount Pictures and Funtactix, a worldwide developer and publisher of online worlds and social games, today announced the launch of Mission: Impossible The Game the official social game based on the Mission: Impossible movie franchise from Paramount Pictures.
ANIMATION VOLDA is a unique festival run by animation students at Volda University College in Norway. Volda is a town of roughly 7,000 people of which 3,000 are students and the festival is primarily for students and festival guests.
Mark Simon tells us how he tries to put stories into every part of his life.
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN — PART 1 left no doubt of its box office dominance, debuting in first place with $138.1 million.
New Line is developing a big screen version of classic video game RAMPAGE, reports Heat Vision.
Academy Award nominated visual effects company Image Engine announced that the company created their largest digital environments to date for Tarsem Singh’s Immortals (Relativity Media, 2011).
Andrew Kevin Walker (SEVEN) will write director David Fincher's new take on 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, reports Deadline.com.
Steven Soderbergh has ankled Warner Bros. adaptation of classic spy TV series MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., writes The Hollywood Reporter.
Tarsem Singh has boarded KILLING ON CARNIVAL ROW as director, reports Deadline.com.
HUGO star Asa Butterfield is the top choice for the lead in Odd Lot Ent.'s adaptation of Orson Scott Card's ENDER'S GAME, reports Deadline.com.
Dwayne Johnson has signed on to take the lead in the big screen adaptation of the comic miniseries MONSTER HUNTER’S SURVIVAL GUIDE, reports Deadline.com.
The holidays have different meanings to everyone. For better or worse it's usually a time for family. Now from Aardman Animations, the creator of WALLACE & GROMIT, comes a modern look at Santa and his family. What we find out is that even good ole Saint Nick has a dysfunctional family.
