Wahlberg To Star in MacFarlane's Directorial Debut
Mark Wahlberg is in negotiations to star in Seth MacFarlane's directorial debut, TED, reports Variety.
Mark Wahlberg is in negotiations to star in Seth MacFarlane's directorial debut, TED, reports Variety.
Ang Lee has found his lead actor for his adaptation of Yann Martel's popular novel LIFE OF PI, reports ComingSoon.net.
Francis Ford Coppola has begun production on a low-key horror thriller titled TWIXT NOW AND SUNRISE, reports Deadline.com.
Motion Picture Corp. of America has hired Jennifer Lynch to helm the supernatural thriller VISIBILITY, reports Variety.
Alex Borstein, writer and Lois voice on FAMILY GUY, has inked pilot deal with 20th Century Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The closing ceremonies bring an end to another Ottawa International Animation Festival. And while I await my connecting flight in Newark for the final leg of my journey home, I linger just a bit longer on the images in my mind of all the wonderous activities of the past week. Though I was constantly too warm or utterly frozen and could never get comfortable wearing layers and a heavy jacket, I was able to stop griping often enough to have a thoroughly great time. Here are some images from the closing.
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) comes to an end with a highly anticipated closing ceremonies which were held this evening at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. OIAF organizers announced the 2010 winners of the official competition during the ceremonies.
The new venue for celebrating anime in So Cal has a location for 2011 and is now seeking artists for its alley
I spoke with Lou Pomanti to get his take on music for animation. Lou Pomanti is an award-winning, performer, arranger, and producer. He’s a keyboard wizard, and worked with Blood Sweat and Tears, James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, and Michael Buble. He even was the arranger for the finalists for the Hockey Night in Canada Anthem Challenge, which, in Canada, is pretty much the national anthem.
Take a quick glance at some of the people I met up with yesterday while stumbling around the annual Animator's Picnic and later, while trying to get warm at the Arts Court cafe and Aniboutique. Old friends, new friends, a pretty uninspired procession of eviscerated gourds. Oh, and have I told you, it's cold here? Aye?
Steven Spielberg is set to direct “Robopocalypse,” it was announced today by Mark Sourian and Holly Bario, Co-Presidents of Production for DreamWorks Studios.
Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Rob Kazinsky, Aidan Turner, Graham McTavish, John Callen, Stephen Hunter, Mark Hadlow and Peter Hambleton have joined the ensemble cast of The Hobbit, it was jointly announced today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema; Alan Horn, President and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Bros.; Steve Cooper, co-Chief Executive Officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., and Peter Jackson.
AVATAR writer Laeta Kalogridis will rewrite the script for the James Cameron-produced remake of FANTASTIC VOYAGE, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Jack Black and director Steve Pink (HOT TUB TIME MACHINE) have acquired the rights to Daniel H. Wilson's book HOW TO SURVIVE A ROBOT UPRISING, reports io9.com.
Ole Bornedal, the Danish director behind the critically acclaimed thriller JUST ANOTHER LOVE STORY, has been tapped to helm Lionsgate's DIBBUK BOX, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The highlight of my second day in Ottawa was finding a working ATM. But the “treat” of the day was sitting in on an intimate discussion with former Oscar-winning Pixar and current Laika writer/director Jan Pinkava. Friendly, engaging, entertaining and brilliant – utterly charming. Made me feel like audience extra at a taping of “Regis and Kelly.” And it’s really, really cold here.
DreamWorks Animation is in talks with Rodrigo Blaas to adapt his animated short ALMA in a feature, reports Heat Vision.
Mandate Pictures and Ghost House have won the rights to produce a remake of THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS, reports Deadline.com.
M. Night Shyamalan is developing a new top-secret sci-fi project called ONE THOUSAND A. E. with Overbrook Ent., according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Shock Till You Drop reports that the MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D team of director Patrick Lussier and writer Todd Farmer are re-teaming for a remake of HELLRAISER.
Universal has hired Robert Nelson Jacobs (THE WATER HORSE) to transform Cate Tiernan's YA book series SWEEP into a feature film, reports Variety.
Paramount Pictures has hired THE SHIELD creator Shawn Ryan to adapt Tom Clancy's novel WITHOUT REMORSE, reports Vulture.
Genndy Tartakovsky talks with Rick DeMott about his new series Sym-Bionic Titan, working in live-action and the Samurai Jack feature.
Rushes have completed VFX and colour grading for 4 x 20” commercials, 4 x 10” virals (plus a number of spots for the internet) for Fuller’s London Pride conceived by DCH and realised by HLA.