Berg Set to Command Battleship
Variety reports Universal has confirmed HANCOCK helmer Peter Berg as the director onboard BATTLESHIP.
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Bekmambetov Talks '9, Wanted 2' and 'Moby Dick'
The hot Russian director Timur Bekmambetov gives us his take on 9 and an exclusive sneak peek of his other projects, including the supernatural Moby Dick.
I Can Do Bad Feels Good to Lionsgate
Landing at #1, Tyler Perry’s I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF (LGF, with vfx by Wilson Tang, Toby Sells Creature Make-up FX Shop) earned $24M in its debut weekend.
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Zemeckis Talks Submarine Specifics at D23 Expo
The Walt Disney Studios has made a deal with Apple Corps Ltd. to develop a new 3D performance capture adaptation of the 1968 hit animated film YELLOW SUBMARINE, to be written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, it was announced today at the D23 Expo by Dick Cook, chairman, The Walt Disney Studios.
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Digital Domain and Rinsch Make Art for Audi
Digital Domain has teamed up with longtime collaborator Carl Erik Rinsch and his German production company Markenfilm on a: 45 TV commercial for Audi, via Hamburg, Germany-based ad agency Kempertrautmann.
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Del Toro Double Dares Disney On Toons
The Walt Disney Studios, in collaboration with acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Hobbit”), is launching a new production label called Disney Double Dare You, to create new animated films full of chills and thrills for audiences of all ages, it was announced today at the D23 Expo by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.
D23 Expo Reveals Pirates, Muppet, Persia, Frankenweenie News
Disney's D23 Expo has been a wealth of news for the studio's big upcoming films.
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Chuck Star & Moore Unbraid for Rapunzel
The Heat Vision blog has announced that Mandy Moore and CHUCK star Zachary Levi are set to voice the lead characters in Disney's CG feature RAPUNZEL.
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Cars 2 Plot Revealed
Empire reports from Disney's Leicester Square presentation that John Lasseter has given plot details to CAR 2.
9 Tops Wednesday Box Office
On its opening day of 9/9/09, Shane Acker's 9 scooped up $3.12 million.
Disney Acquires Wideload Games
Disney Interactive Studios announced today it has agreed to acquire Wideload Games Inc., a Chicago-based producer and developer of original interactive entertainment.
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Getting Stitchpunked with '9'
Animation Director Joe Ksander goes deeper into 9 with AWN.
Warner’s New Division: DC Entertainment
With the DC Comics sale firmly in place, WB has created a new company known as DC Entertainment, notes the Hollywood Reporter.
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Destination Stays #1 at Box Office
Topping Labor Day weekend, THE FINAL DESTINATION (WB/NL, with vfx by Amalgamated Pixels) was #1 again, with audiences, grabbing $12.3M in its second week. DESTINATION was down 55% with a total gross of $47.4M.
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Warner Bros. Crowned Summer Box Office Champ
Hollywood's official summer ended on Labor Day and it's already evident that Warner Bros. has emerged as the studio champ says The Hollywood Reporter.
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New Blu-ray Boasts Fringe, Creepshow, Catwoman –Plus, Bedknobs on DVD
Fringe, Creepshow, Catwoman, Bedknobs among new films on DVD and Blu-ray this week.
'Maya Plugin Power': Miscellaneous Tools Stitching with Seamour
In the latest excerpt from Maya Plugin Power, author Mark Jennings Smith shows readers how to create stitching effects using Seamour plugins from ticket01.
Shane Acker Talks '9' and Beyond
Shane Acker discusses how he pulled off his long-awaited feature directorial debut as well as his latest short at Gnomon and future projects.
Desowitz at SIGGRAPH 2009: Day 5
AWN's Editor in Chief Bill Desowitz walks us through Day 5 of his SIGGRAPH 09 adventure.The key word is 3-D
Desowitz at SIGGRAPH 2009: Day 4
Press reports have attendance at about 10,000, which is extremely low, of course. But, as I previously noted, it's resulted in a very appropriate quaintness. You can tell that the people who have come here are very passionate.
Evening Theater’s Festival Chair’s Reel
A look at some of the short films from the Evening Theater’s Festival Chair’s Reel.
Evening Theater’s Jury Chair’s Reel
A breakdown of the Evening Theater’s Jury Chair’s Reel, which included the following shorts.
Desowitz at SIGGRAPH 2009: Day 3
Naturally Autodesk had some big announcements, including 2010 versions of Maya, MotionBuilder and Mudbox and along with new suites for digital entertainment creation and new education initiatives.
Fjorg! SIGGRAPH 2009 Competition – Day 2
Day 2 of the animation competition kicked off at 9am with a loud drumbeat and Afro Brazilian performers. The sound drew a large crowd in to watch the performances. The animation teams had worked through the night on their films so the very lively dancers lent some much needed energy to the competitors.
Evening Theater Awards Ceremony and Real-Time Live Demos
Monday nights' Evening Theater began with the introduction of host Miles Perkins, senior staff at Industrial Light and Magic. He kicked off the award ceremony by paving the way for Scott Farrar, visual effects supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic.
