Archives for March, 2008
New Ice Age 3 still image and poster
Check out this new still shot and poster from Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, set for release in July, 2009. Nothing like getting the hype train rolling more than a year before the movie’s premiere. The trailer will debut with Horton Hears a Who, in theaters today.
Brad Bird to direct live-action 1906 with Warner Bros and Pixar
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Brad Bird, director of The Incredibles and Ratatouille, has signed on to make his live-action feature directorial debut with “1906,” a co-production between Warner Bros. and Disney/Pixar. Since the film will be live-action, I think its safe to assume that Pixar will be in charge of all the special effects in the movie. And considering that the movie is set during the great 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco, I think there will be a large amount of special effects shots.
The story centers on a college student who begins to investigate the murder of his father, uncovering a web of deceit that has left the city vulnerable to the sort of fire that breaks out when the Great Earthquake of 1906 hits San Francisco.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa preview trailer
Check out this preview trailer for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa which is included on the BEE MOVIE DVD. Ignore the fact that Ben Stiller calls it Madagascar: The Crate Escape, as that was the old title.
Jayce and The Wheeled Warriors Vol. 1 DVD announced
On March 25th, Jayce and The Wheeled Warriors Volume One arrives on DVD, courtesy of Shout! Factory. This 4-disc set features season one of this 1985 cartoon. Click here to refresh your memory with a streaming trailer.
When a solar flare wreaks havoc on his botanical experiments, Jayce’s father is forced to flee from his accidental creations: Saw Boss and his band of ruthless mutated plant life called the Monster Minds. Now it’s up to Jayce, joined by the valiant Lightning League, to reunite with his father and combine the two halves of the magic Root amulet—the only object capable of purging the universe of Saw Boss and his army forever.
Volume 1 includes the first 33 episodes of Jayce and The Wheeled Warriors.
Comedy Central working on 3 new animated shows
Comedy Central unveiled its 2008-09 development slate which includes the following animated shows:
1) An untitled Snoop Dogg animated series that will feature Snoop as a 15-year-old growing up in Long Beach, Calif., in the 1980s.
2) Gay Robot, an animated series by Reno 911’s Nick Swardson that follows the post-college life of a gay robot and his roommates. Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions is producing the pilot.
3) Gypsy Cab, an animated series about the life of a gypsy cab driver. For each episode, a well-known comedian will voice one of his passengers.
Third WALL-E trailer
Here’s the third (not counting the International) trailer for Pixar’s upcoming movie, WALL-E. It is a bit similar to the international but there is in fact a ton of new footage included. We finally get to see a person!
New Star Wars: Clone Wars and Space Chimps posters
The fine folks over at LatinoReview have uploaded images of the Space Chimps and Star Wars: Clone Wars posters. Check them out below and click on them to see a larger version over at LatinoReview.
New Monsters vs. Aliens image and cast revealed
DreamWorks Animation today revealed the voice cast for their upcoming animated film, Monsters vs. Aliens. The movie will star Reese Witherspoon as Susan Murphy, a California girl who, on her wedding day, has the bad luck to be hit by a meteor, which causes her to grow to be 49 feet, 11½ inches tall. Captured by the military, she’s renamed Ginormica. Other cast members will include: Rainn Wilson, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland and… wait for it… Stephen Colbert playing the role of the President!
Monsters vs. Aliens will be released on March 27th 2009.
Ratatouille videogame achieves Greatest Hits status
The Ratatouille videogame based on the Pixar film has achieved “Platinum Family Hits” status for Xbox 360 and collection and “Greatest Hits” status for PlayStation 2.
THQ originally released the game in summer 2007 across 11 different gaming systems and has since shipped nearly four million copies across all platforms worldwide.
With its new hits status, the PS2, DS and is available for $19.99 while the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PSP versions are priced at $29.99.
WALL-E videogame cover art revealed
As always, a videogame tie-in will be released when Pixar’s newest film, WALL-E, debuts in theaters. The cover art has been revealed and can be seen below. While it’s the Xbox 360 version, I assume it will be the same for other consoles.
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