Month: May 2009 (Page 2 of 2)

‘Green Lantern: First Flight’ Q&A with Director Lauren Montgomery

Fresh off Wonder Woman, Lauren Montgomery shifts gears to direct Green Lantern: First Flight, the fifth in the ongoing series of DC Universe animated original PG-13 movies.

Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation are set to release the all-new Green Lantern: First Flight on July 28, 2009. It will be available on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, OnDemand, Pay-Per-View and download.

Montgomery paused between recording sessions and storyboards to chat about the directorial learning curve, working with certain voiceover actors, and more.

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Music Video Spotlight: Ill Bill – War Is My Destiny

Check out this awesome animated music video for War Is My Destiny by Ill Bill featuring Immortal Technique & Max Cavalera.

Here’s some background info of the creative process, straight from the horse’s mouth:

“It was directed by Adam Calfee and made at MoreFrames Studio. It took four of us about three and a half months from start to finish. All the characters are traditionally animated (on paper) and colored digitally. All the blood, a lot of the atmosphere and some of the explosions were shot with a video camera in a water tank.”

‘The Cleveland Show’ renewed for 2nd season

The folks behind ‘The Cleveland Show’ must be doing something right considering the show hasn’t premiered yet and it has already been renewed for a second season. Fox has ordered 13 additional episodes of the series, which will air fall 2010. The current 22 episode season will premiere fall 2009, along with the season premieres of Fox’s other animated shows — The Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad.

The Cleveland Show is a Family Guy spin-off which stars the Cleveland Brown character and his family. It was created by Seth MacFarlane, Rich Appel and Mike Henry, who voices the Cleveland character.

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American ‘Ponyo’ poster

Here’s the American poster for Disney’s release of Hayao Miyazaki’s latest movie Ponyo. The film was released in Japan last July, and managed to gross over $150 million. Ponyo tells the story of a baby goldfish who’s one wish is to be human. Cast members include Noah Cyrus, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey and Liam Neeson. Disney will release Ponyo in theaters on August 14.

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