Disney is once again trying to make a "Space Mountain" movie happen. This is one of the company's most cherished theme park rides as a staple of both Disneyland and Disney World for decades. Now, a pair of new writers have been brought on board to try and crack the code with this long-gestating adaptation. Whether or not they will be the ones to get it across the finish line is another question entirely.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec have been tapped to write the latest iteration of "Space Mountain" for Disney. Plot details are being kept under wraps for the time being. Applebaum and Nemec are known for their work on Amazon's wildly expensive series "Citadel," as well as Netflix's live-action "Cowboy Bebop" series, which was canceled after just one season. Jonathan Eirich is on board to produce the film alongside Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell,...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec have been tapped to write the latest iteration of "Space Mountain" for Disney. Plot details are being kept under wraps for the time being. Applebaum and Nemec are known for their work on Amazon's wildly expensive series "Citadel," as well as Netflix's live-action "Cowboy Bebop" series, which was canceled after just one season. Jonathan Eirich is on board to produce the film alongside Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. To keep up with our latest features, sign up for the Weekly Edit newsletter and follow us @mubinotebook on Twitter and Instagram.NEWSOrlando.The Cinema for Gaza Auction has raised over $100,000 so far for Medical Aid for Palestinians (Map). The auction, which features such donations as a bedtime story read by Tilda Swinton and Mubi’s entire catalog of Blu-rays, closes April 12. As SAG-AFTRA lobbies for legal limits on digital replicas of actors, IATSE negotiates for “some of the spoils of artificial intelligence” as part of their next contract. Across the US, historic cinemas are being restored (and sometimes repurposed) by celebrities, foundations, and unlikely corporations.CANNESFrancis Ford Coppola’s self-funded, much-ballyhooed Megalopolis (2024) will premiere in competition at Cannes, while the first part of Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga (2024) will premiere out of competition.Andrea Arnold will...
- 4/10/2024
- MUBI
David Barrington Holt, longtime manager of the Jim Henson Company’s Creature Shop in L.A., died March 13 of complications from cancer, his son, Chris Holt, announced. He was 78.
After receiving a BA in industry design with honors from London’s University of the Arts in 1963, Holt began his illustrious 30-year career as a creator, quickly building his reputation as a skilled photographer, designer, engineer and model maker.
In 1986, Holt began collaborating with the Jim Henson Company, a partnership that would span over two decades. He started in the U.K. as deputy supervisor of the Creature Shop before being moved up to creative supervisor. In 1993, he moved across the world to Los Angeles to assist in starting the Henson Company’s first creature shop on the West Coast in preparation to produce the characters for Disney’s 1991 jurassic sitcom “Dinosaurs.” At the Creature Factory, Holt oversaw creative oversight of shop operations,...
After receiving a BA in industry design with honors from London’s University of the Arts in 1963, Holt began his illustrious 30-year career as a creator, quickly building his reputation as a skilled photographer, designer, engineer and model maker.
In 1986, Holt began collaborating with the Jim Henson Company, a partnership that would span over two decades. He started in the U.K. as deputy supervisor of the Creature Shop before being moved up to creative supervisor. In 1993, he moved across the world to Los Angeles to assist in starting the Henson Company’s first creature shop on the West Coast in preparation to produce the characters for Disney’s 1991 jurassic sitcom “Dinosaurs.” At the Creature Factory, Holt oversaw creative oversight of shop operations,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
David Barrington Holt, who established and ran the first Creature Shop on the West Coast for The Jim Henson Company during his two-plus decades with the firm, has died. He was 78.
Holt died March 13 of complications from cancer at his home in Los Angeles, his son, Chris Holt, announced.
Holt started out with the Henson Co. in 1986 as deputy supervisor of its Creature Shop in the U.K. and was promoted to creative supervisor. He moved to Los Angeles in 1993 to set up a Creature Shop and produce the 1991-94 Disney-abc series Dinosaurs.
In L.A., Holt had creative oversight of shop operations including puppetry, animatronics, effects, performers, administrative matters and R&d, with developments in the field of real-time 3D CG animation.
He was instrumental in the creation of the Henson Performance Control System, which allowed a single performer to operate complex, computer-driven puppets in the same manner as though they were physical.
Holt died March 13 of complications from cancer at his home in Los Angeles, his son, Chris Holt, announced.
Holt started out with the Henson Co. in 1986 as deputy supervisor of its Creature Shop in the U.K. and was promoted to creative supervisor. He moved to Los Angeles in 1993 to set up a Creature Shop and produce the 1991-94 Disney-abc series Dinosaurs.
In L.A., Holt had creative oversight of shop operations including puppetry, animatronics, effects, performers, administrative matters and R&d, with developments in the field of real-time 3D CG animation.
He was instrumental in the creation of the Henson Performance Control System, which allowed a single performer to operate complex, computer-driven puppets in the same manner as though they were physical.
- 4/6/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
I hope you haven’t gotten sick of hearing “Yes, chef” yet because there’s another season of The Bear on the way. The third season of the award-winning series is currently shooting in Chicago, but Deadline reports that The Bear has also been renewed for season 4, which will be shot back-to-back with season 3.
Although the renewal isn’t official, it would make sense for FX to want to get another season in the can. The Bears stars Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri are in high demand, with plenty of other projects on their slate. Ebon Moss-Bachrach is also on the rise, especially after it was confirmed that he would be playing Ben Grimm/The Thing in Marvel’s Fantastic Four movie.
Some have wondered if the season 4 renewal might mark the end of The Bear, as something similar happened with Atlanta, which came to an end after the...
Although the renewal isn’t official, it would make sense for FX to want to get another season in the can. The Bears stars Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri are in high demand, with plenty of other projects on their slate. Ebon Moss-Bachrach is also on the rise, especially after it was confirmed that he would be playing Ben Grimm/The Thing in Marvel’s Fantastic Four movie.
Some have wondered if the season 4 renewal might mark the end of The Bear, as something similar happened with Atlanta, which came to an end after the...
- 3/14/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Christopher Walken is a national treasure.
Over a brilliant stage and screen career that spans over seven decades, the man has never been less than captivating. He's turned in shattering dramatic performances in classics like "The Deer Hunter" and "The Dead Zone" (which also happens to be one of the very best Stephen King movies), and made us cackle like fools on his numerous "Saturday Night Live" appearances and, well, I'm not sure what the heck he was doing in "The Country Bears," but he's the only reason I'm still thinking about an otherwise listless Disney family flick 22 years after the rest of the world has forgotten it.
And he's lost none of his ability to delight and confound (sometimes in the same moment) as he nears his 81st birthday this month. Walken will just keep struttin', and the world is a better place for this.
All you need for...
Over a brilliant stage and screen career that spans over seven decades, the man has never been less than captivating. He's turned in shattering dramatic performances in classics like "The Deer Hunter" and "The Dead Zone" (which also happens to be one of the very best Stephen King movies), and made us cackle like fools on his numerous "Saturday Night Live" appearances and, well, I'm not sure what the heck he was doing in "The Country Bears," but he's the only reason I'm still thinking about an otherwise listless Disney family flick 22 years after the rest of the world has forgotten it.
And he's lost none of his ability to delight and confound (sometimes in the same moment) as he nears his 81st birthday this month. Walken will just keep struttin', and the world is a better place for this.
All you need for...
- 3/8/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Ariel and her aquatic friends may have ushered in the Disney Renaissance, but Roger Rabbit helped right the sinking ship that was Disney in the '80s. Indeed, 1988's "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" came at the perfect time for the House of Mouse. After a string of failed (but fascinating) attempts to reinvigorate its artistry, the flailing studio recruited director Robert Zemeckis and executive producer Steven Spielberg -- members of the same crack team behind "Back to the Future" just three years before -- to adapt Gary K. Wolf's satirical 1981 novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?" into a film.
The result? An incredible visual feat by way of a detective yarn based in a fantasy version of '40s Los Angeles where "toons" from the Golden Age of American Animation walk alongside flesh-and-blood humans. With Zemeckis operating at the height of his powers, "Roger Rabbit" moves like clockwork, serving up...
The result? An incredible visual feat by way of a detective yarn based in a fantasy version of '40s Los Angeles where "toons" from the Golden Age of American Animation walk alongside flesh-and-blood humans. With Zemeckis operating at the height of his powers, "Roger Rabbit" moves like clockwork, serving up...
- 10/15/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Turning Disney theme park attractions is a relatively new-ish concept, but the movies based on Disney attractions vary wildly in quality.
The story goes that Dick Cook, who at the time was running the Disney film studio with Nina Jacobson, had originally come up with the idea to “mine the theme parks for movie ideas” (as James B. Stewart put it in “Disney War”). They had made “The Country Bears” and were working on projects based on classic Disney attractions Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion. At the time, Pirates was envisioned as a direct-to-video cheapie, more along the lines of “Tower of Terror,” which debuted as an inexpensive TV on “The Wonderful World of Disney.”
But during a meeting about whether Disney should invest in “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” an expensive Peter Weir movie starring Russell Crowe (they declined), the idea was...
The story goes that Dick Cook, who at the time was running the Disney film studio with Nina Jacobson, had originally come up with the idea to “mine the theme parks for movie ideas” (as James B. Stewart put it in “Disney War”). They had made “The Country Bears” and were working on projects based on classic Disney attractions Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion. At the time, Pirates was envisioned as a direct-to-video cheapie, more along the lines of “Tower of Terror,” which debuted as an inexpensive TV on “The Wonderful World of Disney.”
But during a meeting about whether Disney should invest in “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” an expensive Peter Weir movie starring Russell Crowe (they declined), the idea was...
- 7/28/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
And the Summer of product adaptations and remakes continues! Last weekend Barbie just about blew the doors off the box office and the multiplex in a virtual tsunami of pink perfection. Hey, if a toy can revive the ticket sale doldrums, why not a flick based on a ride from the Disney theme parks? After all, those Caribbean Pirates spurred quite a profitable “tentpole” for the studio. But then there were costly flops like Tomorrowland and who remembers The Country Bears (maybe they just needed that “nose candy”). Well, this concept was exploited nearly twenty years ago, so this is also, technically, a remake (without any of the main human characters from the first time). Perhaps the modest success of the other remake a few months ago, The Little Mermaid, is lifting the “ahem” spirits of the mouse house. So, even though Halloween is months away, are filmgoers in the...
- 7/28/2023
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Willie Nelson is a legendary country artist and, apparently, a fan of the Country Bears. This singer had a cameo in Disney’s live-action movie The Country Bears, revealing that it’s “hard” for him to imagine popular music without this fictional band.
Disney released ‘The Country Bears,’ featuring a cameo from Willie Nelson Willie Nelson performs during Farm Aid 2013 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Paul Natkin/WireImage via Getty Images
Disney created the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl inspired by their theme park attractions. In 2002, they released a live-action production inspired by a Frontierland classic — The Country Bears.
The film tells the story of a country-rock group, that split up due to… creative differences. When their beloved concert hall is scheduled for demolition, though, the band manager reunites the Country Bears for one last benefit concert.
That’s with the help of a superfan-turned-Country Bear member,...
Disney released ‘The Country Bears,’ featuring a cameo from Willie Nelson Willie Nelson performs during Farm Aid 2013 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Paul Natkin/WireImage via Getty Images
Disney created the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl inspired by their theme park attractions. In 2002, they released a live-action production inspired by a Frontierland classic — The Country Bears.
The film tells the story of a country-rock group, that split up due to… creative differences. When their beloved concert hall is scheduled for demolition, though, the band manager reunites the Country Bears for one last benefit concert.
That’s with the help of a superfan-turned-Country Bear member,...
- 2/26/2023
- by Julia Dzurillay
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Disney is once again turning to theme park rides as inspiration for movies, so let's hope this next one is more of a "Pirates of the Caribbean" than a "The Country Bears." According to Deadline, the new project will be based on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a gold rush-themed roller coaster that's been a part of Disneyland since 1979.
Though details about the project are still under wraps, the movie already has directors and writers on board. The filmmaking duo known as Bert and Bertie are reportedly in talks to direct the as-yet-untitled project. Bert and Bertie are perhaps best-known for their work on Marvel's "Hawkeye" series, for which they helmed three episodes last year.
A certain faction of TV viewers, myself included, also bows down to the Berties for their stunning work on "Our Flag Means Death," including on the episode that memorably ends with an epic scene set to Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain.
Though details about the project are still under wraps, the movie already has directors and writers on board. The filmmaking duo known as Bert and Bertie are reportedly in talks to direct the as-yet-untitled project. Bert and Bertie are perhaps best-known for their work on Marvel's "Hawkeye" series, for which they helmed three episodes last year.
A certain faction of TV viewers, myself included, also bows down to the Berties for their stunning work on "Our Flag Means Death," including on the episode that memorably ends with an epic scene set to Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain.
- 8/16/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Continuing in the trend of the first Dune film from director Denis Villeneuve, the newcomers to the Dune: Part Two ensemble cast have been nothing but heavy-hitters: Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan; rising star Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha (allegedly); and now the Grand Poobah of them all, Christopher Walken as Shaddam IV, head of House Corrino and Padishah Emperor of the Imperium!
It seems fitting.
The news, which comes out of Deadline ahead of the film’s fall start date for principal photography, is in-keeping with a universe already populated with familiar faces after the first movie. In that 2021 picture, Timothée Chalamet led an all-star cast that included Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, and Stellan Skarsgård. Even Gen-z fan favorite Zendaya agreed to only show up for what amounted to an extended 10-minute cameo. Yet the casting of Walken in this role feels like a special get...
It seems fitting.
The news, which comes out of Deadline ahead of the film’s fall start date for principal photography, is in-keeping with a universe already populated with familiar faces after the first movie. In that 2021 picture, Timothée Chalamet led an all-star cast that included Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, and Stellan Skarsgård. Even Gen-z fan favorite Zendaya agreed to only show up for what amounted to an extended 10-minute cameo. Yet the casting of Walken in this role feels like a special get...
- 5/12/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Now that Elton John's formidable career as a rock 'n' roll legend has finally gotten the silver screen treatment, it would be remiss to ignore the countless other times the ostentatious performer has himself graced film with his presence: "Spice World," "Tommy," "The Country Bears" — all the classics, essentially. Though he had previously felt lukewarm to the idea of having his life and career turned into a slick Hollywood biopic, the legendary singer, pianist, and composer was incredibly happy with how "Rocketman" turned out, particularly with Welsh actor Taron Egerton's performance as Elton John himself.
In an article the performer penned...
The post Why Elton John Turned Down a Lead Role in Harold and Maude appeared first on /Film.
In an article the performer penned...
The post Why Elton John Turned Down a Lead Role in Harold and Maude appeared first on /Film.
- 3/22/2022
- by Natalia Keogan
- Slash Film
When it comes to Disney, there’s nothing off the table when it comes to new feature films, not even (to our collective dismay) live-action remakes of some of their animated classics. The same goes for movies based on the most beloved rides at Disneyworld theme park. For every “Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl,” however, there’s 2002’s “The Country Bears,” or, even worse, 2003’s “The Haunted Mansion.”
Read More: ‘Jungle Cruise,’ Starring Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt, Going To Theaters & Disney+ In July
Not every movie becomes a runaway success and a tentpole franchise for summers to come like the “Pirates” films.
Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise’ Trailer: Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt Travel Up The River Of Adventure On July 30 at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Jungle Cruise,’ Starring Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt, Going To Theaters & Disney+ In July
Not every movie becomes a runaway success and a tentpole franchise for summers to come like the “Pirates” films.
Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise’ Trailer: Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt Travel Up The River Of Adventure On July 30 at The Playlist.
- 5/27/2021
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Pirates of the Caribbean was never meant to be a franchise. Not really. Of course one could also argue the concept was never meant to be a movie either. Originally a theme park ride which opened at Disneyland in 1967, Pirates of the Caribbean becoming a movie is the kind of high-concept thrown around by Disney execs huddled at a conference table. Indeed, it was creative executives Brigham Taylor, Michael Haynes, and Josh Harmon who brainstormed the basic plot for a Pirates movie during the same period the studio greenlit The Country Bears and The Haunted Mansion movies. However, what made the eventual Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl a classic came from the type of creative inspiration Disney couldn’t anticipate or control… yet.
Released in 2003 with modest expectations from the Mouse, and even more cynical predictions by the rest of the industry, the first Pirates of the Caribbean...
Released in 2003 with modest expectations from the Mouse, and even more cynical predictions by the rest of the industry, the first Pirates of the Caribbean...
- 8/27/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
A new director has been hired on the flagship feature film at Skydance Animation, a division of David Ellison’s company run by former Pixar chief John Lasseter.
Peggy Holmes, a name in the animation space who has directed and choreographed for years at Disney, has replaced Alessandro Carloni. Skydance and Carloni parted ways thanks to creative differences, insiders said.
“Peggy is an incredible creative talent and has already been a huge asset to our growing animation studio over the past year. We’re so happy to have her leading the team creating Luck. She has the perfect mix of experience and artistic vision to bring this exciting project to the screen,” said Skydance Animation president Holly Edwards in a statement.
Another individual close to the company noted production has not yet hit its stride — though “Luck” has faced other roadblocks on the way to completion. Actress Emma Thompson publicly...
Peggy Holmes, a name in the animation space who has directed and choreographed for years at Disney, has replaced Alessandro Carloni. Skydance and Carloni parted ways thanks to creative differences, insiders said.
“Peggy is an incredible creative talent and has already been a huge asset to our growing animation studio over the past year. We’re so happy to have her leading the team creating Luck. She has the perfect mix of experience and artistic vision to bring this exciting project to the screen,” said Skydance Animation president Holly Edwards in a statement.
Another individual close to the company noted production has not yet hit its stride — though “Luck” has faced other roadblocks on the way to completion. Actress Emma Thompson publicly...
- 1/15/2020
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
For those of you who have signed up or plan on signing up for Disney+, we now have a full list of TV shows and films that will be available to watch on the day the service launches. While there’s not as much here as the services like Netflix or Hulu, there’s still a lot here that I’m excited about watching!
This is the list of shows and films that were included in the trial run for the streaming service that’s currently available in The Netherlands. So, you’ll notice that that upcoming titles such as The Mandalorian, Lady and the Tramp, Noelle and The World According to Jeff Goldblum aren’t on this list. But, they will be available when the service launches on November 12th.
I’ve already signed up for Disney+. I’m locked in for three years and with all of the...
This is the list of shows and films that were included in the trial run for the streaming service that’s currently available in The Netherlands. So, you’ll notice that that upcoming titles such as The Mandalorian, Lady and the Tramp, Noelle and The World According to Jeff Goldblum aren’t on this list. But, they will be available when the service launches on November 12th.
I’ve already signed up for Disney+. I’m locked in for three years and with all of the...
- 9/18/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: Netflix has tapped Game Night screenwriter Mark Perez to pen its Carmen Sandiego feature film that has set Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez to topline. No director is attached yet.
The streaming service acquired live-action film rights to the iconic 1990s property back in March with Rodriguez attached to the title role. It’s part of a full-court press for Netflix and the brand: Rodriguez also will voice the character in an animated series eyeing a release in 2019, when publisher and property owner Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will launch a a line of books timed to to premiere.
Rodriguez is also producing the Carmen Sandiego movie through her I Can and I Will productions alongside Kevin Misher and Caroline Fraser. Andy Berman of Misher Films is the executive producer. Misher Films also produced Miss Bala, the English-language reboot of the 2011 Mexican pic that stars Rodriguez and is directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
The streaming service acquired live-action film rights to the iconic 1990s property back in March with Rodriguez attached to the title role. It’s part of a full-court press for Netflix and the brand: Rodriguez also will voice the character in an animated series eyeing a release in 2019, when publisher and property owner Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will launch a a line of books timed to to premiere.
Rodriguez is also producing the Carmen Sandiego movie through her I Can and I Will productions alongside Kevin Misher and Caroline Fraser. Andy Berman of Misher Films is the executive producer. Misher Films also produced Miss Bala, the English-language reboot of the 2011 Mexican pic that stars Rodriguez and is directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
- 7/20/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
On June 28, 2003, Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films brought the original Pirates of the Caribbean movie to audiences nationwide.
Director Gore Verbinski's adaptation of the Disneyland ride opened to $13.5 million, marking the best Wednesday opening of the year. The Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley starrer went on to put $305.4 million domestically in its box office treasure chest and would earn Depp an Oscar nomination for his now-iconic role as Captain Jack Sparrow. The Hollywood Reporter's original review is below:
Since the previous Walt Disney Co. film based on one of its theme park attractions was the unbearable The Country Bears, Pirates of the Caribbean: The...
Director Gore Verbinski's adaptation of the Disneyland ride opened to $13.5 million, marking the best Wednesday opening of the year. The Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley starrer went on to put $305.4 million domestically in its box office treasure chest and would earn Depp an Oscar nomination for his now-iconic role as Captain Jack Sparrow. The Hollywood Reporter's original review is below:
Since the previous Walt Disney Co. film based on one of its theme park attractions was the unbearable The Country Bears, Pirates of the Caribbean: The...
- 5/25/2017
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mark Harrison May 25, 2017
The Pirates Of The Caribbean movies have not been easy films to make....
As Michael Bolton once belted out: “This is the tale of Captain Jack Sparrow.” The Pirates Of The Caribbean film was a surprise sleeper hit in 2003, astounding the higher-ups at Disney who had long been sceptical of how a pirate movie, based on a ride at Disneyland, would appeal to audiences.
Off the back of this success, the sequels only got more ambitious and expensive in scale, with their use of practical effects and convoluted character dynamics serving to complicate the adventure format, with mixed results. It shouldn't shock you then, to hear that each of the movies released so far had some serious behind-the-scenes battles to make them shipshape.
The fifth and apparently final instalment, Salazar's Revenge (or Dead Men Tell No Tales), has had some very public battles before it has even been released,...
The Pirates Of The Caribbean movies have not been easy films to make....
As Michael Bolton once belted out: “This is the tale of Captain Jack Sparrow.” The Pirates Of The Caribbean film was a surprise sleeper hit in 2003, astounding the higher-ups at Disney who had long been sceptical of how a pirate movie, based on a ride at Disneyland, would appeal to audiences.
Off the back of this success, the sequels only got more ambitious and expensive in scale, with their use of practical effects and convoluted character dynamics serving to complicate the adventure format, with mixed results. It shouldn't shock you then, to hear that each of the movies released so far had some serious behind-the-scenes battles to make them shipshape.
The fifth and apparently final instalment, Salazar's Revenge (or Dead Men Tell No Tales), has had some very public battles before it has even been released,...
- 5/24/2017
- Den of Geek
There are a few new faces but not many new ideas in the fifth instalment of the increasingly becalmed Disney franchise
Given the sorry fate of other projects derived from Disney theme-park attractions – The Country Bears (2002), The Haunted Mansion (2003) – it’s astonishing that the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise should have remained financially seaworthy through four passable-to-indifferent features. With Pirates 5 (subtitled Dead Men Tell No Tales in the Us, and Salazar’s Revenge in a number of other countries) the cracks in the hull become unignorable.
Orlando Bloom has pleaded for reduced participation, handing his sextant to on-screen offspring Brenton Thwaites; Skins alumna Kaya Scodelario inherits Keira Knightley’s corsets. The series, in other words, has entered its Muppet Babies or Scrappy-Doo phase, with all the pop-cultural heft that implies.
Continue reading...
Given the sorry fate of other projects derived from Disney theme-park attractions – The Country Bears (2002), The Haunted Mansion (2003) – it’s astonishing that the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise should have remained financially seaworthy through four passable-to-indifferent features. With Pirates 5 (subtitled Dead Men Tell No Tales in the Us, and Salazar’s Revenge in a number of other countries) the cracks in the hull become unignorable.
Orlando Bloom has pleaded for reduced participation, handing his sextant to on-screen offspring Brenton Thwaites; Skins alumna Kaya Scodelario inherits Keira Knightley’s corsets. The series, in other words, has entered its Muppet Babies or Scrappy-Doo phase, with all the pop-cultural heft that implies.
Continue reading...
- 5/22/2017
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
It was four short years ago that Disney tightened their grip on our collective pop culture nostalgia. Having already secured Marvel Entertainment, the House of Mouse turned their all-seeing eye to Lucasfilm. On October 30, 2012 the acquisition announcement was made and the rest is now history. At the time fans were leery of the purchase, worried that Star Wars would become sanitized to bring in the all-mighty dollar of the preschool set. But while those fears have since been laid to rest with the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the merger wasn’t without its hiccups and casualties. One of them being an untitled sci-fi project by Max Landis, who was riding high off on the buzz Chronicle back in early 2012. First reported by Variety in January of 2012, the space adventure was axed as being “too similar” once they had Star Wars in their pocket. SlashFilm brought this tidbit...
- 9/14/2016
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
Ryan Lambie Jul 1, 2016
Emojis. Playmobil. Lego. Brands seem to be here to stay in movies. Ryan looks at its rise and rise...
On paper, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl probably shouldn’t have been a hit. Earlier movies based on Disney’s theme park rides certainly hadn’t been a success - least of all The Country Bears, a family film released a year before Pirates and largely shunned by audiences. Disney boss Michael Eisner moaned at Pirates’ steep $140m bill. Did it have to be so expensive? And could Johnny Depp - hardly known as a bankable star - really lead the movie to box office glory?
The answer was a resounding yes; released in the summer of 2003, Pirates Of The Caribbean made over $650m worldwide. Pirates also appeared to break two curses in one blow: first, it proved that adventure movies set on the...
Emojis. Playmobil. Lego. Brands seem to be here to stay in movies. Ryan looks at its rise and rise...
On paper, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl probably shouldn’t have been a hit. Earlier movies based on Disney’s theme park rides certainly hadn’t been a success - least of all The Country Bears, a family film released a year before Pirates and largely shunned by audiences. Disney boss Michael Eisner moaned at Pirates’ steep $140m bill. Did it have to be so expensive? And could Johnny Depp - hardly known as a bankable star - really lead the movie to box office glory?
The answer was a resounding yes; released in the summer of 2003, Pirates Of The Caribbean made over $650m worldwide. Pirates also appeared to break two curses in one blow: first, it proved that adventure movies set on the...
- 6/29/2016
- Den of Geek
As much as I loved my top 6 movies, I loathe these movies. The competition for worst movie of 2015 was so fierce I had to leave off The Last Witch Hunter, a movie so bad it made me dislike Vin Diesel, Hollywood’s most perfect man. That said, none of these movie are even close to as bad as that wretched animated Oz sequel from 2014, I won’t even name that movie for fear that the parade of angry Kickstarter backers will find me again.
Fantastic Four – There are a lot of good reasons to make a movie that costs $120 million but it’s quite apparent that spite isn’t one of them. Fantastic Four is a movie that only exists so Fox retains the rights to the franchise presumably so they can sell them back to Marvel for some insane price, because they clearly have no interest in making a good movie.
Fantastic Four – There are a lot of good reasons to make a movie that costs $120 million but it’s quite apparent that spite isn’t one of them. Fantastic Four is a movie that only exists so Fox retains the rights to the franchise presumably so they can sell them back to Marvel for some insane price, because they clearly have no interest in making a good movie.
- 1/13/2016
- by Arthur Tebbel
- Comicmix.com
No matter what crass hijinks Ted gets in to in his sequel this week, he will never be as disturbing as. The Country Bears (2002) Director: Peter Hastings Stars: Christopher Walken, Haley Joel Osment, Diedrich Bader Christopher Walken is mad at bears for ruining his armpit farting career. The Country Bears gets the historical distinction of being Disney's first film... Read More...
- 6/24/2015
- by Jason Adams
- JoBlo.com
It's tough to stand out among the other Super Bowl commercials, but the 30-second trailer for Disney's Tomorrowland turned a few heads - and probably brought back memories of Space Mountain. Yes, it's a movie inspired by Disneyland's futuristic-themed sector, and it's not the first time Disney transformed a ride into a feature film. Considering that some of the theme park's attractions have been beloved to Disney fans for years, it's surprising it took 60 years for Tomorrowland to spawn a movie. (California's Disneyland turns 60 this year, with plenty of celebrations foot.) To mark the World of Tomorrow's transition to the screen,...
- 2/5/2015
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
He went from being one of the most celebrated child actors ever to … well, The Country Bears. But Haley Joel Osment is making something of a comeback, thanks to offbeat appearances in Kevin Smith’s cult-comedy/horror True North Trilogy. Back in May 2000, Channel Guide Magazine‘s Jeff Pfeiffer scored an interview with Osment for The Sixth Sense, which made Osment a household name at age 12 (and set M. Night Shyamalan’s bar way too high). Osment was on the cover, and we also featured interviews with child stars Jena Malone (still going strong!) and Frankie Muniz (er, not so much). The … Continue reading →
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- 11/13/2014
- by Ryan Berenz
- ChannelGuideMag
For those who think their Disney films could use a little more Christopher Walken, your wish has been granted. The "Sentinel" actor has been added to Jon Favreau's live-action version of Disney's "The Jungle Book" as King Louie. Lest ye forget, this isn't Walken's first tango with the mouse: he played Reed Thimple in 2002's "The Country Bears. On top of that, if you can't get enough of Gus from "Breaking Bad": Giancarlo Esposito is another add to the flick, as wolf pack leader Akela. As previously reported, other leading cast for "The Jungle Book" includes Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, Lupita Nyong’o as Raksha, Idris Elba as Shere Khan, Scarlett Johansson as Kaa and newcomer Neel Sethi as Mowgli (the latter of whom will be the only actor to physically appear on screen). "The Jungle Book" arrives in theaters in 2015, on Oct. 9.
- 7/28/2014
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
Bad news: Walt Disney World ride “It’s a Small World” is reportedly getting its own movie. Good news: Uh…
“Small World” has a nice enough premise — ride a brightly colored boat through the world’s countries, learning about their cultures through cutesy animatronic puppets and song. But as for movie potential? We’re not so sure about that.
Disney has pioneered the movies-based-on-rides trend, and so far, Disney rides are the only theme park rides to ever be turned into films. And while its Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has done surprisingly well, other ventures into ride-based movies...
“Small World” has a nice enough premise — ride a brightly colored boat through the world’s countries, learning about their cultures through cutesy animatronic puppets and song. But as for movie potential? We’re not so sure about that.
Disney has pioneered the movies-based-on-rides trend, and so far, Disney rides are the only theme park rides to ever be turned into films. And while its Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has done surprisingly well, other ventures into ride-based movies...
- 4/23/2014
- by Ariana Bacle
- EW.com - PopWatch
Art by JasonCasteel
I know what will cheer you up today! A little video supercut that has nothing except Christopher Walken dancing. I didn't realize just how much he's danced over the course of his career. The guy has sure got some crazy moves! Below the video you'll find the full list of movies that are featured in the video which comes to us from The Huffington Post.
“Roseland” (1977)
“The Deer Hunter” (1978)
“Brainstorm” (1983)
“Pennies from Heaven” (1981)
“The Dead Zone” (1983)
“A View To A Kill” (1985)
“At Close Range” (1986)
“Puss in Boots” (1988)
“Homeboy” (1988)
“Communion” (1989)
“King of New York” (1990)
“The Comfort of Strangers” (1990)
“Sarah, Plain and Tall” (1991)
“All-American Murder” (1991)
“Batman Returns” (1992)
“Skylark” (1993)
“True Romance” (1993)
“Wayne’s World 2″ (1993)
“A Business Affair” (1994)
“Pulp Fiction” (1994)
“The Prophecy” (1995)
“Search and Destroy” (1995)
“Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead” (1995)
“The Funeral” (1996)
“Suicide Kings” (1997)
“Mousehunt” (1997)
“New Rose Hotel” (1998)
“Blast from the Past” (1999)
“Sleepy Hollow” (1999)
“The Opportunists” (2000)
“Scotland,...
I know what will cheer you up today! A little video supercut that has nothing except Christopher Walken dancing. I didn't realize just how much he's danced over the course of his career. The guy has sure got some crazy moves! Below the video you'll find the full list of movies that are featured in the video which comes to us from The Huffington Post.
“Roseland” (1977)
“The Deer Hunter” (1978)
“Brainstorm” (1983)
“Pennies from Heaven” (1981)
“The Dead Zone” (1983)
“A View To A Kill” (1985)
“At Close Range” (1986)
“Puss in Boots” (1988)
“Homeboy” (1988)
“Communion” (1989)
“King of New York” (1990)
“The Comfort of Strangers” (1990)
“Sarah, Plain and Tall” (1991)
“All-American Murder” (1991)
“Batman Returns” (1992)
“Skylark” (1993)
“True Romance” (1993)
“Wayne’s World 2″ (1993)
“A Business Affair” (1994)
“Pulp Fiction” (1994)
“The Prophecy” (1995)
“Search and Destroy” (1995)
“Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead” (1995)
“The Funeral” (1996)
“Suicide Kings” (1997)
“Mousehunt” (1997)
“New Rose Hotel” (1998)
“Blast from the Past” (1999)
“Sleepy Hollow” (1999)
“The Opportunists” (2000)
“Scotland,...
- 3/20/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
I didn’t know Christopher Walken had danced in so many movies but it’s a good thing he has otherwise we wouldn’t have this great supercut to show you. He had the moves in Fatboy Slim’s Weapon of Choice video [watch it here] but put them all together with his movies and it’s something special.
Fyi: Walken initially trained as a musical theater dancer at the Washington Dance Studio.
Below is the video and the complete list of the films used:
Here’s a full list of the films featured in the video, via HuffPo:
“Roseland” (1977)
“The Deer Hunter” (1978)
“Brainstorm” (1983)
“Pennies from Heaven” (1981)
“The Dead Zone” (1983)
“A View To A Kill” (1985)
“At Close Range” (1986)
“Puss in Boots” (1988)
“Homeboy” (1988)
“Communion” (1989)
“King of New York” (1990)
“The Comfort of Strangers” (1990)
“Sarah, Plain and Tall” (1991)
“All-American Murder” (1991)
“Batman Returns” (1992)
“Skylark” (1993)
“True Romance” (1993)
“Wayne’s World 2″ (1993)
“A Business Affair” (1994)
“Pulp Fiction” (1994)
“The Prophecy” (1995)
“Search and Destroy...
Fyi: Walken initially trained as a musical theater dancer at the Washington Dance Studio.
Below is the video and the complete list of the films used:
Here’s a full list of the films featured in the video, via HuffPo:
“Roseland” (1977)
“The Deer Hunter” (1978)
“Brainstorm” (1983)
“Pennies from Heaven” (1981)
“The Dead Zone” (1983)
“A View To A Kill” (1985)
“At Close Range” (1986)
“Puss in Boots” (1988)
“Homeboy” (1988)
“Communion” (1989)
“King of New York” (1990)
“The Comfort of Strangers” (1990)
“Sarah, Plain and Tall” (1991)
“All-American Murder” (1991)
“Batman Returns” (1992)
“Skylark” (1993)
“True Romance” (1993)
“Wayne’s World 2″ (1993)
“A Business Affair” (1994)
“Pulp Fiction” (1994)
“The Prophecy” (1995)
“Search and Destroy...
- 3/20/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
With almost every big release coming in the form of a sequel, reboot or adaptation these days, it's popular party fodder to look down at Hollywood moviemakers and claim they're running out of ideas. While that may very well be true, at least they're mining their ideas from some increasingly unexpected places lately.
With the arrival of the actually kinda entertaining teaser trailer for "The Lego Movie," we're looking ahead to some of the oddest oddball adaptations in the Hollywood pipeline.
1. 'Grumpy Cat'
Based On: The "Grumpy Cat" meme
Grumpy Cat is a cat that has become popular on the Internet for looking grumpy. He also recently took home "Meme of the Year" honors at the 2013 Webby Awards (because that's a thing) and will be given the ability to move, speak, and jump the shark in Broken Road Productions' recently announced "Grumpy Cat Movie." Broken Roads' Todd Garner,...
With the arrival of the actually kinda entertaining teaser trailer for "The Lego Movie," we're looking ahead to some of the oddest oddball adaptations in the Hollywood pipeline.
1. 'Grumpy Cat'
Based On: The "Grumpy Cat" meme
Grumpy Cat is a cat that has become popular on the Internet for looking grumpy. He also recently took home "Meme of the Year" honors at the 2013 Webby Awards (because that's a thing) and will be given the ability to move, speak, and jump the shark in Broken Road Productions' recently announced "Grumpy Cat Movie." Broken Roads' Todd Garner,...
- 7/16/2013
- by Adam D'Arpino
- NextMovie
When you're immersed in a movie, it's easy to forget that behind every hero, villain and maiden is just someone showing up to work and doing their job.
Tom Cruise? Just a short, handsome, extraordinarily rich guy who's really not feeling the whole "psychology" thing. Channing Tatum? In real life, less a hunky action hero and more a newly devoted family man. Daniel Day-Lewis? Has never actually beaten anyone to death with a bowling pin (so far as we know).
With that in mind, we've meme-ified some famous (and not-so-famous) actors to reveal what they must've been thinking whilst indulging their "craft."
'Les Miserables' (2012)
'Spring Breakers' (2013)
'The Lone Ranger' (2013)
'Battlefield Earth' (2000)
'The Matrix' (1999) 'The Country Bears' (2002)
'Chapter 27' (2007)
'The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle' (2000)
'Air Bud' (1997)...
Tom Cruise? Just a short, handsome, extraordinarily rich guy who's really not feeling the whole "psychology" thing. Channing Tatum? In real life, less a hunky action hero and more a newly devoted family man. Daniel Day-Lewis? Has never actually beaten anyone to death with a bowling pin (so far as we know).
With that in mind, we've meme-ified some famous (and not-so-famous) actors to reveal what they must've been thinking whilst indulging their "craft."
'Les Miserables' (2012)
'Spring Breakers' (2013)
'The Lone Ranger' (2013)
'Battlefield Earth' (2000)
'The Matrix' (1999) 'The Country Bears' (2002)
'Chapter 27' (2007)
'The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle' (2000)
'Air Bud' (1997)...
- 7/9/2013
- by NextMovie Staff
- NextMovie
Christopher Walken. Who doesn't love the guy, am I right? He's been in some of the most memorable movies in some of the most memorable scenes and is still going strong today. Walken has brought intense rage and intensity in films like The Deer Hunter and Sleepy Hollow, a quiet, cool resolve in films like True Romance and Pulp Fiction, and a soft, tender stature in films like Catch Me If You Can and The Country Bears. Oh, you didn't know he was in that? Well, that's because no one saw it....
- 4/12/2013
- by Paul Shirey
- JoBlo.com
Jason Bateman is set to star in a fun dark comedy called Game Night, which is "about a group of couples caught up in a very real game night. They get together regularly to play games together but on this night, things get real and it becomes a murder mystery."
The movie is set up at New Line Cinema, and according to Deadline it will be an ensemble comedy in the same vein as Horrible Bosses. The film was pitched to the studio by Mark Perez, who will also write the script. He's the guy that brought us Disney's The Country Bears and Universal’s Accepted.
This sounds like it has potential to be a very fun movie. I loved Horrible Bosses, so if it delivers on that level of comedy, I'll be a happy man.
The movie is set up at New Line Cinema, and according to Deadline it will be an ensemble comedy in the same vein as Horrible Bosses. The film was pitched to the studio by Mark Perez, who will also write the script. He's the guy that brought us Disney's The Country Bears and Universal’s Accepted.
This sounds like it has potential to be a very fun movie. I loved Horrible Bosses, so if it delivers on that level of comedy, I'll be a happy man.
- 2/8/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Jason Bateman will produce and star in the comedy Game Night, about a bunch of couples who get together regularly to play games and one night, something goes awry and they wind up in the middle of a real murder mystery. The writer of the script is Mark Perez, who wrote Disney's The Country Bears and Herbie Fully Loaded. Game Night is said to be in the same vein as Bateman's Horrible Bosses including a big ensemble cast. Bateman stars in Identity Thief, which opens in theaters tomorrow.
Source: Deadline...
Source: Deadline...
- 2/7/2013
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
Boy, if there was ever a story titled, .The Most Successful Child Star Ever.... it would probably be about Ron Howard. But somewhere in there, Jason Bateman would be mentioned. And the Arrested Development workhorse has added yet another film to his upcoming roster, and it.s an intriguing one. Deadline reports Bateman will star in Game Night, an ensemble comedy filled with couples whose regular game night turns into a murder mystery, and shit gets real. The film was picked up by New Line Cinema as a pitch from screenwriter Mark Perez, the man who graced audiences with The Country Bears, Herbie Fully Loaded and Accepted. He.s also recently sold two scripts to Sony and Happy Madison, both of which are currently in development. None of those are ensemble comedies, and can barely be considered comedies in the first place, but his script will at least be in...
- 2/7/2013
- cinemablend.com
Exclusive: Jason Bateman and Jim Garavente’s Aggregrate Films and Davis Entertainment’s John Davis and John Fox have joined to produce Game Night, a comedy that was acquired by New Line Cinema from a pitch by Mark Perez. The plan is for Bateman to star in an ensemble comedy about a group of couples caught up in a very real game night. They get together regularly to play games together but on this night, things get real and it becomes a murder mystery. New Line’s Richard Brener and Michael Disco shepherded the sale of what I’m told is a comedy in the Horrible Bosses vein. Formed last February with a two-year first look partnership at Universal Pictures and Universal TV, Aggregate has gotten a lot going in a short time. That includes Identity Thief, which stars Bateman and Melissa McCarthy and opens Friday (Bateman produced it with...
- 2/7/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Damon Lindeloff, Brad Bird and Jeff Jensen are working on a very secret movie for Disney. It was titled 1952, but now Disney has decided to re-title it Tomorrowland.
Does that shed any light on what the movie is about?
Well, Tomorrowland is the name of a section of Disney World, and making movies based on theme park attractions has worked out for Disney in the past (see Pirates of the Caribbean and it’s three sequels); but it’s also gone south (see The Haunted Mansion and The Country Bears)…
That being said, I’m hoping for more than a movie based one a ride, or group of rides, from this team.
The other day Bird tweeted this pic:
So scour that for clues if you like.
Tomorrowland will star George Clooney and hit theatres December 19, 2014. Jensen and Lindof are writing, with Bird and Lindelof producing and Bird also directing.
Does that shed any light on what the movie is about?
Well, Tomorrowland is the name of a section of Disney World, and making movies based on theme park attractions has worked out for Disney in the past (see Pirates of the Caribbean and it’s three sequels); but it’s also gone south (see The Haunted Mansion and The Country Bears)…
That being said, I’m hoping for more than a movie based one a ride, or group of rides, from this team.
The other day Bird tweeted this pic:
So scour that for clues if you like.
Tomorrowland will star George Clooney and hit theatres December 19, 2014. Jensen and Lindof are writing, with Bird and Lindelof producing and Bird also directing.
- 1/29/2013
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
The wait’s over, guys! Everything’s going to be Ok! That’s right, Disney’s mystery project 1952 now has an official moniker and it makes everything crystal clear. Here we go, the official title of 1952 is …
Tomorrowland.
Well, that’s just great. In the current grand tradition of making movies based on Disney’s theme park rides, we’ve got a whole movie based on an entire section of Disneyland. It worked for Pirates of the Caribbean, maybe not so well for The Country Bears and The Haunted Mansion. Track record is a bit spotty on this trend, I fear.
The thing is, that’s about all we get concerning what 1952-now-Tomorrowland is actually about. Director Brad Bird and writer Damon Lindelof teased the film just the other day, posting photos of a box labeled ‘1952’. The box contained items like old-timey photographs, a copy of Amazing Stories magazine, and...
Tomorrowland.
Well, that’s just great. In the current grand tradition of making movies based on Disney’s theme park rides, we’ve got a whole movie based on an entire section of Disneyland. It worked for Pirates of the Caribbean, maybe not so well for The Country Bears and The Haunted Mansion. Track record is a bit spotty on this trend, I fear.
The thing is, that’s about all we get concerning what 1952-now-Tomorrowland is actually about. Director Brad Bird and writer Damon Lindelof teased the film just the other day, posting photos of a box labeled ‘1952’. The box contained items like old-timey photographs, a copy of Amazing Stories magazine, and...
- 1/28/2013
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
The working title has been 1952, but the top secret film being developed by Disney is now unveiling its official moniker …
Tomorrowland.
The movie will star George Clooney, and it is being developed by director Brad Bird (The Incredibles, The Iron Giant) and writers Damon Lindelof and Entertainment Weekly’s own Jeff “Doc” Jensen (who has been unable to breathe a word to his colleagues. Damn him).
Last week, Lindelof and Bird began teasing a a revelation, posting images of an archive materials box labeled “1952″ on Twitter. Inside the box, which supposedly provided inspiration for the story, is a copy of...
Tomorrowland.
The movie will star George Clooney, and it is being developed by director Brad Bird (The Incredibles, The Iron Giant) and writers Damon Lindelof and Entertainment Weekly’s own Jeff “Doc” Jensen (who has been unable to breathe a word to his colleagues. Damn him).
Last week, Lindelof and Bird began teasing a a revelation, posting images of an archive materials box labeled “1952″ on Twitter. Inside the box, which supposedly provided inspiration for the story, is a copy of...
- 1/28/2013
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
Now that everyone seems giddy at the prospect of the Lucasfilm deal at Disney and, perhaps, a better new Star Wars movie series, the studio is going back to the their theme parks in hopes of exploiting another franchise from one of their rides. This time, they’ve hired Ice Age: Continental Drift writer Jason Fuchs and The Fast & the Furious producer Chris Morgan to bring us a TV series based on Big Thunder Mountain for ABC. While Pirates of the Caribbean has been an over bloated success, and The Country Bears had minor success, the taste left by Eddie Murphy’s turn in The Haunted Mansion remain (though a reboot –of course- is in development). Not sure how they’ll translate this ride in a series, as the concept of it is: sometime in the late 1800s, gold was discovered on Big Thunder Mountain in the American southwest. Overnight,...
- 11/15/2012
- by spaced-odyssey
- doorQ.com
Does Disney have another Pirates of the Caribbean on their hands?
ABC (which is owned by Disney) is developing a drama about the Disney park ride Big Thunder Mountain, EW has confirmed. The news was originally reported by Hollywood Reporter. The program will be written by Ice Age: Continental Drift’s Jason Fuchs and The Fast & the Furious’ Chris Morgan is attached to supervise and executive produce. No other details about the project were immediately available.
The story of the Big Thunder Mountain train ride goes that some time in the late 1800s, gold was discovered on Big Thunder Mountain in the American southwest.
ABC (which is owned by Disney) is developing a drama about the Disney park ride Big Thunder Mountain, EW has confirmed. The news was originally reported by Hollywood Reporter. The program will be written by Ice Age: Continental Drift’s Jason Fuchs and The Fast & the Furious’ Chris Morgan is attached to supervise and executive produce. No other details about the project were immediately available.
The story of the Big Thunder Mountain train ride goes that some time in the late 1800s, gold was discovered on Big Thunder Mountain in the American southwest.
- 11/13/2012
- by Erin Strecker
- EW - Inside TV
Movies-turned-Broadway-musicals-turned-movies are old hat in Hollywood — see Hairspray or The Producers, for example. (Actually, on second thought, don’t see 2005′s Producers.) Now Disney’s taking a new spin on that cyclical formula: Deadline writes that the studio is prepping a film based on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, an attraction that’s been thrilling Disneyland visitors since 1955. The twisty ride is based on Disney’s 1949 feature The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, half of which is an adaptation of The Wind in the Willows, which is itself based on The Sorrows of Young Werther.*
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- 4/18/2012
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Deadline is reporting that Disney, always on the look out for a synergistic property that uses cross promotion to advance sales in multiple platforms, is planning an adaptation of the beloved theme park attraction Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. The ride, which currently resides in Fantasyland in Disneyland (the Walt Disney World counterpart was sadly shuttered in 1998 and replaced by a cutesy Winnie the Pooh ride), utilizes characters from Disney's 1949 adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's fantastical "The Wind in the Willows," a children's novel about animals that wear pants and speak with English accents. "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" is currently looking for writers to adapt the property.
Disney has tasked Pete Candeland (how has he not just changed his last name to Candyland?) to direct. Candeland, a British commercial director known for creating, under parent company Passion Pictures, many of the "visual components" to the Gorillaz musical project, which included music videos and on-stage live elements.
Disney has tasked Pete Candeland (how has he not just changed his last name to Candyland?) to direct. Candeland, a British commercial director known for creating, under parent company Passion Pictures, many of the "visual components" to the Gorillaz musical project, which included music videos and on-stage live elements.
- 4/17/2012
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
Here’s the trailer for Sassy Pants, some indie movie or something co-starring Ashley Rickards, Anna Gunn (Skyler from Breaking Bad) and Diedrich Bader (Oswald from The Drew Carey Show), but which mostly grabbed our attention because of the surprise big-screen return of a now 23-year-old Haley Joel Osment: It’s himmmmmm!!! “I see dead Adults…” So what’s Mr. Joel Osment been up to since the big Pay It Forward / A.I. double-Oscar-snub? (Can’t you win Two Oscars by the time you’re 15?) According to this Google prompt, people Really want to know if he got fat: Oh, you can watch the trailer for Sassy Pants after the jump. It’s alright. The biggest highlight has already been screencapped above (the Google thing): Finally – Haley Joel Osment and Diedrich Bader back together for the first time since The Country Bears, when Osment played a character named Beary Bearrington.
- 1/18/2012
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
Just days before the release of "Tangled," Disney shocked the world by announcing the film would be their last fairy tale princess story. But while there was much wailing, another, more positive milestone has been somewhat overlooked: "Tangled" marked the studio's 50th animated feature.
We know what you're thinking: Surely Disney has made more than 50 movies, right? And it's true, they have. But if there's one thing Disney knows even more than animation, it's how to protect their brand, which is why they've designated some of their features to be official classics and others -- like "The Jungle Book 2" or "Pete's Dragon" -- to be, you know, just something they do on the side for giggles and grins.
To celebrate the release of "Beauty and the Beast 3D," we review and rank all 50 official Disney animated features. Let the subjectivity begin.
50. 'Brother Bear' (2003)
Hey guys, remember "Brother Bear,...
We know what you're thinking: Surely Disney has made more than 50 movies, right? And it's true, they have. But if there's one thing Disney knows even more than animation, it's how to protect their brand, which is why they've designated some of their features to be official classics and others -- like "The Jungle Book 2" or "Pete's Dragon" -- to be, you know, just something they do on the side for giggles and grins.
To celebrate the release of "Beauty and the Beast 3D," we review and rank all 50 official Disney animated features. Let the subjectivity begin.
50. 'Brother Bear' (2003)
Hey guys, remember "Brother Bear,...
- 1/13/2012
- by Scott Harris
- NextMovie
Plus We Pitch Five More Disney Ride Movies When your much-mocked idea to turn a 40-year-old theme park ride into a movie turns out to be the start of a franchise that's grossed $3 billion worldwide, it becomes tempting to repeat the success. So, despite the underwhelming early attempts like "The Haunted Mansion" and "The Country Bears," "Pirates of the Caribbean" being Disney's new crown jewel has caused them to put all kinds of ride-based pictures in development. The Rock was briefly attached to a film based on "Space Mountain," Tom Hanks and Tim Allen may re-team for "Jungle Cruise,"…...
- 6/30/2011
- The Playlist
Over the years, Disney has had mixed success adapting some of its theme park rides into movies. Pirates Of The Caribbean has obviously turned into a blockbuster franchise but then there's The Country Bears, a movie Disney would very soon like to forget. The studio has been trying to get movies based on The Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea made but none are very close to production. While those films continue on in development, Disney is working on another...
- 6/30/2011
- by Mike Sampson
- JoBlo.com
We have to admit we’re a little confused as to why Disney would be thinking of turning one of its iconic rides (in this case, The Matterhorn) into a movie. It’s not like The Country Bears did well or anything. Sorry… Wait, we’re now being told that the Pirates of the Caribbean movies did okay. They kept that quiet! All kidding aside, it’s not tough to figure out why the Mouse House is scouring the theme parks for possible film fodder, so news of planned adventure pic The Hill should surprise exactly no one.According to the Heat Vision blog, that’s just a working title, but the project does have a writer attached already (Spread’s Jason Dean Hall), who will be cooking up a thrill-packed story of five young adventure seekers mysteriously summoned to the top of the mountain and who must survive encounters...
- 6/30/2011
- EmpireOnline
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