Genndy Tartakovsky has finally broken into the film world in a big way. He directed Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming film Hotel Transylvania featuring Adam Sandler and now the studio has handed him the reigns to one of the most beloved cartoon characters of all time.
After his zany debut, Bottle Rocket and the endearing Rushmore, Wes Anderson wowed the film world with something raw, revelatory, and generation-defining. If you think I’m overstating it, pop in your DVD of The Royal Tenenbaums and really watch it.
Andy Lau, who previously joined Iron Man 3 as someone who will help Tony Stark take down antagonists, left the upcoming sequel so he could spend quality time with his newborn child.
Merida, a 10th Century Scottish princess, refuses betrothal, isn’t interested in traditionally ladylike activities, and knows her way with a bow and arrow. If I told you that she was the protagonist of a Disney movie, you might laugh, but rest assured, it’s this princess who leads the way in Disney/Pixar’s Brave.
Who’s afraid of the big black bat? Universal, apparently. The studio has moved The Bourne Legacy from Aug. 3 to Aug. 10 in order to give its would-be late-summer hit some more breathing room from Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated trilogy-closer, The Dark Knight Rises.
We’ve been hearing quite a bit about The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the sequel to this year’s mega-hit The Hunger Games. With new characters joining the action, speculation has been rampant in regards to casting.
With the title Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov bringing his highly stylized approach, here is a movie that really wants a cult audience. It’ll be an uphill battle, as it frustrates as much as it satisfies.
