Tag Archives: CG animation
Walden Media to Make BERENSTAIN BEARS Pic
Children’s books have always been a go-to place for new movie ideas, and yet another children’s classic is going to the big screen. AWN reports that Walden Media has just acquired the rights to the popular children’s book series THE … Continue reading
THE LITTLE PRINCE Returns
Variety reports that a new version of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s classic children’s book, THE LITTLE PRINCE will be returning to TV. French studio Method Animation will be creating a new CG take on the story, and is also planning LITTLE PRINCE … Continue reading
Pixar Releases New RenderMan
Sony isn’t the only animation company out there who is spreading around the software wealth. According to AWN, Pixar has some new releases of their patented software RenderMan. Due to the amount of CG in today’s movie fare, RenderMan has … Continue reading
Rainmaker Gets Winder
Variety reports that Catherine Winder formerly from Lucas Animation has moved to Rainmaker Entertainment, an animation studio in Vancouver. Rainmaker wishes to join the ranks of heavy-hitters in the animation industry and Warren Franklin, CEO and president of Rainmaker, thinks … Continue reading
Cameron’s Avatar in IMAX
According to THR, Titanic director James Cameron’s long-awaited film, Avatar, will now make its release in IMAX 3-D as well as standard theaters. The film is a sci-fi adventure which Cameron made using stereoscopic 3-D combined with live action and … Continue reading
Oblivion Island Is In the Making
Japan is stepping into the realm of international CG feature animation with Production I.G in partnership with Fuji Television with HOTTARAKE NO SHIMA — HARUKA TO MAHO NO KAGAMI or “OBLIVION ISLAND: HARUKA AND THE MAGIC MIRROR”, the tentative title … Continue reading
Verbinski and Depp are Together Again
Variety reports that Gore Verbinski will be working next on an animated film which Paramount will finance and distribute. The CG film, currently titled “Rango”, will star Johnny Depp. Verbinski and Depp previously worked on the Pirates of the Caribbean … Continue reading
“Legend of Secret Pass” Releases Trailer
A trailer has been released on the Legend of Secret Pass website. “Legend” is an independent CG-animated film that has recently completed post-production. According to the website, the story revolves around the Thunderbirds of Native American mythology and an animal … Continue reading
Del Toro Sheds Light on Hobbit
IGN has written a little article up about some comments Guillermo del Toro made about his upcoming project “The Hobbit”. In true director fashion, he’s already planning certain aspects of how he will approach the filmmaking. Much like Peter Jackson, … Continue reading
Wall-E No. 1 at B.O.
LA Times is reporting that the little Pixar robot with a big heart has won over audiences this weekend, bringing in an estimated $62.5 million in ticket sales. This is the third best opening for a Pixar film, and the … Continue reading
