July 24th, 2009
Director Wes Anderson and his MR. FOX cast. (Image by Greg Williams of Fox — heh heh –Â Searchlight Pictures via USA Today)
USA Today has a story about Wes Anderson’s upcoming movie, THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX, that offers some more details on this intriguing project. Among them…
1. George Clooney will provide the voice of the hero, Mr. Fox
2. The movie will include side shots of the tunnels Mr. Fox digs. The article compares the image to an Ant Farm, but anyone who saw Anderson’s LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU will probably think of the memorable side shot of his ship, the Belafonte…
3. Jason Schwartzmann (who starred in Anderson’s RUSHMORE and THE DARJEELING LIMITED) will voice one of Fox’s children, a misfit who wears a superhero cape.
4. Quoth Schwartzman:Â “It’s funny, but also visually beautiful. Instead of adapting his style of directing to animation, he brought animation to him. He made a Wes film.”
Sounds good to me!
July 24th, 2009
Here’s the first trailer for director Tim Burton’s version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND.
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Visually wild, of course, and more than a bit creepy — but then again, so is the original book. The movie opens March 5, 2010.
July 24th, 2009
James Cameron hasn’t directed a feature film since 1997’s TITANIC, so it’s no wonder that his upcoming movie, AVATAR, is being breathlessly anticipated by both science fiction fans and special effects buffs. Judging by the first glimpse of footage, which was screened yesterday at Comic Con, that anticipation was not misplaced.
From Cinematical…
(Cameron) wasted no time letting folks know that the forthcoming AVATAR is destined to be a masterpiece. And yet, given what he showed (Thursday) at the San Diego Comic-Con, one can hardly blame him for a surplus of confidence. Screening some 25 minutes of material to a capacity crowd for the first time anywhere, Cameron proved that recent interviews, public appearances and hype opportunities are more than just big talk.
I couldn’t find any glimpse of that footage on the Interwebs — I’m sure security on that panel was airtight. There is, however, this footage of the press conference that followed…
AVATAR opens Dec. 18.
