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We're Off to See the CG-Animated Wizard of Oz
Just as we're getting a Three Stooges movie for a new generation of moviegoers, The Wizard of Oz will also be reappearing on the big screen — in CG animation. The $25 million project is backed by a French production company and will be based on Frank Baum's original novel.
The Variety article adds, "The English-language adaptation maintains the tale's main characters and settings.
First Look: Teaser for Disney's Princess and the Frog
We've been hearing about Disney's first black princess for a while now, and today they've released a brief teaser trailer that introduces us to both princess and frog in the animated Princess and the Frog. The story is described as "a fairy tale centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana who lives in New Orleans' French Quarter during the Jazz Age." Tiana is voiced by Dreamgirls's Anika Noni Rose.
Horton Hears A Who: Sweet and Surreal Seuss
Turning a classic children's story into a mass-market, big-screen movie is always a risky proposition. So many never live up to the promise of the original — or, worse, change it into something unrecognizable. But luckily, Horton Hears A Who is on the other end of that spectrum.
First Look: Wall-E
I'm generally of the opinion that everything Pixar touches turns to (shockingly well-animated) gold, so I'm excited that a full trailer has been released for Wall-E, the studio's upcoming release. The film, from Finding Nemo director Andrew Stanton, follows a robot named Wall-E who's been left in a post-apocalyptic world for 700 years, sorting trash all alone. Alone, that is, until a probe sent to check on Earth brings him Eve, a darling girl robot with whom he falls in love.
Movie Preview: Persepolis
Big-name films like Sweeney Todd and Alien vs. Predator: Requiem will be getting most of the attention this holiday season, but I'm quite intrigued by a much smaller, very different film that will also be hitting theaters on Christmas day. Persepolis, based on Marjane Satrapi's graphic novels, is an animated coming-of-age story about a young Iranian girl finding her way during the Islamic Revolution.
New Animated Shows in the Works for Fox
Fox is casting around for possible new companions to its current animation lineup. The network is developing three new animated shows, including a remake of a live-action series called "The Pitts" that aired for just four weeks back in 2003.
I have absolutely no memory of "The Pitts," but the series starred Dylan Baker (pictured at left), Kellie Waymire and Lizzy Caplan as the unluckiest family in the world.
TV Tonight: "Family Guy" Takes on Star Wars
Three of Fox's animated series — "Family Guy," "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill" — return tonight with their season premieres. I'm pretty excited for "The Simpsons" 19th (yes, that's nineteenth) season opener, especially considering it has a Spider Pig cameo. But the one that really has my interest is "Family Guy" because of its long-awaited Star Wars parody, "Blue Harvest."
"Creature Comforts": My New Favorite Thing
Sometimes an idea comes along that's so brilliant, I can't even believe it exists. That's how I feel about "Creature Comforts," the animated series from Aardman Animation, best known as the folks behind Wallace and Gromit. The show — which aired for two seasons in England and will premiere June 4 on CBS — features interviews with ordinary folks about work, health and love.Disney's New Orleans Princess
The Walt Disney Company's newest project The Frog Princess has the following awesome things going for it:
- It will be set in New Orleans.
- The protagonist will be what Pixar Vice President John Lasseter called "the very first African-American Disney princess."
- It will be Disney's first hand-drawn animation project in years.
- There will be a soulful singing alligator.
- The title is Frog Princess.
The Oscar Nominees: Animated Short Films
The animated short film category is one that usually leaves us regular, non-Academy folks stumped on Oscar night. The films are currently screening around the country, but if you're not able to get to one of those showings, at least the Internet can give you a taste.
I was hoping these five movies would have made their way to the iTunes store by now; sadly, only Disney's The Little Matchgirl is available there.
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