This review contains spoilers for the show's visual surprises.
The original 1985 "Back to the Future" movie is a fantasy. It's a teen time travel fantasy about knocking sense into your disappointing parents and ensuring they grow into better people. It's a fantasy where "If You Put Your Mind To It, You Can Accomplish Anything" pays dividends as an adage. It's also a visual effects dream — courtesy of its director-screenwriter Robert Zemeckis and Ilm — that rode the waves of critical and commercial success, two sequels, pop culture homages, and now a "Back to the Future: The Musical."
The famed DeLorean time machine skids onto Broadway's Winter Garden stage, as the West End version dances on. Within a few blinding flashes, the vehicle pops up like magic thanks to Chris Fisher's illusion work and Tim Lutkin & Hugh Vanstone's tactful lighting. Its 3D scan designed by Tim Hatley, the DeLorean feels alive.
The original 1985 "Back to the Future" movie is a fantasy. It's a teen time travel fantasy about knocking sense into your disappointing parents and ensuring they grow into better people. It's a fantasy where "If You Put Your Mind To It, You Can Accomplish Anything" pays dividends as an adage. It's also a visual effects dream — courtesy of its director-screenwriter Robert Zemeckis and Ilm — that rode the waves of critical and commercial success, two sequels, pop culture homages, and now a "Back to the Future: The Musical."
The famed DeLorean time machine skids onto Broadway's Winter Garden stage, as the West End version dances on. Within a few blinding flashes, the vehicle pops up like magic thanks to Chris Fisher's illusion work and Tim Lutkin & Hugh Vanstone's tactful lighting. Its 3D scan designed by Tim Hatley, the DeLorean feels alive.
- 8/7/2023
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
Broadway’s Almost Famous star Casey Likes has landed the coveted role of Marty McFly in the upcoming Back To The Future: The Musical, joining the previously announced Roger Bart as Doc Brown.
The casting was announced today by lead producer Colin Ingram with Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. On Good Morning America today, Likes was introduced by Bob Gale, co-writer of Back to the Future film trilogy, as the young actor emerged from a DeLorean in Times Square.
Previews of Back To The Future begin Friday, June 30, at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre, with an opening night on Thursday, August 3. Also in the cast is Hugh Coles as George McFly, who, like Bart, is reprising his performance from the original West End production.
Likes was named a 2019 finalist at the Jimmy Awards, the nationwide high school musical theater awards presented by the Broadway League. He made his Broadway debut last September as William Miller,...
The casting was announced today by lead producer Colin Ingram with Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. On Good Morning America today, Likes was introduced by Bob Gale, co-writer of Back to the Future film trilogy, as the young actor emerged from a DeLorean in Times Square.
Previews of Back To The Future begin Friday, June 30, at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre, with an opening night on Thursday, August 3. Also in the cast is Hugh Coles as George McFly, who, like Bart, is reprising his performance from the original West End production.
Likes was named a 2019 finalist at the Jimmy Awards, the nationwide high school musical theater awards presented by the Broadway League. He made his Broadway debut last September as William Miller,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway is going Back to the Future this summer when the Olivier Award-winning musical stage adaptation of the 1985 film begins previews at the Winter Garden Theatre. Making the trip stateside will be Roger Bart and Hugh Coles reprising their West End performances as Doc Brown and George McFly.
Broadway previews begin Friday, June 30, ahead of an official opening on Thursday, August 3.
The role of Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox in the film franchise, will be announced soon, as will additional casting.
Producers made the announcement today to coincide with Back To The Future Day, the October 21 date used for the setting of the future events in the film franchise’s Back to the Future Part II. They also released a teaser trailer featuring Bart and the films’ Doc Brown Christopher Lloyd. Watch it below.
Roger Bart (Courtesy Production)
“Marty, Doc and everyone in Hill Valley will be living...
Broadway previews begin Friday, June 30, ahead of an official opening on Thursday, August 3.
The role of Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox in the film franchise, will be announced soon, as will additional casting.
Producers made the announcement today to coincide with Back To The Future Day, the October 21 date used for the setting of the future events in the film franchise’s Back to the Future Part II. They also released a teaser trailer featuring Bart and the films’ Doc Brown Christopher Lloyd. Watch it below.
Roger Bart (Courtesy Production)
“Marty, Doc and everyone in Hill Valley will be living...
- 10/21/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The hilarious family animated film Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank, from Paramount Pictures, is available now to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada. The exciting action-adventure stars Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais and Samuel L. Jackson.
Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank also stars Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Cathy Shim and Kylie Kuioka.
A down-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem… cats hate dogs!
Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank is directed by Rob Minkoff,...
Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank also stars Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Cathy Shim and Kylie Kuioka.
A down-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem… cats hate dogs!
Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank is directed by Rob Minkoff,...
- 9/5/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Rooster Teeth and Warner Bros. Discovery Access have announced the eight finalists participating in the inaugural Rooster Teeth Digital Creators Program. The finalists are ChelseaBytes, Christian Henley aka “Touch,” DaGeecheeGamer, Isik “Eyezcosplay”, Katskratchh, Jabren, Mary “Girlthulhu” and Reem Edan.
The Rooster Teeth Digital Creators Program is providing these eight talents with a platform to break through to new audiences, giving them with the tools and opportunities to succeed as creators. With over 450 submissions from all over the country, the final eight participants were named by a panel of Rooster Teeth executives in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Access and executives across Wbd.
“It was a privilege to be able to review so many talented submissions” Jejuan Guillory, senior director of development and programming at Rooster Teeth, said. “Narrowing down to these final eight creators was tough but rewarding, and we’re so thrilled to be welcoming them into this program next week.
The Rooster Teeth Digital Creators Program is providing these eight talents with a platform to break through to new audiences, giving them with the tools and opportunities to succeed as creators. With over 450 submissions from all over the country, the final eight participants were named by a panel of Rooster Teeth executives in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Access and executives across Wbd.
“It was a privilege to be able to review so many talented submissions” Jejuan Guillory, senior director of development and programming at Rooster Teeth, said. “Narrowing down to these final eight creators was tough but rewarding, and we’re so thrilled to be welcoming them into this program next week.
- 9/1/2022
- by Carson Burton, Michaela Zee and EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
(Welcome to My Most Ridiculous Note, a series of interviews in which animators talk about the weirdest and funniest notes they received from studio executives.)
"Kim Possible" was only the second animated series made for Disney Channel (after "The Proud Family"), and it quickly became one of the cable channel's most popular shows. It's easy to see why: It had action, it had comedy, and it had one of the coolest Disney pets ever.
One of the minds behind the show, co-creator Mark McCorkle, has been in the industry long enough to see it go from being dominated by toy commercials to exploding with original (and not-so-original) ideas and genres. He's worked on everything from "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" and Hasbro's "Cops" to "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" and "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command."
/Film talked to McCorkle about "Kim Possible," which turned 20 earlier this year,...
"Kim Possible" was only the second animated series made for Disney Channel (after "The Proud Family"), and it quickly became one of the cable channel's most popular shows. It's easy to see why: It had action, it had comedy, and it had one of the coolest Disney pets ever.
One of the minds behind the show, co-creator Mark McCorkle, has been in the industry long enough to see it go from being dominated by toy commercials to exploding with original (and not-so-original) ideas and genres. He's worked on everything from "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" and Hasbro's "Cops" to "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" and "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command."
/Film talked to McCorkle about "Kim Possible," which turned 20 earlier this year,...
- 8/18/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden will be introducing National Geographic’s latest series “America’s National Parks,” set to premiere Aug. 29. Narrated by Garth Brooks, the five-part docuseries celebrates the world-famous and lesser-known national parks across the U.S., from Yosemite to Big Bend National Park.
The series will first be introduced by Dr. Biden from the Grand Canyon. “America’s national parks are full of unrivaled natural beauty, geological wonders, cultural history and amazing wildlife,” Dr. Biden said as part of her introduction to the series. “Each national park connects people to a piece of the American story — who we are and where we came from. With at least one national park in every state, all Americans can enjoy them.”
In participation with the White House’s Joining Forces Initiative, National Geographic will also premiere a PSA throughout the five-night event showcasing Dr. Biden’s appreciation for the military community.
The series will first be introduced by Dr. Biden from the Grand Canyon. “America’s national parks are full of unrivaled natural beauty, geological wonders, cultural history and amazing wildlife,” Dr. Biden said as part of her introduction to the series. “Each national park connects people to a piece of the American story — who we are and where we came from. With at least one national park in every state, all Americans can enjoy them.”
In participation with the White House’s Joining Forces Initiative, National Geographic will also premiere a PSA throughout the five-night event showcasing Dr. Biden’s appreciation for the military community.
- 8/9/2022
- by Carson Burton and Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Photo: ‘Paws of Fury’ A Background On ‘Paws’ ‘Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank’ is a 2022 film that was directed by the trio of Chris Bailey, Mark Koetsier, and Rob Minkoff. The story follows Hank who is a dog who lives in a world that is seemingly inhabited only by cats and dogs. In this world cats and dogs live separately due to hate for one another but Hank, who is an aspiring samurai, travels to a small cat village where he is appointed Samurai by the evil Ika Chu. Ika Chu hopes that Hank will not be able to protect the small town and that the town will succumb to a variety of attacks executed by Ika Chu so that Ika Chu can obtain the perfect view from his palace as the view is currently obstructed by the small village. Hank then is trained by an old samurai...
- 8/3/2022
- by Nathaniel Lee
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Review — Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) Film Review, a movie directed by Chris Bailey, Mark Koetsier and Rob Minkoff, written by Ed Stone, Nate Hopper, Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor and Alan Uger and starring Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, Samuel [...]
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Continue reading: Film Review: Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank (2022): Michael Cera Voices a Samurai Warrior Dog in an Energetic Animated Tale...
- 7/17/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
A brand new animated adventure has arrived in the form of “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank,” but this one may feel familiar to fans of classic comedies. The new release takes heavy inspiration from the plot of the Mel Brooks film “Blazing Saddles,” to the point that Brooks and Richard Pryor even have screenplay credits. But don’t worry, this one’s safe for all-ages. Rob Minkoff (“Stuart Little”), Mark Koetsier and Chris Bailey, and the film boasts an impressive voice cast.
But you may be wondering, where is “Paws of Fury” playing? Is it streaming? All your questions answered below.
When Does “Paws of Fury” Come Out?
The animated film opened on July 15.
Is “Paws of Fury” Streaming or in Theaters?
“Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” was released exclusively in theaters, so the only way to see it right now is to go to a movie theater.
But you may be wondering, where is “Paws of Fury” playing? Is it streaming? All your questions answered below.
When Does “Paws of Fury” Come Out?
The animated film opened on July 15.
Is “Paws of Fury” Streaming or in Theaters?
“Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” was released exclusively in theaters, so the only way to see it right now is to go to a movie theater.
- 7/15/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
In 1974, Mel Brooks’ Western comedy “Blazing Saddles” shook up the game, sending up themes of racism that were pervasive in Hollywood, the Western genre and American culture as a whole. Now, “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” is attempting to keep its legacy alive in a fresh new story for a family audience.
“You know, it’s inspired by [‘Blazing Saddles’],” Rob Minkoff, director of the new film, told Variety. “Then it became a fable. Because it wasn’t originally intended to be a fable, but that was actually my contribution — which was that we make it a story about a dog in a world of cats who don’t accept him because he’s a dog. The idea of that is, it’s a metaphor of the same kind of story and same kind of situation. But it becomes more universal.”
Along with co-directors Mark Koetsier and Chris Bailey, the...
“You know, it’s inspired by [‘Blazing Saddles’],” Rob Minkoff, director of the new film, told Variety. “Then it became a fable. Because it wasn’t originally intended to be a fable, but that was actually my contribution — which was that we make it a story about a dog in a world of cats who don’t accept him because he’s a dog. The idea of that is, it’s a metaphor of the same kind of story and same kind of situation. But it becomes more universal.”
Along with co-directors Mark Koetsier and Chris Bailey, the...
- 7/15/2022
- by Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
“Where the Crawdads Sing,” Sony’s adaptation of the hit novel by Delia Owens and produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, earned 2.3 million in its Thursday preview screenings that began at 3 p.m. The film played at 3,150 locations on Thursday and will open in approximately 3,625 locations this weekend.
“Crawdads” opens new this week against Paramount’s animated family film “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank,” which also had previews on Thursday starting at 3 p.m. It made 505,000 from 2,650 locations; it’s scheduled to open on approximately 3,400 screens this weekend. Both films are expected to fall behind “Thor: Love and Thunder” as it moves into its second weekend.
Sony is projecting a 9-10 million three-day opening weekend against a 24 million budget. And while “Crawdads” is aimed at a younger crowd, prominently featuring a new Taylor Swift song “Carolina” as a means of attracting those audiences, the film is also...
“Crawdads” opens new this week against Paramount’s animated family film “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank,” which also had previews on Thursday starting at 3 p.m. It made 505,000 from 2,650 locations; it’s scheduled to open on approximately 3,400 screens this weekend. Both films are expected to fall behind “Thor: Love and Thunder” as it moves into its second weekend.
Sony is projecting a 9-10 million three-day opening weekend against a 24 million budget. And while “Crawdads” is aimed at a younger crowd, prominently featuring a new Taylor Swift song “Carolina” as a means of attracting those audiences, the film is also...
- 7/15/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Disney/Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder will continue its reign atop the weekend box office in its second session, with on the low-end an anticipated 65 decline or 50M from its 144M opening.
The movie is easily heading past 200M in the next three days, and yesterday grossed an estimated 13.6M for a running total that’s just under 170M.
Pic’s first Tuesday, thanks to summer traffic mid-week, is ahead of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness by 8 which did 12.6M.
Thor 4‘s anticipated second weekend decline is in line with recent Marvel fare, i.e. Spider-Way: No Way Home (-67), Doctor Strange 2 (-67) and Eternals (-62).
Two smaller sized budget wide releases, Paramount/Nickelodeon’s animated Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (45M production cost, 10M acquisition by the Melrose Ave. lot from Gfm Animation) and Sony/Hello Sunshine/3000 Picture’s 24M production Where the Crawdads Sing,...
The movie is easily heading past 200M in the next three days, and yesterday grossed an estimated 13.6M for a running total that’s just under 170M.
Pic’s first Tuesday, thanks to summer traffic mid-week, is ahead of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness by 8 which did 12.6M.
Thor 4‘s anticipated second weekend decline is in line with recent Marvel fare, i.e. Spider-Way: No Way Home (-67), Doctor Strange 2 (-67) and Eternals (-62).
Two smaller sized budget wide releases, Paramount/Nickelodeon’s animated Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (45M production cost, 10M acquisition by the Melrose Ave. lot from Gfm Animation) and Sony/Hello Sunshine/3000 Picture’s 24M production Where the Crawdads Sing,...
- 7/13/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s not every day that you get to see Richard Pryor listed as one of the screenwriters of a new movie. That’s because Pryor died in 2005. But when I saw his name credited among the seven writers of “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank,” it gave me an unreasonable jolt of optimism. If you’re wondering what Pryor’s name is doing on a computer-animated comedy about a samurai canine, it’s because the script is credited to Ed Stone and Nate Hopper — and also to Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Alan Uger, and Pryor, who were the five screenwriters of “Blazing Saddles,” the landmark Mel Brooks Western comedy that came out in 1974.
“Paws of Fury” was originally entitled “Blazing Samurai,” because it recycles (sort of) the premise of “Blazing Saddles,” a movie Brooks originally wanted to make with Pryor as its star. He was set...
“Paws of Fury” was originally entitled “Blazing Samurai,” because it recycles (sort of) the premise of “Blazing Saddles,” a movie Brooks originally wanted to make with Pryor as its star. He was set...
- 7/13/2022
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
The amusing “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” capably makes the case that more animated kids’ movies should be based on classic comedies.
Formerly titled “Blazing Samurai,” “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank,” written by Ed Stone and Nate Hopper, directed by Rob Minkoff (“The Lion King”), Mark Koetsier, and Chris Bailey, borrows a title structure from the Bruce Lee movie “Fist of Fury” and riffs on the classic Mel Brooks Western comedy “Blazing Saddles” (Brooks also offers a delightful vocal performance).
It’s a breezy, funny, highly self-referential flick steeped in movie history.
Stone and Hopper swap the Old West setting for a Japanese village inhabited entirely by cats, and the intrepid Sheriff Bart played by Cleavon Little in “Blazing Saddles” for a dog named Hank (voiced by Michael Cera), who dreams of being a samurai. “Paws of Fury” stylistically inhabits the aesthetic of the Western and the classic martial arts movie,...
Formerly titled “Blazing Samurai,” “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank,” written by Ed Stone and Nate Hopper, directed by Rob Minkoff (“The Lion King”), Mark Koetsier, and Chris Bailey, borrows a title structure from the Bruce Lee movie “Fist of Fury” and riffs on the classic Mel Brooks Western comedy “Blazing Saddles” (Brooks also offers a delightful vocal performance).
It’s a breezy, funny, highly self-referential flick steeped in movie history.
Stone and Hopper swap the Old West setting for a Japanese village inhabited entirely by cats, and the intrepid Sheriff Bart played by Cleavon Little in “Blazing Saddles” for a dog named Hank (voiced by Michael Cera), who dreams of being a samurai. “Paws of Fury” stylistically inhabits the aesthetic of the Western and the classic martial arts movie,...
- 7/13/2022
- by Katie Walsh
- The Wrap
A new featurette with Michael Cera and Samuel L. Jackson for the forthcoming animated film Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank has been released, and you can check it out right here on CinemaNerdz.
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank tells the story of a hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem…cats hate dogs!
About The Film Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy MPAA Rating: PG for action, violence, rude and suggestive humor, and some language Cast: Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi,...
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank tells the story of a hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem…cats hate dogs!
About The Film Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy MPAA Rating: PG for action, violence, rude and suggestive humor, and some language Cast: Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi,...
- 7/6/2022
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
Check out the new character posters from the new animated film Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, starring Michael Cera, Samuel L. Jackson, Ricky Gervais, and Michelle Yeoh.
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank tells the story of a hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem…cats hate dogs!
About The Film Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy MPAA Rating: PG for action, violence, rude and suggestive humor, and some language Cast: Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh,...
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank tells the story of a hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem…cats hate dogs!
About The Film Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy MPAA Rating: PG for action, violence, rude and suggestive humor, and some language Cast: Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh,...
- 6/17/2022
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
Production is underway in the lush and remote northern tip of New Zealand on “Far North,” a premium drama series for Sundance Now.
The fact-based series stars local acting legend, Temuera Morrison and award-winning actress, Robyn Malcolm (“Top of the Lake”) as an everyday couple who foil an international crime ring’s largest ever deal in the Pacific.
The series was researched and created and is being directed by David White. The screenplay was written by White, Suli Moa and Mingjian Cui.
Filming will take 14 weeks in total, with seven of those on location in Ahipara, where the real events took place. The completed show will be delivered as six one-hour episodes, with All3 Media International handling rights sales outside of the producer territories.
South Pacific Pictures and White Balance Pictures are producing for Sundance Now (U.S.), Paramount+ (Australia), Warner Bros. Discovery (New Zealand) and All3Media International. The show...
The fact-based series stars local acting legend, Temuera Morrison and award-winning actress, Robyn Malcolm (“Top of the Lake”) as an everyday couple who foil an international crime ring’s largest ever deal in the Pacific.
The series was researched and created and is being directed by David White. The screenplay was written by White, Suli Moa and Mingjian Cui.
Filming will take 14 weeks in total, with seven of those on location in Ahipara, where the real events took place. The completed show will be delivered as six one-hour episodes, with All3 Media International handling rights sales outside of the producer territories.
South Pacific Pictures and White Balance Pictures are producing for Sundance Now (U.S.), Paramount+ (Australia), Warner Bros. Discovery (New Zealand) and All3Media International. The show...
- 6/17/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The new trailer for Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank has been released along with the official poster for the film. You can check it out right here on CinemaNerdz!
A hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem… cats hate dogs! Also starring Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Kylie Kuioka, and Cathy Shim, Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank pounces into theatres July 15, 2022.
About The Film Genre: Animation, Action., Comedy MPAA Rating: PG for action, violence, rude and suggestive humor,...
A hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem… cats hate dogs! Also starring Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Kylie Kuioka, and Cathy Shim, Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank pounces into theatres July 15, 2022.
About The Film Genre: Animation, Action., Comedy MPAA Rating: PG for action, violence, rude and suggestive humor,...
- 6/10/2022
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
Twenty years ago, “Kim Possible” creators Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle introduced the world to a high school cheerleader who saved the world in her spare time alongside her best friend Ron Stoppable and his naked mole rat, Rufus.
The series turned the damsel in distress trope on its head, putting a heroine on the small screen at a time when most of the world-saving characters we knew were men (and they still are). Schooley and McCorkle told TheWrap that the original inspiration for the iconic character came from their daughters.
“When we were growing up, we would have these action heroes that we would worship. We looked at them and said, ‘Well, you know, it was always effortless for them.’ And it’s like, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to have a heroine where it’s effortless like that?’” McCorkle said. “There’s never a point where it’s like,...
The series turned the damsel in distress trope on its head, putting a heroine on the small screen at a time when most of the world-saving characters we knew were men (and they still are). Schooley and McCorkle told TheWrap that the original inspiration for the iconic character came from their daughters.
“When we were growing up, we would have these action heroes that we would worship. We looked at them and said, ‘Well, you know, it was always effortless for them.’ And it’s like, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to have a heroine where it’s effortless like that?’” McCorkle said. “There’s never a point where it’s like,...
- 6/7/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
Chris Bailey, the founding frontman of the trailblazing Australian punk outfit the Saints, died Saturday, April 9. He was 65.
The Saints confirmed Bailey’s death on Facebook, though a cause of death wasn’t given. “It is with great pain in our hearts that we have to inform you about the passing of Chris Bailey, singer and songwriter of The Saints, on April the 9th 2022,” the band said. “Chris lived a life of poetry and music and stranded on a Saturday night.”
“In the late seventies, the Saints came down from...
The Saints confirmed Bailey’s death on Facebook, though a cause of death wasn’t given. “It is with great pain in our hearts that we have to inform you about the passing of Chris Bailey, singer and songwriter of The Saints, on April the 9th 2022,” the band said. “Chris lived a life of poetry and music and stranded on a Saturday night.”
“In the late seventies, the Saints came down from...
- 4/11/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
"You still think I'm the greatest?" 1091 Pictures has debuted a trailer for an indie drama titled Curtis, set in Detroit, made by filmmaker Chris Bailey, who is originally from Detroit as well. This won the Best Narrative Feature award at last year's American Black Film Festival where it premiered. It also played at the Atlanta Film Festival last year. Dwight Henry stars as a former basketball star who battles with his mental illness while scouring the streets of Detroit with a young boy, in search of his lost high school championship ring. "Curtis is about regret, mental illness, and ultimately believing in yourself. My whole mantra for the film is: Everybody has a story. So I'm very grateful to the entire team at 1091 Pictures for seeing the importance of sharing a story like Curtis with the world," director Chris Bailey states. The cast includes Alex Henderson, Kalena Knox, and Thaddeus Street.
- 10/28/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Great Wolf Resorts’ new division Great Wolf Entertainment is under way on its first animated production, “The Great Wolf Pack.”
The hospitality brand has recruited a group of animation veterans to bring its familiar characters to branded entertainment properties. Chris Bailey (“Garfield: The Movie”) will direct “The Great Wolf Pack,” with Julia Pistor as executive producer alongside writer Kent Redeker (“Doc McStuffins”). The production team includes Academy Award winning animation studio Six Point Harness.
Bringing to life the vacation brand’s stable of woodland creatures, “The Great Wolf Pack” follows Wiley Wolf, Violet Wolf, Oliver Raccoon, Sammy Squirrel and Brinley Bear, who are anointed by the Great Wolf Spirit as the Great Wolf Pack. Through a magical geyser, they transport to whimsical worlds where they put to use the power of the Pack to overcome various dilemmas. Only by joining together in friendship and combining their unique talents and flaws...
The hospitality brand has recruited a group of animation veterans to bring its familiar characters to branded entertainment properties. Chris Bailey (“Garfield: The Movie”) will direct “The Great Wolf Pack,” with Julia Pistor as executive producer alongside writer Kent Redeker (“Doc McStuffins”). The production team includes Academy Award winning animation studio Six Point Harness.
Bringing to life the vacation brand’s stable of woodland creatures, “The Great Wolf Pack” follows Wiley Wolf, Violet Wolf, Oliver Raccoon, Sammy Squirrel and Brinley Bear, who are anointed by the Great Wolf Spirit as the Great Wolf Pack. Through a magical geyser, they transport to whimsical worlds where they put to use the power of the Pack to overcome various dilemmas. Only by joining together in friendship and combining their unique talents and flaws...
- 6/25/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
It’s been many years since Axl Rose released a note of new music or agreed to an in-depth interview, but the elusive Guns N’ Roses frontman has shown a surprising willingness to lend his voice to cartoons. Two years ago, he appeared on Boomerang’s New Looney Tunes where he saved the world from an asteroid by singing “Rock the Rock” with Bugs Bunny on guitar. And tonight he’ll be guesting on the network’s Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? where he’ll get to interact with Shaggy, Fred,...
- 2/25/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
For journalist Nick Bilton’s first film, he didn’t want to just document the world of social media influencers, he wanted to influence it himself. So he set out to find ordinary people who he could help get famous online through the purchase of bots that would grow their follower counts and engagement, and then he filmed the process for a documentary entitled “Fake Famous.”
The process of making the film was one Bilton likens to “putting a leaf in a stream and whichever way it goes, it goes.” Although the formula to making his three protagonists famous (at least on Instagram) was one he feels anyone could use and find success with, it had different results for all three because of the level of willingness they exhibited in going along with the experiment and allowing bots to take over their accounts and, to an extent, their lives.
Actor...
The process of making the film was one Bilton likens to “putting a leaf in a stream and whichever way it goes, it goes.” Although the formula to making his three protagonists famous (at least on Instagram) was one he feels anyone could use and find success with, it had different results for all three because of the level of willingness they exhibited in going along with the experiment and allowing bots to take over their accounts and, to an extent, their lives.
Actor...
- 2/2/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
So Massimo didn't get it all in the end.
The final showdown between Dominic and Massimo left very few winners on Devils Season 1 Episode 10.
Let's start with Eleanor and Kalim. They were smart enough to remain relatively loyal to Massimo even when his star was falling at Nyl.
Now that Massimo is CEO, Eleanor likely becomes head of trading and Kalim, her deputy. Wouldn't all those stuffed British suits hate to see an Italian woman and an Indian in charge?
That's a pretty good dividend for hanging in there with Massimo through the years, imperious as he could be.
Of course, that only works if no one collects the dossier pages blowing about the London streets. Massimo has dodged a lot of bullets, but even in the end, that's one more threat out there.
Then again, you have to ask yourself if Massimo deserves a happy ending.
After all, he...
The final showdown between Dominic and Massimo left very few winners on Devils Season 1 Episode 10.
Let's start with Eleanor and Kalim. They were smart enough to remain relatively loyal to Massimo even when his star was falling at Nyl.
Now that Massimo is CEO, Eleanor likely becomes head of trading and Kalim, her deputy. Wouldn't all those stuffed British suits hate to see an Italian woman and an Indian in charge?
That's a pretty good dividend for hanging in there with Massimo through the years, imperious as he could be.
Of course, that only works if no one collects the dossier pages blowing about the London streets. Massimo has dodged a lot of bullets, but even in the end, that's one more threat out there.
Then again, you have to ask yourself if Massimo deserves a happy ending.
After all, he...
- 12/17/2020
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
Finally, the action kicked into high gear.
Not surprisingly, Massimo found himself at the center of the police investigation into Ed's murder on Devils Season 1 Episode 4.
It was logical that Bale and Winks focused on Massimo. After all, he had the most to gain from Ed's death, at least in theory.
After all, the cops didn't know that Ed was either a) forced out in disgrace for falsifying profit statements or b) got killed because of what he'd learned about the Lia deal.
Massimo had pieced together those divergent possibilities all of his own but hadn't shared them with anybody.
That's largely because the list of people Massimo can trust kept getting smaller and smaller.
Some of that is his fault and some of it stems from events happening around him.
One such event was the ascension of Chris Bailey, who, according to Massimo, made his rise on the backs of his coworkers.
Not surprisingly, Massimo found himself at the center of the police investigation into Ed's murder on Devils Season 1 Episode 4.
It was logical that Bale and Winks focused on Massimo. After all, he had the most to gain from Ed's death, at least in theory.
After all, the cops didn't know that Ed was either a) forced out in disgrace for falsifying profit statements or b) got killed because of what he'd learned about the Lia deal.
Massimo had pieced together those divergent possibilities all of his own but hadn't shared them with anybody.
That's largely because the list of people Massimo can trust kept getting smaller and smaller.
Some of that is his fault and some of it stems from events happening around him.
One such event was the ascension of Chris Bailey, who, according to Massimo, made his rise on the backs of his coworkers.
- 10/29/2020
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
Do you know how to identify and achieve the set goals in the shortest possible time? What do you need to work more efficiently? Our life is too short to waste it on things that don’t make us happy. It’s essential to expand your knowledge and make efforts for self-development. Books are necessary helpers here. We have selected the best intellectual books for college students that will help you take a welcome step forward.
“The Productivity Project: Proven Ways to Become More Awesome” by Chris Bailey
Chris Bailey took a fascinating project to find effective ways of personal productivity. Within a year, he researched and tested a lot of techniques: for example, he worked 90 hours a week, meditated 30 minutes every day, used a smartphone only an hour a day, and tried to live in complete isolation. The author selected 25 best ways to increase productivity that helped him. If you use them,...
“The Productivity Project: Proven Ways to Become More Awesome” by Chris Bailey
Chris Bailey took a fascinating project to find effective ways of personal productivity. Within a year, he researched and tested a lot of techniques: for example, he worked 90 hours a week, meditated 30 minutes every day, used a smartphone only an hour a day, and tried to live in complete isolation. The author selected 25 best ways to increase productivity that helped him. If you use them,...
- 4/27/2020
- by James Smith
- Nerdly
Former Inxs frontman Michael Hutchence is the subject of a new BBC feature doc co-produced by Studio 54 and Searching For Sugar Man producer Passion Pictures.
The British public broadcaster is to air Mystify: Michael Hutchence on BBC Two, which will feature personal footage filmed by Hutchence and his former partner Kylie Minogue.
Written and directed by Richard Lowenstein, who worked on some of the band’s early music videos, the film is co-produced by the BBC, Ghost Pictures and Passion Pictures.
The film will look to uncover the secret and mysterious side of the singer and songwriter. It will tell the story of Hutchence, who died in 1997, through rare archive footage and intimate insights from friends, lovers, family and colleagues.
It will feature interviews with Helena Christensen and Michele Bennett, who have never spoken publicly about the rock star before, Minogue, Kathy Lette, Bono, Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss,...
The British public broadcaster is to air Mystify: Michael Hutchence on BBC Two, which will feature personal footage filmed by Hutchence and his former partner Kylie Minogue.
Written and directed by Richard Lowenstein, who worked on some of the band’s early music videos, the film is co-produced by the BBC, Ghost Pictures and Passion Pictures.
The film will look to uncover the secret and mysterious side of the singer and songwriter. It will tell the story of Hutchence, who died in 1997, through rare archive footage and intimate insights from friends, lovers, family and colleagues.
It will feature interviews with Helena Christensen and Michele Bennett, who have never spoken publicly about the rock star before, Minogue, Kathy Lette, Bono, Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss,...
- 4/26/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
BroadwayWorld has a first look at the The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Broadway Center Stage production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man starring Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess as Harold Hill, Tony Award-winning actress Jessie Mueller Waitress, Carousel, Beautiful as Marian Paroo, and Broadway, film, and television star Rosie O'Donnell as Mrs. Paroo. The semi-staged concert production is directed by Marc Bruni Beautiful, Broadway Center Stage How to Succeed... with choreography by Chris Bailey Jerry Springer The Opera, The New Yorkers at Encores and music direction by James Moore Miss Saigon, the Kennedy Center's Follies and Ragtime.
- 2/14/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On Norm Lewis, Jessie Mueller, and Rosie O'Donnell in The Music Man
BroadwayWorld has a first look at the The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Broadway Center Stage production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man starring Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess as Harold Hill, Tony Award-winning actress Jessie Mueller Waitress, Carousel, Beautiful as Marian Paroo, and Broadway, film, and television star Rosie O'Donnell as Mrs. Paroo. The semi-staged concert production is directed by Marc Bruni Beautiful, Broadway Center Stage How to Succeed... with choreography by Chris Bailey Jerry Springer The Opera, The New Yorkers at Encores and music direction by James Moore Miss Saigon, the Kennedy Center's Follies and Ragtime.
- 2/8/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
BroadwayWorld has a first look at the The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Broadway Center Stage production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man starring Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess as Harold Hill, Tony Award-winning actress Jessie Mueller Waitress, Carousel, Beautiful as Marian Paroo, and Broadway, film, and television star Rosie O'Donnell as Mrs. Paroo. The semi-staged concert production is directed by Marc Bruni Beautiful, Broadway Center Stage How to Succeed... with choreography by Chris Bailey Jerry Springer The Opera, The New Yorkers at Encores and music direction by James Moore Miss Saigon, the Kennedy Center's Follies and Ragtime.
- 2/7/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
BroadwayWorld has learned Tony Award-winning actress Jessie Mueller Waitress, Carousel will reunite with Beautiful director Marc Bruni Broadway Center Stage How to Succeed... for the Broadway Center Stage production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mueller stars as Marian Paroo opposite the previously announced Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess as Harold Hill. Also joining the creative team for the Kennedy Center's latest starry concert production is choreographer Chris Bailey Jerry Springer The Opera, The New Yorkers at Encores and music director James Moore Miss Saigon, the Kennedy Center's Follies and Ragtime.
- 12/10/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Watch the cast perform 'Be Our Guest' in Houston's Thanksgiving Day Parade in the video below Twenty-five years ago, Theatre Under The Stars helped usher in a new musical era with Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The show became an international sensation that played a remarkable 13-year run on Broadway and has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Now, just in time for the holiday season, Tuts brings this magical story to life once again for Houston audiences. Beauty and the Beast isdirected and choreographed by Broadway choreographer, Chris Bailey, who recently choreographed Gettin' the Band Back Together.
- 11/30/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Twenty-five years ago, Theatre Under The Stars helped usher in a new musical era with Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The show became an international sensation that played a remarkable 13-year run on Broadway and has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Now, just in time for the holiday season, Tuts brings this magical story to life once again for Houston audiences. Beauty and the Beast will be directed and choreographed by Broadway choreographer, Chris Bailey, who recently choreographed Gettin' the Band Back Together.
- 11/5/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Gettin’ The Band Back Together, the rock musical that just opened August 13 at the Belasco Theatre, has set its last performance for Sunday, September 30. It will have played 30 previews and 40 performances. The producers announced the decision Friday.
“It’s not just the money, but when a team of the most creative people you know spends years of their lives working toward a common goal, and it doesn’t turn out the way you all dreamed..it’s heart-crushing,” producer Ken Davenport wrote candidly in a blog post about the decision, which he said made over the past 24 hours.
Davenport said the call was especially tough as he said “surveys of actual Telecharge ticket buyers and got a 98.2% positive rating, and an exceptionally high “Net Promoter Score.” (How likely they are to tell their friends and family to get tickets.),” he said.
“It’s not just the money, but when a team of the most creative people you know spends years of their lives working toward a common goal, and it doesn’t turn out the way you all dreamed..it’s heart-crushing,” producer Ken Davenport wrote candidly in a blog post about the decision, which he said made over the past 24 hours.
Davenport said the call was especially tough as he said “surveys of actual Telecharge ticket buyers and got a 98.2% positive rating, and an exceptionally high “Net Promoter Score.” (How likely they are to tell their friends and family to get tickets.),” he said.
- 9/1/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Some familiar faces are returning soon, in new animated TV series. Boomerang has announced the new Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? and Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs TV shows will premiere on its premium subscription streaming service, next year. From Warner Bros. Animation, producer Chris Bailey, and executive producer Sam Register, comes Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, with a start date Tbd in 2019. The series features the Scooby Gang teaming up with celebrities to solve new mysteries. Celebrities in the first season include NBA star Chris Paul and recording artists Halsey and Sia, as well as Ricky Gervais, Kenan Thompson, Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Mark Hamill, Steve Urkel (voiced by Jaleel White) Batman, Sherlock Holmes, The Flash, Wonder Woman, and more. A Flintstones spinoff, also from Warner Bros. Animation, Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs follows best friends Pebbles Flintstone and Bamm-Bamm Rubble as they...
- 5/23/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Will the promise of two new original series next year — based on decades-old toon franchises — help convince people to pay $5 per month for Boomerang’s subscription-video service?
That’s the question Boomerang, the cartoon subscription-streaming service from Turner and Warner Bros., is raising as the one-year-old venture tries to bulk up its direct-to-consumer rolls.
In 2019, Boomerang plans to premiere two new originals: “Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?,” in which the gang teams up with guest stars to solve mysteries, and “Flintstones” spinoff “Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs!” Both series are being produced by Warner Bros. Animation.
Boomerang also has renewed several existing shows, including “The Tom and Jerry Show” and “Bunnicula,” and has licensed U.S. rights to a British adaptation of “The Wind in the Willows.” In addition, it’s beefing up its product features, adding a fully translated Spanish-language version and support for Android TV devices over Memorial Day weekend.
How well...
That’s the question Boomerang, the cartoon subscription-streaming service from Turner and Warner Bros., is raising as the one-year-old venture tries to bulk up its direct-to-consumer rolls.
In 2019, Boomerang plans to premiere two new originals: “Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?,” in which the gang teams up with guest stars to solve mysteries, and “Flintstones” spinoff “Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs!” Both series are being produced by Warner Bros. Animation.
Boomerang also has renewed several existing shows, including “The Tom and Jerry Show” and “Bunnicula,” and has licensed U.S. rights to a British adaptation of “The Wind in the Willows.” In addition, it’s beefing up its product features, adding a fully translated Spanish-language version and support for Android TV devices over Memorial Day weekend.
How well...
- 5/23/2018
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Boomerang Unveils New Original Animated Series ‘Scooby-Doo And Guess Who?’, ‘Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs!’
Now in its second year, Boomerang is serving up some new original series and has announced the renewal of fan favorites. The family-friendly premium video subscription service is serving up new series featuring classic animated characters. Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? brings back the Mystery Inc. gang for some sleuthing adventures with celebrity guests while Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs! features new stories from Pebbles, Bamm Bamm, Dino and your favorite Bedrock families.
Started in 2000 as Turner’s 24-hour animation network and then as a streaming service in 2017, Boomerang also announced that the launch of a full Spanish language experience for its users starting Memorial Day weekend. They will also offer families and fans the opportunity to personalize their Boomerang experience through avatar creation and show discovery. In addition, Boomerang users will have more interactivity with the ability to create and share playlists featuring their personal cartoon favorites along with other features that will...
Started in 2000 as Turner’s 24-hour animation network and then as a streaming service in 2017, Boomerang also announced that the launch of a full Spanish language experience for its users starting Memorial Day weekend. They will also offer families and fans the opportunity to personalize their Boomerang experience through avatar creation and show discovery. In addition, Boomerang users will have more interactivity with the ability to create and share playlists featuring their personal cartoon favorites along with other features that will...
- 5/23/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Rob McClure will star as 'The Setter' in Jerome Robbins' Broadway, the opening production of The Muny's historic 100th season. 'The Setter' serves as the evening's narrator and performs throughout the show, including the roles of 'Pa' in High Button Shoes and 'Tevye' in Fiddler on the Roof. Jerome Robbins' Broadway is directed by Cynthia Onrubia and Chris Bailey serves as production supervisor. Music direction is by Michael Horsley.
- 1/25/2018
- by Alan Henry
- BroadwayWorld.com
In the first industry-wide consequence of more than two dozen women claiming sexually harassment or assault by Harvey Weinstein, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts [BAFTA] has suspended the producer’s membership.
“Whilst BAFTA has previously been a beneficiary of Mr Weinstein’s support for its charitable work, it considers the reported alleged behaviour completely unacceptable and incompatible with BAFTA’s values,” read an Oct. 11 statement the independent charity released on its website. “We hope this announcement sends a clear message that such behaviour has absolutely no place in our industry.”
Read More:Harvey Weinstein’s Firing: What Happens to TWC, the Movies, and Harvey
The statement went on to say that all suspended members must then undergo a “formal process as laid out in BAFTA’s constitution,” and that they will keep striving to “improve access to rewarding and fulfilling careers in safe, professional working environments.”
Stateside, it...
“Whilst BAFTA has previously been a beneficiary of Mr Weinstein’s support for its charitable work, it considers the reported alleged behaviour completely unacceptable and incompatible with BAFTA’s values,” read an Oct. 11 statement the independent charity released on its website. “We hope this announcement sends a clear message that such behaviour has absolutely no place in our industry.”
Read More:Harvey Weinstein’s Firing: What Happens to TWC, the Movies, and Harvey
The statement went on to say that all suspended members must then undergo a “formal process as laid out in BAFTA’s constitution,” and that they will keep striving to “improve access to rewarding and fulfilling careers in safe, professional working environments.”
Stateside, it...
- 10/11/2017
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
Sneak Peek actress Lily James ("Baby Driver") in the newest campaign supporting "My Burberry Blush’, from perfumer Francis Kurkdjian and Christopher Bailey, photographed by Mario Testino:
The new scent is described as floral, inspired by an 'English Garden' with notes of glazed pomegranate, geranium and jasmine.
James is noted for her role as 'Lady Rose Aldridge' in the ITV period drama "Downton Abbey"...
,,,followed by her title role in the feature "Cinderella" (2015).
She started her career as 'Ethel Brown' in the 2010 BBC production "Just William".
Her first features included "Wrath of the Titans", "Fast Girls" followed by playing 'Countess Natasha Rostova' in the BBC historical drama series, "War & Peace".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Lily James for "Burberry"...
The new scent is described as floral, inspired by an 'English Garden' with notes of glazed pomegranate, geranium and jasmine.
James is noted for her role as 'Lady Rose Aldridge' in the ITV period drama "Downton Abbey"...
,,,followed by her title role in the feature "Cinderella" (2015).
She started her career as 'Ethel Brown' in the 2010 BBC production "Just William".
Her first features included "Wrath of the Titans", "Fast Girls" followed by playing 'Countess Natasha Rostova' in the BBC historical drama series, "War & Peace".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Lily James for "Burberry"...
- 7/25/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
You don’t have to wait to wear the looks your favorite models are wearing on the runway. The “See Now, Buy Now” movement is taking over Fashion Week, giving style fanatics the opportunity to shop their favorite brands immediately. And since it’s never to early to get a jump start on your spring wardrobe, we will be rounding up the best fashion finds from the runways as Fashion Month kicks off in New York!
H&M Studio
This week H&M Studio unveiled its first ever “See Now, Buy Now” collection in Paris. The show was ballet-inspired with...
H&M Studio
This week H&M Studio unveiled its first ever “See Now, Buy Now” collection in Paris. The show was ballet-inspired with...
- 3/2/2017
- by Sarah Ball and Kami Phillips
- PEOPLE.com
You may know Burberry for its iconic plaid print, chic trench coats, and gorgeous handbags — but the story behind the brand is much more than luxe pieces in your wardrobe. In fact, the iconic brand dates back 160 years, when Thomas Burberry invented weatherproof fabric and outfitted the military.
So in order to tell the story in time for its 160th anniversary, Burberry has enlisted Asif Kapadia, along with British actors Domhnall Gleeson, Sienna Miller, Dominic West and Lily James to star in a three-minute film entitled The Tale of Thomas Burberry, which gives a historical look at the events that...
So in order to tell the story in time for its 160th anniversary, Burberry has enlisted Asif Kapadia, along with British actors Domhnall Gleeson, Sienna Miller, Dominic West and Lily James to star in a three-minute film entitled The Tale of Thomas Burberry, which gives a historical look at the events that...
- 11/1/2016
- by Jillian Ruffo
- PEOPLE.com
Always looking to take their game to the next level, the team at Burberry came up with an incredible Holiday 2015 campaign featuring some of the hottest names in the industry.
The festive new ad strategy stars Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Naomi Campbell, with other notable faces such as Romeo Beckham, George Ezra, Michelle Dockery, and James Corden, and there’s even a video clip inspired by the British film “Billy Eliot.”
CEO Christopher Bailey explained, “Billy Elliot is an incredible film full of so much joy and energy, so it was a real thrill and a great honor to be able to celebrate its 15 year anniversary through our Festive campaign. It was also a huge privilege to work with such amazing and iconic British talent – the cast are quite simply some of the biggest names in film, music and fashion and it was so much fun working with them all to make this special film.
The festive new ad strategy stars Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Naomi Campbell, with other notable faces such as Romeo Beckham, George Ezra, Michelle Dockery, and James Corden, and there’s even a video clip inspired by the British film “Billy Eliot.”
CEO Christopher Bailey explained, “Billy Elliot is an incredible film full of so much joy and energy, so it was a real thrill and a great honor to be able to celebrate its 15 year anniversary through our Festive campaign. It was also a huge privilege to work with such amazing and iconic British talent – the cast are quite simply some of the biggest names in film, music and fashion and it was so much fun working with them all to make this special film.
- 11/15/2015
- GossipCenter
Ex-Sony Animation czar Yair Landau ("Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs"), who is now President and Founder of Mass Animation, is serving up another animated action-adventure throwback with help from "The Lion King" director Rob Minkoff and "Blazing Saddles" creator Mel Brooks. Read More: Open Road Films Acquires Animated Saga 'Blazing Samurai' Minkoff is producing "Blazing Samurai" and assisting co-directors Chris Bailey ("Alvin And The Chipmunks") and Mark Koetsier ("Kung Fu Panda," "How To Train Your Dragon") as they navigate a screenplay by Ed Stone and Nate Hopper. "Samurai" borrows heavily from Brooks' seminal fish-out-of-water western, but instead of a wisecracking African American sheriff, the film's new protagonist will take the shape of a dog named Hank (voiced by Michael Cera), who dreams of becoming a samurai warrior. Ricky Gervais is voicing villain...
- 11/5/2015
- by Ruben Guevara
- Thompson on Hollywood
When you've got David and Victoria Beckham as parents, you get bet your bottom dollar that you're gonna be a looker. Case in point? Romeo and Cruz Beckham at the Burberry Festive film premiere tonight in London. The famous family attended the fashion event, with their proud mum on their arms, to support 13-year-old Romeo's starring role in the fashion house's latest advertising campaign. That's right, Christopher Bailey and his Burberry team christened the new season with a tribute to the classic and beloved film, Billy Elliot, with the soccer stud and fashion mogul's son in the main role. "Billy Elliot is an incredible film full of so much joy and energy, so...
- 11/4/2015
- E! Online
Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Cera and Mel Brooks are set to provide the voices for the animated family comedy "Blazing Samurai" at Mass Animation, Huayi Brothers Media, Flying Tigers Entertainment and Gfm Films.
Inspired by Brooks' "Blazing Saddles," the story involves a scrappy dreamer of a dog who longs to become a true samurai and who fights to save the town of Kakamucho from the grips of a nefarious feline warlord.
Chris Bailey ("Alvin And The Chipmunks") and Mark Koetsier ("Kung Fu Panda," "How To Train Your Dragon") helms from a screenplay by Ed Stone and Nate Hopper.
George Takei, Gabriel Iglesias, Aasif Mandvi, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Sandra Tsing Loh, Mel B., and Heavenly Joy Jerkins also star in the film with Rob Minkoff, Yair Landau and Susan Purcell are producing.
Source: Variety...
Inspired by Brooks' "Blazing Saddles," the story involves a scrappy dreamer of a dog who longs to become a true samurai and who fights to save the town of Kakamucho from the grips of a nefarious feline warlord.
Chris Bailey ("Alvin And The Chipmunks") and Mark Koetsier ("Kung Fu Panda," "How To Train Your Dragon") helms from a screenplay by Ed Stone and Nate Hopper.
George Takei, Gabriel Iglesias, Aasif Mandvi, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Sandra Tsing Loh, Mel B., and Heavenly Joy Jerkins also star in the film with Rob Minkoff, Yair Landau and Susan Purcell are producing.
Source: Variety...
- 11/4/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Blazing Samurai, the animated family comedy from Mass Animation, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, Flying Tigers Entertainment, and Gfm Films has cast Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Cera and Mel Brooks along with George Takei, Gabriel Iglesias, Aasif Mandvi, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Sandra Tsing Loh, Mel B., and introducing Heavenly Joy Jerkins.
The film is being produced by the director of The Lion King and Stuart Little, Rob Minkoff, along with long-time animation industry executive and President and Founder of Mass Animation Yair Landau (Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs) and producer Susan Purcell (Mother Up!).
Executive producers include Mel Brooks (Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein), Reginald Hudlin (Academy Award nominated producer of Django Unchained) and Pietro Ventani.
Blazing Samurai is directed by Chris Bailey (Alvin And The Chipmunks) and Mark Koetsier (Kung Fu Panda, How To Train Your Dragon) from a screenplay by Ed Stone and Nate Hopper.
Blazing Samurai is...
The film is being produced by the director of The Lion King and Stuart Little, Rob Minkoff, along with long-time animation industry executive and President and Founder of Mass Animation Yair Landau (Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs) and producer Susan Purcell (Mother Up!).
Executive producers include Mel Brooks (Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein), Reginald Hudlin (Academy Award nominated producer of Django Unchained) and Pietro Ventani.
Blazing Samurai is directed by Chris Bailey (Alvin And The Chipmunks) and Mark Koetsier (Kung Fu Panda, How To Train Your Dragon) from a screenplay by Ed Stone and Nate Hopper.
Blazing Samurai is...
- 11/3/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Samuel L Jackson, Michael Cera and Mel Brooks have joined Mass Animation, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, Flying Tigers Entertainment and Gfm Films’ animation.
Gfm Films has invited collaborators including Mel Brooks to show early footage from Blazing Samurai to market buyers on Wednesday.
Sony Pictures International Releasing acquired several major territories, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation distributes in Greater China and Open Road Films will release the film in the Us on August 4, 2017.
Chris Bailey and Mark Koetsier direct from a screenplay by Ed Stone and Nate Hopper about a dog who dreams of becoming a samurai and must save his community from a feline warlord.
George Takei, Gabriel Iglesias, Aasif Mandvi, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Sandra Tsing Loh, Mel B and Heavenly Joy Jerkins have also come on board.
Rob Minkoff, who directed The Lion King and Stuart Little, will produce with Mass Animation founder Yair Landau and Susan Purcell. Brooks [link=nm...
Gfm Films has invited collaborators including Mel Brooks to show early footage from Blazing Samurai to market buyers on Wednesday.
Sony Pictures International Releasing acquired several major territories, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation distributes in Greater China and Open Road Films will release the film in the Us on August 4, 2017.
Chris Bailey and Mark Koetsier direct from a screenplay by Ed Stone and Nate Hopper about a dog who dreams of becoming a samurai and must save his community from a feline warlord.
George Takei, Gabriel Iglesias, Aasif Mandvi, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Sandra Tsing Loh, Mel B and Heavenly Joy Jerkins have also come on board.
Rob Minkoff, who directed The Lion King and Stuart Little, will produce with Mass Animation founder Yair Landau and Susan Purcell. Brooks [link=nm...
- 11/3/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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