After working for years on the socially conscious Zootopia and seeing it win the Oscars’ Best Animated Feature prize in 2016, Phil Johnston and Rich Moore had no time to rest on their laurels, returning to work on Ralph Breaks the Internet . A sequel to 2012 Disney hit Wreck-It Ralph —a beloved work centering on video game characters Ralph and Vanellope, and the friendship they share—this film would send its two heroes on a mission into the Internet, where they would confront new personal challenges and an astonishing new world. Making his directorial debut alongside veteran Moore, from a script he co-wrote, Johnston explains that with the second Ralph installment—as is often the case—themes emerged first. “The first idea of sending them to the Internet was more about looking for a place where Ralph and Vanellope’s friendship could be tested. One of the themes we’re working with is the idea of change, that friendships change, and that good friendships can survive and … [Read more...] about Confronting Fairy Tale Tropes, ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ Directors Examine A Friendship In Flux Within A Whole New World
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‘Incredibles 2’ Director Brad Bird On Sequel Challenges, Prejudice Toward Animation, & The Prospect Of ‘Incredibles 3’
Spoiler Alert: This interview features discussion of critical plot elements from Pixar ’s Incredibles 2 . When The Incredibles came out in 2004, it was a film ahead of its time. Marking a major paradigm shift in animation as a whole, Brad Bird ’s family-centric superhero story was so ambitious—in the midst of the technology and techniques of the era—that it seemed impossible to make, even for artists at Pixar, one of the most innovative and influential animation studios of all time. When Bird’s original work achieved huge success at the box office, and built an avid fan base, a sequel became inevitable. And while Incredibles 2 would have beasts of its own to slay—from conceptualization through completion—they were of an altogether kind. Technology had caught up with the scope of Bird’s ideas, meaning that the problem to work out was the story itself, rather than the means through which to tell it. Picking up the story of the Parr parents and their remarkable … [Read more...] about ‘Incredibles 2’ Director Brad Bird On Sequel Challenges, Prejudice Toward Animation, & The Prospect Of ‘Incredibles 3’
James Corden Visits White House and ‘Brightens Up the Place’ With Harry Styles Pics
James Corden popped by the White House for some adventures in politicking, food services, and Oval Office redecorating on The Late Late Show Thursday, June 30. The clip opened with Corden assuming his new role as President Joe Biden ’s assistant, offering tedious time updates, fetching the president an Edible Arrangement, and not-so-subtly covering up a bust of Harry Truman with a photo of Harry Styles. “Cover one Harry with another Harry, that’s what I’m saying,” Corden quipped. “I just think it brightens the place up.” Also during his visit, Corden stopped by the White House kitchen where he learned about all the food safety precautions in place — and then proceeded to suck down some soft serve ice cream straight from the machine. He also stopped by the White House briefing room where he did a horrible job fielding questions from reporters. When asked whether Biden’s polling numbers could get any lower, Corden stammered authoritatively, “I think they will… I think they … [Read more...] about James Corden Visits White House and ‘Brightens Up the Place’ With Harry Styles Pics
Stranger Things 4 Volume 2 Review: Duffer Brothers Have Fans Waiting For Final Season With Fingers Crossed
Rating: 4.0 /5 Star Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, David Harbour, Winona Ryder Director: Duffer Brothers Available On: Netflix Duration: 2 Episodes / 2 Hours Language: English Plot: The final two episodes take place right after the cliffhanger ending of Stranger Things season 4 Volume 1. Eleven heads to Hawkin to rescue her friends who are gearing up to fight Vecna alone in the upside-down. Meanwhile, Jim and Joyce are trying to find their back to States to help their kids. Stranger Things 4 Volume 2 Trailer Shows Eleven Fighting Vecna, Duffer Brothers To Deliver Action-Packed Final Review: The Duffer Brothers promised an action-packed finale for season 4, while it was filled with some of the best moments from the season the run time was a little dragged. However, it does little to take away from the character or the audience. The showrunners put their best writing and performances forward for the cliffhanger … [Read more...] about Stranger Things 4 Volume 2 Review: Duffer Brothers Have Fans Waiting For Final Season With Fingers Crossed
‘Stranger Things’ Volume 2 SPOILERS: Who Died & Who’s Left To Fight Evil In Hawkins
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of Season 4, Volume 2 of Netflix ’s Stranger Things . The penultimate season of Netflix’s addictive Duffer joint has come to a spectacular conclusion but certainly left fans with several burning questions — namely, if one of those absurdly brave Brat Packers (and the positively mad doctor who created this whole mess to begin with) will make it to the fifth and final season. For now, it seems Max (a terrific Sadie Sink ) has survived her terrifying encounter with Vecna, thanks to the miraculous intervention of Eleven ( Millie Bobby Brown ) in the Upside Down. But that doesn’t mean Max is up and strutting to the sounds of Kate Bush ; the last we see her is in a coma, with no promise from optimistic doctors that Young Red will pull through. Let’s face it: Eleven may have the strength to crash-land a helicopter in the desert, but bringing back someone from the dead is a whole different bailiwick. Whether Dr. Brenner ( … [Read more...] about ‘Stranger Things’ Volume 2 SPOILERS: Who Died & Who’s Left To Fight Evil In Hawkins
‘Stranger Things’ Season Four Finale: Runnin’ Up That Hill for Two-Plus Hours Isn’t So Fun
This post contains full spoilers for the final two episodes of Stranger Things Season Four, which are streaming now on Netflix. Midway through the super-supersized Stranger Things fourth-season finale, “The Piggyback,” Nancy (Natalia Dyer), Steve (Joe Keery), and Robin (Maya Hawke) are climbing a haunted house’s stairway in the Upside Down as part of a complicated plan to keep the hell dimension from breaking through into their own world. They have avoided attention so far, but suddenly Robin wakes up the demonic tentacles that surround them, and within moments, all three teens are pinned to the walls, having the life choked out of them. The scene cuts to another set of characters, leaving the viewer on edge about how (or if, but not really) Nancy and the others will escape what looks like certain doom. A few scenes later, the season’s main villain, Vecna/One/Henry/Mother of Dragons/Breaker of Chains/Cleaner of Carpets (played under at least some of those names by … [Read more...] about ‘Stranger Things’ Season Four Finale: Runnin’ Up That Hill for Two-Plus Hours Isn’t So Fun
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Oscars: Academy Releases Nine Category Shortlists; ‘Girl’ Snubbed In Foreign Race Amid Backlash
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has taken the very unusual step of releasing Oscars shortlists in nine categories at once for the first time ever. Previously they sent out shortlists separately and at different times. This is also the first year that Original Score and Best Song have been included in the shortlisting process by eliminating all but 15 contenders in each of those categories going forward. In past years the Academy simply released a list of eligible scores and songs ,but didn’t eliminate any of them until Oscar nominations were actually announced. Check out the semifinalists for Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Makeup/Hairstyling, Foreign Language Feature, Original Song, Original Score, Live Action Short and Animated Short below. Among the biggest surprises is that Girl , the Belgian film that has inflamed the LGBTQ community and caused a huge backlash, was snubbed for Foreign Film. And although Sweden’s Border was not on the … [Read more...] about Oscars: Academy Releases Nine Category Shortlists; ‘Girl’ Snubbed In Foreign Race Amid Backlash
‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Helmer Genndy Tartakovsky Confronts Studio Notes, Striving To Break Out With Original Works
Asked to direct Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation —following his work on two prior installments of the franchise—the biggest obstacle Genndy Tartakovsky faced was that he didn’t want to make the film in the first place. Seeing installments one and two snowball to major commercial success, the director was nonetheless loathe to repeat himself, continuing the story of Dracula—played by Adam Sandler—and the castle to which he is bound. Breaking out in television, through the creation of hit Cartoon Network series including Dexter’s Laboratory and Samurai Jack , Tartakovsky was used to the creative control that came with this arena, which presented an altogether different creative experience, still informing his work to this day. When he was approached by Sony Pictures Animation to make his feature debut with the original Hotel Transylvania , Tartakovsky couldn’t have anticipated the internal conflict that would result. Seeing major results at the helm of studio … [Read more...] about ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Helmer Genndy Tartakovsky Confronts Studio Notes, Striving To Break Out With Original Works
With An Eye Toward International Audiences, ‘The Grinch’ Directors Seek The Essence Of A Seussian World
Avid fans of the Dr. Seuss canon that were excited to bring one of the author’s most well-known characters to life in a new animated iteration, Scott Mosier and Yarrow Cheney set out on a long process of trial and error, seeking to bring a freshness to The Grinch . The third adaptation of a classic 1957 children’s book, Illumination Entertainment ’s latest would place Benedict Cumberbatch in the role of the iconic green curmudgeon, setting out to ruin Christmas for those pesky Whos of Whoville once and for all. Making his feature debut alongside veteran Cheney, Mosier had produced a 3D animated film in 2013— Free Birds , starring Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson—getting a “crash course” in the form. So, when it came to The Grinch , the challenge wasn’t learning the ropes—it was taking a pre-existing world and fleshing its 60-something pages out, playing with story, character and world design where possible, while delivering fans a faithful adaptation of the story they … [Read more...] about With An Eye Toward International Audiences, ‘The Grinch’ Directors Seek The Essence Of A Seussian World