Reindeer in Here delighted audiences with the antics of a young reindeer named Blizz, who felt he was different since one antler was smaller than the other. He banded together with a group of new and old friends to save the future of Christmas.
The animated movie was based on the best-selling book by Adam Reed and brought to the screen by director Lino Disalvo.
This new animated holiday classic was relatable because we have all longed for a friend or to fit in.
The film featured an all-star voice cast, including Adam Levine as Blizz, Melissa Villaseñor as Candy, Henry Winkler as Smiley, Jim Gaffigan as Santa, Gabriel Bateman as Theo, Brooke Monroe Conaway as Isla, and more.
The film contained a modern vibe with a classic feel. Some of the characters still look like they were handpainted, giving each one a strong personality.
Instead of focusing on one of the well-known reindeer,...
The animated movie was based on the best-selling book by Adam Reed and brought to the screen by director Lino Disalvo.
This new animated holiday classic was relatable because we have all longed for a friend or to fit in.
The film featured an all-star voice cast, including Adam Levine as Blizz, Melissa Villaseñor as Candy, Henry Winkler as Smiley, Jim Gaffigan as Santa, Gabriel Bateman as Theo, Brooke Monroe Conaway as Isla, and more.
The film contained a modern vibe with a classic feel. Some of the characters still look like they were handpainted, giving each one a strong personality.
Instead of focusing on one of the well-known reindeer,...
- 11/30/2022
- by Laura Nowak
- TVfanatic
CBS is bringing a new animated Christmas special to TV this holiday season. Reindeer In Here premieres on Tuesday, November 29 at 9:01 pm Et, and CBS has announced its star-studded cast, including Adam Devine, Jim Gaffigan, Candace Cameron Bure, Henry Winkler, and more. CBS’s Reindeer In Here is a one-hour animated comedy special based on Adam Reed’s award-winning Christmas book and plushy set of the same name. Written for the screen by Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, and directed by the former head of animation for Walt Disney Animation Studios, Lino Disalvo, Reindeer In Here is a heartwarming story of how Blizzard (Blizz), a young reindeer with one antler that’s significantly smaller than the other, and his unique group of friends band together to save the future of Christmas. They unknowingly create a magical holiday tradition like none other along the way. Devine voices Blizz in the special,...
- 11/3/2022
- TV Insider
CBS shared a handful of announcements during the network’s Television Critics Association sessions on Friday, revealing the crew for upcoming reality romance series “The Real Love Boat” and a new animated holiday special titled “Reindeer In Here.”
Three crew members and twelve singles will join hosts Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell on a luxury Princess Cruises ship through the Mediterranean, with the series set to premiere on October 5. The ship’s crew members – Captain Paolo Arrigo, Ezra Freeman and Matt Mitcham – will play pivotal roles in the matchmaking, similar to how the original scripted “Love Boat” series operated.
The show’s contestants attempt to find a love connection while visiting and competing on challenges in cities such as Barcelona, Marseille, Rome, Santorini, Athens and more. The singles’ names are listed below:
Alisa ShahBrett De LauraBrooke WhiteDaniel CooperEmily StoneForrest JonesJordan MalabananMarty HassettMichael GonzalezNathan KrogerNicole WongShea-Lynn Noyes
The show’s...
Three crew members and twelve singles will join hosts Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell on a luxury Princess Cruises ship through the Mediterranean, with the series set to premiere on October 5. The ship’s crew members – Captain Paolo Arrigo, Ezra Freeman and Matt Mitcham – will play pivotal roles in the matchmaking, similar to how the original scripted “Love Boat” series operated.
The show’s contestants attempt to find a love connection while visiting and competing on challenges in cities such as Barcelona, Marseille, Rome, Santorini, Athens and more. The singles’ names are listed below:
Alisa ShahBrett De LauraBrooke WhiteDaniel CooperEmily StoneForrest JonesJordan MalabananMarty HassettMichael GonzalezNathan KrogerNicole WongShea-Lynn Noyes
The show’s...
- 9/17/2022
- by EJ Panaligan and Katie Reul
- Variety Film + TV
A first look at four of the animated characters from a new CBS Original animated special is out.
Reindeer in Here is a one-hour animated holiday special that will debut on CBS following the network’s traditional airing of the classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (and will we ever learn why Donner should be ashamed of himself?)
The new animated special will premiere on CBS broadcasting Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 9 Pm Et/Pt, and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
Based on the award-winning Christmas book and plush set created by author Adam Reed and written for the screen by Greg Erb & Jason Oremland, Reindeer in Here is the story of how Blizzard (Blizz), a young reindeer living at the North Pole, has an unusual trait – one antler that is significantly smaller than the other. Despite this, he and his unique group of friends band together...
Reindeer in Here is a one-hour animated holiday special that will debut on CBS following the network’s traditional airing of the classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (and will we ever learn why Donner should be ashamed of himself?)
The new animated special will premiere on CBS broadcasting Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 9 Pm Et/Pt, and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
Based on the award-winning Christmas book and plush set created by author Adam Reed and written for the screen by Greg Erb & Jason Oremland, Reindeer in Here is the story of how Blizzard (Blizz), a young reindeer living at the North Pole, has an unusual trait – one antler that is significantly smaller than the other. Despite this, he and his unique group of friends band together...
- 9/16/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
“Playmobil: The Movie” will make box office history, but certainly not in the way it intended. Stx’s animated adventure generated less than $1 million despite launching in 2,337 North American theaters and now stands as one of the worst opening weekends of all time.
“Playmobil” scraped together just $668,000 over the weekend, marking the third-lowest debut ever for a film that was playing in over 2,000 locations. The only movies to suffer worse fates were 2012’s “The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure” and 2008’s “Delgo”.
North American theater chains and regional venues offered the film for $5, significantly less than the average ticket price in U.S. of roughly $9. Children’s tickets can run up to $15 in major markets like New York or Los Angeles. But even heavily discounted prices weren’t enough of an incentive. Since it’s already a competitive time of year for moviegoing, the studio will struggle to hold...
“Playmobil” scraped together just $668,000 over the weekend, marking the third-lowest debut ever for a film that was playing in over 2,000 locations. The only movies to suffer worse fates were 2012’s “The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure” and 2008’s “Delgo”.
North American theater chains and regional venues offered the film for $5, significantly less than the average ticket price in U.S. of roughly $9. Children’s tickets can run up to $15 in major markets like New York or Los Angeles. But even heavily discounted prices weren’t enough of an incentive. Since it’s already a competitive time of year for moviegoing, the studio will struggle to hold...
- 12/9/2019
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Within the first ten minutes of “Playmobil: The Movie,” two kids sing a cute musical number, find out their parents died in a car accident, and after a flash forward of four years, one attempts to run away. If this feels a bit like storytelling whiplash, it’s because it is — and it’s what we’re getting for the rest of the movie.
An uneven story built to sell toy sets with little to no emotional connectivity, overlaid with generic pop music meant to distract from the mess of a narrative, “Playmobil: The Movie” might have been better off going directly to streaming, as it is best watched running in the background of a playdate for pre-schoolers, buried under the noise of kids’ own imaginations but offering the occasional distraction from a total toddler meltdown.
High school graduate Marla (voiced by Anya Taylor-Joy) dreams (and sings) about the adventures she’ll have,...
An uneven story built to sell toy sets with little to no emotional connectivity, overlaid with generic pop music meant to distract from the mess of a narrative, “Playmobil: The Movie” might have been better off going directly to streaming, as it is best watched running in the background of a playdate for pre-schoolers, buried under the noise of kids’ own imaginations but offering the occasional distraction from a total toddler meltdown.
High school graduate Marla (voiced by Anya Taylor-Joy) dreams (and sings) about the adventures she’ll have,...
- 12/7/2019
- by Yolanda Machado
- The Wrap
Disney’s “Frozen 2” will continue to dominate the box office for the third weekend in a row with an estimated $33.8 million.
The number marks a roughly 67% decline over last weekend. The hit animated sequel has accumulated $310.8 million domestically through Friday, and will likely become Disney’s sixth movie to cross $1 billion in 2019.
Meanwhile, the only major new release of the weekend, animated musical adventure film “Playmobil,” eked out a minuscule $167,000 from 2,337 North American locations on Friday, with an estimated $811,000 for the weekend. The movie is distributed by Stx Films in North America, but the studio has no financial stake in the film, which cost $75 million to produce. Wild Bunch, Pathe, Dimitri Rassam and the Paris-based On Animation co-financed the French film.
Based on a chain of German building toys, “Playmobil” features a voice cast including Anya Taylor-Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman, Adam Lambert, Kenan Thompson, Meghan Trainor and Daniel Radcliffe.
The number marks a roughly 67% decline over last weekend. The hit animated sequel has accumulated $310.8 million domestically through Friday, and will likely become Disney’s sixth movie to cross $1 billion in 2019.
Meanwhile, the only major new release of the weekend, animated musical adventure film “Playmobil,” eked out a minuscule $167,000 from 2,337 North American locations on Friday, with an estimated $811,000 for the weekend. The movie is distributed by Stx Films in North America, but the studio has no financial stake in the film, which cost $75 million to produce. Wild Bunch, Pathe, Dimitri Rassam and the Paris-based On Animation co-financed the French film.
Based on a chain of German building toys, “Playmobil” features a voice cast including Anya Taylor-Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman, Adam Lambert, Kenan Thompson, Meghan Trainor and Daniel Radcliffe.
- 12/7/2019
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
“Frozen 2” is gradually warming up the North American box office, with an estimated $37 million its third weekend at 4,440 sites, early estimates showed Friday.
Disney’s animated sequel is projected to decline about 57%. Should estimates hold, “Frozen 2” should finish the weekend with nearly $340 million domestically in it first 17 days.
With global box office at more than $740 million in its first two weeks, the latest adventures of Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf could become the sixth Disney movie to cross $1 billion in 2019.
Lionsgate’s mystery comedy “Knives Out” is also showing plenty of pull at multiplexes with another $14 million in its second weekend, giving it around $62 million in its first dozen days.
The film, produced by Lionsgate, Mrc and T-Street for about $40 million, received an A- Cinemascore and a 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The star-laden cast includes Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette and Lakeith Stanfield.
Disney’s animated sequel is projected to decline about 57%. Should estimates hold, “Frozen 2” should finish the weekend with nearly $340 million domestically in it first 17 days.
With global box office at more than $740 million in its first two weeks, the latest adventures of Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf could become the sixth Disney movie to cross $1 billion in 2019.
Lionsgate’s mystery comedy “Knives Out” is also showing plenty of pull at multiplexes with another $14 million in its second weekend, giving it around $62 million in its first dozen days.
The film, produced by Lionsgate, Mrc and T-Street for about $40 million, received an A- Cinemascore and a 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The star-laden cast includes Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette and Lakeith Stanfield.
- 12/6/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Princesses Anna and Elsa will have no trouble maintaining their box office rule as Disney’s “Frozen 2” heads for its third straight victory.
The animated sequel is nearing the $300 million mark at the domestic box office and could collect another $30 million to $40 million this weekend. Recent Thanksgiving leftovers such as “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “Frozen” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet” declined between 54% and 64% after the holiday frame. Like “Catching Fire,” “Frozen 2” initially opened a week ahead of Thanksgiving, while “Frozen” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet” launched the day before.
“Frozen 2” generated a record-setting $125 million over the five-day holiday weekend, bringing its domestic tally to a massive $288 million. After two weeks in theaters, the film has earned $742 million at the global box office. Adding to Disney’s banner year, the latest adventures of Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf should become the sixth Disney movie to cross $1 billion in 2019.
Stx is...
The animated sequel is nearing the $300 million mark at the domestic box office and could collect another $30 million to $40 million this weekend. Recent Thanksgiving leftovers such as “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “Frozen” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet” declined between 54% and 64% after the holiday frame. Like “Catching Fire,” “Frozen 2” initially opened a week ahead of Thanksgiving, while “Frozen” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet” launched the day before.
“Frozen 2” generated a record-setting $125 million over the five-day holiday weekend, bringing its domestic tally to a massive $288 million. After two weeks in theaters, the film has earned $742 million at the global box office. Adding to Disney’s banner year, the latest adventures of Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf should become the sixth Disney movie to cross $1 billion in 2019.
Stx is...
- 12/3/2019
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The energy and fandom of July’s San Diego Comic-Con now thriving in South America at Comic-Con Experience (Ccxp) which kicks off December 5 with a preview night and continues through December 8 in Sao Paulo — and their program is stacked.
Dubbed as the most “pic pop culture event in Brazil”, Ccxp has been a destination con and is gaining traction year after year since it launched in 2014. It’s becoming (if it hasn’t done so already) the epicenter of fandom on a global scale second to San Diego Comic-Con.
The first official day (December 6) will include a panel lineup of Amazon Prime Video series include The Boys featuring Erin Moriarty, Karen Fukuhara and Antony Starr;The Expanse with Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Cas Anvar and Frankie Adams as well as the buzzy Star Trek: Picard with Santiago Cabrera, Michelle Hurd, Isa Briones and Jonathan del Arco.
This year, Marvel Studios...
Dubbed as the most “pic pop culture event in Brazil”, Ccxp has been a destination con and is gaining traction year after year since it launched in 2014. It’s becoming (if it hasn’t done so already) the epicenter of fandom on a global scale second to San Diego Comic-Con.
The first official day (December 6) will include a panel lineup of Amazon Prime Video series include The Boys featuring Erin Moriarty, Karen Fukuhara and Antony Starr;The Expanse with Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Cas Anvar and Frankie Adams as well as the buzzy Star Trek: Picard with Santiago Cabrera, Michelle Hurd, Isa Briones and Jonathan del Arco.
This year, Marvel Studios...
- 12/2/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Features the voices of: Anna Taylor-Joy, Gabriel Bateman, Dino Andrade, Ian James Corlett, Lino Disalvo, Ben Diskin, Jim Gaffigan, Kellen Goff, Wilson Gonzalez, Adam Lambert, Dan Navarro, Tito Ortiz, Daniel Radcliffe, Kenan Thompson | Written by Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb, Jason Oremland | Directed by Lino Disalvo
[Note: With the film now out on DVD, Digital and Blu-ray, here's a reposting of our review of Playmobil: The Movie from its UK cinema release]
Playmobil: The Movie, directed by Lino Disalvo, is the latest feature film adaption of a pre-existing toy or product that is adapted to capitalise on for monetary gain. The world has already been gifted not one but two Lego Movie features as well as a double bill of Angry Birds films, and now it is time for Playmobil to try its hand at creating a franchise and try to stand tall amid other highly successful ventures.
The end result is a mixed venture that does not quite grasp nor understand what works within a feature film of this calibre.
[Note: With the film now out on DVD, Digital and Blu-ray, here's a reposting of our review of Playmobil: The Movie from its UK cinema release]
Playmobil: The Movie, directed by Lino Disalvo, is the latest feature film adaption of a pre-existing toy or product that is adapted to capitalise on for monetary gain. The world has already been gifted not one but two Lego Movie features as well as a double bill of Angry Birds films, and now it is time for Playmobil to try its hand at creating a franchise and try to stand tall amid other highly successful ventures.
The end result is a mixed venture that does not quite grasp nor understand what works within a feature film of this calibre.
- 12/2/2019
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
Features the voices of: Anna Taylor-Joy, Gabriel Bateman, Dino Andrade, Ian James Corlett, Lino Disalvo, Ben Diskin, Jim Gaffigan, Kellen Goff, Wilson Gonzalez, Adam Lambert, Dan Navarro, Tito Ortiz, Daniel Radcliffe, Kenan Thompson | Written by Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb, Jason Oremland | Directed by Lino Disalvo
Playmobil: The Movie, directed by Lino Disalvo, is the latest feature film adaption of a pre-existing toy or product that is adapted to capitalise on for monetary gain. The world has already been gifted not one but two Lego Movie features as well as a double bill of Angry Birds films, and now it is time for Playmobil to try its hand at creating a franchise and try to stand tall amid other highly successful ventures.
The end result is a mixed venture that does not quite grasp nor understand what works within a feature film of this calibre. On the surface, the whole basis...
Playmobil: The Movie, directed by Lino Disalvo, is the latest feature film adaption of a pre-existing toy or product that is adapted to capitalise on for monetary gain. The world has already been gifted not one but two Lego Movie features as well as a double bill of Angry Birds films, and now it is time for Playmobil to try its hand at creating a franchise and try to stand tall amid other highly successful ventures.
The end result is a mixed venture that does not quite grasp nor understand what works within a feature film of this calibre. On the surface, the whole basis...
- 8/15/2019
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
If Playmobil: The Movie had a (memorable) theme song it would be Everything is Meh. Not offensive, actively unpleasant or particularly poor, just…meh. In fact, Playmobil: The Movie is exactly the sort of film which springs to mind when someone tells you that a Playmobil movie exists.
Marla and Charlie Brenner make a formidable team. When the siblings play, the world falls away and they are free to roam their imaginary Playmobil universe together. The Knight and The Viking are the tiny alter egos who unite and fight at their command, nothing is impossible for this adventurous pair.
Marla (Anya Taylor-Joy) has an appetite for adventure in the real world too. Elaborate travel plans festoon her bedroom and the first big song of the movie is peppered with excited exclamations over all the bright things the future will bring. Then tragically the bubble bursts.
Four years later childish things...
Marla and Charlie Brenner make a formidable team. When the siblings play, the world falls away and they are free to roam their imaginary Playmobil universe together. The Knight and The Viking are the tiny alter egos who unite and fight at their command, nothing is impossible for this adventurous pair.
Marla (Anya Taylor-Joy) has an appetite for adventure in the real world too. Elaborate travel plans festoon her bedroom and the first big song of the movie is peppered with excited exclamations over all the bright things the future will bring. Then tragically the bubble bursts.
Four years later childish things...
- 8/14/2019
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Tucked in the closing credits of “Playmobil: The Movie” is a dedication to Horst Brandstätter, the German entrepreneur whose company began production of the now-iconic Playmobil toys in the 1970s — acknowledging a vast popular legacy for the dinky figurines that now extends to a whole animated feature. It’s a nice touch, if a tellingly incomplete one: Unmentioned is Hans Beck, the inventor who designed and developed the toys themselves, and by the end of this snazzy but shrilly synthetic kids’ romp, it’s hardly surprising to see business acumen honored ahead of creative input. An attempt to do for the smiling, claw-handed Playmobil collective what “The Lego Movie” did for the humble plastic brick — but without that blockbuster’s dizzy, self-aware wit and visual invention — Lino Disalvo’s hyperactive film never transcends its blatant product-flogging purpose.
The result, brightly stuffed with pirates and vikings and glitter-winged creatures at every turn,...
The result, brightly stuffed with pirates and vikings and glitter-winged creatures at every turn,...
- 8/7/2019
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Playmobil, the toys, are recommended for children ages 4 through 12. As for Playmobil: The Movie, it’s safe to say that anyone who has already reached double digits will find little to enjoy in this generic and lifeless promotional tool from director Lino Disalvo, who served as head animator on Frozen and Tangled.
At best, the pic, which cost a purported $75 million and will be released by STXfilms (who picked it up from a bankrupted Open Road), has the distinct merit of trying to feature what looks like every single Playmobil item available in the company’s catalogue. It’s a ...
At best, the pic, which cost a purported $75 million and will be released by STXfilms (who picked it up from a bankrupted Open Road), has the distinct merit of trying to feature what looks like every single Playmobil item available in the company’s catalogue. It’s a ...
- 6/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Playmobil, the toys, are recommended for children ages 4 through 12. As for Playmobil: The Movie, it’s safe to say that anyone who has already reached double digits will find little to enjoy in this generic and lifeless promotional tool from director Lino Disalvo, who served as head animator on Frozen and Tangled.
At best, the pic, which cost a purported $75 million and will be released by STXfilms (who picked it up from a bankrupted Open Road), has the distinct merit of trying to feature what looks like every single Playmobil item available in the company’s catalogue. It’s a ...
At best, the pic, which cost a purported $75 million and will be released by STXfilms (who picked it up from a bankrupted Open Road), has the distinct merit of trying to feature what looks like every single Playmobil item available in the company’s catalogue. It’s a ...
- 6/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Aton Soumache’s On Entertainment (“Playmobil”) is allying with Joann Sfar, the revered French comicbook artist and filmmaker, on an ambitious live action mini-series inspired by French aviator and author Antoine de Saint Exupery’s 1943 philosophical and self-reflective parable “The Little Prince.”
The project, which is still at an early development stage, is being conceived as five mini-movies filled with fantasy and adventures which will mix live action and CGI in the veins of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Jungle Book,” Soumache told Variety.
On Entertainment, which is now part of Mediawan, bought a majority stake in Sfar’s company Nice Pictures, and will soon unveil its rebranding along with a slate of high-profile series and film projects.
Sfar said “The Little Prince” has played a meaningful role in his career. His 2008 adaptation of “The Little Prince” became a New York Times bestseller and allowed him to break through internationally.
The project, which is still at an early development stage, is being conceived as five mini-movies filled with fantasy and adventures which will mix live action and CGI in the veins of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Jungle Book,” Soumache told Variety.
On Entertainment, which is now part of Mediawan, bought a majority stake in Sfar’s company Nice Pictures, and will soon unveil its rebranding along with a slate of high-profile series and film projects.
Sfar said “The Little Prince” has played a meaningful role in his career. His 2008 adaptation of “The Little Prince” became a New York Times bestseller and allowed him to break through internationally.
- 6/10/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Studiocanal and On Animation Studios has launched the mail trailer along with a poster and stills for the upcoming ‘Playmobil: The Movie’.
Directed by Lino Disalvo, the animation features the voices of Anya Taylor-Joy, Daniel Radcliffe, Jim Gaffigan, Adam Lambert, Meghan Trainor, Gabriel Bateman and Kenan Thompson.
Also in trailers – A mother and son take an unexpected trip overseas in trailer for ‘I Love My Mum’
The film hits cinemas August 9th.
Playmobil: The Movie Synopsis
Playmobil: The Movie takes audiences on an epic comedy adventure through a sprawling imaginative universe in the first-ever feature film inspired by the beloved, award-winning Playmobil® role-play toys. Packed with humour and excitement the film combines lovable and hilarious characters, thrilling adventure and breathtaking scenery in this original animated heart-warming tale.
When her younger brother Charlie (Gabriel Bateman) unexpectedly disappears into the magical, animated universe of Playmobil®, unprepared Marla (Anya Taylor-Joy) must go on...
Directed by Lino Disalvo, the animation features the voices of Anya Taylor-Joy, Daniel Radcliffe, Jim Gaffigan, Adam Lambert, Meghan Trainor, Gabriel Bateman and Kenan Thompson.
Also in trailers – A mother and son take an unexpected trip overseas in trailer for ‘I Love My Mum’
The film hits cinemas August 9th.
Playmobil: The Movie Synopsis
Playmobil: The Movie takes audiences on an epic comedy adventure through a sprawling imaginative universe in the first-ever feature film inspired by the beloved, award-winning Playmobil® role-play toys. Packed with humour and excitement the film combines lovable and hilarious characters, thrilling adventure and breathtaking scenery in this original animated heart-warming tale.
When her younger brother Charlie (Gabriel Bateman) unexpectedly disappears into the magical, animated universe of Playmobil®, unprepared Marla (Anya Taylor-Joy) must go on...
- 4/16/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story 4,” Nickelodeon’s “Spongebob’s Big Birthday Blowout,” work-in progress sneak peeks at Netflix’s “Klaus” and Warner Animation Group’s “Scoob” look set to be some of the highlights at this year’s Annecy Intl. Animation Festival whose lineup was announced in Paris on Monday.
Opening, as already announced, with the world premieres of an episode from Warner Bros. Animation’s “Looney Tunes Cartoons” and Lino Disalvo’s “Playmobil: The Movie,” the biggest French production of 2019, and taking in the first screening of DreamWorks Animation’s short “Marooned,” the 2019 Annecy Festival also features Gaumont/Amazon Studios’ “Do Ré & Me.”
Running June 10-15 in a picturesque lakeside town in the French Alps, Annecy has grown year-on-year for near two decades, driven by the resurgence of animation worldwide.
This year’s event, at first glance, looks to underscore two growth drivers. A larger platform on the lake,...
Opening, as already announced, with the world premieres of an episode from Warner Bros. Animation’s “Looney Tunes Cartoons” and Lino Disalvo’s “Playmobil: The Movie,” the biggest French production of 2019, and taking in the first screening of DreamWorks Animation’s short “Marooned,” the 2019 Annecy Festival also features Gaumont/Amazon Studios’ “Do Ré & Me.”
Running June 10-15 in a picturesque lakeside town in the French Alps, Annecy has grown year-on-year for near two decades, driven by the resurgence of animation worldwide.
This year’s event, at first glance, looks to underscore two growth drivers. A larger platform on the lake,...
- 4/15/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
STXfilms announced on Thursday that it has acquired domestic distribution rights for On Animation Studio’s upcoming adventure “Playmobil: The Movie.”
The film, inspired by the Playmobil role-play toys, will take audiences on an epic comedy adventure through a sprawling imaginative universe.
When her younger brother Charlie (Gabriel Bateman) unexpectedly disappears into the magical, animated universe of Playmobil, unprepared Marla (Anya Taylor Joy) must go on a quest of a lifetime to bring him home, and team up with some unlikely and heroic new friends along the way.
“‘Playmobil: The Movie’ is an action-packed animated adventure led by a fantastic cast and the inimitable Lino Disalvo,” STXfilms Chairman Adam Fogelson said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to partner with On Animation Studios on this fun and original project, and look forward bringing a fresh take on the iconic Playmobil toy to the big screen for audiences across the U.
The film, inspired by the Playmobil role-play toys, will take audiences on an epic comedy adventure through a sprawling imaginative universe.
When her younger brother Charlie (Gabriel Bateman) unexpectedly disappears into the magical, animated universe of Playmobil, unprepared Marla (Anya Taylor Joy) must go on a quest of a lifetime to bring him home, and team up with some unlikely and heroic new friends along the way.
“‘Playmobil: The Movie’ is an action-packed animated adventure led by a fantastic cast and the inimitable Lino Disalvo,” STXfilms Chairman Adam Fogelson said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to partner with On Animation Studios on this fun and original project, and look forward bringing a fresh take on the iconic Playmobil toy to the big screen for audiences across the U.
- 4/4/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
STXfilms has partnered with On Animation Studios to acquire domestic distribution for the upcoming animated “Playmobil: The Movie,” based on the German toyline.
The voice cast includes Daniel Radcliffe, Meghan Trainor, Kenan Thompson, Adam Lambert, Jim Gaffigan, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Gabriel Bateman. The movie is an On Animation production. Producers are Aton Soumache, Dimitri Rassam, Alexis Vonarb, Axel Von Maydell, and Moritz Borman.
“Playmobil” is directed by Disney veteran Lino Disalvo, who served as head of animation on “Frozen” and as animation supervisor on “Tangled” and “Bolt.” The script is written by Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb, and Jason Oremland. The film opens in theaters worldwide this year.
Playmobil toys are produced by the Brandstätter Group in Germany. A wide range of accessories, buildings, vehicles, and animals are also part of the Playmobil line with over 2.9 billion figurines produced in more than 100 countries.
Open Road Films acquired U.S. distribution rights...
The voice cast includes Daniel Radcliffe, Meghan Trainor, Kenan Thompson, Adam Lambert, Jim Gaffigan, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Gabriel Bateman. The movie is an On Animation production. Producers are Aton Soumache, Dimitri Rassam, Alexis Vonarb, Axel Von Maydell, and Moritz Borman.
“Playmobil” is directed by Disney veteran Lino Disalvo, who served as head of animation on “Frozen” and as animation supervisor on “Tangled” and “Bolt.” The script is written by Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb, and Jason Oremland. The film opens in theaters worldwide this year.
Playmobil toys are produced by the Brandstätter Group in Germany. A wide range of accessories, buildings, vehicles, and animals are also part of the Playmobil line with over 2.9 billion figurines produced in more than 100 countries.
Open Road Films acquired U.S. distribution rights...
- 4/4/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
STXfilms has boarded domestic distribution rights to upcoming animation Playmobil: The Movie from On Animation Studios.
Pic’s starry voice cast includes Daniel Radcliffe, Meghan Trainor, Kenan Thompson, Adam Lambert, Jim Gaffigan, Anya Taylor Joy and Gabriel Bateman, and the film is directed by animation veteran Lino Disalvo (Frozen).
The film begins its global rollout later in 2019 though a U.S. date has yet to be set. The story follows a brother and sister who disappear into the animated universe of Playmobil where they encounter new friends and dangerous enemies along the way. Script is from Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb and Jason Oremland.
Stx’s Jordan Lichtman and Carolyn Steinmetz negotiated the deal with former Studiocanal and Global Road exec Rodolphe Buet who is now at On Animation, which is owned by French media firm Mediawan.
“Playmobil: The Movie is an action-packed animated adventure led by a fantastic cast and the inimitable Lino Disalvo,...
Pic’s starry voice cast includes Daniel Radcliffe, Meghan Trainor, Kenan Thompson, Adam Lambert, Jim Gaffigan, Anya Taylor Joy and Gabriel Bateman, and the film is directed by animation veteran Lino Disalvo (Frozen).
The film begins its global rollout later in 2019 though a U.S. date has yet to be set. The story follows a brother and sister who disappear into the animated universe of Playmobil where they encounter new friends and dangerous enemies along the way. Script is from Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb and Jason Oremland.
Stx’s Jordan Lichtman and Carolyn Steinmetz negotiated the deal with former Studiocanal and Global Road exec Rodolphe Buet who is now at On Animation, which is owned by French media firm Mediawan.
“Playmobil: The Movie is an action-packed animated adventure led by a fantastic cast and the inimitable Lino Disalvo,...
- 4/4/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
STXfilms has partnered with On Animation Studios to pick up U.S. distribution rights for the animated adventure Playmobil: The Movie.
Open Road Films earlier held all U.S. distribution rights to the feature film based on the German toy line before the Hollywood mini-studio hit the skids and had its assets sold off.
Daniel Radcliffe, Meghan Trainor, Kenan Thompson, Adam Lambert, Jim Gaffigan, Anya Taylor Joy and Gabriel Bateman lead the voice cast for the movie, which was directed by animation veteran Lino Disalvo (Frozen, Tangled, Bolt) and written by Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb and Jason Oremland.
Playmobil: The ...
Open Road Films earlier held all U.S. distribution rights to the feature film based on the German toy line before the Hollywood mini-studio hit the skids and had its assets sold off.
Daniel Radcliffe, Meghan Trainor, Kenan Thompson, Adam Lambert, Jim Gaffigan, Anya Taylor Joy and Gabriel Bateman lead the voice cast for the movie, which was directed by animation veteran Lino Disalvo (Frozen, Tangled, Bolt) and written by Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb and Jason Oremland.
Playmobil: The ...
STXfilms has partnered with On Animation Studios to pick up U.S. distribution rights for the animated adventure Playmobil: The Movie.
Open Road Films earlier held all U.S. distribution rights to the feature film based on the German toy line before the Hollywood mini-studio hit the skids and had its assets sold off.
Daniel Radcliffe, Meghan Trainor, Kenan Thompson, Adam Lambert, Jim Gaffigan, Anya Taylor Joy and Gabriel Bateman lead the voice cast for the movie, which was directed by animation veteran Lino Disalvo (Frozen, Tangled, Bolt) and written by Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb and Jason Oremland.
Playmobil: The ...
Open Road Films earlier held all U.S. distribution rights to the feature film based on the German toy line before the Hollywood mini-studio hit the skids and had its assets sold off.
Daniel Radcliffe, Meghan Trainor, Kenan Thompson, Adam Lambert, Jim Gaffigan, Anya Taylor Joy and Gabriel Bateman lead the voice cast for the movie, which was directed by animation veteran Lino Disalvo (Frozen, Tangled, Bolt) and written by Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb and Jason Oremland.
Playmobil: The ...
"What's going on in this crazy place?" Studiocanal UK has debuted the first cheesy teaser trailer for a new animated movie based on a toyline, this one titled Playmobil: The Movie. If it isn't obvious enough, this is based on the Playmobil toys and characters, made by a German conglomerate called the Brandstätter Group. I hate to be so blunt - but this is pretty much a wannabe The Lego Movie, but nowhere near as good. The movie takes audiences on an epic comedy adventure through a sprawling imaginative universe. Packed with humor and excitement the film combines endearing and hilarious characters, thrilling adventure and breathtaking scenery in this original, animated heart-warming tale. Featuring the voices of Anya Taylor-Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman, Adam Lambert, Kenan Thompson, Meghan Trainor, and Daniel Radcliffe. This is such a terrible teaser, for a movie that looks totally awful. Don't waste your time. Here's...
- 12/13/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Here’s a fun first teaser trailer for family animation movie Playmobil: The Movie, featuring the voices of Anya Taylor-Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman, Adam Lambert, Kenan Thompson, Meghan Trainor and Daniel Radcliffe. Trainor and Lambert are also singing original songs for the film.
The animation-live action hybrid movie, based on the popular kids toy line, is due out next year. The film will follow the adventures of siblings Charlie (Bateman) and Marla (Taylor-Joy). When the former unexpectedly disappears into the animated universe of Playmobil, Marla must go on a quest to bring him home. During her adventures she teams up with some unlikely new friends, including smooth-talking food truck driver Del (Gaffigan), dashing and charismatic secret agent Rex Dasher (Radcliffe), a wholehearted misfit robot and an extravagant fairy-godmother (Trainor). Lambert will voice the character of villain Emperor Maximus.
Director and story creator is Disney veteran Lino Disalvo, who served...
The animation-live action hybrid movie, based on the popular kids toy line, is due out next year. The film will follow the adventures of siblings Charlie (Bateman) and Marla (Taylor-Joy). When the former unexpectedly disappears into the animated universe of Playmobil, Marla must go on a quest to bring him home. During her adventures she teams up with some unlikely new friends, including smooth-talking food truck driver Del (Gaffigan), dashing and charismatic secret agent Rex Dasher (Radcliffe), a wholehearted misfit robot and an extravagant fairy-godmother (Trainor). Lambert will voice the character of villain Emperor Maximus.
Director and story creator is Disney veteran Lino Disalvo, who served...
- 12/13/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch), Gabriel Bateman (Lights Out), Daniel Radcliffe, comic-turned-actor Jim Gaffigan (Chappaquiddick) and singers Meghan Trainor and Adam Lambert lead the voice cast for family pic Playmobil: The Movie.
Trainor and Lambert will also sing original songs for the film.
The animation-live action hybrid movie, based on the popular kids toy line, is due out next year. The film will follow the adventures of siblings Charlie (Bateman) and Marla (Taylor-Joy). When the former unexpectedly disappears into the animated universe of Playmobil, Marla must go on a quest to bring him home. During her adventures she teams up with some unlikely new friends, including smooth-talking food truck driver Del (Gaffigan), dashing and charismatic secret agent Rex Dasher (Radcliffe), a wholehearted misfit robot and an extravagant fairy-godmother (Trainor). Lambert will voice the character of villain Emperor Maximus.
Director and story creator is Disney veteran Lino Disalvo, who served as...
Trainor and Lambert will also sing original songs for the film.
The animation-live action hybrid movie, based on the popular kids toy line, is due out next year. The film will follow the adventures of siblings Charlie (Bateman) and Marla (Taylor-Joy). When the former unexpectedly disappears into the animated universe of Playmobil, Marla must go on a quest to bring him home. During her adventures she teams up with some unlikely new friends, including smooth-talking food truck driver Del (Gaffigan), dashing and charismatic secret agent Rex Dasher (Radcliffe), a wholehearted misfit robot and an extravagant fairy-godmother (Trainor). Lambert will voice the character of villain Emperor Maximus.
Director and story creator is Disney veteran Lino Disalvo, who served as...
- 10/10/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Aton Soumache and Dimitri Rassam’s On Animation, the outfit behind Mark Osborne’s BAFTA-winning “The Little Prince” and the upcoming “Playmobil” movie, has ramped up its slate with two more high-profile projects including “The Badalisc” and “Little Jules Verne.”
“Little Jules Verne” is a CGI 3D-reimagining of the early life and inspirations of the 19th century French author known for his ground-breaking science-fiction novels such as “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.”
Michel Hazanavicius, the Oscar-winning director of “The Artist,” has come on board to adapt the script and dialogue for the movie. French character designer and comic book author Fabien Mense, who previously worked on “Hotel Transylvania,” has been tapped to handle the visual development for “Little Jules Verne.”
“The Badalisc” will be directed by Lino Disalvo, the head of animation on “Raiponce” and “Frozen,” who is making his directorial debut with “Playmobil.” Peter Ackerman, whose credits include...
“Little Jules Verne” is a CGI 3D-reimagining of the early life and inspirations of the 19th century French author known for his ground-breaking science-fiction novels such as “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.”
Michel Hazanavicius, the Oscar-winning director of “The Artist,” has come on board to adapt the script and dialogue for the movie. French character designer and comic book author Fabien Mense, who previously worked on “Hotel Transylvania,” has been tapped to handle the visual development for “Little Jules Verne.”
“The Badalisc” will be directed by Lino Disalvo, the head of animation on “Raiponce” and “Frozen,” who is making his directorial debut with “Playmobil.” Peter Ackerman, whose credits include...
- 5/8/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Goldbergs star Wendi McLendon-Covey will lend her voice in Open Road Films’ Playmobil, the live-action/animated hybrid film based on the classic toy series. Frozen animator Lino Disalvo is making his directorial debut in the film, which was developed in cooperation with Pathé France and produced by The Little Prince team of Aton Soumache, Dimitri Rassam, Alexis Vonarb along with Axel Von Maydell and Moritz Borman. Blaise Hemingway wrote the screenplay and…...
- 11/17/2017
- Deadline
Open Road Films acquired U.S. distribution for the animated feature “Playmobil” on Thursday. Following in the footsteps of “The Lego Movie” and other movies based on toy lines, the film will revolve around the popular Playmobil line of toys. “Playmobil” will be directed by Disney veteran Lino Disalvo, who was head of animation on Disney’s “Frozen.” This will mark his directorial debut. Also Read: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Zendaya to Voice Animated Film 'The Guardian Brothers' The movie is set to open in theaters on Jan. 18, 2019. “Playmobil” is being produced by the team behind “The Little Prince” (Aton Soumache,...
- 5/12/2016
- by Meriah Doty
- The Wrap
Open Road has picked up U.S. distribution rights to Playmobil, an animated feature based on the popular toy brand. Frozen animator Lino Disalvo will direct the pic, which is set to open January 18, 2019. Another Disney veteran, Blaise Hemingway, is writing the screenplay. Developed in cooperation with Pathé France, it is produced by The Little Prince team of Aton Soumache, Dimitri Rassam, Alexis Vonarb along with Axel Von Maydell and Moritz Borman. Lionsgate and Wild…...
- 5/12/2016
- Deadline
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Frozen's head of animation, Lino Disalvo, is to make his directorial debut with Playmobil...
Paramount Animation is pressing ahead with its planned Playmobil movie, and there's been some significant progress since we last heard about the project.
Lino Disalvo, a veteran of 17 years of Disney animation, including serving as head of animation for Frozen, has signed up to make his directorial debut on the project. The movie is being put together by the Paris-based On Animation, and is eyed at being the first in a new trilogy.
The first of the films is set to be called Playmobil: Robbers, Thieves & Rebels, and we got in touch with Disalvo to find out a little more.
"Serendipity... Meeting with Dimitri, the Playmobil producer for coffee and earlier that morning, my son and I just finished a two hour play, with knights and a castle, vikings, chasing Pirates... Playmobil toys are a blank slate!
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Frozen's head of animation, Lino Disalvo, is to make his directorial debut with Playmobil...
Paramount Animation is pressing ahead with its planned Playmobil movie, and there's been some significant progress since we last heard about the project.
Lino Disalvo, a veteran of 17 years of Disney animation, including serving as head of animation for Frozen, has signed up to make his directorial debut on the project. The movie is being put together by the Paris-based On Animation, and is eyed at being the first in a new trilogy.
The first of the films is set to be called Playmobil: Robbers, Thieves & Rebels, and we got in touch with Disalvo to find out a little more.
"Serendipity... Meeting with Dimitri, the Playmobil producer for coffee and earlier that morning, my son and I just finished a two hour play, with knights and a castle, vikings, chasing Pirates... Playmobil toys are a blank slate!
- 2/10/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
German toy manufacturer Playmobil is pushing full steam ahead with an animated feature based on the property, and Variety is reporting that the nascent project has appointed Frozen animator Lino Di Salvo at the helm.
Bearing the subtitle Robbers, Thieves & Rebels, news of the film first came to light last year, tethered with a production budget of $75 million. Di Salvo’s addition is the first tangible sign of progress in some time, however, and given that the animator has 17 years at Disney under his belt, today’s news represents a major coup for both Playmobil and its upcoming feature.
Parisian production company On Animation Studios (The Little Prince) have lent its support to the project, with Dimitri Rassam and Aton Soumache producing on behalf of the banner. Wild Bunch and Pathe, meanwhile, will take point for international sales and distribution. Now that the film is beginning to take shape, here...
Bearing the subtitle Robbers, Thieves & Rebels, news of the film first came to light last year, tethered with a production budget of $75 million. Di Salvo’s addition is the first tangible sign of progress in some time, however, and given that the animator has 17 years at Disney under his belt, today’s news represents a major coup for both Playmobil and its upcoming feature.
Parisian production company On Animation Studios (The Little Prince) have lent its support to the project, with Dimitri Rassam and Aton Soumache producing on behalf of the banner. Wild Bunch and Pathe, meanwhile, will take point for international sales and distribution. Now that the film is beginning to take shape, here...
- 2/9/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
A bunch of directors just lined up some flash new gigs.
First up Lino Di Salvo, the head of animation on Disney's "Frozen," has come on board to direct the $75 million animated feature "Playmobil: Robbers, Thieves & Rebels" based on the iconic toy brand for On Animation Studios.
The project is the first in a potential trilogy based on the toy brand, which has sold more than 2.8 billion figurines in more than 100 countries.
Next, 20th Century Fox has optioned Eisner Award-winner Cullen Bunn's 2014 graphic novel "The Empty Man" and have brought David Prior onboard to pen and direct the film adaptation of it.
The supernatural thriller deals with a terrifying entity that may be responsible for a string of mysterious disappearances in a small midwestern town. The project is part of Fox’s first-look deal with Boom! Studios. Ross Richie and Stephen Christy will produce.
Then, Argentinian filmmaker Pablo Trapero...
First up Lino Di Salvo, the head of animation on Disney's "Frozen," has come on board to direct the $75 million animated feature "Playmobil: Robbers, Thieves & Rebels" based on the iconic toy brand for On Animation Studios.
The project is the first in a potential trilogy based on the toy brand, which has sold more than 2.8 billion figurines in more than 100 countries.
Next, 20th Century Fox has optioned Eisner Award-winner Cullen Bunn's 2014 graphic novel "The Empty Man" and have brought David Prior onboard to pen and direct the film adaptation of it.
The supernatural thriller deals with a terrifying entity that may be responsible for a string of mysterious disappearances in a small midwestern town. The project is part of Fox’s first-look deal with Boom! Studios. Ross Richie and Stephen Christy will produce.
Then, Argentinian filmmaker Pablo Trapero...
- 2/9/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Sixteen-year Disney veteran Lino Disalvo has joined Paramount Animation as creative director.
Disalvo recently served as head of animation on Frozen and started out at the Walt Disney Company as a character animator.
Prior to Frozen he was supervising animator on Tangled and Bold. His credits include animating Meet The Robinsons and Chicken Little.
The announcement came from Adam Goodman, President of the Paramount Film Group, who oversees Animation for the studio.
Disalvo will report to Paramount Film Group president Adam Goodman, who oversees animation of the studio.
“From its inception, we have aspired to work with the industry’s greatest artists and storytellers, and Lino’s addition to our little animation family is thrilling given his incredible talent,” said Goodman.
Paramount Animation is in production on the original feature Monster Trucks, a live-action and CGI animation hybrid directed by Chris Wedge and set for release in May 2015.
Next up for the division is The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water from directors...
Disalvo recently served as head of animation on Frozen and started out at the Walt Disney Company as a character animator.
Prior to Frozen he was supervising animator on Tangled and Bold. His credits include animating Meet The Robinsons and Chicken Little.
The announcement came from Adam Goodman, President of the Paramount Film Group, who oversees Animation for the studio.
Disalvo will report to Paramount Film Group president Adam Goodman, who oversees animation of the studio.
“From its inception, we have aspired to work with the industry’s greatest artists and storytellers, and Lino’s addition to our little animation family is thrilling given his incredible talent,” said Goodman.
Paramount Animation is in production on the original feature Monster Trucks, a live-action and CGI animation hybrid directed by Chris Wedge and set for release in May 2015.
Next up for the division is The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water from directors...
- 6/27/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Animation veteran Lino Disalvo has joined Paramount Animation as Creative Director. The announcement was made today by Adam Goodman, President of the Paramount Film Group, who oversees Animation for the studio. Disalvo moves to Paramount following a 16-year stint at Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he most recently served as Head of Animation on Oscar-winning pic Frozen. In his new role, UTA-repped Disalvo will be assisting Goodman and the Paramount Animation team to build a world-class feature animation studio. He begins his new role immediately. “From its inception, we have aspired to work with the industry’s greatest artists and storytellers, […]...
- 6/27/2014
- Deadline
Yesterday night, the Visual Effect Society held their 12th annual awards show, and surprising no one, Alfonso Cuaron’s Oscar hopeful Gravity was the big winner. The film took home six Ves awards, making it by far the dominant feature on display. This obviously furthers the chances of it taking home the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, but we can all agree that it was already pretty much a lock to win there. The only other feature competing in that category that made any dent at the awards was The Lone Ranger, which won Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture. As for Gravity’s half dozen wins, they were in the categories of Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture (their version of Best Picture, basically), Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture,...
- 2/13/2014
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Gravity earns six prizes, Frozen four at 12th annual Visual Effects Society awards.
It was a big night for two of the dominant films of the awards season as the prizes were handed out in Los Angeles on February 12.
Film category winners of the 12th Annual Ves Awards:
Outstanding Visual Effects In A Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
Gravity
(Tim Webber, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould, Richard McBride)
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects In A Feature Motion Picture
The Lone Ranger
(Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Shari Hanson, Kevin Martel)
Outstanding Animation In An Animated Feature Motion Picture
Frozen
(Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho, Lino Di Salvo)
Outstanding Animated Character In A Live Action Feature Motion Picture
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Smaug
(Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Myriam Catrin, Guillaume Francois)
Outstanding Animated Character In An Animated Feature Motion Picture
Frozen: Bringing the Snow Queen to Life
(Alexander Alvarado, Joy Johnson, [link...
It was a big night for two of the dominant films of the awards season as the prizes were handed out in Los Angeles on February 12.
Film category winners of the 12th Annual Ves Awards:
Outstanding Visual Effects In A Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
Gravity
(Tim Webber, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould, Richard McBride)
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects In A Feature Motion Picture
The Lone Ranger
(Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Shari Hanson, Kevin Martel)
Outstanding Animation In An Animated Feature Motion Picture
Frozen
(Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho, Lino Di Salvo)
Outstanding Animated Character In A Live Action Feature Motion Picture
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Smaug
(Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Myriam Catrin, Guillaume Francois)
Outstanding Animated Character In An Animated Feature Motion Picture
Frozen: Bringing the Snow Queen to Life
(Alexander Alvarado, Joy Johnson, [link...
- 2/13/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Today was a busy day for some of the smaller guilds with the Visual Effects Society, the Cinema Audio Society, and the Makeup and Hairstylists Guilds all announcing their nominations for 2013.
First, we have the Ves, whose main category to look at is “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture,” where we find Gravity and four other nominees that are just going to have to be happy with the fact that they got nominated. This is perhaps the easiest category to call in the entirety of awards season, and I don’t mean just here, but for the Oscar as well (Last year’s winner, Life of Pi, easily took this category before going on to claim the Oscar). It’s true that films like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Star Trek Into Darkness had outstanding effects as well, but nothing even came close to the amazing,...
First, we have the Ves, whose main category to look at is “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture,” where we find Gravity and four other nominees that are just going to have to be happy with the fact that they got nominated. This is perhaps the easiest category to call in the entirety of awards season, and I don’t mean just here, but for the Oscar as well (Last year’s winner, Life of Pi, easily took this category before going on to claim the Oscar). It’s true that films like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Star Trek Into Darkness had outstanding effects as well, but nothing even came close to the amazing,...
- 1/15/2014
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
The Visual Effects Society (Ves) delivered no surprises on January 14 as it announced the nominations for the 12th Annual Ves Awards.
As previously announced, the Visionary Award will be presented to Alfonso Cuarón, and The Lifetime Achievement Award to effects pioneer John Dykstra.
The 12th Annual Ves Awards Ceremony will take place on February 12 in Los Angeles.
The feature film nominees are as follows:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
Gravity – Tim Webber, Nikki Penny, Chris Lawrence, Richard Mcbride
Iron Man 3 – Christopher Townsend, Mark Soper, Guy Williams, Bryan Grill
Pacific Rim – John Knoll, Susan Greenhow, Chris Raimo, Hal Hickel
Star Trek: Into Darkness – Roger Guyett, Luke O’Byrne, Ron Ames, Ben Grossman
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, Kevin Sherwood, David Clayton
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
Rush – Jody Johnson, Moriah Etherington-Sparks, Mark Hodgkins, Antoine Moulineau
The Great Gatsby – Chris Godfrey, Prue Fletcher, [link...
As previously announced, the Visionary Award will be presented to Alfonso Cuarón, and The Lifetime Achievement Award to effects pioneer John Dykstra.
The 12th Annual Ves Awards Ceremony will take place on February 12 in Los Angeles.
The feature film nominees are as follows:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
Gravity – Tim Webber, Nikki Penny, Chris Lawrence, Richard Mcbride
Iron Man 3 – Christopher Townsend, Mark Soper, Guy Williams, Bryan Grill
Pacific Rim – John Knoll, Susan Greenhow, Chris Raimo, Hal Hickel
Star Trek: Into Darkness – Roger Guyett, Luke O’Byrne, Ron Ames, Ben Grossman
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, Kevin Sherwood, David Clayton
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
Rush – Jody Johnson, Moriah Etherington-Sparks, Mark Hodgkins, Antoine Moulineau
The Great Gatsby – Chris Godfrey, Prue Fletcher, [link...
- 1/14/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Disney's writers are clearly making efforts to produce less compliant female leads – so why are we still lumbered with hourglass figures, tiny feet and huge doe eyes?
With two strong sisters at the centre of the story, Disney's new animation Frozen seems like a winner for women. Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, it sees the fearless Princess Anna travel the kingdom to find her misunderstood sister Elsa, who has fled after accidentally plunging the land into an icy winter with her magic powers. Sure, there are men along the way, but they're not the prize: this is about female bonding, self-awareness, independence. It's also a musical with cracking songs. Even the silly snowman sidekick is funny.
The snag is, both Elsa and Anna have the kind of proportions that would make Barbie look chunky: tiny nipped-in waists, no hips, long legs, skinny arms, pert breasts,...
With two strong sisters at the centre of the story, Disney's new animation Frozen seems like a winner for women. Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, it sees the fearless Princess Anna travel the kingdom to find her misunderstood sister Elsa, who has fled after accidentally plunging the land into an icy winter with her magic powers. Sure, there are men along the way, but they're not the prize: this is about female bonding, self-awareness, independence. It's also a musical with cracking songs. Even the silly snowman sidekick is funny.
The snag is, both Elsa and Anna have the kind of proportions that would make Barbie look chunky: tiny nipped-in waists, no hips, long legs, skinny arms, pert breasts,...
- 11/28/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Over the past week, Disney Animation has had a rough go of it. To explain: Jenna Busch, reporting for Fan Voice, picked up on a distressing comment made by Lino Disalvo, a veteran Disney animator at a long lead press day for "Frozen," the studio's forthcoming animated feature. These comments were somewhat unsettling, especially considering they were delivered completely free of context, but the comments were, of course, quickly picked up around the web, most notably by bastion of journalistic integrity Buzzfeed, who complemented their Tumblr-like piece with funny gifs and images taken from other websites. Now Time has actually gotten someone of note to weigh in on the controversy: Brenda Chapman, the former Pixar director who won an Oscar for "Brave," who claims that animation as a whole is “run by a boys club.” First off, let's review the controversial comment that Disalvo made, "Historically speaking, animating female characters are really,...
- 10/16/2013
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
With more than 75 years of cartoon history under its belt, you'd think that Disney would have nailed the animation of its heroines. But you would be wrong. It turns out that all those princesses are the cinematic giant's ultimate bugbear, and it's all down to those pesky Xx chromosomes. Women, you see, are just too emotional to capture as cartoons. Or at least that's what Disney's head animator Lino Disalvo thinks.
- 10/12/2013
- The Independent - Film
To promote their new full length animated feature Frozen, Disney invited members of the press to Disney Animation Studios to check out how the film was made, and show us selected parts of the film before its November 27th release. Also, they made us this pretty cool animated video of our name!
In “Frozen,” fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf (voice of Josh Gad)in a race to find Anna’s sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.
Our day started at the incredible Disney Animation Studios, in Burbank, Ca.
While there, we met with directors Chris Buck (Tarzan) and Jennifer Lee (co-writer Wreck-it Ralph), as well...
In “Frozen,” fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf (voice of Josh Gad)in a race to find Anna’s sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.
Our day started at the incredible Disney Animation Studios, in Burbank, Ca.
While there, we met with directors Chris Buck (Tarzan) and Jennifer Lee (co-writer Wreck-it Ralph), as well...
- 10/11/2013
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Before Kristen Bell returns to the big screen for the "Veronica Mars" movie, she's joining a very exclusive club. With her next film, the animated "Frozen," she will join the ranks of Disney princesses. Bell's Anna is perhaps the quirkiest and most awkward of all of Disney's princesses, something partly inspired by Kristen herself.
The journey from real life to animated character is no easy feat, though. The animators go through several stages, which takes years, just to make sure they are creating the best possible product. Zap2it was invited to Disney Animation Studios to learn about the process of creating the characters in the movie, from conception through the finished product.
It all begins with concept art for the characters and the world they'll inhabit. To do that, the art direction team has some research to do. For "Frozen," that meant they traveled to Norway, the setting that...
The journey from real life to animated character is no easy feat, though. The animators go through several stages, which takes years, just to make sure they are creating the best possible product. Zap2it was invited to Disney Animation Studios to learn about the process of creating the characters in the movie, from conception through the finished product.
It all begins with concept art for the characters and the world they'll inhabit. To do that, the art direction team has some research to do. For "Frozen," that meant they traveled to Norway, the setting that...
- 10/11/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Disney Animation supervisor Lino Disalvo is in some hot water over comments he made about creating the female characters in “Frozen,” the studio’s upcoming cartoon musical. “Historically speaking, animating female characters are really, really difficult, ’cause they have to go through these range of emotions, but they’re very, very – you have to keep them pretty and they’re very sensitive to – you can get them off a model very quickly,” he said. His point, made during an interview with Fanvoice, was that it was harder to make the movie because animating women was trickier. Also read: Why Hollywood Is Setting Movie Release.
- 10/10/2013
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Anaheim, Calif. -- A panel from Walt Disney Animation Studios showed several clips as well as test material and art from its animated comedy/adventure Frozen, which opens Nov. 27. The session, held during CG conference Siggraph, included a clip in which the film’s protagonist, Anna, meets Prince Hans. The film’s head of animation, Lino Disalvo, explained that the animation team worked with an acting coach and the actors, as well as, of course, the filmmakers, including John Lasseter and directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. “For John to be involved in this film -- acting choices, and pushing us from editorial to animation --
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- 7/25/2013
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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