These are
animated movie adaptations of the book and as in most such cases they do not adhere strictly to the original work.
Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill do battle once again in DC's latest
animated movie adaptation.
Ahead of its release next month, two new clips have arrived online from
the animated movie adaptation of the classic PlayStation game Ratchet & Clank; check them out below after the official synopsis... A CG - animated movie based on the iconic PlayStation video game.
Last week we brought you the first poster for Captain Underpants, the upcoming
animated movie adaptation of Dav Pilkey's bestselling children's book series, and now Entertainment Weekly is reporting that comedian Kristen Schaal has joined the voice cast of the DreamWorks film.
It is
an animated movie adaptation of the book and as in most such cases it does not adhere strictly to the original work.
Not exact matches
Two new Star Wars
movies, Avengers: Infinity War, sequels to
animated hits The Incredibles and Wreck - It Ralph, and a film
adaptation of children's classic A Wrinkle in Time are all set to hit theaters in 2018.
Though Rickman's voice would be featured on the
animated television series King of the Hill in 2003, he wasn't truly absorbed into mainstream pop - culture among the kid circuit until after starring in the
movie adaptations of author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
While a portion of Disney Interactive's video game
adaptation will follow the events of the
animated movie, its Toy Box mode will allow players to create their own adventures using the franchises iconic characters.
The list of nominees for best
animated feature showcase a diverse range of sensibilities: three studio
movies with varying commercial traditions in play, a 2 - D French - produced
adaptation of children's book, and a mature Japanese biopic from one of the masters of the medium.
Well, in order of gross, there's the so - so antepenultimate «Harry Potter» picture «Half - Blood Prince» ($ 934.4 m), excellent second Middle - Earth picture «The Two Towers,» ($ 926m), mildly disappointing
animated sequel «Shrek 2» ($ 919.8 m), very strong, R - Patz - featuring Potter «The Goblet Of Fire» ($ 896.9 m), two disappointing «Ice Age»
movies, «Dawn Of The Dinosaurs» ($ 886.7 m) and «Continental Drift» ($ 877.2 m), the original and best «Lord of the Rings»
movie «The Fellowship Of The Ring» ($ 871.5 m), very good YA
adaptation «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire» ($ 864.9 m), Lucas» galactic finale «Revenge Of The Sith» ($ 848.8 m), and awful second «Transformers» «Revenge Of The Fallen» ($ 836.3 m).
Darwyn Cooke's Eisner Award - winning mini-series, «DC: The New Frontier», gets the direct - to - DVD
animated movie treatment, which will likely please fans of DC comics in general, even though its revisionist nature may irk some «Justice League» fans, while those who love the comic might feel like too much was left out to call this a truly successful
adaptation (400 + densely presented comic book pages squeezed into a mere 75 minutes).
I Am Legend perhaps revealed that Mr. Lawrence could handle contemporary screen icons, as did Constantine, which starred Keanu Reeves, Shia LaBeouf, and Tilda Swinton among other potentially hazardous alchemy; but the show also affirmed that Mr. Lawrence could handle
adaptations of science fiction literature (the script for Catching Fire is credited to Michael Arndt, but under a pseudonym, after having written Little Miss Sunshine and several
animated movies).
Also new on DVD: M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender (Paramount), an
adaptation of the
animated TV series and one of the most critically reviled films of the year, the feature film version of Beverly Cleary's Ramona And Beezus (Fox), Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (Warner), Marina de Van's Don't Look Back (IFC) with Sophie Marceau and Monica Bellucci, The Lightkeepers (Image) with Richard Dreyfuss and Blythe Danner, Lau Kar - Leung's classic martial arts
movie Shaolin Mantis (Vivendi) and the newly remastered The Endless Summer: Director's Special Edition (Monterey).
This new
adaptation uses plenty of the adored music from the
animated movie as well as brand new music written by Alan Menken and Tim Rice.
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movies opening March 2, 2012 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Lorax (PG for mild epithets) Danny DeVito stars as the title character in this
animated adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic about an idealistic 12 year - old (Zac Efron), raised in an artificial reality, who searches for a real tree in order to impress the girl of his dreams (Taylor Swift).
This new
adaptation is considerably longer than the
animated movie.
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movies opening December 23, 2011 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Adventures of Tintin (PG for violence, drunkenness and smoking) Steven Spielberg directs this
animated adaptation of the classic comic book series about an intrepid young journalist who is abducted from Europe to Morocco where he escapes his kidnappers to embark on a perilous quest for hidden treasure.
to the
Movies: Much loved DC
animated series Teen Titans is getting a big screen
adaptation and it can not come soon enough.
If you look at Disney under Iger's reign, the studio has moved away from making mid-budget
movies and instead shifted its focus almost entirely on building brands within the Disney family: Pixar
movies, Star Wars
movies, Marvel
movies, live - action Disney
adaptations of classic
animated movies, etc..
The big news with this blockbuster
adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved fairytale isn't that Steven Spielberg is making his second motion - capture
animated movie following 2011's «Tintin», or that he's hauled in a super-impressive cast including Mark Rylance as the Big Friendly Giant, plus Bill Hader, Rebecca Hall and Penelope Wilton as the Queen.
This year, Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's iconic Joker tale Batman: The Killing Joke will get the DC Universe
Animated Original
Movies treatment, and we now have the first image from the hotly - anticipated
adaptation courtesy of Mark Hamill on Twitter... Meanwhile, CBR has confirmed that Hamill and his Batman: The
Animated Series co-star Kevin Conroy -LSB-...]
Following last week's poster and trailer [check them out here], four new TV spots have arrived online for the upcoming
animated adaptation of the classic PlayStation video game Ratchet & Clank; take a look below... SEE ALSO: Two new clips from the Ratchet & Clank
animated movie Ratchet & Clank tells the story of two unlikely heroes -LSB-...]
Jodorowsky's Dune is an intriguing and frequently fascinating documentary exploring cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky's efforts at mounting an ambitious
adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune back in the 1970s, with the
movie fleshing out what could've been through interviews,
animated storyboards, and other assorted tools.
On the
animated side of things, they showcased a trailer for ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE, the fifth installment of the wildly successful franchise as well as a clip of TROLLS, the
movie adaptation of the popular toy starring Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake.
The success of Ryan Reynolds» irreverent antihero has sped comic book
adaptations towards grown - up territory, while the genre's child - friendly side still thrives with
animated fare such as Big Hero 6 and the Lego
Movie spin - offs
The live - action
adaptation brings to life the classic manga comic, and takes inspiration from the
animated movies and series that followed the original 1995 anime.
Featuring a loaded voice cast that comes with Jerry O'Connell as Clark Kent / Superman, Rosario Dawson as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern, Matt Lanter as Arthur Curry / Aquaman, Shemar Moore as Victor Stone / Cyborg and Rebecca Romijn as Lois Lane amongst others, The Death of Superman
animated movie is promised to be a extra trustworthy on - screen
adaptation to the cherished DC comedian guide narrative.
His voice acting credits include Marlin the clownfish in Finding Nemo and recurring guest voices for the
animated television series The Simpsons and Russ Cargill in its film
adaptation The Simpsons
Movie.
This month sees the release of Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, the latest instalment in Warner Bros.» series of DC Universe
Animated Original
Movies, and an
adaptation of the classic DC comic book storyline, regarded as the first of the publisher's «Elseworld» tales.
The SpongeBob
Movie: Sponge Out of Water (PG for mild action and rude humor) Screen
adaptation of the
animated TV series finds everybody's favorite, sea - dwelling invertebrate (Tom Kenny) coming ashore with his friends to retrieve a stolen recipe from a dastardly pirate (Antonio Banderas).
But this feature
adaptation has no narrative ties to the
animated series, which means audiences of all ages can go into the
movie without having to know anything except that this is another clever LEGO
movie with a fantastic voice cast behind it.
Based on Nathan Jurevicius» Scarygirl graphic novel, the game
adaptation is set in a colourful dream - like world filled with bizarre creatures much like you would see in a Tim Burton
animated movie.
The manga was also adapted into three anime
adaptations, numerous feature - length
animated movies, several video games, and mega-merchandising.