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  • ‘Finding Dory’ to be released in November 2015

    ‘Finding Dory’ to be released in November 2015

    MUMBAI: Disney Pixar has announced that ‘Finding Dory‘ which is the sequel up to ‘Finding Nemo‘ will be released in November 2015.

    Ellen DeGeneres, who gave the voice for the forgetful fish Dory in Finding Nemo, said, "I have waited for this day for a long, long, long, long, long, long time. I‘m not mad it took this long. I know the people at Pixar were busy creating ‘Toy Story 16.‘ But the time they took was worth it. The script is fantastic. And it has everything I loved about the first one: It‘s got a lot of heart, it‘s really funny, and the best part is-it‘s got a lot more Dory."

    Director and Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton takes audiences back to the underwater world created in the first film. Stanton said, "There is no Dory without Ellen. She won the hearts of moviegoers all over the world-not to mention our team here at Pixar. One thing we couldn‘t stop thinking about was why she was all alone in the ocean on the day she met Marlin. In ‘Finding Dory,‘ she will be reunited with her loved ones, learning a few things about the meaning of family along the way."

    ‘Finding Dory‘ takes place about a year after the first film, and features returning characters Marlin, Nemo and the Tank Gang, among others. Set in part along the California coastline, the story also welcomes a host of new characters, including a few who will prove to be a very important part of Dory‘s life.

  • Nab Show to examine breakthrough technology from ‘Oz’ to ‘Oblivion’

    Nab Show to examine breakthrough technology from ‘Oz’ to ‘Oblivion’

    MUMBAI: The Nab Show, taking place 6 to 11 April in Las Vegas, Nevada, will feature back-to-back panel discussions with one on Sam Raimi’s 3D feature ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ preceded by a session on Oscar winning cinematographer Claudio Miranda’s upcoming film ‘Oblivion’ starring Tom Cruise on 9 April.
     
    Each session will examine the impact that technologies such as 4K and 3D have on filmmaking today.
     
    ‘Oblivion’ which is slated to be released the week following the Nab Show on 19 April, leads a summer slate of big-budget feature films shot with Sony’s F65. Miranda, ASC, alongside accomplished Digital Imaging Technician Alex Carr, will discuss their experiences shooting Universal Pictures ‘Oblivion’ The Q&A discussion, which takes place on 9 April at 11.45 am, will be moderated by Jon Fauer, ASC of Film and Digital Times.
     
    ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ Colorist Stephen Nakamura will guide a discussion about the technical and aesthetic challenges involved in colour grading 3D and 2D versions of the film. The makers of ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ were intent on creating a lush and vivid colour palette that would evoke the feeling of L. Frank Baum’s ‘Land of Oz’ books, and Nakamura will explore how the feature makes use of such an intense, otherworldly color scheme.
     
    ‘Oblivion’ and ‘Oz’ are not the only films featured at NAB Show this year. Other recent panel additions include Paul Schrader’s ‘The Canyons’ a discussion with the director of ‘The Heat’ Paul Feig; and a Technology Summit On Cinema keynote from the Academy Award and two-time Golden Globe winning producer of ‘Avatar’ and ‘Titanic’ Jon Landau.

  • G.I. Joe Retaliation draws $132 million internationally

    G.I. Joe Retaliation draws $132 million internationally

    MUMBAI: Marking the biggest start of the year so far for any film and nearly double the opening earnings of G.I Joe: The Rise of the Cobra in the same markets in 2009, Paramount‘s action thriller G.I. Joe Retaliation opened to a strong $80.3 million at the international box office.

    Directed by Jon M Chu, G.I. Joe comprises an international cast led by franchise newcomers Dwayne Johnson and Bruce Willis. The film debuted with $51.7 million in North America for a global opening of $132 million.

    The film did particularly well in Russia, Latin America and Asia — all markets where 3D remains a popular format. Among 2013 releases, the movie opened 10 percent ahead of Oz the Great and Powerful and 25 per cent ahead of Willis‘ A Good Day to Die Hard.

    The film opened in a total of 54 territories representing 75 percent of the international marketplace. The only major territories left to open are China and Japan. Top openings included Russia ($11 million), South Korea ($6 million), Mexico ($6 million) and Germany ($4.5 million).

    The film has been placed at No. 1 in most of the countries, although 3D animated film The Croods did better than it in the U.K.

    From DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox, Croods opened in another five markets over the Easter weekend including the U.K. where it roped in $5 million. The family film was placed No 2 internationally for the weekend, earning $52.5 million for a foreign total of $140.5 million and worldwide cume of $229.1 million.

  • Vinay Virmani set to star in Dr. Cabbie

    Vinay Virmani set to star in Dr. Cabbie

    MUMBAI: Vinay Virmani, best known for his performance in Breakaway (dubbed in Hindi as Speedy Singhs) is all set to star in Dr. Cabbie, the oddball theatrical comedy by Jean-Francois Pouliot, the director who helmed Quebec. The film is being produced by Montreal-based production house Caramel Film.
     
    Dr. Cabbie is based on a script by Virmani, Ron Kennel and Manu Chopra. It is the story of a young Indian doctor (Virmani) who has newly-arrived in Canada and is compelled to work as a taxi driver after being rejected by local medical schools. While driving the cab, the young doctor treats people he picks up as passengers as part of a mobile clinic.
     
    The film is being produced jointly by Andre Rouleau, Pauline Dhillon, and Virmani.

  • Daniel Craig charges million dollars for 7 minutes appearance

    Daniel Craig charges million dollars for 7 minutes appearance

    MUMBAI: Daniel Craig was reportedly paid a whopping USD one million for a brief appearance at a car show.
     
    The 45-year-old Bond star who attended the Range Rover event in New York, angered fans by leaving the venue just after seven minutes, it has been reported.
     
    During the event Craig appeared in a video driving the 2014 Range Rover Sport.
     
    The footage shows the car being driven from the company‘s UK manufacturing plant into New York crossing the Manhattan Bridge and ending up on the red carpet.

  • Clint Eastwood to direct Jersey Boys

    Clint Eastwood to direct Jersey Boys

    MUMBAI: Clint Eastwood is in talks to direct Jersey Boys.
     
    Based on the popular and acclaimed stage show with a script by John Logan, Jersey Boys tells the musical tale of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, from their rise to fame to their eventual split.
     
    The film was originally developed by GK Films at Columbia Pictures before Graham King, the founder of GK Films, got it moved to Warner Bros in 2012. Then, Jon Favreau was attached to direct the film.
     
    Actors like John Magaro, Dominic Cooper, Vincent Piazza, Paul Dano and James Badge Dale were on the list of the probables to be attached with the film but Favreau wanted to go with smaller names in the lead while the studio wanted some faces that would help justify the budget.

  • Nicola Peltz to star in Transformers 4

    Nicola Peltz to star in Transformers 4

    MUMBAI: Actress Nicola Peltz has joined the cast of upcoming film Transformers 4.
     
    Director Michael Bay announced the young actress‘ casting on Twitter. The 18-year-old star will play the daughter of Mark Wahlberg‘s character in the film, it is reported.

    Peltz is best known for playing Katara in The Last Airbender and is currently starring on A&E‘s new series Bates Motel.
     
    Also joining the cast will be Brenton Thwaites who will play Peltz‘s biker boyfriend. The former is an Australian actor who will soon be seen starring opposite Angelina Jolie in Maleficent.

    The film, which will also star Jack Reynor, is set to be released on 27 June.

  • Richard Griffiths passes away

    Richard Griffiths passes away

    MUMBAI: Following complications after a heart surgery, Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths expired on Thursday. He was 65.
     
    Griffiths was one of the great British stage actors of his generation, a heavy man with a light touch, whether in Shakespeare or Neil Simon. But for millions of movie fans, he will always be grumpy Uncle Vernon, the least magical of characters in the fantastical Harry Potter films.
     
    Paying a tribute to Griffiths, Daniel Radcliffe said, “Any room he walked into was made twice as funny and twice as clever just by his presence. I am proud to say I knew him.‘‘
     
    In his earlier days, Griffiths won a Tony Award for The History Boys and appeared in dozens of films and TV shows. But he will be most widely remembered as a pair of contrasting uncles: Harry Potter‘s Uncle Vernon Dursley and Uncle Monty in cult film Withnail and I.
     
    Griffiths was among a huge roster of British acting talent to appear in the Harry Potter‘ series of films released between 2001 and 2011.

  • Ang Lee all set to make his TV debut

    Ang Lee all set to make his TV debut

    MUMBAI: Often we see, successful TV celebrities moving to films to widen their reach. But in case of director Ang Lee, things are different.

    The celebrated director, who recently won the best director Oscar for Life of Pi is soon to make his TV directorial debut.
     
    Lee has signed up to direct the pilot episode of US network FX‘s Tyrant that tells the story of an American family pulled into a Middle East conflict.

    Said FX president John Landgraf, "Time and again Ang Lee has demonstrated an ability to present characters with such depth and specificity that they reveal the universal human condition. No one could be a more perfect film maker to bring Tyrant to indelible life."
     
    The show is slated to go on the floors this summer.

  • The Hobbit and Skyfall emerge winners at Jameson Empire Awards 2013

    The Hobbit and Skyfall emerge winners at Jameson Empire Awards 2013

    MUMBAI: The latest Bond film Skyfall and The Hobbit turned out to be the big winners at the Empire Awards 2013.
     
    The Bond film beat Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained and the third in the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy The Dark Knight Rises to win the Best Film award, while Sam Mendes was named the best director.
     
    On the other hand, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey won an award for the best Science-Fiction/Fantasy film.

    In the acting category, Martin Freeman won the best actor award for his performance of Bilbo Baggins. He outscored Daniel Day-Lewis and Daniel Craig.

    Helen Mirren and Mendes won the Empire Inspiration award.