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  • Zee Studio lines up movies for festive December

    Zee Studio lines up movies for festive December

    MUMBAI: Zee Studio is all geared up to premiere blockbuster movies for the month of December.

     

    The first in line is Last Knights, which will premiere on 13 December, 2015 at 9 pm. The film stars Morgan Freeman and Clive Owen and portrays the adventures of a fallen warrior who rises against a corrupt and sadistic ruler to avenge his dishonoured master. 

     

    The next on the line is the blockbuster animated movie Frozen, which will be aired on 20 December at 9 pm. The film depicts the adventures of Anna, the fearless princess, who sets off on an epic journey to find her estranged sister Elsa.

     

    The channel’s Battleground Zero will enthral the viewers with movies like Thor: The Dark World, War Of The Worlds, Transformers Part – 2 and 3, World War Z amongst others from 4 to 19 December on Fridays and Saturdays at 9 pm.

     

    With Christmas around the corner, the channel will also air movies like Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar 3, G-Force, Honey I Blew Up The Kids, Toy Story and How To Train Your Dragon on 25 December, 2015 from 9 pm onwards. 

     

    On 31 December, 2015 for the New Year’s binge evening, the channel will stream movies like Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, National Treasure and Eagle Eye from 11 am onwards.

  • Zee Studio to air blockbuster movies back to back in September

    Zee Studio to air blockbuster movies back to back in September

    MUMBAI: Zee Studio presents a compelling set of movies this September, all month long to enthrall its audiences.  Your hunt for entertainment comes to an end as Zee Studio brings to you some of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters on properties like ‘Prime Time Players’, ‘The Terrific Weekend’, ‘Super Size Saturdays’ and  ‘Lethal Women’.

     

    The one movie that is a must watch for September is the channel premiere of World War Z on 13 September at 9:00pm. Catch the Brad Pitt blockbuster only on Zee Studio.

     

    Watch the most Lethal Women in Hollywood at their ass kicking best starting 10th September, every Thursday at 11:00pm. Catch movies like Bounty Hunter, Lara Croft: Cradle of Life, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and Aeonflux all month long.

     

    Zee Studio will continue to thrill you with The Terrific Weekend, the channel’s newest programming innovation, which will showcase Indian television premieres of Four 2 and Four 3 on 26th & 27th September at 9:00 pm.

     

    Also watch blockbuster movies back to back all through the day on Super Size Saturdays airing movies every Saturday 8:00am to 9:00pm only on Zee Studio.

     

    Don’t miss out on the blockbuster movies starring top Hollywood actors like Mark Wahlberg, Leonardo Di Caprio, Benedict Cumberbatch and many more. Best of the few best movies like Italian Job, Catch Me If You Can, Eagle Eye, GI: Retaliation and Star Trek Into Darkness will be aired in the 7:00pm slot. This property will feature every Monday-Friday at 7:00pm, starting 7th September.

  • Get set for festival celebrating animation and VFX

    Get set for festival celebrating animation and VFX

    MUMBAI: ABAI one if India’s primary associations supporting the digital and creative arts sectors is organising Abai Fest 2013 at the University Grounds in Mysore on the 6 and 7 December 2013. This is going to be the first ever festival screening exclusive footage from all over the world in “animation and visual effects”.

    “Computer Graphics has become part and parcel of International and local content creation in film and television. It provides the digital intermediation needed by filmmakers, directors and studios to mount bigger and bolder stories, themes and projects. Too little of how this is done has been exposed to the Indian public,” said ABAI & Country Head – Technicolor India president Biren Ghose.

    Gravity, Superman, Man of Steel, World War Z, The Croods, Epic, Skyfall, Life of Pi and many other recent releases are testimony to the fact that computer graphics (CG) in digital production is now the new norm in filmmaking.

    India is rapidly becoming a global hub for major VFX production and the domestic film industry is also adopting CG rapidly as a tool helping the director to go beyond the limits of the camera.

    “Not enough awareness and screenings of animation and VFX takes place and we want to be a ‘melting pot’ venue for fun, discussion, participation and exclusively presenting content in this part of the world. Not much ‘animation’ is seen outside of the few cartoon channels,” said Ghose.

    The festival would bring some of the world’s latest showcase featuring the best of what has been created in the recent past. Directors, producers and professionals will be at hand to present, meet, discuss and exhibit the state of the art.

    “This will help open minds, hearts and doors in animation, gaming and visual effects (VFX). Come join us in experiencing the fun and festivity,” concluded Ghose.

  • Get set for festival celebrating animation and VFX

    Get set for festival celebrating animation and VFX

    MUMBAI: ABAI one if India’s primary associations supporting the digital and creative arts sectors is organising Abai Fest 2013 at the University Grounds in Mysore on the 6 and 7 December 2013. This is going to be the first ever festival screening exclusive footage from all over the world in “animation and visual effects”.

     

    “Computer Graphics has become part and parcel of International and local content creation in film and television. It provides the digital intermediation needed by filmmakers, directors and studios to mount bigger and bolder stories, themes and projects. Too little of how this is done has been exposed to the Indian public,” said ABAI & Country Head – Technicolor India president Biren Ghose.

     

    Gravity, Superman, Man of Steel, World War Z, The Croods, Epic, Skyfall, Life of Pi and many other recent releases are testimony to the fact that computer graphics (CG) in digital production is now the new norm in filmmaking.

     

    India is rapidly becoming a global hub for major VFX production and the domestic film industry is also adopting CG rapidly as a tool helping the director to go beyond the limits of the camera.

     

    “Not enough awareness and screenings of animation and VFX takes place and we want to be a ‘melting pot’ venue for fun, discussion, participation and exclusively presenting content in this part of the world. Not much ‘animation’ is seen outside of the few cartoon channels,” said Ghose.

     

    The festival would bring some of the world’s latest showcase featuring the best of what has been created in the recent past. Directors, producers and professionals will be at hand to present, meet, discuss and exhibit the state of the art.

    “This will help open minds, hearts and doors in animation, gaming and visual effects (VFX). Come join us in experiencing the fun and festivity,” concluded Ghose.
     

  • Paramount bundling World War Z and Star Trek Into Darkness as double feature

    Paramount bundling World War Z and Star Trek Into Darkness as double feature

    MUMBAI: The studio plans to squeeze more life out of its undead hit and space sequel. Paramount and a clutch of exhibitors are going back to the future for a week with an old-fashioned double feature of summer tentpoles World War Z and Star Trek Into Darkness starting Friday.

     

    The twin bill screens in 3D or 2D through 5 September in select AMC, Regal, Carmike, Marcus and other theaters for the price of a single ticket. It’s the second stunt playdates for Brad Pitt’s zombie flick – third if you count a late-add IMAX run – following its $50 “Mega Ticket” deal that included an advance screening, a home video copy of the film, 3D glasses, a poster and popcorn. With more than $526 million worldwide, WWZ is Pitt’s highest-grossing film ever. J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness has banked $458.7 million worldwide and spawned another sequel.

  • Brad Pitt & Paramount get the last laugh as ‘World War Z’ cracks $500 mn

    Brad Pitt & Paramount get the last laugh as ‘World War Z’ cracks $500 mn

    MUMBAI: Paramount Pictures reports that World War Z had passed the $500 million worldwide gross mark,

    surpassing Troy’s $497.3 million to become Brad Pitt’s highest grossing film ever. One could argue that WWZ

    received the benefit of a higher ticket price particularly because of its 3D numbers. But considering how badly

    maligned this film was in the weeks before it bowed, hitting the half billion dollar plateau seems something to

    brag about, even for a movie that cost in the $220 million range.

     

    According to Paramount (which co-financed with Skydance), WWZ has set several records for Pitt, whose Plan B

    produced. It set a personal best with a $66 million opening on 21 June, and a total of $197.4 million in US, both

    of which exceeded Mr. & Mrs. Smith’s total domestic gross of $186.3 million and $50.3 million opening

    weekend. The film has earned $305.2 million at the international box office, to date.

     

    This pales in comparison to the numbers put up by Johnny Depp and his Alice in Wonderland and Pirates of the

    Caribbean franchises, but Pitt has done a lot of cool movies that were never meant to be blockbusters, and this

    was his most mainstream film since Troy and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Passing the half billion dollar mark begs the

    question of whether Pitt returns for an encore.

  • ‘World War Z‘ No 1 film globally this weekend grossing $100 million

    ‘World War Z‘ No 1 film globally this weekend grossing $100 million

     MUMBAI: Brad Pitt‘s World War Z‘s global appeal continues, ranking as the No 1 film worldwide this weekend with a $100 million collection. The film has now earned $263 million at the world wide box office after 10 days in theatres.

    From Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions, in association with Hemisphere Media Capital and GK Films, World War Z grossed an astounding $70.1 million at the international box office this weekend to bring the international cume to a rock solid $135.3 million. Domestically, the film earned $29.8 million in its second weekend, with a cume to date of $123.7 million.
    The film has scored high among moviegoers, and with a strong word of the mouth for the movie the numbers are only showcasing an upward trend.

    With approximately one-third of the international market still to release, the international roll-out of World War Z continues next week with France with additional territories, including Spain and Japan, opening later in the summer.

    World War Z is directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Drew Goddard & Damon Lindelof, and a screen story by Matthew Michael Carnahan and J. Michael Straczynski, based on the novel by Max Brooks and produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Ian Bryce.

  • Paramount rearranges releases

    Paramount rearranges releases

    MUMBAI: Paramount has rearranged its release calendar. Through this move, the studio has preponed the release of the Tom Cruise starrer One Shot from February next year to 21 December this year.

    As a result of the rearranging, the studio has postponed the release of the Brad Pitt zombie action film World War Z to 21 June, 2013. The film was earlier scheduled to release on the day when One Shot will now release.

    Paramount vice chairman Rob Moore said it made perfect sense to reposition One Shot considering how well Ghost Protocol did. He also said One Shot, directed by Christopher McQuarie, will be done before World War Z.

    Ghost Protocol grossed $688.8 milion worldwide and was a franchise best. It also helped to restore Cruise‘s star status in the U.S..

    Based on Lee Child‘s best-selling book, One Shot is about an investigator drawn into the case of a former military sniper who is charged with killing five people.

    Another major headline from the studio is that its Nickelodeon label is reviving the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film franchise that Jonathan Liebesman will direct that Michael Bay is producing.

  • Paramount on top; rakes in $5.17 bn globally in 2011

    Paramount on top; rakes in $5.17 bn globally in 2011

    MUMBAI: Taking the crown away from Warner Bros, that was on a winning streak for the last five years, Paramount ranked No. 1 in market share at the domestic box office in 2011 with a global total to $5.17 billion.
     
    Among Paramount‘s 2011 titles, Dark of the Moon grossed $1.123 billion worldwide followed by DreamWorks Animation‘s Kung Fu Panda 2 with $665.7 million. The Paranormal Activity threequel grossed $203 million — after only costing $5 million to make. Ghost Protocol, on the other hand that released around Christmas, has grossed $366.5 million worldwide in less than three weeks.


    Overseas too, Paramount became the first studio in history to jump the $3 billion mark with its titles earning $3.21 billion. Paramount is credited for its fine-tuned marketing and distribution units, as well as for a focused development slate.
     
    Compared to Paramount, Warner Bros.‘ films took in $2.86 billion overseas for a global total of $4.67 billion, the second-best showing after Paramount among the Hollywood studios.


    “Over the last six years, we‘ve achieved everything we hoped we would,” Paramount chairman and CEO Brad Grey has been reported as saying.
     
    “We had three major franchise titles in 2011, Michael Bay‘s Dark of the Moon, Paranormal Activity 3 and the recalibration of Mission: Impossible–Ghost Protocol, with Tom Cruise doing a great job.”


    Paramount has also revealed its 2012 slate that will include films like Paranormal Activity 4, Brad Pitt’s World War Z, G.I. Joe: Retaliation and The Dictator.