'Shrek' And 'Puss 'N' Boots' Reboots Coming From 'Despicable Me' Creator
Despicable Me creator Chris Meledandri is developing a Shrek reboot and a Puss n Boots reboot, with intentions to bring back the original voice cast.
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Why Is Nintendo Teaming With Illumination For The Animated 'Super Mario Bros.' Movie?
We confirmed recently that Illumination Entertainment was teaming with Nintendo for an animated Mario movie, but why did they choose the creators of Despicable Me and The Secret Life of Pets? Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto explains.
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Stevie Nicks's Favorite Books Are All About Dark Romance
To no surprise, the literature that moves and inspires Stevie Nicks most is all a bit dark, but romantically so.
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More 'Shrek' Sequels In The Works With The Help Of 'Despicable Me' Producer
NBC Universal's plans after acquiring DreamWorks Animation include having Illumination Entertainment's Chris Meledandri working on more Shrek sequels.
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First Look: Sandra Bullock's 'Minions' Character Scarlet Overkill
The term "America's Sweetheart" is too reductive to apply to someone like Sandra Bullock, but there's no question that we see Bullock as a positive figure, even a hero. But she voices a villain in Minions, the film spun off from the Despicable Me franchise. We'll see a trailer for the film tomorrow. For now,…
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Universal Will Make A New 3D Animated Feature Version Of 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas'
Briefly: Ron Howard and Jim Carrey's live-action version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, from 2000, isn't the most beloved movie out there -- why watch that one when the original Chuck Jones animated version is so much more charming? -- but it does have fans, and it made money. But The Lorax made more…
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Universal To Adapt 'The Cat In The Hat' Again, This Time As A 3D, CG-Animated Feature
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat proved a critical and commercial disappointment for Universal back in 2003 -- so much so that Audrey Stone Geisel declared she'd never let Hollywood make a live-action adaptation of her late husband's work again. But now, emboldened by the box office dominance of its Dr. Seuss' The Lorax…
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Villanous Once-Ler From 'The Lorax' Revealed [Gallery]
Anyone who read Dr. Seuss' The Lorax as a kid is undoubtedly familiar with the title character, the mustachioed orange grump who speaks for the trees. The villainous Once-ler, on the other hand, has always remained more of a mystery. Seuss' books showed only a pair of long, spindly arms, leaving readers to guess at…
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THR's 2010 Awards Watch Animators Roundtable
It's award season, and The Hollywood Reporter has begun posting their series of roundtable discussions with the contenders. Earlier this month they posted an one-hour discussion between screenwriters Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network), Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours), Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3), John Wells (The Company Men), Todd Phillips (Due Date) and David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit…
Read MoreDespicable Me Sequel In Development
Illumination Entertainment's first feature Despicable Me earned 56.3 million domestically in its first weekend of release, nearly double what analysts had predicted. It seems like everyone got lured to the theater to catch a glimpse of those cute little yellow minions. Of course, a sequel is already in development. Mike Fleming reports that a sequel…
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This Week In Trailers: When You're Strange, 9 To 5: Days In Porn, 4 3 2 1, EV, The Exploding Girl
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m…
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