Universal Pictures and "Despicable Me" creators Illumination Entertainment are teaming for a 3D computer-animated version of Dr. Seuss 1957 classic "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". The story was previously adapted in 1966 into a half-hour TV animated special that still airs today. Universal made a live-action film back in 2000 starring Jim … [Read more...]
“Argo” Wins The Producers Guild Award
January 27, 2013 by
Since Ben Affleck was shut out of a Best Director nomination at the Oscars, the awards tide has seemed to turn away from "Lincoln" and back towards the earliest front runner "Argo" with both Affleck and the film itself picking up numerous awards since. This weekend though it nabbed one of the biggest - the top feature film honor, the Darryl F. … [Read more...]
2013 Producers Guild Award Nominations
January 4, 2013 by
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) have announced the nominations for their annual Producers Guild Awards. The nominees in the six key categories are: Theatrical Motion Picture Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Les Misérables, Moonrise Kingdom, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Zero Dark Thirty Animated … [Read more...]
Producers Vying To Adapt “Fifty Shades”
June 15, 2012 by
There are casting searches, there are director searches, but rarely it seems is there a high profile search for a producer. In the case of the film adaptation of E.L. James' "Fifty Shades of Grey" though, there have been numerous producers under consideration with a decision expected shortly says Variety. On the list are Michael De Luca; Ron … [Read more...]
‘Despicable’ Producers Revive A Woodpecker
November 17, 2011 by
"Despicable Me" and "The Lorax" animated feature producers Illumination Entertainment are working on a feature film based on the crimson-coifed cartoon character Woody Woodpecker for Universal Pictures says Heat Vision. First appearing as a short in 1940, the character was a rambunctious and brash creature voiced by Mel Blanc (who went on to voice … [Read more...]
