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Warner Bros. Buys Script to Star Carell
19 December 2009 5:40 PM, PST
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On the last day before closing for the holidays, Wme and Industry Entertainment sealed one final deal for the year. Warner Bros. spent nearly $2 million to buy a script by Dan Fogelman, writer of animated pic Cars.
The script is said to have a vibe similar to Love Actually, and follows a father trying to maintain his relationships with his kids in the midst of a marital crisis.
Fogelman wrote the story specifically for The Office star Steve Carell, which is partially responsible for the high price of the script.
Carell is still weighing his options for what his next film will be, so isn’t yet attached to the film as a star, but will serve as producer for the project under his own Carousel banner.
Other possibilities for Carell to take the lead will also be produced by Carousel, with Mail-Order Groom, starring Tina Fey, being a front-runner for Carell.
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DVD Playhouse--December 2009
19 December 2009 3:11 PM, PST
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DVD Playhouse—December 2009
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Allen Gardner
Public Enemies (Universal) Johnny Depp portrays legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger in co- writer/director Michael Mann’s take on America’s first “Public Enemy Number One.” Like many big studio releases today, Public Enemies has it all: A-list talent before and behind the camera, but lacks a heart or soul that allows its audience to connect with it. Film plays out like a “true crime” TV show with re-enactments of famous events cast with top actors and shot by the best technicians in the business, with little, if any, character or story development to hold it together in between. A real disappointment from one of our finest filmmakers and finest actors. The lone standout: the great character actor Stephen Lang as a hard-eyed lawman who’s seen a lot, but manages to retain a tiny piece of his heart. For a better take on the same subject,
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Another New Toy Story 3 Movie Still
18 December 2009 11:23 PM, PST
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Walt Disney Studios released this brand new movie still featuring Woody, Jessie and Buzz in the upcoming animated film “Toy Story 3″ by director Lee Unkrich (Finding Nemo, Toy Story 2) and starring Tom Hanks (Cars, The Polar Express), Michael Keaton (Batman), Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, Timothy Dalton, John Ratzenberger and Wallace Shawn. “Toy Story 3″ will be in theaters everywhere June 18th, 2009.
Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Pixar’s “Toy Story 3″.
Synopsis: Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college.
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- Brian Corder
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Warner Brothers Pays Big for Steve Carell Driven Family Drama
18 December 2009 1:04 PM, PST
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With relatively sparse purchases being made from the spec script market in 2009, it's interesting to see that what could actually be the biggest spec script sale of the year occurred so very late in the game as Variety reports that a still untitled script by Dan Fogelman (Cars, Fred Claus, Bolt) that was written as a dramatic vehicle for Steve Carell has been picked up by Warner Bros. in a deal worth nearly $2 million. Similar to that of the Alan Rickman/Emma Thompson portions of Love Actually, the story has Carell as a father whose life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children.
Fogelman's recent work has brought lackluster family entertainment in the forms of Bolt and Fred Claus, but if Warner Bros. was willing to shell out that much money for a spec script, then I hope it's leaps
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- Ethan Anderton
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Warner Bros. Buys $2 Million Star Vehicle for Steve Carell
18 December 2009 10:47 AM, PST
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Variety reports that Warner Bros. is betting big on Steve Carell and Cars writer Dan Fogelman. The studio has just paid $2 million against $2.5 million for an untitled spec script by Fogelman with the intention of having Steve Carell star in it. Oddly enough, the film doesn’t sound like an expensive movie nor does it seem like it’s the kind of movie Carell typically stars in. According to Variety, “Script has a tone comparable to ‘Love Actually.’ Carell will play a father whose life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children.” I guess WB really, really like Dan in Real Life.
Fogelman wrote the script specifically with Carell in mind but there’s only a 50-50 shot Carell will do the film during his hiatus from The Office. The other film is one we reported on a couple days
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- Matt Goldberg
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Toy Story 3 In 2D. Toy Story 3 In 3D. Now Toy Story 3 In 3D IMAX!
18 December 2009 10:42 AM, PST
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If you were worried that your holidays would be ruined by the fact that Toy Story 3 will only be playing in regular sized theater screens, then worry no more. Disney and IMAX have announced that Toy Story 3 will also be released in IMAX 3D.Here's the press release!
IMAX Corporation and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures today announced that Toy Story 3, the third installment of the blockbuster hit franchise Toy Story, will be released to IMAX(R) 3D theatres simultaneously with its wide release on June 18, 2010. Toy Story 3 will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with proprietary IMAX Dmr(R) (Digital Re-mastering) technology.
Commenting on the announcement Bob Chapek, president, Distribution, The Walt Disney Studios, said, “We’re very excited to once again unite Disney Digital 3D with The IMAX Experience, and to do it for the
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Toy Story 3 In 2-D. Toy Story 3 In 3-D. Now Toy Story 3 In 3-D IMAX!
18 December 2009 10:42 AM, PST
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If you were worried that your holidays would be ruined by the fact that Toy Story 3 will only be playing in regular sized theater screens, then worry no more. Disney and IMAX have announced that Toy Story 3 will also be released in IMAX 3D.Here's the press release!
IMAX Corporation and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures today announced that Toy Story 3, the third installment of the blockbuster hit franchise Toy Story, will be released to IMAX(R) 3D theatres simultaneously with its wide release on June 18, 2010. Toy Story 3 will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with proprietary IMAX Dmr(R) (Digital Re-mastering) technology.
Commenting on the announcement Bob Chapek, president, Distribution, The Walt Disney Studios, said, “We’re very excited to once again unite Disney Digital 3D with The IMAX Experience, and to do it for the
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Warner Bros. Buys Script for Carell
18 December 2009 8:41 AM, PST
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By Variety
In a deal worth nearly $2 million against $2.5 million, Warner Bros. has purchased an untitled spec script by "Cars" scribe Dan Fogelman that is a star vehicle for Steve Carell.
Pic will be produced by Carell's Carousel banner, with Charlie Hartsock and Vance DeGeneres producing with Carell.
Final details of the deal were being ironed out late Thursday, but on the last day before the agencies and studios closed for the holidays, Wme and Industry Entertainment brokered arguably the biggest spec script sale of the year. It was the first major buy for recently promoted
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- Dylan Stableford
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Toy Story 3 Goes IMAX
18 December 2009 8:27 AM, PST
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Walt Disney Studios has just announced Toy Story 3 will be getting an IMAX 3D release on June 18, 2010. The plan is for IMAX to use their proprietary IMAX Dmr Digital technology and digitally re-master the film into the IMAX format.
Commenting on the announcement Bob Chapek, president, Distribution, The Walt Disney Studios, said, “We’re very excited to once again unite Disney Digital 3D with The IMAX Experience, and to do it for the long-awaited release of Toy Story 3 is a real treat. A film like this is designed to take audiences on an exciting thrill-ride adventure, making it a perfect match for both 3D and IMAX.”
Personally, getting to see Woody, Buzz and the rest of the Toy Story characters on the huge IMAX screen is going to be an awesome experience. Hit the jump for the full press release:
IMAX Corporation and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
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Warner Bros. Buys Steve Carell a Script
18 December 2009 6:59 AM, PST
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I wish I had enough sway in Hollywood that studios would seek out script rights just so that I could be put in the film. That’s what The Office star Steve Carell’s life is like, living the new American dream.
Warner Bros. has just picked up an untitled script by Cars writer Dan Fogelman for $2-2.5 million dollars, in what is being called the biggest spec script sale of the year. Fogelman has just hit the jackpot, it seems.
According to Variety, the film will have “a tone comparable to Love Actually. Carell will play a father whose life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children.” I’m glad to see they’re taking the Little Miss Sunshine semi-serious route instead of goofy stuff that tempts talented actors like Carell away from their successful careers.
Apparently Fogelman wrote
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- John Cooper
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What is Carell's next?
18 December 2009 1:03 AM, PST
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Warner Bros. has paid a handsome $2 million for an untitled spec script by Dan Fogelman (Cars) that they hope will be the next film by Steve Carell. The script, written with Carell in mind, follows a father whose life begins to unravel while dealing with marital problems. Carell will produce the film via his Carousel Films production company.
The $2 million payout is one of the highest in 2009 for a spec and WB is clearly hoping they can convince Carell to hop on board quickly. While
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- Mike Sampson
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Fogelman Pens A Steve Carrell Project
18 December 2009 12:17 AM, PST
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Warner Bros. has paid a hefty $2-2.5 million for an untitled spec script from "Cars" writer Dan Fogelman says Variety.
The story follows a father whose life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children. The tone will be light and sentimental with touches of drama.
Fogelman wrote the script specifically with Steve Carell in mind, and the studio paid extra for that. Carrell, Charlie Hartsock and Vance DeGeneres will produce.
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- Garth Franklin
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Warners Tempts Carell With New Comedy
17 December 2009 10:11 PM, PST
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As seems to be the norm these days, Steve Carell is in heavy demand. Just yesterday we reported on the Mail Order Groom comedy he's pondering as a likely reunion with Date Night's Tina Fey (and that film is still awaiting release). And now Warners - with whom he has a development deal anyway - is trying to woo him with a comedy pitch.Given that his moviemaking time is limited thanks to his commitments to The Office, he's a picky man, so the studio has splashed out $2 million to buy an untitled spec written by Cars scribe Dan Fogelman.There aren't that many details about the possible pic, but according to Variety, it's a Love Actually-style blend of the bitter and the sweet about a man dealing with a marital crisis and attempting to restore his relationship with his kids.Fogelman apparently wrote the thing with Carell
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Warner Bros. Pays Big Bucks for Untitled Steve Carell Pic
17 December 2009 9:47 PM, PST
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Steve Carell stars in the untitled Warner Bro. film Warner Bros. has shelled out a cool $2 million against $2.5 million for an untitled spec script from Cars writer Dan Fogelman, that is being developed as a star vehicle for Steve Carell. According to Variety, the script has a tone comparable to Love Actually. In the film, Carell will play a father whose life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children. Fogelman wrote the script specifically with Carell in mind, and WB paid a premium for that. No production date has been set.
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ABC Family to Air Toy Story 3 Clip This Sunday
16 December 2009 5:58 PM, PST
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In its world broadcast premiere, ABC Family will give fans their very first opportunity to see a sneak peek from Disney∙Pixar's highly anticipated upcoming film, Toy Story 3. Woody and Buzz Lightyear return in this exclusive first-look, which debuts during the network's telecast of The Incredibles this Sunday night (8:30-11:00Pm Et/Pt) on ABC Family as part of the network's 25 Days of Christmas Disney∙Pixar Weekend television event. The 2:00 exclusive piece will feature an introduction by Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich, followed by a special look at the film. In the upcoming film (due in theaters on June 18, 2010), the creators of the beloved Toy Story films re-open the toy box with Toy Story 3, a comical new adventure in Disney Digital 3D, bringing moviegoers back to the world of Woody, Buzz and our favorite gang of toy characters as Andy prepares to leave for college.
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New Pic from Toy Story 3
11 December 2009 11:14 PM, PST
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Walt Disney Studios just released this new photo featuring the cast of characters in the upcoming animated film “Toy Story 3″ by director Lee Unkrich (Finding Nemo, Toy Story 2) and starring Tom Hanks (Cars, The Polar Express), Michael Keaton (Batman), Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, Timothy Dalton, John Ratzenberger and Wallace Shawn. “Toy Story 3″ will be in theaters everywhere June 18th, 2009.
Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Pixar’s “Toy Story 3″.
Synopsis: Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college.
Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news, posters and more from Pixar [...]
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- Brian Corder
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Film composer Randy Newman on writing for The Princess and the Frog
9 December 2009 7:45 AM, PST
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He’s carved out quite the niche for Disney•Pixar tunes in recent years (the Toy Story films, Monsters Inc., Cars, etc.), and now film composer Randy Newman has added a new string to his bow by composing the soundtrack to the House of Mouse’s first 2D animation in years, The Princess and the Frog. This reworking of the Grimm brother’s fairytale, The Frog Prince is being hailed as a return to the traditional film drawing that made Disney’s legend, and, like so many of their other classics it’s a musical and so when it came to enlisting a composer, John Lasseter (the Chief Creative Officer at Disney and Pixar) went straight to Newman.
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Toy Story 3 Official Movie Trailer 3
28 November 2009 12:46 AM, PST
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Walt Disney Studios UK just released this official movie trailer for the upcoming animated film “Toy Story 3″ by director Lee Unkrich (Finding Nemo, Toy Story 2) and starring Tom Hanks (Cars, The Polar Express), Michael Keaton (Batman), Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, Timothy Dalton, John Ratzenberger and Wallace Shawn. “Toy Story 3″ will be in theaters everywhere June 18th, 2009.
Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Pixar’s “Toy Story 3″.
Synopsis: Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college.
Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news, posters and more from Pixar Animation and “Toy [...]
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- Brian Corder
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Movieweb's 2009 Blu-ray Holiday Gift Guide!
24 November 2009 5:51 AM, PST
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Listen up hi-def humbugs and Blu-ray Scrooges! This is the year you'll not just want, but need, to buy a new hi-def plasma screen and a shiny black Blu-ray player for Christmas (and/or whatever other holiday you choose to celebrate with lavish gifts). Why? Because this technology has reached its performance plateau. And it is finally at a reasonable price most of us can afford. Not only that, it serves as the one prefect gift the entire family can enjoy together. With more Blu-ray titles being released right now than ever before, there simply couldn't be a better time to dive head first into this leading technological platform.
But wait! There's one thing you don't want to overlook after all that exciting new equipment has been unwrapped. Without a stack of Blu-ray discs strategically placed in each family member's stocking with care, your gorgeous new HD flat screen becomes a delectable serving tray,
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MovieWeb's 2009 DVD Holiday Gift Guide
24 November 2009 5:51 AM, PST
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Black Friday is approaching, fellow readers. No, I'm not talking about some sort of economic free-fall or any apocalyptic event that we might see in 2012. I'm talking about the shopper's paradise/nightmare that is the day after Thanksgiving, where all the hot holiday items are paraded about with slashed prices galore. While this day does wonders for your pocketbook, it takes a toll on your sanity with malls full of shoppers packed in like sardines, scurrying to complete their lists. We all know how trying these times are, so we here at MovieWeb are trying to make it a little easier on our readers. No, we won't be selling Blu-ray players for under $100, but we are compiling a tidy little list of our own complete with our top DVD buys of the season. Below you'll find a comprehensive guide to all of the hot titles that will be on the shelves this season,
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