We don’t have any real information on this enigmatic Brad Bird/Damon Lindelof/George Clooney collaboration, but we’ll take what we can get! According to EW, the project formerly known as 1952 has been rechristened Tomorrowland. Seeing as this is a Disney production, it’s fair to assume that this movie is somehow related to the futuristic Disneyland attraction of the same name. […]
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George Clooney considers Brad Bird’s mysterious 1952
November 12, 2012 
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George Clooney might star in Brad Bird’s upcoming – and ultra-mysterious – Disney picture 1952. According to Variety, Clooney is negotiating to star in the flick, which has been penned by Damon Lindelof (Prometheus, Lost, general internet scorn) and Jeff Jensen. Though details are under wraps, sources close to the production describe it as “‘Close Encounters of […]
Continue readingBrad Bird teams with Lost producer Damon Lindelof for 1952
May 4, 2012 0 Comments
Colour us intrigued! Pixar alum and Ghost Protocol director Brad Bird is set to direct 1952, a mysterious new script from Lost producer Damon Lindelof. According to Deadline, Disney tasked Lindelof with writing the screenplay last year. Details are under wraps, but it’s supposedly “a big-scale tentpole film.” Note that it is not 1906, the epic Earthquake flick […]
Continue readingInterview: Chris Miller & Phil Lord (21 Jump Street)
March 14, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Chris Miller & Phil Lord (Directors of 21 Jump Street). By Simon Miraudo. Chris Miller and Phil Lord are following in the footsteps of Brad Bird and Andrew Stanton (just barely) before them, leaving behind the world of animation and making their live-action feature debut. However, unlike Pixar alumni Bird and Stanton – who began the […]
Continue readingInterview: Brad Bird (director of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol)
December 14, 2011 1 Comment
Interview: Brad Bird (director of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol). By Simon Miraudo. Though his name may not be as iconic as Steven Spielberg’s, or as ubiquitous as Mission: Impossible producer J.J. Abrams’, director Brad Bird has one of the best batting averages in the biz. Having spent a number of years writing and directing for […]
Continue readingChoose to accept – Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol review
December 13, 2011 0 Comments
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg. Directed by Brad Bird. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The Mission: Impossible franchise is one of the most uneven in cinematic history, with the quality wildly fluctuating from one instalment to the next. The Brian De Palma-directed opener was promising, if deeply […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol
June 29, 2011 1 Comment
The first teaser trailer for Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol has debuted online, featuring Tom Cruise once again doing the impossible. The question is: does ‘the impossible’ include resurrecting the M:I franchise? Although Mission Impossible 3 was far from a disappointment (it’s widely considered to be the best of the trilogy), the film hardly set […]
Continue reading>Head to Head – Ratatouille
November 30, 2010 8 Comments
> When it comes to debating Pixar films, the argument often sounds like this: “Was it brilliant, or just really, really excellent?” Brad Bird’s Ratatouille – the tale of a young rat who discovers his true calling in a Parisian restaurant’s kitchen – is as beloved as any Pixar film; nabbing the Best Animated Feature […]
Continue readingMission: Impossible 4 given new/spooky title
October 28, 2010 0 Comments
The team behind Mission: Impossible 4 convened at a press conference in Dubai yesterday to reveal some details about their upcoming adventure, offering the film’s official title in the process (yep, it’s been a big week for title announcements). The film shall be known as Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Can we now assume that […]
Continue readingJeremy Renner cast in Mission: Impossible 4. Will he take over franchise?
August 26, 2010 0 Comments
Remember how we discussed the possibility of Aussie actor Christopher Egan starring as Tom Cruise’s sidekick in Mission: Impossible 4? Well, never mind. Deadline are reporting that The Hurt Locker’s Jeremy Renner has scored the role. Paramount Pictures were looking for a co-star to Cruise who could potentially carry on the franchise in the future. […]
Continue readingAussie actor to team up with Cruise for M:I 4?
August 25, 2010 0 Comments
Australia’s own Chris Egan will test for the plum role of Tom Cruise‘s sidekick in Paramount Pictures upcoming Mission: Impossible 4. According to Deadline, Egan (Home and Away, Crush, Letters to Juliet) will compete with a couple of other young actors for the role. Keven Zegers (Transamerica) and Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker) will also […]
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