Disney is looking at a loss of $150 million thanks to the bombing of their most recent effort, The Lone Ranger. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the big budget western is set to follow in the footsteps of the studio’s notorious 2012 flop, John Carter. Produced for approximately $250 million (not including marketing costs), The […]
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Albert Brooks will return for Finding Nemo 2
February 13, 2013 
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Last year it was announced that Andrew Stanton would return to the loving embrace of Pixar – following the flopping of his John Carter – to direct guaranteed money-spinner Finding Nemo 2. Deadline now reports Albert Brooks has closed “a fat deal” to reprise the role of nervy clownfish Marlin too. Ellen DeGeneres had already been set […]
Continue readingEllen DeGeneres in talks for Finding Nemo sequel
August 23, 2012 1 Comment
Disney Pixar is hoping to bring back Ellen DeGeneres for their upcoming sequel to Finding Nemo. According to The Hollywood Reporter, DeGeneres is in talks to reprise the role of forgetful Dory. It was revealed back in July that the original’s director, Andrew Stanton, had returned to Pixar to work on the project following the flopping of his John Carter. […]
Continue readingBoard to death – Battleship review
August 9, 2012 1 Comment
Battleship – Starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, and Rihanna. Directed by Peter Berg. Rated M. Originally published April 11, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Battleship is now available on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia. Blockbusters, ho! With the American summer sailing ever closer, audiences are bracing themselves for the inevitable onslaught of big-budget features that have made the period so highly anticipated (and feared). Though […]
Continue readingAndrew Stanton working on Finding Nemo 2
July 18, 2012 0 Comments
Andrew Stanton might swim back to the safety of Pixar following the failure of his John Carter, with Deadline claiming that the Oscar-winner has been hired to direct a sequel to Finding Nemo. The studio has reportedly been working on the project for months, with Stanton only signing on if Disney promised to let him […]
Continue readingBarsoom brawl – John Carter review
July 3, 2012 0 Comments
John Carter – Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, and Willem Dafoe. Directed by Andrew Stanton. Rated M. Originally published March 2, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. John Carter arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia July 4, 2012 It’s hard to imagine a time in which Star Wars wasn’t such a megalathon (a word I have invented to encapsulate the incomparable hugeness of its influence and cultural infiltration; […]
Continue readingThe Lone Ranger’s budget blows out (again)
June 15, 2012 0 Comments
Disney halted production on Gore Verbinski and Jerry Bruckheimer’s Lone Ranger last year when the budget ballooned to $250 million. Months later, with costs cut and star Johnny Depp agreeing to a smaller upfront fee, the Mousehouse gave it the go ahead. That lowered $215 million budget has since exploded back to $250 million (and […]
Continue readingG.I. Joe 2 delayed to accommodate for injection of more Channing Tatum
May 31, 2012 1 Comment
*The following article features mild spoilers for a version of the upcoming G.I. Joe movie that is being drastically changed anyway.* Deadline reveals the reason behind Paramount’s bizarre decision to delay the release of G.I. Joe: Retaliation: they are resurrecting Channing Tatum. TV ads had begun and billboards were up, all set for the U.S […]
Continue readingBoard to death – Battleship review
April 11, 2012 5 Comments
Battleship – Starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, and Rihanna. Directed by Peter Berg. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Blockbusters, ho! With the American summer sailing ever closer, audiences are bracing themselves for the inevitable onslaught of big-budget features that have made the period so highly anticipated (and feared). Though March releases John Carter and The Hunger Games threatened to kick off proceedings early, they failed; John Carter by not […]
Continue readingJohn Carter loses $200 million for Disney
March 20, 2012 2 Comments
Disney has released a statement informing investors that they expect a $200 million loss in the current fiscal quarter due to the catastrophic failure of John Carter at the box office. According to Deadline, this is “the biggest loss to date for a single film”, not including the $174 million hole left in Carolco Pictures’ pocket by […]
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 readingThe top 10 cinematic planets
March 9, 2012 5 Comments
The top 10 cinematic planets. By Simon Miraudo. This week sees the release of John Carter, formerly titled John Carter of Mars before Disney grew concerned that girls wouldn’t want to see a movie set on a planet that wasn’t Earth. To that we say: hooey! Some of the finest (admittedly, sci-fi) films have been […]
Continue readingBarsoom brawl – John Carter review
March 2, 2012 19 Comments
John Carter – Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, and Willem Dafoe. Directed by Andrew Stanton. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. It’s hard to imagine a time in which Star Wars wasn’t such a megalathon (a word I have invented to encapsulate the incomparable hugeness of its influence and cultural infiltration; nothing in the English language […]
Continue readingThe 10 most exciting films of 2012
January 4, 2012 12 Comments
The 10 most exciting films of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Apocalyptic Mayan prophecies be damned; we’re mighty excited for 2012. Not only will we get to see if Roland Emmerich’s vision of complete tectonic-destruction comes true (might be fun?), but we’ll also be treated to a batch of awesome-sounding feature films in the lead-up. Here […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: John Carter
December 2, 2011 0 Comments
A new trailer for Disney’s John Carter has been released and certainly gives us a taste of the grand scale of this epic fantasy. The Andrew Stanton directed adaptation of Edgar Rice Burrough’s novel stars Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights) as John Carter, who finds himself transported to Mars and unwittingly caught in a battle […]
Continue readingNew image from John Carter shows off giant, toothy ape
November 25, 2011 0 Comments
Entertainment Weekly has debuted a brand new image from Pixar alum Andrew Stanton‘s new action adventure John Carter, in which the eponymous hero faces off against a ferocious White Ape (Caesar eat your heart out). The film stars Taylor Kitsch as Carter, a confederate captain who finds himself transported to Mars and caught in a battle between its […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: John Carter
July 15, 2011 4 Comments
The teaser trailer for Andrew Stanton‘s John Carter (formerly John Carter of Mars) has debuted online. It’s a good morning for trailers to movies that have had a title change! The Disney film marks Stanton’s first live-action feature, having previously helmed the Oscar winners WALL-E and Finding Nemo. Taylor Kitsch stars as the eponymous Carter, who […]
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