EXCLUSIVE: New Line is scratching at a start date on Hello Kitty. The studio, which set the rights to make a film based on the global brand in 2019, has set Jennifer Coyle and Leo Matsuda to direct what will be an animated/live-action hybrid effort.
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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorA wealth of visual effects were used to take viewers into the Imperial City and create epic fight sequences for Disney’s live-action “Mulan.”VFX houses around the world including Crafty Apes, Framestore, Image Engine, Sony Pictures Imageworks and Weta Digital all joined forces in bringing the film to life.The key to the film’s visual effects was to have audiences immersed in the vibrant world of “Mulan” and make them feel a part of the landscape and action.
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.EXCLUSIVE: New Line is scratching at a start date on Hello Kitty. The studio, which set the rights to make a film based on the global brand in 2019, has set Jennifer Coyle and Leo Matsuda to direct what will be an animated/live-action hybrid effort.
EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Alexander has joined the cast of Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Halle Bailey will portray Ariel, a mermaid princess who dreams of being a human, while Melissa McCarthy is playing her evil aunt Ursula. Javier Bardem is on board to play King Triton.
Nick Jonas fans are getting double the treat this week as the 28-year-old singer didn't just drop a new solo single titled Spaceman, but will also be tackling double duty as host and performer on the iconic variety show Saturday Night Live.
Cottonwood Media, German public broadcaster ZDF and its co-pro and distribution arm ZDF Enterprises, HBO Max and Brazil’s Globo are teaming to produce “Theodosia,” a big new live action kids adventure series targeting family audiences.No budget is given for the 26-part half hour series.
Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.
Teresa Giudice has fallen hard for businessman Luis “Louie” Ruelas ever since they began dating in Nov. 2020. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star admitted on Valentine’s Day that she had “found love” with the hunky businessman, yet her co-star Jennifer Aydin could see how in love the pair was when she had them over for a January couples dinner at her home along with her husband Bill Aydin, she told HollywoodLife.com in an EXCLUSIVE interview.
Dora The Explorer and The Fairly Odd Parents are getting the live-action TV treatment.
EXCLUSIVE: Monster High, the ghoulish toy line, is getting another stab at television with a new animated series and the franchise’s first live-action project.
A new report has revealed that the next Marvel characters to join the live action universe might be the Big Hero 6 superheroes.
link!“We’re keen to hear from anyone interested in getting on board to help take this vision forward.”Work is expected to start on the project in April, with the new hub open by the end of the year.This year the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund has awarded £24.1 million to 26 new projects in disadvantaged and remote communities around Scotland to support regeneration and employment projects.
Wednesday, the eight-part show has been described as a coming-of-age comedy by Netflix and a “sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy.”The series is set to follow “Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago – all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Stax Music Academy, Concord — which owns the legendary soul label Stax Records — has announced the Concord Stax Scholarships, which will provide full tuition to at least 20 students in each year over the next five school years. According to the announcement, Concord has pledged “a minimum of $1 million through donations from its owners, team members, friends and partners.” With this new funding, the
Going public! Scott Disick and Amelia Gray Hamlin took their love to Instagram for the first time while celebrating Valentine’s Day.
Filmmakers will find a way. Pandemic, war, economic collapse? They’ll find a way.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Los Angeles-based music and technology company Create Music Group has launched a beta version of Create Carbon, a credit card that it says will give music creators the ability to access their royalties as soon as they’re earned, rather waiting to receive them via regular monthly payouts.The company prides itself on showing artists how much money they’re making on a daily basis by pulling millions of different data points from sources like Spotify, Apple Music
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New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Maluma celebrated his birthday with a brand new album, FKA Twigs teamed up Headie One & Fred Again.. for a powerful new single and Selena Gomez previewed her upcoming Spanish language release with a Rauw Alejandro collab.Plus, Joshua Bassett teased his upcoming debut with yet another single drop and the boys of PRETTYMUCH dropped their new