Tag: A Monster Calls
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10 Animation Talents to Track on the Canary Islands Animation Scene
The Canary Islands are attracting illustrious animation directors and art directors from France and the Spanish mainland, as local talent is returning and building:Daniel Albaladejo RoblesGrowing up on the island of Tenerife at a time when pursuing a career in animation and film was out of bounds, Albaladejo moved to Madrid to study both subjects…
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Prequel to Russell Crowe’s ‘Master and Commander’ in the Works
It looks like the tide is turning on “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.” Despite being criticized by Twitter for being too long, Fox is interested in giving audiences more adventures on the high seas.Initially reported via Deadline, it seems the newly minted 20th Century Studios is working on a prequel to…
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‘Master & Commander’ Prequel In The Works At 20th Century Studios
“The courage to do the impossible lies in the hearts of men” was the tagline for 2003’s “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” and clearly, some studio exec has taken that notion to heart. 20th Century Studios is looking to restart a big on-the-high-seas action pic and potential franchise. Deadline reports that…
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New ‘Master And Commander’ Movie In Works At 20th Century With Patrick Ness Penning Script
Exclusive: 20th Century is looking to head back to the high seas as sources tell Deadline the studio is developing a new Master and Commander pic with A Monster Calls scribe Patrick Ness adapting the script. Insiders add it is still early days and no director or talent is attached at this time.The 2003 pic…
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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’: How J. A. Bayona and the VFX Team Channeled Classic Horror Movies
For his dino out of jungle sequel, “Fallen Kingdom,” director J. A. Bayona (“A Monster Calls”) channeled classic horror in collaboration with Industrial Light & Magic, especially during the final battle in a Gothic mansion between Blue, the heroic Velociraptor, and the new weaponized monster hybrid, the Indoraptor.“If you think about kids playing with dinosaurs,…
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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Reviews: What the Critics Are Saying
Reviews are trickling in for “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” and the fifth “Jurassic” installment seems to have left critics mostly satisfied, though still yearning for a little more from yet another dinosaur-filled action-adventure ride. “Fallen Kingdom” currently sits at a 69% on Rotten Tomatoes, a dip from its 2015 predecessor, “Jurassic World,” which finished at…
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Watch: ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Features More Dinosaurs Than All the Other Films Combined
Universal Pictures has released a new behind-the-scenes featurette for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom to celebrate National Dinosaur Day, and fittingly this featurette is all about the dinosaurs found in Jurassic World 2. Directed by J.A. Bayona (A Monster Calls), the sequel finds Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) returning to the now abandoned…
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Producer Admits That J.A. Bayona Was First Choice To Helm ‘Jurassic World’ Before Colin Trevorrow
Filmmaker J.A. Bayona is making the leap from moderately-budgeted films to massive blockbusters this summer with the release of “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.” Previously, the director was best known for his films “A Monster Calls,” “The Orphanage,” and “The Impossible,” but now will have a (probable) billion-dollar film under his belt. And in a recent…
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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Teases New Footage Ahead of Next Week’s Trailer
Sometimes Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom wants to sell you on the idea that the plot focuses on protecting dinosaurs from a natural disaster, and other times it wants to scare the bejesus out of you with the said-same dinosaurs. This new chunk of footage, which arrives ahead of next week’s new trailer, does the latter.…
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I Kill Giants review – a ginormous waste of time
This trashy family fantasy – in which a lonely girl hunts giants in a handily creepy forest – confuses fake jeopardy with dramaThere should be a separate genre heading for this film: time-wasting droopy fantasy. It is based on a graphic novel by Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura and directed by the Danish film-maker Anders…