Tag: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
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Phil Lord & Chris Miller Will Chronicle Dennis Rodman’s Wild 48 Hours In Vegas
Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the filmmakers behind projects like “21 Jump Street,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” and “The Last Man on Earth,” have found a new producing gig. Lionsgate has won the rights to distribute “48 Hours in Vegas,” a film about the whirlwind period of time during the Chicago Bulls’ 1998 NBA…
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‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Review: Lord and Miller’s Robot Apocalypse Lives Up to ‘Lego Batman’ and ‘Spider-Verse’
One minute your kid is born, and the next — almost literally, for some of us — you start to panic about that inevitable moment somewhere down the line when this helpless little blob creature isn’t going to need you anymore. As soon as they start to crawl you’re confronted with the cold reality that…
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Animation Directors Nora Twomey and Kris Pearn Set for Free View Conference Virtual ‘Meet the Masters’ Conversation
“The Breadwinner” director Nora Twomey will join “The Willoughbys” director Kris Pearn for a free “Meet the Masters” virtual conversation presented by the View Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 24, beginning at 10 a.m. Pt.Twomey, who is co-founder and creative director of Ireland’s animation studio Cartoon Saloon, produced the studio’s current film, “Wolfwalkers,” was head of…
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‘The Willoughbys’ Director on Casting Will Forte and Adapting Lois Lowry’s Book for Screen
“The Willoughbys” hits Netflix this Wednesday, the latest in the streaming platform’s slate of animated, family-friendly features.Based on the Lois Lowry books, the film follows the four Willoughby children, who live in a house where their self-centered parents neglect them, depriving them of love. The children devise a plan to send their parents on a…
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Lord & Miller Talk About Deciding Which Spider-People Appear in ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ (And The One They Almost Killed Off) [Interview]
Bonnie and Clyde. Beavis and Butthead. Lord and Miller. Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the guys who brought us The Lego Movie and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, are often mentioned in the same breath and referred to as a creative pair. So it was somewhat surprising when Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the excellent…
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Robert Osher Joins Miramax as Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel
Industry veteran Robert Osher has joined Miramax as chief operating officer and general counsel.Miramax CEO Bill Block made the announcement Monday. Osher, who led Sony’s digital division for seven years as president of Sony Pictures Digital Productions, will be part of Miramax’s new task force focusing on growing its strategy in film, television, and mergers…