Tag: Trolls
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‘Across the Spider-Verse,’ ‘Elemental’ and ‘Trolls 3’ Directors Announced for Top Animated Contenders Panel at Scad Savannah Film Fest (Exclusive)
Animated feature directors of “Elemental,” “Nimona,” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” and “Trolls Band Together” will attend the second annual “Sketch to Screen: Top Animated Contenders” panel at Scad Savannah Film Festival.Hosted by Clayton Davis, senior awards editor for Variety, the panel will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 24. On…
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Nsync Reunites on ‘Better Place,’ First Release in Nearly 20 Years
Fresh off a headline-making reunion, Nsync is back with its first release in nearly 20 years, “Better Place.” The single was released on Friday as part of the “Trolls Band Together” soundtrack.With 19 years passing since Justin Timberlake left the group and 10 since their last group performance, rumors about Nsync reuniting at the VMAs…
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Trolls Band Together Is Making A Complete Nsync Reunion Happen
“Bye, Bye, Bye?” More like “Hello, Hello, Hello!” Okay, that doesn’t roll off the tongue nearly as well, but that’s why I leave the songwriting to the actual musicians. Anyway, if you’ve been tuned into the world of pop music lately, you’ve no doubt gotten wind that Nsync has been up to … something. The…
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‘Trolls Band Together’ Brings Back Boys Band’s Culture to Ecstatic Annecy Fans in Exclusive Sneak Peek
When DreamWorks purchased the “Trolls” franchise in 2013, it seemed like an odd revival. The furry creatures had been lost in the 1990’s after being the toy fad of a generation.Since then, DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures managed to turn this IP back into a multi-million dollar success story, powered by catchy songs from star-studded…
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DreamWorks Continues to ‘Subvert the Hero’s Journey’ With ‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ and ‘Orion and the Dark’
DreamWorks Animation is committing to “subverting the hero’s journey,” said president Margie Cohn at Annecy, introducing “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” and “Orion and the Dark.”One of the big U.S. world premieres at Annecy, the world’s biggest animation festival, “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” featured at a DreamWorks Animation studio focus at Annecy, the world’s biggest animation…
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‘The Bad Guys’ Steals No. 1 Spot at Box Office With 25 Million Opening
Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s “The Bad Guys” made off with the No.1 spot at the box office this weekend, earning 8 million on opening day for an estimated 25 million opening from 4,009 theaters, and beating box office projections for a poor opening in the mid-teens.While that launch is nowhere near the opening for past DreamWorks films…
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‘The Bad Guys’: DreamWorks Embraces the Latest 2D Trend for Its CG Heist Comedy
The influence of “Into the Spider-Verse” continues to infiltrate the Hollywood mainstream, with DreamWorks’ latest heist comedy, “The Bad Guys,” following in the footsteps of “The Mitchells vs. The Machines,” “Luca,” and “Turning Red” to subvert CG animation with a handmade, illustrated look. First-time feature director Pierre Perifel definitely wanted to break through the “boring”…
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Can’t Stop The Trolls: Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick Return In New Holiday Special Coming To NBC
If you thought the Minions were bad enough, allow me to reintroduce you to the unstoppable might of the “Trolls” franchise. At least the Minions were forever immortalized as ancient American gods in that one incredible scene in “Mortal Engines” a couple of years back. What can “Trolls” consider to be its claim to fame?…
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Oscars 2021: Best Original Song Predictions
The music branch of the Academy often leans into pop stars in this category, partly because the members want to see stars like last year’s winner, Elton John for “Rocketman,” sing their original songs on the Oscar stage. But that may not be possible in this pandemic year. Voters also go for hit songs from…
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‘The Rental’ Is Second Film Ever to Be #1 on Both Theatrical and VOD Charts at Same Time
For only the second time in the five months of parallel theatrical/Video on Demand releases, one film led grosses both in available theaters and on at least one home viewing chart. Dave Franco’s “The Rental” (IFC) grossed $404,000 in 250 theaters, two thirds of them drive-ins, to easily best several library titles made available this…