- Posted by Rusty
I won’t waste time babbling on this one. Just check out the brand-new Toy Story 3 trailer above—it’s wonderful. Pixar is becoming (if it’s not already) the only sure thing in Hollywood, and if anyone can make a perfect trilogy of films to rival Lord of the Rings, it’s these guys.
This is a great tease—it’s tiny, and we only get a tempting, bare-bones view of the plot. We learn that Andy, the little boy from the first two films, is now all grown-up and leaving for college, and so his mom donates Woody and the gang to the worst place imaginable—an absolute hell for our favorite toys—preschool! The laughs are plenty in this little clip, especially that final gag...but it still doesn’t forget that emotional punch that made the series so great. Look at that shot of Woody, alone in Andy’s room, unwanted and probably unplayed with for years. Pixar’s not afraid to dig deeper, and, after Up, I can’t wait to see what they do here. Toy Story 3 hits theaters June 18, 2010—next summer can’t come soon enough!
What do you guys think of the Toy Story 3 trailer? Excited to see the final product? There’s probably going to be a longer trailer closer to the film’s release, but, for now, I think this is a fantastic taste of what we could expect come next June.
P.S. If anyone’s interested, the Toy Story 3D Double Feature that’s currently in theaters has just been extended. So, if you missed it, now’s your chance to catch two of the very best animated films in a cool two-for-one deal.
Trailers courtesy of Trailer Addict. [end of post]
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The Daily Munchies: Disney Buys Marvel?!
- Posted by Rusty
Source: Variety
(Found via Cinematical)
Um, did anyone see this coming? It was all over the news on Monday, so I’m sorry for the late comment…but we just have to mention this. Check out Variety for the whole story, but, yep, as it now stands, Disney bought Marvel Entertainment—that source of so much comic-book superhero goodness, like Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four, and much, much more—for the huge chunk of change of $4 billion. This was completely out of the blue, especially since Marvel, which started independently financing their own films (beginning with 2008's “Iron Man”), seemed to be doing great on their own. These guys have four more films planned for the next 3 years (“Iron Man 2,” “Thor,” “Captain America,” and the extremely anticipated cross-over superhero team-up, “The Avengers”), and after that…well, it looks like Disney will oversee the next round of Marvel heroes to hit the screen.
The online world’s filled with opinions right now, and a lot of these guys know way more than me… but, in all honesty, this could be a very good thing. I’m a positive person in general, but I think this will turn out well for both parties. Marvel could gain the cushy support of the House of Mouse, while the Disney brand will inherit edgier, more adult-skewing fare than, say, Hannah Montana.
This really reminds me of a few years back, when Disney finally bought Pixar for a similar amount, and then placed Pixar head genius John Lasseter as the Creative Director of the whole Disney Animation wing. From that deal, Pixar got to have autonomy and creative freedom, while gaining Disney’s epic marketing power to back them up—a perfect match between talent and resources.
I think something similar will happen here. Marvel will likely continue to operate independently (while brainstorming with Disney), and then have Disney to supply the advertising and product-spin-off onslaught. Can you picture that? Disney Channel, ABC, Happy Meals, Disneyland rides—the possibilities are endless, and if Marvel continues to make great films like “Iron Man,” it’ll be very much worth it. Plus, could we get a Pixar/Marvel movie down the line? (Especially since Pixar’s Fantastic Four-inspired “The Incredibles” was infinitely better than that superhero team’s own movie) Ah, that would be insanely awesome…
I have a lot of faith in Disney (after all, they gave me two of my favorite movies with “Aladdin” and the first “Pirates of the Caribbean”, not to mention the countless cartoons I grew up on)—they’ve had their stumbles, but when they’re firing on all creative cylinders, it’s a constant treat for us viewers. Considering how many Marvel Comics characters exist that have yet to be adapted (probably upwards of 4,000), this could be a very interesting new partnership down the line.
In the meanwhile, we’ll have “Iron Man 2” hitting theaters next year (with a trailer sometime in the next few months), “Thor” and “Captain America” in 2011, and the Downey Jr.-led “The Avengers” blasting away in 2012.
What do you guys think? Could Disney and Marvel become the new Disney/Pixar-like powerhouse? Or does this merger of the family-friendly empire and badass superheroes have disaster written all over it? Guess we'll just have to wait and see...
Images courtesy of Marvel and Walt Disney Pictures.
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Source: Variety
(Found via Cinematical)
Um, did anyone see this coming? It was all over the news on Monday, so I’m sorry for the late comment…but we just have to mention this. Check out Variety for the whole story, but, yep, as it now stands, Disney bought Marvel Entertainment—that source of so much comic-book superhero goodness, like Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four, and much, much more—for the huge chunk of change of $4 billion. This was completely out of the blue, especially since Marvel, which started independently financing their own films (beginning with 2008's “Iron Man”), seemed to be doing great on their own. These guys have four more films planned for the next 3 years (“Iron Man 2,” “Thor,” “Captain America,” and the extremely anticipated cross-over superhero team-up, “The Avengers”), and after that…well, it looks like Disney will oversee the next round of Marvel heroes to hit the screen.
The online world’s filled with opinions right now, and a lot of these guys know way more than me… but, in all honesty, this could be a very good thing. I’m a positive person in general, but I think this will turn out well for both parties. Marvel could gain the cushy support of the House of Mouse, while the Disney brand will inherit edgier, more adult-skewing fare than, say, Hannah Montana.
This really reminds me of a few years back, when Disney finally bought Pixar for a similar amount, and then placed Pixar head genius John Lasseter as the Creative Director of the whole Disney Animation wing. From that deal, Pixar got to have autonomy and creative freedom, while gaining Disney’s epic marketing power to back them up—a perfect match between talent and resources.
I think something similar will happen here. Marvel will likely continue to operate independently (while brainstorming with Disney), and then have Disney to supply the advertising and product-spin-off onslaught. Can you picture that? Disney Channel, ABC, Happy Meals, Disneyland rides—the possibilities are endless, and if Marvel continues to make great films like “Iron Man,” it’ll be very much worth it. Plus, could we get a Pixar/Marvel movie down the line? (Especially since Pixar’s Fantastic Four-inspired “The Incredibles” was infinitely better than that superhero team’s own movie) Ah, that would be insanely awesome…
I have a lot of faith in Disney (after all, they gave me two of my favorite movies with “Aladdin” and the first “Pirates of the Caribbean”, not to mention the countless cartoons I grew up on)—they’ve had their stumbles, but when they’re firing on all creative cylinders, it’s a constant treat for us viewers. Considering how many Marvel Comics characters exist that have yet to be adapted (probably upwards of 4,000), this could be a very interesting new partnership down the line.
In the meanwhile, we’ll have “Iron Man 2” hitting theaters next year (with a trailer sometime in the next few months), “Thor” and “Captain America” in 2011, and the Downey Jr.-led “The Avengers” blasting away in 2012.
What do you guys think? Could Disney and Marvel become the new Disney/Pixar-like powerhouse? Or does this merger of the family-friendly empire and badass superheroes have disaster written all over it? Guess we'll just have to wait and see...
Images courtesy of Marvel and Walt Disney Pictures.
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The Daily Munchies: Summer Movie Poll Results
- Posted by Rusty
Thanks to all of you guys who took our “Favorite Summer Movie” poll. We’re still pretty new to the blogging thing, and we discovered that polling feature out of the blue—so, we just put it in with a “eh, what the hell” kind of vibe. We’ll have more polls for you later, of course, but I thought this one had a pretty interesting result, so here’s a quick comment on that.
Of the 10 summer blockbusters we listed, “Star Trek” was far and away the winner, with 8 votes. A close 2nd was “Up” (forgot how much I loved that one) with 6 votes, and “District 9” and “Inglourious Basterds” with 3 each. I’m pretty much on the same page—there were a number of good movies this summer (like “Harry Potter,” which kind of got ignored in the results, or great indies like “500 Days of Summer,” which I stupidly forgot to put in the poll), but “Star Trek” was the most exhilarating, just-plain-fun movie I’ve seen in a while—the kind of movie I couldn’t wait to see again, or just buy the DVD and make my friends watch it (who either thought it was too geeky, or, as one of my closest friends, Cory, said it: “I’m a ‘Star Wars’ guy—I can’t just switch teams.”). Luke and I are huge fans of J.J. Abrams to begin with (a crazy little show called “LOST” sealed that obsession), but Abrams made me care about a franchise I had zero interest in, and he gave us a blockbuster that ably mixed great characters and amazing action. It actually reminded me of the first "Pirates of the Caribbean”—another much-loved, huge adventure film that had something for everyone—and it’s cool to see that “Star Trek” still resonates with people 4 months after it came out. The soon-to-come sequel (with “LOST” co-creator Damon Lindelof writing the script!) should rock.
Oh, and “Up” was wonderful too, of course…but, at this point, Pixar can just do no wrong!
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Thanks to all of you guys who took our “Favorite Summer Movie” poll. We’re still pretty new to the blogging thing, and we discovered that polling feature out of the blue—so, we just put it in with a “eh, what the hell” kind of vibe. We’ll have more polls for you later, of course, but I thought this one had a pretty interesting result, so here’s a quick comment on that.
Of the 10 summer blockbusters we listed, “Star Trek” was far and away the winner, with 8 votes. A close 2nd was “Up” (forgot how much I loved that one) with 6 votes, and “District 9” and “Inglourious Basterds” with 3 each. I’m pretty much on the same page—there were a number of good movies this summer (like “Harry Potter,” which kind of got ignored in the results, or great indies like “500 Days of Summer,” which I stupidly forgot to put in the poll), but “Star Trek” was the most exhilarating, just-plain-fun movie I’ve seen in a while—the kind of movie I couldn’t wait to see again, or just buy the DVD and make my friends watch it (who either thought it was too geeky, or, as one of my closest friends, Cory, said it: “I’m a ‘Star Wars’ guy—I can’t just switch teams.”). Luke and I are huge fans of J.J. Abrams to begin with (a crazy little show called “LOST” sealed that obsession), but Abrams made me care about a franchise I had zero interest in, and he gave us a blockbuster that ably mixed great characters and amazing action. It actually reminded me of the first "Pirates of the Caribbean”—another much-loved, huge adventure film that had something for everyone—and it’s cool to see that “Star Trek” still resonates with people 4 months after it came out. The soon-to-come sequel (with “LOST” co-creator Damon Lindelof writing the script!) should rock.
Oh, and “Up” was wonderful too, of course…but, at this point, Pixar can just do no wrong!
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