Ken and Barbie To Get Their Own “Toy Story” Short Film Dan Koelsch, December 20, 2010December 20, 2010 Right around the time that Toy Story 3 came out in theaters this summer, we found out that the end of the trilogy will not be the end of the characters we’ve all grown to love (or met for the first time and had love at first sight). Characters from the series would be featured in a short film to debut in front of Cars 2, which opens next summer, and in other shorts down the road. Now we know that the first short will be Barbie and Ken-centric. Disney animator Floyd Norman tweeted about seeing a short film titled “Hawaii” featuring the two famous dolls:Saw the Pixar “Hawaii” short. Cute.Ken and Barbie want to go to Hawaii. I don’t know what it’s gonna be attached to. Fun stuff, however.While Norman doesn’t know what the short will be attached to (he later even says he doesn’t know what’s in front of Cars 2), Lee Unkrich (via AceShowBiz) confirmed that the short film that precedes Cars 2 will indeed be from Toy Story. Our faithful readers may remember that the viral video campaign Disney Pixar pushed forward featured the new character of Ken heavily. First we had an interview with Ken (voiced by Batman himself, Michael Keaton) titled “Groovin’ With Ken“, then we got a “Ken’s Dating Tips” video series. These were all pretty hilarious, and I really enjoyed the romance and comedic chemistry between Ken and Barbie (voiced by Jodi Benson) in the actual film. What do you think about a Barbie and Ken-centric Toy Story short? News Cars 2Toy Story 3
Repo Men Disappoints, Finishes 4th at Box Office March 22, 2010In a weekend dominated by news about health care, a fictional and stylized take on it was clearly not what audiences were looking for. Jude Law and Forest Whitaker’s science fiction thriller Repo Men disappointed with a 4th place finish at the box office. Hit the jump for the complete… Read More
Fassbender and McAvoy Answer Fans’ Questions In Latest “X-Perts” May 21, 2011While today’s biggest viral news concerns the awesome first look at Bane in 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises, this summer’s batch of films is hardly shying away from their own marketing efforts. It is hard to believe, but X-Men: First Class is two weeks from release, and their popular X-Perts… Read More
Tron Legacy: New Photo and Poster December 9, 2009December 9, 2009Thanks to our friends at HeyUGuys, we have a new poster and photo for the upcoming sequel to the cult classic Tron. You can see them in high resolution on their blog. With the viral campaign for Tron Legacy stalled, we won’t be reporting much on the general news for… Read More