Listen to the “Saving Mr. Banks” Press Conference Dan Koelsch, December 11, 2013December 10, 2013 Walt Disney Pictures’ Saving Mr. Banks tells the story of how one of the most popular movies of all time came to be. The film shows the writing process for Mary Poppins and the difficult relationship between Walt Disney and author PL Travers, played by Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, respectively. Last month, Disney held a press conference with the cast and crew at the Beverly Hills Hotel (where a few scenes from the film take place), and you can listen to it all after the break. In attendance at the press conference were actors Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Bradley Whitford, B.J. Novak, and Jason Schwartzman, as well as director John Lee Hancock, co-writer Kelly Marcel, and producer Alison Owen. Be sure to check out Saving Mr. Banks when it opens nationwide this Friday. News Press ConferenceSaving Mr. Banks
Weekend Box Office: Crazy People Win March 1, 2010 February isn’t a blockbuster month, so while the top four grossing films this weekend made less than Avatar did alone on it’s second weekend out, there were definitely some success stories. Now that the actuals are in, which movie about crazy people won out, The Crazies or Shutter Island? Find… Read More
Bad Robot Producing a Heist Film? March 17, 2009March 14, 2010 Paramount has nabbed big screen rights to an upcoming Wired magazine article about a band of Italian diamond thieves. J.J. Abrams is producing through his Bad Robot company. Joshua Davis, who has turned a number of his Wired articles into feature projects, wrote the story for the April issue of… Read More
ARGs & Campaigns D23 Expo 2013: New “Tomorrowland” Domain Ties Into Disney Expo And A Possible App August 9, 2013 With Disney’s D23 Expo in full effect this weekend, it’s only a matter of time before we know more details about the secretive Tomorrowland project that’s being directed by Brad Bird. Well, to be exact, we should find out more about the movie during the Walt Disney Studios live action… Read More