Last year's animated flick
THE SMURFS has become quite a hit around the world, and as I announced before the sequel is planned for 2013. A fresh update on the production over at "The Hollywood Reporter" says that
Christina Ricci will lend her voice to Vexi, an evil version of Smurfette, who will again get her voice from that horrid screeching tart Katy Perry. It is also expected that
Neil Patrick Harris and
Hank Azaria will be in the cast again.
Meanwhile, Paramount has officially confirmed that
Saoirse Ronan has joined
Russell Crowe and
Jennifer Connelly in dark Biblical epic
NOAH and it was revealed that it will be a big, robust production of tremendous scale with the budget being at rather stunning $125 million.
HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
The first photo from
Ang Lee's upcoming movie adaptation of famous
LIFE OF PI novel is here. Ready to be released this December, the movie revolves around Pi Patel (young
Suraj Sharma), who shares a
lifeboat with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, a hyena, an injured zebra, and an orangutan after a shipwreck. All animals in the film are CGI, which makes this picture even more amazing, since the tiger looks
extremely realistic. The film will also star
Tobey Maguire and Gerard Depardieu.
Speaking of cute animals,
Pixar has released new pictures from this year's
biggest animated adventure BRAVE showing three
adorable little bears whom Merida comes upon during her mission, and there's also the picture of their mother trying to save Merida from a hole.
And your trailer for today is the first adorable one for the upcoming comedy drama
HOPE SPRINGS with
Meryl Streep and
Tommy Lee Jones
which will hit cinemas this August: Many years of marriage have left Maeve (
Meryl Streep) wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. When she hears of a famed relationship guru (
Steve Carell) in the town of Great Hope Springs, she must persuade her skeptical husband (
Tommy Lee Jones) to get on a plane for an intense week of marriage and sex therapy. Getting there was hard enough... Now shedding their bedroom hang ups, learning some new moves and rediscovering their youthful spark is when the real adventure begins.
lifeboat with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, a hyena, an injured zebra, and an orangutan after a shipwreck. All animals in the film are CGI, which makes this picture even more amazing, since the tiger looks 
extremely realistic. The film will also star Tobey Maguire and Gerard Depardieu. Speaking of cute animals, Pixar has released new pictures from this year's biggest animated adventure BRAVE showing three 
adorable little bears whom Merida comes upon during her mission, and there's also the picture of their mother trying to save Merida from a hole. 
PI looks like a Singh movie from the pic you posted.
ReplyDeleteit does :)
DeleteThe tiger's name is Richard Parker? That's...really funny.
ReplyDeleteit is, isn't it?
DeleteI'm gonna have to watch the first smurfs movie! I didn't realize who was in it! Can't wait for the sequel either! Wanna see the evil smurf!
ReplyDeleteLOL well, it was a cute film and we do love Neil Patrick Harris!
DeleteI am really surprised that Smurfs was a big hit. Though I guesss I did watch it with my kids! And I do love Neil Patrick Harris.
ReplyDeleteHope Springs looks cute.
it was an animated series of our childhoods so many people were nostalgic to see it.
DeleteHorrid screeching tart? Don't hold it in Dez, tell us how you really feel..haha Hope Springs doesn't look so bad either, Tommy Lee Jones usually makes half decent ones, ignoring that Man of the House thing and a few others.
ReplyDeletewell I have to speak my heart out sometimes :)
DeleteHe is a kinda weird combination with Meryl, isn't he?
Yeah the combination is very weird. But I suppose that is why they need Carroll's help with the humpty hump..haha...nothing wrong with telling it like it is, the cat does that all the time.
DeleteTommy is just weird in these kind of films, he doesn't look like someone who has a wife, especially not the divine Meryl :)
DeleteSometimes the cat says too much and should have his tongue removed from his silly little head. How would he lick his arse then?
Deleteyes, we couldn't possibly do that to him, we shall spare his tongue, where else would we get the pics for tabloids around the world?
DeleteYeah he doesn't mix well with women in general really. That cat can grow his tongue back just so you know, it was an experiment gone wrong. Well right for me.
DeleteThe blue guy is all over my shore today.
you have lizard genes, cat?
DeleteAll over your shore? Hope that means something naughty :)
Pixar is busy this year!
ReplyDeletecertainly is!
DeleteHope Springs looks a little predictable, but it could be funny to watch Meryl Streep in that part. "I just can't do that!"
ReplyDeleteand it looks so cute :) But, then again, Meryl is always cute!
DeleteI cringed when I read Katy Perry. I used to love to hear her music but got over it very quickly. Neil Patrick Harris on the other hand, he is adorable and funny!
ReplyDeletewhen I first heard FIREWORKS I almost lost my ears to her horrid screeching. Such terrible singing is almost unimaginable.
DeleteHope Springs looks delightful. I like the actors.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's AMAZING what they can do with CGI these days. Soooo looking forward to Brave, of course.
BRAVE will be beyond amazing :) You have a new trailer for it over at our Facebook page :)
DeleteI really want to see Hope Springs! It looks like something very different. Oh, and I love Christina Ricci!! But, I'm not sure about the smurfs. I've never seen the show before!
ReplyDeleteYou haven't? Omg, JAxy, where do you live? :)
DeleteI think I have to drag my hubby to see Hope Springs..ha..ha...and that Noah budget is epic high ~
ReplyDeleteHappy day Dez~
he might learn something :))
DeleteHappy day to you as well!
Life of Pi looks amazing, really looking forward to that one.
ReplyDeletehey, Cesta, long time no see :)
DeleteI haven't seen smurf yet and the sequel is already being prepared...how late can I be ;)
ReplyDeleteIf I am not mistaken, Hank Azaria is Bart Simpson, right?
ow...I havent seen Tommy Lee in ages, I like that old man. I would love to see him with streep.
I haven't seen THE SMURFS either, but I do like the series on TV :)
DeleteNo, Bart gets his voice from an actress, Hank is Mo the pub keeper.
I don't know. Hope Springs sounds a little odd to watch, however, Streep is a great actress so I will probably check it out.
ReplyDeleteit is a bit odd, isn't it? :)
DeleteLife of Pi should be great. I loved the book. And I do love Meryl so this trailer had me intrigued.
ReplyDeleteshe is so great in it, isn't she?
DeleteI'm so glad to see something like Hope Springs on the screen. Rarely do I see films that deal with issues that are relevant to my life because they're all made for young people. As a woman who has been married for 22 years, this is very very funny and a bit true!! My daughter is waiting for Life of Pi and I'm waiting with her. It's going to be visually amazing and I'll be watching it to see the influence of Kurasawa as well.
ReplyDeleteHow is it possible that you've been married for 22 years, when you are only 35? :)
DeleteDarling, you'll have to add a few years to the 35 to get to my age.
DeleteOK, 37 it is then :)
Deletethey're making another smurf's movie?
ReplyDeleteokay...
this world needs more Smurf movies :)
DeleteSad I know, but I actually quite enjoyed The Smurfs movie. The girls loved it!
ReplyDeletePlus Ricci is ding dong!
ding dong, I like the word and I might borrow it :)
DeleteRicci hasn't done anything in a while has she and the The Life of Pi pic is stunning!
ReplyDeleteRicci had that PAN AM TV show last year at ABC but it was cancelled :)
DeleteI couldn't stand more than about 2 minutes of the smurfs, though I didn't really like it as a kid either. I'm not hyped about a Noah movie, since it's rare they do biblical movies well without putting a spin on it. Hope Springs however, sounds great. Two stellar performers in the leading roles, I'd watch it just because of them.
ReplyDeleteoh, Eric, you grumpster, how can you not like the Smurfs :PPP
DeleteThe superb Saoirse Ronan in Noah. People are sure taking notice of this wonderful actress!
ReplyDeleteshe is lovely, isn't she?
DeleteSmurfette = blue; blue = beautiful
ReplyDeletenot so much if we're talking about blue bruises and such things...
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