Easy guide to production
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Star Wars is the crown jewel in Lucasfilm's stable of films, which is why Disney spent over four billion dollars securing the production studio. But with it they also get another popular franchise with Indiana Jones. Earlier today Disney chairman Alan Horn … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) The long in development adaptation of MEG: A Novel of Deep Terror has found a new potential person to helm the project, as director Eli Roth has left the project. National Treasure and The Sorcerer's Apprentice director, Jon Turteltaub is now circling the … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) The new trailer for Pixar's long awaited Finding Nemo sequel Finding Dory is here. The animated follow-up to the beloved 2003 box office hit, which will hit screens this summer, once again features the voice talents of Ellen DeGeneres (Dory) and Albert Brooks … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) There are currently two major Star Wars films in production right now: Episode VIII and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. LucasFilm and Disney have been keeping a tight lid on both films, so very little is known outside of speculation and tantalizing tidbits of … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Lucasfilm and Disney surprised fans by releasing a special announcement trailer for Star Wars: Episode VIII, which just started production. Take a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQQMLE4FuIQ The first shots are from the island where Luke … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) For a film about space travel, none of the past Star Wars films has ever traveled to the final frontier to shoot space on film. If director Colin Trevorrow has his way, Star Wars: Episode IX will be the first to shoot in space. During the 'Power of Story: The … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Disaster movies tend to feature larger than life characters who heroically save people. Disaster movies based on true stories tend to dwell on the charismatic leaders who heroically save people, despite the odds. Those films tend to also feature incompetent people … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Looks like the ripples of Star Wars: Episode VIII changing its release date have become tidal waves. It was announced that the next film set in a galaxy far, far away would be delayed to December 15, 2017 from its original May 26, 2017 date, and now a whole bunch … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) One of the things that made the ending of Star Wars: The Force Awakens really exciting was that Episode VIII would be just a year and five months away (May 2017). A few days ago on Meet The Movie Press a rumor came out that the script was being rewritten, which … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Following the record breaking success of Star Wars: The Force nderswakens, movie fans are set to enjoy a bumper year of visual effects-driven tentpole blockbuster movies. Indeed, with the the long awaited Star Wars sequel having destroyed Avatar's box office record, … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) It was a just a matter of time before Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke Avatar's box office record, but the new Star Wars film managed to do it in just under three weeks. Disney issued a release (via Deadline) saying: "This afternoon [January 6, 2016], with early … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) So I saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the third time last night. After seeing it in IMAX 3D and a showing in conventional 4K projection, I was eager to see just what Dolby Vision brought to the party with their HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology. With just a … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Star Wars: The Force Awakens is rewriting the history books and is set to ease past Avatar's domestic box office haul this week, if not today (Monday, January 4, 2016). Episode VII, directed by JJ Abrams, has already smashed the North America totals of Titanic ($659 … [Read more...]
The producers and directors, that is! By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) You would think that after spending $4 billion dollars to purchase Lucasfilm for its lucrative Star Wars franchise and commissioning a new trilogy in 2012, Disney would have figured out exactly how the trilogy would … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Mark Ruffalo has been discussing the future of his character the Hulk – and revealed a standalone movie for the Marvel favorite is a long way off. The Oscar nominated star's performance as Bruce Banner in the Avengers movies have been critically acclaimed, and … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) When Disney paid over $4 billion to purchase Lucasfilm and Star Wars in the fall of 2012, some financial analysts weren't sure whether they paid a good price for it. To be honest, I was stunned that anyone thought that but I'm not a financial analyst so you really … [Read more...]
