Then I have no interest in this. As a heavy duty Tolkien fan since I first read the books in the early 80's, I have no interest in what amounts to Fan Fiction. It will just be another Sword and Sorcety TV show.
Yeah, I am a little bit of purist.
Particularly given it's not been a good year quality wise for animation in general.
DM3 made a lot of money, but did not exactly set the world on fire as far as quality goes.
And Fredinand ,which opens in December, seems to be the only thing that might give it some competition if it turns out to be good.
It's aimed at the international audience, main reason PR got a sequel was it did very well in the China market.
But would not be surprised if it underperformed internationally as well.
Back in the 1960's there was a joke that it took a Jewish Director to make a good film about Chiristiantiy ,since the directors of "Quo Vadis" (Mervyn Leroy) "The Nun's Story" (Fred Zinnerman)and "Ben Hur" ( William Wyler) were all Jewish.
It was not made by SONY animation, and they cannot sell it as a Sony Animatation without a horde of legal problems. Tme most they can do is a "Released by Sony Animation" credit.
As I stated:Quite a few movies are shot here because Sacramento looks likes everybody's idea of a "typical American medium size city"("American Beauty" was shot here) but almost no movies are set here. That is why the city is so excited about the film.
I have nothing against Snyder as a person, he might be the nicest guy alive.
But I do have major issues with a lot of his films.
I think attacking his movies is 100% legitimate, but attacking his as a person is going too far.
The contract with the Weinstein companyfor the release of Paddinton 2 is valid and legally binding until somebody buys the Weinstein company out. Studio Canal was basically announcing they are looking for a studio to do just that:buy own the Weinstein interest in Paddington 2. You just don't get out of a contract by asking.
The Weinstein company was in trouble before the scandal hit; it had to sell off it's film library a few years before to stave off bankruptcy.
It is not a nobel move on the Weinstein's but one in which they don't have much choice.
It will sure as hell go over big here in Sacrameno, I am telling you.
A lot of movies are shot in Sacramento because it has a "Everytown USA" look to it,but almost none are set here.
Someone said this was the first Good Poker Movie ever. They never saw "The Cincanatti Kid" made in 1965 with Steve McQueen at the height of his career;it's a fun film that holds up well today.
FUn thing is that Poker is still very much the game of choice with Film Crews in Hollywood.