“You can’t judge a bull by his cover.”
That’s the moral of the favorite children’s story Ferdinand by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, which Blue Sky Studios and Twentieth Century Fox have adapted for the big screen, hitting theaters on Dec. 15. The all-star cast includes John Cena (as Ferdinand — typecasting much?!), Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Anthony Anderson and more. You can watch the trailer here.
In honor of this animated tale about a giant bull who’s “a lover, not a fighter,” the studio has teamed up with Zevia and The Gentle Barn, adopting a bull calf and naming him “Ferdinand.
That’s the moral of the favorite children’s story Ferdinand by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, which Blue Sky Studios and Twentieth Century Fox have adapted for the big screen, hitting theaters on Dec. 15. The all-star cast includes John Cena (as Ferdinand — typecasting much?!), Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Anthony Anderson and more. You can watch the trailer here.
In honor of this animated tale about a giant bull who’s “a lover, not a fighter,” the studio has teamed up with Zevia and The Gentle Barn, adopting a bull calf and naming him “Ferdinand.
- 11/22/2017
- by Saryn Chorney
- PEOPLE.com
Tahra Grant will replace Jean Guerin as Svp, Media Relations for the Motion Picture Group within Corporate Communications at Sony, the studio announced Monday. Grant joined the Corporate Communications team over a year ago as VP in Corporate Communications, and has worked with Spe chief communications officer Robert Lawson and Guerin to develop overall studio messaging and communications strategies. Guerin will leave the company at the end of October. She began her stint as Svp of Media Relations in January of 2014, previously serving as Svp of Communications at NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and USA Network. She also served as the Director.
- 9/25/2017
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Surprise! Peyton Manning and Nick Jonas are helping to bring a beloved children’s book to the big screen.
The five-time NFL Mvp and the talented musician/actor are lending their voices to the animated film Ferdinand, People can exclusively reveal — along with a first look at Manning’s character and the teaser trailer above.
Inspired by The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, the story revolves around a giant bull with a big heart, and features an important message about not judging a book (or bull) by its cover. Manning voices a brash-yet-anxious bull friend of Ferdinand’s named Guapo,...
The five-time NFL Mvp and the talented musician/actor are lending their voices to the animated film Ferdinand, People can exclusively reveal — along with a first look at Manning’s character and the teaser trailer above.
Inspired by The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, the story revolves around a giant bull with a big heart, and features an important message about not judging a book (or bull) by its cover. Manning voices a brash-yet-anxious bull friend of Ferdinand’s named Guapo,...
- 9/19/2017
- by Kara Warner
- PEOPLE.com
Lisa Finkel Broock has been named Vice President, Corporate Communications, Sony Pictures Entertainment. She begins her new job on Monday, reporting to Robert Lawson, Evp and Chief Communications Officer for Spe. In her new position, Broock will work with Lawson on Spe corporate internal and external communications strategies and media relations, as well as the company’s television businesses on corporate communications matters. She will be Spe Corporate Comms' primary…...
- 9/8/2017
- Deadline TV
The simple message that we should judge a book by its cover seems particularly relevant at this moment, and it’s the undercurrent that runs through the upcoming animated flick, “Ferdinand.”
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Featuring an ensemble voice cast including John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Daveed Diggs, Gabriel Iglesias, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, Anthony Anderson, Flula Borg, Sally Phillips, Boris Kodjoe, Jerrod Carmichael, Raúl Esparza, Karla Martínez, and Miguel Ángel Silvestre, the film is based on the book Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, and tells the story of a loveable bull who’s a lover, not a fighter.
Continue reading New Trailer For ‘Ferdinand’ Is Built To Fight, Born To Love at The Playlist.
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Featuring an ensemble voice cast including John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Daveed Diggs, Gabriel Iglesias, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, Anthony Anderson, Flula Borg, Sally Phillips, Boris Kodjoe, Jerrod Carmichael, Raúl Esparza, Karla Martínez, and Miguel Ángel Silvestre, the film is based on the book Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, and tells the story of a loveable bull who’s a lover, not a fighter.
Continue reading New Trailer For ‘Ferdinand’ Is Built To Fight, Born To Love at The Playlist.
- 6/14/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Built to fight. Born to love.
20th Century Fox has released a new trailer and poster for Ferdinand.
The film from director Carlos Saldanha comes out in December and we can’t wait!!
Inspired by the beloved book “The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, Ferdinand tells the story of a giant bull with a big heart. After being mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.
Watch the adorable trailer now!
How Cute Is That! This will be a huge hit! I love the cast too – John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Daveed Diggs, Gabriel Iglesias, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, Anthony Anderson, Flula Borg, Sally Phillips, Boris Kodjoe, Jerrod Carmichael, Raúl Esparza, Karla Martínez, Miguel Ángel Silvestre.
From Blue Sky Studios and Carlos Saldanha, the director...
20th Century Fox has released a new trailer and poster for Ferdinand.
The film from director Carlos Saldanha comes out in December and we can’t wait!!
Inspired by the beloved book “The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, Ferdinand tells the story of a giant bull with a big heart. After being mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.
Watch the adorable trailer now!
How Cute Is That! This will be a huge hit! I love the cast too – John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Daveed Diggs, Gabriel Iglesias, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, Anthony Anderson, Flula Borg, Sally Phillips, Boris Kodjoe, Jerrod Carmichael, Raúl Esparza, Karla Martínez, Miguel Ángel Silvestre.
From Blue Sky Studios and Carlos Saldanha, the director...
- 6/14/2017
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Author: Zehra Phelan
Coming from the studios that gave us the likes of Rio and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is a brand new poster and trailer for the new animation focusing on a big-hearted bull, Ferdinand.
Directed by the director of “Rio” Carlos Saldanha and has an all-star voice cast in Wrestler turned actor John Cena, Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters, SNL), David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch), Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones Diary, Miranda), Gina Rodriguez (Deepwater Horizon, Jane The Virgin) and Anthony Anderson (The Departed, Black-ish).
Inspired by the beloved book “The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, Ferdinand tells the story of a bull that is softer than Andrex toilet paper. The debut trailer included scenes of Ferdinand tiptoeing his way through a china shop trying not to knock over plates and cups with his large frame and spectacularly failing to giving mouth to mouth resuscitation...
Coming from the studios that gave us the likes of Rio and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is a brand new poster and trailer for the new animation focusing on a big-hearted bull, Ferdinand.
Directed by the director of “Rio” Carlos Saldanha and has an all-star voice cast in Wrestler turned actor John Cena, Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters, SNL), David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch), Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones Diary, Miranda), Gina Rodriguez (Deepwater Horizon, Jane The Virgin) and Anthony Anderson (The Departed, Black-ish).
Inspired by the beloved book “The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, Ferdinand tells the story of a bull that is softer than Andrex toilet paper. The debut trailer included scenes of Ferdinand tiptoeing his way through a china shop trying not to knock over plates and cups with his large frame and spectacularly failing to giving mouth to mouth resuscitation...
- 6/14/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The legendary quote, “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is the main storyline for the newest upcoming animated film from Blue Sky Studios: Ferdinand. The movie tells the story of a giant bull, who although may seem scary, actually has a caring heart. After being mistaken as dangerous, he is captured from his home to become a fighting bull. Ferdinand is determined to go back to his family and makes new friends in this comedy adventure.
Brazilian director, Carlos Saldanha directed this new film, which is based off of the 1936 book “The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson.
Brazilian director, Carlos Saldanha directed this new film, which is based off of the 1936 book “The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson.
- 4/18/2017
- by Thatiana Diaz
- PEOPLE.com
Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox have debuted the first trailer for Ferdinand directed by Carlos Saldanha (Rio) and starring the voice of John Cena.
Check out the new poster and trailer now before the film hits theaters on December 15.
Ferdinand tells the story of a giant bull with a big heart. After being mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure. Set in Spain, Ferdinand proves you can’t judge a bull by its cover.
From Blue Sky Studios and Carlos Saldanha, the director of “Rio” and inspired by the beloved book “The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, “Ferdinand” is a heartwarming animated comedy adventure with an all-star cast that includes John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Anthony Anderson and many more.
Meet the rest of the cast.
Check out the new poster and trailer now before the film hits theaters on December 15.
Ferdinand tells the story of a giant bull with a big heart. After being mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure. Set in Spain, Ferdinand proves you can’t judge a bull by its cover.
From Blue Sky Studios and Carlos Saldanha, the director of “Rio” and inspired by the beloved book “The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, “Ferdinand” is a heartwarming animated comedy adventure with an all-star cast that includes John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Anthony Anderson and many more.
Meet the rest of the cast.
- 3/28/2017
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Author: Zehra Phelan
The debut trailer for Ferdinand has bulldozed its way onto the net… no this isn’t a documentary on Ex-Footballer Rio Ferdinand but a brand new animation centring on the adventure of a Bull from 20th Century Fox.
Inspired by the beloved book “The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, Ferdinand tells the story of a bull that is softer than Andrex toilet paper. The trailer includes scenes of Ferdinand tiptoeing his way through a china shop – hence the phrase bull in a china shop – trying not to knock over plates and cups with his large frame and spectacularly failing to giving mouth to mouth resuscitation to a rabbit after he almost kills it during target practice with his fellow heard looking on unimpressed.
Directed by the director of “Rio” Carlos Saldanha and has an all-star cast in Wrestler turned actor John Cena, Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters,...
The debut trailer for Ferdinand has bulldozed its way onto the net… no this isn’t a documentary on Ex-Footballer Rio Ferdinand but a brand new animation centring on the adventure of a Bull from 20th Century Fox.
Inspired by the beloved book “The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, Ferdinand tells the story of a bull that is softer than Andrex toilet paper. The trailer includes scenes of Ferdinand tiptoeing his way through a china shop – hence the phrase bull in a china shop – trying not to knock over plates and cups with his large frame and spectacularly failing to giving mouth to mouth resuscitation to a rabbit after he almost kills it during target practice with his fellow heard looking on unimpressed.
Directed by the director of “Rio” Carlos Saldanha and has an all-star cast in Wrestler turned actor John Cena, Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters,...
- 3/28/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ever wanted to see John Cena as a bull? Ever wanted to see that bull try and make it through a china shop? Then your wishes are granted in the first trailer for the animated film “Ferdinand,” which Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox released Tuesday. The family pic is based on the classic children’s book “The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson. The book, published in 1936, tells the story of a bull who would rather smell flowers than fight in the ring. Cena voices the titular bull, who’s taken from his town after...
- 3/28/2017
- by Carli Velocci
- The Wrap
If you’re going to come after “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” you better come hard, and 20th Century Fox believes they’ll have the counter-programming goods with “Ferdinand.” The animated feature is set to go up against the latest “Star Wars” installment, and we’ll see which one parents take their kids to.
Based on the book by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, and featuring the voices of Kate McKinnon and Adam DeVine, the story follows a bull who’d rather smell flowers than fight in the ring.
Continue reading A Bull Steps Into The Ring In The First Trailer For ‘Ferdinand’ at The Playlist.
Based on the book by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, and featuring the voices of Kate McKinnon and Adam DeVine, the story follows a bull who’d rather smell flowers than fight in the ring.
Continue reading A Bull Steps Into The Ring In The First Trailer For ‘Ferdinand’ at The Playlist.
- 3/28/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Sony Pictures Entertainment has moved to boost its communication staff, adding Tahra Grant as VP Corporate Communications, reporting to chief communications officer Robert Lawson. The two are hardly strangers: Grant worked with Lawson when both were at the Rubenstein communications company in New York. Grant has been familiar to film reporters and editors through her representation of Tribeca Enterprises and the Tribeca Film Festival. She has also worked with The…...
- 8/16/2016
- Deadline
Tahra Grant is joining Sony Pictures Entertainment as a Vice President in Corporate Communications, TheWrap has learned. Grant will report to Sony Pictures Entertainment Chief of Communications Robert Lawson. Grant and Lawson previously worked together on various clients and projects while Lawson was at Rubenstein Communications, where Grant served as VP in the New York City office’s entertainment practice until recently. At Rubenstein, Grant handled corporate communications for clients such as Tribeca Enterprises/The Tribeca Film Festival, The Metropolitan Opera, and The Orchard; and led campaigns for film and television titles such as The Hunger Games franchise, Steven Soderbergh‘s “The Girlfriend Experience,...
- 8/16/2016
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Sony Pictures Entertainment finally has gotten around to naming a new corporate spokesman, the post that has been empty since Charles Sipkins left. Michael Lynton has named Robert Lawson, the Rubenstein PR exec who has been an important adviser to him since the studio was hacked just before Thanksgiving. Actually, the job is a bit different than the one Sipkins had, as he reports to Lynton and Nicole Seligman, and the studios’ PR heads in film (Jean Guerin) and TV (Paula…...
- 5/12/2015
- Deadline TV
Sony Pictures Entertainment finally has gotten around to naming a new corporate spokesman, the post that has been empty since Charles Sipkins left. Michael Lynton has named Robert Lawson, the Rubenstein PR exec who has been an important adviser to him since the studio was hacked just before Thanksgiving. Actually, the job is a bit different than the one Sipkins had, as he reports to Lynton and Nicole Seligman, and the studios’ PR heads in film (Jean Guerin) and TV (Paula…...
- 5/12/2015
- Deadline
Sony Pictures chairman Michael Lynton has installed Robert Lawson as Executive Vice President Chief Communications Officer at the studio, replacing former PR chief Charlie Sipkins who departed in the wake of the Sony hack. “Bob comes to Spe after serving as an Executive Vice President at the strategic communications firm Rubenstein and having worked closely with Spe over the last several months as a consultant,” Lynton said in a statement Tuesday. The move comes as no surprise given Lawson’s significant role in damage control attempts by Sony following the devastating studio hack in November. Also Read: 11 Revelations From WikiLeaks'...
- 5/12/2015
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
A North Carolina textile entrepreneur locked in a too-close-to-call Democratic Party primary with former American Idol singer Clay Aiken has died. Keith Crisco, 71, died from "some type of fall" at his home, according to Robert Lawson, president of Aec Narrow Fabrics, the textile company Crisco founded. Crisco's sons, who work for the company, told Lawson about their dad's death. "I am stunned and deeply saddened by Keith Crisco’s death. Keith came from humble beginnings. No matter how high he rose - to Harvard, to the White House and to the Governor's Cabinet - he never forgot where he came from,...
- 5/12/2014
- by The Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Blue Sky Studios, the Greenwich, Ct-based animation production company responsible for the hugely successful "Ice Age" films as well as others like Rio and the upcoming Epic , is finally moving forward on two projects that were announced a number of years back. We'll discuss them in reverse chronological order since we know more about the second one, called Ferdinand , which is an adaptation of the children's book "The Story of Ferdinand" from Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson that was published way back in 1936. Ferdinand is a bull who doesn't want to fight in the bullfighting arena like so many of his brethren but instead just wants to smell the flowers. It's the definition of a beloved classic (even though it was banned in several countries for promoting...
- 5/16/2013
- Comingsoon.net
By Serena Solomon, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
Manhattan -- The Tribeca Film Festival has pulled the rug out from under "First Winter," cancelling the movie's red carpet premiere hours after DNAinfo revealed a real deer was shot, skinned and eaten for the film.
Brooklyn filmmaker Ben Dickson, whose post-apocalyptic hipster survival flick will now debut Thursday without a lavish red carpet, could be in hot water with state authorities after an actor shot a pair of live deer without a license as part of the movie.
The film's publicist said the cancellation was due to logistics, noting that the festival, which kicks off Wednesday, utilizes multiple venues around the city for hundreds of screenings.
"The festival cancels many red carpets," said the film's publicist, Jenny Lawhorn.
A festival source said the red carpet event, like many others, was cancelled because of a clash over staffing and timing.
Currently, four out of...
Manhattan -- The Tribeca Film Festival has pulled the rug out from under "First Winter," cancelling the movie's red carpet premiere hours after DNAinfo revealed a real deer was shot, skinned and eaten for the film.
Brooklyn filmmaker Ben Dickson, whose post-apocalyptic hipster survival flick will now debut Thursday without a lavish red carpet, could be in hot water with state authorities after an actor shot a pair of live deer without a license as part of the movie.
The film's publicist said the cancellation was due to logistics, noting that the festival, which kicks off Wednesday, utilizes multiple venues around the city for hundreds of screenings.
"The festival cancels many red carpets," said the film's publicist, Jenny Lawhorn.
A festival source said the red carpet event, like many others, was cancelled because of a clash over staffing and timing.
Currently, four out of...
- 4/18/2012
- Huffington Post
Tate Donovan has joined NBC drama pilot Notorious. The project, from writer Liz Heldens (Friday Night Lights), follows a female detective who was raised by a wealthy heiress. When the heiress dies in mysterious circumstances, the detective goes undercover in her old family to investigate. Former Damages star Donovan will play the "smart and cold" eldest child of powerful tycoon Robert Lawson (Victor Garber), according to Deadline. The actor's past credits include roles on The Oc, (more)...
- 3/16/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Lights Out star Holt McCallany has joined the cast of CBS’ drama pilot Golden Boy, from Nick Wootton and Greg Berlanti. The project, produced by Warner Bros TV and Berlanti Prods. and directed by Richard Shepard, centers on cop Walter Clark (James) and chronicles his meteoric rise from officer to detective and ultimately police commissioner. McCallany, repped by Apa, Mosaic and attorney Rick Genow, will plat Detective Diaco, a homicide detective who fancies himself as a super-connected man about town. McCallany, who received praise for his starring role on the FX boxing drama Lights Out, just finished Warner Bros.’ Gangster Squad opposite Sean Penn and Bullet to the Head opposite Sylvester Stallone. Damages alum Tate Donovan has been cast in NBC’s drama pilot Notorious, from Universal TV and BermanBraun. Written by Liz Heldens, it is described as an opulent soap in which a female detective returns undercover to the...
- 3/16/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Make It or Break It star Neil Jackson has landed a co-starring role in NBC’s Notorious, a drama pilot from Mercy executive producer Liz Heldens. Additionally, Katherine Lanasa (Big Love, Two and a Half Men) has joined the cast.
Described as an opulent soap, the project centers on a yet-to-be-cast female detective who goes undercover in the wealthy family she grew up with — posing as their maid’s daughter — in an attempt to solve the murder of the clan’s notorious heiress, Vivian.
Jackson joins as Julian Lawson, the sexy, womanizing brother of the late Vivian. He returns home...
Described as an opulent soap, the project centers on a yet-to-be-cast female detective who goes undercover in the wealthy family she grew up with — posing as their maid’s daughter — in an attempt to solve the murder of the clan’s notorious heiress, Vivian.
Jackson joins as Julian Lawson, the sexy, womanizing brother of the late Vivian. He returns home...
- 3/14/2012
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
Katherine Lanasa and Neil Jackson have been cast in NBC’s drama pilot Notorious, from Universal TV and BermanBraun. Written by Liz Heldens, it is described as an opulent soap in which a female detective returns undercover to the wealthy and troubled Lawson family she grew up in — as the maid’s daughter — to solve the murder of the notorious heiress who was once her closest friend. Lanasa will play the beautiful, elegant sharp-tongued Sofia Lawson, the second wife of the patriarch Robert Lawson (Victor Garber), who is used to managing the family crises with ruthless expertise. Jackson will play the handsome, sexy and smart bad boy of the family who has returned home for the funeral. Jackson, repped by Ifa, Flutie Entertainment and Trioka, will next be seen in Upstairs Downstairs 2. Ifa-repped Lanasa, repped by Ifa, will next be seen in the features Dogfight, Frozen Ground and Jayne Mansfield’s Car.
- 3/14/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Victor Garber is to star in NBC drama pilot Notorious. The project, from Friday Night Lights writer Liz Heldens, will focus on an undercover female detective. When the heiress she grew up with is murdered, the detective assumes a new guise and infiltrates her wealthy family. Alias star Garber will play Robert Lawson, the head of the clan who also serves as CEO of Lawson Pharmaceuticals, according to Deadline. Wealthy and stubborn, Robert has two wives and a mistress and will not tolerate disobedience from his four children. Garber's recent roles include a guest stint on NBC's The (more)...
- 3/1/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Alias and Eli Stone alum Victor Garber has been tapped to star in NBC’s drama pilot Notorious, from Universal TV and BermanBraun. Written by Liz Heldens, it is described as an opulent soap in which a female detective returns undercover to the wealthy Lawson family she grew up in — as the maid’s daughter — to solve the murder of the notorious heiress who was once her closest friend. Paradigm-repped Garber will play Robert Lawson, the patriarch of the family and CEO of Lawson Pharmaceuticals. A spectacularly wealthy man with a mansion in Greenwich, Conn., Robert has four children, a second wife and a mistress, and he expects immediate obedience from everyone within his circle of family and friends. Rachael Taylor has landed a lead role in ABC’s drama pilot 666 Park Avenue. Based on the Alloy book series by Gabriella Pierce, the project centers on a young couple (Taylor,...
- 2/29/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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