The Simpsons Movie is an animated comedy film based on the animated sitcom The Simpsons by American cartoonist, Matthew Groening. The movie featured the cast from the sitcom’s regular cast including Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, and Pamela Hayden. The Simpsons Movie which was released in 2007 had its screenplays rewritten many times. The movie’s script was revised over 100 times, by a team of 11 writers including James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mike Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder and Jon Vitti. The...
- 10/23/2023
- by Nkem
- TVovermind.com
Genndy Tartakovsky, behind “Hotel Transylvania” and “Star Wars: Clone Wars,” has revealed the voice cast – led by Adam Devine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn – and a first-look image for his upcoming R-rated animation, “Fixed.”
The film, which will be completed in September, is an adult comedy about Bull: an average dog who discovers he’s going to be neutered in the morning. As the gravity of this life-altering event sets in, Bull realizes he needs one last adventure with his pack of best friends as these are the last 24 hours with his balls.
New Line Cinema and Sony Pictures Animation are on board.
“Some people might get uncomfortable,” Tartakovsky told Variety.
“In 2010, when I pitched it to Sony, we still needed a concept. Then, lightning struck. Right in that room, within five seconds, I went: ‘They find out one of their friends will get neutered!’ Everyone laughed and that was it,...
The film, which will be completed in September, is an adult comedy about Bull: an average dog who discovers he’s going to be neutered in the morning. As the gravity of this life-altering event sets in, Bull realizes he needs one last adventure with his pack of best friends as these are the last 24 hours with his balls.
New Line Cinema and Sony Pictures Animation are on board.
“Some people might get uncomfortable,” Tartakovsky told Variety.
“In 2010, when I pitched it to Sony, we still needed a concept. Then, lightning struck. Right in that room, within five seconds, I went: ‘They find out one of their friends will get neutered!’ Everyone laughed and that was it,...
- 6/13/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
The ‘90s were the decade of The Simpsons, sorry Seinfeld. The family was introduced in 1987 through a series of short clips in between skits on Fox’s The Tracey Ullman Show, overstayed their welcome and were spun off. The series debuted on Dec. 17, 1989 with a holiday special, “Simpsons Roasting on An Open Fire,” before hopping on the rotisserie of regular rotation on Jan. 14, 1990 with “Bart the Genius,” directed by David Silverman, and written by Jon Vitti.
The half-hour animated series was created by Matt Groening, who came up with it as a last-second pitch to foil his own plan to animate his comic strip Life in Hell. The Simpsons was produced by TV legend James L. Brooks, who drove The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Taxi, and Sam Simon, who wrote for Taxi and Cheers.
The voice talent continued over from the shorts. Dan Castellaneta performed the voices of Homer Simpson,...
The half-hour animated series was created by Matt Groening, who came up with it as a last-second pitch to foil his own plan to animate his comic strip Life in Hell. The Simpsons was produced by TV legend James L. Brooks, who drove The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Taxi, and Sam Simon, who wrote for Taxi and Cheers.
The voice talent continued over from the shorts. Dan Castellaneta performed the voices of Homer Simpson,...
- 4/23/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The Nacelle Company’s “Icons Unearthed” has been renewed for Season 2 by Vice TV, Variety has learned exclusively.
In Season 2, the six-part documentary series will focus on long-running animated sitcom “The Simpsons.” Directed by Nacelle Company CEO Brian Volk-Weiss, “Icons Unearthed: The Simpsons” will reveal previously unknown and surprising details about the beloved animated series. The second season also features exclusive interviews with several writers, directors, actors and network executives, including Bill Oakley, Rich Moore, Jon Vitti, Mimi Pond, Doug Benson, Todd McFarlane, Garth Ancier, Phil Roman and Jennifer Howell.
“We’re ecstatic to have the second season of our ‘Icons Unearthed’ documentary series officially picked up by Vice TV. It’s an honor to be able to tell the little known history behind one of the most historic franchises in television, ‘The Simpsons,’” Volk-Weiss said in a statement.
In the first season of “Icons Unearthed,” the show explored the...
In Season 2, the six-part documentary series will focus on long-running animated sitcom “The Simpsons.” Directed by Nacelle Company CEO Brian Volk-Weiss, “Icons Unearthed: The Simpsons” will reveal previously unknown and surprising details about the beloved animated series. The second season also features exclusive interviews with several writers, directors, actors and network executives, including Bill Oakley, Rich Moore, Jon Vitti, Mimi Pond, Doug Benson, Todd McFarlane, Garth Ancier, Phil Roman and Jennifer Howell.
“We’re ecstatic to have the second season of our ‘Icons Unearthed’ documentary series officially picked up by Vice TV. It’s an honor to be able to tell the little known history behind one of the most historic franchises in television, ‘The Simpsons,’” Volk-Weiss said in a statement.
In the first season of “Icons Unearthed,” the show explored the...
- 7/23/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Looking to revisit a few classic “Simpsons” episodes while quarantined? We’ve got you covered, but this isn’t going to be another “Best of ‘The Simpsons'” list.
Those have been done countless times already, and inevitably you’re going to be recommended the same episodes: “Homer’s Enemy,” “Lisa the Vegetarian,” “Homer at the Bat” and “Marge vs. the Monorail” will most likely be in there — and they should. They’re great episodes.
We’re not going to do that here, though. Instead, I reached out to former “Simpsons” writer and showrunner Bill Oakley to help pick a few hidden gems from the show’s ’90s heyday. These are the episodes that don’t get the shine they deserve, but nevertheless should be priority viewing while you’re stuck at home due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Let’s run through the 5 classic “Simpsons” episodes any new fan needs to...
Those have been done countless times already, and inevitably you’re going to be recommended the same episodes: “Homer’s Enemy,” “Lisa the Vegetarian,” “Homer at the Bat” and “Marge vs. the Monorail” will most likely be in there — and they should. They’re great episodes.
We’re not going to do that here, though. Instead, I reached out to former “Simpsons” writer and showrunner Bill Oakley to help pick a few hidden gems from the show’s ’90s heyday. These are the episodes that don’t get the shine they deserve, but nevertheless should be priority viewing while you’re stuck at home due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Let’s run through the 5 classic “Simpsons” episodes any new fan needs to...
- 4/24/2020
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Live The Loser’s Club Worst Nightmare in It-Themed Penny Wise The Clown Haunted House in Los Angeles
The It Experience is a pop-up haunted house coming to Los Angeles this month before the movie opens in theaters. It will give fans of Stephen King’s classic horror novel the opportunity to step into the nightmarish world of Penny Wise The Clown. It sounds like a lot of fun! Here are the details:
Walking into the Niebolt House, named for the abandoned house the Loser's Club first encounter Pennywise in the novel, guests will be able to experience "where It lives" as they are guided by Georgie, whose wayward paper sailboat sets the story in motion in the book and film, through the 5,000 sq. foot house as they venture from room to room through immersive sets inspired by scenes from the film with authentic props.In groups of seven, visitors will form their own Loser's Club as they traverse the haunted lair of the murderous entity known as...
Walking into the Niebolt House, named for the abandoned house the Loser's Club first encounter Pennywise in the novel, guests will be able to experience "where It lives" as they are guided by Georgie, whose wayward paper sailboat sets the story in motion in the book and film, through the 5,000 sq. foot house as they venture from room to room through immersive sets inspired by scenes from the film with authentic props.In groups of seven, visitors will form their own Loser's Club as they traverse the haunted lair of the murderous entity known as...
- 8/10/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
So much for the three-peat.
"Captain America: Civil War" could have come out on top for the third straight weekend. It could even have lost 45 percent of last weekend's business (when it earned $72.6 million) and still outdistanced this weekend's three new wide releases. Even after three weeks, you might still have expected the Marvel mega-movie to outdistance three seemingly-undistinguished newcomers: a period action comedy starring no-longer-a-box-office-draw Russell Crowe and never-really-a-box-office-draw Ryan Gosling; a Seth Rogen comedy sequel, and a cartoon based on an app that everyone thought was really cool six years ago.
Nonetheless, "The Angry Birds Movie" knocked down "Captain America," along with "The Nice Guys" (pictured) and "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising," as easily as a short stack of pigs. The cartoon earned an estimated $39.0 million, about $1 million more than distributor Sony had predicted. "Civil War" had to settle for second, with an estimated $33.1 million (down 54 percent from a...
"Captain America: Civil War" could have come out on top for the third straight weekend. It could even have lost 45 percent of last weekend's business (when it earned $72.6 million) and still outdistanced this weekend's three new wide releases. Even after three weeks, you might still have expected the Marvel mega-movie to outdistance three seemingly-undistinguished newcomers: a period action comedy starring no-longer-a-box-office-draw Russell Crowe and never-really-a-box-office-draw Ryan Gosling; a Seth Rogen comedy sequel, and a cartoon based on an app that everyone thought was really cool six years ago.
Nonetheless, "The Angry Birds Movie" knocked down "Captain America," along with "The Nice Guys" (pictured) and "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising," as easily as a short stack of pigs. The cartoon earned an estimated $39.0 million, about $1 million more than distributor Sony had predicted. "Civil War" had to settle for second, with an estimated $33.1 million (down 54 percent from a...
- 5/23/2016
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Review by Dane Marti
Angry Birds is a film experience of monumental proportions—if gauged by the excited kids in the theater. Basically, the story centers around an angry red bird living amidst a colorful array of other flightless birds on a small island somewhere in the world. The birds are all colorfully plumed and seem to be awfully well adjusted. Some might say, too well adjusted for their own good. I’m not exactly sure why the birds are unable to fly, but that must have been a major element of the original game that this film grew from.
Red bird is Angry. He’s hot under the feathers! Like many of us non-cartoon humans—at least I like to think I’m not a cartoon! –Red bird has seriously intense anger issues, and near the start of his amusing film, he finds himself in a class with other malcontents.
Angry Birds is a film experience of monumental proportions—if gauged by the excited kids in the theater. Basically, the story centers around an angry red bird living amidst a colorful array of other flightless birds on a small island somewhere in the world. The birds are all colorfully plumed and seem to be awfully well adjusted. Some might say, too well adjusted for their own good. I’m not exactly sure why the birds are unable to fly, but that must have been a major element of the original game that this film grew from.
Red bird is Angry. He’s hot under the feathers! Like many of us non-cartoon humans—at least I like to think I’m not a cartoon! –Red bird has seriously intense anger issues, and near the start of his amusing film, he finds himself in a class with other malcontents.
- 5/20/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
.Synopsis: Find out why the birds are so angry. When an island populated by happy, flightless birds is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to three unlikely outcasts - Red, Chuck and Bomb - to figure out what the pigs are up to..
Credit should be given to Sony Pictures, Rovio Entertainment, and Jon Vitti (Writer) for taking a game about flinging birds across our phones and making something worthwhile. That’s not to say the movie is perfect, but video game adaptations can be particularly brutal when the game is simple. Super Mario Bros., the one with Dennis Hopper, is a great example of trying to take something beloved and not having enough plot to work with. Perhaps they did, and someone broke into the studio and swapped the script with utter garbage. Sonic the Hedgehog has never had a feature film, perhaps he is responsible. Anyway,...
Credit should be given to Sony Pictures, Rovio Entertainment, and Jon Vitti (Writer) for taking a game about flinging birds across our phones and making something worthwhile. That’s not to say the movie is perfect, but video game adaptations can be particularly brutal when the game is simple. Super Mario Bros., the one with Dennis Hopper, is a great example of trying to take something beloved and not having enough plot to work with. Perhaps they did, and someone broke into the studio and swapped the script with utter garbage. Sonic the Hedgehog has never had a feature film, perhaps he is responsible. Anyway,...
- 5/16/2016
- by Tyler Richardson
- LRMonline.com
The world of Angry Birds has never demanded much intellectual stimulation. Rovio’s smartphone game is merely a brainless time-waster, where you shoot cartoon birds out of a slingshot in hopes of defeating egg-hungry piggies. Fling your flightless heroes, and destroy everything in your path. There’s no explanation needed. So when news of The Angry Birds Movie came to be, concerns of plot thickness immediately were raised. Could writer Jon Vitti craft a story weighty enough to sling wholesome family entertainment for an hour-and-a-half? Well, it’s a yes and no answer – with a much more pronounced “No.”
On a remote tropical island, there lives a community of flightless birds who are as happy as can be – well, everyone expect for Red (Jason Sudeikis). While all the other birds joyously go about their days, Red struggles with a temper problem that turned him into a social outcast. As per a judge’s ruling,...
On a remote tropical island, there lives a community of flightless birds who are as happy as can be – well, everyone expect for Red (Jason Sudeikis). While all the other birds joyously go about their days, Red struggles with a temper problem that turned him into a social outcast. As per a judge’s ruling,...
- 5/16/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
What the heck is this? Some sort of meninist political statement attempting to vindicate male anger? In a kids’ movie? Maybe men shouldn’t make movies… I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): movies based on games fill me with dread
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Movies are so dominated by women that you’d be forgiven for presuming that a new one entitled Angry Birds is likely yet another broad grossout slapstick comedy about a gang of cranky, foulmouthed gals getting into trouble and embarrassing themselves with malicious glee. (I know that I, for one, am tired of this subgenre, in which there seems to be a new entry every other week.) Sure, this movie is based on a popular mobile-app game, but the game is pure nonsense: it doesn’t have anything approaching an actual story or genuine characters. It’s a template,...
I’m “biast” (con): movies based on games fill me with dread
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Movies are so dominated by women that you’d be forgiven for presuming that a new one entitled Angry Birds is likely yet another broad grossout slapstick comedy about a gang of cranky, foulmouthed gals getting into trouble and embarrassing themselves with malicious glee. (I know that I, for one, am tired of this subgenre, in which there seems to be a new entry every other week.) Sure, this movie is based on a popular mobile-app game, but the game is pure nonsense: it doesn’t have anything approaching an actual story or genuine characters. It’s a template,...
- 5/16/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we’ll finally find out why the birds are so angry.
The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We’re the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad in his first animated role since Frozen), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride, This is the End, Eastbound and Down) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.
Featuring a hilarious, all-star voice cast that includes Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids, Sisters), Bill Hader (Trainwreck, Inside Out), and Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”), as well as Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live,” Ghostbusters), Sean Penn (Milk, Mystic River), Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development...
The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We’re the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad in his first animated role since Frozen), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride, This is the End, Eastbound and Down) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.
Featuring a hilarious, all-star voice cast that includes Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids, Sisters), Bill Hader (Trainwreck, Inside Out), and Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”), as well as Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live,” Ghostbusters), Sean Penn (Milk, Mystic River), Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development...
- 5/6/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
© 2016 Ctmg, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
This Sunday, May 8, is Mother’s Day. Mums over in the UK celebrated the annual holiday earlier this year on March 6th. In England its better known as “Mothering Sunday.”
Wamg wishes all the moms out there (including our own) a Happy Mother’s Day!
In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we’ll finally find out why the birds are so angry.
The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We’re the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad in his first animated role since Frozen), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride, This is the End, Eastbound and Down) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to...
This Sunday, May 8, is Mother’s Day. Mums over in the UK celebrated the annual holiday earlier this year on March 6th. In England its better known as “Mothering Sunday.”
Wamg wishes all the moms out there (including our own) a Happy Mother’s Day!
In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we’ll finally find out why the birds are so angry.
The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We’re the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad in his first animated role since Frozen), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride, This is the End, Eastbound and Down) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to...
- 5/6/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The latest trailer for The Angry Birds Movie doesn't contain very much new footage, so my opinion of it hasn't changed very much since the last trailer finally made me understand why the film exists. The biggest revelation for me was in the credits at the very end: I knew that Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, and Patton Oswalt were in the film, but Sean Penn? I had no clue he was in this! I must have completely missed that announcement. (So did his IMDb page, apparently.)
The Angry Birds Movie hits theaters on May 20th.
In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we'll finally find out why the birds are so angry.
The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We're the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy...
The Angry Birds Movie hits theaters on May 20th.
In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we'll finally find out why the birds are so angry.
The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We're the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy...
- 4/13/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Angry Birds, the 3D animated film based off the popular app game, will finally hit theaters in May. In the final trailer, the feathery creatures are up against the "mysterious and weird" Green Pigs who show up to their home and steal the birds' eggs.
Jason Sudeikis stars as Red, a bird constantly filled with anger who recognizes immediately how sketchy the pigs — voiced by Bill Hader, Blake Shelton and Tony Hale — seem to be. Red decides to lead his fellow birds into embracing their inner rage and fight back.
Jason Sudeikis stars as Red, a bird constantly filled with anger who recognizes immediately how sketchy the pigs — voiced by Bill Hader, Blake Shelton and Tony Hale — seem to be. Red decides to lead his fellow birds into embracing their inner rage and fight back.
- 4/12/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Sony Pictures
There are some movies that you just know will be downright terrible, no matter how much belief you put into them: there’s no point giving flicks The Ridiculous Six or Fifty Shades (Of Grey or Black, it doesn’t matter) a chance because even the people who made them haven’t put in the effort.
But sometimes we criticise movies too harshly without really stopping to consider whether we have enough evidence to know that they’re going to suck. Check out the YouTube comments section for the trailers for a bunch of upcoming movies and you’ll discover it’s essentially hell on Earth – angry people being angry about movies they haven’t seen. Movies that, generally speaking, don’t even look that bad – we’re all just bandwagoning.
Folk are already hating on the following 10 films, for example, but do they actually look as bad as everyone is making out?...
There are some movies that you just know will be downright terrible, no matter how much belief you put into them: there’s no point giving flicks The Ridiculous Six or Fifty Shades (Of Grey or Black, it doesn’t matter) a chance because even the people who made them haven’t put in the effort.
But sometimes we criticise movies too harshly without really stopping to consider whether we have enough evidence to know that they’re going to suck. Check out the YouTube comments section for the trailers for a bunch of upcoming movies and you’ll discover it’s essentially hell on Earth – angry people being angry about movies they haven’t seen. Movies that, generally speaking, don’t even look that bad – we’re all just bandwagoning.
Folk are already hating on the following 10 films, for example, but do they actually look as bad as everyone is making out?...
- 3/29/2016
- by Sam Hill
- Obsessed with Film
In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we’ll finally find out why the birds are so angry… Set on an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We’re the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad in his first animated role since Frozen), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride, This is the End, Eastbound and Down) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.
Featuring a hilarious, all-star voice cast that includes Bill Hader (Trainwreck, Inside Out), Maya Rudolph(Bridesmaids), and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), as well as Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele), Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live, next year’s Ghostbusters), Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development), Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project,...
Featuring a hilarious, all-star voice cast that includes Bill Hader (Trainwreck, Inside Out), Maya Rudolph(Bridesmaids), and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), as well as Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele), Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live, next year’s Ghostbusters), Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development), Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project,...
- 3/1/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Rovio Animation – © 2015 Ctmg, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Sony Pictures has released today two new photos of Blake Shelton in The Angry Birds Movie. Shelton is providing the voice of Earl, a cowboy pig.
Shelton also performs an original song called “Friends.”
Ross (Tony Hale), Stella (Kate McKinnon), Photog (Tituss Burgess) and Earl (Blake Shelton).
In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we’ll finally find out why the birds are so angry. (Teaser)
The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We’re the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad in his first animated role since Frozen), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride, This is the End, Eastbound and Down) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up...
Sony Pictures has released today two new photos of Blake Shelton in The Angry Birds Movie. Shelton is providing the voice of Earl, a cowboy pig.
Shelton also performs an original song called “Friends.”
Ross (Tony Hale), Stella (Kate McKinnon), Photog (Tituss Burgess) and Earl (Blake Shelton).
In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we’ll finally find out why the birds are so angry. (Teaser)
The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We’re the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad in his first animated role since Frozen), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride, This is the End, Eastbound and Down) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up...
- 1/5/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Angry Birds Movie’s lovable baby birds, the Hatchlings, sing the holiday song “Deck The Halls” in this adorable new video.
In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we’ll finally find out why the birds are so angry.
The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We’re the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad in his first animated role since Frozen), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride, This is the End, Eastbound and Down) have always been outsiders.
But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.
The all-star voice cast includes Bill Hader (Trainwreck, Inside Out), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids), and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), as...
In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we’ll finally find out why the birds are so angry.
The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We’re the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad in his first animated role since Frozen), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride, This is the End, Eastbound and Down) have always been outsiders.
But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.
The all-star voice cast includes Bill Hader (Trainwreck, Inside Out), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids), and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), as...
- 11/30/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It might have surprised you that Angry Birds managed a movie, or it might not have surprised you at all, but the crew assembled for this curious, based-on-an-app-game effort is a little surprising, even for those too jaded to bat an eye at this money grab.
It’s a cast that would make you think you’re in for something amazing, but the trailer doesn’t exactly flesh out what it is that makes these birds so angry, except that Red (Jason Sudeikis) seems to have stumbled out of Inside Out.
It’s bound to make a ton of money (and have virtually nothing to do with the game), but the general irritation at film adaptations just for the sake of raking in dough could win out if this one doesn’t give us a lot more info in a hurry.
Check it out, and let us know what you think.
It’s a cast that would make you think you’re in for something amazing, but the trailer doesn’t exactly flesh out what it is that makes these birds so angry, except that Red (Jason Sudeikis) seems to have stumbled out of Inside Out.
It’s bound to make a ton of money (and have virtually nothing to do with the game), but the general irritation at film adaptations just for the sake of raking in dough could win out if this one doesn’t give us a lot more info in a hurry.
Check it out, and let us know what you think.
- 9/29/2015
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
The popular app game Angry Birds will go from tablet-sized touchscreens to the big screen in May 2016 with a 3D animated film featuring the game's colorful cast of characters. In the first trailer for Angry Birds: The Movie, it's revealed how the titular heroes get their name: The flightless flock is enrolled in anger management classes to keep their tempers under control. The preview also shows the game's antagonists the Green Pigs invading the birds' island home.
Jason Sudeikis headlines the vocal cast as Red, while Josh Gad (yellow...
Jason Sudeikis headlines the vocal cast as Red, while Josh Gad (yellow...
- 9/23/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Bird Island is headed to the big screen, and as promised, Rovio and Sony Pictures have showcased the first footage for its high-profile Angry Birds film, seeding an origin story between the nefarious pigs and the titular avians.
Introducing the various breeds of short-tempered birds, the trailer is but a tease of what to expect from the 2016 animation, as directors Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis look to lend some personality to those colorful sprites that have soared across a billion mobile screens over the past few years. Penned by Jon Vitti, Sony’s CG animation is facing an uphill battle to win over its doubters, and today’s vertical slice is a breezy and vibrant hint of Reilly and Kaytis budding newcomer to the competitive animation scene.
Leading the charge is Horrible Bosses‘ star Jason Sudeikis as Red, a bumbling avian with a temper problem, along with Josh Gad as...
Introducing the various breeds of short-tempered birds, the trailer is but a tease of what to expect from the 2016 animation, as directors Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis look to lend some personality to those colorful sprites that have soared across a billion mobile screens over the past few years. Penned by Jon Vitti, Sony’s CG animation is facing an uphill battle to win over its doubters, and today’s vertical slice is a breezy and vibrant hint of Reilly and Kaytis budding newcomer to the competitive animation scene.
Leading the charge is Horrible Bosses‘ star Jason Sudeikis as Red, a bumbling avian with a temper problem, along with Josh Gad as...
- 9/23/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The Angry Birds movie is still very much a reality - and now there's a trailer to prove it.
The mobile game's Finnish developers Rovio and Sony have teamed up for the 3D animated movie, which features an all-star cast including Jason Sudeikis as Red, Josh Gad as Chuck, Danny McBride as Bomb and Maya Rudolph as Matilda.
Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage will also be catapulting into the voice cast as the majestically-named character 'The Mighty Eagle'.
Bill Hader will play Leonard, a pig spokesman who must stand up for the oinkers after they attempt to infiltrate the birds' nests.
Jon Vitti, the man responsible for classic Simpsons episodes 'Mr Plow' and 'Cape Feare', is writing the Angry Birds script. More worryingly, he's also behind Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
Angry Birds began life as an iOS game in December 2009 and as of July 2015 has had more than 3 billion downloads,...
The mobile game's Finnish developers Rovio and Sony have teamed up for the 3D animated movie, which features an all-star cast including Jason Sudeikis as Red, Josh Gad as Chuck, Danny McBride as Bomb and Maya Rudolph as Matilda.
Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage will also be catapulting into the voice cast as the majestically-named character 'The Mighty Eagle'.
Bill Hader will play Leonard, a pig spokesman who must stand up for the oinkers after they attempt to infiltrate the birds' nests.
Jon Vitti, the man responsible for classic Simpsons episodes 'Mr Plow' and 'Cape Feare', is writing the Angry Birds script. More worryingly, he's also behind Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
Angry Birds began life as an iOS game in December 2009 and as of July 2015 has had more than 3 billion downloads,...
- 9/23/2015
- Digital Spy
You'd forgotten that Sony and Finnish gaming developers Roxio were making an animated Angry Birds movie, but that's all changed thanks to these new images.
Debuting on Entertainment Weekly, these snaps show both camps in a state of distress: the pigs with TNT and the birds with some sort of mysterious seaborne arrival.
Capitalising on the ubiquity of the irritable fowl, the producers behind the project have been wrestling with how to make a catapulting game involving exploding birds and lime green pigs actually emotionally engaging.
Helping them with their quest are the voice cast, which includes such talent as Jason Sudeikis as Red, Josh Gad as Chuck, Danny McBride as Bomb and Maya Rudolph as Matilda.
Wonderfully, Games of Thrones' very own Peter Dinklage is voicing "The Mighty Eagle" - not pictured - which will hopefully be more successful than his unfortunate work on video game Destiny.
The script...
Debuting on Entertainment Weekly, these snaps show both camps in a state of distress: the pigs with TNT and the birds with some sort of mysterious seaborne arrival.
Capitalising on the ubiquity of the irritable fowl, the producers behind the project have been wrestling with how to make a catapulting game involving exploding birds and lime green pigs actually emotionally engaging.
Helping them with their quest are the voice cast, which includes such talent as Jason Sudeikis as Red, Josh Gad as Chuck, Danny McBride as Bomb and Maya Rudolph as Matilda.
Wonderfully, Games of Thrones' very own Peter Dinklage is voicing "The Mighty Eagle" - not pictured - which will hopefully be more successful than his unfortunate work on video game Destiny.
The script...
- 9/3/2015
- Digital Spy
Sam Simon, a nine-time Emmy winner and one of the co-creators of "The Simpsons," died on Sunday (March 8) after a long battle with colorectal cancer. He was 59. A writer and later showrunner on "Taxi," Simon also produced and wrote for "Cheers." Simon was part of the original team that helped develop "The Simpsons" into a regular-length series after it began its run as shorts on "The Tracey Ullman Show." Credited as series co-creator with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks, Simon assembled the original team of "Simpsons" writers, a murderers' row that included legendary show scribes including John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti, Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky. Simon, and the staff he brought together, has been given much of the credit for helping craft the sensibility of the series, as well as the ever-expanding universe of Springfield. Simon left the show in 1993 and had a wildly eclectic...
- 3/9/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Sam Simon, a comedy writer and producer who co-developed groundbreaking animated sitcom "The Simpsons," has died after a long battle with colon cancer. He was 59.
Among his many career highlights, Simon "served as the showrunner on the sitcom 'Taxi' at the age of 23; wrote for and produced the comedies 'Cheers' and 'The Drew Carey Show'; and created a Fox series for the legendary stand-up comic George Carlin in the mid-1990s," according to The Hollywood Reporter. He most recently worked as a consultant on Charlie Sheen series "Anger Management."
But Simon was best-known for helping shepherd the creation of "The Simpsons," alongside Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. The trio worked together on "The Tracey Ullman Show," on which Bart and co. first got their start, later giving the Simpsons family its own Fox series in 1989.
"The Simpsons" is now the longest-running primetime series in television history.
Among his many career highlights, Simon "served as the showrunner on the sitcom 'Taxi' at the age of 23; wrote for and produced the comedies 'Cheers' and 'The Drew Carey Show'; and created a Fox series for the legendary stand-up comic George Carlin in the mid-1990s," according to The Hollywood Reporter. He most recently worked as a consultant on Charlie Sheen series "Anger Management."
But Simon was best-known for helping shepherd the creation of "The Simpsons," alongside Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. The trio worked together on "The Tracey Ullman Show," on which Bart and co. first got their start, later giving the Simpsons family its own Fox series in 1989.
"The Simpsons" is now the longest-running primetime series in television history.
- 3/9/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Tony Sokol Jan 14, 2020
The first proper episode of The Simpsons elegantly and simply skewered everything.
The Simpsons is celebrating yet another birthday. The first non-Christmas episode of The Simpsons, “Bart the Genius,” first premiered on Fox on January 14, 1990. The series had already run their Christmas special, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" but this was their first non-holiday themed episode, and the show jumps right into their skewered reality and social commentary. The chalkboard gag has Bart endlessly writing “I will not waste chalk” as punishment, probably, for something equally ironic. The kid’s got real anger in those fingers and he gives the most evil of knowing grins, for just a split second, before he tears out of the classroom.
The TV sitcom family was undergoing the kind of radical change it hadn’t encountered since the force of Norman Lear. Roseanne Barr was breaking very different ground on her show over at ABC.
The first proper episode of The Simpsons elegantly and simply skewered everything.
The Simpsons is celebrating yet another birthday. The first non-Christmas episode of The Simpsons, “Bart the Genius,” first premiered on Fox on January 14, 1990. The series had already run their Christmas special, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" but this was their first non-holiday themed episode, and the show jumps right into their skewered reality and social commentary. The chalkboard gag has Bart endlessly writing “I will not waste chalk” as punishment, probably, for something equally ironic. The kid’s got real anger in those fingers and he gives the most evil of knowing grins, for just a split second, before he tears out of the classroom.
The TV sitcom family was undergoing the kind of radical change it hadn’t encountered since the force of Norman Lear. Roseanne Barr was breaking very different ground on her show over at ABC.
- 1/14/2015
- Den of Geek
The long-in-the-works "Angry Birds" movie is getting ready to take flight, and it's got an all-star comedy cast to breathe life into its animalistic projectiles.
Sony Pictures and Rovio announced this week that Peter Dinklage, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader, Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, and Danny McBride will lead the feature adaptation of the popular smartphone game. And the impressive ensemble doesn't stop there: Keegan-Michael Key, Kate McKinnon, Tony Hale, Ike Barinholtz, Hannibal Buress, Cristela Alonzo, Jillian Bell, Danielle Brooks, Latin musician Romeo Santos, and YouTube stars Smosh (aka Ian Andrew Hecox and Anthony Padilla) will also voice characters in the movie.
Unsurprisingly, filmmakers were excited about the star-studded group that they nabbed for the flick.
"I'm extremely proud of this cast," said producer John Cohen in a statement. "Not only do we have Jason, Josh, Danny, Bill, Maya, and Peter bringing these characters to life, but they're surrounded by an...
Sony Pictures and Rovio announced this week that Peter Dinklage, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader, Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, and Danny McBride will lead the feature adaptation of the popular smartphone game. And the impressive ensemble doesn't stop there: Keegan-Michael Key, Kate McKinnon, Tony Hale, Ike Barinholtz, Hannibal Buress, Cristela Alonzo, Jillian Bell, Danielle Brooks, Latin musician Romeo Santos, and YouTube stars Smosh (aka Ian Andrew Hecox and Anthony Padilla) will also voice characters in the movie.
Unsurprisingly, filmmakers were excited about the star-studded group that they nabbed for the flick.
"I'm extremely proud of this cast," said producer John Cohen in a statement. "Not only do we have Jason, Josh, Danny, Bill, Maya, and Peter bringing these characters to life, but they're surrounded by an...
- 10/2/2014
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, and Peter Dinklage have all nabbed roles in the upcoming "Angry Birds" movie at Sony Pictures. The studio has also released the first official photo which you can see below.
The news was announced in a press release which also reveals which characters they play: Sudeikis is the leader Red, Gad is Chuck (yellow), McBride is Bomb (black), Rudolph is Matilda (white), Hader is an unnamed pig, and Dinklage is the legendary Mighty Eagle.
Kate McKinnon, Keegan-Michael Key, Tony Hale, Ike Barinholtz, Hannibal Buress, Cristela Alonzo, Jillian Bell, Danielle Brooks, Romeo Santos, Ian Andrew Hecox and Andrew Padilla also lend their voices to the film adaptation of the popular game which Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis are directing. Jon Vitti ("The Simpsons Movie") is penning the script.
Source: Sony Pictures...
The news was announced in a press release which also reveals which characters they play: Sudeikis is the leader Red, Gad is Chuck (yellow), McBride is Bomb (black), Rudolph is Matilda (white), Hader is an unnamed pig, and Dinklage is the legendary Mighty Eagle.
Kate McKinnon, Keegan-Michael Key, Tony Hale, Ike Barinholtz, Hannibal Buress, Cristela Alonzo, Jillian Bell, Danielle Brooks, Romeo Santos, Ian Andrew Hecox and Andrew Padilla also lend their voices to the film adaptation of the popular game which Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis are directing. Jon Vitti ("The Simpsons Movie") is penning the script.
Source: Sony Pictures...
- 10/2/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It has emerged that Jason Sudeikis will lead the voice cast as Red, alongside Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Danny McBride and Peter Dinklage.
The identity of the cast on the Rovio and Sony Pictures Imageworks adaptation was unlocked when fans of the smash game app on which the film will be based collectively reached one billion bird slings.
Sony handles worldwide distribution and will release Angry Birds on July 1, 2016.
Josh Gad, in his first animated role since Frozen, plays speedy Chuck, while McBride is Bomb, Hader voices a member of the pork side, Rudolph will play Matilda and Dinklage will voice Mighty Eagle.
John Cohen and Catherine Winder are producing and Mikael Hed and David Maisel serve as executive producer.
Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis direct based on Jon Vitti’s adaptation of the Rovio game in which players catapault irate birds into colonies of porcine egg thieves.
The identity of the cast on the Rovio and Sony Pictures Imageworks adaptation was unlocked when fans of the smash game app on which the film will be based collectively reached one billion bird slings.
Sony handles worldwide distribution and will release Angry Birds on July 1, 2016.
Josh Gad, in his first animated role since Frozen, plays speedy Chuck, while McBride is Bomb, Hader voices a member of the pork side, Rudolph will play Matilda and Dinklage will voice Mighty Eagle.
John Cohen and Catherine Winder are producing and Mikael Hed and David Maisel serve as executive producer.
Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis direct based on Jon Vitti’s adaptation of the Rovio game in which players catapault irate birds into colonies of porcine egg thieves.
- 10/1/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Angry Birds movie has set up a pretty impressive cast for its first feature film coming our way in 2016. Jason Sudeikis will play the lead part of Red, with Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, and Peter Dinklage all set for co-starring roles. That’s not all! Kate McKinnon, Keegan-Michael Key, Tony Hale, Ike Barinholtz, Hannibal Buress, Cristela Alonzo, Jillian Bell, Danielle Brooks, Romeo Santos, Ian Andrew Hecox and Andrew Padilla will also be heard.
So for those of you, like me, who have no idea who these characters are: Sudeikis’ Red is the leader, Gad is Chuck (the yellow one), McBride is Bomb (the black one), Rudolph is Matilda (the white one), Hader is an unnamed pig, and Dinklage portrays the legendary Mighty Eagle.
The video game adaptation comes from a script by Jon Vitti (The Simpsons Movie) and launches into theaters on July 1, 2016.
So for those of you, like me, who have no idea who these characters are: Sudeikis’ Red is the leader, Gad is Chuck (the yellow one), McBride is Bomb (the black one), Rudolph is Matilda (the white one), Hader is an unnamed pig, and Dinklage portrays the legendary Mighty Eagle.
The video game adaptation comes from a script by Jon Vitti (The Simpsons Movie) and launches into theaters on July 1, 2016.
- 10/1/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
SNL alumni Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader and Maya Rudolph will lead the voice-acting flock of Angry Birds, an animated film adaptation of the hugely addictive video game franchise created by Rovio Entertainment.
On Wednesday, the company detailed the high-profile cast, which also includes Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Josh Gad, Danny McBride, current SNL cast member Kate McKinnon, Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele), Jillian Bell (Workaholics), Tony Hale (Arrested Development), Latin musician Romeo Santos and stand-up comedians Hannibal Buress and Cristela Alonzo.
Sudeikis will get top bird billing by voicing Red.
On Wednesday, the company detailed the high-profile cast, which also includes Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Josh Gad, Danny McBride, current SNL cast member Kate McKinnon, Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele), Jillian Bell (Workaholics), Tony Hale (Arrested Development), Latin musician Romeo Santos and stand-up comedians Hannibal Buress and Cristela Alonzo.
Sudeikis will get top bird billing by voicing Red.
- 10/1/2014
- Rollingstone.com
The cast for the animated Angry Birds movie has been revealed.
We're the Millers star Jason Sudeikis will voice lead character Red, a bird with temper issues. Frozen's Josh Gad will play speedy Chuck and Danny McBride has the role of the volatile Bomb.
Bill Hader and Maya Rudolph also feature in the cast for the film, while Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage will voice the Mighty Eagle.
Based on the popular line of video games from Rovio, the Angry Birds movie will be directed by Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis, and is scheduled for release on July 1, 2016.
The Simpsons writer Jon Vitti is providing the script for the film. Watch the gameplay trailer for Angry Birds Go below:...
We're the Millers star Jason Sudeikis will voice lead character Red, a bird with temper issues. Frozen's Josh Gad will play speedy Chuck and Danny McBride has the role of the volatile Bomb.
Bill Hader and Maya Rudolph also feature in the cast for the film, while Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage will voice the Mighty Eagle.
Based on the popular line of video games from Rovio, the Angry Birds movie will be directed by Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis, and is scheduled for release on July 1, 2016.
The Simpsons writer Jon Vitti is providing the script for the film. Watch the gameplay trailer for Angry Birds Go below:...
- 10/1/2014
- Digital Spy
Over the past 48 hours, fans of Angry Birds have discovered a reveal within the game: by slinging one billion birds, fans had the chance to unlock the voice cast and get a sneak peek at the new look of the characters of the Angry Birds feature film.
Jason Sudeikis (Horrible Bosses, last year's comedy hit We're the Millers) will lead the cast as Red, a bird with a temper problem. Josh Gad, in his first animated role since the global smash hit Frozen, plays speedy Chuck, and Danny McBride (This is the End, Eastbound & Down) portrays the volatile Bomb. Bill Hader(Saturday Night Live, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) has joined the pork side, Maya Rudolph(Bridesmaids, The Maya Rudolph Show) will play Matilda, and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones, X-Men: Days of Future Past) will play the legendary Mighty Eagle.
In the supporting roles, Keegan-Michael Key (Comedy Central...
Jason Sudeikis (Horrible Bosses, last year's comedy hit We're the Millers) will lead the cast as Red, a bird with a temper problem. Josh Gad, in his first animated role since the global smash hit Frozen, plays speedy Chuck, and Danny McBride (This is the End, Eastbound & Down) portrays the volatile Bomb. Bill Hader(Saturday Night Live, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) has joined the pork side, Maya Rudolph(Bridesmaids, The Maya Rudolph Show) will play Matilda, and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones, X-Men: Days of Future Past) will play the legendary Mighty Eagle.
In the supporting roles, Keegan-Michael Key (Comedy Central...
- 10/1/2014
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
With regard to Spirit World Films' Creature Feature, Dread Central will be bringing you exclusive on-the-set coverage from Atlanta. This is Swf’s fifth feature in less than three years, their last two films, Realm of Souls and Buried Cain, having both been picked up for global distribution.
Spirit World is the brainchild of three talented indie trendsetters: Chase Smith, Lance Paul and Edward Boss. These Southerners are turning the game upside down on what the true meaning of indie global films are.
With films budgeted at less than 20k, their combined multi “hat-wearing” skills are proving that you don’t need a giant budget nor a Hollywood soundstage to create cult classics.
Over the next four weeks Spirit World will be giving us a glimpse of what goes into making movies on the fly, including exclusive first looks at the monsters soon to be taking over your theaters. Creature Feature...
Spirit World is the brainchild of three talented indie trendsetters: Chase Smith, Lance Paul and Edward Boss. These Southerners are turning the game upside down on what the true meaning of indie global films are.
With films budgeted at less than 20k, their combined multi “hat-wearing” skills are proving that you don’t need a giant budget nor a Hollywood soundstage to create cult classics.
Over the next four weeks Spirit World will be giving us a glimpse of what goes into making movies on the fly, including exclusive first looks at the monsters soon to be taking over your theaters. Creature Feature...
- 8/12/2014
- by Creature Feature
- DreadCentral.com
Rovio Entertainment has selected the Vancouver-based Sony Pictures Imageworks ("Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," "Hotel Transylvania") as the animators for the movie based on its immensely popular "Angry Birds" video game franchise.
Rovio's CEO Mikael Hed says: "It was very important for Rovio to find the perfect partner – in style, talent and location – to bring the Angry Birds movie to life, and Sony Pictures Imageworks in Vancouver made that decision easy."
John Cohen and Catherine Winder are set to produce the film, and the choice of Vancouver was helped by generous tax credits and local subsidies to bring the production to the Canadian city.
British Columbia premier Christy Clark says: "Angry Birds is a worldwide phenomenon, and its creators want its movie adaptation done right. And to do it right, Rovio and Sony Pictures Imageworks have shown their faith in Vancouver – and that will lead to more opportunities and more jobs.
Rovio's CEO Mikael Hed says: "It was very important for Rovio to find the perfect partner – in style, talent and location – to bring the Angry Birds movie to life, and Sony Pictures Imageworks in Vancouver made that decision easy."
John Cohen and Catherine Winder are set to produce the film, and the choice of Vancouver was helped by generous tax credits and local subsidies to bring the production to the Canadian city.
British Columbia premier Christy Clark says: "Angry Birds is a worldwide phenomenon, and its creators want its movie adaptation done right. And to do it right, Rovio and Sony Pictures Imageworks have shown their faith in Vancouver – and that will lead to more opportunities and more jobs.
- 2/18/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Angry Birds' upcoming movie adaptation has appointed Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis as its directors.
Reilly has previously worked as a storyboard artist on projects such as Hotel Transylvania and Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2, while Kaytis served as an animator on Disney's Tangled.
Producer John Cohen lavished praise on the duo following their appointment, describing them as "extraordinary" talents.
He said: "They both have an extraordinary range of talents, and we're looking forward to working with them to bring the birds and pigs to life on the big screen."
Based on the popular line of video games from Rovio, the Angry Birds movie will be written by The Simpsons and The Office scribe Jon Vitti, and is scheduled for release on July 1, 2016.
Rovio currently has several Angry Birds projects in the works, including the Angry Birds Go kart racer and a sequel to Angry Birds Star Wars.
Reilly has previously worked as a storyboard artist on projects such as Hotel Transylvania and Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2, while Kaytis served as an animator on Disney's Tangled.
Producer John Cohen lavished praise on the duo following their appointment, describing them as "extraordinary" talents.
He said: "They both have an extraordinary range of talents, and we're looking forward to working with them to bring the birds and pigs to life on the big screen."
Based on the popular line of video games from Rovio, the Angry Birds movie will be written by The Simpsons and The Office scribe Jon Vitti, and is scheduled for release on July 1, 2016.
Rovio currently has several Angry Birds projects in the works, including the Angry Birds Go kart racer and a sequel to Angry Birds Star Wars.
- 10/10/2013
- Digital Spy
Duck for cover, little piggies, because "Angry Birds" are coming for you.
The ridiculously popular mobile phone game from Finland is getting the big screen treatment it so richly deserves. Actually, the project has been in the works for a couple of years -- back before everyone was Candy Crushing -- but it's only just now getting directors and a tentative release date. Jon Vitti was hired to write the script earlier this spring, and now Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis have been tapped to direct.
Reilly has extensive credentials as a storyboard artist on films like "Hotel Transylvania," "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," and "Spider-Man 2," but this will be his first directing gig. Kaytis has worked as an animator on the upcoming Disney film "Frozen" and "Wreck-It Ralph" and as animation supervisor on "Tangled." This will also be his first foray into directing.
For those who can't...
The ridiculously popular mobile phone game from Finland is getting the big screen treatment it so richly deserves. Actually, the project has been in the works for a couple of years -- back before everyone was Candy Crushing -- but it's only just now getting directors and a tentative release date. Jon Vitti was hired to write the script earlier this spring, and now Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis have been tapped to direct.
Reilly has extensive credentials as a storyboard artist on films like "Hotel Transylvania," "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," and "Spider-Man 2," but this will be his first directing gig. Kaytis has worked as an animator on the upcoming Disney film "Frozen" and "Wreck-It Ralph" and as animation supervisor on "Tangled." This will also be his first foray into directing.
For those who can't...
- 10/10/2013
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
Get ready for some pig-crushing! Rovio Entertainment has announced that veteran animators Fergal Reilly (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) and Clay Kaytis (Tangled) will make their directorial debut with Angry Birds, the upcoming 3-D CG-animated film.
Angry Birds is based on Rovio’s best-selling app and will be produced by John Cohen and Catherine Winder. David Maisel is attached to executive produce with a screenplay written by Jon Vitti.
The film is currently slated for a July 1, 2016 release.
Angry Birds is based on Rovio’s best-selling app and will be produced by John Cohen and Catherine Winder. David Maisel is attached to executive produce with a screenplay written by Jon Vitti.
The film is currently slated for a July 1, 2016 release.
- 10/9/2013
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW - Inside Movies
Rovio Entertainment announced today that Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis will direct Angry Birds, the upcoming 3D CG-animated film based on Rovio’s bestselling app. The film is being produced by John Cohen and Catherine Winder and executive produced by David Maisel; the screenplay is by Jon Vitti. The movie is slated for a July 1, 2016 release and will be distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures.
Reilly and Kaytis are both animation veterans, making their directorial debuts with Angry Birds. Kaytis began his career as an animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios. In his 19 years at Disney, he served as animation supervisor of Tangled and the follow-up short, Tangled Ever After. He also conceived and oversaw the end credits sequence of Wreck-It Ralph and animated on that film; in addition, he was the supervising animator of the character Rhino in Bolt. Kaytis also animated on the upcoming film Frozen and the Oscar®-winning short,...
Reilly and Kaytis are both animation veterans, making their directorial debuts with Angry Birds. Kaytis began his career as an animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios. In his 19 years at Disney, he served as animation supervisor of Tangled and the follow-up short, Tangled Ever After. He also conceived and oversaw the end credits sequence of Wreck-It Ralph and animated on that film; in addition, he was the supervising animator of the character Rhino in Bolt. Kaytis also animated on the upcoming film Frozen and the Oscar®-winning short,...
- 10/9/2013
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Sony Pictures has hired animation veterans Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly to co-direct the 3D animated movie “Angry Birds,” which is based on Rovio Entertainment’s popular game, an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. Kaytis and Reilly will make their directorial debuts with Rovio’s first movie, which slingshots into theaters on July 1, 2016. Also Read: ‘The Simpsons’ Writer Jon Vitti to Script ‘Angry Birds’ Movie (Exclusive) The “Angry Birds” movie appears to be in safe hands with Kaytis and Reilly, the latter of whom has worked at the studio since 2003, serving as head of story at Sony Pictures.
- 10/9/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Rovio Entertainment announced today that Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis will direct Angry Birds , the upcoming 3D CG-animated film based on Rovio.s bestselling app. The film is being produced by John Cohen and Catherine Winder and executive produced by David Maisel; the screenplay is by Jon Vitti. The movie is slated for a July 1, 2016 release and will be distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures. Reilly and Kaytis are both animation veterans, making their directorial debuts with Angry Birds . Kaytis began his career as an animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios. In his 19 years at Disney, he served as animation supervisor of Tangled and the follow-up short, "Tangled Ever After." He also conceived and oversaw the end credits sequence of Wreck-It Ralph and animated on...
- 10/9/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Veteran comedy and animation scribe Jon Vitti ("The Simpsons," "The Larry Sanders Show") has been hired to pen the script for the 3D animated feature based on the "Angry Birds" app at Rovio Entertainment and Sony Pictures.
"Star Wars: The Clone Wars" executive producer Catherine Winder has also joined the feature which has scheduled a July 1st 2016 release date.
Meanwhile, Dignity Film Finance has optioned Vanity Fair special correspondent Amy Fine Collins' novel "The God of Driving". Sue Kramer ("Gray Matters") is set to pen the script and direct the comedy which aims to start shooting in Spring 2014.
Source: Heat Vision...
"Star Wars: The Clone Wars" executive producer Catherine Winder has also joined the feature which has scheduled a July 1st 2016 release date.
Meanwhile, Dignity Film Finance has optioned Vanity Fair special correspondent Amy Fine Collins' novel "The God of Driving". Sue Kramer ("Gray Matters") is set to pen the script and direct the comedy which aims to start shooting in Spring 2014.
Source: Heat Vision...
- 5/22/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Hobbit: It's not the final, final good-bye, but Peter Jackson is getting ready to say good-bye to Gandalf and the rest of the gang. He has assembled the troops for "an intense few weeks" of pick-up shots for the remaining film(s) in The Hobbit trilogy, including Ian McKellen in full costume as Gandalf. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is due in theaters on December 13, with The Hobbit: There and Back Again due in December 2014. [Peter Jackson on Facebook] Angry Birds: The big-screen version of wildly popular mobile game app Angry Birds is moving forward with the hiring of screenwriter Jon Vitti, cowriter of The Simpsons Movie and Alvin and the Chipmunks, as well as The Simpsons TV series, King of the Hill and others. That appears to signal that a...
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- 5/21/2013
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
The Hobbit: It's not the final, final goodbye, but Peter Jackson is getting ready to say goodbye to Gandalf and the rest of the gang. He has assembled the troops for "an intense few weeks" of pick-up shots for the remaining film(s) in The Hobbit trilogy, including Ian McKellen in full costume as Gandalf. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is due in theaters on December 13, with The Hobbit: There and Back Again due in December 2014. [Peter Jackson on Facebook] Angry Birds: The big-screen version of wildly popular mobile game app Angry Birds is moving forward with the hiring of screenwriter Jon Vitti, co-writer of The Simpsons Movie and Alvin and the Chipmunks, as well as The Simpsons TV series, King of the Hill, and others. That appears to signal that a...
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- 5/21/2013
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
There are some days in your life that you want to remember. Your sweet sixteen. Your wedding. Having a child. Finally beating your sister at Trivial Pursuit. Well today is the day I get to tell you guys that a movie based on an app has found its director. Blessed be! App developer Rovio Entertainment put out a press release today stating their game Angry Birds will be the first feature directed by Jon Vitti, an Emmy Award-winning former writer and producer for such comedy powerhouses as King of the Hill, The Larry Sanders Show and The Office, but is best known for his work on The Simpsons and The Simpsons Movie. He also wrote Alvin and the Chipmunks and its squeakquel, but we.re keeping quiet about those. Let.s spend a second surprisingly happy with this decision rather than hating on the whole thing entirely (as I.m...
- 5/21/2013
- cinemablend.com
Squawking dispiriting phrases like "brand awareness" and "built-in audience", Sony last week flew away from a fraught auction with the Angry Birds film rights clutched in its quivering talons. And the man tasked with giving the ubiquitous phone app a coherent narrative? Veteran American comedy writer Jon Vitti.The Emmy Award-winning Vitti looks like a pretty canny choice. The hugely respected writer cut his teeth on Saturday Night Live, before stints on The Simpsons, The Critic, The Larry Sanders Show, King Of The Hill, and The (Us) Office. But if sketch comedy and sit-com have been his domain on TV (albeit sometimes in cartoon form), on the big screen he's been exclusively about animation, consulting on the Ice Age films, Robots and Horton Hears A Who, and contributing a writing credit to The Simpsons Movie. He also co-wrote Alvin & The Chipmunks and its Squeakquel, if you were worried that he didn't appear kid-friendly enough already.
- 5/21/2013
- EmpireOnline
The idea to make a movie based on insanely-popular game "Angry Birds" was first introduced years ago, but the project had yet to gain any forward momentum. Now (fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how eager you are to see those birds fly in 3-D), it looks like the film will come to fruition after all, with sources telling The Wrap that veteran screenwriter Jon Vitti has been hired to pen a script. Vitti, an Emmy-winning writer and producer on shows such as “The Simpsons,” “King of the Hill,” and “The Office,” is no stranger to turning existing stories into successful big screen features, having contributed his writing and consulting talents to films such as “The Simpsons Movie,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” and the first two “Ice Age” movies. But he may face an uphill battle with "Angry Birds," which has no real plot and whose outcome is based purely on gamers' performance.
- 5/20/2013
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Rovio Entertainment has tapped veteran comedy and animation scribe Jon Vitti to pen the script for its animated 3D film based on the Angry Birds app. At the same time, veteran producer Catherine Winder is boarding the production team that already includes producer John Cohen (Despicable Me) and executive producer David Maisel (Iron Man) . Sony Pictures is distributing the movie and has a July 1, 2016 date penciled in. Vitti won an Emmy for his work on King of the Hill, was a longtime writer-producer on The Simpsons and worked on The Simpsons Movie. His other credits include Saturday
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- 5/20/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jon Vitti, an Emmy-winning writer and producer of hit animated shows such as "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill," will write the screenplay for the upcoming "Angry Birds" movie, multiple individuals with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. Rovio Entertainment, which developed and made the popular gaming franchise, is financing and producing the film. Sony will release it worldwide in July 2016. In Vitti, Rovio has hired a screenwriter with experience turning popular existing franchises into hit movies. He was one of the writers of both recent "Alvin and the Chipmunks"...
- 5/20/2013
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
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