Sony Pictures Animation won an auction between three studios for an animated movie pitch centering on the Emoji, which are icons often used in social media to express emotions and objects. The project will be co-written by Eric Siegel and Anthony Leondis. It will be directed by Leondis (Igor, Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters), who initially pitched the project to studios (Sony, Warner Bros, Paramount), with storyboards highlighting details of the story. The attractive thing about an "Emoji" movie is that there are no rights to purchase. Because of that, there is already another similar project being shopped around.
- 7/22/2015
- WorstPreviews.com
Sony has announced an entire movie about emoji. Which beloved characters should it be based on? That one who does the dancing? The suggestive aubergine?
History has taught us not to smirk at faddy, opportunistic-sounding film announcements. After all, the Facebook movie turned out to be The Social Network, and the Lego movie turned out to be, well, The Lego Movie. Still, it’s hard not to rub your eyes in disbelief at the announcement that Sony Pictures is making an entire movie about emoji, directed by the man behind Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters.
So let’s just assume that the emoji movie will be a thunderous success. If this is the case, in keeping with current trends, the next step will be an anthology series set in an Emoji Cinematic Universe, each telling a different story about several specific beloved emoji characters. Because this is something I desperately want in on,...
History has taught us not to smirk at faddy, opportunistic-sounding film announcements. After all, the Facebook movie turned out to be The Social Network, and the Lego movie turned out to be, well, The Lego Movie. Still, it’s hard not to rub your eyes in disbelief at the announcement that Sony Pictures is making an entire movie about emoji, directed by the man behind Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters.
So let’s just assume that the emoji movie will be a thunderous success. If this is the case, in keeping with current trends, the next step will be an anthology series set in an Emoji Cinematic Universe, each telling a different story about several specific beloved emoji characters. Because this is something I desperately want in on,...
- 7/22/2015
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
As if they weren’t ubiquitous enough already, the Emojis, those colorful little icons found throughout social media communications as a particularly vivid way to articulate emotional reactions, are inexplicably getting their own movie. Because no idea is too silly or abstract for a Hollywood studio to develop the hell out of in hopes of coming up with something midway marketable.
Believe it or not, there was actually a three-studio auction over an animated movie pitch centering on the Emojis, involving Warner Bros., Paramount and Sony, but Sony ultimately swooped in and made an almost seven-figure deal. That’s right, people – Hollywood is so convinced that you’re dying to see a movie about cute little winky faces that major studios shelled out bucketloads for the rights to make it. Let that one sink in.
Sony Animation has set Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters helmer Anthony Leondis, who...
Believe it or not, there was actually a three-studio auction over an animated movie pitch centering on the Emojis, involving Warner Bros., Paramount and Sony, but Sony ultimately swooped in and made an almost seven-figure deal. That’s right, people – Hollywood is so convinced that you’re dying to see a movie about cute little winky faces that major studios shelled out bucketloads for the rights to make it. Let that one sink in.
Sony Animation has set Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters helmer Anthony Leondis, who...
- 7/21/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Just when you thought Hollywood had run out of ideas comes news that Sony just won a intense bidding war for the right to make a movie about emoji. Seriously.
Yes, those cute -- and sometimes crude -- little symbols you use in texts and on Twitter are set to hit the big screen in their own movie, written by Eric Siegel (TBS comedy "Men at Work") and Anthony Leondis ("Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters"), with Leondis directing. Deadline reports that Sony snatched up the pair's pitch (which already included storyboards) for a rumored seven-figure payout. That's a lot of dollar sign emojis.
According to Deadline, the bidding on the project was so intense because "Unlike, say Lego, there are also no underlying rights here to purchase, which makes this as much a catnip idea to Hollywood as public domain fairy tales that fuel so many blockbusters." And...
Yes, those cute -- and sometimes crude -- little symbols you use in texts and on Twitter are set to hit the big screen in their own movie, written by Eric Siegel (TBS comedy "Men at Work") and Anthony Leondis ("Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters"), with Leondis directing. Deadline reports that Sony snatched up the pair's pitch (which already included storyboards) for a rumored seven-figure payout. That's a lot of dollar sign emojis.
According to Deadline, the bidding on the project was so intense because "Unlike, say Lego, there are also no underlying rights here to purchase, which makes this as much a catnip idea to Hollywood as public domain fairy tales that fuel so many blockbusters." And...
- 7/21/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Feature Simon Brew 31 Mar 2014 - 05:42
Blockbuster season is almost upon us, but what will next summer's big hitters be? Here's a roundup
Once upon a time, summer blockbuster season 2015 was set to be packed with the biggest collision of big franchises we'd ever seen together. However, one by one, lots of these films moved away to other dates. As such, you won't be seeing Star Wars: Episode VII, Pirates Of The Caribbean 5, Independence Day 2, Batman Vs Superman or Finding Dory in a cinema next summer.
But even with those films gone, there's still no shortage of huge movies battling for your cash in a year's time. And as is traditional for us at the start of summer blockbuster season, we've taken a look at what's coming up in 12 months' time.
We kick off at the start of April (although note that March has Kenneth Branagh’s live action Cinderella movie,...
Blockbuster season is almost upon us, but what will next summer's big hitters be? Here's a roundup
Once upon a time, summer blockbuster season 2015 was set to be packed with the biggest collision of big franchises we'd ever seen together. However, one by one, lots of these films moved away to other dates. As such, you won't be seeing Star Wars: Episode VII, Pirates Of The Caribbean 5, Independence Day 2, Batman Vs Superman or Finding Dory in a cinema next summer.
But even with those films gone, there's still no shortage of huge movies battling for your cash in a year's time. And as is traditional for us at the start of summer blockbuster season, we've taken a look at what's coming up in 12 months' time.
We kick off at the start of April (although note that March has Kenneth Branagh’s live action Cinderella movie,...
- 3/28/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
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A Brand New Kung Fu Panda Adventure
Plus 2 Free Kung Fu Panda World Online Game Memberships
Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 — Kung Fu Panda 2 , DreamWorks Animation Skg, Inc.’s spectacular follow up to the Academy Award®-nominated original debuts on Blu-ray and DVD on Panda 2sday , December 13, 2011. Combining non-stop action, beautiful storytelling and stunning animation, the “winning sequel” ( USA Today) delighted viewers of all ages with its engaging story that is both “hilarious and full of heart” (Wabc-tv). The film earned more than $650 million at the global box office, making it one of the top five films of the year worldwide. In addition to the smash hit film, the Kung Fu Panda 2 Awesome Packs feature the exclusive debut of the all-new Po adventure Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters plus two free memberships to the popular online game universe Kung Fu Panda World. Packed...
- 10/5/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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