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Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland Casts Its First Actress

by Susana Polo | 12:34 pm, April 19th, 2013

Tomorrowland is a movie shrouded in secrecy, being put together by Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof, two names that many folks would follow to any movie theater even if they weren’t working together. We’re interested in it not the least because if rumors are to be believed, while George Clooney and Hugh Laurie are playing major characters, neither are playing the lead. In fact, the lead, and both of the two remaining main characters will be played by young women. Those rumors stand supported with the announcement of Raffey Cassidy in the role of a butt kicking robot girl.

Bird and Lindelof’s Tomorrowland Seems to Have Some Cool Lady Characters in It

by Susana Polo | 2:00 pm, March 4th, 2013

It doesn’t take much to make our ears perk up and pay attention to a movie, and the possibility of some cool ladies in a movie is definitely one of those things. Cool being an, admittedly, simultaneously very broad and very specific definition.

Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof have been teasing their upcoming Disney project for months now, first under the working title 1952, before the film’s actual title was revealed to be Tomorrowland, after the themed attraction at many Disney parks. They even went so far as to reveal a mysterious image of a suitcase full of random stuff, so that the internet could go crazy identifying it all and wondering what it might mean. Clearly somebody out there knew what the movie was about, since Hugh Laurie and George Clooney are both attached to the movie. And now, thanks to casting info, we might have a clue to what it’s all about.

Things We Saw Today: Have an Out of this World Night’s Sleep Under this Astronaut Duvet Cover

by Rebecca Pahle | 5:00 pm, February 15th, 2013

Tony Stark expresses my feelings on this astronaut duvet cover by Dutch company Snurk (“For Horizontal Living”) rather nicely. (Boing Boing)

Guillermo del Toro Turned Down Directing Star Wars: Episode VII, Because He’s Busy Enough Already

by Rebecca Pahle | 12:29 pm, January 7th, 2013

First we found out that J.J. Abrams said no to directing Star Wars: Episode VII. Now it turns out Guillermo del Toro has done the same.

Awww, Man. Brad Bird Says He’s Not Directing Star Wars.

by Rebecca Pahle | 4:00 pm, November 18th, 2012

Another rumor bites the dust: It looks like Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles) won’t be directing Star Wars: Episode VII after all. Granted, it was less a rumor than an instance of “Oh wow, how cool would that be?” (Though a few weeks back there was a theory floating around that his upcoming sci-film film 1952 was actually Star Wars in disguise.) Anyway, it’s all a moot point now as the director has taken to Twitter to dash the hopes of everyone who wanted Bird to take to the Stars.

Hey, I’ve been remarkably light on the puns so far today. Gotta catch up.

Brad Bird’s Unnamed Sci-Fi Film Gets a Name Switch, Flirts With George Clooney

by Susana Polo | 2:49 pm, November 12th, 2012

Look, this will all make sense in a moment.

Brad Bird, see, the guy behind The Incredibles, The Iron Giant, Ratatouille, and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, is working on this unnamed science fiction film, according to Hollywood buzz. Written by, yes, Damon Lindelof, it’s currently running with the code name 1952, understood to be a codename that may or may not have anything to do with the actual content of them movie.

The movie was also briefly known as Tesla, which, again, may or may not actually be related to the subject of the movie. Who is currently related to the movie? George Clooney.

Looks Like The Next Star Wars Film Has A Writer

by Jill Pantozzi | 11:00 am, November 9th, 2012

Lots of rumors have been thrown around as to who might be involved with a Disney produced Star Wars VII but it looks like one might finally be legit. Academy Award-winning writer of Little Miss Sunshine, and screenwriter of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Toy Story 3, Michael Arndt, is already working on a script.

We Know You’re Sick of Campaign Ads, But You Can Watch One More: Brad Bird for Star Wars [VIDEO]

by Rebecca Pahle | 2:25 pm, November 7th, 2012

The Presidential election may be over, but the campaigning over who should direct Star Wars: Episode VII has just begun. This video makes a rather convincing case for Brad Bird, and I’ve gotta say I agree with them. Bringing up the Holiday Special is dirty politics, though.

(via: io9)

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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: Jon Hamm & Daniel Radcliffe In A Bathtub?

by Jill Pantozzi | 5:30 pm, November 1st, 2012

Well we’ve seen Daniel Radcliffe in a bathtub in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire but this is something different all together. It’s a shot from Radcliffe’s new film with Mad Men star Jon Hamm, A Young Doctor’s Notebook. In it, Radcliffe plays the younger version of Hamm’s character. And this is extremely bizarre. (via Collider)

Incredibles Director Brainstorming Sequel Ideas

by Jill Pantozzi | 1:58 pm, October 27th, 2011

The Incredibles was one Pixar movie that really appealed to my particular asthetics. As a big superhero fan, watching a fun-loving family use their superpowers to hilarious results was just plain swell. It didn’t do too shabby at the box office either, it’s the fourth most successful Pixar film, so where is our sequel? Director Brad Bird explains.