Following the completion of the Fox takeover earlier this year, The Walt Disney Company has announced an updated release schedule through to 2027 (!), which includes several delays – Artemis Fowl, Indiana Jones 5 (again), The New Mutants (again) and the Avatar sequels (again) – as well as dates for three brand new Star Wars […]
Exclusive Interview – Visual Effects Supervisor Christian Kaestner on Captain Marvel
Harrison Abbott chats with Captain Marvel visual effects supervisor Christian Kaestner… As a VFX supervisor for Framestore’s Montreal division, Christian Kaestner has contributed to several high-profile releases including: Alien: Covenant; Paddington; and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. More recently, the award-winning visual artist oversaw some of the critical work on Captain Marvel, helping to […]
Is 2019 make or break for pop culture as we know it?
George Chrysostomou on whether 2019 is make or break for pop culture as we know it… Now I know the title of this article is likely exaggerated – pop culture can probably never break. But it can change and audiences can get fatigued when the same content is given to them repeatedly. So, is 2019 […]
New Artemis Fowl image features Judi Dench’s Commander Root
A new image has arrived online, via EW, for Disney’s upcoming fantasy adventure Artemis Fowl which gives us a new look at Judi Dench’s Commander Root, leader of the fairy police force; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Artemis Fowl Descended from a long line of criminal masterminds, 12-year-old genius Artemis […]
Disney’s Artemis Fowl gets a first trailer and poster
Disney has released the first teaser trailer and poster for what they hope will be their next blockbuster family franchise, Kenneth Branagh’s Artemis Fowl. Based on the book series by Eoin Colfer, the footage features fairies, firearms, and any number of flying ships, take a look below… Descended from a long line of criminal masterminds, 12-year-old genius […]
Production underway on Disney’s Artemis Fowl
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has announced that filming is now underway on Artemis Fowl, director Kenneth Branagh’s (Murder on the Orient Express) adaptation of the first book of Eoin Colfer’s best-selling series of the same name. Here’s the official press release from Disney: Descended from a long line of criminal masterminds, 12-year-old genius Artemis Fowl […]
Artemis Fowl movie gets a full cast
It has been in development for years, but the adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s fantasy series Artemis Fowl has finally just got some serious movement. Director Kenneth Branagh has assembled a full cast for the film that includes some familiar faces from his past works, along with a newcomer to play the title role of the intelligent 12 […]
Judi Dench in talks for Kenneth Branagh’s Artemis Fowl movie
Back in September of 2015 it was announced that Kenneth Branagh had signed on to direct Disney’s Artemis Fowl movie, and now comes word from Variety that Judi Dench is in talks to appear in the film. The live-action movie is based upon Eion Colfer’s series of sci-fi novels, and follows “the brilliant and […]
Disney’s Artemis Fowl movie moving ahead with Kenneth Branagh directing
It looks like the long-gestating Artemis Fowl movie may be about to escape development hell, with The Tracking Board reporting that Kenneth Branagh has signed on to direct the project and develop alongside Irish playwright Conor McPherson, although McPherson is yet to close a deal to write the script. Based on Eion Colfer’s series of […]