It’s been more than five years since it was announced that Ryan Reynolds would be teaming with Netflix to produce a live-action adaptation of the classic 80s video game Dragon’s Lair, and now the project has finally taken a major step forward with the news from THR that James Bobin has signed on to direct […]
Percy Jackson Disney+ series finds director for pilot episode
Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan has revealed that James Bobin, who recently helmed the Dora and the Lost City of Gold movie, will direct the pilot episode for the upcoming television series for the Disney+ streaming service. Taking to his own personal blog, Riordan broke the news of Bobin’s hiring, stating that he “is both a […]
Ryan Reynolds’ Clue reboot is targeting Dora and the Lost City of Gold director to helm the project
Dora and the Lost City of Gold and Muppets Most Wanted director James Bobin is currently in talks to direct the upcoming reboot of Clue starring Ryan Reynolds, according to a recent report by Variety. Jason Bateman had been previously attached to helm the reboot of the classic murder mystery but departed the project due to scheduling conflicts […]
Movie Review – Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
Dora and the Lost City of Gold, 2019. Directed by James Bobin. Starring Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Wahlberg, Benicio del Toro, Eugenio Derbez, Temuera Morrison, Eva Longoria, Michael Peña, Nicholas Coombe, Madeleine Madden, Adriana Barraza, Q’orianka Kilcher, Madelyn Miranda, Malachi Barton, Joey Vieira, Pia Miller, and Danny Trejo SYNOPSIS: Dora, a teenage explorer, leads her friends […]
Movie Review – Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
Dora and the Lost City of Gold, 2019. Directed by James Bobin. Starring Isabela Moner, Jeff Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Eva Longoria, Eugenio Derbez, Madeleine Madden, Nicholas Coombe, Benicio del Toro and Danny Trejo. SYNOPSIS: After growing up in the jungle with her explorer parents, Dora must take on being a high school student, at least […]
Isabela Moner to star as Dora The Explorer in live-action film
The live-action Dora The Explorer film has now found its Dora. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Isabela Moner (Transformers: The Last Knight) has been cast to play a teenage version of the little explorer. The film will follow Dora in her teenage years accompanied by her best friend Boots the monkey and cousin Diego on an adventure. […]
James Bobin to direct Action Man movie for Hasbro and Paramount
Paramount Pictures and Hasbro have a new G.I. Joe movie in the works, and now comes word that the two companies are set to bring the action figure’s British counterpart Action Man to the big screen. Deadline is reporting that James Bobin, whose credits include The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, and Alice Through the Looking […]
Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie penning fantasy adventure Moonland, James Bobin to direct
According to The Tracking Board, Flight of the Conchords‘ Bret McKenzie is writing a fantasy adventure for Warner Bros. entitled Moonland, which will reunite him with The Muppets director James Bobin. The site reports that the film “follows a young, 11 year-old girl who winds up in a magical world via a homemade flying bike. […]
Movie Review – Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Alice Through the Looking Glass, 2016. Directed by James Bobin. Starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Rhys Ifans, Matt Lucas, Richard Armitage, Andrew Scott, Lindsay Duncan, and Sacha Baron Cohen. SYNOPSIS: Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in […]
Exclusive Interview: James Bobin, director of Alice Through The Looking Glass, on sequels, Sacha Baron Cohen and MIB 23
With the release of the anticipated Disney sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass only a few days away across both sides of the Atlantic, Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis got the chance to sit down with the film’s director James Bobin (The Muppets, Flight of the Conchords) to discuss the making of the sequel. SEE […]
