Casey Chong delves into the Disney library to look at the Mouse House’s best live-action remakes… Disney’s penchant for unearthing its own library of animated features and turning them into live-action remakes has been a pivotal part of the moviemaking business since Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland became a huge hit. That 2020 movie eventually […]
The Greatest Dragon Movies of All Time
Marvelous Videos with a selection of dragon movie gems for fantasy lovers… Dragons are such enchanting, mesmerizing beasts of legends that it’s no surprise they have been embedded with mythological folklore worldwide. Whether you live in the East or the West, there is a good chance your pop culture has been touched by these lizard-like […]
Ranking Disney’s Live-Action Remakes from Worst to Best
Liam Hoofe ranks all of Disney’s live-action remakes from worst to best… Last Friday, Disney released their latest remake of an animated classic, with Tim Burton attempting to bring Dumbo into the real world. The movie has been met with mixed reviews but will no doubt clean up at the box office, with Disney realising […]
Is Disney failing at creating original live action movies?
George Chrysostomou on Disney’s original live-action movies… The House of Mouse is one of the biggest content producers in the world. With its combination of theme parks, TV shows, toys, shops and soon to be released streaming service, Disney is ahead of much of the competition in regards to being a cultural cornerstone of our […]
Exclusive Interview: Director David Lowery on Pete’s Dragon, Roger Ebert & Trump
Sean Wilson chats to filmmaker David Lowery about his acclaimed Disney remake, the power of movie magic… and the results of a certain American Presidential election… Few could have anticipated back in August that in a month dominated by the overhyped and underwhelming Suicide Squad, it would be a comparatively unheralded Disney reboot that would […]
Bryce Dallas Howard on working with Elliot in Pete’s Dragon ‘Behind the Wings’ mockumentary
Ahead of its release this coming Friday, Walt Disney Pictures has debuted a new mockumentary featurette for Pete’s Dragon entitled ‘Behind the Wings’, which sees Bryce Dallas Howard discussing what it’s like working alongside Elliot the dragon; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Pete’s Dragon here For years, old wood carver […]
Movie Review – Pete’s Dragon (2016)
Pete’s Dragon, 2016. Directed by David Lowery. Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Oona Laurence, Karl Urban, Wes Bentley and Robert Redford. SYNOPSIS: The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon. When the original Pete’s Dragon was released in 1977 it was […]
Disney sets dates for Ghost In The Shell, The Jungle Book and Pete’s Dragon
Disney is set for a monumental couple of years at the box office through 2015, 2016 and beyond. This year sees both Avengers: Age Of Ultron and Star Wars: The Force Awakens debut, but that hasn’t stopped then from lining up some other big box-office treats for post-2015. With news over the last week that […]
Michael C. Hall joins Disney’s Pete’s Dragon remake
Coming hot on the heels of the casting of Wes Bentley (Interstellar), it has now been announced that Dexter star Michael C. Hall has joined Pete’s Dragon, Disney’s upcoming remake of the 1977 film. David Lowery is directing the film, which will star Oakes Fegley (This Is Where I Leave You) as Pete alongside Bryce […]
Wes Bentley joins Disney’s Pete’s Dragon remake
Wes Bentley (Interstellar) is the latest actor to join the cast of the remake of Disney’s Pete’s Dragon according to The Wrap. The film is a remake of the 1977 movie which featured live action actors alongside a cartoon dragon. It follows “a young orphan seeks refuge from his abusive adoptive parents with the help […]
