Forum - View topicNEWS: Miyazaki's Ponyo to Open in North America This Summer
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enurtsol
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The yen is actually appreciating against the dollar. Bad for their exports.
Ironically, it's the Pixar guys who are bringing Disney back to 2D.
At least if one is going to borrow, borrow from the good ones. I don't hear complaints when anime borrows from H. P. Lovecraft countless times. |
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Zoe
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I can't wait to hear what they do with the theme song.
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GATSU
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enurtsol:
I'll believe it when I see it. That Frog Princess thing was just something they came up with at the last minute to further milk their princess line, and has nothing to do with their 2-d line.
Actually, I think someone returned the favor. |
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enurtsol
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Oh yes, White Radish. |
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testorschoice
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Conveniently, that link already includes three people who refuted this latest off-topic claim. No need to reinvent the wheel. |
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GATSU
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Anyway, I just hope Only Yesterday makes an R1 release this year.
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Tofusensei
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Betty White. Awesome
-Tofu |
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TheVok
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Just to be clear, while 'The Princess and the Frog' is certainly benefiting from Disney's early-2006 acquisition of Pixar, as John Lasseter and Ed Catmull quickly expressed interest in Disney returning to its 2-D roots, it is not in itself a Pixar production. It is from within Walt Disney Animation Studios, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, who previously directed The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. Meanwhile, while rumours over the years have suggested that Pixar might produce 2-D animation at some point, they're clearly getting into live action first, what with current plans for Brad Bird's 1906 and Andrew Stanton's A Princess of Mars. There is no Pixar 2-D line to speak of ... yet. |
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Raz_G
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Ok, so I should have added "in American cinemas" after "dead". Yes, the Simpsons Movie was a success, but this success has more to do with the franchise's popularity and less with the future of 2D. I'll wait for an original, big-budget, 2D film to do well in the American box-office (say, the new Disney film that was mentioned here, or maybe even Ponyo - hey, one CAN dream...) before declaring the 2D features are big business again. |
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MisterEd
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I've been excited about this film since it was announced, but now even more that I know John Lasseter's involved with it. Toy Story is one of the best animated features ever made, and a Bug's Life is my favorite Pixar film. He made Bolt good. The cast is also very interesting, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett, this is a group of major stars, I'm surprised they agreed to do an animated movie.
I'm betting Ponyo gets a wide release 1. Miyazaki has started to get the recognition he deserves in the U.S., and more people appreciate his work. 2. Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle were successes 3. It has a celebrity cast |
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Proman
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I don't care much about the dub but otherwise it's in very good hands. Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall are absolutely some of the very best producers in Hollywood.
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TheVok
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How so? |
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GATSU
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Raz:
Dunno about "well", but A Scanner Darkly did decently in limited release. Mister Ed: No comment on Cars says it all about that one, huh? Vok: I'm guessing he means successes relative to most anime theatrical films released in the U.S. Or maybe he's referring to the Japanese box office? |
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TheVok
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Fair enough ... in that context, they were trumped only by toy/game/TV tie-ins, i.e. the Pokemon, Digimon and Yu-Gi-Oh movies. But they didn't really play wide. Spirited Away just barely topped 700 screens; Howl's Moving Castle around 200. |
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BDK
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I'm just glad that there is "somewhat" of a release date. I knew disney was going to jump on this, just a matter of getting it out.
and is anyone else surprised on the dub cast? Maybe it's just me, but I was. Last edited by BDK on Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:36 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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