Saturday, November 17, 2007
New Wall●E poster!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
"Super Sneaky" Preview!
Here's the scoop:
Monday evening a few friends and I saw what I presume was one of the first test screenings of Wall-E at the Lloyd Center. John Lassater was sitting behind us.
Pixar has done it again. I never saw Cars, didn't have much interest, yet I feel I should now see it at least once. Ratatouille was simply lovely and Wall-E is just as good if not better in it's own special way.
Wall-E has a much darker tone than any other Pixar film thus far. People complained about this aspect in the focus group (see morons!), but I think they were failing to see that the tone was very much intentional and serves the story and the final outcome.
The film is nearly dialog free for the first half, and the first 30 to 45 minutes is just spectacular. There is no dialog, just simple actions and character's expressions of Wall-E, the cockroach Hal, and this robot that appears named EVE.
To go into the details of the story would ruin some of the enjoyment, but for a film that was roughly 80% complete with a plethora of storyboards and partially completed animation throughout, I was completely immersed!
As the film was a work in progress the score was a temp track amalgam of John William's scores including some Star Wars cues (very subtle, discrete ones), some Superman music, music from Star Trek 2, Punch Drunk-Love(!!!), Brazil, and a few other films, but it worked so brilliantly I would almost rather see the film released that way, despite the inability to do so. I believe there were even a few bits and pieces of Gabriel Yared's score from the Lives of Others.
Ultimately this film is a very large step in direction towards animated features that are geared towards both children and adults and further raising the standard of quality Pixar films that much higher above the competition. There are no 'it' celebs of the moment in the film, nor a catchy pop song on the soundtrack as you would expect from Pixar, just quality storytelling.
[source]There you have it!
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Books on Amazon.com!
There you have it!
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Wall-E Tradeshow Promo!
Check it out!
UPDATE: The video has been removed. However, if you missed it, I did get some screen-caps. Click here to see them.
Have a nice day!
Official Wall-E Synopsis!
What if mankind had to leave Earth, and
somebody forgot to turn the last robot off?
"Academy Award®-winning
writer-director Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo”) and the inventive storytellers
and technical geniuses at Pixar Animation Studios (“The Incredibles,” “Cars,”
“Ratatouille”) transport moviegoers to a galaxy not so very far away for a new
computer-animated cosmic comedy about a determined robot named WALL•E.
After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL•E
(short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in
life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named
EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to
the planet’s future, and races back to space to report her findings to the
humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home).
Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the
most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen.
Joining WALL•E on his fantastic journey across a universe of
never-before-imagined visions of the future, is a hilarious cast of characters
including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.
Filled with surprises, action, humor and heart, WALL•E was written and
directed by Andrew Stanton, produced by Jim Morris, co-produced by Lindsey
Collins and features original and innovative sound design by Academy
Award®-winner Ben Burtt (“Star Wars,” “Indiana Jones,” “E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial”)."
Wall-E Teaser Out!
Enjoy!
Thursday, September 27, 2007
3 AWESOME updates!
- First and foremost, JVPN has learned that a new sneak-peak trailer for Wall-E will hit the web on October 1st! It will go live here. JVPN has more info - including times it will be online for your area.
- Secondly, here is a new Wall-E teaser poster!
- And as a minor note, sister-site JVPN recently did an investigation regarding Pixar domain name filings. Here are the ones related to Wall-E:
WALL-E.COM – Created on 10-Nov-2006. Expires on 10-Nov-2009
BUYNLARGE.COM – Created on 06-Feb-2007. Expires on 06-Feb-2009.
WALL-EDVD.COM
There you have it! It's nice having news again, isn't it?
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Garlin to voice "Captain" in WALL•E!
Now, I’m sure audiences are particularly excited about the fact that you’re in this highly anticipated Wall-E.
Jeff: Oh how do you know that?
Well because I know everything.
Jeff: You do know everything. That’s been on the QT. As a matter of fact you’re the first person who’s asked me about that. I recorded a lot of it already. I’ve got more stuff to do. But I can tell you … what can I tell you about it? It’s sort of like a – well if I could compare it to anything I’d say if Buster Keaton made an outer space cartoon … that’s what the movie is. It’s like a science fiction Buster Keaton kind of movie.
How are you at doing voice work and how …
Jeff: The voice I do in this movie is my own voice.
And you play the Captain …
Jeff: How do you know this!?
I tell you I …
Jeff: OK yes I play the Captain and it’s pretty much my own voice. And the character looks a lot like me. made it – in the movie I’m the only animated character that speaks.
Because a lot of the film is silent right?
Jeff: Yeah a lot of the film is silent and they’re robots so they make noises and such and there’s sound but I’m one of the only characters that speak – not one of them – I am the only animated character that speaks. There’s another character but I can’t talk about it. But I’m the only animated character that speaks.
What was it like working with Andrew Stanton?
Jeff: I have to say, just like working with Larry David or Eddie Murphy, I put him in that class. He’s really special, he’s pretty – I guess the term would be ‘immensely talented’.
So Jeff Garlin will be the voice of the only animated character to speak in WALL•E. Not mentioned in that piece of the interview is that the non-animated characters who speak are to be played by Barbra Streisand and Fred Willard.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Jeff Garlin talks Wall-E!
“Almost all of Pixar’s movies are works of art,” Garlin suggests during a one-on-one interview with FilmStew. “Their only concern is the story; they are obsessed with story. With all that money at stake, and going for a mass audience, I think Pixar for the most part makes the only brilliant movies that we have now.”
“When I say brilliant, to me what brilliant is… Like I don’t think Curb Your Enthusiasm is brilliant,” he continues. “It borders on greatness, but it’s not brilliant, and here’s why. Dumb people cannot enjoy Curb Your Enthusiasm for the most part. Pixar movies, the smartest person in the room and the dumbest person in the room will both get something from it. You cannot say that about a lot of modern things. So to me, that’s what’s brilliant.”
Yahoo! Movies also says that Jeff's character is "Captain".
Have a great day!
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