3D's rising star got another boost at the North American boxoffice this weekend as Paramount's release of DreamWorks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon" flew to the top spot, and Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" held on to enough screens to emerge a solid number two....
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Month: March 2010
‘Dragon’ flies to top of box office
Paramount and DreamWorks Animation's 3D toon "How to Train Your Dragon" saw healthy returns this weekend at the domestic B.O., but failed to set the frame ablaze, with an estimated $43.3 million at 4,055 playdates. The frame's other wide release, MGM's laffer "Hot Tub...
Blade of a Knife: Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus Blog — Cast and Crew (Blog)
Share on Facebook posted 03-23-10 by Andreas Wiseman Before I go into Coriolanus' characters and the on-set action, I thought you'd appreciate a closer look at some of the key cast and crew involved in the film. I spoke to Ralph last week and he told me a bit about...
Gerard Butler: Keeping busy with ‘Dragon’ and more
Gerard Butler has a movie opening this week. What else is new? Butler has been a busy man since the success of "300," starring in romantic comedies, action films and more. This time he provides the voice of Stoick, a Viking, in "How to Train Your Dragon," an animated...
‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ with Jay Baruchel and Gerard Butler, soars even when hero is grounded
A young Viking befriends a creature that is his sworn enemy. With Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera. Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders (1:38). PG: Fiery and growly battles. At area theaters. Dragons, second only to dinosaurs and fairies in their grasp...
Movie Review: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ breathing fire
The creative pairing behind the 2002 Oscar-nominated animated sci-fi feature "Lilo & Stitch†helps the fantastical new animated adventure "How to Train Your Dragon†soar far higher than anticipated. Loosely based on Cressida Cowell's 2003 children's book, "How...
‘How To Train Your Dragon’ dazzles and delivers
"How To Train Your Dragon" is, like "Kung-Fu Panda," an exemplary, confident, streamlined piece of entertainment that suggests that when they get it right, Dreamworks Animation can stand toe to toe with Pixar in the realm of computer animation for family audiences. In...
Gerard Butler Describes ‘The Most Incredible Story’ In ‘Machine Gun Preacher’
"Machine Gun Preacher." That's a helluva title, isn't it? It's an upcoming "based on truth" story directed by Marc Forster and starring Gerard Butler. The actor told MTV contributor Ryan Downey all about the planned 2012 release when the two chatted last week at the...
How to Train Your Dragon: Movie Review
DreamWorks, the makers of the "Shrek" series is at it again with "How to Train Your Dragon", a movie based on Cressida Cowell's children's book. We must admit that our first peek at the movie's trailer did not actually make us jump up and down with excitement and...
Gerard Butler in “How to Train Your Dragonâ€
The movie's main character, Hiccup, is a classic misfit. His searching, intellectual nature has no place in a society of stubborn, manly Vikings who prefer to solve their problems with brute force rather than understanding. It quickly becomes apparent that we are...
‘Dragon’ flies high as worthy animated quest
Mythology rules in "How to Train Your Dragon," even if the themes are entirely real and relevant. That merge, and the film's relative complexity, make it one of the best outings in the DreamWorks Animation canon, and very close to Pixar-level storytelling ingenuity....
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ is well trained
I had quite a time trying to train my dog when he was a young pup. Finally I gave up and called a dog trainer. Curiously, the trainer spent more time “training†me and my wife than Champ. Go figure. So when it comes to training a dragon (assuming you have one as a...
‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Is A Pretty Good Action Yarn
What a refreshing change "How to Train Your Dragon" brings to the cartoon world: The creatures are not all that cute, and they do not speak a word. DreamWorks Animation has been at the head of the pack for adorable, fast-talking critters with such movies as "Over the...
Review: ”How to Train Your Dragon”
Almost everything you knew about dragons is wrong. They don't just breathe fire. They can belch lightning and toxic gas, too. They come in every color and shape imaginable, not just lizard green. They curl up into a ball and fall asleep when you tickle their chins,...
Review: The Bounty Hunter
Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler are warhorses of modern romantic comedy. To be fair, Butler hasn't really done that many, and certainly not nearly as many as Aniston; it's just that it seems he's the go-to guy for a casting director looking for a Manly Man to put...
‘The Bounty Hunter’ a moderately enjoyable comedy
Three films into his romantic comedy career, Gerard Butler has finally reached "watchable." With "The Bounty Hunter," the bemused Scots leading man comes closer to setting off sparks with his newest leading lady, Jennifer Aniston. Well, closer than he came with Hilary...
The Bounty Hunter: Gerard Butler Shirtless? Yes, Please!
Let me preface this review by saying I'm a sucker for romantic-comedies and they have to be excruciatingly bad for me to not like them. Two come to mind immediately, “Must Love Dogs†starring Diane Lane and “The Wedding Date†with Debra Messing. God those...
Gerard Butler Talks Phantom of the Opera and RocknRolla Sequels
Gerard Butler went on the run with Jennifer Aniston in The Bounty Hunter and lent his voice to a humongous Viking in the 3D animated film How to Train Your Dragon (opening this Friday). He's keeping busy - last year Butler had Law Abiding Citizen, Gamer, and The Ugly...
Gerard Butler Talks Dragons, Career Choices and ‘300’
You know an interview is going to be fun when you walk into the room and the talent starts interviewing you. Well that's just what happened when I spoke to the very charming Gerard Butler about his role as the Viking Stoick in the new animated adventure 'How to Train...
Gerard Butler: My Mom and Jen Aniston ‘Really Bonded’
Gerard Butler butted heads with Jennifer Aniston in the romantic comedy The Bounty Hunter, and now he's hunting fierce, fire-breathing creatures in the animated flick How to Train Your Dragon. Butler and The Late Late Show's Craig Ferguson provide the voices for a...
Exclusive: 300 May Get a Re-Release… in 3D!
A few days ago, ComingSoon.net/SuperHeroHype had a chance to catch up with director Zack Snyder to talk about his upcoming movies, the 3D animated Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, based on the books by Kathryn Lasky, and his first original project Sucker...
‘Dragon’ ship charts new course for Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart is setting up thousands of "How to Train Your Dragon" displays in stores A 40-foot-long Viking ship is set to dock in Times Square on Monday. It will come courtesy of DreamWorks Animation and Wal-Mart for the purpose of advertising "How to Train Your Dragon,"...
Gerard Butler makes film for nieces
[i]FIVE QUESTIONS | Butler takes break from R-rated comedies, action movies for animated 'Dragon'[/i] Gerard Butler needs a little movie star training. He's the first one to dispel even the best rumors about himself, such as he's dating Jennifer Aniston. ("We're great...
“Bounty Hunter” Likely To Be Number One New Release
Even with three new wide releases this weekend, it's unlikely that any of them has a chance to top "Alice in Wonderland" as it storms into its third weekend in theaters. Romantic comedy "The Bounty Hunter" should be the top new draw of the weekend with its release at...
CBS Films Weighs Gerard Butler, Colin Farrell, Matthew Fox For Rapp Role
EXCLUSIVE: CBS Films is gearing up on Consent to Kill, which is Les Moonves's film division's first shot at building a feature franchise. The tough part: making the right choice for undercover CIA counter-terrorism agent Mitch Rapp. The casting process hasn't kicked...