Since animation and live-action are moving closer and closer together, maybe this is natural and inevitable. But I'm glad to see it happening.
Animation director David Bowers will make his live action debut by tackling "Diary of Wimpy Kid 2: Roderick Rules," the sequel to Fox 2000's sleeper hit "Diary of a Wimpy Kid." ...
Fox 2000 is moving fast on the sequel, hoping to capitalize on the slow-burn success of the first movie, which opened March 19 and went on to gross almost $64 million domestically. The movie was made for a modest $15 million ...
Since the time of Frank Tashlin*, animation artists and directors have moved on to direct live-action features. Rob Minkoff, Kevin Lima, Jerry Reese, Tim Burton, the list is extensive.
Minkoff, of course, was an easy decision for the folks in the executive suites to make. It makes perfect sense to give the director of an animation blockbuster like The Lion King a shot. Mr. Bowers hasn't directed any big animated hits, but it's still nice to see him getting the nod.
* Walt Disney was one of the earliest hybrid directors with "Alice's Wonderland."
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David Bowers directed the excellent Astro Boy, which deserved a wider audience. I'm glad he's getting this opportunity. He deserves it.
How's Typhoon Lagoon?
Astroboy flopped because it failed to connect with any audience. It was a decent children's movie, but not any better than most dreck out there like space chimps, everyone's hero, or igor. More like a direct to video than anything.
Congrats to David!
Like, how to be bitter and opinionated?
No, how to be realistic. Astroboy was AWFUL.
Astro Boy was awesome. Iron Giant was awful.
^Both films were good. Both failed to find a big-enough audience. Shit happens.
Actually, no. Astroboy was awful. Iron Giant was terrific.
and both failed to find their initial audience.
Iron Giant has found an audience. Astroboy has been consigned to "lame history."
Every month this same douchebag has to go on this pro-Astroboy tirade in the comments. Ignore them.
But he's right, you know.
Greatest animated feature ever made in Hong Kong. If American only had eyes to see.
The Astro Boy fan is a 400-pound worker at Typhoon Lagoon. That experience alone is enough to convince me that he must be right about Astro Boy.
This Astro Boy fan is actually a 38 year old female illustrator/cartoonist. And the only douchebag on this site is the anti-Astro Boy fan who dumps on the film whenever somebody speaks well of it. I figure, 500 pounds, basement, extensive comic book collection, diabetes...
And you're right, Mr. Hulett. It's a shame the movie wasn't given more of a chance. Me, I like to support and champion good work. But some people get their jollies dumping on it, I guess. Bad karma on them.
Astro Boy in 3D! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUJUrPwZFKU
And the only douchebag on this site is the anti-Astro Boy fan who dumps on the film whenever somebody speaks well of it.
Maybe you should stop finding any and every excuse to bring up your obsessive love for that movie, when you know it will only bring ridicule.
It's almost as though you're trolling us!!??!!
The first poster was saying something nice about David Bowers, who directed a movie that poster liked. Then the haters jumped in.
Troll, meet bridge.
Brad Bird is doing Mission:Impossible, right?
Maybe you should stop finding any and every excuse to bring up your obsessive love for that movie, when you know it will only bring ridicule.
Absolutely.
But, if you can find any kind of excuse to rhapsodize about The Adventures of Robin Hood, then I'm with you!!
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