Chris Sanders is in final negotiations to voice the character of Stitch in Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Tia Carrere, who originally voiced Nani in the first film, will also play the newly-created Mrs. Kekoa, while Amy Hill will star as a new character named Tūtū.
Sanders, who wrote and directed the original feature alongside Dean DeBlois, voiced the creature, which he also created, in the 2002 Lilo & Stitch, as well as Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003-2006). Sanders has been rumored to return as Stitch for years, but in a 2022 interview with Syfy Wire, he said he hadn’t been officially approached by the studio.
Newcomer Maia Kealoha is playing Lilo, while Sydney Elizebeth Agudong is playing Nani. Kahiau Machado was cast as David Kawena last week, but has since been recast with Kaipot Dudoit. During Disney’s vetting process, previous posts in which...
Tia Carrere, who originally voiced Nani in the first film, will also play the newly-created Mrs. Kekoa, while Amy Hill will star as a new character named Tūtū.
Sanders, who wrote and directed the original feature alongside Dean DeBlois, voiced the creature, which he also created, in the 2002 Lilo & Stitch, as well as Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003-2006). Sanders has been rumored to return as Stitch for years, but in a 2022 interview with Syfy Wire, he said he hadn’t been officially approached by the studio.
Newcomer Maia Kealoha is playing Lilo, while Sydney Elizebeth Agudong is playing Nani. Kahiau Machado was cast as David Kawena last week, but has since been recast with Kaipot Dudoit. During Disney’s vetting process, previous posts in which...
- 4/21/2023
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 27th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards has announced its nominations in 14 categories, including theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features.
Winners will be unveiled at the Adg Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at the InterContinental Hotel Los Angeles Downtown Hotel. The announcement was made today by Adg President Nelson Coates, Adg, and Awards Producer’s Michael Allen Glover, Adg and Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg.
Returning as producer of this year’s Adg Awards is Art Director Michael Allen Glover, Adg. Joining the team as coproducer is Production Designer Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg.
Adg Awards are open only to productions when made within the US by producers signatory to the IATSE agreement. Foreign entries are acceptable without restrictions.
Nominees For Feature Film:
1. Period Feature Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
Production Designer: Christian M. Goldbeck...
Winners will be unveiled at the Adg Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at the InterContinental Hotel Los Angeles Downtown Hotel. The announcement was made today by Adg President Nelson Coates, Adg, and Awards Producer’s Michael Allen Glover, Adg and Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg.
Returning as producer of this year’s Adg Awards is Art Director Michael Allen Glover, Adg. Joining the team as coproducer is Production Designer Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg.
Adg Awards are open only to productions when made within the US by producers signatory to the IATSE agreement. Foreign entries are acceptable without restrictions.
Nominees For Feature Film:
1. Period Feature Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
Production Designer: Christian M. Goldbeck...
- 1/9/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) announced the nominations for the 27th annual Adg Excellence in Production Design Awards.
Live-action features are divided into three categories: period, fantasy and contemporary film. Nominees for a period film are All Quiet On The Western Front, Babylon, Elvis, The Fabelmans and White Noise. Fantasy film nominees are Avatar: The Way of Water, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All At Once and Nope. The contemporary film category nominees are Bardo, Bullet Train, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Tár and Top Gun: Maverick.
Over the past five years, the winner of the Adg’s period film prize has gone on to win the Oscar for production design three times: in 2018 for The Shape of Water, in 2020 for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and in 2021 for Mank. The production design Oscar went to the winner of the fantasy category in 2019, for Black Panther; and 2022 for Dune.
Live-action features are divided into three categories: period, fantasy and contemporary film. Nominees for a period film are All Quiet On The Western Front, Babylon, Elvis, The Fabelmans and White Noise. Fantasy film nominees are Avatar: The Way of Water, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All At Once and Nope. The contemporary film category nominees are Bardo, Bullet Train, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Tár and Top Gun: Maverick.
Over the past five years, the winner of the Adg’s period film prize has gone on to win the Oscar for production design three times: in 2018 for The Shape of Water, in 2020 for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and in 2021 for Mank. The production design Oscar went to the winner of the fantasy category in 2019, for Black Panther; and 2022 for Dune.
- 1/9/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Looking back at the six-part Disney+ miniseries, Obi-Wan Kenobi was really successful in one key way. It told a satisfying story about old Ben’s life before A New Hope that also bridged the gap for a few other big Star Wars characters and provided closure for lingering Prequel Trilogy storylines. All this, while also introducing exciting new characters like Moses Ingram’s Reva and bringing deep cuts from the books and comics into the fold. For anyone who loves Star Wars lore, this Disney+ show was the biggest feast of worldbuilding yet served up on the streaming service.
But not everything about Obi-Wan Kenobi worked, especially when it came to its set design and VFX, which at times were criticized for looking “cheaper” than the more “cinematic” The Mandalorian. A common complaint from fans and critics throughout the series’ run was the show’s artificial-looking sets and its seeming...
But not everything about Obi-Wan Kenobi worked, especially when it came to its set design and VFX, which at times were criticized for looking “cheaper” than the more “cinematic” The Mandalorian. A common complaint from fans and critics throughout the series’ run was the show’s artificial-looking sets and its seeming...
- 8/31/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
When it came to the world building of “Star Trek: Picard” on CBS All Access, production designer Todd Cherniawsky embraced a completely different set of challenges and opportunities from those on “Star Trek: Discovery.” In particular, he needed to reflect some of the inner turmoil of Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard as he emerges 20 years later from Starfleet retirement and exile in his French chateau in Labarre. The death of his best friend, android Data (Brent Spiner), the destruction of the planet Romulus, and the mysterious disappearance of Data’s daughter, Soji (Isa Briones), all prey on his mind as he searches for redemption.
“The world building advantage to ‘Picard’ that I didn’t have with ‘Discovery’ was that it had an easier springboard that had been established on ‘The Next Generation,'” Cherniawsky said. “Transparent screens, holography were touched on, but 20 years later, the availability was so much better.
“The world building advantage to ‘Picard’ that I didn’t have with ‘Discovery’ was that it had an easier springboard that had been established on ‘The Next Generation,'” Cherniawsky said. “Transparent screens, holography were touched on, but 20 years later, the availability was so much better.
- 7/8/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
“Star Trek: Picard” premiered on CBS All Access in 2020. Starring Patrick Stewart as the title Starfleet admiral, it takes place 20 years after the events of “Star Trek: Nemesis,” the 2002 feature film that was the final big-screen adventure for the cast of “The Next Generation.” Scroll down for our exclusive video interviews with top Emmy contenders from the show.
As the series begins, Picard is retired and jaded after Starfleet banned synthetic lifeforms due to a deadly incident on Mars. He also harbors anger and regret over Starfleet’s refusal to rescue Romulan citizens from a supernova. But he’s called back into action when he meets an advanced android (Isa Briones) who is the target of Romulan spies.
SEEEmmy spotlight: Patrick Stewart (‘Star Trek: Picard’) is 33 years overdue for recognition for his most famous role
The series has an impressive pedigree behind the camera. It was co-created by Alex Kurtzman,...
As the series begins, Picard is retired and jaded after Starfleet banned synthetic lifeforms due to a deadly incident on Mars. He also harbors anger and regret over Starfleet’s refusal to rescue Romulan citizens from a supernova. But he’s called back into action when he meets an advanced android (Isa Briones) who is the target of Romulan spies.
SEEEmmy spotlight: Patrick Stewart (‘Star Trek: Picard’) is 33 years overdue for recognition for his most famous role
The series has an impressive pedigree behind the camera. It was co-created by Alex Kurtzman,...
- 7/2/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“The jumping off point for ‘Picard’ was without a doubt examining Herman Zimmerman‘s production design work on [‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’] and many of the movies,” explains production designer Todd Cherniawsky about his work on “Star Trek: Picard,” which aired its first season on CBS All Access this spring. From there the art department considered “a lot of futurists’ work as far as where things are going to be maybe in a hundred years. We started to kind of just overlay those into the visual history of ‘Tng.'” Watch our exclusive video interview with Cherniawsky above.
Having “The Next Generation” as a reference point differentiated this experience from Cherniawsky’s work on “Star Trek: Discovery,” which took place before the original series but after “Star Trek: Enterprise,” “so it was new territory with a much more contemporary appetite for visuals.” But recreating established settings like the Borg...
Having “The Next Generation” as a reference point differentiated this experience from Cherniawsky’s work on “Star Trek: Discovery,” which took place before the original series but after “Star Trek: Enterprise,” “so it was new territory with a much more contemporary appetite for visuals.” But recreating established settings like the Borg...
- 5/8/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“Gen. Patton.” “Smuckey.” “Unicorn.” Their names are carved and scrawled crudely into the weathered wood of makeshift grave markers. No two graves are the same. Some are adorned with plastic milk jugs dangling on strings. Others are made of old car parts carefully piled into memorials of rusty metal and chipped paint. As varied as their appearances are, they all share the common link of marking the final resting place where a beloved pet lies. But this is no ordinary cemetery. As the crooked sign at the edge of the path reads, this is a “Pet Sematary,” one that has come to life straight from the pages of arguably the most disturbing book Stephen King has ever written. Although this Pet Sematary can be found in the middle of the woods outside of Montreal and would look like a real graveyard to the unknowing traveler, it’s actually the set...
- 2/7/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
It wasn’t easy coming up with fresh space ships for the rebooted “Star Trek Discovery” and “Lost in Space,” or the “Star Trek” riffs on “USS Callister” (“Black Mirror”) and Seth MacFarlane’s “The Orville.” After all, there’s cultural significance and legacy and immense pressure in creating what amounts to homes and playgrounds and battle arenas, with distinct shape languages that help define the looks of their shows.
Of course, “Star Trek” offers its own set of challenges and, with “Discovery,” it required a special Federation ship that was only a decade removed from the original Enterprise. For “Lost in Space,” they had a lot more artistic license in designing a futuristic Jupiter 2. However, for the USS Callister, the “Black Mirror” team had to steer clear of any direct references to “Star Trek” while still evoking its ’60s vibe. MacFarlane’s team, meanwhile, was tasked with coming up...
Of course, “Star Trek” offers its own set of challenges and, with “Discovery,” it required a special Federation ship that was only a decade removed from the original Enterprise. For “Lost in Space,” they had a lot more artistic license in designing a futuristic Jupiter 2. However, for the USS Callister, the “Black Mirror” team had to steer clear of any direct references to “Star Trek” while still evoking its ’60s vibe. MacFarlane’s team, meanwhile, was tasked with coming up...
- 6/8/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Taking to the stage yet again for more movie honors, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill attended the 18th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards in Beverly Hills.
Glammed up for the affair, "The Wolf of Wall Street" stars sported night black tuxedos as they took the stage on Saturday (February 8).
Films "Her," "Gravity" and "The Great Gatsby" took the biggest awards from the event, and Martin Scorsese put in a few words after receiving of the Cinematic Imagery Award award for "The Wolf of Wall Street," saying, "How does one even separate cinema from Pd? You can’t. We have images in our mind, pictures in our head, but yours are the ones I look to to get those images on the screen. You’ve never let me down. This [award] is for you."
And the winners are:
Contemporary Film
K.K. Barrett, "Her"
Fantasy Film
Andy Nicholson, "Gravity"
Period Film
Catherine Martin,...
Glammed up for the affair, "The Wolf of Wall Street" stars sported night black tuxedos as they took the stage on Saturday (February 8).
Films "Her," "Gravity" and "The Great Gatsby" took the biggest awards from the event, and Martin Scorsese put in a few words after receiving of the Cinematic Imagery Award award for "The Wolf of Wall Street," saying, "How does one even separate cinema from Pd? You can’t. We have images in our mind, pictures in our head, but yours are the ones I look to to get those images on the screen. You’ve never let me down. This [award] is for you."
And the winners are:
Contemporary Film
K.K. Barrett, "Her"
Fantasy Film
Andy Nicholson, "Gravity"
Period Film
Catherine Martin,...
- 2/9/2014
- GossipCenter
The Art Directors Guild (Adg) tonight announced winners of its 18th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, Presented by Kohler Co., in ten categories of film, television, commercials and music videos during the black-tie ceremony in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. The awards took place before an audience of more than 800, including guild members, industry executives and press. Adg Council Chair John Shaffner presided over the awards ceremony with comedian Owen Benjamin serving as host. Martin Scorsese received the Guild’s prestigious Cinematic Imagery Award presented to him by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill, his stars of The Wolf of Wall Street, which is currently nominated for five Academy Awards® including Best Picture and Best Director. Production Designer Rick Carter was recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Kohler, which created a special award for the occasion. Adg President Mimi Gramatky and Production...
- 2/9/2014
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Art Directors Guild (Adg) has announced nominations in 10 categories of Production Design for movies, television, commercials, and music videos. They are all vying for the Art Directors Guild's 18th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards. Winners will be revealed on Feb. 8 from the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills with comedian Owen Benjamin serving as host.
Here's your complete list of nominees:
Nominees For Excellence In Production Design For A Feature Film In 2013:
Period Film
American Hustle - Production Designer: Judy Becker
The Great Gatsby - Production Designer: Catherine Martin
Inside Llewyn Davis - Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
Saving Mr. Banks - Production Designer: Michael Corenblith
12 Years A Slave - Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
Fantasy Film
Elysium - Production Designer: Philip Ivey
Gravity - Production Designer: Andy Nicholson
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug - Production Designer: Dan Hennah
Oblivion - Production Designer: Darren Gilford...
Here's your complete list of nominees:
Nominees For Excellence In Production Design For A Feature Film In 2013:
Period Film
American Hustle - Production Designer: Judy Becker
The Great Gatsby - Production Designer: Catherine Martin
Inside Llewyn Davis - Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
Saving Mr. Banks - Production Designer: Michael Corenblith
12 Years A Slave - Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
Fantasy Film
Elysium - Production Designer: Philip Ivey
Gravity - Production Designer: Andy Nicholson
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug - Production Designer: Dan Hennah
Oblivion - Production Designer: Darren Gilford...
- 1/10/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Art Directors Guild and the Costume Designers Guild have become the latest groups to announce their nominees for 2013. They may not be considered as big or as important as the Producers Guild, the Directors Guild, or the Writers Guild, but they are still a pretty good prognosticator for who will eventually take home the Oscar in their respective categories.
The Art Directors split their categories up into Period, Fantasy, and Contemporary Films (along with various TV categories), but the main one of importance here is the Period, where we find the more fanciful, eye-catching designs. Here, we find what was mostly expected: American Hustle, The Great Gatsby, Inside Llewyn Davis, Saving Mr. Banks, and 12 Years a Slave. If I had to venture a guess, I’d say that The Great Gatsby has this one in the bag. There were those who didn’t enjoy the film (I actually found...
The Art Directors split their categories up into Period, Fantasy, and Contemporary Films (along with various TV categories), but the main one of importance here is the Period, where we find the more fanciful, eye-catching designs. Here, we find what was mostly expected: American Hustle, The Great Gatsby, Inside Llewyn Davis, Saving Mr. Banks, and 12 Years a Slave. If I had to venture a guess, I’d say that The Great Gatsby has this one in the bag. There were those who didn’t enjoy the film (I actually found...
- 1/9/2014
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
On the surface, this week's "Oz the Great and Powerful" and last week's "Jack the Giant Slayer" would seem to have a lot in common. Both are lavish, modern updates of familiar fantasy tales, inspired by Disney's billion-dollar success in updating "Alice in Wonderland" three years ago. Both have opulent visuals (and the 3D ticket surcharges that go with them). Both were directed by successful adapters of Marvel Comics franchises to the big screen ("X-Men" director Bryan Singer made "Jack"; Sam Raimi, who did the initial "Spider-Man" trilogy, did "Oz"). Both cost about $200 million to make. And yet, "Jack" flopped, while "Oz" is poised for blockbuster success. Last weekend, "Jack" opened with $28 million, a dismal number considering its cost and its studio's expectations. This weekend, however, "Oz" opened with an estimated $80 million (the third-biggest March debut ever), a figure "Jack" will have a hard time reaching before its theatrical run ends.
- 3/10/2013
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
In its never-ceasing quest to adapt every children’s book ever, Walt Disney Pictures is slated to open Oz The Great and Powerful, a “fantasy adventure” reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s classic novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, on March 8, 2013.
However, Dorothy and her ruby slippers are no longer the heart of the tale; the film will envision the beginnings of the titular wizard of Oz, here a wily circus magician named Oscar Diggs (voiced by James Franco.) After Diggs is transported from Kansas via hot air balloon, he encounters three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams) and must separate the good from the evil in order to save the ailing land of Oz.
With an all-star cast and director Sam Raimi behind the helm, it’s no surprise that many are buzzing about Oz’s release. Now fans of the film have one...
However, Dorothy and her ruby slippers are no longer the heart of the tale; the film will envision the beginnings of the titular wizard of Oz, here a wily circus magician named Oscar Diggs (voiced by James Franco.) After Diggs is transported from Kansas via hot air balloon, he encounters three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams) and must separate the good from the evil in order to save the ailing land of Oz.
With an all-star cast and director Sam Raimi behind the helm, it’s no surprise that many are buzzing about Oz’s release. Now fans of the film have one...
- 7/5/2012
- by Olivia Cho
- Filmology
Each Sunday on the AFI campus in Los Angeles, a loyal group of industry pros and movie lovers gather to celebrate rare or forgotten genre cinema with a weekly screening series dubbed Reel Grit. For Reel Grit's 100th film, six AFI alumni -- editor Howard E. Smith (The Abyss), writer Jacob Forman (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane), Dp Amy Vincent (Black Snake Moan), production designer Todd Cherniawsky (Avatar, Alice in Wonderland), director and AFI Dean Robert Mandel (School Ties), and producer Stuart Cornfeld (Tropic Thunder) -- selected films that influenced their work and careers, sharing anecdotes and appreciations over the course of a free 12-hour movie marathon.
- 5/27/2011
- Movieline
Each Sunday on the AFI campus in Los Angeles, a loyal group of industry pros and movie lovers gather to celebrate rare or forgotten genre cinema with a weekly screening series dubbed Reel Grit. For Reel Grit's 100th film, six AFI alumni -- editor Howard E. Smith (The Abyss), writer Jacob Forman (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane), Dp Amy Vincent (Black Snake Moan), production designer Todd Cherniawsky (Avatar, Alice in Wonderland), director and AFI Dean Robert Mandel (School Ties), and producer Stuart Cornfeld (Tropic Thunder) -- selected films that influenced their work and careers, sharing anecdotes and appreciations over the course of a free 12-hour movie marathon.
- 5/27/2011
- Movieline
Chicago – This 18-image slideshow features the official press images for Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Splice” starring Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, and Delphine Chaneac. It was directed by Vincenzo Natali and will open on June 4th, 2010.
Official Synopsis:
“Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But when the pharmaceutical company that funds their research forbids it, Clive and Elsa secretly take their boldest experimentation underground—risking their careers by pushing the boundaries of science to serve their own curiosity and ambition.
The result is Dren, an amazing, strangely beautiful creature of uncommon intelligence and an array of unexpected physical developments.
At first, Dren exceeds their wildest dreams. But as she grows and learns at an accelerated rate, her existence threatens to become their worst nightmare.
Official Synopsis:
“Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But when the pharmaceutical company that funds their research forbids it, Clive and Elsa secretly take their boldest experimentation underground—risking their careers by pushing the boundaries of science to serve their own curiosity and ambition.
The result is Dren, an amazing, strangely beautiful creature of uncommon intelligence and an array of unexpected physical developments.
At first, Dren exceeds their wildest dreams. But as she grows and learns at an accelerated rate, her existence threatens to become their worst nightmare.
- 5/29/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Be prepared to be shocked! Fascinating, original and daring, “Splice” goes to places no other movie has gone with its story of a genetic engineering experiment gone awry. A hit at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, “Splice” is ready to grip the imaginations of summer moviegoers in theaters on June 4, 2010. Enter for chance to win one of these awesome prizes such as Girls and Guys Splice T-shirts, Key Chains, Posters, Money Tickets to See the film and a limited edition collector’s Baby Dren Plush (Extremely limited creation only available in online sweepstakes!).
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3 - ‘Baby...
In Theaters June 4th!
The Giveaway (See Photos Above)
1 – Meet Dren Teaser Poster – Arv $16 each
1 - Final “Splice” Poster – Arv $16 each
2 – Hollywood Movie Money Tickets to see “Splice” in a theater near you – Arv $12 each
3 - Lenticular Key Chain – Arv $5 each
3 – Heather Grey Tank Top – Arv $18 each
3 – Charcoal Grey Men’s Tees – Arv $20 each
3 - ‘Baby...
- 5/25/2010
- by Fused Film Staff
- FusedFilm
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