Exclusive: The Good Doctor is getting a fitting conclusion with one of its most popular characters, Dr. Claire Brown, returning. Original cast member Antonia Thomas, who starred as Claire in the first four seasons of the ABC medical drama, will be back for two episodes in the current seventh season, including the series finale. Another Good Doctor alum, Brandon Larracuente, also will be back reprising his Season 6 character of Dr. Daniel Perez in one episode. Additionally, Ruby Kelley (Push) has joined in a recurring role and Guillermo Diaz (Scandal) will appear in a guest spot.
Thomas’ Dr. Claire Brown, who was Dr. Shaun Murphy’s (Freddie Highmore) closest friend and confidant, departed The Good Doctor at the conclusion of Season 4 to take a job at a medical clinic in Guatemala. Thomas returned at the end of Season 5 as a guest star for two episodes where she surprised Shaun and Lea...
Thomas’ Dr. Claire Brown, who was Dr. Shaun Murphy’s (Freddie Highmore) closest friend and confidant, departed The Good Doctor at the conclusion of Season 4 to take a job at a medical clinic in Guatemala. Thomas returned at the end of Season 5 as a guest star for two episodes where she surprised Shaun and Lea...
- 3/18/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The upcoming seventh season of ABC’s The Good Doctor will be the final chapter of the medical drama starring and executive produced by Freddie Highmore.
The Good Doctor, from Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature, is the second long-running ABC drama coming to an end this season, joining Station 19, and the latest series that premiered during the 2017-2018 season to wrap with its upcoming seventh season, along with Station 19 and CBS’ Young Sheldon, S.W.A.T. and Seal Team.
An anchor of ABC’s Monday lineup, The Good Doctor ranked as the #1 entertainment series in the 10 Pm hour last season among Adults 18-49. After six seasons in the Monday 10 Pm slot, the series, shepherded by showrunners Liz Friedman and David Shore — the latter of whom created it based on a Korean format — is moving to Tuesdays at 10 Pm. You can watch above a promo for the final season, which premieres Feb.
The Good Doctor, from Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature, is the second long-running ABC drama coming to an end this season, joining Station 19, and the latest series that premiered during the 2017-2018 season to wrap with its upcoming seventh season, along with Station 19 and CBS’ Young Sheldon, S.W.A.T. and Seal Team.
An anchor of ABC’s Monday lineup, The Good Doctor ranked as the #1 entertainment series in the 10 Pm hour last season among Adults 18-49. After six seasons in the Monday 10 Pm slot, the series, shepherded by showrunners Liz Friedman and David Shore — the latter of whom created it based on a Korean format — is moving to Tuesdays at 10 Pm. You can watch above a promo for the final season, which premieres Feb.
- 1/11/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Dr. Shaun Murphy will see his last patients in 2024.
The forthcoming seventh season of The Good Doctor will be its final one, ABC announced Thursday. The medical drama, a co-production of Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature, is slated to premiere Feb. 20.
The Good Doctor is the second long-running ABC drama slated to end this season. Station 19, the first responder-focused spinoff of Grey’s Anatomy, will also close out its run with a seventh season.
“The Good Doctor has been a once in a lifetime opportunity, but it’s time to say goodbye, co-showrunners David Shore and Liz Friedman and fellow executive producer Erin Gunn said in a statement. “We are incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and the message we’ve been privileged to be a part of. We look forward to giving our fantastic fans, the truly extraordinary Freddie Highmore, the rest of our talented actors (and...
The forthcoming seventh season of The Good Doctor will be its final one, ABC announced Thursday. The medical drama, a co-production of Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature, is slated to premiere Feb. 20.
The Good Doctor is the second long-running ABC drama slated to end this season. Station 19, the first responder-focused spinoff of Grey’s Anatomy, will also close out its run with a seventh season.
“The Good Doctor has been a once in a lifetime opportunity, but it’s time to say goodbye, co-showrunners David Shore and Liz Friedman and fellow executive producer Erin Gunn said in a statement. “We are incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and the message we’ve been privileged to be a part of. We look forward to giving our fantastic fans, the truly extraordinary Freddie Highmore, the rest of our talented actors (and...
- 1/11/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Original The Good Doctor cast member Chuku Modu is once again a series regular on the ABC medical drama, playing Dr. Jared Kalu.
Modu, who originally returned midway through last season as a recurring, has been promoted to regular for the upcoming seventh season, now in production.
Modu’s surgical resident Dr. Jared Kalu was a breakout character in Season 1. He got into trouble for punching a doctor who had sexually harassed his girlfriend, resident Claire Browne (Antonia Thomas) and ultimately headed to Colorado for a surgeon job.
Kalu eventually left that job to become a concierge doctor, which is how he ended up back at San Jose’s St. Bonaventure Hospital. He ended up sticking around his old stumping grounds.
The full-time return of Modu, first reported by TVLine, follows the exit of fellow original Good Doctor cast member Will Harper who is running for Senate. Brandon Larracuente also...
Modu, who originally returned midway through last season as a recurring, has been promoted to regular for the upcoming seventh season, now in production.
Modu’s surgical resident Dr. Jared Kalu was a breakout character in Season 1. He got into trouble for punching a doctor who had sexually harassed his girlfriend, resident Claire Browne (Antonia Thomas) and ultimately headed to Colorado for a surgeon job.
Kalu eventually left that job to become a concierge doctor, which is how he ended up back at San Jose’s St. Bonaventure Hospital. He ended up sticking around his old stumping grounds.
The full-time return of Modu, first reported by TVLine, follows the exit of fellow original Good Doctor cast member Will Harper who is running for Senate. Brandon Larracuente also...
- 1/9/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Good Doctor” has been renewed for a seventh season at ABC ahead of its Season 6 finale.
The medical drama, which debuted in 2017, stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young autistic surgeon who has savant syndrome and works in the surgical unit at the prestigious San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital.
Alongside Highmore, the “Good Doctor” cast includes Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman, Fiona Gubelmann as Dr. Morgan Reznick, Will Yun Lee as Dr. Alex Park, Christina Chang as Dr. Audrey Lim, Paige Spara as Lea Dilallo, Bria Samoné Henderson as Dr. Jordan Allen and Noah Galvin as Dr. Asher Wolke.
During the current season, ABC aired a backdoor pilot for spinoff “The Good Lawyer,” starring Kennedy McMann and Felicity Huffman. No decision has been made regarding that potential series.
“The Good Doctor” is tied with NBC’s “Quantum Leap” as the...
The medical drama, which debuted in 2017, stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young autistic surgeon who has savant syndrome and works in the surgical unit at the prestigious San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital.
Alongside Highmore, the “Good Doctor” cast includes Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman, Fiona Gubelmann as Dr. Morgan Reznick, Will Yun Lee as Dr. Alex Park, Christina Chang as Dr. Audrey Lim, Paige Spara as Lea Dilallo, Bria Samoné Henderson as Dr. Jordan Allen and Noah Galvin as Dr. Asher Wolke.
During the current season, ABC aired a backdoor pilot for spinoff “The Good Lawyer,” starring Kennedy McMann and Felicity Huffman. No decision has been made regarding that potential series.
“The Good Doctor” is tied with NBC’s “Quantum Leap” as the...
- 4/19/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
ABC continues to shore up its lineup for the 2023-24 season.
The network has picked up a seventh season of its medical drama The Good Doctor, marking the third renewal in as many days for the network. Earlier in the week, ABC renewed The Rookie and Will Trent for 2023-24.
The Good Doctor is also poised to become a franchise, as ABC aired a backdoor pilot for a potential spinoff, titled The Good Lawyer, in March. Should it go to series, it will star Kennedy McMann and Felicity Huffman.
The Good Doctor remains among ABC’s most watched scripted shows, particularly with delayed and cross-platform viewing. The show’s same-day average of 3.3 million viewers jumps to 9.1 million after five weeks of multiplatform viewing, and its rating among the key advertising demographic of adults 18-49 grows nearly sixfold, from 0.32 to 1.85. In seven-day Nielsen ratings for this season, its 6.2 million viewers trails...
The network has picked up a seventh season of its medical drama The Good Doctor, marking the third renewal in as many days for the network. Earlier in the week, ABC renewed The Rookie and Will Trent for 2023-24.
The Good Doctor is also poised to become a franchise, as ABC aired a backdoor pilot for a potential spinoff, titled The Good Lawyer, in March. Should it go to series, it will star Kennedy McMann and Felicity Huffman.
The Good Doctor remains among ABC’s most watched scripted shows, particularly with delayed and cross-platform viewing. The show’s same-day average of 3.3 million viewers jumps to 9.1 million after five weeks of multiplatform viewing, and its rating among the key advertising demographic of adults 18-49 grows nearly sixfold, from 0.32 to 1.85. In seven-day Nielsen ratings for this season, its 6.2 million viewers trails...
- 4/19/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
No surprise here. ABC has renewed hit medical drama The Good Doctor for a seventh season.
The series, produced by Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature, remains a solid anchor of ABC’s Monday lineup. The Good Doctor ranks as the #1 entertainment series in Monday’s 10 pm hour this season in Adults 18-49, tying NBC’s Quantum Leap.
The April 10 episode shot up by 40% among Adults 18-49 over the prior week to match its highest-rated telecast this season. The drama also grew week to week by 3% in Total Viewers to draw its biggest audience since January 23. The April 10 episode grew to 7.9 million Total Viewers after seven days of viewing across linear and digital platforms, marking its most-watched multiplatform telecast since its October 2022 season premiere.
After 35 days of viewing on linear and digital platforms, The Good Doctor draws more than 9 million Total Viewers this season (9.1 million). Additionally the series jumps nearly...
The series, produced by Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature, remains a solid anchor of ABC’s Monday lineup. The Good Doctor ranks as the #1 entertainment series in Monday’s 10 pm hour this season in Adults 18-49, tying NBC’s Quantum Leap.
The April 10 episode shot up by 40% among Adults 18-49 over the prior week to match its highest-rated telecast this season. The drama also grew week to week by 3% in Total Viewers to draw its biggest audience since January 23. The April 10 episode grew to 7.9 million Total Viewers after seven days of viewing across linear and digital platforms, marking its most-watched multiplatform telecast since its October 2022 season premiere.
After 35 days of viewing on linear and digital platforms, The Good Doctor draws more than 9 million Total Viewers this season (9.1 million). Additionally the series jumps nearly...
- 4/19/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Look who’s back! In a return five years in the making, original The Good Doctor cast member Chuku Modu is set to recur on the current sixth season of the ABC medical drama, reprising his role as Dr. Jared Kalu.
He will first appear in the March 6 episode, aptly titled “Old Friends.” In it, Dr. Kalu (Modu) makes a surprise return to San Jose’s St. Bonaventure Hospital with his billionaire patient.
“We couldn’t be more excited to have Chuku rejoin The Good Doctor family, and for the audience to learn what Dr. Kalu has been up to since he left St. Bon’s,” said co-showrunner and executive producer, Liz Friedman.
Modu’s surgical resident Dr. Jared Kalu was a breakout character in Season 1 who was close with fellow resident Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore). He got into trouble for punching a doctor who had sexually harassed his girlfriend,...
He will first appear in the March 6 episode, aptly titled “Old Friends.” In it, Dr. Kalu (Modu) makes a surprise return to San Jose’s St. Bonaventure Hospital with his billionaire patient.
“We couldn’t be more excited to have Chuku rejoin The Good Doctor family, and for the audience to learn what Dr. Kalu has been up to since he left St. Bon’s,” said co-showrunner and executive producer, Liz Friedman.
Modu’s surgical resident Dr. Jared Kalu was a breakout character in Season 1 who was close with fellow resident Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore). He got into trouble for punching a doctor who had sexually harassed his girlfriend,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, 4:30 Pm: The embedded pilot episode of The Good Doctor that sets up potential spinoff The Good Lawyer will air March 13, a week later than previously announced. The decision was made for storytelling purposes.
Previously, January 11: Nancy Drew star Kennedy McMann is set as the lead and Emmy-winning Desperate Housewives alumna Felicity Huffman as a co-lead in The Good Lawyer, the proposed legal spinoff from ABC’s popular medical drama The Good Doctor, from Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature.
ABC has formally ordered an embedded pilot episode of The Good Doctor titled The Good Lawyer, which will guest star McMann and Huffman and will introduce their characters. Airing March 6, the episode, written by The Good Doctor co-showrunners David Shore and Liz Friedman and directed by Ruben Fleischer, marks the first acting gig for Huffman since she completed a short prison sentence for her role in the college admission scandal almost three years.
Previously, January 11: Nancy Drew star Kennedy McMann is set as the lead and Emmy-winning Desperate Housewives alumna Felicity Huffman as a co-lead in The Good Lawyer, the proposed legal spinoff from ABC’s popular medical drama The Good Doctor, from Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature.
ABC has formally ordered an embedded pilot episode of The Good Doctor titled The Good Lawyer, which will guest star McMann and Huffman and will introduce their characters. Airing March 6, the episode, written by The Good Doctor co-showrunners David Shore and Liz Friedman and directed by Ruben Fleischer, marks the first acting gig for Huffman since she completed a short prison sentence for her role in the college admission scandal almost three years.
- 2/16/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Bethlehem Million (Sick) is set as a lead opposite Kennedy McMann and Felicity Huffman in The Good Lawyer, the proposed legal spinoff from ABC’s popular medical drama The Good Doctor, produced by Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature.
Million will appear along with McMann and Huffman in the March 6 “The Good Lawyer” embedded pilot episode of The Good Doctor, written by the series’ co-showrunners David Shore and Liz Friedman and directed by Ruben Fleischer.
In the episode, Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) seeks legal representation to help him win a case and puts his faith in a promising, young lawyer, Joni DeGroot (McMann) who has obsessive compulsive disorder.
Million will portray Abbie. Compassionate, practical and a voice of reason, Abbie is Joni’s (McMann) slightly older sister, as well as her biggest cheerleader, roommate and best friend. These two share the bond of siblings who survived a less than ideal childhood together.
Million will appear along with McMann and Huffman in the March 6 “The Good Lawyer” embedded pilot episode of The Good Doctor, written by the series’ co-showrunners David Shore and Liz Friedman and directed by Ruben Fleischer.
In the episode, Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) seeks legal representation to help him win a case and puts his faith in a promising, young lawyer, Joni DeGroot (McMann) who has obsessive compulsive disorder.
Million will portray Abbie. Compassionate, practical and a voice of reason, Abbie is Joni’s (McMann) slightly older sister, as well as her biggest cheerleader, roommate and best friend. These two share the bond of siblings who survived a less than ideal childhood together.
- 1/18/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
We’ll be seeing more of Dr. Danny Perez on ABC’s The Good Doctor. Brandon Larracuente, who has recurred in the role this season, has been promoted to series regular in the popular medical drama from executive producer and showrunner David Shore, Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature.
Larracuente’s Dr. Daniel “Danny” Perez is a first-year surgical resident at St. Bonaventure Hospital. Strikingly handsome with a natural, easy charm, he leans on his big heart and positive attitude to navigate the challenges of his first year. But Perez’s dazzling smile hides a painful past, including a years-long struggle with opioid addiction. Now clean for five years, his journey of recovery often makes him a better, more compassionate doctor… while also complicating his life at St. Bonaventure, professionally and personally.
The Good Doctor stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, a surgeon with autism and savant syndrome who...
Larracuente’s Dr. Daniel “Danny” Perez is a first-year surgical resident at St. Bonaventure Hospital. Strikingly handsome with a natural, easy charm, he leans on his big heart and positive attitude to navigate the challenges of his first year. But Perez’s dazzling smile hides a painful past, including a years-long struggle with opioid addiction. Now clean for five years, his journey of recovery often makes him a better, more compassionate doctor… while also complicating his life at St. Bonaventure, professionally and personally.
The Good Doctor stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, a surgeon with autism and savant syndrome who...
- 11/8/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC’s The Good Doctor celebrates its 100th episode with season six episode six, “Hot and Bothered.” Directed by David Shore from a script by David Renaud and David Hoselton, episode six will air on Monday, November 14, 2022 at 10pm Et/Pt.
Season six stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff is Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park. Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo, Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, Bria Henderson is Dr. Jordan Allen, and Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke.
“Hot and Bothered” Plot: In the midst of a heatwave, Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Danica Powell are at odds when it comes to their patient’s surgery. Their heated stalemate tests Shaun’s patience and his willingness to compromise.
Meanwhile, when the hospital loses power, Lea and Dr.
Season six stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff is Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park. Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo, Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, Bria Henderson is Dr. Jordan Allen, and Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke.
“Hot and Bothered” Plot: In the midst of a heatwave, Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Danica Powell are at odds when it comes to their patient’s surgery. Their heated stalemate tests Shaun’s patience and his willingness to compromise.
Meanwhile, when the hospital loses power, Lea and Dr.
- 11/2/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Monday's new episode of The Good Doctor hit us right in the feels.
Shaun (Freddie Highmore) finally admitted his true feelings to Lea (Paige Spara), but it did not end the romantic way he expected.
While Lea admitted that she did love Shaun, she also said that she was "selfish," "needy," and "a total mess."
The worst part of it all was that she said she struggled with Shaun needing things "a certain way."
As if that wasn't heavy enough, Shaun ultimately asked her whether her decision not to date him was because he had autism.
But Lea kept quiet, failing to give Shaun an answer.
The episode was directed by Highmore, and he opened up about it to TV Line.
"It's always much more interesting to leave things unsaid, or leave things hinted at when one can, instead of being overly explicit. The last scene is an example of that,...
Shaun (Freddie Highmore) finally admitted his true feelings to Lea (Paige Spara), but it did not end the romantic way he expected.
While Lea admitted that she did love Shaun, she also said that she was "selfish," "needy," and "a total mess."
The worst part of it all was that she said she struggled with Shaun needing things "a certain way."
As if that wasn't heavy enough, Shaun ultimately asked her whether her decision not to date him was because he had autism.
But Lea kept quiet, failing to give Shaun an answer.
The episode was directed by Highmore, and he opened up about it to TV Line.
"It's always much more interesting to leave things unsaid, or leave things hinted at when one can, instead of being overly explicit. The last scene is an example of that,...
- 2/25/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Warning: The following contains spoilers from the Feb. 24 episode of The Good Doctor.
The Good Doctor reached a moment of clarity on Monday, in an episode that will forever change the Freddie Highmore-led medical drama.
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In the antepenultimate episode of Season 3, Shaun admitted to himself that while he did in fact love his ex-girlfriend Carly, the person that he wants to be with is Lea.
The Good Doctor reached a moment of clarity on Monday, in an episode that will forever change the Freddie Highmore-led medical drama.
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In the antepenultimate episode of Season 3, Shaun admitted to himself that while he did in fact love his ex-girlfriend Carly, the person that he wants to be with is Lea.
- 2/25/2020
- TVLine.com
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “The Good Doctor” Season 2, Episode 4, “Tough Titmouse.”]
“The Good Doctor” showrunner David Shore throws everything at Dr. Aaron Glassman (Richard Schiff). He just underwent surgery for a brain tumor, but Monday’s episode deals with another kind of trauma when he starts interacting with a hallucination of his dead daughter Maddie (Holly Taylor).
“We wanted an opportunity to deal with what is the most important event in his life and his own unresolved issues,” Shore said. “This seemed like an opportune time as he is himself facing his own mortality.”
Glassman’s hallucination stems from the a combination of brain surgery and extreme sleep deprivation, with psychosis as the result. “ICU psychosis is fairly common. Psychosis obviously can mean many, many things, but sleep deprivation can cause the onset of it,” said Shore. “You experience all this as if it is completely real. It can be disturbing.”
Conversation between father...
“The Good Doctor” showrunner David Shore throws everything at Dr. Aaron Glassman (Richard Schiff). He just underwent surgery for a brain tumor, but Monday’s episode deals with another kind of trauma when he starts interacting with a hallucination of his dead daughter Maddie (Holly Taylor).
“We wanted an opportunity to deal with what is the most important event in his life and his own unresolved issues,” Shore said. “This seemed like an opportune time as he is himself facing his own mortality.”
Glassman’s hallucination stems from the a combination of brain surgery and extreme sleep deprivation, with psychosis as the result. “ICU psychosis is fairly common. Psychosis obviously can mean many, many things, but sleep deprivation can cause the onset of it,” said Shore. “You experience all this as if it is completely real. It can be disturbing.”
Conversation between father...
- 10/16/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Ninety-five members of the Writers Guild of America have signed a letter sent to the guild’s board of directors urging that it divest from gun companies and any companies that support the NRA.
The letter, sent to the Board Tuesday, warns “Gun violence enabled by the ready availability of military grade weapons, has become one of the biggest threats to the safety and security of the American people.” The letter continues, “We urge the WGA and the WGA Pension Plan to divest of all stocks of any gun or ammunition manufacturer, and any company that provides material support to the gun industry lobbying organization called The National Rifle Association, whether through donations, deductions or other means (e.g. Federal Express), until such time as sensible national gun reform legislation is passed.”
It is signed by 95 members of both WGA West and WGA East.
You can read the letter in...
The letter, sent to the Board Tuesday, warns “Gun violence enabled by the ready availability of military grade weapons, has become one of the biggest threats to the safety and security of the American people.” The letter continues, “We urge the WGA and the WGA Pension Plan to divest of all stocks of any gun or ammunition manufacturer, and any company that provides material support to the gun industry lobbying organization called The National Rifle Association, whether through donations, deductions or other means (e.g. Federal Express), until such time as sensible national gun reform legislation is passed.”
It is signed by 95 members of both WGA West and WGA East.
You can read the letter in...
- 4/4/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Unable to pull a second season out of its hat, the Houdini and Doyle TV show has been cancelled after its first and only season on Fox. The mystery drama series stars Michael Weston as Harry Houdini, Stephen Mangan as Arthur Conan Doyle, and Rebecca Liddiard as Constable Adelaide Stratton. The cast also includes Tim McInnerny, Adam Nagaitis, and Diana Quick. Fox confirmed the Houdini & Doyle cancellation to Deadline, which cites poor ratings as the reason.In the series, fictionalized versions of real life figures -- magician and skeptic Houdini and Sherlock Holmes author and paranormal enthusiast Doyle -- investigate unsolved crimes of a seemingly supernatural nature. The show was created by David Hoselton and David N. Titcher. The writing staff also includes: Carl Binder, Melissa R. Byer, Treena...
- 8/3/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Period pieces are hard. Period pieces incorporating actual historical figures can be harder. Not only are there a slew of details the producers must get right in order for the audience to buy in, but maintaining a story that adds a fresh sense of must-watch TV is a tall order indeed. Enter the Canadian co-produced drama “Houdini & Doyle,” from co-creators David Hoselton and David Titcher, and producer David Shore (“House”). The midseason offering pairs two historical figures Harry Houdini (Michael Weston) and Sir Conan Doyle (Stephen Mangan), along with female constable Adelaide Stratton (Rebecca Liddiard) as they solve crimes...
- 5/2/2016
- by Amber Dowling
- The Wrap
Like that ad campaign from the early ’80s where diners at fine restaurants had their coffee replaced with Folgers crystals, Fox’s Houdini & Doyle attempts to satisfy viewers who gravitate to high-minded, British crime stories with a period flair (and/or have an unrequited craving for PBS’ all-too-infrequent Sherlock).
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In this case, though, even the least refined palate will detect a top note of cheap and joyless imitation that permeates every aspect of this befuddling 10-episode event series.
Oh, sure, on paper, Houdini & Doyle sounds out-of-left-field intriguing: It’s set in...
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In this case, though, even the least refined palate will detect a top note of cheap and joyless imitation that permeates every aspect of this befuddling 10-episode event series.
Oh, sure, on paper, Houdini & Doyle sounds out-of-left-field intriguing: It’s set in...
- 4/30/2016
- TVLine.com
Two episodes were provided prior to broadcast.
Before anyone says anything, yes. Yes, Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle really were a real life twosome, albeit an unlikely one. Doyle, despite making his fortune on the dependably logical Sherlock Holmes saga, was an avowed spiritualist, drawn toward the occult after a number of personal tragedies. Houdini, on the other hand, the rock star illusionist and escape artist, knew humbug when he heard it, spending a good chunk of his career ousting phony mediums and their “powers.”
So if it doesn’t outright invent the relationship at its core, then Houdini & Doyle, which premieres Monday on Fox, goes nuts with everything else. Imagining the duo as bickering paranormal private eyes, the series has fun with its spooky roots. The best of it is smart, silly, and a little scary. At certain points, though, it doesn’t seem to trust those roots,...
Before anyone says anything, yes. Yes, Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle really were a real life twosome, albeit an unlikely one. Doyle, despite making his fortune on the dependably logical Sherlock Holmes saga, was an avowed spiritualist, drawn toward the occult after a number of personal tragedies. Houdini, on the other hand, the rock star illusionist and escape artist, knew humbug when he heard it, spending a good chunk of his career ousting phony mediums and their “powers.”
So if it doesn’t outright invent the relationship at its core, then Houdini & Doyle, which premieres Monday on Fox, goes nuts with everything else. Imagining the duo as bickering paranormal private eyes, the series has fun with its spooky roots. The best of it is smart, silly, and a little scary. At certain points, though, it doesn’t seem to trust those roots,...
- 4/28/2016
- by Joe Incollingo
- We Got This Covered
Greg Nicotero, the masterful makeup effects guru and skilled director, has signed a two-year deal with AMC. Also featured in our latest round-up are details on two upcoming TV series: Houdini and Doyle and The Brothers Grimm.
Greg Nicotero: Reported by Deadline, Nicotero's new deal with AMC will allow him to continue executive producing and directing AMC's The Walking Dead, in addition to handling those duties on the companion series.
Nicotero has been an executive producer on The Walking Dead since season three and a director on the show since season two. This season, he's helmed the premiere ("No Sanctuary"), the mid-season premiere ("What Happened and What's Going On"), the 12th episode, "Remember", and the upcoming finale, "Conquer."
Houdini and Doyle: Deadline reveals that a 10-episode supernatural crime series titled Houdini and Doyle has been picked up by Fox. The show is a collaboration between David Titcher (The Librarian...
Greg Nicotero: Reported by Deadline, Nicotero's new deal with AMC will allow him to continue executive producing and directing AMC's The Walking Dead, in addition to handling those duties on the companion series.
Nicotero has been an executive producer on The Walking Dead since season three and a director on the show since season two. This season, he's helmed the premiere ("No Sanctuary"), the mid-season premiere ("What Happened and What's Going On"), the 12th episode, "Remember", and the upcoming finale, "Conquer."
Houdini and Doyle: Deadline reveals that a 10-episode supernatural crime series titled Houdini and Doyle has been picked up by Fox. The show is a collaboration between David Titcher (The Librarian...
- 3/20/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini's friendship is set to be explored in a new light on the small screen.
Houdini and Doyle is a ten-part supernatural crime drama inspired by the pair's real-life friendship, reports Deadline.
ITV has picked up the series in the UK, while Fox will air episodes in the Us, and Shaw Media will handle the show in Canada.
Illusionist Houdini and Sherlock Holmes writer Doyle found friendship via their mutual interest in spiritualism, although they had a bitter public fall-out when Doyle refused to believe that Houdini's stunts were simply illusions.
The series will see the duo work together on supernaturally-tinged crimes, despite their differences.
House creator David Shore is executive producer on the project alongside his former colleague David Hoselton, who will serve as writer. David Titcher (The Librarians) is also writing Houdini and Doyle.
The friendship between the two was...
Houdini and Doyle is a ten-part supernatural crime drama inspired by the pair's real-life friendship, reports Deadline.
ITV has picked up the series in the UK, while Fox will air episodes in the Us, and Shaw Media will handle the show in Canada.
Illusionist Houdini and Sherlock Holmes writer Doyle found friendship via their mutual interest in spiritualism, although they had a bitter public fall-out when Doyle refused to believe that Houdini's stunts were simply illusions.
The series will see the duo work together on supernaturally-tinged crimes, despite their differences.
House creator David Shore is executive producer on the project alongside his former colleague David Hoselton, who will serve as writer. David Titcher (The Librarians) is also writing Houdini and Doyle.
The friendship between the two was...
- 3/20/2015
- Digital Spy
Sony Pictures TV has cooked up a new take on the supernatural for a new television series based on the unusual friendship between famous magician-illusionist Harry Houdini and prolific author Arthur Conan Doyle. Dubbed Houdini And Doyle, the 10-episode series has been sold to a number of global parties, including Fox (Us), ITV (UK) and Shaw Media (Canada). As part of the deal struck with the networks, the show will go straight to series.
The creative team behind the cerebral genre romp share a heft of TV experience. Creator of The Librarian franchise David Titcher, House creator David Shore and House writer-producer David Hoselton concocted the idea, and are developing the show. All three are set to executive produce, with Titcher and Hoselton on scripting duties.
Here’s an overview of the series as described by Deadline:
In Houdini and Doyle, two of the great characters of the twentieth century – Harry Houdini,...
The creative team behind the cerebral genre romp share a heft of TV experience. Creator of The Librarian franchise David Titcher, House creator David Shore and House writer-producer David Hoselton concocted the idea, and are developing the show. All three are set to executive produce, with Titcher and Hoselton on scripting duties.
Here’s an overview of the series as described by Deadline:
In Houdini and Doyle, two of the great characters of the twentieth century – Harry Houdini,...
- 3/19/2015
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Fox is exploring an unlikely pair of BFFs: Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The network has bought, and sent straight to series, the 10-episode supernatural crime drama Houdini and Doyle. The project is inspired by the real-life friendship between the illusionist and the author famous for bringing life to Sherlock Holmes, our sister site Deadline reports.
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The network has bought, and sent straight to series, the 10-episode supernatural crime drama Houdini and Doyle. The project is inspired by the real-life friendship between the illusionist and the author famous for bringing life to Sherlock Holmes, our sister site Deadline reports.
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In the series — from writers David Titcher (The Librarians) and David Hoselton (House) and executive producer David Shore (creator of the Sherlock-esque House) — Houdini (who believes...
- 3/19/2015
- TVLine.com
Fox is going for oddball shows and their latest one may take the cake, Houdini and Doyle. The show will be based upon Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s actual friendship they had in real life. The upcoming supernatural crime drama will show Doyle and Houdini solving crimes together for an epic 10 episode. So far we do not know who will star as either Houdini and Doyle yet. David Titcher and David Hoselton will write it, while David Shore will produce it. The show is expected to also air on U.K.’s ITV and Canada’s Shaw Media as well.
I am excited to learn more about this project. It will certainly be one of those shows that will be unique that nobody really knows what to expect from. That makes it interesting while also sort of scary. Since nobody knows what Harry and Arthur’s friendship was truly was,...
I am excited to learn more about this project. It will certainly be one of those shows that will be unique that nobody really knows what to expect from. That makes it interesting while also sort of scary. Since nobody knows what Harry and Arthur’s friendship was truly was,...
- 3/19/2015
- by Sarah Peel
- Boomtron
DVD Release Date: Oct. 2, 2012
Price: DVD $Tba
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Hit medical drama House ran for a whopping eight seasons on Fox.
The television series, starring Hugh Laurie as the titular anti-social but brilliant doctor, was created by David Shore (TV’s Law & Order) and starred Omar Epps (Alfie), Robert Sean Leonard (Dead Poets Society) throughout its run. Jennifer Morrison (TV’s Once Upon a Time), Olivia Wilde (The Change-Up), Kal Penn (A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas), David Morse (Drive Angry) and Amber Tamblyn (127 Hours) were also in the cast over the TV’s show’s years.
House has been available on DVD in individual DVD sets for a while. Season 7 and season 8 were released in August 2011 and August 2012, respectively.
The House: The Complete Series set contains all 176 episodes plus more than 16 hours of bonus features and a 24-page collector’s booklet about the show’s origins, House-isms,...
Price: DVD $Tba
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Hit medical drama House ran for a whopping eight seasons on Fox.
The television series, starring Hugh Laurie as the titular anti-social but brilliant doctor, was created by David Shore (TV’s Law & Order) and starred Omar Epps (Alfie), Robert Sean Leonard (Dead Poets Society) throughout its run. Jennifer Morrison (TV’s Once Upon a Time), Olivia Wilde (The Change-Up), Kal Penn (A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas), David Morse (Drive Angry) and Amber Tamblyn (127 Hours) were also in the cast over the TV’s show’s years.
House has been available on DVD in individual DVD sets for a while. Season 7 and season 8 were released in August 2011 and August 2012, respectively.
The House: The Complete Series set contains all 176 episodes plus more than 16 hours of bonus features and a 24-page collector’s booklet about the show’s origins, House-isms,...
- 7/27/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
It doesn’t seem two minutes since the sixth season of Hugh Laurie‘s brilliant medical detective show landed on shelves, and now we have another beautiful looking high-definition season to add to our collections (though still no seasons 1 – 5 yet) with number seven now available to buy.
The development of this seventh series outing for House and his team-members was far from clean-cut, with initial plans to have the inimitable doctor on the road scrapped in favour of a safer road closer to the familiar model that has kept fans coming back in the droves since the first show aired back in 2004.
Seven seasons is an impressive feat for a show that has such a tight, simple formula – patient presents mysterious symptoms, the first line of inquiry turns up fruitless, despite the huge amounts of money wasted, everyone looks suitably baffled and then our rough hero appears with a very coincidental discovery that solves everything.
The development of this seventh series outing for House and his team-members was far from clean-cut, with initial plans to have the inimitable doctor on the road scrapped in favour of a safer road closer to the familiar model that has kept fans coming back in the droves since the first show aired back in 2004.
Seven seasons is an impressive feat for a show that has such a tight, simple formula – patient presents mysterious symptoms, the first line of inquiry turns up fruitless, despite the huge amounts of money wasted, everyone looks suitably baffled and then our rough hero appears with a very coincidental discovery that solves everything.
- 9/26/2011
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Our favorite sarcastic and bitter medic goes digital in House, M.D.: Season 7, which Universal Studios Home Video will release on Blu-ray and DVD on Aug. 30.
The Blu-ray and DVD edition the popular drama/mystery television show will carry the list prices of $74.98 and $59.93, respectively. Equally respective is Amazon’s discounted prices on the Blu-ray and DVD, which are $74.98 and $53.99.
Hugh Laurie takes a bite in House, M.D.
Five-time Emmy nominee and two-time Golden Globe winner Hugh Laurie (Stuart Little) returns as Dr. Gregory House in 23 full-length episodes. In this latest season the TV series, House investigates medical cases involving such inspired patients as a professional bull rider and a religious zealot. And just to prove that there’s a lot of serious stuff going down as well, he stumbles across a case that’s identified as a possible outbreak of smallpox.
Co-starring Lisa Edelstein (TV’s American Dad!
The Blu-ray and DVD edition the popular drama/mystery television show will carry the list prices of $74.98 and $59.93, respectively. Equally respective is Amazon’s discounted prices on the Blu-ray and DVD, which are $74.98 and $53.99.
Hugh Laurie takes a bite in House, M.D.
Five-time Emmy nominee and two-time Golden Globe winner Hugh Laurie (Stuart Little) returns as Dr. Gregory House in 23 full-length episodes. In this latest season the TV series, House investigates medical cases involving such inspired patients as a professional bull rider and a religious zealot. And just to prove that there’s a lot of serious stuff going down as well, he stumbles across a case that’s identified as a possible outbreak of smallpox.
Co-starring Lisa Edelstein (TV’s American Dad!
- 5/31/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Olivia Wilde returned to "House" as Thirteen on Monday (April 11) -- and in addition to lending her expertise in physics to House, she explained her long absence from Princeton Plainsboro.
In real life, Wilde was filming a pair of movies during her time away. On the show, Thirteen has been doing time for much of the time since we last saw her, and House (Hugh Laurie) is there to pick her up when she's set free. What follows is a slightly form-breaking episode -- House and Thirteen are off on a road trip while the rest of the team deals with its case of the week.
Yet even while House and Thirteen were off trying to beat a punk teenager in a potato-gun competition, House was putting his diagnostic skills to use. One of his core principles has always been "everybody lies," and it was clear that Thirteen was lying...
In real life, Wilde was filming a pair of movies during her time away. On the show, Thirteen has been doing time for much of the time since we last saw her, and House (Hugh Laurie) is there to pick her up when she's set free. What follows is a slightly form-breaking episode -- House and Thirteen are off on a road trip while the rest of the team deals with its case of the week.
Yet even while House and Thirteen were off trying to beat a punk teenager in a potato-gun competition, House was putting his diagnostic skills to use. One of his core principles has always been "everybody lies," and it was clear that Thirteen was lying...
- 4/12/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Finalists for the 2009 Humanitas Prize, which honors writers whose work "affirms the dignity of the human person and reveals our common humanity" include the scribes behind "Slumdog Millionaire," "Milk," "The Secret Life of Bees," "Doubt" and "Wall-E."
Awarded by the non-profit, Human Family Educational and Cultural Institute, the winners, who will collect $95,000 in prize money, will be announced at the group's annual luncheon on Sept. 17 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
The David & Lynn Angell Fellowship in Comedy Writing, worth $10,000, will be presented to Scott Rutherford for the pilot of "Venice Beach, G.E.D." The Humanitas Student Drama Fellowship, also worth $10,000, will be given to Joey Falco for the pilot of "Fortunate Sons."
The writers cited in the feature category, which carries a $10,000 prize, are Simon Beaufoy ("Slumdog"), Dustin Lance Black ("Milk") and John Patrick Shanley ("Doubt") as well as Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon, who were nominated for the...
Awarded by the non-profit, Human Family Educational and Cultural Institute, the winners, who will collect $95,000 in prize money, will be announced at the group's annual luncheon on Sept. 17 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
The David & Lynn Angell Fellowship in Comedy Writing, worth $10,000, will be presented to Scott Rutherford for the pilot of "Venice Beach, G.E.D." The Humanitas Student Drama Fellowship, also worth $10,000, will be given to Joey Falco for the pilot of "Fortunate Sons."
The writers cited in the feature category, which carries a $10,000 prize, are Simon Beaufoy ("Slumdog"), Dustin Lance Black ("Milk") and John Patrick Shanley ("Doubt") as well as Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon, who were nominated for the...
- 8/17/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
DreamWorks' animated film, "Over the Hedge", is a backyard ecological comedy outfitted with some fine, silly slapstick and clever animal characters. This one is aimed more at a younger audience than, say, "Shrek" but has plenty of entertainment value for older family members to ensure substantial boxoffice returns in both domestic and foreign markets.
One gets the sense though that the DreamWorks/PDI 3-D animation team isn't pushing the edges of their computers the way the Pixar gang does. DreamWorks is playing it safe here with a PC comedy that delivers an ecological message while pitching family values to the point that one wants to shout, "Enough already!" The CG animation is routine, but the writers (working from the popular comic strip) and character animators under the supervision of directors Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick do a crackerjack job of filling the screen with lively, ingratiating creatures. The humans are crudely drawn, but the two prominently featured have distinctly evil personalities that make up for their rudimentary design.
Because the family in question here consists of porcupines, possums, a squirrel, skunk and chipmunk, all led by a tortoise, DreamWorks has amusingly messed up the animal kingdom on a par with Walt Disney's old Mickey Mouse shorts. Our family awakens from a winter hibernation to discover their forest is gone. In its place is a housing development that has destroyed their food source. A huge hedge separates them from the enemy.
While pondering their dilemma, a "savior" emerges in the form of RJ (voiced by Bruce Willis), a rascally raccoon. He labors under an urgent deadline, imposed by a large and angry grizzly (Nick Nolte), to restock the food larder the bear caught RJ stealing. The raccoon offers the family an apparent solution: Humans throw all sorts of food away in shiny outdoor metal cans. By combining the family's foraging skills with RJ's strategic talents, they can fill next winter's larder in no time.
The family's leader, a turtle named Verne (Garry Shandling), is dubious. He is as wary of humans as he is of the junk they eat. But tree bark can't compete with donuts and pizzas. So the family makes it over the hedge -- well, actually they tunnel through it -- where they pilfer food at will, led by Hammy, a squirrel (Steve Carell) who is overcaffeinated even before eating junk food. So much so that a shrill homeowners association lady (Allison Janney) calls pest control in the hulking form of Dwayne the Verminator (Thomas Haden Church).
This story sets in motion more than enough comic action sequences to fill the movie's 84 minutes. The final caper mimics and rivals the "Mission: Impossible" films' derring-do to hilarious results.
Character animators beautifully marry their creatures to the voice actors' individual eccentricities. Especially noteworthy are Wanda Sykes' slinky skunk, Carell's hyperactive Hammy, Omid Djalili's Persian housecat, Shandling's thoughtful tortoise and Willis' conniving raccoon with a touch of wistful loneliness coming through his bandit exterior.
Production designer Kathy Altieri's witty suburban landscape and Rupert Gregson-Williams' bouncy music keep things light and playful.
OVER THE HEDGE
Paramount Pictures
DreamWorks Animation
Credits:
Directors: Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
Screenwriters: Len Blum, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, Karey Kirkpatrick
Based on the comic strip by: Michael Fry, T Lewis
Producers: Bonnie Arnold
Executive producer: Bill Damaschke
Production designer: Kathy Altieri
Music: Rupert Gregson-Williams
Songs: Ben Folds
Visual effects supervisor: Craig Ring
Editor: John K. Carr
Voices:
RJ: Bruce Willis
Verne: Garry Shandling
Hammy: Steve Carell
Stella: Wanda Sykes
Ozzie: William Shatner
Vincent: Nick Nolte
Dwayne: Thomas Haden Church
Gladys: Allison Janney
Lou: Eugene Levy
Penny: Catherine O'Hara
Tiger: Omid Djalili
MPAA rating PG
Running time -- 84 minutes...
One gets the sense though that the DreamWorks/PDI 3-D animation team isn't pushing the edges of their computers the way the Pixar gang does. DreamWorks is playing it safe here with a PC comedy that delivers an ecological message while pitching family values to the point that one wants to shout, "Enough already!" The CG animation is routine, but the writers (working from the popular comic strip) and character animators under the supervision of directors Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick do a crackerjack job of filling the screen with lively, ingratiating creatures. The humans are crudely drawn, but the two prominently featured have distinctly evil personalities that make up for their rudimentary design.
Because the family in question here consists of porcupines, possums, a squirrel, skunk and chipmunk, all led by a tortoise, DreamWorks has amusingly messed up the animal kingdom on a par with Walt Disney's old Mickey Mouse shorts. Our family awakens from a winter hibernation to discover their forest is gone. In its place is a housing development that has destroyed their food source. A huge hedge separates them from the enemy.
While pondering their dilemma, a "savior" emerges in the form of RJ (voiced by Bruce Willis), a rascally raccoon. He labors under an urgent deadline, imposed by a large and angry grizzly (Nick Nolte), to restock the food larder the bear caught RJ stealing. The raccoon offers the family an apparent solution: Humans throw all sorts of food away in shiny outdoor metal cans. By combining the family's foraging skills with RJ's strategic talents, they can fill next winter's larder in no time.
The family's leader, a turtle named Verne (Garry Shandling), is dubious. He is as wary of humans as he is of the junk they eat. But tree bark can't compete with donuts and pizzas. So the family makes it over the hedge -- well, actually they tunnel through it -- where they pilfer food at will, led by Hammy, a squirrel (Steve Carell) who is overcaffeinated even before eating junk food. So much so that a shrill homeowners association lady (Allison Janney) calls pest control in the hulking form of Dwayne the Verminator (Thomas Haden Church).
This story sets in motion more than enough comic action sequences to fill the movie's 84 minutes. The final caper mimics and rivals the "Mission: Impossible" films' derring-do to hilarious results.
Character animators beautifully marry their creatures to the voice actors' individual eccentricities. Especially noteworthy are Wanda Sykes' slinky skunk, Carell's hyperactive Hammy, Omid Djalili's Persian housecat, Shandling's thoughtful tortoise and Willis' conniving raccoon with a touch of wistful loneliness coming through his bandit exterior.
Production designer Kathy Altieri's witty suburban landscape and Rupert Gregson-Williams' bouncy music keep things light and playful.
OVER THE HEDGE
Paramount Pictures
DreamWorks Animation
Credits:
Directors: Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
Screenwriters: Len Blum, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, Karey Kirkpatrick
Based on the comic strip by: Michael Fry, T Lewis
Producers: Bonnie Arnold
Executive producer: Bill Damaschke
Production designer: Kathy Altieri
Music: Rupert Gregson-Williams
Songs: Ben Folds
Visual effects supervisor: Craig Ring
Editor: John K. Carr
Voices:
RJ: Bruce Willis
Verne: Garry Shandling
Hammy: Steve Carell
Stella: Wanda Sykes
Ozzie: William Shatner
Vincent: Nick Nolte
Dwayne: Thomas Haden Church
Gladys: Allison Janney
Lou: Eugene Levy
Penny: Catherine O'Hara
Tiger: Omid Djalili
MPAA rating PG
Running time -- 84 minutes...
Opens
October 24
Brother Bear will be the last 2-D or cel animated feature cartoon to come out of Disney for a long time. Whether Disney, enthralled with the creative (and boxoffice) potential of 3-D computer animation, will ever return to traditional animation is an open question. But at least Disney bids farewell to 2-D in fine style. For Brother Bear is a playful movie that celebrates nature and the spirit world with striking imagery and a smooth blend of drama and comedy. The film should attract solid family business at the boxoffice.
Directors Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker along with producer Chuck Williams also have fun with the layout and design: The film starts off in an earthen color palette and the standard 1.85:1 format. Then, at the moment the movie's central character, a native American youth named Kenai, is transformed into a grizzly bear, the screen shifts to more saturated colors and Cinemascope or a 2.35:1 format, thus opening up the rich vistas of the Pacific Northwest of 10,000 years ago to our startled eyes. It's a grand moment.
The movie begins as an old man relates a story to a group of young people in a cave, a story about himself and his two brothers. Years before, Tanana (Joan Copeland), the village shaman, gave the youngest brother, Kenai (Joaquin Phoenix), a totem to guide him through life. The totem, a carved bear, the symbol of love, disappoints him. This red-blooded brave would have preferred an eagle, such as the one given to his eldest brother, Sitka (D.B. Sweeny), or even the wolf that belongs to his brother Denahi (Jason Raize).
Later that day, when he discovers a bear has made off with his basket of fish, he hunts the grizzly down only to become trapped in the confrontation. His older brothers race to the rescue, with Sitka sacrificing his life to save Kenai. Heartbroken, Kenai vows revenge against the grizzly. Despite warnings from Denahi and Tanana, Kenai tracks the grizzly down and kills the animal. At that moment, the Great Spirits in the sky transform Kenai into a bear himself. So when Denahi comes upon the scene, he assumes this bear has now killed a second brother and moves to attack the bear, forcing Kenai to flee.
Tanana appears to the young man in a bear's body to explain that he was transformed by Sitka and that Kenai can find Sitka on the "mountain where the light touches the earth." While pondering this, Kenai encounters two dumber-than-dirt Canadian-accented moose (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas hilariously reprising their MacKenzie brothers routine as dimwitted moose). Neither Rutt nor Tuke has any idea where to find this mountain, but they do reappear occasionally for comic relief.
Becoming ensnared in a hunter's trap, Kenai is rescued by a chatterbox bear cub named Koda (Jeremy Suarez) who not only frees him but claims to know where the mountain is. Reluctantly, Kenai takes on the cub as his companion for an adventurous trek through lively forests, glacial caverns and a volcanic field, all the while being tracked by revenge-minded Denahi.
The relationship between the put-upon Kenai and the gabby Koda is more than a little reminiscent of other recent cartoon "road" movies, say, the laconic mammoth Manfred and Sid the chattering sloth in Ice Age or even the loquacious donkey and the cranky ogre in Shrek. But this odd-couple pairing does lead to solid laughs, fueled in no small part by the wonderful comic patter of Suarez as Koda.
All the voice actors in fact are terrific, especially Moranis and Thomas and later Michael Clarke Duncan as Tug, a jovial bear who welcomes fellow bears at the annual salmon run. The mix of 2-D and 3-D effects gives this post-Ice Age wilderness startling, painterly beauty. Disney animators fill the landscapes with spectacular water effects, billowing clouds, drifting snow, volcanic mud pots and the brilliant hues of the Northern Lights aurora. The Cinemascope format gives a vastness to the scenery as if this wilderness goes on forever. The film also benefits from melodic songs written by Phil Collins in his second Disney cartoon outing and his first collaboration (with Mark Mancina) on a film score.
BROTHER BEAR
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Credits:
Directors: Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker
Producer: Chuck Williams
Screenwriters: Tab Murphy, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman
Songs: Phil Collins
Music: Mark Mancina, Phil Collins
Associate producer: Igor Khait
Editor: Tim Mertens
Art director: Robh Ruppel
Background stylist: Xiangyuan Jie
Voices:
Kenai/Bear: Joaquin Phoenix
Koda: Jeremy Suarez
Rutt: Rick Moranis
Tuke: Dave Thomas
Sitka: D.B. Sweeny
Denahi: Jason Raize
Tug: Michael Clarke Duncan
Tanana: Joan Copeland
Mabel: Estelle Harris
Running time -- 81 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
October 24
Brother Bear will be the last 2-D or cel animated feature cartoon to come out of Disney for a long time. Whether Disney, enthralled with the creative (and boxoffice) potential of 3-D computer animation, will ever return to traditional animation is an open question. But at least Disney bids farewell to 2-D in fine style. For Brother Bear is a playful movie that celebrates nature and the spirit world with striking imagery and a smooth blend of drama and comedy. The film should attract solid family business at the boxoffice.
Directors Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker along with producer Chuck Williams also have fun with the layout and design: The film starts off in an earthen color palette and the standard 1.85:1 format. Then, at the moment the movie's central character, a native American youth named Kenai, is transformed into a grizzly bear, the screen shifts to more saturated colors and Cinemascope or a 2.35:1 format, thus opening up the rich vistas of the Pacific Northwest of 10,000 years ago to our startled eyes. It's a grand moment.
The movie begins as an old man relates a story to a group of young people in a cave, a story about himself and his two brothers. Years before, Tanana (Joan Copeland), the village shaman, gave the youngest brother, Kenai (Joaquin Phoenix), a totem to guide him through life. The totem, a carved bear, the symbol of love, disappoints him. This red-blooded brave would have preferred an eagle, such as the one given to his eldest brother, Sitka (D.B. Sweeny), or even the wolf that belongs to his brother Denahi (Jason Raize).
Later that day, when he discovers a bear has made off with his basket of fish, he hunts the grizzly down only to become trapped in the confrontation. His older brothers race to the rescue, with Sitka sacrificing his life to save Kenai. Heartbroken, Kenai vows revenge against the grizzly. Despite warnings from Denahi and Tanana, Kenai tracks the grizzly down and kills the animal. At that moment, the Great Spirits in the sky transform Kenai into a bear himself. So when Denahi comes upon the scene, he assumes this bear has now killed a second brother and moves to attack the bear, forcing Kenai to flee.
Tanana appears to the young man in a bear's body to explain that he was transformed by Sitka and that Kenai can find Sitka on the "mountain where the light touches the earth." While pondering this, Kenai encounters two dumber-than-dirt Canadian-accented moose (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas hilariously reprising their MacKenzie brothers routine as dimwitted moose). Neither Rutt nor Tuke has any idea where to find this mountain, but they do reappear occasionally for comic relief.
Becoming ensnared in a hunter's trap, Kenai is rescued by a chatterbox bear cub named Koda (Jeremy Suarez) who not only frees him but claims to know where the mountain is. Reluctantly, Kenai takes on the cub as his companion for an adventurous trek through lively forests, glacial caverns and a volcanic field, all the while being tracked by revenge-minded Denahi.
The relationship between the put-upon Kenai and the gabby Koda is more than a little reminiscent of other recent cartoon "road" movies, say, the laconic mammoth Manfred and Sid the chattering sloth in Ice Age or even the loquacious donkey and the cranky ogre in Shrek. But this odd-couple pairing does lead to solid laughs, fueled in no small part by the wonderful comic patter of Suarez as Koda.
All the voice actors in fact are terrific, especially Moranis and Thomas and later Michael Clarke Duncan as Tug, a jovial bear who welcomes fellow bears at the annual salmon run. The mix of 2-D and 3-D effects gives this post-Ice Age wilderness startling, painterly beauty. Disney animators fill the landscapes with spectacular water effects, billowing clouds, drifting snow, volcanic mud pots and the brilliant hues of the Northern Lights aurora. The Cinemascope format gives a vastness to the scenery as if this wilderness goes on forever. The film also benefits from melodic songs written by Phil Collins in his second Disney cartoon outing and his first collaboration (with Mark Mancina) on a film score.
BROTHER BEAR
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Credits:
Directors: Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker
Producer: Chuck Williams
Screenwriters: Tab Murphy, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman
Songs: Phil Collins
Music: Mark Mancina, Phil Collins
Associate producer: Igor Khait
Editor: Tim Mertens
Art director: Robh Ruppel
Background stylist: Xiangyuan Jie
Voices:
Kenai/Bear: Joaquin Phoenix
Koda: Jeremy Suarez
Rutt: Rick Moranis
Tuke: Dave Thomas
Sitka: D.B. Sweeny
Denahi: Jason Raize
Tug: Michael Clarke Duncan
Tanana: Joan Copeland
Mabel: Estelle Harris
Running time -- 81 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
- 11/10/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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