Animation Archive

  • SIR MICHAEL CAINE is British spy Finn McMissile in Pixar’s latest animated feature, Cars 2. Sir Michael talks about learning to drive at the age of 50, never retiring, and what he thinks about remakes of the films that made him a star. **CARS 2 is in UK cinemas from 22 JULY MMM: You’re in the happy position of being able to pick and choose what you want to do, so what attracted you to...

    Sir Michael Caine – Cars 2

    SIR MICHAEL CAINE is British spy Finn McMissile in Pixar’s latest animated feature, Cars 2. Sir Michael talks about learning to drive at the age of 50, never retiring, and what he thinks about remakes of the films that made him a star. **CARS 2 is in UK cinemas from 22 JULY MMM: You’re in the happy position of being able to pick and choose what you want to do, so what attracted you to...

    Continue Reading...

  • Director GORE VERBINSKI (Pirates of the Caribbean) talks about his animated feature film RANGO starring Johnny Depp as a chameleon with an identity crisis. Verbinski chats about casting British actor Bill Nighy as an evil rattlesnake and channelling classic westerns. **RANGO is in cinemas from 4 March. MMM: Rango makes a number of references to classic westerns. Does that mean you spent your childhood watching the likes of Ford, Leone, and Peckinpah? Verbinski: Definitely. I...

    Gore Verbinski – Rango

    Director GORE VERBINSKI (Pirates of the Caribbean) talks about his animated feature film RANGO starring Johnny Depp as a chameleon with an identity crisis. Verbinski chats about casting British actor Bill Nighy as an evil rattlesnake and channelling classic westerns. **RANGO is in cinemas from 4 March. MMM: Rango makes a number of references to classic westerns. Does that mean you spent your childhood watching the likes of Ford, Leone, and Peckinpah? Verbinski: Definitely. I...

    Continue Reading...

  • ABIGAIL BRESLIN chats about voicing animated characters and having to chipmunk-ify her voice in the new animated movie RANGO. **RANGO is in cinemas from 4 March. MMM: It seems incredible that just 5 years ago you were getting ready for Oscar night for your performance in Little Miss Sunshine. You’re now in this A-list movie, so is this all down to the amazing success of that film? Breslin: Of course, I definitely think I was...

    Abigail Breslin – Rango

    ABIGAIL BRESLIN chats about voicing animated characters and having to chipmunk-ify her voice in the new animated movie RANGO. **RANGO is in cinemas from 4 March. MMM: It seems incredible that just 5 years ago you were getting ready for Oscar night for your performance in Little Miss Sunshine. You’re now in this A-list movie, so is this all down to the amazing success of that film? Breslin: Of course, I definitely think I was...

    Continue Reading...

  • ISLA FISHER chats about the surreal experience of playing a lizard in the animated feature film, RANGO. Find out who Fisher based the voice of her animated character on and why she’s a comedy actress through and through. **RANGO is in cinemas from 4 March. MMM: Where did you look to get the voice for this? Fisher: Actually, Gore had already had the idea of the voice when I joined. He wanted her to sound...

    Isla Fisher – Rango

    ISLA FISHER chats about the surreal experience of playing a lizard in the animated feature film, RANGO. Find out who Fisher based the voice of her animated character on and why she’s a comedy actress through and through. **RANGO is in cinemas from 4 March. MMM: Where did you look to get the voice for this? Fisher: Actually, Gore had already had the idea of the voice when I joined. He wanted her to sound...

    Continue Reading...

  • EMILY BLUNT and ASHLEY JENSEN star in GNOMEO & JULIET, an inventive 3D animated version of Shakepeare’s classic play, Romeo & Juliet, with music by Elton John. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February.  MMM: What was your initial reaction when you were told you’d be voicing gnomes in an adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies? Blunt: I was really baffled. I remember when I got the call from my agent, they...

    Emily Blunt & Ashley Jensen – Gnomeo & Juliet

    EMILY BLUNT and ASHLEY JENSEN star in GNOMEO & JULIET, an inventive 3D animated version of Shakepeare’s classic play, Romeo & Juliet, with music by Elton John. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February.  MMM: What was your initial reaction when you were told you’d be voicing gnomes in an adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies? Blunt: I was really baffled. I remember when I got the call from my agent, they...

    Continue Reading...

  • Director KELLY ASBURY talks about his latest movie GNOMEO & JULIET, a 3D animated version of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet which features the music of Elton John. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February MMM: How did you become involved with Gnomeo & Juliet? Asbury: Baker Bloodworth [producer] rang me and said, ‘Kelly, we’ve got this great movie and we’d love you to direct. It’s using the music of Elton John and Bernie Taupin.’...

    Kelly Asbury – Gnomeo & Juliet

    Director KELLY ASBURY talks about his latest movie GNOMEO & JULIET, a 3D animated version of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet which features the music of Elton John. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February MMM: How did you become involved with Gnomeo & Juliet? Asbury: Baker Bloodworth [producer] rang me and said, ‘Kelly, we’ve got this great movie and we’d love you to direct. It’s using the music of Elton John and Bernie Taupin.’...

    Continue Reading...

  • Comedian MATT LUCAS chats about playing a gnome in 3D animated movie GNOMEO & JULIET, an inventive 21st-century makeover of Shakespeare‘s classic Romeo & Juliet. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February MMM: What was your initial reaction when you were told you’d be voicing gnomes in an adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies? Lucas: How much? Honestly, I was just happy to get the work. I was chuffed to bits. I know David Furnish and...

    Matt Lucas – Gnomeo & Juliet

    Comedian MATT LUCAS chats about playing a gnome in 3D animated movie GNOMEO & JULIET, an inventive 21st-century makeover of Shakespeare‘s classic Romeo & Juliet. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February MMM: What was your initial reaction when you were told you’d be voicing gnomes in an adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies? Lucas: How much? Honestly, I was just happy to get the work. I was chuffed to bits. I know David Furnish and...

    Continue Reading...

  • GLEN KEANE‘s career at Disney spans 35 years. During that time he’s created characters including Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Aladdin, Pocahontas, and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast). His latest role is as Animation Supervisor & Exec Producer on Disney’s 50th animated feature, TANGLED. A retelling of the classic fairystory of Rapunzel, the film combines gorgeous animation, humour, action, a great voice cast, and a wonderful score. Keane chats about animating silent characters, the draw...

    Glen Keane – Tangled

    GLEN KEANE‘s career at Disney spans 35 years. During that time he’s created characters including Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Aladdin, Pocahontas, and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast). His latest role is as Animation Supervisor & Exec Producer on Disney’s 50th animated feature, TANGLED. A retelling of the classic fairystory of Rapunzel, the film combines gorgeous animation, humour, action, a great voice cast, and a wonderful score. Keane chats about animating silent characters, the draw...

    Continue Reading...

  • It’s been a busy old year at the box office. Alice has been to Wonderland, Nanny McPhee returned with a bang, the toys told their story in 3D, Scott Pilgrim went up against the world, some schmucks got together for dinner, and people networked socially. With so many films to pick from it can’t have been easy for the UK’s regional film critics to choose their highlights of 2010. But choose they did, and the...

    Richard Attenborough Film Awards 2010 – And the winner is…

    It’s been a busy old year at the box office. Alice has been to Wonderland, Nanny McPhee returned with a bang, the toys told their story in 3D, Scott Pilgrim went up against the world, some schmucks got together for dinner, and people networked socially. With so many films to pick from it can’t have been easy for the UK’s regional film critics to choose their highlights of 2010. But choose they did, and the...

    Continue Reading...

  • French director JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET’s films are known for their distinctive style, from Delicatessen (1991) to Amélie (2001) to his latest work, Micmacs (OUT ON DVD NOW). The tale of a video store clerk who sets out to destroy two weapons manufacturers, Micmacs is a visual feast with bucketfuls of humour. Jeunet chats to film journalist Jan Gilbert about the recurring theme of orphans fighting monsters in his films, his visit to a Belgian weapons factory,...

    Jean-Pierre Jeunet (writer-director) – Micmacs

    French director JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET’s films are known for their distinctive style, from Delicatessen (1991) to Amélie (2001) to his latest work, Micmacs (OUT ON DVD NOW). The tale of a video store clerk who sets out to destroy two weapons manufacturers, Micmacs is a visual feast with bucketfuls of humour. Jeunet chats to film journalist Jan Gilbert about the recurring theme of orphans fighting monsters in his films, his visit to a Belgian weapons factory,...

    Continue Reading...

Older Entries