Just a small note to introduce you to the third teaser from movie Despicable me. Only this time, it doesn’t focus on unpleasant heroes but rather on the so called “Minions”. Well I wouldn’t totally say the trailer is entirely to their favour as one minute seems enough to find out how stupid they are, but let’s say the introduction with Gru’s little protégés (supposed to help him in his evil plans) has now been done. Let’s recall that Despicable me is a 3D animated feature due in summer 2010. An animation where the bad guys are the heroes, well now we’ve seen it all!
New bottle, same old wine… just about! Realised by Andrew Adamson (also director from the two first episodes), Shrek Forever After will relate the story of poor Shrek that has been cursed and dragged into a parallel universe in which he never met his loving princess, nor his big eared friend. Hard time for our soft-hearted ogre. According to DreamWorks people, this Shrek 4, to be released on American screens on Mai 21st 2010, is going to be the last chapter from this well know ogre saga. Find out here below the first trailer introducing us to his journey into an alternative Far Far Away land, where all landmarks have been confused… and where Puss in Boots in nothing but a fat domestic tomcat!
After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving your in-laws’ kingdom, what’s an ogre to do? Well, if you’re Shrek, you suddenly wind up a domesticated family man. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks. What’s happened to this ogre’s roar? Longing for the days when he felt like a “real ogre,” Shrek is duped into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumpelstiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona have never met. Now, it’s up to Shrek to undo all he’s done in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love.
The subject’s been on for several months already… and the Chipmunks have been steadfastly waiting all this time… After getting ready to be the most beautiful ones to sing, the Chipettes are finally there to give a hard time to Alvin, Simon and Theodore. Since last Wednesday December 23rd, the 3 furry misses are determined to steal the show to the most unbearable singers on animation’s earth, in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. Realised by Betty Thomas, the well-known Chipmunk’s adventures are for the second time released on movie screens. To their great despair, our 3 budding singers have to rehearse in order to win a musical contest. At first convinced of their future victory, they will soon become disenchanted once they find out about Ian Hawke and his Chipettes trio… Competition promises to be rough and sexy!
Ghibli studio’s next feature announcement (Ponyo, Chihiro, Mononoké and so many others!) was recently formalized by the producer Toshio Suzuki: it will concentrate on an animated adaptation of The Borrowers, a children book written by Mary Norton. The task has been entrusted to young draftsman Hiromasa Yonebayashi, under Hayao Miyazaki’s control, and the outcome is expected to be coming out some time in summer 2010. Originally English, the story has been slightly changed: it will now be happening nowadays into Tokyo Koganei’s area, where Arriety Clok, a (very) little “thief” will strike up a friendship with a human being. For more information, no other choice than to visit the official website : http://www.karigurashi.jp
