As promised, here are Disney's offerings to the Supper bowl Ad blitz. The first is the culmination of Disney's cross network ad campaign for Alice in Wonderland. Over the last couple weeks Disney has been airing a "First Look" commercial on ABC, ABC Family, and ESPN. This trailer doesn't have much more footage than previous ads for the film, but there is a really cool Dragon in it. Alice In Wonderland hits theaters on March 5th. Stay tuned to DisFanReview.com, We will have our review of that film as soon as it drops.
All the chicks dig Jake Gyllenhaal. And there is plenty of him in this trailer for Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. Of course this ad did air during the Super Bowl. the Super Bowl is all about football, Right? Well guy's like football, and they like action. Of course they also dig the hot female co-star, Gemma Arterton. There's a little of her in this ad too.
Last and certainly not least is the annual tradition of the Super Bowl winner(In this case it's New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees.) exclaiming "I'm Going to Disney World!" -Admiral Duke
It's almost impossible to explain to the younger Star Wars fans what the dark times were like. The 17 years of virtual abandonment by George Lucas, believing that the epic trilogy was over and would never return. Waiting blindly not knowing what to expect in those horribly lonely days between Return of the Jedi and Phantom Menace. This generation is spoiled. They have a weekly animated television series. they have had 4 motion pictures in theaters in their short spoiled little life times( The Prequel trilogy & the Clone Wars film). Where, We, the forgotten generation, had to spend our entire adolescent years wondering why George Lucas forgot about us and if he would ever crawl out of his hole and grace us with his presence and FINALLY release us from the bitter Star Wars drought. Did he make it easy on us? No. He teased us with crappy Ewok movies, and poorly produced animated fair such as the Ewoks(again) and the Droids cartoon, which I guess wasn't all that bad, but it wasn't no CLONE WARS! And then what did he go and do? In 1997 he tried to erase our collective memories of the original trilogy and released the "Special Edition" that tried to re-tell among other things, That Jabba the Hutt can walk, The streets of Tattoine are filled with slap-schticky droids and creatures, and that Greedo shot at Han Solo first. But, then 1999 came around and he brought to us a new Trilogy. The generation that had survived the dark times, didn't really care about the idiocy of Jar Jar Binks, or the truly creepy age difference between Padmae and Anakin. We were just glad to have Star Wars back. But, you know. Now that we think about it, and now that we have seen all the Star Wars riches that you've lauded upon the current generation. We, the original Children of Star Wars have a bone to pick with you George. Consider yourself served.
So, In short, that is what the upcoming film "The People vs. George Lucas" is about. Fans who still have a deep love for all things Star Wars, but still have a big chip on their shoulders towards George. I can't wait to see it.
I have worked the 3rd shift for years. I always like the idea of being up while the world is asleep. It's just a time of day that I have always really enjoyed working. This week the Disney Parks Blog posted their week in review recap. In it they featured a really cool behind the scenes look at the 3rd shift at Disneyland. These are my kind of Cast Members.
Ain't It Cool News is reporting that Disney Studio execs are so excited about the upcoming release of TRON LEGACY that there are plans in the works for a TRON:LEGACY television show that would most likely air on Disney XD. Here is what Ain't It Cool News had to say. ...apparently (Disney) the top brass is so psyched about Tron: Legacy that they'e planning a TV show for 2011 & 2012 (probably for Disney XD). No news on whether it will be animated or live action. They're also already planning another Tron film for 2013. Of course, if Legacy bombs at the BO, this will all get cancelled ASAP. But, right now, they're really behind it. Ain't It Cool News is also reporting that a new TRON trailer that clocks in at 2 and a half minutes will be seen before Alice in Wonderland when it hits theatres March 5th. TRON:Legacy is due out in December. So, as you may know When Dr. Facilier is here in Random Notes, you know he has something good on the menu. This week you have to do some 'detective work' to find this special treat. Find the hidden 'toon' of the good doctor himself, somewhere here on this page, and follow him to the 'other side' where he has one 'hare raising' treat for you. But remember these treats don't last long, so check it out by MIDNIGHT Feb 8th 2010. After that Dr. Facilier will disappear and his treats along with him. -Admiral Duke
One thing we love here at DisFanReview is to find great fan art. One thing we hate, is when we can not give credit to the amazing artist(s) who created it. First of all We are still trying to ascertain the origin of this amazing piece which we featured a couple weeks ago. The image depicts all the Disney Princess' as their diabolical villains. Great image, but we have no idea who created it.
Back in the day, I was a huge Punk Rock fan. I played bass in a Punk band, I had a mohawk. So, I was really excited to find this piece and was eager to feature it on Fan Art Friday, only problem is I have no idea who created it! I would love to laud praise upon the artistic genius who laid pen to paper... but yeah. If I have a complaint about this image though, it is this; If Mickey was a punk rocker, I happen to think that his highly American sensibilities would lead him to be a Ramones fan more so than a Sex Pistols fan. But, that is just my observation. -Admiral Duke
So this morning Variety is reporting that Disney is moving forward with a sequel to it's 2007 breakout hit "Enchanted." The film earned $340.5 million worldwide and $127.8 million domestically, Which has lead Disney to believe that a sequel would be quite lucrative. It is not yet certain who from the original cast will be returning, but multiple sources have indicated that all of the original cast is under contract for sequels. What is known, for now, is that producers Barry Josephson and Barry Sonnenfeld, will be on board for the sequel. The movie will be written by Jessie Nelson and directed by Anne Fletcher (The Proposal, 27 Dresses).
This week we take you around the block for a quick stroll in our “SHORTS!” And boy has it been a busy week! We have a lot of Disney news for you, as well a collection of Disney music with a common theme. this week we feature Alanis Morissette, Avril Lavigne, and Ne-Yo. As always you can download the podcast from Podbean or iTunes. of course you could always click the player below and listen to it now.
This week I was asked by the good folks over at CoveringTheMouse.com to contribute an article about a song that gets frequent airplay on "Rope Drop!" DisFanReview's morning show(9am ET/6am PT) and The DisFanReview show(7pm ET/4pm PT), both air on ReedyCreekradio.com. You may have heard it. It is a 1966 cover of the Song of the South classic Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah performed by a band called the Rationals. We were very humbled to be considered for such a cool opportunity and indeed hope that you will click on over to www.coveringthemouse.com and check out the full article, while listening to this awesome song. -Admiral Duke P.S. Thanks to Kurtis Findlay for letting me take over your site for the day!
So the folks at Disney/Pixar should be feeling pretty good after the exceptional showing of UP! during the 2009 Oscar nominations. The film garnered 5 total nominations, that is the best showing for a Disney film since 1991 when Beauty and the Beast received 6 nominations. UP! Received nominations for Best Original Score, Sound Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Animated Feature and Best Picture. While these five nominations are a really big deal for Disney, especially the unexpected nod for Best Picture, The folks over at Pixar had better not count there chickens before they have hatched, because there is a fox in the proverbial hen house. Director Wes Anderson's adaptation of Roald Dahls Fantastic Mr. Fox is in a position to spoil the night for UP! Oscar voters seem to have a soft spot in their hearts for the witty and slightly avant garde style of Anderson who has only had a shot at an Oscar once with 2001's The Royal Tenenbaums. Voters may see this as their opportunity to give Anderson the accolades he deserves. While most might just dismiss this observation as editorial slop, don't forget that Oscar voters are well aware of and do respect the artistic power that Pixar wields and will probably be betting on a quality outing from them with their forthcoming Toy Story 3. That might be enough for Oscar voters to say, "Well I am going to vote for MR. FOX for Best Animated Feature, because Pixar will be back next year with TS3." Keep in mind this isn't a prediction so much as a situation I feel I've seen before... -Admiral Duke
So now the Pre-Super Bowl ads for Alice in Wonderland are really starting to flow out. here is the first that was shown on ABC Family a couple nights ago. keep in mind all of these ads are leading up to a huge ad to be shown during SUPER BOWL 44 on Feb. 7th.
In this weeks Video Madness we begin with a video that has nothing to do with Disney. This is video from Hard Rock Cafe Orlando and it comes to us from our good buddies at Magic City Mayhem. Here you have video of the ROCK WALL. an interactive database of all the Rock memorabilia at the Hard Rock cafe. I could explain the whole video but then what would be the point of that?
So surely you have heard that with the next Muppets movie, Disney wants to really bring the characters up to date and make them more relevant with today's audiences. Maybe we are lucky that they didn't go this route. this Pulp Fiction trailer was made by 416 Films and really changes the whole feel of Pulp Fiction, and adds a weird element to an already weird film.
A few years back MTV2 had an interesting show called "Video Mods" where the actual digital models from video games were manipulated to make music videos. in this wild vid we have the cast of characters from the STAR WARS prequels jamming out to Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out." Watch out for the Dark Lord. -Admiral Duke
So, The news is in... The new Muppet movie will be directed by "Flight of the Conchords" co-creator, James Bobin. Which makes an already interesting situation, VER VERY interesting, as the script for the film was written by Jason Segel and Nicolas Stoller the duo who wrote "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." Obviously Disney is looking to keep the Muppet's relevant in hiring a creative team with such wacky and inventive resumes. If you are not familiar with "Flight of the Conchords," it's an HBO comedy about two guys from New Zealand who live in New York City. Did I mention that they sing really wacky and strange songs as well? Well, here is one of them, in a hilarious scene directed by James Bobin. Surely he can get the same kind of laughs with the Muppet's.
Disney Parks just released images of some of the "sweet" gift ideas that will be available during the "Valentines" season at Disney Parks, including these ridiculously sweet Purple and Red Vinylmation figures. Aint they sweet? Okay, enough of that. you can read more about these and other Valentines Day gifts at the Disney Parks Blog. So last week we told you about Walt Disney Studios India announcing their first Live Action film, Zokkomon. We also promised that as soon as we found the trailer we would post it here, So here it is!
Ever want to be a Disney Parks Cast member who runs the rides? yeah, me too. Well your fantasy can come true...Sort of. TheMagical.NL is a Disney Fan website with one REALLY COOL perk. they have a series of ride simulators where you can run a Disney Ride. It is a fun way to experience the magic of several Dineyland Paris rides. and feel as if you have control of the Magic. So make sure you check out this awesome site and be sure to tell them that DisFanReview sent you. -Admiral Duke
