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I wanted to share with you the exciting news that Marvel Studios has begun production & principal photography on Marvel’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, which is slated to hit U.S. theaters on May 5, 2017.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” is written and directed by James Gunn. The film marks the return of the original Guardians, including Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord; Zoe Saldana as Gamora; Dave Bautista as Drax; Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot; Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket; Michael Rooker as Yondu; Karen Gillan as Nebula; and Sean Gunn as Kraglin. New cast members include Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan and Kurt Russell.
Set to the all-new sonic backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team’s adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is produced by Marvel Studios’ president, Kevin Feige, with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Jonathan Schwartz, Nik Korda and Stan Lee serving as executive producers.

While in LA a few weeks ago, we were able to visit Disney Toon Studios and screen the new Tinkerbell, well Fairies, movie…Tinkerbell & the Legend of the Neverbeast as well as interview the story artist & animation supervisor, Ryan Green and Mike Greenholt.
I’ve always been interested and have had a love with drawing, although I have never been as amazing as these guys, I was so thrilled to be able to see the process that goes into making a film like this…and the fact that is was Tinkerbell was just a bonus!
1) The animators weren’t sure the direction Gruff was going when they first started, they had about 70 variations of him before they were happy.
2) The name Gruff was just a temporary name given by the director, but it just sort of “stuck”
3) Ryan, the story artist has a degree in biology so they pretty much started from the bones out…building his skeleton, muscles and fur.
4) They went to the LA Zoo to look at different animals for inspiration, rhinos, elephants, hippos..Since he is a combination of several animals they needed differ parts of him to mimic those animals. His legs are wide and hippo like but they also need to be able to dig. His tail resembles an opossum and he can hang from it, but also use it as a hand.
5) Even though he was a fantasy creature, they needed him to be realistic in movement.
6) They got down on all fours to “feel” how the movement should look
7) They had a clip of the Mike’s dog to use and study for facial movements and manerisums
8) Voice is recorded before animation so that the animators can take reference off the actors for the animation process.
9) The movie took 3 1/2 years & 40 animators to complete. But it’s not like everyone is working non stop for the 3 1/2 years…there’s an overlap between the Production parts and the design kind of bleeds into the Story process. The Story process bleeds into Animation.
10) Since the end of the movie is so emotional the animators working on those scenes would just be emotionally taxed and so when they would finished their scene they wanted to work on something funny. They tried to rotate the animators during the “heavy” scenes.
In order to make the Character have a realistic performance, you have to go there in your own brain
It was such an honor to learn about the animation process. Creating is never easy, could you imagine trying to coordinate 40 animators to create together?!
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Heart of a hero. Courage of a warrior.
Chris Hemsworth (“Thor,” “The Avengers” films) and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road,” “Nocturnal Animals”) star in “12 Strong,” a powerful new war drama from Alcon Entertainment, Black Label Media, and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Based on Doug Stanton’s best-selling book, “Horse Soldiers,” it is story of heroism based on true events that unfolded a world away in the aftermath of 9/11.

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Inspired by true events, Eddie the Eagle is a feel-good story about Michael “Eddie” Edwards (Taron Egerton), an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself – even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach (played by Hugh Jackman), Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. From producers of Kingsman: The Secret Service, Eddie the Eagle stars Taron Egerton as Eddie, the loveable underdog with a never say die attitude.
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Check out the first teaser poster for Disney’s PETE’S DRAGON, a reimagining of the studio’s cherished family film about the adventures of a boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who just so happens to be a dragon. Please share with your readers. PETE’S DRAGON, starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Robert Redford flies into U.S. theaters on August 12th!
A reimagining of Disney’s cherished family film, “Pete’s Dragon” is the adventure of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who just so happens to be a dragon. For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales…until she meets Pete. Pete is a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete’s descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham’s stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.
Did you happen to catch the debut of the brand new teaser trailer during “Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60” on ABC last night?
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