Described as "the first Thai animated feature to be released in stereoscopic 3D," Echo Planet is an action movie with local flavor that carries a message intended to appeal to audiences worldwide. Via Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal, we learn that Echo Planet is the second feature from director Kompin Kemkumnird, who has experience at Disney and Blue Sky Studios (Ice Age) under his belt. His first film, Khan Kluay -- here's the synopsis from our archive -- was successful enough to spawn a sequel, but by then the director had already moved on to this project. Echo Planet has an environmental theme, according to Wise Kwai: It aims for even broader international appeal with an environmentally themed story about a gifted Karen boy...
- 8/6/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Apart from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Ghajini, if there is one film which is trying to grab attention, it is Akshay Kumar's Jumbo where the superstar has not just lent his voice for the central character of an elephant but also shot for an exclusive music video - 'Everything Is Gonna Be Alright'. While Percept Picture Company has proudly flashed their association with Akshay Kumar for the film and there have been (reported) talks about him being paid Rs. 9 crores to come behind the mike, the production house has chosen to keep the film's origin as a closely held secret. Well, the secret which has been unveiled now throws quite some surprise as it is revealed that the animation film Jumbo is neither an Indian product nor has it been made in collaboration with an International animation house. Instead, Percept Picture Company has claimed the rights of...
- 12/10/2008
- by Joginder Tuteja
- BollywoodHungama
TORONTO -- In a year big on animated films, the Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children on Tuesday said that the North American premiere of The Reef, a 3D movie voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rob Schneider, will open its 10th edition on April 13.
The U.S.-South Korean film from directors Howard E. Baker, John Fox and Kyeong-ho Lee portrays an orphaned fish who is transplanted to an exotic reef to live with an eccentric aunt after getting caught in a fishing net in Boston harbor.
Also lending their voices to The Reef are Evan Rachel Wood, Fran Drescher and Donal Logue.
In all, Sprockets will screen 43 animated films from a total lineup of 98 films -- 39 features and 59 shorts.
These include closing night film The Ugly Duckling and Me, an Ireland/Denmark/France/Germany co-production by Michael Hegner and Karsten Kiilerich; French animator Michel Ocelot's Azur and Asmar; Janis Cimermanis' The Three Musketeers from Denmark; and Khan Kluay, another 3D-animated movie from Thailand's Kompin Komgunmird.
The U.S.-South Korean film from directors Howard E. Baker, John Fox and Kyeong-ho Lee portrays an orphaned fish who is transplanted to an exotic reef to live with an eccentric aunt after getting caught in a fishing net in Boston harbor.
Also lending their voices to The Reef are Evan Rachel Wood, Fran Drescher and Donal Logue.
In all, Sprockets will screen 43 animated films from a total lineup of 98 films -- 39 features and 59 shorts.
These include closing night film The Ugly Duckling and Me, an Ireland/Denmark/France/Germany co-production by Michael Hegner and Karsten Kiilerich; French animator Michel Ocelot's Azur and Asmar; Janis Cimermanis' The Three Musketeers from Denmark; and Khan Kluay, another 3D-animated movie from Thailand's Kompin Komgunmird.
- 3/14/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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