Tim Burton

Disney preparing exclusive looks at John Carter, The Avengers and more during D23 Expo

Exclusively at Disney’s D23 Expo from August 19-21, 2011, Disney film fans will go behind the scenes to explore the roster of projects on the horizon at Walt Disney Studios, with panel discussions, sneak peeks and exhibits. D23 takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center. On Saturday, August 20th, Rich Ross, chairman of Walt Disney ….

Corpse Bride co-director to helm CG/stop-motion hybrid feature Oz Wars

Vanguard Films’ President and CEO John Williams announced today that Oscar and Annie Award-nominee Mike Johnson, co-director of Corpse Bride, to direct its CG/stop-motion hybrid feature film, Oz Wars. Oz Wars, written by Rob Moreland (Space Chimps 1 & 2, City of Dragons) and Athena Gam (Alien Rock Band), transforms the Oz narrative into a ….

Live music performances, Tim Burton and Alice in Wonderland cast headline free fan event February 19th

Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Records are teaming up with Hot Topic, KIIS-FM, MySpace and musical artists from the upcoming album Almost Alice for a great big ultimate fan event celebrating the upcoming Alice in Wonderland. The star-studded concert event kicks off at 5 p.m. on February 19, 2010, at the Hollywood & Highland ….

Anne Hathaway to join Academy President Tom Sherak for Oscar nominations

Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Oscar-nominated actress and Academy member Anne Hathaway. Sherak and Hathaway will unveil the nominations in 10 of the 24 categories at a 5:30 a.m. news conference at the Academy’s Samuel ….

Toy Story 1 and 2 returning to theaters in 3D, plus updates on a boatload of new 3D projects

Low-cost quality hosting and domain names: byhandmedia.net On October 2nd, Disney/Pixar has scheduled a short-run release of the Toy Story films as a double feature, according to Screenrant. For two weeks the films will play in theaters. This of course, is meant to lead up to the Lee Unkrich-directed Toy Story 3, slated for release ….

Tron, Alice in Wonderland and more footage to be in 3-D at Comic-Con ’09, plus Miyazaki and Lasseter to attend

Disney has released its Comic-Con 3-D heavy lineup, and the studio confirmed that it will showcase 3-D footage of the new Tron film, along with 3-D clips from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and Robert Zemeckis’ A Christmas Carol. Directors Robert Zemeckis and Tim Burton will join Tron producers Sean Bailey and Steve Lisberger on ….

New production art from Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland

Some beautiful production paintings have gone online at a French blog called The Art of Disney Animation, via AICN. Absolutely stunning! Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland, which is based on the Lewis Carroll classic novel, is due in theaters on March 5, 2010, and stars Mia Wasikowska as Alice, Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter, ….

Tim Burton to be featured in major gallery exhibit at MOMA

Director Tim Burton will be the subject of a major exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, starting November 22, 2009 and running through April 26, 2010, according to Variety. The exhibit is sponsored by the Sci Fi Channel and was organized by MoMA’s assistant curator, Ron Magliozzi, along with the department of film’s curatorial ….