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Zach Galifianakis To Voice Humpty Dumpty In ‘Puss In Boots’

5 November 2009 7:44 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

The Hangover star Zach Galifianakis is certainly making a name for himself as of late: after starring in the $461 million comedy smash hit this summer, he has garnered himself a slew of roles (which is unsurprising – he was hilarious in The Hangover), the latest of which is voicing children’s nursery rhyme character, Humpty Dumpty, in the upcoming Shrek spin-off movie, Puss In Boots.

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Galifianakis is in talks to voice Humpty Dumpty, and if cast he’ll be joining the voice of Puss In Boots himself, Antonio Banderas, as well as Salma Hayek who’s voicing “Kitty.” The spin-off will be written by Tom Wheeler, and will be a prequel (an origin story, we’ve heard) leading up to the feisty feline’s meeting-up with Shrek and Co. in Shrek 2.

 

Shrek the Third director, Chris Miller, wrote an earlier draft of the script »

- Ross Miller

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Zach Galifianakis in Talks to Play Humpty Dumpty in Shrek Spin-Off

5 November 2009 7:21 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

It can be a painful thing to watch an edgy and fresh comedic talent get sucked into the black hole of Hollywood, but I can't be truly disappointed with any choices that Zach Galifianakis makes. I'm still just overjoyed to see the guy's career take off, and it's kind of fun to see him in some of these big family blockbusters like G-Force. I just hope he never stops taking risks and making the quirky little films on the side. That being said, you can't help but wince when you hear that he is currently in talks to voice the character Humpty Dumpty in the upcoming Shrek spin-off, Puss in Boots. The Shrek franchise has turned into a behemoth over the years, and Puss in Boots would actually be the fifth major film in the series. There is also a Shrek 4 on the way (now titled Shrek Forever After »

- Sean

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Zach Galifianakis in Talks to Voice Humpty Dumpty

5 November 2009 7:03 AM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

By the Hollywood Reporter

Following his big splash with summer's $461 million grosser "The Hangover," Zach Galifianakis has scooped up a batch of film roles. Now, he's entered negotiations to voice the Humpty Dumpty character in "Shrek" spinoff "Puss in Boots."

Tom Wheeler is writing the screenplay for the prequel, which will feature the voices of Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek in a story about the events leading up to the feline assassin's first meeting with Shrek & Co. in "Shrek 2."

Read more from the Hollywood Reporter. »

- Dylan Stableford

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Zach Galifianakis To Lend His Voice To Shrek Spin-off

5 November 2009 3:46 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »

Zach Galifianakis is in talks to voice the part of Humpty Dumpty in the Shrek spin-off, Puss In Boots.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Galifianakis, who had his big break with The Hangover this summer, will help tell the story of the events leading up to the feline assassin's first meeting with Shrek and friends, which took place in Shrek 2. Antonio Banderas, who voiced Puss In Boots in Shrek 2 and Shrek The Third, will reprise the role in the new film, and will be joined by his Desperado co-star Salma Hayek. Tom Wheeler is writing the screenplay for the prequel after Chris Miller, who co-directed and co-wrote Shrek The Third, wrote an earlier draft. Miller will now be directing the DreamWorks Animation movie.

The film is scheduled for a November 4, 2011 release.

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Hangover star cracking his eggshell in Shrek spinoff

5 November 2009 12:49 AM, PST | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

Zach Galifianakis could crack his own egg if his negotiations are successful to star as the talking and future broken shelled Humpty Dumpty in Puss-in-Boots, the spinoff CG movie based on Antonio Banderas' supporting swashbuckling feline from the last two Shrek films.

Originally planned as a direct-to-dvd movie, DreamWorks has now bumped up the budget and made it a feature film slated for a November 4, 2011 release. In the film we'll see what Puss-in-Boots was up to before he met up with Shrek and Donkey in Shrek 2. Salma Hayek has already been cast in the animated film which is being directed by Chris Miller (co-director of Shrek the Third.)

The Humpty Dumpty character won't be appearing in Shrek Goes Fourth, the green ogre's next film which is slated for a May 21, 2010 opening. »

- Patrick Sauriol

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Zach Galifianakis Eying Humpty Dumpty in Shrek Spinoff Puss in Boots

4 November 2009 10:24 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Because the world can never get enough Shrek, we've known for some time that an upcoming spinoff film, Puss in Boots, has been in the works. Now it seems like things are finally moving forward. The increasingly bankable Zach Galifianakis is currently in talks to voice Humpty Dumpty. He'll be joining Antonio Banderas as the title character, and Salma Hayek as "Kitty" (this is their post-Robert Rodriguez reunion?!). The film will cover the feline's adventures before Shrek 2. Tom Wheeler is covering the screenwriting duties, and Shrek the Third co-writer/co-director Chris Miller is directing. And if that's not enough Shrek-verse for you, don't forget that the hotly anticipated Shrek Forever After is still slated to hit on May 21, 2010. Puss will also show up in that film, which will surely make 2010 the dream year for the small subset of Antonio Banderas obsessed Furries. For a series that's rich »

- Devindra Hardawar

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Zach Galifianakis Could Sit on a Wall for the Shrek Spin-Off, Puss In Boots

4 November 2009 9:44 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

I’m still in awe of how Zach Galifianakis, a terrific stand-up comedian who mostly unknown in the American mainstream, has become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood after his performance in “The Hangover”.  Even better, his performance in that film is true to his style of comedy.  I never felt that he was trying to be something he wasn’t.

I’m trying to keep this in mind as I read the news that he may be voicing the role of Humpty Dumpty in the upcoming “Shrek” spin-off, “Puss in Boots”.  Hit the jump for details.

“Puss in Boots” will be a spin-off/prequel to “Shrek 2″ as the story (scripted by Tom Wheeler) leads up to when Puss (voiced by Antonio Banderas) met Shrek and Donkey in the second film and then totally stole the picture.  Salma Hayek will co-star.  If Galifianakis decides to take the role of Humpty Dumpty, »

- Matt Goldberg

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Exclusive Portrait: Julie Andrews of ‘The Sound of Music’ at Chicagoland Book Signing

15 October 2009 12:36 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – Film icon Julie Andrews greeted the HollywoodChicago.com lens before meeting fans and signing copies of her new book “Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs & Lullabies” on Oct. 14, 2009 at the Borders in Schaumburg, Ill.

Julie Andrews has starred in “Mary Poppins,” “The Sound of Music,” “The Princess Diaries,” “Shrek 2,” “The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement,” “Shrek the Third,” “Enchanted” and more. Our exclusive portrait of Julie Andrews is below.

Like a spoon full of sugar, film icon Julie Andrews greets the HollywoodChicago.com lens

before meeting fans and signing copies of her new book “Julie Andrews’ Collection of

Poems, Songs & Lullabies” on Oct. 14, 2009 at the Borders in Schaumburg, Ill.

Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

By Adam FENDELMANEditor-in-Chief/PublisherHollywoodChicago.comadam@hollywoodchicago.com

© 2009 Adam Fendelman, HollywoodChicago.com LLC

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- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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'The Smurfs' Out of 2010 Slate

13 September 2009 11:08 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

The U.S. theatrical release of "The Smurfs" is facing a delay. Two weeks shy of Disney's revelation that "Tron Legacy" will be released on the same date as the planned release for "Smurfs", Sony Pictures came out with a new date, placing the CG-animation out of the studio's 2010 slate, as reported by Coming Soon.

Pulling out "Smurfs" from the crowded December 17, 2010 schedule, Sony pushed back the movie for about seven months to the July 29, 2011 release. With the new date given, this 3-D movie will be available in theaters a week after Marvel Studios releases "The First Avenger: Captain America" on July 22, 2011.

Sony's decision to move "Smurfs" has been predicted by many earlier since the studio has two feature films coming out on the same day, "Smurfs" and "The Green Hornet". Beside, if it stayed on the date, it will also have to compete with "Tron Legacy" and Warner Bros. Pictures »

- AceShowbiz.com

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'Where The Wild Things Are' Blogging And The 50 Greatest Movie Sequels Around The Blogosphere

3 September 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

-- Empire Online isn't technically a blog, but they do put together some reaully fun features. Features like "The 50 Greatest Movie Sequels," which pretty much speaks for itself. "Shrek 2" closes out the list, but the number one pick? Beating out "Godfather Part II" at number two, "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" at number six (Blasphemy!!!!) is James Cameron's "Aliens." Cameron gets two in the top 5, with "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" coming in at number three. (Empire Online)

-- Cinematical launched a new regular feature, Shelf Life, which takes a look back at movies that are more than five years old to judge whether the good ones hold up and whether the bad ones got an unfair condemnation. Their first pick? Sensibly (what with "Avatar" on the way), James Cameron's "Titanic." The verdict? You'll have to read the writeup to find out. (Cinematical)

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- Adam Rosenberg

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Antonio Banderas Talks Puss In Boots Spin-Off

3 September 2009 8:54 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

A few months ago we posted about the fact that the upcoming Shrek spin-off movie featuring Puss in Boots (voiced by Antonio Banderas) would be an origin story. We learned that the movie would deal with the early years of the feisty feline, and later we also learned that it would feature new characters (read: no Shrek, no Princess Fiona, no Donkey).

However, thanks to Latino Review, we get word that the above may not be entirely the case. El Guapo from Lr got a chance to talk to Banderas at a junket for his new movie, The Other Man, where he asked the actor about how the Puss in Boots movie was going. On top of revealing an apparent new Halloween special featuring the character (which I’ll get to in a sec), Banderas revealed that the spin-off will take place between Shrek 4 and 5.

 

So how can Puss in Boots »

- Ross Miller

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The Smurfs Teaser Poster

3 September 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »

Check out the first teaser poster for the upcoming film “The Smurfs” by director Raja Gosnell (Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Scooby-Doo, Home Alone 3) written by J. David Stem (Daddy Day Camp, Shrek 2, The Rugrats Movie) and rumored to be starring John Lithgow (Dexter, Shrek) and Julia Sweeney (The Goode Family, Maybe It’s Me, Beethoven’s 4th). Synopsis: The adventures of a mythical race of little blue creatures in medieval times that must deal with each other and humans, particularly an evil wizard obsessed with capturing them for his own sinister purposes. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and posters from “The Smurfs”. »

- Brian Corder

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First Look at ‘The Smurfs’ Movie

1 September 2009 1:29 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

With Hollywood scooping up as many franchises and rebooting them as possible these days, each of us are bound to see our favorite childhood TV show turned into a multi-million dollar film. For fans of The Smurfs, especially all the members of the Official Smurf Fan Club, that dream is finally coming true.

A few months back, Columbia Pictures announced that they were retooling the 1980s cartoon for not only the big screen, but in 3D as well. Now that some time has passed, the first poster has been revealed, showing us what the new-and-improved smurfs will look like, and if anyone has ever collected the Smurf figures, they know what to expect.

The script comes from the team of David N. Weiss and J. David Stern, who penned the script for other family films such as Shrek 2 and The Rugrats Movie. Behind the director’s chair is Raja Gosnell, »

- Matt Raub

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Tra-la-la-la-La The Smurfs Are On Their Way

1 September 2009 10:05 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

I personally have been smurfing The Smurfs feature-film adaptation, officially titled The Smurfs 3-D, since the announcement by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation back in January of 2008. The first behind-the-scenes rendered images of the CGI Smurfs came out this past December.

The feature-film Smurfs is being smurfed by Raja Gosnell (Scooby Doo, Slither) and the script was smurfed by David Stern and David Weiss (Shrek 2, Shrek 3). Today we have a smurfy look at the first teaser poster for The Smurfs 3-D, then below that some behind the smurf stills with the unfinished wire animation. Take a smurf for yourself:

 

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The Smurfs, or Les Schtroumpfs as they were called in the Netherlands, have been around since the fantastical mind of Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford (or Peyo as he was known) originally thought them up in 1958. In 1981, Hanna & Barbera started producing The Smurfs animated TV series for »

- Paul Young

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First Look: CGI Smurf from The Smurfs Movie

1 September 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

Thanks to PVCBlue, we now have the first look at a CGI Smurf from Sony Pictures Animation's upcoming "Smurfs" movie. The studio has released the promo image in a magazine and the site has been able to scan it. Check it out below. The logline is being kept under wraps, but the story is expected to feature well-loved characters such as Papa Smurf, Smurfette and the villainous Gargamel. J. David Stem, David N. Weiss (Shrek 2, Shrek the Third) and Audrey Wells (George of the Jungle) wrote the script. Raja Gosnell (Scooby-Doo, Beverly Hills Chihuahua) has been hired to direct the live action/animated "Smurfs" movie, which is scheduled to be released on December 17th, 2010 in both 2-D and 3-D theaters. Photo: (click to enlarge) Click here to read more about "The Smurfs." »

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First Look at a CGI Smurf from 'The Smurfs'

1 September 2009 12:51 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Columbia Pictures is developing a CG-adaptation of "The Smurfs", and has released a promo image of the upcoming movie in a magazine. Scanned and posted online by PVCBlue, the first look gives a taste of how the blue-colored character will look like in the feature film, along with a reminder that the movie will come out in theaters holiday 2010.

Little is known about the storyline of this family animation film. Such characters as Papa Smurf, Smurfette and the villainous Gargamel are expected to appear in it. David Stem and David Weiss, the writers of "Shrek 2" and "Shrek the Third", will provide the script alongside scribe Audrey Wells.

The movie that uses a mix of live action and CG will be directed by "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" helmer Raja Gosnell. "The Smurfs" is expected to be released in both 2-D and 3-D theaters across the U.S. on December 17, 2010.

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- AceShowbiz.com

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'Ice Age 3' Passes Major Box Office Milestone

6 August 2009 10:03 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

Trivia time: What is the highest-grossing animated film in foreign box office history? Who would have ever guessed it is now Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.

It deserves some qualifiers. To begin with, the U.S. box office for Ice Age has been steady but not spectacular, so because of that, this will never become the highest-grossing animated film worldwide. For the foreseeable future, that will continue to be Shrek 2, with over $900 million it total ticket sales. But Ice Age has hit $732 million, which puts it within reach of The Lion King and maybe the third Shrek movie, close to the top 20 films ever made.

But the real story here is the international markets, which comprise an almost unprecedented 75% of all tickets sold for the new Ice Age. We talked earlier this summer about Sony not investing that much into the U.S. release of Angels »

- Colin Boyd

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Third Narnia Film Starts Principal Photography

28 July 2009 11:18 PM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

The third film in the epic Narnia series - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader began principal photography this past Monday in Queensland, Australia. The production is a joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Walden Media, after the property was dropped by Disney last year following the release of last year’s “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”.

In the third installment of the series, which began in 2005 with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their annoying cousin Eustace Scrubb – find themselves swallowed into a painting and transported onto a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.

Joining forces once again with their royal friend Prince Caspian and the warrior mouse Reepicheep, they are whisked away on a mysterious mission to the Lone Islands, and beyond. On this »

- Craig Sharp

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader Starts Shooting

28 July 2009 5:07 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader, the third in the epic series of films based on the bestselling books by C.S. Lewis, began principal photography on location in Queensland, Australia, on Monday, July 27. The production, a joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Walden Media, continues the franchise which commenced with the 2005 release,The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and its 2008 follow-up, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, whose combined global box office gross tops $1.2 billion.

This time around - Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb - find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.

Joining forces once again with their royal friend Prince Caspian and the warrior mouse Reepicheep, they are whisked away on a mysterious mission to the Lone Islands, »

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Dreamworks Back In Business After New Funding

17 July 2009 1:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios is to restart production on a host of new movies after landing a $825 million ($550 million) cash injection to fund future ventures.

The studio's future looked bleak after it ended its partnership with Hollywood giant Paramount in 2008, which left it owing the company around $30 million (£20 million) for the rights to a number of upcoming projects.

Spielberg, who is a partner in DreamWorks Studios, was forced to use $13 million (£8.7 million) of his own money so the studio could keep the catalogue of movies it had in the works.

But after a string of lucrative backers, including Indian conglomerate Reliance and a new distribution deal with Disney, DreamWorks is back in business.

In a statement, the company's partners explain, "With this financing, DreamWorks will eventually make five to six films per year. DreamWorks anticipates starting its first film for the new studio later this year. They have been actively acquiring properties and developing projects for release in 2010."

"The Walt Disney Company, Disney will handle marketing and distribution of the studio's films around the world, except for India where Reliance subsidiary Reliance Big Entertainment will retain distribution rights."

DreamWorks biggest hits include Shrek 2, Dreamgirls, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar. »

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