Carlos Saldanha

Date of Birth

1965-01-24

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known for

Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ferdinand, Rio, Rio 2

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Review: Ferdinand

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: Despite his mammoth size, Ferdinand the bull (John Cena) wants no part in the violence and spectacle of the bullfighting arena, running away from home at a young age. Raised in an idyllic setting by a kindly farmer and...

John Cena introduces new Ferdinand trailer

Posted 9 years ago

First The Rock with MOANA, then practically the entire WWE roster for SURF'S UP 2, now John Cena is going solo with the CG-animated feature FERDINAND. Based on the 1936 children's book THE STORY OF FERDINAND, the film is about...

Rio director Carlos Saldanha to helm live action monster movie Shadows

Posted 11 years ago

20th Century Fox has purchased the pitch for a potential three film franchise entitled SHADOWS and they have set animation director Carlos Saldanha to direct. The treatment for SHADOWS has been buzzing in Hollywood and comes from writer Jason Micallef....

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Review: Rio 2

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: In this sequel to the 2011 hit RIO, Blu and Jewel – the blue macaw lovebirds – have settled down with their three children. However, Jewel wants the young birds to get a taste of the wild as opposed...

Full trailer for Rio 2 with Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway flies in

Posted 13 years ago

Y'know, when I saw the trailer for the first RIO the resounding feeling was that it was going to suck. An animated movie about birds just looked lame to me. And so, I skipped it until one day I caught...

Rio’s Carlos Saldanha in talks to direct Rust, replacing Joe Cornish

Posted 13 years ago

I am sure everyone is eagerly anticipating the next film from Joe Cornish. I haven’t found anyone yet who didn’t love ATTACK THE BLOCK. Cornish’s name has been thrown around to direct everything from superhero movies to an upcoming STAR...

Teaser trailer for Rio 2 brings back the whole gang, including Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, and Jamie Foxx

Posted 13 years ago

All right, all right, everybody calm down. I know this is a kid’s movie sequel, but let’s talk about this for a minute, okay? See, I was annoyed when I saw the trailers for the first RIO, thinking to myself,...