Reminder: Studio Ghibli’s legendary library is coming to HBO Max at launch

Posted 5 years ago

After the recent and momentous reveal that Zack Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE is coming to HBO Max in 2021, the powers behind the upcoming streaming service would like to remind you all that Studio Ghibli's legendary library of films will be...

Totoro, Kiki, and the entire Studio Ghibli library are headed to HBO Max

Posted 6 years ago

The moment that Studio Ghibli fans have been waiting for is finally upon us! It's been announced that HBO Max has landed the U.S. streaming rights to Japan’s premiere and Oscar-winning animation gallery, Studio Ghibli. The deal, which had been struck with North...

The bell tolls for David Henry Hwang as writer of Disney’s Hunchback film

Posted 6 years ago

Disney has found their writer for HUNCHBACK, the live-action adaptation of their 1996 animated classic, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, in Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang. Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, the House of Mouse's animated family...

Disney to give Lilo & Stitch the live-action remake treatment

Posted 7 years ago

At this point I'm sure that we can just assume that Disney will be transforming all of their animated features into live-action, and THR has reported that the latest to get the live-action treatment will be 2002's LILO & STITCH....

Idris Elba to star in and direct retelling of The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Posted 7 years ago

When I think of Quasimodo, the hunchback at the center of Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," Idris Elba isn't the first person to spring to mind, but THR reports that the handsome son of a gun will be...

Awfully Good: Better Off Dead

Posted 9 years ago

Forget EDDIE THE EAGLE, if you want to meet a truly inspirational skier, you should watch…   Better Off Dead (1985)   Director: Savage Steve Holland Stars: John Cusack, Diane Franklin, Curtis Armstrong   After losing his spot on the...