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Re: Gnomeo & Juliet
Looks alright, but, why are they releasing it under the Touchstone label? Is there some more mature jokes in there or something?
I guess this is the first animated movie under the Touchstone label since The Nightmare Before Christmas, well, that is before it migrated under the Disney label.
The Tiki Room reference is great, but it seems they're making more fun of the Disneyland Hotel's defunct Fantasy Waters show.
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Re: Gnomeo & Juliet
Here's some of the history from Wiki (take it for what it's worth):
The film is the original idea of Rob Sprackling and John Smith who sold the spec script to Disney through Rocket Pictures. Initially, the film was going to be produced by Disney Feature Animation, but was shut down by its new chief, John Lasseter, after the Pixar acquisition. Miramax Films picked up the project and guided its production until the division closed down. The film will now be released under the Touchstone Pictures banner on February 11, 2011.
Gnomeo and Juliet's Disney Production History
Rocket Pictures had originally pitched this "loose and edgy" adaptation for Walt Disney Feature Animation sometime in early 2000. However, when Pixar co-founders John Lasseter and Ed Catmull took over the leadership role at Disney Animation in May of 2006, they took one look at the script and promptly consigned it to the circular filing system.
Unfortunately for Miramax and Battsek, the studio's recent output was less-than-stellar: with occasional hits like No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood overshadowed by bombs like Everybody's Fine, Blindness and Smart People.
On October 3, 2009, Disney announced that they were slashing Miramax's film schedule to 3 films per year and that the studio's operations were being folded into Disney's Burbank offices. Disney also announced that Battsek was resigning as Miramax president, effective as of January of 2010. He then shifted companies to become President of National Geographic Films, starting in March of 2010.
hahahaha, doesn't look like anyone wants to take credit for this movie.
I'm really not impressed by the Disney Jokes in the film clips. This looks a lot more Shrekish than Tangled. Quite frankly, I don't have high hopes for this thing. And it looks like Disney is trying to keep a generous amount distance from this movie. A little surprised that it was even mentioned on Jeff's video last week. I wonder if DL might temporarily replace tink and friends with the trolls from this movie next spring?!?!?!?! (probably not )
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Re: Gnomeo & Juliet
Originally posted by Barbossa View PostLooks alright, but, why are they releasing it under the Touchstone label? Is there some more mature jokes in there or something?sigpic
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