We’ve just got a few of brief news snippets today. Don’t be confused by today’s title. There’s not going to be a fourth Toy Story film but Pixar are making a seasonal animated short-film. It’ll be similar to the Toy Story Toons series but will be longer (perhaps about fifteen minutes). Dreamworks Animation have been successful in this format with Merry Madagascar, Shrek the Halls and Scared Shrekless. Toy Story of Terror is a Halloween themed story with the trilogy’s original stars (Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Michael Keaton, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Jodi Benson, Emily Hahn, Blake Clark, Kristen Schall, Timothy Dalton and others). A new character that’s going to be introduced is Combat Carl. He’s voiced by Carl Weathers (Apollo Creed in Rocky, Predator) and is a He-man esque action toy who arrives on the night that the home of the toys loses power and various supernatural occurrences begin to take place. Combat Carl has been unveiled in a new photo which we give to you alongside another still from the film as well a poster.
Hugh Jackman is certainly one of the finest actors of our generation. He’s loved for both his portrayal of Wolverine in Marvel’s blockbuster superhero adventure series X-Men as well as award nominating roles in Les Miserables and The Prestige. He’s currently promoting his new hostage thriller Prisoners (where he stars with Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo and Paul Dano) but his major news is that he’s joined sci-fi comedy Chappie. Neil Blomkamp (Elysium, District 9) directs the film that stars his regular stars Sharlto Copley and Brandon Auret plus Jose Pablo Cantillo (Crank, The Manchurian Candidate).
“I am doing a role in Neill’s new film, called Chappie, which we shoot in Johannesburg,” Jackman tells Screen International. “I’m there for a couple of weeks at the beginning of next year.” The plot sees Copley voicing an android called Chappie who’s captured by two gangsters intent on using him for criminal purposes. After massive hits with District 9 and Elysium, Chappie could confirm Neill Blomkamp as one of the modern sc-fi greats alongside Christopher Nolan or the Wachowskis.
Interestingly, Rosamund Pike as joined the cast of a major project. She was a bond girl in Die Another Day, an English girl in Johnny English: Reborn and supported leads like Sam Worthington (Wrath of the Titans), Bruce Willis (Surrogates) and Tom Cruise (Jack Reacher). She’s now set to play the classic puppet character Lady Penelope in Thunderbirds Are Go. Weta Workshop, best known for work on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. ITV are planning a series that’ll blend Weta’s CG and live-action models for Rob Hoegee’s scripts.
We’ve got our hands for November’s huge release. It’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Jennifer Lawrence is the sole star of the new poster which has the chilling message “Remember who the enemy is” scrawled across the top. There’s just about a month and a half to go until director Francis Lawrence’s epic action hits the screens and the 75th Quarter Quell will play out on film.
Toy Story of Terror – October 16th on Sky Movies Disney
Chappie – March 27th 2015
Thunderbirds Are Go – 2015 on ITV
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – November 21st
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