Category: Feature Film

Newcomer to play Star Lord’s Dad

Date: April 1, 2015 Category: Feature Film, Fun, Studios, Uncategorized Comments: 0

In an effort to increase local casting efforts for its 8-year slate of Atlanta-based production, Marvel Films has cast newcomer Tony Grillo as "The Purple Man" in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy sequel. In a surprising announcement this week, director James Gunn confirmed that the classic villain will in fact be revealed as Star Lord's long lost father. The sequel, tentatively titled Guardians 2: Rise of The Purple Man, reportedly opens with the wedding of Peter Quill (the identity of the bride remains a mystery). When Star Lord's evil deadbeat dad crashes the wedding with a warning to all mankind, it sets into motion the plot that sends the Guardians across the galaxy…

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Guardians takes an unfair beating – from all sides

Date: February 27, 2013 Category: Feature Film, Studios Comments: 0

Did DreamWorks really make a movie that "didn't work", or is ineffective marketing to blame? I paid to see Rise of the Guardians (despite its bland and misguided ad campaign) and it was worth the investment. I loved the film. While this Animation Magazine article passes little judgement on the actual film, DreamWorks' top animation exec seems to almost apologize for the under-earner, and has restructured the entire creative slate of DWA based apparently on this one failure. Not exactly a confident move. If you're like me, you get sick of hearing "industry wisdom" bad-mouth decent movies simply because they didn't perform well at the box office.…

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