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‘The Lunar Chronicles' Animated Movie Lands 2028 Release From Warner Bros.
The animated feature adaptation of The Lunar Chronicles has set a launch date. Warner Bros. has slated director Noëlle Raffaele's movie for theaters on Nov. 3, 2028. The film adapts author Marissa Meyer's best-selling novel series that focuses on a futuristic fairy tale universe. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'How to Train Your Dragon' Star Nico Parker Reacts to Trolls About Her Casting: "I Can't Value Your Opinion on My Hair" David Zaslav Finally Cuts the Cord Stephen Curry, Nicola Coughlan, Patton Oswalt Lead All-Star Voice Cast of Sony's 'GOAT' Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation are behind the project that has a script credited to Lindsey Ferrentino and writing partners Kalen Egan and Travis Sentell. Christina Steinberg serves as producer. 'It takes a team of true visionaries to bring a world as rich and daring as The Lunar Chronicles to life. This is the kind of story that feels like it was waiting for just the right moment — and the right people — to be told. It's thrilling, emotional, and completely unlike anything we've seen before,' Warner Bros. Pictures Animation president Bill Damaschke and Locksmith Animation CEO Natalie Fischer said in a joint statement. 'We're incredibly proud and can't wait for audiences to experience it in 2028.' Es Devlin and Patrick Hanenberger are production designers, while Laura and Kate Mulleavy are costume designers. Industrial Light & Magic is also involved. The Lunar Chronicles is the second feature collaboration between Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation. It follows the forthcoming animated movie musical Bad Fairies, which hits theaters in July of 2027. Next up from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation is The Cat in the Hat, set for release early next year. Meyer's books put a sci-fi spin on classic fairy tale characters amid growing conflict between Earth and its former colony Luna. The novel series kicked off with the release of Cinder in 2012, and the movie adaptation was first announced in 2022. Raffaele was a director on the animated series DC Super Hero Girls and served as story artist for The Lego Ninjago Movie and The Marvels. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now
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28-01-2025
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Dr. Seuss' 'Oh, the Places You'll Go!' set for 2028 IMAX release from 'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation is bringing Dr. Seuss' final book, Oh, the Places You'll Go! , to the big screen. Directed by Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, Wicked) and Jill Culton (Abominable), the animated musical adaptation is scheduled to hit theaters in IMAX on March 17, 2028. The film will follow a young adventurer navigating the unpredictable highs and lows of life, staying true to the beloved themes of Seuss' 1990 classic. The movie boasts an impressive creative team. The screenplay is written by Rob Lieber ( Peter Rabbit ), with original songs crafted by EGOT winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ( La La Land, The Greatest Showman ). Legendary producer J.J. Abrams and Gregg Taylor are attached as producers under the banner of Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Bad Robot. Jon M. Chu is coming off the success of Universal's Wicked , which earned 10 Oscar nominations. Although Chu was snubbed for the Best Director category, Wicked is set to release its second installment in November and Chu is already juggling multiple high-profile projects, including Amazon Studios' adaptation of J oseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat . Chu has been attached to Oh, the Places You'll Go! since 2021, with Jill Culton joining as co-director in 2024. The movie joins Warner Bros.' growing slate of Dr. Seuss adaptations. Upcoming projects include The Cat in the Hat in 2026, featuring Bill Hader as the mischievous feline, and a standalone animated feature about Thing One and Thing Two.
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27-01-2025
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‘Oh, the Places You'll Go!' Dr. Seuss Adaptation From ‘Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu Gets 2028 Release
'Oh, the Places You'll Go!' now has a release date. The animated feature, directed by 'Wicked' filmmaker Jon M. Chu and Jill Culton, has been given a March 17, 2028, release date in traditional theaters and Imax. J.J. Abrams and Gregg Taylor are producing the project, from Abrams' Bad Robot, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Dr. Seuss Enterprises. Rob Lieber wrote the screenplay for the movie based on Dr. Seuss' final book, which was published Jan. 22, 1990, and has been a graduation gift mainstay ever since. EGOT winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have written new songs for the movie. Pasek and Paul, as they are known, wrote the songs for 'La La Land,' 'The Greatest Showman' and 'Spirited,' and have songs in Disney's live-action adaptation of 'Snow White' and the upcoming Pharrell project 'Golden' (formerly 'Atlantis'). 'Oh, The Places You'll Go!' marks Chu's first animated feature — although there was a healthy amount of visual effects in 'Wicked,' enough for it to nab a best visual effects Oscar nomination. Culton is a seasoned animation vet. She last wrote and directed 'Abominable' for DreamWorks Animation and was a story artist on 'Toy Story,' eventually working on 'A Bug's Life,' 'Toy Story 2,' 'Shrek,' 'Monsters, Inc.' and many more. Other animated movies based on Seuss' work include 'The Grinch,' 'The Lorax' and 'Horton Hears a Who.' Chu's 'Wicked: For Good,' comes out this Thanksgiving. The post 'Oh, the Places You'll Go!' Dr. Seuss Adaptation From 'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu Gets 2028 Release appeared first on TheWrap.
