On the heels of A Town Called Panic, the 2009 stop-motion film you simply must watch, Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar have adapted, along with Benjamin Renner, Gabrielle Vincent’s book series, Ernest and Celestine. The 80 minute, 2D feature will soon screen at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, and the producers have uploaded a number of French-language clips from the film for your previewing pleasure. You’ll see beautiful water-color world inhabited by bears, mice and lots and lots of candy.
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (aka The Pirates! Band of Misfits) hits US theaters on April 27th, but the film sets sail for those lucky Brits on March 28th. The film, which is being directed by Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt, is based on Gideon Defoe’s book series, and is being produced by Aardman Animations. Here’s a clip:
I won’t give away any plot details for Laika’s upcoming ParaNorman, but this trailer sure will. You’ll have to decide if you still have the need to see the movie after witnessing every single story beat in the 2:30 minute cut. What’s new, right? Trailers typically give away too much. The good news is – the film looks great. Some funny dialog, and John Goodman has re-discovered the rage he expressed in Barton Fink. The stop-motion film arrives in August.
With the smoggy aftertaste of Cars 2 still clouding the air, the antidote arrives. This 2:30 minute clip from The Brave should renew your faith in Pixar, who, to be fair, have almost never let us down. In this clip, you’ll meet Merida, who can simply not contain herself as the men compete for all the glory. With the time period and the accents, it’s hard not to feel like we’re watching a sequel to How To Train Your Dragon. The feature will not arrive soon enough – June 22nd in US theaters.
