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Guillermo del Toro Gives Up Directing ‘The Hobbit’ Films

Posted: 30 May 2010 07:00 PM PDT

After various reports of financial troubles and delays on the two planned films based on J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit, Guillermo del Toro announced today that he will not longer be directing the films.

Del Toro and his partner on the project executive producer Peter Jackson revealed the news today to popular Tolkien fansite The One Ring. You can read the official statement here below after the jump.

Del Toro will stay on the project as co-screenwriter, along with Jackson, Philippa Boyens, and Fran Walsh (the latter three make up the writing team for the award-winning Lord Of The Rings film trilogy), and Jackson said that the team would be finishing up the screenplay over the next several months [...]

Comic Review: Toy Story: The Return of Buzz Lightyear

Posted: 30 May 2010 04:53 PM PDT

Toy Story: The Return of Buzz Lightyear
Trade Paperback
Writer: Jesse Blaze Snider
Art: Nathan Watson
BOOM! Studios
Release date: May 5, 2010

What's the most exciting return going on in comics today? The Return of Bruce Wayne? No, the Return of Buzz Lightyear!

You know, as I am being exposed to more and more kid-friendly comics, I find myself truly appreciating their appeal. Lighthearted humor mixed with a small dose of drama to propel a storyline is the perfect combination to make a successful all-ages and family-friendly story, whether it be traditional prose, television, film, or comics, and this Toy Story series from BOOM! Kids definitely meets the criteria.

With a story based on the popular Disney/Pixar franchise, the Toy Story comic book truly expands the universe of Andy's Room. In Toy Story: The Return of Buzz Lightyear, Andy mistakenly receives a gift of another Buzz Lightyear who is so determined to stay in Andy's Room and claim the title of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, that he fights and places our Buzz Lightyear into the new toy's package and has him returned to the Toy Store [...]

Deal: Danny Elfman’s ‘Alice In Wonderland’ Score

Posted: 30 May 2010 08:59 AM PDT

The MP3 album deal of the day over at Amazon today is Danny Elfman's score for Disney's Alice In Wonderland, the film directed by Tim Burton.

For only $3.99, you get all 24 tracks from the album in MP3 format which you can download to your computer in seconds -- trust me, it's well worth it.

I've always been a big fan of Danny Elfman's scores, especially those he did for Tim Burton movies like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, and Corpse Bride. Elfman knows how to complement Burton's whimsy and his scores for the director never disappoint.

I just watched Alice In Wonderland on Blu-ray last night (it will be released on June 1), and while I had mixed thoughts about the movie itself, I totally loved the music. There's a behind-the-scenes featurette on exclusive to the Blu-ray edition about the scoring the film, which focuses on Elfman and his thought process in composing the music, and it made me just appreciate it more [...]

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