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SCOTT PILGRIM vs. THE WORLD Gets A 10th Anniversary Theatrical Re-Release Via Dolby Cinema

I remember going to see The Expendables over Scott Pilgrim vs. The World during both their theatrical runs happening simultaneously. I never got to check out the film on the big screen before its theatrical releases ended and was even more disappointed that a sequel didn’t follow eight after. The latter hasn’t really dimmed the cult fan fervor much in the years since then, and with the film getting an exclusive Dolby theatrical re-release soon, that fact is unlikely to change. Dolby launched its trailer on Wednesday with director Edgar Wright lending some lipservice of his own via social media, with Dolby announcing an April 30 release. Based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s serial 2004 graphic novel out of Oni Press, Wright’s alluring hodgepodge of quirky coming-of-age comedy and martial arts-infused action deals in themes of introspection and self-discovery, by way of whimsical mixes of video game and comic book-style spectacle. […]

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Animated Comedy, BLAZING SAMURAI, Heads To AFM With Cast And Crew In Tow

Lee B. Golden III

The American Film Market is kicking off on Tuesday this week and it’s been a year since it was announed that Mass Animation would begin working on the brand new animated feature, Blazing Samurai. Open Road acquired the rights earlier this year and now things are moving foward with a fully-fledged cast and crew that looks absolutely fit for a film of its kind, and bodes well for a nod to a Mel Brooks classic. General audiences might be pleased at this one! LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Blazing Samurai, the highly-anticipated animated family comedy from Mass Animation, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, Flying Tigers Entertainment, and GFM Films has cast Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Cera and Mel Brooksalong with George Takei, Gabriel Iglesias, Aasif Mandvi, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Sandra Tsing Loh, Mel B., and introducing Heavenly Joy Jerkins. The film is being produced by the acclaimed director […]