Tag: Chris Sanders
REVIEW: The Wild Robot (2024)
When I first saw a trailer for The Wild Robot, I was pretty sure the film would make me cry. DreamWorks has been upping the quality and versatility of its animation lately, and more importantly, this is the kind of story that always hits home. Roz, the robot (Lupita N’yongo), saying, “I don’t ...
Read MoreTRAILER: The Wild Robot (2024)
Today, DreamWorks Animation SKG dropped the final trailer for The Wild Robot, the latest film written and directed by Chris Sanders. Sanders is known for being a writer on some of Disney’s biggest movies from the 90s, like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, and Mulan, and he has direct...
Read MoreChris Sanders in Talks to Play Stitch Again
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chris Sanders is in final talks to reprise the role of Stitch. Sanders also wrote and co-directed the original Lilo and Stitch, reprising his character in the Lilo and Stitch Disney Channel series. Sanders would join Tia Carrere as Mrs. Kekoa and Amy Hill as Tu...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Croods (2013)
The Croods was the first of two film releases for DreamWorks Animation in 2013. Written and directed by Kirk DeMicco (Quest for Camelot, Vivo) and Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon,) the film follows a family of cave people as they adapt to their changing surroundings. I saw...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Call of the Wild (2020)
When I saw the trailers for The Call of the Wild, they made absolutely no impression on me. I didn’t and still don’t know much about the Jack London novel, and nothing about the marketing scheme seemed at all remarkable. The presence of Harrison Ford didn’t do much to bolster my interest, as, ...
Read MoreLilo and Stitch Live-Action Remake Set for Disney+ Release
DisInsider reports that Disney’s live-action Lilo and Stitch remake is headed for the Disney+ streaming service. This news follows reports of plans for the remake from as early as October 2018. The film will apparently have a budget of about $60 million, or comparable to that of last year’s Lady...
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