Me and My Shadow

Synopsis:  Shadow Stan, an incredibly frustrated shadow, yearns for a more dynamic life but happens to be stuck with Stanley Grubb, the world’s most boring human. Eventually pushed to the brink, Shadow Stan breaks the singular rule of the Shadow World — “they lead, we follow” — and takes control of Stanley.

Additional Notes:  The original 3D toon will seamlessly combine CG and traditional animation, marking a first for DreamWorks Animation.

Genres:  Adventure, Animation 3D

In Movie Theaters:  November 8, 2013 Nationwide

Producers:  Melissa Cobb, Teresa Cheng

Directed by:  Mark Dindal

Produced by:  DreamWorks Animation

Screenwriter:  Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember, Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman

King of the Elves

Synopsis:  Legendary storyteller Phillip K. Dick’s short story (his only experiment in the fantasy genre) becomes the basis for this fantastic and imaginative tale about an average man living in the Mississippi Delta, whose reluctant actions to help a desperate band of elves leads them to name him their new king. Joining the innocent and endangered elves as they attempt to escape from an evil and menacing troll, their unlikely new leader finds himself caught on a journey filled with unimaginable dangers and a chance to bring real meaning back to his own life.

Genres:  Fantasy, Family,  Adventure, 3D, Animation, Kids

In Movie Theaters:  November, 2013

Producers:  Chuck Williams, John Lasseter

Distributed by:  Walt Disney Pictures

Screenwriter:  Michael Markowitz

Walking with Dinosaurs 3D

Synopsis:  Two brothers wanting to follow in there fathers footsteps leads to a showdown in the Arctic North. Live action 3D shoot in Alaska and Australia. Explores the world of dinosaurs using CGI creatures in real-world locations.

Storyline:

Two brothers wanting to follow in there fathers footsteps leads to a showdown in the Arctic North. Live action 3D shoot in Alaska and Australia.

Additional Notes:  Said to be “mainstream entertainment” rather than natural history, as well as draws accurately on the latest discoveries in paleontology.

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The Smurfs 2

Synopsis:  A sequel to the 2011 movie that will continue the Smurfs adventure in the modern world.

Genres:  Fantasy, Adventure, Sequel

In Movie Theaters:  August 2, 2013

Producer:  Jordan Kerner

Screenwriters:  David I. Stern, David Weiss

Produced by:  Columbia Pictures

Red 2

Synopsis:  A sequel to 2010 action-comedy hit Red, which starred Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich. Revolves around a former black-ops CIA agent and his old team as they confront a new set of enemies across Europe.

Storyline:

Frank (Bruce Willis) is retired, bored and lonely living off his government pension in a nondescript suburb in an equally nondescript house. The only joy in Frank’s life are his calls to the government pension processing center when he gets to talk to his case worker Sarah (Mary-Louis Parker). Sarah is as bored and lonely as Frank and marks her conversations with the unknown Frank and her spy novels as the only things fun in her life. When something in Frank’s past forces Frank back into his old line of work and puts an unwitting Sarah in the middle of the intrigue, Frank and Sarah begin a journey into Franks past and the people he used to work with. Like Frank they are all RED … Retired Extremely Dangerous.

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