Exclusive: Andy Fickman (One True Loves) will direct the fish-out-of-water feature My Dad’s A Famous Movie Star for Brick Lane Pictures, Convoke Media, Film Roman and Kranzmedia—also producing through his Oops Doughnuts Productions banner.
Details as to the film’s plot are being kept under wraps, though it’s said to be in the vein of titles like Billy Elliot, Waking Ned Devine and About a Boy. Fickman wrote the script with his wife, Kristen Gura Fickman. Brandon Evans (Big Bear) will produce for the Ireland-based Brick Lane Pictures, along with Todd Slater for Convoke (King of Killers), Steve Waterman (Alvin and the Chipmunks), Jeff Kranzdorf (The Good Neighbor), and Fickman and Betsy Sullenger (One True Loves) for Oops Doughnuts. Elaine Grainger (Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard) is handling casting, which is now underway for a fall shoot in Ireland.
“When I first got involved with the script...
Details as to the film’s plot are being kept under wraps, though it’s said to be in the vein of titles like Billy Elliot, Waking Ned Devine and About a Boy. Fickman wrote the script with his wife, Kristen Gura Fickman. Brandon Evans (Big Bear) will produce for the Ireland-based Brick Lane Pictures, along with Todd Slater for Convoke (King of Killers), Steve Waterman (Alvin and the Chipmunks), Jeff Kranzdorf (The Good Neighbor), and Fickman and Betsy Sullenger (One True Loves) for Oops Doughnuts. Elaine Grainger (Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard) is handling casting, which is now underway for a fall shoot in Ireland.
“When I first got involved with the script...
- 7/18/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Move over Garfield, there’s a new cat in town. Or rather, the previous cat is back and looking to score the spotlight.
Legendary has picked up the feature and TV rights to Heathcliff, the comic strip featuring the cocky and street-smart cat about town, Heathcliff. The company plans to develop both simultaneously.
The strip was created by George Gately in 1973 and ran in thousands of newspapers at its height. It is now written and drawn by Gately’s nephew, Peter Gallagher. Gallagher will act as a producer with Steve Waterman, who has served as an exec producer on such family fare as ...
Legendary has picked up the feature and TV rights to Heathcliff, the comic strip featuring the cocky and street-smart cat about town, Heathcliff. The company plans to develop both simultaneously.
The strip was created by George Gately in 1973 and ran in thousands of newspapers at its height. It is now written and drawn by Gately’s nephew, Peter Gallagher. Gallagher will act as a producer with Steve Waterman, who has served as an exec producer on such family fare as ...
- 9/24/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Move over Garfield, there’s a new cat in town. Or rather, the previous cat is back and looking to score the spotlight.
Legendary has picked up the feature and TV rights to Heathcliff, the comic strip featuring the cocky and street-smart cat about town, Heathcliff. The company plans to develop both simultaneously.
The strip was created by George Gately in 1973 and ran in thousands of newspapers at its height. It is now written and drawn by Gately’s nephew, Peter Gallagher. Gallagher will act as a producer with Steve Waterman, who has served as an exec producer on such family fare as ...
Legendary has picked up the feature and TV rights to Heathcliff, the comic strip featuring the cocky and street-smart cat about town, Heathcliff. The company plans to develop both simultaneously.
The strip was created by George Gately in 1973 and ran in thousands of newspapers at its height. It is now written and drawn by Gately’s nephew, Peter Gallagher. Gallagher will act as a producer with Steve Waterman, who has served as an exec producer on such family fare as ...
- 9/24/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Brandon Evans, who has produced and financed movies including the Pablo Schreiber comedy Big Bear, the Pedro Pascal-starrer Bloodsucking Bastards, is teaming with international true crime producer Peninsula Television to launch Brick Lane Pictures.
Brick Lane will focus on developing international film and TV co-productions and contemporary themed dramas for the theatrical, streaming and broadcasting markets. It will be based in Dublin and Los Angeles.
The Ireland-born Evans will serve as president, CEO and partner in Brick Lane, which already has a robust film development slate that includes My Dad’s A Famous Movie Star, with producing partner Steve Waterman; Lion’s Den, with producing partners Todd and Grant Slater of Slater Brothers Entertainment and director Jesse V. Johnson; and The Threeway, with director Michael Downing.
The company said a TV drama series is also in advanced development, with more details coming soon.
“As an Irishman it’s great...
Brick Lane will focus on developing international film and TV co-productions and contemporary themed dramas for the theatrical, streaming and broadcasting markets. It will be based in Dublin and Los Angeles.
The Ireland-born Evans will serve as president, CEO and partner in Brick Lane, which already has a robust film development slate that includes My Dad’s A Famous Movie Star, with producing partner Steve Waterman; Lion’s Den, with producing partners Todd and Grant Slater of Slater Brothers Entertainment and director Jesse V. Johnson; and The Threeway, with director Michael Downing.
The company said a TV drama series is also in advanced development, with more details coming soon.
“As an Irishman it’s great...
- 7/28/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The companies unveiled on Monday a Mexico-based joint venture animation production company for film, TV and new media.
Film Roman Baja is fully operational and is a full service animation and visual effects studio that specialises in traditional and 3D animation.
The joint venture’s client roster includes Mattel Inc’s animation TV show Max Steel and combines the know-how of Film Roman, whose credits include The Simpsons, King Of The Hill, Family Guy, and Tom & Jerry, with the expertise of the Mexican animation studio.
Boxel Studios co-founder and creative director Uriel Reyes Botello and co-founder and director Andres Reyes Botello are overseeing day-to-day operations.
Film Roman CEO Steve Waterman and founder Phil Roman providing senior management and oversight to the Baja studio.
“The venture’s driving purpose is to execute high-quality, cost-effective animated properties across a broad spectrum of platforms including features, television and new media productions,” said Waterman.
“Having worked...
Film Roman Baja is fully operational and is a full service animation and visual effects studio that specialises in traditional and 3D animation.
The joint venture’s client roster includes Mattel Inc’s animation TV show Max Steel and combines the know-how of Film Roman, whose credits include The Simpsons, King Of The Hill, Family Guy, and Tom & Jerry, with the expertise of the Mexican animation studio.
Boxel Studios co-founder and creative director Uriel Reyes Botello and co-founder and director Andres Reyes Botello are overseeing day-to-day operations.
Film Roman CEO Steve Waterman and founder Phil Roman providing senior management and oversight to the Baja studio.
“The venture’s driving purpose is to execute high-quality, cost-effective animated properties across a broad spectrum of platforms including features, television and new media productions,” said Waterman.
“Having worked...
- 11/21/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The animation studio Film Roman announced today it has acquired an option to adapt “This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow,” the long-running, award-winning comic strip written and inked by Dan Perkins, as an episodic animated series.
The comic strip has been carried by publications across the country for more than 25 years, appearing in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Spin, Esquire, and more.
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“We are exceptionally pleased and excited to be working with Dan to adapt his fiercely insightful and hilarious strip for television or digital,” says Steve Waterman, CEO of Film Roman. “With its large and enthusiastic following, it’s a show that could work in a broadcast, cable or streaming environment, and we’re going to explore all of those options.”
The series will be executive produced by animator Phil Roman, founder of Film Roman,...
The comic strip has been carried by publications across the country for more than 25 years, appearing in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Spin, Esquire, and more.
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“We are exceptionally pleased and excited to be working with Dan to adapt his fiercely insightful and hilarious strip for television or digital,” says Steve Waterman, CEO of Film Roman. “With its large and enthusiastic following, it’s a show that could work in a broadcast, cable or streaming environment, and we’re going to explore all of those options.”
The series will be executive produced by animator Phil Roman, founder of Film Roman,...
- 10/11/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Waterman Entertainment, the animation and live-action production company founded by Alvin & The Chipmunks executive producer Steve Waterman, has acquired Film Roman, the animation house that had been a subsidiary of Starz. The tie-up will allow Film Roman to expand its business model to acquire, develop and produce original ideas/concepts for television, feature film and digital media. It also will take on Waterman's development slate that includes such titles as Brave Lit…...
- 11/12/2015
- Deadline
Waterman Entertainment, the animation and live-action production company founded by Alvin & The Chipmunks executive producer Steve Waterman, has acquired Film Roman, the animation house that had been a subsidiary of Starz. The tie-up will allow Film Roman to expand its business model to acquire, develop and produce original ideas/concepts for television, feature film and digital media. It also will take on Waterman's development slate that includes such titles as Brave Lit…...
- 11/12/2015
- Deadline TV
Exclusive Media head of international sales Alex Walton and his team will handle sales on the Dasym Media family multimedia fund.
Steve Waterman, Bruce Stein and Charlie Coker head the fund, which will focus on all forms of family entertainment spanning film, TV, digital, gaming, live shows and merchandising.
Dasym Media, a subsidiary of Exclusive Media’s Netherlands-based backers and investment boutique Dasym Investment Strategies formerly known as Cyrte Investments, will partner on the capital raise with Jp Morgan’s Entertainment Industries Group headed by David Shaheen.
Dasym will bring key funding from its existing investor base and Jp Morgan will also provide a credit facility.
The fund anticipates its first release in autumn 2015. Dasym Media currently has a number of creative and strategic partnerships in place and is in discussions with other leaders in the children and family space.
“There are many fabulous family brands out there that our fund will partner with to ensure that they...
Steve Waterman, Bruce Stein and Charlie Coker head the fund, which will focus on all forms of family entertainment spanning film, TV, digital, gaming, live shows and merchandising.
Dasym Media, a subsidiary of Exclusive Media’s Netherlands-based backers and investment boutique Dasym Investment Strategies formerly known as Cyrte Investments, will partner on the capital raise with Jp Morgan’s Entertainment Industries Group headed by David Shaheen.
Dasym will bring key funding from its existing investor base and Jp Morgan will also provide a credit facility.
The fund anticipates its first release in autumn 2015. Dasym Media currently has a number of creative and strategic partnerships in place and is in discussions with other leaders in the children and family space.
“There are many fabulous family brands out there that our fund will partner with to ensure that they...
- 11/11/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The company is backed by the Netherlands-based Dasym Investment Strategies B.V., whose portfolio includes Endemol and Exclusive Media.
Dasym Media is launching a $100 million multi-media fund to finance a wide array of kids and family properties, including feature films, television programming, games and merchandise.
The fund is helmed by entertainment industry veterans Steve Waterman, Bruce Stein and Charlie Coker.
Dasym Media is a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Dasym Investment Strategies B.V. (former Cyrte Investments), which has a footprint in media, entertainment, telecom and technology. Dasym’s investment portfolio includes Endemol and Exclusive Media, a leading independent financing, production and sales company.
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“There are many fabulous family brands out there that our fund will partner with to ensure that they are appreciated in a broad media and product context. Our goal is to strategically maximize the reach of our entertainment properties...
Dasym Media is launching a $100 million multi-media fund to finance a wide array of kids and family properties, including feature films, television programming, games and merchandise.
The fund is helmed by entertainment industry veterans Steve Waterman, Bruce Stein and Charlie Coker.
Dasym Media is a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Dasym Investment Strategies B.V. (former Cyrte Investments), which has a footprint in media, entertainment, telecom and technology. Dasym’s investment portfolio includes Endemol and Exclusive Media, a leading independent financing, production and sales company.
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“There are many fabulous family brands out there that our fund will partner with to ensure that they are appreciated in a broad media and product context. Our goal is to strategically maximize the reach of our entertainment properties...
- 11/11/2013
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
First they announced they would be bringing back The Brave Little Toaster with an iPhone as a character. Then it was revealed that they were working on a new version of the television series Mister Ed that would be a CGI/live-action hybrid. And today Waterman Entertainment has made its latest acquisition. Continuing its trend of picking up family friendly known properties, the Steve Waterman-owned film company is now developing a film adaptation of the long running comic strip Heathcliff. The deal was negotiated with author and rights owner Peter Gallagher (no not that Peter Gallagher) and they plan on keeping the writer on over the course of the project's development. Said Waterman in a statement, ".When working in concert with the creators and rights holders, you are able to tap their wealth of knowledge on the character and ensure the storylines remain true to the brand and their...
- 10/18/2012
- cinemablend.com
Family-based production outfit Waterman Entertainment has secured the feature rights to the iconic comic strip character Heathcliff, it was announced today by the company.s Head of Development, Cooper Waterman. The acquisition comes on the heels of the company making similar feature film deals with rights holders of the iconic family brands including The Brave Little Toaster and Mr. Ed. As is the case with those titles, Heathcliff will be reimagined as a CGI/live action film with contemporary storylines, while preserving the original essence that the respective right.s holders created for each of the characters.
George Gately created the comic strip in 1973. Heathcliff was born on the wrong side of the tracks in the bad part of town. When both his parents were locked up by the law, little Heathcliff was left to fend for himself. He grew up quick and he grew up mean, until one day...
George Gately created the comic strip in 1973. Heathcliff was born on the wrong side of the tracks in the bad part of town. When both his parents were locked up by the law, little Heathcliff was left to fend for himself. He grew up quick and he grew up mean, until one day...
- 10/18/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Bad ideas don't die in Hollywood...they just get passed on to another producer. As the lackuster $46 million take for "The Three Stooges" this spring proved, just because something is a brand name doesn't mean audiences will care. And yes, while Disney is bringing "The Lone Ranger" to the big screen next year, it has Johnny Depp, and we're willing to bet that the developing, never-say-die movie version of "Mr. Ed" won't. (Though if Depp did play the horse that would be awesome). The last time we heard about this thing was about a year ago when Fox 2000 were kicking the tires on it. Wisely, it seems they have moved on as Waterman Entertainment are now going to try their luck with it. If you haven't heard of the company, then you probably have heard of the credits belonging to honcho Steve Waterman which include "Casper," "Alvin & The Chipmunks" and "Stuart Little.
- 9/24/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The project first rumored late last year , Waterman Entertainment has officially announced their plans for a Mr. Ed feature film. Steve Waterman, who founded and manages the company along with his sons Tucker and Cooper, has served as an Executive Producer on theatrical features including Casper with Universal; the three Alvin and the Chipmunks films with 20th Century Fox; and two Stuart Little films with Columbia Pictures, among other credits. Cooper Waterman said, .We are identifying properties that have had success with multiple generations of parents who feel comfortable and have excitement about reintroducing the characters and storylines to their own kids and grandkids. While each property remains independent of each other, they will share the commonality of...
- 9/21/2012
- Comingsoon.net
They did it to Scooby-Doo. They did it to Garfield. They did it to Alvin and the Chipmunks. They did it to Yogi Bear. They did it to The Smurfs. And now they're doing it to The Brave Little Toaster. Waterman Entertainment has purchased the rights to the kids movie and they're now planning to create a new CGI/live-action hybrid movie based on the property. The Wrap says that while old movie, made back in 1987, centered around household objects like a toaster, a vacuum cleaner, a lamp and a blanket, the new version will contain more modern pieces of technology, such as an iPhone (no joke). The story, which was originally based on the children's book by Thomas M. Disch, is about a group of household appliances that travel a long distance to try and get back to their owner. Steve Waterman, who founded the company, has worked on...
- 9/13/2012
- cinemablend.com
Waterman Entertainment have picked up the film rights to Thomas Disch’s 1980 novel ‘The Brave Little Toaster’ with plans to turn it into a CGI/live-action hybrid feature, rather than just animation.
That would certainly bring back our toaster, vacuum cleaner, lamp and blanket in their own adventures. Also they will be adding in new technology to the diverse crew of appliances, including an iPhone.
Producer Steve Waterman credits include Casper, Stuart Little duology and Alvin and the Chipmunks trilogy.
I’m feeling pretty eeeeehhhhhhh about a remake, but we’ll see how it turns out.
In addition, Waterman Entertainment has also optioned the 1960 a Born Free to tell the story from the perspective of Elsa the Lioness.
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Source: The Wrap
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That would certainly bring back our toaster, vacuum cleaner, lamp and blanket in their own adventures. Also they will be adding in new technology to the diverse crew of appliances, including an iPhone.
Producer Steve Waterman credits include Casper, Stuart Little duology and Alvin and the Chipmunks trilogy.
I’m feeling pretty eeeeehhhhhhh about a remake, but we’ll see how it turns out.
In addition, Waterman Entertainment has also optioned the 1960 a Born Free to tell the story from the perspective of Elsa the Lioness.
Click here to view the embedded video.
Source: The Wrap
Click to continue reading Waterman to Remake The Brave Little Toaster as a CGI/Live Action...
- 9/13/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
The Beverly Hills-based production company has opened the curtains on its first production, an adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical. Oscar-winning composer Ar Rahman is adapting the score and the director is be Deepa Mehta. Shooting is planned to begin in India in 2011. Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group will co-produce with an undisclosed Indian production partner. Arclight Films is handling international sales. Marquee Pictures has been set up to convert Broadway and West End musicals into movies. The company is headed by former Universal executive Jeff Segal; former Icm packaging agent and producer Steve Waterman (Alvin & The Chipmunks: [...]...
- 5/15/2010
- by TIM ADLER
- Deadline London
Cannes -- "Bombay Dreams," the stage musical produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber with music from Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman, is getting the big-screen treatment via Beverly Hills-based production company Marquee Pictures.
Deepa Mehta will direct the film, Marquee's first theatrical release, from a screenplay by "Monson Wedding" writer Sabrina Dhawan.
The musical hit the London stage in 2002 and ran for two years. In 2004, it was produced on Broadway, where it picked up three Tonys.
Marquee, established with an eye toward transferring stage musicals to film, is headed by former Universal executive Jeff Segal, former Icm agent and producer Steve Waterman, Arclight Films president Gary Hamilton and Azure Media Group chairman Steve Wilkinson. Jack Crosby, former chairman of the Sundance Film Institute, serves as Marquee chairman.
The "Bombay" film adaptation will be produced in association with Webber's Really Useful Group and also is expected to take on an Indian production partner.
Principal...
Deepa Mehta will direct the film, Marquee's first theatrical release, from a screenplay by "Monson Wedding" writer Sabrina Dhawan.
The musical hit the London stage in 2002 and ran for two years. In 2004, it was produced on Broadway, where it picked up three Tonys.
Marquee, established with an eye toward transferring stage musicals to film, is headed by former Universal executive Jeff Segal, former Icm agent and producer Steve Waterman, Arclight Films president Gary Hamilton and Azure Media Group chairman Steve Wilkinson. Jack Crosby, former chairman of the Sundance Film Institute, serves as Marquee chairman.
The "Bombay" film adaptation will be produced in association with Webber's Really Useful Group and also is expected to take on an Indian production partner.
Principal...
- 5/14/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” is the ambitious and entertaining big-screen follow-up to 2007’s “Alvin and the Chipmunks.” Not content to rest on their laurels, the ‘Munks are preparing yet another “first”: There have been many great movie sequels. There have even been prequels. Now, get ready for the world’s first Squeakquel, in which Alvin, Simon and Theodore finally meet their match – and maybe more – in the newly arrived female trio, The Chipettes.
Many of the original 2007 cast and filmmakers return for “The Squeakquel,” including producers (as well as the voices of The Chipmunks and The Chipettes for the past 30 years) Ross Bagdasarian and Janice Karman, executive producers Karen Rosenfelt, Arnon Michele Imperato Stabile and Steve Waterman, actors Jason Lee and David Cross, and ‘Munk voice talents Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney. New to “The Squeakquel” is director Betty Thomas, who is one of...
Many of the original 2007 cast and filmmakers return for “The Squeakquel,” including producers (as well as the voices of The Chipmunks and The Chipettes for the past 30 years) Ross Bagdasarian and Janice Karman, executive producers Karen Rosenfelt, Arnon Michele Imperato Stabile and Steve Waterman, actors Jason Lee and David Cross, and ‘Munk voice talents Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney. New to “The Squeakquel” is director Betty Thomas, who is one of...
- 12/23/2009
- MoviesOnline.ca
MoviesPlus Group, an international entertainment entity unveiled Monday, will pioneer a U.S.-style television syndication operation in China to be headed by industry veteran Jean Chalopin, producer Steve Waterman said Monday. As part of the new group, MPG has formed a Beijing-based operation with Chinese government agency China Film Group to develop and produce theatrical movies and television programs for China and the international marketplace. MPG and CFG are developing an advertiser-supported block of programming to syndicate to local Chinese television stations, Chalopin said. The move comes amid recent regulatory uncertainty in China about foreign participation in film and TV.
- 8/16/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The movies' tiniest hero returns in "Stuart Little 2". What seemed so fresh and enjoyable in the original film is somewhat less so in this, which is always the problem with a sequel. Yet producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher and director Rob Minkoff again deliver a commercial winner for family audiences. And once again Snowbell (voiced by the inimitable Nathan Lane), the Persian cat with a Catskills sense of humor, virtually steals the show with sardonic deliveries of the film's best lines.
Stuart (a returning Michael J. Fox) has adjusted well to his new home and the Little family since last we saw him. All that troubles this domestic bliss is, shall we say, a size issue. Specifically, Mrs. Little (Geena Davis) fears for his safety whenever Stuart joins his older "brother" George (Jonathan Lipnicki) in roughhouse games like soccer. But her husband (Hugh Laurie) insists that "you're as big as you feel."
When Stuart accidentally wrecks George's model airplane, George goes off to play with his human buddies, causing a lonely Stuart to long for a playmate of his own. His wish gets granted when a tiny bird named Margalo (Melanie Griffith) drops from the sky into his red sports car. She says she is being chased by the frightening Falcon (James Woods), so Stuart heroically helps her to escape this predator.
As Margalo's wounded wing heals at the Little home, Stuart develops a large crush on the little lady. But Margalo is not who she says she is. In fact, she is in cahoots with Falcon to steal Mrs. Little's jewelry. (What a falcon is going to do with a ring is never clear.)
Ashamed of herself, Margalo flees, Stuart pursues her with Snowbell, and everyone has several hair-raising adventures before all ends happily. (Snowbell's classic line during one such adventure is "I hope I live to regret this".)
Bruce Joel Rubin's screenplay (based on a story by Rubin and Wick) has its slow moments, which may cause smaller audience members to stir restlessly. But at 77 minutes, this is not a long sit. The animators and digital artists have again created a world where humans and talking animals mix and mingle with ease. The color scheme this time, especially clothes and decor, is very 1950s. The nifty aerial stunts are aided by a "spider-cam" that gets terrific action shots of Stuart flying over Central Park in his model plane.
Stuart Little 2
Columbia Pictures
A Douglas Wick/Lucy Fisher and Franklin/Waterman production
Credits:
Director: Rob Minkoff
Screenwriter: Bruce Joel Rubin
Story by: Douglas Wick, Bruce Joel Rubin
Based on characters from the book by: E.B. White
Producers: Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick
Executive producers: Jeff Franklin, Steve Waterman, Rob Minkoff, Gail Lyon Jason Clark
Director of photography: Steven Poster
Production designer: Bill Brzeski
Music: Alan Silvestri
Costume designer: Mona May
Editor: Priscilla Nedd Friendly
Cast/voices:
Stuart Little: Michael J. Fox
Margalo: Melanie Griffith
Snowbell: Nathan Lane
Mrs. Little: Geena Davis
Mr. Little: Hugh Laurie
George: Jonathan Lipnicki
Falcon: James Woods
Monty: Steve Zahn.
Running time -- 77 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
Stuart (a returning Michael J. Fox) has adjusted well to his new home and the Little family since last we saw him. All that troubles this domestic bliss is, shall we say, a size issue. Specifically, Mrs. Little (Geena Davis) fears for his safety whenever Stuart joins his older "brother" George (Jonathan Lipnicki) in roughhouse games like soccer. But her husband (Hugh Laurie) insists that "you're as big as you feel."
When Stuart accidentally wrecks George's model airplane, George goes off to play with his human buddies, causing a lonely Stuart to long for a playmate of his own. His wish gets granted when a tiny bird named Margalo (Melanie Griffith) drops from the sky into his red sports car. She says she is being chased by the frightening Falcon (James Woods), so Stuart heroically helps her to escape this predator.
As Margalo's wounded wing heals at the Little home, Stuart develops a large crush on the little lady. But Margalo is not who she says she is. In fact, she is in cahoots with Falcon to steal Mrs. Little's jewelry. (What a falcon is going to do with a ring is never clear.)
Ashamed of herself, Margalo flees, Stuart pursues her with Snowbell, and everyone has several hair-raising adventures before all ends happily. (Snowbell's classic line during one such adventure is "I hope I live to regret this".)
Bruce Joel Rubin's screenplay (based on a story by Rubin and Wick) has its slow moments, which may cause smaller audience members to stir restlessly. But at 77 minutes, this is not a long sit. The animators and digital artists have again created a world where humans and talking animals mix and mingle with ease. The color scheme this time, especially clothes and decor, is very 1950s. The nifty aerial stunts are aided by a "spider-cam" that gets terrific action shots of Stuart flying over Central Park in his model plane.
Stuart Little 2
Columbia Pictures
A Douglas Wick/Lucy Fisher and Franklin/Waterman production
Credits:
Director: Rob Minkoff
Screenwriter: Bruce Joel Rubin
Story by: Douglas Wick, Bruce Joel Rubin
Based on characters from the book by: E.B. White
Producers: Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick
Executive producers: Jeff Franklin, Steve Waterman, Rob Minkoff, Gail Lyon Jason Clark
Director of photography: Steven Poster
Production designer: Bill Brzeski
Music: Alan Silvestri
Costume designer: Mona May
Editor: Priscilla Nedd Friendly
Cast/voices:
Stuart Little: Michael J. Fox
Margalo: Melanie Griffith
Snowbell: Nathan Lane
Mrs. Little: Geena Davis
Mr. Little: Hugh Laurie
George: Jonathan Lipnicki
Falcon: James Woods
Monty: Steve Zahn.
Running time -- 77 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
- 7/16/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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