There’s a long, storied history of Hollywood films being turned into Broadway musicals, none quite so much as animated classics such as Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King. One of the more recent Hollywood-to-Broadway transplants is none other than DreamWorks Animation’s 2001 hit Shrek, which was turned into Shrek the Musical. For those of us who weren’t …
10- Ice Age (2002) Perhaps a seemingly questionable selection, Ice Age starts our list off at number ten. More than just a story about returning an infant to its father, Ice Age delivers the timeless message of family and friendship in a fun and fairly refreshing way. Although the characters feel more than familiar (the …
Wreck-It Ralph Directed by Rich Moore Written by Jennifer Lee and Phil Johnston USA, 2012 If, as some theorists believe, there are alternate universes where the vast infinity of possibilities in life actually come true, there’s a world out there where The Princess and the Frog was Walt Disney Animation Studios’ biggest hit since The …
“Stretching” the Boundaries of Believability: Flexible children’s toy “Stretch Armstrong” is being adapted into a feature film set to be released by Universal Pictures on “…April 15, 2011….” The writer attached to the project is Steve Odekerk, screenwriter of “Bruce Almighty” and sequel “Evan Almighty,” as well as the Robin Williams vehicle “Patch Adams.” This …