DreamWorks Animation has announced that they will now release “How to Train Your Dragon” on March 26, 2010 instead of the previously announced release date of November 20, 2009. Its new release date comes with less competition as November’s date would have put the movie up against Jim Carrey’s A Christmas Carol and James Cameron’s AVATAR, both of which are also presented in 3D. “The combination of a jam-up domestically and the very limited 3-D capacity internationally just didn’t make sense,” CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg told The Hollywood Reporter. “There will not be anywhere near the number of screens needed…” Katzenberg said he expects the number of 3D capable screens to increase from 1,000 to 5,000 by the time the movie hits theaters.


Warner Bros has decided to convert their original shooting for Clash of the Titans to 3D. Co-produced by Legendary Pictures, “Titans” is a re-imagining of a 1981 film that starred Laurence Olivier in the character of Zeus. The role is played by Liam Neeson in the remake, appearing opposing Sam Worthington’s Perseus in the mythology-based actioner. In the aftermath of the huge success of 3D feature 'Avatar' Warner Bros. is making a statement with this conversion from their 2D material to 3D. Warner would need to find an ample number of extra-dimensional venues for the same weekend that Paramount unspools DreamWorks Animation’s big animated feature “How to Train Your Dragon,” which also is slotted for the March 26 frame.


Premiering in the UK this weekend is a biography of Ian Dury who is said to be the founder of the punkrock scene in Britain in the 1970s. Andy Serkis (Gollum) is Ian Dury, one reason to check this film out, and second is Whitecross, who last year made a film with MIchael Winterbottom. It's in the names, but question is how this one works out. If you have seen it, let me know at blog@playgroundsfestival.nl


Beautiful Losers is a documentairy about mostly self-taught designers and filmmakers who worked together in New York in the mid 90's, brought togheter by skateboarding, graffitti and punkrock. Their rebellion and need to unemberassed self-expression lead to a very intersting movement of art, accumulating in an exhibition which travelled from 2004 to 2007 over the world, and now to a documentairy.

'still from Alice in Wonderland'

"You've got a very important date." Currently in post-production is the new Tim Burton feature 'Alice in Wonderland 3D', in cinemas in March 2010. My expectations are high, the wonderful story of Alice combined with Burton's fantasyworld...

'still Christmas Carol'

Robert Zemeckis did it again, and much better! The performance capture technique he used in The Polar Express (2004) and Beowulf (2007) is improved and to be seen in his new 3D feature, Disney's A Christmas Carol, starring Jim Carrey. Zemeckis brings the original Charles Dickens story to life in this dazzling 3D animation.

'Avatar'

Hollywood´s interest in avatars, game to cinema is increasing rapidly. New is Avatar, James Cameron (Terminator, Alien) feature which is supposed to have a $ 195 million budget. Premiere 18th of December 2009. Music by James Horner, who has scored over 175 films and is known from the big budget blockbusters as Titanic (which was also directed by James Cameron), The Legend of Zorro and Troy. Avatar just might be the switch 'the new' blockbuster, since Cameron is using 2D, 3D, performance capture and live action alltogether in one film.

'Fantastic Mr Fox'

Wes Anderson transformed the Roald Dahl original to this contemporary stopmotion edition of ´The Fantastic Mr Fox´. Andersons feature, who´s know for ´The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou´ and ´The Royal Tenenbaums ´, recently opened the London Film Festival and is due in Dutch theaters in February 2010.

'Where the Wild Things are, Warner Bros. Pictures'

Finally, after years and years of hard work Spike Jonze brings his favourite childrennovel by Maurice Sendak,  ´Where the wild things are´ to cinemas. I can´t wait! Releasedate NL in January. Check the trailer below, more to follow.

'Lightbike from Tron (source http://www.movieline.com/images/tron8.jpg)'

'Tron Legacy' is currently in post-production, but Disney already released an impressive trailer of this film directed by Joseph Kosinski. This sequel to 'Tron' (1982)  will be projected in 3D and is about Sean Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) who discovers that his father (Jeff Bridges) ended up in a scary and dangerous virtual world....