Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Joe Johnston is in talks with Disney to direct a reboot of his 1989 comedy Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, which has Josh Gad (Frozen) attached to star. The new film, titled Shrunk, was first revealed back in May of this year, and will see Josh Gad taking on the […]
Movie Review – The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, 2018. Directed by Lasse Halstrom and Joe Johnston. Starring Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Matthew Macfadyen, Richard E. Grant, Miranda Hart, Jack Whitehall, Eugenio Derbez, Jayden Fowora-Knight, Ellie Bamber, Ocean Navarro, Misty Copeland, Omid Djalili, Tom Sweet, and Morgan Freeman. SYNOPSIS: A young girl is transported into a […]
Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms gets a new trailer and poster
Walt Disney Pictures has released a new trailer and for the upcoming fantasy adventure The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, the upcoming adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic Christmas tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King and the ballet The Nutcracker; take a look here… All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that […]
Joe Johnston added as co-director on Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Back in December it was announced that Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms would be undergoing “significant reshoots”. With director Lasse Hallstrom (A Dog’s Purpose) unavailable due to scheduling conflicts, Joe Johnston (Captain America: The First Avenger) was brought on board to oversee the additional photography, and now Deadline is reporting that Johnson will be credited as co-director for […]
Joe Johnston directing “significant reshoots” on Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
It looks like Disney’s upcoming fantasy The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is the latest blockbuster to require “significant reshoots”, with THR reporting that Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer, Captain America: The First Avenger) has been tapped to oversee additional photography on the 2018 release. The movie was originally directed by Lasse Hallstrom (A Dog’s Purpose), […]
Joe Johnston says The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair will be his last film
Back in April of this year it was announced that Captain America: The First Avenger director Joe Johnston is set to revive the Chronicles of Narnia franchise with an adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Silver Chair. The filmmaker has been giving an update on the project at a convention in Paris, where he also revealed that it […]
Ron Howard front-runner to replace Lord and Miller on the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff, Lawrence Kasdan and Joe Johnston also rumored
It was announced late last night that Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the directing team for the upcoming Han Solo Star Wars spinoff, have been removed from the project. While we don’t know the exact details of their departure, save for reports that their style clashed with that of screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan’s vision for the movie, this does […]
Joe Johnston to direct The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
It seems The Chronicles of Narnia fans will soon be heading back through the wardrobe. Variety has revealed that Captain America: The First Avenger director Joe Johnston is set to direct a revival of the Narnia film franchise with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair. Life of Pi‘s screenwriter David Magee has adapted the script with TriStar Pictures, the Mark Gordon […]
