Benji
Walden Media to reboot Benji with Creator’s Son
Over the past couple of years, I introduced my now wife to an old set of movies that I watched a bit as a child. Joe Camp’s Benji. She wound up digging a bit deeper […]
Year: 2010
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Filming Starts For ‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’
Filming has begun on location in Oahu, Hawaii, for the 3D family adventure “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” directed by Brad Peyton (“Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore“). Josh Hutcherson will reprise his […]
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Walden Media gets rights to “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
When I was very young, my little sister recorded a film version of this story that was on TV. She loved it, although my taste in film was changing toward much more high quality films. […]
The Family Circus
The Family Circus is coming to the Big Screen from Fox and Walden Media
Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Twentieth Century Fox and Walden Media have managed to obtain the elusive rights to the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world: The Family Circus, and have plans to […]
Cabin Pressure
Derick Martini to Direct/Rewrite ‘Cabin Pressure’
Derick Martini (“Lymelife”) is going to camp, signing on to direct and rewrite Walden Media’s summer camp comedy “Cabin Pressure.”Mike Tollin and Kim Zubick are producing, based on Josh Wolk’s 2007 tome “Cabin Pressure: One […]
Ramona and Beezus
Ramona and Beezus DVD and Blu-ray Details
Starring Selena Gomez and Joey King and based on the by Beverly Cleary, Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her […]
Waiting for 'Superman'
Waiting for ‘Superman’ website helps you to Take Action on Education Reform
Timed to the release of the highly-acclaimed documentary WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN,” Participant Media’s online hub of the official Social Action campaign – waitingforsuperman.com/action – offers the resources and tools moviegoers need to become involved in […]
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Michael Caine joins Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Michael Caine has become one of my favorite actors to watch on screen. From his role as Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol to Alfred in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, he […]
Walden Pond Press
Platypus Police Squad: Walden Pond Press Nabs an Unusual Cop Series
Having unveiled its first list this past spring, HarperCollins’s Walden Pond Press imprint is making a push into Wimpy Kid territory with the acquisition of four books in a heavily illustrated middle-grade series from author/illustrator […]
Waiting for 'Superman'
50,000 Pledge to See ‘Superman’ Doc — Schools Get 250,000 Books
At least 50,000 people can’t wait to see “Waiting for Superman,” the movie’s producers claim. Paramount Pictures, Participant Media and Walden Media said Friday 50,000 people have pledged to see the documentary when it opens […]