The new Pixar movie UP isn’t making as much buzz s Wall-E. Well a story about a grumpy old man teaming up with a chubby boy that’s not an easy sale even for Pixar. But some supporting characters are here to save the day, like Kevin the bird or like Dug the talking dog:

Dug The Talking Dog

Up – Dug the Talking Dog – “Squirrel !”

Dug the cute talking dog is voiced by writer and co-director Bob Peterson.
:)

A third UPisode has been released by Disney Pixar to promote the upcoming 3D animated movie UP:

Trap
Russell attempts to make a Snipe Trap using chocolate as a bait.

I feel sorry for the old Carl: to be stuck with the chubby Russell… eek… must be like being in Hell!
;-P

You may watch below an international trailer of UP, the latest Disney Pixar movie;

Pixar UP International Trailer

Plot:
“By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn’t alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.”

“We wanted more ‘Dumbo’ and less ‘Star Wars,’. In certain parts, it’s more of a feeling we’re going after than linear storytelling.”

Director Pete Docter

Peter Docter is quite right about the movie UP, it almost feels like Miyazaki’s movies. I don’t complain, but Pixar should stick to its own style.
:)

Below a French poster of Pixar’s Up:

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If only balloons were all it needs to escape from a grim daily life!
;-P

I thought Dug the dog would steal the show in the upcoming Disney Pixar movie UP. But now I think that Kevin the big flashy bird is more likely to steal it:

Meet Kevin
Russell goes looking for a snipe and instead finds a giant, colorful, and very friendly bird.

Russell the chubby boy may have a good heart, but isn’t very clever… Just watch this preview clip of UP in which he introduces himself to Carl the grumpy old man: Continue reading »

A new promo picture of the upcoming Pixar movie UP has surfaced online:

UP Trailer

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“UP” From left to right: Dug (the dog), Kevin (the strange bird), Russell (the chubby boy) and Carl Fredricksen (the grumpy old man)

Those four characters are the unlikely heroes of a great journey!
:)

Disney Pixar has coined a new pun by releasing some UPisodes (contraction of UP and episode). Those clips of UP are promotional material and aren’t clips from the movie. But still they are funny to watch:

Disney Pixar presents

Adventures with Carl and Russell

UPisodes

Animal Calls

First Aid

New upisodes will be released and we’ll list them here.

I think there is a conspiracy at Disney Pixar for us to believe that the future of mankind will be a few sizes larger: in Wall-E the remnants of Mankind were all like chubby worms, and it looks like that Russel is the missing link…
;-P

A full-length trailer of UP, the new PIXAR movie for 2009, has been released:

UP Movie Trailer

UP From Disney Pixar

This Summer, the adventure of a lifetime will be finding their way home!

This new UP trailer is introducing a new character, Charles Muntz, the villain of this animated movie:

Charles Muntz is an adventurer that Carl and his wife admired as children, but looks like the adventurer is that much friendly in his very old age…

The voice of Charles Muntz is done by Christopher Plummer. Director Pete Docter compared Muntz to a mix of Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes.
:)

Sometimes the most interesting characters in a movie aren’t the main heroes of the plot. Rhino the hamster in the movie Bolt is a stark example of second character stealing the show. Looks like we may have such a contender in the upcoming Disney Pixar movie UP. Indeed the dog is likely to get a fair part of your attention:

UP Character Poster

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Let’s hope the dog will have enough scenes in the movie UP!
:)

I don’t give a dam about the Oscars. But I found a compelling reason for talking about it: at the end of the show a montage of footage from various upcoming movies was aired! Thanks to Firstshowing we may enjoy below the end credits of the Oscars:

OSCAR END CREDITS

More details about the movies seen in the video:

SHERLOCK HOLMES Directed by: Guy Ritchie Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams Release date: December 25, 2009 Plot: Detective Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson (Law) engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. More –> Sherlock Holmes Movie

FUNNY PEOPLE Directed by: Judd Apatow Starring: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA, Aubrey Plaza, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow Release date: July 31, 2009 Plot: “When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.”

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 Directed by: Tony Scott Starring: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, Michael Rispoli, James Gandolfini Release date: June 12, 2009 Plot: “In The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. John Travolta stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train’s passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. But there’s one riddle Garber can’t solve: even if the thieves get the money, how can they possibly escape?”

PUBLIC ENEMIES Directed by: Michael Mann Starring: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Giovanni Ribisi, Billy Crudup, Stephen Dorff, Rory Cochrane, Stephen Lang, David Wenham, Stephen Graham, Channing Tatum, Jason Clarke Release date: July 1, 2009 Plot: “The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.” More –> Public Enemies Movie

JULIE AND JULIA Directed by: Nora Ephron Starring: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Linda Emond Release date: August 7, 2009 Plot: “Julie Powell recounts how she conquered every recipe in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking and saved her soul. Julie Powell is 30-years-old, living in a rundown apartment in Queens and working at a soul-sucking secretarial job that’s going nowhere. She needs something to break the monotony of her life, and she invents a deranged assignment. She will take her mother’s dog-eared copy of Julia Child’s 1961 classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and she will cook all 524 recipes. In the span of one year.”

PIXAR’s UP Directed by: Pete Docter and Bob Peterson Starring: Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Jordan Nagai Release date: May 29, 2009 Plot: “The story of Up follows Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner) who spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But one day, Carl finds himself to be 78-years old and his life has seemingly passed him by, until he befriends a chubby 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. The two opposites match up for thrilling adventures as they encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains, and all the terrifying creatures that wait in the jungle.” More –> UP Movie

THE SOLOIST Directed by: Joe Wright Starring: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander, Lisa Gay Hamilton Release date: April 24, 2009 Plot: “A Los Angeles Journalist, befriends a homeless Julliard trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.”

FAME Directed by: Kevin Tancharoen Starring: Debbie Allen, Charles S. Dutton, Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally, Bebe Neuwirth, Thomas Dekker, Kristy Flores, Paul Iacono, Paul McGill, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Walter Perez, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Asher Book Release date: September 25, 2009 Plot: “An updated version of the 1980 musical, which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts.”

TERMINATOR SALVATION Directed by: McG Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Moon Bloodgood, Common, Jadagrace, Helena Bonham Carter Release date: May 21, 2009 Plot: “After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor (Bale) struggles to keep the machines from finishing the job.” More –> Terminator 4 Movie

500 DAYS OF SUMMER Directed by: Marc Webb Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Clark Gregg, Minka Kelly, Rachel Boston, Matthew Gray Gubler, Chloe Moretz Release date: July 17, 2009 Plot: “Romantic comedy which centers on a man (Gordon-Levitt) who falls hopelessly in love with a woman (Deschanel) who doesn’t believe in love.”

AMELIA Directed by: Mira Nair Starring: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Virginia Madsen, Christopher Eccleston, Mia Wasikowska Release date: October 23, 2009 Plot: “A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.”

WHATEVER WORKS Directed by: Woody Allen Starring: Larry David, Patricia Clarkson, Evan Rachel Wood Release date: TBA 2009 Plot: “Whatever Works revolves around an eccentric man (Larry David) taken into a series of adventures and encounters with his friends from Greenwich, a young woman from the South (Evan Rachel Wood), and her parents.” More –> Whatever Works Movie

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Bruhl, Eli Roth, Samm Levine, B. J. Novak, Til Schweiger, Samuel L. Jackson, Mike Myers Release date: August 21, 2009 Plot: “Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as “The Basterds,” Raine’s squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich.” More –> Inglourious Basterds Movie

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN Directed by: Shawn Levy Starring: Ben Stiller, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Ricky Gervais Release date: May 22, 2009 Plot: “Security guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah (Owen Wilson) and Octavius (Steve Coogan), who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.” More –> Night at the Museum 2 Movie

MONSTERS VS. ALIENS Directed by: Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Stephen Colbert Release date: March 27, 2009 Plot: “When a meteorite from outer space hits a young girl and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years.” More –> Monsters vs Aliens Movie

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE Directed by: David Yates Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon Release date: July 17, 2009 Plot: “Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching” More –> Harry Potter 6 Movie

ANGELS AND DEMONS Directed by: Ron Howard Starring: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer and Ewan McGregor Release date: May 15, 2009 Plot: “Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican.” More –> Angels and Demons Movie

OLD DOGS Directed by: Walt Becker Starring: John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston, Seth Green, Ella Bleu Travolta, Lori Loughlin, Matt Dillon Release date: November 25, 2009 Plot: “Two best friends—one unlucky-in-love divorcee (Robin Williams) and the other a fun-loving bachelor (John Travolta)—have their lives turned upside down when they’re unexpectedly charged with the care of six-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. The not-so kidsavvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins (newcomers Ella Blue Travolta and Conner Rayburn), leading to one debacle after another, and perhaps to a new-found understanding of what’s really important in life.”

ICE AGE DAWN OF TEH DINOSAURS Directed by: Carlos Saldanha Starring: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah Release date: July 1, 2009 Plot: “Our friends are trapped in a strange underground world! Guess what Scrat the squirrel is gonna have a girlfriend! But there could be an issue between the two lovers: Scrat’s precious acorn.” More –> Ice Age 3 Movie

THE BOAT THAT ROCKED Directed by: Richard Curtis Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Sturridge, Jack Davenport, Ralph Brown, Chris O’Dowd, January Jones Release date: April 3, 2009 Plot: “A period comedy about an illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 1960’s.”

AN EDUCATION Directed by: Lone Scherfig Starring: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson, Cara Seymour, Matthew Beard, Sally Hawkins Release date: TBA 2009 Plot: “A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.”

STATE OF PLAY Directed by: Kevin Macdonald Starring: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels, Helen Mirren Release date: April 17, 2009 Plot: “Based on the BBC mini-series of the same title, a team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman’s mistress.” More –> State of Play Movie

IMAGINE THAT Directed by: Karey Kirkpatrick Starring: Eddie Murphy Release date: June 12, 2009 Plot: “A financial executive (Murphy) who can’t stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter’s imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.”

G-FORCE Directed by: Hoyt Yeatman Starring: Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Jon Favreau, Penelope Cruz, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan Release date: July, 24, 2009 Plot: “A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world.” More –> G-Force Movie

What movies from this list are you waiting for and why?

In the upcoming movie UP, Disney Pixar is enrolling Karl and Russell for a crazy adventure in a tropical jungle:

Dangerous animals!

More clips at: –> UP Clip

I wish I could do the puma like Russell in the movie UP, but I can just make a fish call… What kind of animal call do you know?
;-P

UP is the latest Disney Pixar movie that should be released on May 29, 2009. Here below the UP trailer that will be shown during the Superbowl 2009:

UP Superbowl Trailer

Plot:
“The story of Up follows Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner) who spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But one day, Carl finds himself to be 78-years old and his life has seemingly passed him by, until he befriends a chubby 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. The two opposites match up for thrilling adventures as they encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains, and all the terrifying creatures that wait in the jungle.”

I doubt that the movie UP will eprform as well Wall-E but it still looks good.
:)

The latest poster of UP, the upcoming animated movie by Disney Pixar, that you may see above is actually a follow up of the previous teaser poster of UP:

UP Trailer

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I suppose that Karl (the old man) and Russell (the chubby boy) will be seen landing in the jungle (like in the CES clip of UP) on the next movie poster of up.
:)

Someone attending the 2009 Consumer Electronic Show (CES) was brave enough to turn on his camera phone while watching a preview clip of Pixar’s UP. So thanks to him we may enjoy below this bootleg clip of UP that just leaked online:

UP Bootleg Clip

It does not feel as a usual Pixar movie, but still I’d be glad to watch the movie UP. I hope the voice of Russell, the kid, won’t be as deep in the final cut though…
:)

Youth today has bad manners, no respect for older people and is getting damn lazy. Just look at this picture of UP showing Russell the young chubby boy exploiting Carl the grumpy old man as if Carl was a donkey:

UP Trailer

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How shameful, isn’t it? Stop joking: if you’re a young boy, chubby or not, you’d better help older people!

If you don’t help then Santa Claus will just ignore you for Christmas 2009 and you’ll be banned from theaters showing Disney Pixar movies… You’ve been warned, so behave yourself!
;-P

Take a look to Russell the chubby boy and Carl Fredriksen the grumpy old man who the two lead characters of Up, Pixar‘s latest movie for 2009:

Pixar UP

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In the movie UP, this improbable duo will go to to South America and live plenty of adventures!
:)

UP, The next Pixar movie is about an old grumpy widow and a young boy: the two are unwillingly brought to a world of adventures when the little house in the picture above is lift in the air by balloons:

Up Preview Clip

Please let me in!
I wonder if Pixar was inspired by Japanese Director Hayao Miyazaki (My Neighbor Totoro, Castle in the Sky…): it is quite different from the previous movies done by Pixar!
:)

A second movie trailer of Up has been released by Disney Pixar. Up is an upcoming animated movie by Pixar which for once will mostly focus on real humans, namely Carl Fredricksen, an old widow, and Carl, a young chubby boy.

You may watch below the Pixar up movie trailer:

Pixar Up New Trailer

I don’t really like to see a fatty boy described as a hero in the movie… Hey, our youth needs real models! Being overweight like Carl at such a young age can but have a terrific impact on health later… Too often parents let kids eat what they want. So if movies are showing fatty heroes by now, where are we going?!

Anyway, I bet the Diney Pixar magic will be as efficient as usual, and that most people will appreciate Up, the latest Pixar movie, in 2009.
:/

Disney Pixar has unveiled the first teaser poster of the movie UP:

UP Poster

The movie UP is about an old man whose life will suddenly be filled with adventure thanks to a facetious little boy.
:)

The teaser trailer of Up, animated movie slated for a release in May 2009, has been unveiled by Disney Pixar:

Up First Official Trailer

Thanks to some some footage shown at the current Comic Con we have confirmation that this concept art is not a fake:
The plot of Up will indeed bring us to the mountains of South America.
:)

The first concept pictures of Up, the next feature film of Pixar, are available at:

Up Pictures
Up is about an old man who rediscovers his long forgotten inclination for adventure thanks to a young boy.
:)

Disney Pixar is already working on UP, its 2009 feature film release.

Up A Disney Pixar Movie in May 2009
In Up, a young boy helps an old man to reignite his dream of being an adventurer like Indiana jones.
:)

Up
Animation/Adventure
Produced by: Disney Pixar
Directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
Starring Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Jordan Nagai
Release Date: May 29, 2009

More Information at: Up

http://up–trailer.blogspot.com/