WALL-E
Ben Burtt on Revolutionizing Sci-Fi Sound With ‘Star Wars’ and Creating Darth Vader’s Breathing
Ben Burtt created the sound of my childhood. He gets that a lot. “Yeah, I hear that often,” says the legendary sound designer, creator of the lightsabre swish and Darth Vader’s electronic wheezing, the voice of R2-D2, Chewbacca and, for a younger generation, that of Pixar’s WALL-E. “I guess I altered the DNA of a […]
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Hollywood Flashback: When Wall-E Became an Environmental Folk Hero
Set on a trash-filled, uninhabitable Earth in 2805, Wall-E tells the story of a lonely robot left behind to clean up the mess — and 16 years after the Pixar film’s release, that robot has become something of an environmental icon. In the film, Earth has been destroyed by corporate greed and consumerism, with humans […]
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Rashida Jones Joins Kate McKinnon in Andrew Stanton Sci-Fi Drama ‘In the Blink of An Eye’ (Exclusive)
Rashida Jones has joined Kate McKinnon to star in In the Blink of An Eye, a sci-fi drama that Andrew Stanton is directing for Searchlight Pictures. Stanton is known for his animated classics WALL-E and Finding Nemo but is going live-action with a story that seeks to explore no less than the entire history of the […]
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Hollywood Flashback: ‘Wall-E’ Blasted Its Way to Awards Glory in 2008
Goodnight Oppy, about a NASA rover alone on Mars for 15 years, won the Critics Choice documentary feature award (though it didn’t make the Oscar shortlist) and brings to mind Wall-E, the 2008 Pixar movie directed by Andrew Stanton. The idea for the intergalactic tale was born out of a 1994 Pixar lunch meeting where […]
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Odd Love: 11 Unconventional Movie Romances for Valentine’s Day
Such classic films as 'Edward Scissorhands' and 'Wall-E' have highlighted romances perfect for Valentine's Day, given their unusual pairings.
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Andrew Stanton in Talks to Direct ‘Chairman Spaceman’ for Searchlight
'WALL-E' director Andrew Stanton is in talks to helm 'Chairman Spaceman' for Searchlight Pictures and Genre Films, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
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Fred Willard, Master of Comic Cluelessness, Dies at 86
Fred Willard, the clever comic actor who played clueless characters to perfection on 'Fernwood 2 Night,' 'Everybody Loves Raymond' and as a member of a great ensemble in several Christopher Guest mockumentaries, has died. He was 86.
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‘WALL-E’ Was Inspired by Rise of Amazon and Apple, Director Says
Andrew Stanton describes the inspiration for 2008's 'WALL-E' for The Hollywood Reporter's 'It Happened in Hollywood' podcast.
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‘Wall-E’ References That Need to Be Revisited
'Wall-E', now 10, is a conversation between the past and present of cinema.
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Pixar Animator Wins Lego ‘Wall-E’ Contest
After winning, Angus MacLane, directing animator for the Pixar classic, will see his toy robot hit the stores on Sept. 21.
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Lego ‘Wall-E’ Set Revealed
A Pixar animator designed it and the votes of 10,000 fans convinced Lego to make it.
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From ‘Blade Runner’ to ‘Star Wars’: Hollywood’s Favorite Sci-Fi Films
With 'Chappie' hitting theaters this week, The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at the industry's favorite movies in the genre.
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