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Article: Brad Bird and Colin Trevorrow talk directing “Star Wars: Episode VII”
Brad Bird won’t sit in the director’s chair, but Colin Trevorrow might.
Article: “Star Wars: Episode VII” targets “Toy Story 3″ screenwriter Michael Arndt
Disney plans to pitch the movies to Brad Bird, Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams.
Article: Brad Bird talks “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” sequel and the divide between critically and commercially successful films
“I don’t know what their plans are for that. I’m sure there’s one being planned,” Bird tells IFC of a “Ghost Protocol” sequel.
Article: Check out a “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” deleted scene from the new DVD/Blu-ray
One of the best pure action films of the past year was “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” director Brad Bird’s addition to the perennial franchise. With the film now out on DVD and Blu-ray this week, we’ve gotten an exclusive peek at one of the deleted scenes off the disc and it’s a tension-filled glimpse…
Article: Brad Bird took chances with “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” gadgets
Tom Cruise’s blockbuster spy-fest, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” arrives on Blu-ray and DVD today, and its technical mystique involved more than an occasional exploding message. Director Brad Bird made his feature-length jump to live action for the film after winning Oscars for Disney and Pixar’s “Ratatouille” and “The Incredibles.” Bird knew going in that…
Article: Brad Bird isn’t ruling out “The Incredibles 2″
“I would not say no to ['The Incredibles 2'], because I really love that world and I love those characters,” he tells IFC.
Article: Brad Bird offers update on the disaster movie, “1906″
The “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” director has had trouble making the script work for a feature film.
Article: Brad Bird is “gratified” by the continued popularity of “The Iron Giant”
The director talked to IFC in anticipation of the film’s charity screening of “The Iron Giant” at the Los Angeles Animation Festival.
Article: A handy guide to the confusing world of IMAX
Everyone is talking about the new “Mission: Impossible” sequel “Ghost Protocol” and they’re all saying the same thing: you have to see it in IMAX. Director Brad Bird shot approximately 30 minutes of the film with IMAX cameras, and the results are said to be stunning. I’m not surprised; I remember seeing “The Dark Knight”…
Article: The new “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” trailer shows Tom Cruise in top form
Tom Cruise is undoubtedly an eccentric person. From his outspoken theories, to his fat-suit dancing, to jumping up and down on Oprah’s couch, than man himself is often more outlandish than any of his characters. But we’re willing to look past it all as soon as you start talking about a new “Mission: Impossible” movie.…
Article: “The Dark Knight Rises” prologue will reportedly premiere before “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”
The perks of seeing “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” in IMAX continue to pile on. In addition to the film being released in IMAX theaters on December 16, five days before it hits regular theaters, sources have also confirmed to /Film that the opening sequence of “The Dark Knight Rises” may premiere attached to the…
Article: Is the secret to great animated films as simple as skipping the pop culture references?
While Pixar itself has yet to succumb to smugness, complacency and diminishing returns, their champions could learn something from the studio’s example. There’s a peculiar push-pull attached to the studio and how people evaluate it. For example: every summer, before their newest movie comes out, box-office prognosticators predict imminent failure (people won’t want to watch…
Article: Our Pixar Podcast
With “Toy Story 3,” Pixar seems to have created the increasingly rare film that pleases the crowds and the critics alike, children and adults, cinephiles and casual moviegoers just looking for a good time. This week on the IFC News podcast, we talk about Pixar’s 15 years of feature film output (not to mention their…
Article: Animators who have made the live-action leap.
It’s a pleasant surprise to see that Brad Bird is being considered as a possible director for “Mission Impossible IV,” a game of musical chairs that is said to include “Zombieland”‘s Ruben Fleischer and Edgar Wright. Of course, “The Iron Giant” director has never helmed a live-action feature before, though that shouldn’t be a stumbling…
