Currently playing with the delightful THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS, check out the new trailer for Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming movie SING.
Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton and Tori Kelly star in an animated feature about finding the shining star that lives inside all of us.
Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing stars Buster Moon (Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey), a dapper Koala who presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. Buster is an eternal optimist—okay, maybe a bit of a scoundrel—who loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Now facing the crumbling of his life’s ambition, he has one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world’s greatest singing competition.
Five lead contestants emerge: A mouse (Seth MacFarlane) who croons as smoothly as he cons, a timid teenage elephant (Tori Kelly) with an enormous case of stage fright, an overtaxed mother (Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon) run ragged tending a litter of 25 piglets, a young gangster gorilla (Taron Egerton) looking to break free of his family’s felonies, and a punk-rock porcupine (Scarlett Johansson) struggling to shed her arrogant boyfriend and go solo. Each animal arrives under Buster’s marquee believing that this is their shot to change the course of their life.
Featuring more than 85 hit songs, SING is written and directed by Garth Jennings (Son of Rambow, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy.
Released by Universal Pictures, SING arrives in theaters for the holiday season on December 21, 2016.
Illumination has captivated audiences all over the world with the beloved hits Despicable Me, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Despicable Me 2 and Minions, now the second-highest-grossing animated movie in history. Following the release of The Secret Life of Pets in summer 2016, Illumination presents SING at the holidays. Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton and Tori Kelly star in a musical comedy about finding the shining star that lives inside all of us.
Check out the first trailer now.
Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing stars Buster Moon (Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey), a dapper Koala who presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. Buster is an eternal optimist—okay, maybe a bit of a scoundrel—who loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Now facing the crumbling of his life’s ambition, he has one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world’s greatest singing competition.
Five lead contestants emerge: A mouse (Seth MacFarlane) who croons as smoothly as he cons, a timid teenage elephant (Tori Kelly) with an enormous case of stage fright, an overtaxed mother (Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon) run ragged tending a litter of 25 piglets, a young gangster gorilla (Taron Egerton) looking to break free of his family’s felonies, and a punk-rock porcupine (Scarlett Johansson) struggling to shed her arrogant boyfriend and go solo. Each animal arrives under Buster’s marquee believing that this is their shot to change the course of their life.
Featuring more than 85 hit songs, SING is written and directed by Garth Jennings (Son of Rambow, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy. Released by Universal Pictures, SING arrives in theaters for the holiday season on December 21, 2016.
From Illumination Entertainment comes the teaser poster and characters images for SING.
Opening December 2016, Matthew McConaughey (Buster Moon), Reese Witherspoon (Rosita), Seth MacFarlane (Mike), Scarlett Johansson (Ash), John C. Reilly (Eddie), Taron Egerton (Johnny) and Tori Kelly (Meena) star in a musical comedy about finding the shining star that lives inside all of us.
Illumination has captivated audiences all over the world with the beloved hits DESPICABLE ME, DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX, DESPICABLE ME 2 and MINIONS, now the second-highest-grossing animated movie in history.
Following the release of THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS in summer 2016, Illumination presents SING at the holidays. Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton and Tori Kelly star in a musical comedy about finding the shining star that lives inside all of us.
Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing stars Buster Moon (Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey), a dapper Koala who presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times.
Buster is an eternal optimist – okay, maybe a bit of a scoundrel – who loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Now facing the crumbling of his life’s ambition, he has one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world’s greatest singing competition.
Five lead contestants emerge: A mouse (Seth MacFarlane) who croons as smoothly as he cons, a timid teenage elephant (Tori Kelly) with an enormous case of stage fright, an overtaxed mother (Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon) run ragged tending a litter of 25 piglets, a young gangster gorilla (Taron Egerton) looking to break free of his family’s felonies, and a punk-rock porcupine (Scarlett Johansson) struggling to shed her arrogant boyfriend and go solo.
Each animal arrives under Buster’s marquee believing that this is their shot to change the course of their life.
Featuring more than 85 hit songs, SING is written and directed by Garth Jennings (Son of Rambow, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy.
Released by Universal Pictures, SING arrives in theaters for the holiday season on December 21, 2016.
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more outrageous, Ted and his BFF are back in the hilarious, boundary-busting buddy comedy, TED 2, coming to Digital HD on November 24, 2015, and Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on December 15, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
The follow up to TED, the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time, TED 2 features more of the hysterically raunchy banter that has made writer-director-actor Seth MacFarlane an entertainment world powerhouse—as well as a touching story of brotherly love. Both the Blu-ray and DVD include an UNRATED extended edition that features never-before-seen footage that was too rude for the cinema, but makes this year’s most outrageous comedy the perfect gift for fans of this very adult spin on a childhood icon.
“Funnier, wilder and even more naughty than the first movie!” according to Bill Zwecker, WFLD-TV (Fox), Ted 2 finds John (Mark Wahlberg) dejected after a speedy marriage and divorce, but Ted’s romance with co-worker Tami-Lynn (Jessica Barth) is full-speed ahead after a dream wedding presided over by none other than Flash Gordon (Sam J. Jones) himself. But when the pair tries to adopt a child, they are stunned by the contention that Ted is not a person. With the help of John and newly minted lawyer and longtime weed aficionado Samantha L. Jackson (Amanda Seyfried), the couple takes on the intolerance of a system unable to understand their love.
Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter, Lone Survivor) and Seth MacFarlane (“Family Guy,” A Million Ways to Die in the West) reprise their star roles as John and his life-long best friend Ted, with an all-star cast that includes Amanda Seyfried (Les Miserables, Dear John) and Jessica Barth (Ted, “Family Guy”), as well as inspired cameos from NFL star Tom Brady, Liam Neeson, Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Leno, Morgan Freeman, Patrick Warburton, John Slattery and more in a “Lewd teddy bear comedy [that] has us in stitches, again” (Grand Rapids Press).
BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO Blu-rayTM:
A Giant Opening Dance Number
Deleted Scenes
Gag Reel
Cameo Buddies
BLU-RAYTM and DVD BONUS FEATURES
Thunder Buddies 4 Lyfe
Roadtripping
Creating Comic-Con
Feature Commentary with Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild and Jessica Barth
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FILMMAKERS: Cast:Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfried, Morgan Freeman, Giovanni Ribisi, Jessica Barth, Patrick Warburton, John Slattery Directed By:Seth McFarlane Written By:Seth McFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild Produced By:Jason Clark, John Jacobs, Seth McFarlane, Scott Stuber Executive Produced By:Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild Director of Photography:Michael Barrett Production Designer:Steven J. Lineweaver Edited By:Jeff Freeman Costume Design By:Cindy Evans Music By:Walter Murphy
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™: Street Date:December 15, 2015 Copyright: 2015 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Selection Number: 2035660 Layers: BD-50 Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Rating: R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, and some drug use/NA Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/ DVS DD 2.0; Spanish and French DTS Digital Surround 5.1 Run Time: 1 hour 57 minutes/2 hours 6 minutes
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD Street Date:December 15, 2015 Copyright: 2015 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Selection Number: 2035661 Layers: Dual Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Rating: R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, and some drug use/NA Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles Sound: English, Spanish and French Dolby Digital 5.1; English DVS DD 2.0 Run Time: 1 hour 57 minute/2 hours 6 minutes
I realize that all of us—even toy bears— at one time or another experience terrible problems in our lives, ugly demons that affect us or someone we love; they often seem hideously overwhelming: Obviously, this definitely sucks elephantine donkey testicles. Still, I believe that we’ve all got the inner strength to face these bastards and happily rip ‘um to shreds, even if the sob happens to be an evil minion who works at a famous toy company. And if you’re a bear, if you lose your job and find yourself racing around, trying to achieve freedom: tough times lie ahead! And laughter as well.
The funny film TED 2 is more than the sum of its parts. The evening that I viewed the film, I was dealing with a personal issue that made it slightly difficult to view and enjoy a comedy—Not laughing inside. Ordinarily I can easily get lost in a film, happily munching popcorn and enjoying a visual story. In a tribute to this zany movie, I found myself laughing with abandon and maniacal glee. On a few occasions, I was almost vomited with laughter. The opening credits start with a slick and obligatory Busby Berkeley style pizzazz!
The Story:
A year after their marriage, Ted (voiced by Seth Macfarlane) and his wife, Tami-Lynn (Jessica Barth, a great comedienne) scream at each other in frustration: Ted realizes that only one possible thing can save their marriage: They must have a baby. Obviously, this will not be easy: Ted does not have a bear penis. Of course, I’m not inferring that Ted is definitely is not a male. He most definitely IS. Here is the challenge: Ted will have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he qualifies as a ‘person’ in a court of law, in front of a disapproving jury. Helping him along the way is his Thunder buddy Mark Wahlberg and a lovely, stoned lawyer played by Amanda Seyfried. She’s first rate. Over the years, I’ve slowly become a fan of Mr. Wahlberg. He captured the right level of seriousness and humor that’s inherent in someone who has a friend that’s a toy bear.
Originally, I was going to describe some of my favorite scenes, but why? Just go see the movie. I will mention that one of my favorite scenes is a takeoff on Jurassic Park, including its iconic music. Oh—topical events of recent history are referenced as well, including Ferguson Missouri. I particularly enjoyed the Comic Con scenes, with a plethora of hip references to pop culture.
Although this is a wildly insane film, dealing with characters interacting with a Teddy Bear (Thank you C.G. and Teddy Roosevelt!), and although the film would have insulted my father with its scatological and politically incorrect scenes (Then again, this super crazy explosion of hilarity wasn’t made for my pop.), there is also some truly fine thematic moments in the film on freedom and what it means to be alive in the 21st century. So pay attention!
The audience for the film already loved the original movie. Sometimes the movie did remind me a bit too much of MacFarlane’s beloved television programs. They went with the cinematic insanity in the tale and had a damn good time. Whether or not they appreciated the underlying ideas is something that an undernourished reviewer can fathom.
The overall direction (by Seth Macfarlane) is tight and skillful, but it still had the feel of, say, OH GOD, directed by The Great Carl Reiner. The direction is professional, but the film isn’t trying for cinematic brilliance. The C.G. blending of the bear with more typical humans is outstandingly accomplished.So much of the film might be better seen through a haze of pot smoke. Actually, most of the characters in the film seemed to enjoy a good toke as well.
Before it opens this Friday, June 26th, get a look behind the bear in this new TED 2 featurette.
It’s time to legalize Ted.
In the years since we last saw John (Mark Wahlberg) and Ted, they’re both still living the dream in Boston. Although John is now a bachelor, Ted has settled down with Tami-Lynn, the trashy woman of his dreams. As marital problems begin to affect the newlyweds, Ted and Tami-Lynn decide to have a baby in order to save their marriage.
Their hopes are crushed when the Commonwealth of Massachusetts declares Ted to be not a person, but property, and therefore ineligible to adopt. He is fired from his job at the grocery store and summarily informed that his marriage has been annulled.
Angry and dejected, Ted channels his frustration and asks his best pal to help him sue the state and win him the rights that he deserves. They enlist a young, medical-marijuana aficionada named Samantha L. Jackson (Amanda Seyfried) as their lawyer and head to court. But when Ted loses his case, the three must venture on a road trip to New York in a last-ditch effort to persuade legendary civil rights attorney Patrick Meighan (Morgan Freeman) to take on their appeal.
If they win, they will prove that Ted is not just a beer-swilling, pot-infused stuffed teddy bear, but actually a person who deserves the same freedoms as any other beer-swilling, pot-infused American.
Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and voice star of Ted 2, Universal and Media Rights Capital’s follow-up to the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time.
In 2012, one adorable, albeit incredibly foulmouthed, teddy bear took the world by storm. With his classic, furry good looks, unparalleled swagger and penchant for pot-fueled humor and sexually charged antics, an unlikely leading man catapulted Universal Pictures and Media Rights Capital’s small comedy about a stoner dude and his best friend to its status as the highest-grossing original “R”-rated comedy of all time.
This summer, Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and voice star of TED 2, the follow-up to the blockbuster that launched the career of the world’s most outrageous bear. Joined once again by Mark Wahlberg as John Bennett, the thunder buddies for life are entering into uncharted territory.
It’s time to legalize Ted.
Also starring Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi, John Slattery, Jessica Barth and Morgan Freeman, TED 2 opens in theaters on June 26.
WAMG invites you to enter for a chance to win passes (Good for 2) to the advance screening of TED 2 on JUNE 23rd at 7PM in the St. Louis area.
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It has been rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language and some drug use.
The thunder buddies are back. Watch the all-new red band trailer for Universal Pictures’ TED 2.
Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and voice star of TED 2, Universal and Media Rights Capital’s follow-up to the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time.
Joined once again by star Mark Wahlberg and fellow Ted writers Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild, MacFarlane produces the live action/CG-animated comedy alongside Bluegrass Films’ Scott Stuber, as well as John Jacobs and Jason Clark.
Starring Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Barth, Morgan Freeman, and Seth MacFarlane as Ted, TED 2 hits theaters on June 26.
The sequel stars Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi, John Slattery and Morgan Freeman.
Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and voice star of TED 2, Universal and Media Rights Capital’s follow-up to the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time.
Joined once again by star Mark Wahlberg and fellow TED writers Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild, MacFarlane produces the live action/CG-animated comedy.
He’s Back! Universal Pictures’ TED 2 has a new poster.
Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and voice star of TED 2, Universal and Media Rights Capital’s follow-up to the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time.
Joined once again by star Mark Wahlberg and fellow Ted writers Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild, MacFarlane produces the live action/CG-animated comedy alongside Bluegrass Films’ Scott Stuber, as well as John Jacobs and Jason Clark.
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