Disney Books, Music and Videos Being Released During Week of April 26
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Here’s look at some of the Disney-related books, movies and audio CDs being released this week. Please note that this list is automatically generated and information can not guaranteed by this site.
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Prince of Persia: Beneath The Sands of Time (Available Tuesday, April 27 or Pre-Order from Amazon.com)
Dr. Morgan is about to journey into the hidden world of Persia. On an archeological dig, he uncovers a hidden side of Persia that leaves him breathless. Lucky for us, he has written it all down. Now with this handy guide, including maps, interactive elements, and all the essential information fans can take their own trip to the mythical land of Persia. Find out how the sands of time originated; learn how our hero went from a poor street urchin to Prince Dastan; find out the mythical and wonderous world known as Persia . . . and more! Full of astonishing and amazing information, The Hidden World of Prince Dastan offers fans an intimate glimpse into this magical and adventurous world! To order or for more information, click here |
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Still More Disney Solos for Kids: With a CD of Performances by Kids and Accompaniments (Available Friday, April 30 or Pre-Order from Amazon.com)
Ten terrific Disney songs selected with children singers in mind! The CD features performances by kids in current Broadway shows. Includes: The Bare Necessities * Part of Your World * The Unbirthday Song * We’re All in this Together * and more. To order or for more information, click here |
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Disney 3d Activity Centre: Princess (Available Saturday, May 1 or Pre-Order from Amazon.com)
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Disney Storybooks – “Winnie the Pooh”: Roo’s Big Nature Day (Winnie the Pooh Bedime Story) (Available Saturday, May 1 or Pre-Order from Amazon.com)
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Learn to Draw Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story (Licensed Learn to Draw) (Available Saturday, May 1 or Pre-Order from Amazon.com)
Join Buzz, Woody, and the whole gang of toys as they embark on exciting new adventures in Disney/Pixar’s newest film in the franchise, Toy Story 3. Andy’s off to college, and his once-cherished toys have found a new home in a daycare center. After young fans enjoy watching the fun unfold onscreen, they’ll be able to re-create all of the characters off-screen with Learn to Draw Toy Story 3. Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions make learning to draw a snap, and each new step is shown in blue so artists know exactly what to draw next! To order or for more information, click here |
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Armageddon [Blu-ray] (Available Tuesday, April 27 or Pre-Order from Amazon.com)
From the mega-hitmakers who produced and directed The Rock and Pearl Harbor comes Armageddon. And now, these mind-blowing action-adventure explodes on Blu-ray for the first time ever! Bruce Willis (Surrogates, Sin City) and Academy Award winners Ben Affleck (1997, Best Original Screenplay, Good Will Hunting) and Billy Bob Thornton (1996, Best Adapted Screenplay, Sling Blade) head an all-star cast that incudes Liv Tyler (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Steve Buscemi (Con Air) and Will Patton (Gone in 60 Seconds). When NASA’s director (Thornton) realizes the Earth has 18 days before it’s destroyed by a metor the size of Texas, he has only one option; land a ragtag team of roughneck oil drillers on the asteroid and drop a nuke into its core. With spectacular special effects, laugh out loud humor, a riveting story and a rockin’ soundtrack featuring Aerosmith and Bon Jovi, this adrenaline-pumping thrill ride now boasts the staggeringly intense picture and incomparable theater quality sound of Blu-ray high definitition. Bonus Features include: Aerosmith’s music video I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing, theatrical trailer, teaser trailer. To order or for more information, click here |
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Tombstone [Blu-ray] (Available Tuesday, April 27 or Pre-Order from Amazon.com)
Kurt Russell (Miracle, Death Proof) and Val Kilmer (Deja Vu, The Missing) will blow you away in this explosive, action-packed adventure! And now, the legendary battle for justice in Tombstone hits home on Blu-ray™ for the first time ever. Russell is U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp; Kilmer is the outrageous Doc Holliday. Together, they team up to lay down the law in a notorious showdown with ruthless outlaws at the O.K. Corral. With an all-star cast that also includes Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Dana Delany, Jason Priestley, Michael Biehn and Hollywood icon Charlton Heston, this Wild West epic will transport you back in time and land you smack dab in the center of the crossfire. So strap on your six shooters as you experience the remarkable picture and theater-quality sound of Tombstone in Blu-ray™ High Definition. To order or for more information, click here |
Categories: DVD/Blu-Ray, Movies, Publishing Tags: Armageddon, Books, Merchandise, POP, Prince of Persia, Tombstone, Toy Story, Toy Story 3, TS, TS3
Take a Sneak Peek Inside of D23 Magazine’s Summer 2010 Issue
Disney twenty-three magazine gives readers exclusive sneak previews of three of the most highly anticipated movies of the year in its all-new Summer issue, which premieres April 19 with three different covers to celebrate Disney-Pixar’s upcoming Toy Story 3.
For the first time in its history, Disney twenty-three has created a split run of three covers, featuring three of the most popular characters from the Toy Story movies: Buzz Lightyear, Woody and Jessie. Magazines will be shipped directly to Gold-level members of D23: The Official Community for Disney Fans; Disney twenty-three is also available at select Barnes & Noble and Borders bookstore locations, online at DisneyStore.com and throughout the Disneyland® and Walt Disney World® Resorts.
Fifteen pages of Disney twenty-three’s Summer issue are devoted to Disney’s cinematic offerings, and among them readers will find:
- Interviews with Nicolas Cage, Jake Gyllenhaal and Jerry Bruckheimer;
- Photos of such new Toy Story 3 characters as Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear and Mr. Pricklepants;
- Behind-the-scenes photos from the making of Toy Story 3 and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time;
- And, of course, the special cover – each version of which features a striking, close-up image of one of the three stars of Toy Story 3.
While Disney movies are a major part of the Summer issue of Disney twenty-three, the magazine brings many more discoveries from the entire world of Disney.
A five-page article reveals the history of the enormously popular Fantasmic! nighttime extravaganza at Disneyland in California and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida, and also provides a glimpse at conceptual art from and exclusive details about next year’s debut of Fantasmic! at Tokyo DisneySea in Japan.
Fans of Disney history will be able to travel in Walt’s footsteps – not to mention his ancestors’ – as Disney’s chief archivist Dave Smith travels around the U.S. and Canada to explore the roots of the Disney family.
Additional features in the Summer issue of Disney twenty-three include:
- An in-depth look at the documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty, about the second “golden age” of Disney animation;
- Journeys through some remarkably “ahhh-mazing” ways to pamper yourself during a visit to Disney’s theme parks and resorts; and
- Introductions to professional Disney photographers, who share some of the extraordinary images they have taken during their careers.
There’s even more to discover in the Summer issue of Disney twenty-three magazine, which is available at select retail locations for $15.95 and delivered free to Gold-level D23 Members. D23 memberships can be purchased online at www.disney.com/D23.
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: D23, D23 Magazine, POP, Prince of Persia, SA, Sorcerer's Apprentice, Toy Story, Toy Story 3, TS, TS3, Waking Sleeping Beauty
‘Prince of Persia’ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Featuring Alanis Morissette Available May 25
Walt Disney Records will release the original soundtrack for Walt Disney Pictures’ and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME on May 25, 2010. The recording features an epic, romantic sweeping original score written by award-winning composer Harry Gregson-Williams and an end credit song performed by multiple Grammy® Award-winner Alanis Morissette (“I Remain”). PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME hits theaters Memorial Day Weekend, 2010.
Canadian-born singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette wrote and performed the soundtrack’s end credit song “I Remain,” which serves as the film’s end title track. Said Morissette of the song: “It’s an honor to write from the voice of an empowered princess about a love that empowers them both to new heights, healing and consciousness. The song wrote itself and this story was the ultimate muse.” “I Remain” was co-written with Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Eminem, Maroon 5, Mary J. Blige, Nelly Furtado), who also produced the track. Elizondo also produced the Alanis Morissette-penned track “Wunderkind,” from “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” film and soundtrack. Morissette has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, earned 12 Canadian Juno Awards, 8 Grammy® Awards and also received an additional 14 Grammy® nominations.
Harry Gregson-Williams is one of Hollywood’s most sought after composers, working on a variety of high-profile projects, both animated and live-action. Gregson-Williams composed the music for “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” and “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” for which he collected Golden Globe and Grammy nominations for his score. He also received a BAFTA Award nomination and won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Score, as well as an Annie Award, for the blockbuster animated feature “Shrek.” Spanning a 14 year relationship, Gregson-Williams has composed for various Jerry Bruckheimer projects including, “The Rock,” “Armageddon,” “Enemy of the State,” “Veronica Guerin” and “Déjà Vu.” His numerous feature film credits have included “Shrek 2,” “Shrek the Third,” the upcoming “Shrek Forever After,” “Gone Baby Gone,” “Man on Fire,” “Domino,” “Spy Game,” “Kingdom of Heaven,” “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” and “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,” among others.
For his score, which was recorded at the historic Abbey Road in London, Gregson-Williams utilized a broad sonic spectrum including a 77-piece orchestra, a choir of 32 vocalists as well as a variety of ethnic instruments. “Having the opportunity to create a score for a large scale adventure like PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME is an amazing opportunity,” stated Gregson-Williams. “The film presented a musical canvas of epic proportions, lending itself to a wide range of symphonic possibilities including romantic melodies and heroic themes beautifully brought to life by our orchestra and chorus.”
Categories: Movies, Music Tags: Alanis Morissette, I Remain, POP, Prince of Persia, Walt Disney Records
New Trailer for ‘Prince of Persia’ Highlights the Dagger of Time and Dastan’s Destiny
Just released by Walt Disney Studios UK is this new trailer for Jerry Bruckheimer’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in which we learn a bit about the dagger of time and what makes it desired so many and how it’s become Dastan’s (Jake Gyllenhaal) destiny to protect it.
Prince of Persia is set to be released on May 28, 2010 in the United States.
Categories: Movies Tags: Dastan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jerry Bruckheimer, POP, Prince of Persia, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Trailers
Toy Fair 2010: LEGO Presents Pixar DUPLO Playsets, Toy Story 3 and Prince of Persia LEGO Sets (SPOILER ALERT)
I was able to briefly penetrate the LEGO fortress (which, despite being bright yellow on the exterior, was constructed of something much more durable than plastic) and get a sneak peek at all of the new Disney branded LEGO and DUPLO sets we can expect to see in 2010.
Solidifying the recent licensing of Disney to LEGO, 2010 marks the first year that LEGO will be introducing Disney-branded DUPLO for the younger set. In this case, we have two series coming out in the first half of the year for Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story and for Disney/Pixar’s CARS. I have to confess I find the DUPLO sets to be absolutely adorable and I wish I could share photos with you but despite being in possession of the box artwork, it’s all preliminary so I’m not allowed to share, but I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.
With LEGO, we have a few more Toy Story sets being released in conjunction with the theatrical release of Toy Story 3. These sets are focused on the film and thus some of the characters and concepts behind the playsets will be spoilers. The same could be said for the Prince of Persia releases, so consider yourself warned.
Categories: Merchandise Tags: Collectibles, DUPLO, LEGO, Merchandise, POP, Prince of Persia, Toy Story, Toy Story 3, Toys, TS, TS3
New Hi-Res Image from Prince of Persia Featuring Jake Gyllenhaal as Dastan
Walt Disney Studios has just sent us this image of Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) from Prince of Persia. Although a similiar image had been released in the past, this one shows Dastan much more closely.
Enjoy.
Categories: Movies Tags: Dastan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jerry Bruckheimer, POP, Prince of Persia, Walt Disney Studios, WDS
New Hi-Res Posters from Prince of Persia: When Destiny Meets Courage and Revenge
Walt Disney Studios has just sent us a couple of new posters for Jerry Bruckheimer’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time which match up with a previously released poster that probably looks like it belongs on the cover of GQ more-so than the lobby of your local movie theater.
The new posters feature Jake Gyllenhaal as Dastan under the banner of COURAGE and Ben Kingsley as Nizam with REVENGE. These mesh with the previously released image of Gemma Arterton as Tamina and DESTINY.
Categories: Movies Tags: Ben Kingsley, Gemma Arterton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jerry Bruckheimer, Persia, POP, Prince of Persia, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Sands of Time
Trailer for ‘Prince of Persia’ Starring Jake Gyllenhaal Makes Limited Internet Debut
A few sites around the net have exclusively debuted the new trailer for the upcoming Jerry Bruckheimer film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, based on the popular video game franchise. Here it is courtesy of MySpace:
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in HD
Trailer Park | MySpace Video
Categories: Movies Tags: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jerry Bruckheimer, POP, Prince of Persia, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Trailers
D23 Expo: Attendees (and John Lasseter) Create Massive LEGO Mural; Sneak Peeks at New Releases (Video)
The showpiece at the D23 Expo LEGO booth was definitely the 8×15 foot mosaic featuring a photo of Walt Disney and the D23 Expo official portrait by Tim Rogerson.
The mural, which consists of more than 150,000 1×1 bricks (in 19 colors), was assembled over 3 1/2 days by thousands of D23 Expo attendees. Each volunteer was handed a randomly chosen color-coded square to which the individual bricks were attached.
The incredibly popular LEGO mosaic creation was so fun that even Disney and Pixar Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter couldn’t wait to do his part.
Below, we are delighted to offer you a time-lapse video of the mosaic being created:
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Also in attendance was one of two Buzz Lightyear statues made entirely of LEGO bricks. Standing at around 5’3″, Buzz consists of about 40,000 LEGO bricks and took 3 Master Builders 250 hours to complete.
If that’s not enough, we also got a first look at upcoming releases from the new venture between Disney Consumer Products and LEGO. On display were the initial series of Toy Story LEGO products, five kits in all, as well as some figures from the upcoming Prince of Persia line. We understand that the Toy Story LEGO collection will be released in January 2010 with additional sets based on Toy Story 3 out in May 2010.
Categories: Merchandise Tags: DCP, John Lasseter, LEGO, Merchandise, Prince of Persia, Toy Story, Toys
D23 Expo Day Two: Dick Cook and the Walt Disney Studios Present Everyone
It was news when it was announced that Dick Cook would be a keynote speaker at the D23 Expo on behalf of the Walt Disney Studios. It was big news when it was announced that he would be joined on stage by actor Nicolas Cage. It was headlines when D23 announced at the eleventh hour that directors Robert Zemeckis and Tim Burton would also take the stage. But what literally thousands of rabid Disney fans bore witness to this morning defies any category of news. Filled with exclusives and celebrities upon celebrities, even those who had an inkling there was more than Disney was letting on couldn’t have imagined what the Walt Disney Studio managed to pull off in front of the capacity crowd.
Getting settled in your seat, it was impossible not to notice the orchestra setup at stage right – you knew then you were in for something a little extra. The lights dim and the orchestra fills the Arena with epic theme music as clips from Disney films begin to play. Then you start to hear singing voices as a 10 person choir chimes in when there are lyrics to be sung. Theme song after theme song, movie after movie, from Snow White to the Proposal and everything in-between. It has to be at least, oh, I don’t know… 23 minutes long. An absolute masterpiece crafted by Barnette Richie with music and songs sync’d perfectly every frame of the way, remarkably demonstrated by an extended clip of a musical number from Enchanted mid-way.
Then Walt Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook took the stage. He talked of his love for the company ever since he started as a steam train and monoral operator at the Disneyland Resort some 40 years ago. He spoke of quality being the underlying factor in movies produced by the studio. He talked about the animation studios and upcoming projects such as Cars 2 and Rapunzel which will be covered in depth when John Lasseter takes the same stage on Sunday. He talked about how for the first time in history the Walt Disney Studios will open its gate to the public and invite them to see a limited pre-release engagement of The Princess and the Frog in the studio’s newly renovated state-of-the-art theater as well as the special engagement in New York City’s famous Ziegfeld Theatre.
He acknowledged the work of Miramax before turning to the Touchstone Pictures label and its newest upcoming release The Last Song, written by Nicholas Sparks for and starring Miley Cyrus. And he mentioned the upcoming sequel Wild Hogs 2: Bachelor Ride.
Categories: D23 Expo, Movies Tags: A Christmas Carol, ACC, Alice, Alice in Wonderland, D23, D23 Expo, Dick Cook, Jerry Bruckheimer, John Travolta, Johnny Depp, Miley Cyrus, Muppets, Nicolas Cage, Old Dogs, Prince of Persia, Robert Zemeckis, SA, Sorcerer's Apprentice, Tim Burton, Walt Disney Studios, WDS
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