Meet the Robinsons Interview

Animated Views has a nice interview up with Disney's "Meet the Robinsons" Director, Steve Anderson.



AV: Can you tell me about the voice of the Bowler Hat Guy that you did?

SA: It was funny how it came about. We do temporary voices for the characters very early on when we’re creating this movie on storyboards. We use ourselves, the studio, to do those temporary voices. And there are times when those voices have been around so long enough that they tend to stick to those characters and they’re defining those characters more so then than a cast that would be done later.

The interview covers everything from Steve's education, how he got on with Disney, the 2D films he played a roll in, his work on Robinson's, and even the music in the film.

Well worth the read.

Steve Anderson Interview on Animated Views

Meet The Robinsons DVD Info

Ultimate Disney has released a press... uh... release about "Meet the Robinsons," including bonus details and cover art.



According to the release, bonus features include:

- Deleted Scenes - Find out what scenes got cut and why with fascinating on-camera explanations by the director.
- Keep Moving Forward: Inventions that Shaped the World - Meet real life inventors and visionary thinkers (including Walt Disney, himself) who changed the world and our lives forever.
- Music Videos.
- Family Function 5000: Family Tree Game – Lewis’ new invention organizes his enormous family tree so he can keep track of his family to be. Unfortunately, like most prototypes there are some bugs that haven’t been worked out and it may self-destruct! Help him before his family is erased forever.
- Inventing the Robinsons – Follow the development of the film from William Joyce’s original creations through the animation process and production.
- Audio Commentary by Director Stephen Anderson (with a special guest appearance)

For a bunch of additional info, including more on the bonus features, hit the link below.

Meet the Robinsons DVD Press Release

Robinsons Weekend Box Office

Disney's latest 3D flick, "Meet the Robinsons," pulled in another $5 million at the box office this weekend.



According to Box Office Mojo, this brings the total US Box Office take for "Robinsons" up to $88.4 million, pushing it closer and closer to the magic $100 million mark.

I think at this point, while not a Blockbuster, it is safe to call this film a hit, and I hope that we get to see a sequel as a result. I think the Bowler Hat Guy has a lot of potential, and I'd like to see more of his backstory for sure.

I didn't say "backside," I said "backstory."

More Weekend Box Office Numbers from Box Office Mojo

I Met the Robinsons

I got the chance to take in "Meet the Robinsons" this weekend, and here's what I thought...



This was an exclusive screening for me and my wife apparently, as we were the only two in the entire theater at the 9:40pm viewing of the film. This is probably for the best, as the 3D glasses they provided made us look like complete dorks. Seriously, I'm guessing the glasses had to be that big to make sure that they took up our entire field of view, but they really just made us look like Solid Gold dancers from the 80s.

The film? Oh... the film... right.

The film was good. It had a very solid cast, some great models and animation, and some wonderful environments. The story is decent, and the interactions between the various characters does a good job of garnering the intended emotions from the audience (i.e. - my wife crying). I did feel at times that the creators were really just tossing ideas at a dartboard and whoever got closest to the center got to have their idea in the movie. Robots, dinosaurs, time travel, funny old people, singing frogs, inventions, and bubbles apparently hit the closest.

That being said, they do a great job of tying it all together in the end. Sort of like having a kid with ADHD and then having him hand you his report card with straight Bs. Sure he spent most of the year hanging upside down from the curtains and lighting his teacher on fire, but in the end, you can't argue with the results.

I will say that The Bowler Hat Guy is an amazing villain. Easily my favorite villain to hit screens in a decade, and probably one of my top 5 of all time. Each time he came on the screen I started to vibrate, because I just knew I would enjoy the scene. This vibration is another reason I'm glad we were the only two in the theater.

"Meet the Robinsons" is a very good film, and I'm sure (based on the box office take) that we were the only two in the theater simply due to the fact that most families don't go to the 9:40pm showings. If you've got the time and don't mind looking like a retired couple from Palm Springs as you watch a movie (those glasses are huge), I think you'll get quite a kick out of The Robinson family.

Meet the Robinsons In Theaters Today!

Disney's all new 3D (in 3D) animated flick, "Meet the Robinsons," is hitting theaters today.



It has been said that Pixar had a big part in helping out with this film, and that their influence led to some re-writes and delays. That being said, the film is currently sitting at a 69% overall on Rotten Tomatoes right now, which is one of the best scores seen from the recent batch of animated films, so it sounds like it was all for the best.

I'll take a look at it this weekend and let those of you who don't see it know what to expect. You may just need to ingest hallucinogenic mushrooms before you go, so that you can have the same experience I had.

(Note: Bleeding Pixels and its author(s) do not endorse or in any way support, use, purchase, sniff, drink, shoot snort or ingest hallucinogenic mushrooms or other harmful drugs. Please don't use drugs, dummy.)

Official Meet the Robinsons Website

Rotten Tomatoes' Collection of Meet the Robinsons Reviews

Meet the Robinsons Art

Latino Review has a bunch of images and promotional art for Disney's upcoming "Meet the Robinsons."



I've said this before, but doesn't it feel like Disney is really just throwing everything at a wall to see what sticks with this one? Let's see... Dinousaurs? Check. Robots? Check. Aliens? Check. Talking Animals? Check. Evil villan? Check. Goofy kids? Check. Goth girl? Check.

Enticing me to buy a ticket to "Meet the Robinsons"?

Check.

Meet the Robinsons at Latino Review

Updated Meet the Robinsons Website

The official website for Disney's "Meet the Robinsons" has been updated.



I can almost hear the Disney meeting now, "The official site just doesn't have enough Dinosaur butt in it. Let's make sure that happens with the new one. Kids think butts are funny."

You and me both, kids... you and me both.

Meet the Robinsons Website

Meet the Robinsons... at the Superbowl

I'll probably get in trouble for even mentioning the name of the football game that will be played this Sunday, but if you want to watch the new commercial that will be shown during that broadcast for Disney's "Meet the Robinsons," you simply need to swing over to ifilm.



While the screenshot above isn't exactly mind-blowing, it is my favorite part from the short commercial. Of course, that "short" commercial probably cost Disney around a billion dollars to air during the Bowl of Superness.

ifilm's Meet the Robinsons Commercial"

Frogs and Theater Etiquette

Yahoo has a "trailer" for "Meet the Robinsons" posted showing three frogs from the film singing about idiots in movie theaters who ruin the experience for everyone else.



There are also some production stills and a bit of info on the site, but I'd like to focus more on the inbred, half-wit, morons who commit the acts mentioned in the video. Just once I'd like to go to a film where the jackhole behind me isn't kicking my seat, there are no teenage kids screaming out bad words because they think it's cool, and nobody vomits. The last one only happened once, but man did it stink, and I think I can safely add it to the list of things I don't want to happen again.

Meet the Robinsons Info on Yahoo!

Meet the Robinsons Poster

Via Coming Soon, is the brand new poster for "Meet the Robinsons."



Let's see... aliens, creepy goth girls, dinosaurs, talking (and singing animals), superheroes, and robots. I'm pretty sure they couldn't cram another overused movie device into this film if they tried.

It actually looks like it might work though.

Lots more info after the jump, and more exclusive images.

Coming Soon's "Meet the Robinsons" Article

Meet the Robinsons Artwork

The fine folks over at Jim Hill Media have posted some artwork for the film Meet the Robinsons.



Between shots like these and Pixar offering advice on this film now, resulting in its delayed release, I am growing more and more excited to see how MtR turns out.

Jim Hill Media's Robinsons Shots