Pixar's "WALL-E" (2008) - unter der Regie von Andrew Stanton (u.a. "Findet Nemo") - ist ein liebenswertes SciFi-Abenteuer...
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Der kleine Roboter WALL-E kümmert sich um die Beseitigung der Müllberge auf der von den Menschen verlassenen Erde... Eines Tages begegnet er Eve und erlebt einige Abenteuer, die seine wahre Aufgabe enthüllen...
[23.02.2009]
"Wall-E" erhielt den Oscar in der Kategorie "Bester Animationsfilm" !!!
[06.02.2009]
MTV sprach mit Andrew Stanton über eine mögliche Fortsetzung... [...] "Personally, I never consider sequels," WALL-E writer/director Andrew Stanton told MTV News. "I think that takes a lot of hubris to think that your idea is going to live on and on, and I always love the idea of something just being contained and done." But didn't Stanton co-write the screenplay for "Toy Story 2"? Maybe there's a chance someday for a second go at WALL-E?
Pressed if he had any ideas in mind for the characters in the animated feature, Stanton was blunt: "Not for me, no."
"We work on these things for so long," he explained, "that we have a hard time simply thinking that the [first] film is ever going to be done. I'm not against sequels, and I've certainly experienced personally and seen secondhand great sequels, but I don't go in with that intent." [...]
[12.01.2009]
WALL-E erhielt einen Golden Globe in der Kategorie "Best Animated Feature Film"...
[29.09.2008]
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Germany meldet... Rund 600.000 Besucher strömten am vergangenen Wochenende in die deutschen Kinos, um Disney/Pixars neuestes Animationsabenteuer WALL-E zu sehen. Der neunte, abendfüllende Spielfilm der CGI-Erfolgsschmiede aus den USA verwies damit die Konkurrenz deutlich auf die Folgeplätze. In Amerika konnte WALL-E bis dato 220,5 Millionen US Dollar einspielen und gehört damit zu den fünf erfolgreichsten Filmen des laufenden Kinojahres. [...]
[25.09.2008]
Heute kommt "WALL-E" in die deutschen Kinos... Ein Muss... Alle, die sich noch unsicher sind, sollten sich den 4-minütigen "WALL-E" Clip / Ausschnitt ansehen... Vorsicht SPOILER !!!
[30.06.2008]
CS! berichtet über die US-Kinocharts... [...] Pixar Animation's ninth movie, the robot love story WALL-E (Disney), was expected to destroy all competition this weekend, but apparently, the counter-programming of an R-rated action flick was too much for it. It opened with an estimated $62.5 million in 3,992 theaters, decent but disappointing compared to expectations, and based on estimates, WALL-E is neck and neck with Pixar's 2001 offering Monsters, Inc. to be the animation studio's third-biggest opening ever. On the more positive note, it opened bigger than Pixar's two previous summer releases. With near-perfect reviews and strong word-of-mouth, WALL-E should easily surpass the $200 million mark and make a play for the $250 million grossed by previous Pixar animated movies. Considering that it cost a rumored $180 million, quite a bit more than previous movies, it will have to do well over the next few weeks if it's going to be considered profitable. [...]
[28.06.2008]
Bei AICN gibt es eine Kritik von Quint... [...] To say this is a masterpiece of family filmmaking is no surprise. It is Pixar, afterall. To say it's a masterpiece of Science Fiction storytelling is a bigger surprise. The future told here is a dark one, the implications of HAL-9000-like twisted programming machinery and an almost totalitarian robot regime on the space ship are all much darker than I imagined we'd see in a family film.
But it's a testament to WALL-E as a personality that he keeps the movie from being depressing. His neverending kindness, optimism and seemingly unlimited cuteness infects not just the audience, but all the characters he interacts with. [...]
[25.06.2008]
Bei CS! gibt es ein Video-Interview mit Andrew Stanton, Fred Willard und Jeff Garlin...
[06.06.2008]
Bei AICN gibt es Kritiken zu "WALL-E"... [...] it's the story that's going to stir up a lot of comment - maybe the most powerful warning against consumerism, unsustainable lifestyles, and addiction to luxury that was ever offered in a mainstream film. It's downright chilling in places, without ever ceasing to be funny, exciting, heart-warming entertainment in the now time-honored Pixar tradition. [...]
[25.05.2008]
Bei IESB gibt es die "WALL-E" Featurette "The Man and the Machine"...
[09.04.2008]
Quint von AICN berichtet von einer Disney-Präsentation in NY... Vorsicht Story-SPOILER !!! [...] I predict WALL-E will rake in the dough and could find itself on the top of many fan's best of Pixar lists. If the first third is anything to go by, it's some of the best stuff I've ever seen come out of computer animation in terms of character work and sheer beauty. [...]
[07.04.2008]
CS! berichtet über einen Besuch bei den Pixar Studios, bei dem u.a. 35 Minuten des Films zu sehen waren...
[27.03.2008]
Bei CS! gibt es "WALL-E"-Artwork zu bestaunen...
[12.03.2008]
Der finale Pixar's "WALL-E" Trailer ist online, der ziemlich viel über den Plot enthüllt und die Filmerfahrung eventuell ruinieren könnte...
[29.02.2008]
Bei Cinematical kann man ein neues "WALL-E" Poster bestaunen...
[25.02.2008]
Quint von AICN berichtet über das "WALL-E"-Panel auf der WonderCon, inkl. Q&A mit Andrew Stanton... [...] Short Circuit was brought up and Stanton said in all honestly he's only seen that movie once and while it might have subconsciously had an effect on WALL-E's design the main inspiration came when he was at an A's game and someone gave him a pair of binoculars. He spent an entire inning just playing with them, moving them up and down. "Happy, sad, happy, sad..." He said you don't need a mouth, you don't need a nose to show emotion, just that movement. The rest of WALL-E's design came from necessity of the story. [...]
Is John Ratzenberger going to make it into the movie? "John gets to be a character named John, actually." So, yes. Does that mean he plays a robotic toilet? I hope so!
What about the Pizza Planet truck from the Toy Story's? He wouldn't commit to anything, but then said if you pay attention during the first 20 minutes of the movie you'll see it. [...]
[17.02.2008]
Bei CS! gibt es ein neues Bild von WALL-E...
[14.02.2008]
Bei AICN gibt es folgende Meldung... [...] Seems Peter Gabriel (General musical God and soundtrack provocateur) is heavily involved in Pixar's WALL-E. I'm not sure from this if he's doing all the music, some songs or is even more heavily involved, this is a very interesting and great development for this film. He discusses his involvement in the film and spills some details about what we can expect conceptually and visually in WALL-E in this video on his site. [...]
[10.02.2008]
Ein neuer Pixar's "WALL-E" Trailer ist online, der ziemlich viel über den Plot enthüllt und die Filmerfahrung eventuell ruinieren könnte...
[28.12.2007]
Bei AICN gibt es ein neues Bild von WALL-E...
[18.12.2007]
Ein neuer Pixar's "WALL-E" Trailer ist online... Neue Szenen kommen aber erst am Ende... ;-)
[19.11.2007]
Bei IGN oder AICN kann man einen Blick auf das neue Teaser-Poster werfen...
[07.11.2007]
Bei AICN gibt es einen kurzen Beitrag zu einer "WALL-E" Testvorführung... SPOILER !!! [...] There's very little dialog throughout the movie as the main character(s) are service bots (mostly R2-D2esque beep-boops), but the use of physical comedy and body-language is done in a very fresh way that keeps you captivated throughout. It's all CGI as you've guessed by now, except for Fred Willard who makes some very brief but memorable live action appearances [...]
[09.10.2007]
Capone von AICN sprach mit Jeff Garlin, u.a. über "WALL-E"... SPOILER !!! Capone: [...] So talk about WALL-E.
Jeff Garlin: Yeah, in WALL-E, I'm the only animated voice. I shouldn't say that: I'm the only human voice in WALL-E. That's the best way to say it. C: You're playing a human?
JG: I'm playing a human being, yeah, yeah. I'm actually the only human being who speaks in the movie. C: Wow.
JG: Yeah, I have a nice part. I play the captain. I just wrapped, like, about a week ago, my voice. It won't be coming out until June. [At this point a publicist comes into the room to drop something off and shuts the door behind him.] SHUT THAT DOOR!! WILL YOU SHUT THAT DOOR! [laughs]
Yeah, so it's... Boy, it's a very risky movie, because it's kind of like Buster Keaton meets SILENT RUNNING. Remember SILENT RUNNING? That's what it is, so, yeah, yeah, it's very much a strange... So, if they hit, it'll be an amazing thing. It'll blow people away, and they could... It's a risky proposition, I think. [...]
[11.06.2007]
CS! meldet... The new issue of TIME magazine talks about what's ahead for Pixar Animation Studios, including new details on the company's next three films after Ratatouille, opening on June 29. Here is what you can expect: WALL-E (June 27, 2008)
The studio synopsis: "The year is 2700. WALL-E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for." Andrew Stanton, writer-director of "Finding Nemo" (still Pixar's biggest box-office hit), describes this metallic love story as "R2-D2 meets City Lights," with WALL-E meeting a cute robot named Eve. Those who remember the 1931 Charlie Chaplin film, about a blind girl wooed by a tramp she mistakenly believes is a rich man, can transpose the story to a lonely planet and guess from there. The main roles will be "voiced" electronically by Ben Burtt, the wizardly sound designer behind Star Wars. [...]
[01.03.2007]
JHM enthüllt den Plot... Vorsicht STORY-SPOILER !!! [...] I had the chance to talk with someone associated with this new Andrew Stanton film who just couldn't contain themselves. They had to talk about "WALL E."
Why For? Because this individual believes that Stanton's next movie is important. That it's going to be such a step up from the work that Andrew did on "Finding Nemo" that "WALL E" is going to shock people. Both for its choice of source material as well as its style of storytelling.
And the story that this animation insider told me ... It's such a departure for Pixar, such a ballsy choice that one wonders how mainstream audiences are actually going to react to "WALL E." Will they be able to embrace a message movie that so liberally mixes science fiction & satire? [...]
"WALL E" starts out on Earth in the year 2700. Which -- due to the horrible way that humans have treated this planet -- is now just one massive trash heap floating in space.
Earth in fact has become so toxic that -- centuries before our story actually gets underway -- mankind has abandoned the planet. We're now all living aboard the Axiom, this massive spaceship that circles high overhead. Waiting for the day that the planet once again becomes inhabitable.
But the only problem is that mankind hired this enormous, inept corporation -- Buynlarge -- to supervise the clean-up effort. And that company -- in turn -- sent hundreds of thousands of robots down to the planet's surface to pick up all of the trash.
But Buynlarge's Waste Allocation Load Lifters -- Earth Class units really weren't up to the task. And so -- over the centuries -- these robots slowly began breaking down. Until now (as the film's story finally, officially gets underway) there's only one WALL E left running on the entire planet.
And so every morning, this WALL E powers up and then tries to accomplish the task that he's been programmed to do. Which is pick up all of the trash that's been scattered around the Earth. It's obviously an impossible job. But still this robot (with the help of his pet cockroach, Spot) does what he can every day.
But here's the thing, folks. Over the past 700 years, WALL E has gotten ... quirky. To be specific, he's become somewhat self-aware & curious.
"Curious about what?," you ask. Well, humans for starters. Over the centuries, this WALL E has collected an amazing array of human artifacts. Things like a Rubik's Cube, a lightbulb, a Playmate portable ice chest. But this robot's proudest possession is an old VCR. On which he plays -- over and over again -- a VHS copy of "Hello, Dolly !"
Now let's pause here for a moment and just think about that. Everything that this robot knows (Or -- more importantly -- thinks he knows) about mankind, he's either learned from picking through garbage and/or by watching a 700-year-old Barbra Streisand film.
Anyway ... Given that he's the last operational robot left on the planet, with only Spot to keep him company, WALL E has become lonely. He longs for companionship.
Which is why this robot is thrilled one morning when a spaceship almost lands on him. And what should float out of the craft but this sleek new unit, EVE.
Eve has been sent down to Earth to find ...something (Sorry. But I really don't to give "WALL E" 's entire story away with today's article). And as this sleek new unit hovers around the planet, endlessly scanning the Earth's surface ... WALL E follows along behind EVE like a lovesick pup. Desperate to get her attention, to have this newer model notice him.
It isn't 'til a sudden sandstorm forces WALL E & EVE to seek shelter in the very same vehicle that these two mechanical devices then really begin trying to communicate. With the trash-collecting robot trying to impress this more advanced model by showing off his collection of rare human artifacts.
But then EVE is recalled. And as she reboards her craft to return to space, WALL E has a decision to make. Should this robot just do as he's programmed? Remain on Earth and continue to pick his way through those never-ending mountains of trash? Or should WALL E actually take a chance, continue to try & win EVE over by following her out into outer space?
At the very last moment, as EVE's rocket is actually blasting off, WALL E latches onto her craft. And this robot -- along with the rocket -- is hurtled off into space. Which is where the real fun begins ...
Now keep in mind that all I've described here is just the first third of "WALL E." Which plays out with little or no dialogue. By that I mean: The age-old trash-picking robot and the sleek new scanning droid may beep & boop at one another. But -- with the exception of the music & the dialogue that we hear coming from that VCR that plays "Hello, Dolly !" -- that's it. The rest of this section of Pixar's 2008 release is (in effect) a silent movie.
And wait 'til you see what happens to WALL E once he gets on board the Axiom and finds out what has become of mankind. How -- because humans have grown even more lazy in the 700 years that they've been off Earth -- we're all now just these enormous fat blobs who can only move about because we travel in huge floating lounge chairs.
The rest of this amazing motion picture is set deep out in space, where WALL E runs into some even more mis-begotten creatures ... And some 700 years after doing what he was built to do, this robot will finally discover what he was meant to do.
Trust me, folks. This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to "WALL E." There are so many other aspects of this Andrew Stanton that are daring and/or charming. Take -- for example -- Fred Willard's involvment with this production. Fred plays the president of the Buynlarge Corporation. And this will be the very first time that a really-for-real human performer will appear in a Pixar production.
There's so much more to talk about in regards to "WALL E." But -- as I said earlier -- I don't want to totally ruin this upcoming Pixar release for you. I just want to give JHM readers some sense about the size & the scope of the story that Andrew Stanton is trying to tell here. The sort of a picture that he's trying to make this time around. [...]
[18.01.2007]
Bei CS! gibt es ein erstes Bild des kleinen Roboters WALL-E...
[05.11.2006]
Im Upcoming Pixar Blog steht zu lesen... [...] WALL-E, now with 2 l's, is set for release on June 27, 2008. No surprises there. Animated News tells us that it will be directed by Andrew Stanton. Is this fact or someone taking their best guess? If any of you have a source to confirm or deny this, please send it in as it would be greatly appreciated! Animated News, also tells of a rumour that it will be about a robot. [...]
WALL-E DVD & Video
WALL-E Einzel-DVD Regionalcode 2 FSK: Ohne Altersbeschränkung Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2009
WALL-E 2-Disc Special Edition Regionalcode 2 FSK: Ohne Altersbeschränkung Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2009
Als Extras gibt es u.a. den Kurzfilm "Presto" - der Kampf eines Zauberers mit seinem leidgeprüften Kaninchen, den Kurzfilm "BURN-E - Ein Tag im Leben des Reparaturroboters BURN-E"; Audiokommentar von Regisseur Andrew Stanton;
Feature "Sound-Design im Animationsfilm"; Zusätzliche Szenen
Tim Hauser, Andrew Stanton The Art of WALL-E
Englischsprachige, gebundene Ausgabe
160 Seiten (Juni 2008)
WALL-E Soundtrack
Thomas Newman, der bereits "Findet Nemo" und "American Beauty" komponierte, liefert einen spacig-verträumten Soundtrack, der ins All entführt...
Various WALL-E
Original-Soundtrack
Audio CD
Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2008
38 Titel: u.a. Down To Earth (Performed by Peter Gabriel)
Various WALL-E [Import]
Original-Soundtrack
Audio CD
Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juli 2008
38 Titel: u.a. 2815 A.D.
WALL-E Spiele
THQ veröffentlicht am 12. September 2008 die Videospielumsetzung "WALL-E" für PS3,
PS2,
Sony PSP,
Xbox 360,
Nintendo Wii,
Nintendo DS und
Windows-PC... Übernehmen Sie im Spiel die Steuerung von WALL-E und Eve, um 10 Welten voller Non-stop-Action und Abenteuer zu erkunden! In spannenden Missionen gilt es gefährlichen Gegnern auszuweichen und spannende Aufgaben zu meistern. Die Spiele-Umsetzung bietet dabei neue Handlungsstränge und Umgebungen, die im Kinofilm nicht zu sehen sind...
Bei DemoNews.de gibt es Screenshots und einen Trailer zum kommenden Videospiel...
Pixar's "
WALL-E
