Showing posts with label Justin Timberlake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Justin Timberlake. Show all posts

Friday, October 28, 2016

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Anna Kendrick stars in another hit musical 'Trolls'

“Pitch Perfect” actress Anna Kendrick sings to life one of the most beloved toy figures in the latest musical animation “Trolls,” starring alongside an ensemble of equally talented artists such as Justin Timberlake, James Corden, Gwen Stefani, Zooey Deschanel, Russell Brand, Christine Baranski, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Swedish pop music duo of Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo, Kunal Nayyar and Ron Funches.

justin timberlake and anna kendrick - TROLLS

Kendrick is the voice of Poppy, the feisty and fearless leader of the Trolls, who are naturally cheerful and optimistic. They love to sing and dance, and they have rainbow-colored hair. Justin Timberlake voices Branch, a gray and fearful troll. He is convinced that the Trolls’ mortal enemies, the Bergens, will track them down in their forest Utopia and capture them. The Bergens are miserable monsters and they are only happy when they eat Trolls.

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Trolls' colorful journey from beloved toys to movie starts November 2

From the creators of “Shrek” comes DreamWorks Animation’s “Trolls,” a smart, funny and irreverent comedy about the search for happiness, and just how far some will go to get it. The film transports audiences to a colorful, wondrous world populated by the overly optimistic Trolls, who have a constant dance in their step and a song on their lips, and the comically pessimistic Bergens, who are only happy when they have Trolls in their stomachs.  After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy (Anna Kendrick), the happiest Troll ever born, and the overly-cautious, curmudgeonly Branch (Justin Timberlake) set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.

Trolls

Happiness was foremost in the minds of “Trolls” director Mike Mitchell and co-director Walt Dohrn, even during the earliest stages of story discussions with screenwriters/co-producers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger and producer Gina Shay.

The two filmmakers had worked together on DreamWorks Animation’s blockbuster “Shrek” franchise, and their familiarity with the beloved ogres of that world led them to their distant cousins, the Trolls. Their research into Troll lore, which sprang from Scandinavian mythology, revealed that Trolls came in myriad shapes and sizes, from monstrous giants to tiny creatures who granted wishes. As DreamWorks had done with Shrek, Mitchell and Dohrn decided to adapt the Trolls mythology to create a new universe and set of characters.

The filmmakers note that they did embrace one aspect of previous Trolls history. “We were fascinated by how these creatures were originally scary and evolved over time into being cute and lovable,” says Mitchell. “In the 1970s they became a symbol for happiness.”

“Those ideas compelled us, as did the opportunity to create a story and mythology from scratch,” says Dohrn. “We decided it was time to start spreading some joy again.  Mike and I had a blank slate, from which we could create anything with these characters, their story and their environments. With happiness as a guidepost, we wanted to create a film with a mix of fun, adventure, heart, music, color and textures.”

In many ways, says producer Gina Shay, another of Mitchell and Dohrn’s Shrek franchise alumna, “Trolls” hearkens back to the 1970s, a time “when there was this feeling of freedom; disco, pop and dance music was everywhere; and everybody seemed to be roller skating.  We wanted the Trolls to reflect that joy in their society. They’re also very peaceful.”

The Trolls even have a special kind of watch that reminds them to hug every hour on the hour. No matter what they’re doing, when the watch blooms, it’s “hug time.” Notes Mitchell: “Part of being happy is connecting with others, and what better way to show that than with a hug.”

“Trolls” opens November 2 in cinemas nationwide (2D and 3D) from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Adam Levine named People’s Sexiest Man Alive (2013)

Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine was hailed as People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive.

Adam Levine is People's Sexiest Man Alive

The 34-year-old was described by the magazine as someone who looks good despite being busy - he got engaged to Victoria’s Secret model Behati Prinsloo while he was shooting his first feature film, he also recently launched his clothing line and fragrances for men and women, and he’s also one of the coaches of the hit show The Voice.

Monday, August 26, 2013

MTV Video Music Awards 2013 (VMAs) winners - One Direction gets booed, Justin Timberlake wins big with 3 moon man trophies

Justin Timberlake was a big winner at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, taking home 3 moon man trophies - Best Direction for Suit And Tie, and Best Editing and the much-coveted Video Of The Year for Mirrors.

2013 MTV Video Music Awards

Meanwhile, One Direction was booed while receiving the Best Song Of Summer award for Best Song Ever at the Barclays Center. The boy band, however, ignored it and just thanked their fans.

Saturday, June 8, 2013

‘Runner Runner’ starring Justin Timberlake - Movie poster and trailer (Video)

Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck topbill the upcoming movie from 20th Century Fox, Runner Runner. It is set to open in theaters September 27th.

Runner Runner

The movie is directed by Brad Furman from the screenplay of Brian Koppelman and David Levien.

Friday, February 15, 2013

Justin Timberlake - “Suit & Tie” feat. Jay Z (Music Video)

Seeing Justin Timberlake singing and dancing in the Suit & Tie music video told me he’s really back! I loved his acting projects, of course, but I love him more in what I first loved him for - music!

Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie feat Jay Z

Suit & Tie was released January 14th. It is part of an upcoming album The 20/20 Experience which will be released in March, six years after his second solo studio album FutureSex/LoveSounds.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Katy Perry Makes Billboard History with 5 Number 1s in the Same Album

Katy Perry's album Teenage Dream is making a billboard record as Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) became the album's fifth song to make it to the top of the charts. And if the song gets on top of the Top 100 later this week, it will be the only album to have five (5) number ones. Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad generated much top singles but it was released before Billboard even started issuing song charts.

Katy Perry's TeenageDream

Before Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) reached number 1, Katy Perry was tied with Lady Gaga's The Fame and Justin Timberlake's Future Sex/Love Sounds for having four number 1 songs in a single album.

Aside from being the fifth number one in the same album, Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) is also Katy Perry's seventh (7th) number 1 overall. She's now tied with Lady Gaga for having the second most number ones. Rihanna currently holds the record with eight (8).