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11-26-2007, 18:27
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Disney Feature Animation's "Bolt" -- previously titled "American Dog" -- will be released in digital 3-D when it opens November 26, 2008.
"We absolutely believe in the whole concept of 3-D and the enhancement that it brings in the ability to separate us from any of the other mediums," Disney president of domestic distribution Chuck Viane said. John Travolta and Susie Essman lead the voice cast of "Bolt," the story of a TV-star dog named Bolt (Travolta) who is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York, where he begins a cross-country journey through the real world. Chris Williams directs.
"Bolt" is the latest digital 3-D announcement from Disney, which has been a pioneer of the format. The company's digital 3-D releases have included "Chicken Little," "Meet the Robinsons" and "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas."
Burton recently signed a two-picture deal with Disney through which he will direct and produce 3-D features based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" and Burton's short "Frankenweenie." Disney next releases in 3-D the "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour," which will play in theaters February 1-7. The "Hannah Montana" release should be available on about 700 screens.
"By the time we get to 'Bolt,' I think you may be looking at somewhere between 1,200 and 1,500 potential 3-D screens (domestically)," Viane said. "That would be terrific."
[source: Reuters/Hollywood Reporter]
"We absolutely believe in the whole concept of 3-D and the enhancement that it brings in the ability to separate us from any of the other mediums," Disney president of domestic distribution Chuck Viane said. John Travolta and Susie Essman lead the voice cast of "Bolt," the story of a TV-star dog named Bolt (Travolta) who is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York, where he begins a cross-country journey through the real world. Chris Williams directs.
"Bolt" is the latest digital 3-D announcement from Disney, which has been a pioneer of the format. The company's digital 3-D releases have included "Chicken Little," "Meet the Robinsons" and "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas."
Burton recently signed a two-picture deal with Disney through which he will direct and produce 3-D features based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" and Burton's short "Frankenweenie." Disney next releases in 3-D the "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour," which will play in theaters February 1-7. The "Hannah Montana" release should be available on about 700 screens.
"By the time we get to 'Bolt,' I think you may be looking at somewhere between 1,200 and 1,500 potential 3-D screens (domestically)," Viane said. "That would be terrific."
[source: Reuters/Hollywood Reporter]