Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis Rethinks ‘Roger Rabbit’: ‘No Sane Person Would Do This” (Party Photos)

Movies
 April 5, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 6 weeks ago

The Academy celebrates “Toon Town” 25 years later. Plus: NBC’s once and future saviors, and a rare all-Clintons-on-deck family outing. 

  

Newcomers Beware: Oscar's Best Director Category Is Loaded With Old Favorites

Awards | Oscars
 January 8, 2013 By Steve Pond 19 weeks ago

With past winners favored to land nominations, the category could tie a record for the most past champs

  

Sally Field's Killer Speech is the Talk of Palm Springs Gala

Awards
 January 6, 2013 By Steve Pond 19 weeks ago

Guests at the Palm Springs Film Fest gala honoring Bradley Cooper, Helen Mirren, Naomi Watts and others left buzzing about Sally Field's marvelous acceptance speech

  

Robert Zemeckis on Taking 'Flight' With Denzel Washington - and His Socks

Awards | Oscars
 December 13, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 23 weeks ago

At TheWrap's screening series, "Flight" director Robert Zemeckis said he worked with Denzel Washington to know every detail of the character

  

Palm Springs Fest Gives Robert Zemeckis' Awards Campaign a Boost

Awards | Oscars
 November 28, 2012 By Steve Pond 25 weeks ago

"Flight" director Robert Zemeckis to be honored by desert film festival, as Palm Springs and Santa Barbara Film fests jockey to line up awards contenders

  

Paramount Taps Sierra/Affinity to Sell Robert Zemeckis, Michael Bay Films at AFM

Movies
 November 2, 2012 By Liza Foreman 28 weeks ago

Sierra/Affinity has been tapped by Paramount Pictures to handle its international distribution on films from Michael Bay and Robert Zemeckis

  

'Flight' Review: Denzel Washington Perfectly Captures an Imperfect Man

Movies
 November 1, 2012 By Leah Rozen 29 weeks ago

Denzel Washington gives one of the best performances of his career in "Flight," playing a pilot who's found to have been drinking and doing drugs before heroically landing a damaged airliner

  

'Lincoln,' 'Life of Pi,' 'Flight' - Do They Really Deserve All That Oscar Fuss?

Awards | Oscars
 October 21, 2012 By Steve Pond 30 weeks ago

NY Film Festival viewers raved about Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" and Robert Zemeckis' "Flight," but they may have been overstating things

  

Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis Move With 'Major Matt Mason' Movie (Exclusive)

Movies
 October 15, 2012 By Liza Foreman 31 weeks ago

Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis are attempting to launch the space-themed feature film, “Major Matt Mason” with the help of independent film financiers

  

Denzel Washington Drama 'Flight' to Close New York Film Festival

Movies
 August 9, 2012 By Steve Pond 41 weeks ago

50th New York Film Festival will close with world premiere of Robert Zemeckis' "Flight," featuring Denzel Washington as airline pilot

  

Robert Zemeckis Makes TV Deal With Fox Television Studios

 August 8, 2012 By Tim Molloy 41 weeks ago

Director and partner Jack Rapke will develop and produce original TV shows for cable

  

Paramount Picks November Release Date for 'Flight' With Denzel Washington

Movies
 May 10, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Paramount will release “Flight" wide on November 2, moving "The Guilt Trip" to Christmas Day, the studio announced

 

  

Can Steven Spielberg's 'Tintin' Save Motion-Capture Animation?

Movies | Box Office
 October 30, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Film's strong $55.8 million European debut helps the movie business to forget about Robert Zemeckis' genre-killing "Mars Needs Moms"

  

Will the Academy Deny Spielberg an Animated Film Oscar for 'Tintin'?

Awards | Oscars
 October 6, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Motion-capture technology is causing confusion in the animated film category and causing actors to overlook great performances

  

Denzel Washington to Star in Robert Zemeckis's 'Flight'

Movies
 September 9, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Washington stars as an airline pilot who lands a damaged airplane, saving many lives, but struggles when labeled a hero

  

Robert Zemeckis Lands First-Look Deal at Universal

Deal Central | Companies
 August 2, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The "Back to the Future" director's pact at Universal won't be as rich as his old deal at Disney, but it returns him to a studio

  

Brian Helgeland to Write Warner/Legendary's 'Here There Be Monsters'

Deal Central | Movies
 July 26, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Zemeckis is in talks to direct the film, which mixes Revolutionary War naval intrigue with hot sea monster action

  

More Bad News for Zemeckis: Disney Sinks 'Yellow Submarine'

Movies
 March 14, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

After the director's "Mars Needs Moms" flops, studio parts ways with the homage to the Fab Four

  

Robert Zemeckis Will Not Direct WB's 'Wizard of Oz' Remake

Deal Central | Movies
 November 17, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

The Oscar-winning filmmaker's publicist has emphatically denied yesterday's reports

  

Robert Zemeckis in Talks to Direct WB's 'Wizard of Oz' Remake

Deal Central | Movies
 November 16, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

The studio plans to use the original screenplay from MGM's 1939 classic

  

Eric Stoltz in 'Back to the Future' -- Before Michael J. Fox Replaced Him (Video)

Movies
 October 12, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Spielberg, Zemeckis reveal clip of actor they initially had in "Marty McFly" role

  

Robert Zemeckis to Produce 'Timeless'; May Be Eyeing 'Superman'

Deal Central | Movies
 September 29, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

Mike Thompson will write the time travel pitch for Warner Bros.

  

Lilly, Mackie Make 'Real Steel' Deal With DreamWorks

Movies
 May 12, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 3 years ago

Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo and Kevin Durand star in Shawn Levy's sci-fi drama about a robot boxer

  

Student Academy Awards Finalists Named

Awards
 May 6, 2010 By Steve Pond 3 years ago

USC, NYU, CalArts, Savannah College score multiple entries

  

Zemeckis to Direct Disney's 'Dark Life'

Movies
 April 5, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 3 years ago

Kat Falls' upcoming young adult novel takes place in the near-future where people live on the ocean floor

  

Disney to Shutter ImageMovers Digital

Deal Central | Movies
 March 12, 2010 By Lisa Horowitz 3 years ago

Studio launched by Zemeckis did "A Christmas Carol," is finishing "Mars Needs Moms"

  
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