How Brad Bird Overcame Superhero Fatigue to Make ‘The Incredibles 2’
Oscar Wrap magazine: “I thought, ‘There’s already too many superhero films — is the public going to be sick of them by the time this comes out?'” says Bird
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‘Incredibles 2’ Director Brad Bird Was Worried Audiences Would Be ‘Sick’ of Superheroes
“This film has never really been about superheroes. It’s about a family that happened to be superheroes,” Bird tells TheWrap following Golden Globe nomination
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‘Incredibles 2,’ ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ Are Top Toons in Annie Awards Nominations
In the Best Animated Feature category, those two Disney/Pixar films were joined by “Early Man,” “Isle of Dogs” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
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Every ‘Mission: Impossible’ Movie Ranked, From ‘Choose to Accept It’ to Impossibly Good (Photos)
Where does “Fallout” rank?
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‘The Incredibles 2': What Are Baby Jack-Jack’s 17 Super Powers?
The most super of the superpowered Parr family in “The Incredibles 2” is baby Jack-Jack, who has basically every power ever committed to comics
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‘The Incredibles 2': In What Year Does the Series Take Place?
The world of “The Incredibles” and “The Incredibles 2” looks a lot like ours, but the films are vague about when it all takes place
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‘The Incredibles 2’ Soars to Record $18.5 Million at Thursday Box Office
Sequel surpasses the animation preview record previously held by “Finding Dory”
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‘Incredibles 2’ Is ‘One of the Greatest Superhero Movies Ever Made’ and 6 Other Fantastic Reviews
The sequel holds a score of 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes
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‘Incredibles 2’ Teaser Trailer: Jack-Jack Unleashes His Powers (Video)
“You have powers! Yeah, baby!’ says Bob
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‘Toy Story 4,’ ‘Incredibles 2’ Swap Release Dates
The debuts of the two highly-anticipated sequels change by a year
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5 Reasons ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ Tanked at Box Office
The story that inspired “Moby Dick” was a tough sell, Chris Hemsworth isn’t Gregory Peck and “Star Wars” didn’t help
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16 Pixar Movies Ranked From Best to Worst: ‘Toy Story 3’ to ‘Cars 2’
TheWrap’s film critic Alonso Duralde rates all the animation studio’s features, placing this week’s “The Good Dinosaur” in the top half
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Hollywood Sexism Exposed by Over 100 Women in Groundbreaking NY Times Cover Story
Maureen Dowd talks to female actresses, executives and filmmakers to answer “what will it take to dismantle the pervasive sexism” in Hollywood
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Brad Bird Still Bummed About ‘Tomorrowland’ Flop, Hollywood’s Sequel Mania
“I hope Christopher Nolan comes up with another ‘Inception,’ an original idea that rewards the risk takers,” the director says
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Toronto Film Festival Completes Lineup With 30 More Movies, Conversations with Julianne Moore and Sarah Silverman
Salma Hayek and Matthew Weiner also join the lineup, as does the world premiere of the expanded version of Brad Bird’s “The Iron Giant”
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22 Summer Hits and Misses: Chris Pratt’s ‘World,’ Tom Hardy’s Reboot and Season’s Most Embarrassing Flop
Stars flickered, auteurs whiffed and most studios struggled at the box office in summer 2015
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Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’ on Target With Critics, Box Office
Strong reviews for could be key to a long run for Paramount’s action film, which is favored to unseat “Ant-Man” for No. 1 this weekend
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Disney Unplugs ‘Tron 3’ Starring Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde
Director Joseph Kosinski had been courting Jared Leto to co-star in follow-up to 2010’s “Tron: Legacy”
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‘Tomorrowland’ Sputters in First Day at China Box Office
Disney’s sci-fi adventure saga with George Clooney and Britt Robertson was on pace Tuesday for debut of less than $3 million
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Serious Case of Sequel-itis Whacks Memorial Day Box Office
Disney may have outsmarted itself with “Tomorrowland” timing and the mysterious marketing campaign
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‘Tomorrowland’ Surges Past ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ at Memorial Day Box Office
Disney’s sci-fi saga on $41 million course with musical comedy, “Mad Max” the “Avengers” sequel and “Poltergeist” in pursuit in lazy holiday at multiplexes
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Why George Clooney’s ‘Tomorrowland’ Risk Could Bring Rewards at Holiday Box Office
Disney’s Brad Bird-Damon Lindelof family fantasy swims against Hollywood’s sequel-remake tide
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Disney’s Sci-Fi Epic ‘Tomorrowland’ Launches as Favorite for Memorial Day Weekend Box Office
“Poltergeist” remake is the other wide opener and “Pitch Perfect 2” is the wild card over the holiday
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‘Tomorrowland’ Review: George Clooney’s Dystopian Drama, Like Disneyland, Is Exhausting Fun
Clooney and Britt Robertson star in the film that mimics a roller coaster ride by making us wait far too long for too little payoff
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Disney Debuts Pixar’s ‘Inside Out,’ Action-Packed ‘Tomorrowland’ Trailer at CinemaCon
The studio also screened trailers for Marvel’s “Ant-Man” and Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
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George Clooney, Britt Robertson Escape Androids in New ‘Tomorrowland’ Trailer (Video)
Extended previews of the fantasy film are debuting in IMAX Theaters beginning May 1
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Tribeca Film Festival Makes Big Move … to Tribeca
With construction no longer clogging downtown streets, the festival can return to the neighborhood that inspired it
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9 Breakout Movie Stars of Summer 2015: Navigating the Galaxy From ‘Paper Towns’ to ‘Tomorrowland’
TheWrap Summer Movie Preview picks newest crop of Hollywood up-and-comers
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George Lucas, Harvey Weinstein Among Speakers at 2015 Tribeca Talks Series
Other notable guests include Christopher Nolan, Stephen Colbert and Gus Van Sant
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George Clooney Tasks Britt Robertson With Saving ‘Tomorrowland’ in New Trailer (Video)
Hugh Laurie is also introduced in new footage from Brad Bird fantasy flick
