Lionsgate recently shot The Royals, a soapy Us drama about the British royal family starring Liz Hurley, in London. I suspect the filmmakers thought this was a smart, down-with-the-kids move; if so, I can't help but feel it's a misjudgment, a serious overestimation of the development of the four-year-old's irony circuit. Written and produced by football journalist and TV presenter Matt Lorenzo, it will be directed by Finn McGough, who will also co-write with Lorenzo. After the success of Frozen and The Lego Movie, it's perhaps understandable to have high expectations for upcoming animated fare. Just because a film is made with younger viewers in mind doesn't give those behind it an excuse to phone it in. Recently, the likes of Postman Pat: The Movie and The Nut Job will have tested the patience of mums and dads dragged along to the multiplex, but there's no such problem with Laika's latest offering The Boxtrolls. Elsewhere, the chart saw new releases A Million Ways to Die in the West and Jimmy's Hall bow at numbers four and ten respectively.

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The setup is fairly standard: When Pat ( Stephen Mangan) fails to receive the bonus he was going to use to take wife Sara ( Susan Duerden) on an Italian vacation, he auditions for a Britain's Got Talent–type show, unexpectedly becoming a national celebrity and Losing Sight of the Things That Really Matter. Having been denied his yearly bonus by a sinister corporate new broom called Carbuncle (Peter Woodward), Pat, voiced efficiently enough by a reined-in Stephen Mangan, enters the show to win a holiday to Italy, to make good on a promise to his wife. From the producer of Harry Potter and Gravity, Paddington comes to the big screen for the first time in an epic new adventure. Featuring an all star cast and effects courtesy of award-winning Vfc company Framestore, Paddington is The big family film of Christmas. The 15th Annual Golden Trailer Award Nominees". Archived from the original on 9 July 2014 . Retrieved 22 April 2015. Edwards, David (23 May 2014). "Postman Pat: The Movie is dull, dated, disappointing and fails to deliver". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 15 September 2014.Postman Pat: The Movie 's production groups, Timeless Films and Zealot Productions, were nominated for Best Foreign Animation/Family Trailer at the Golden Trailer Awards in 2014. [20] Awards [ edit ] Award Grint's Harry Potter co-stars Jim Broadbent and David Tennant also voice characters in the adaptation of the much-loved children's television show.

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Equals, directed by Drake Doremus and starring Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart. This futuristic romance, which counts Ridley Scott as one of its producers, is set in a utopian future. Mister Smith handles sales. You're clearly a much younger, more attractive and more learned man than me, and I expect our experiences of childrens' television is very different. Postman Pat is clearly a big thing for you, but what were the TV shows that helped define your youth? What were you watching as you grew up? Meanwhile, in the performance, a Patbot performs instead of Pat, unbeknownst to the audience. Wilf arrives, knowing it to be a robot (after defeating a Patbot with a magnet at the sorting officer earlier), uses a magnet to unmask the Patbot. Then, the real Pat interrupts the performance and gives a speech on what's really important and how he forgot to take time for those he really cares about. As Carbunkle releases the first few Patbots to kill off Pat, Simon and Brown, revealing that he has had enough of them hindering his plans, Josh saves them by using Carbunkle's phone to turn off all the Patbots before they can kill Pat, Cowbell and Brown. Little does Pat suspect that his wife and friends from Greendale will arrive in the chaos.Hunter, Allan (23 May 2014). "Postman Pat review: Our favourite postie in an off-the-wall pursuit of fame and fortune". Daily Express . Retrieved 15 September 2014.

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With season 2 arriving on Netflix this week, here's a refresher on the events of Stranger Things' first run. Spoilers... The promo is the latest look at Greendale's parochial postman's first big-screen adventure after a recent teaser trailer and character posters.I get 'Dan' shouted at me almost every day," Mangan told Digital Spy, adding that festivals are "a dangerous area for me". Co-producer Ambient Entertainment has partnered with Warner Brothers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs Evil's Mike Disa directed from a screenplay by Kim Fuller, Nicole Dubuc and Annika Bluhm. With the two animation titans quietly on the sidelines for the most part, a dream-like scenario for other films to shine has been created. During the first half of the year several animated titles have hit theaters already all with varying degrees of success. Clearly the conditions are prime for some great and unique animated features to emerge. However, despite the many promising options, there will also be plenty of disappointments.

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Kermode, Mark (25 May 2014). "Postman Pat: The Movie review – shiny, slightly scary spin-off". The Observer. It’s a more involved and in depth story than you get in the Postman Pat tv episodes, and perhaps a little more mature so younger or more sensitive viewers may be scared by the Pat-Bots depending on the child. Mr R was 2 when he first saw this in the cinema (now 3) and he was fine. Mr T (4) was initially scared so he didn’t see this in the cinema but when watching at home he didn’t feel scared and he loved the movie. Mr Z is 6 years old so getting a little old for Postman Pat but because this movie is more mature and has a more in depth story line he really liked it, both when watching in the cinema and when re-watching with the DVD at home. He said it was excellent, and I do think it’s a great choice for the whole family. It is an enjoyable movie and the whole cast have done a great job. The DVD cover had the film first rated as PG, this was later revived to its original U certificate before publication. It's a surreal thing to have that claim. There are fewer Postman Pats in the world than there are James Bonds.The new Postman Pat, Stephen Mangan, chats to us about the film, about children's telly, and on a darker sequel... Pat decides to take part in the contest and his unexpected singing voice ( Ronan Keating) wins the contest. Pat is to sing again in the finale, in a head-to-head contest with the winner of another heat, Josh ( Rupert Grint). His Scottish-accented manager, Wilf ( David Tennant), however, is very keen to make sure it is his client who wins at all costs. When Pat gets home and tries to tell Sara about the fact that the honeymoon is cancelled because the new boss has cancelled all bonuses, his son Julian (Sandra Teles) shows Pat a television talent show, You're the One, hosted by Simon Cowbell ( Robin Atkin Downes in a typical Simon Cowell voice), who states the next auditions are coming to Greendale. Cowbell also confirms that the person who wins the contest will be awarded a holiday to Italy and a recording contract.