Panel Animation Studios launches

Panel Animation Studios launches “Little Pandavas” the movie. Panel Animation Studios is proud to announce the launch of their home production. “Little Pandavas, a full-length animated feature produced by Mr. Nitin Siddamsheety, President of Panel Animation Studios, scheduled to be released in 2009, the movie project is going to be made with a budget of Rs. 15 Crore and is going to be dubbed into seven different languages that is English, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, and Japanese. A total of 1000 prints will be released all over India and in the international market. “Little Pandavas is based on Mahabharat to be released in 2009 RudraMastsa, Founder, MD and CEO of Panel Animation shares “Little Pandavas is the story from Mahabharata. The movie deals with the adventures in childhood and adolescence of the Pandavas. It is a powerful and enchanting tale of adventure and fun set in the city of Hastinapur. Little Pandavas is a story about rivalry between tow families. An isolated group of Pandavas stand alone for the truth that changes their destiny forever. The story is being retold in the ways of speculative fiction. The style used is Japanese Manga. The style we have used is very fresh and casual and could be compared with any of the international titles in the market. We have The concept, direction and story boarding of Little Pandavas is a dream project of the founder and CEO of panel animation studios Mr. Rudra Matsa. The Movie will also be made into two more sequels. Panel animation studios which employs 50 animation professionals at present is going to scale its employee base to 300 employees, in the coming Months. Panel is also working on three more movie concepts like Kenichi, Ethan and Rendezvous with Bliss. The launch in Hyderabad is the first initiative from the marketing aspect. Further launches shall be held in Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and other cities. The company shall be tying up with national TV channels and contests will organized in a year’ time. Hyderabad known for its technology initiative as the first always has the best of the Film Production Houses, also. It will now also have Panel Studios to provide new employment actives for the creatively gifted.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Disney Films for 2008 and beyond

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - It's not surprising that Disney and Walden Media would want to pursue adapting the other books in C.S. Lewis's best-selling fantasy series, after The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe became the second highest grossing film of 2005, the third highest grossing live action film domestically in Disney's history (behind Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Hollywood Pictures' The Sixth Sense) and the company's all-time #1 live action film worldwide. (It's since been surpassed by Pirates sequel Dead Man's Chest.) Caspian catches up with the four Pevensie children, who return to Narnia to find that one thousand years have passed since they left. They are again enlisted to join the magical world's colorful creatures in an effort to combat an evil villain preventing the rightful prince from ruling. On Groundhog Day 2006, Disney and Walden officially announced the commencement of preproduction on this sequel.

Wardrobe's director Andrew Adamson, composer Harry Gregson-Williams, and most of its principal cast are back for this follow-up. Returning actors include William Moseley (Peter), Anna Popplewell (Susan), Skandar Keynes (Edmund), Georgie Henley (Lucy), and Liam Neeson (as the voice of Aslan). Among the new additions is Ben Barnes, a 25-year-old English stage and film actor, who will portray the titular teen prince Caspian. Peter Dinklage, memorable as the demanding, petite author in Elf, has signed on to play Trumpkin the Dwarf. Spanish actress Alicia Borrachero (star of "Hospital Central", Spain's equivalent of "ER") has been cast as Prunaprismia, queen of Narnia and wife of the evil General Miraz, while Belgium's Vincent Grass will tackle the role of Doctor Cornelius. Several major parts -- including King Miraz and Reepicheep the mouse -- remain to be cast.

Filming began February in New Zealand before moving to Prague and Slovenia for the brunt of photography. Originally planned for release on December 14, 2007, Caspian is now scheduled to reach theaters on May 16, 2008. In a January 2007 interview, Walden Media's Bob Beltz revealed that the third Narnia book -- The Voyage of the Dawn Trader -- has been greenlit for adaptation and that plans are in motion for this and The Silver Chair to film close enough to release one new Narnia film a year.

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