“It all starts with the writing, of course,” Barrymore continues. “In this film we learn more about the Angels, delving deeper into their backstory. We’ve also sharpened the comedy and notched up the action.” Nancy Juvonen, Barrymore’s partner in Flower Films, and producer of Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, explains that in the first film time…
Cold Mountain Production Notes (2003)
“Cold Mountain… soared in his mind as a place where all his scattered forces might gather.” –Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain When Charles Frazier’s debut novel Cold Mountain was first published in 1997, his story of a soldier’s search for home and love in the last days of the Civil War quickly received rhapsodic acclaim. Critics…
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat Production Notes (2003)
Under Grazer’s stewardship and Howard’s direction, The Grinch’s transition from page to screen was as inventive as it was seamless. Grazer’s respectful handling of the Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ property rendered him, in the estate’s eyes, a proven caretaker of the author’s work. So the decision to entrust the movie rights for The Cat in the…
Finding Nemo Production Notes (2003)
Finding Nemo, directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, follows Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks), an overprotective clown fish father, as he desperately searches the sea for his missing son, Nemo (Alexander Gould). Marlin’s journey leads him beyond the Great Barrier Reef into deeper and darker waters, where he meets Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), a forgetful…
Freaky Friday Production Notes (2003)
“Heather was in the middle of the second draft when ‘Princess Diaries’ came out, was a huge hit, and proved again that girls go to movies. That success encouraged us to get Heather to write quickly,” laughs Gunn. Hach preserved the conceit of a mother and daughter switching places to learn about each other’s experiences…
Girl with a Pearl Earring Production Notes (2003)
Colin Firth had not read the book when Paterson and Webber approached him to play the artist Joannes Vermeer, but read the script and quickly accepted the role. He says, “It felt refreshing. It takes itself seriously, which is not a popular position in most films—it is safer to have your tongue in cheek these…