Oscar talk has been buzzing about The Last Station for both Christopher Plummerand Helen Mirren. The movie is based on Jay Parini’s novel about Leo Tolstoy., which focuses on the marriage between Tolstoy (Plummer) and his wife Sofya (Mirren) in its final years. James McAvoy also starsas a young man who works for the couple and Paul Giamatti plays an advisor to Tolstoy.
Disney and Pixar team up to bring “Up”. Up is about 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 9-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell.
The movie is set to premier on May 29. Among the voices used for this film included Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Delroy Lindo and Jordan Nagai.
Up is an adorable story about 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen who sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. However, he discovers he is not alone because Russell, a young explorer, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.
Shane Acker’s 9 is based on his Oscar nominated short of the same name. The story takes place in a world parallel to our own, in which the very legacy of humanity is threatened. A group of acutely insightful and wise rag dolls, living a post-apocalyptic existence discover one of their own, 9 (Elijah Wood), who displays leadership qualities that may help them to survive.