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Friday, March 13, 2020

Peter Rabbit 2 delayed by Corona ~ Who framed Roger Rabbit ?


சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரு யாருன்னு கேட்டா  ! சின்னக் குழந்தையும் சொல்லும் - கண்ணா
உங்க பேரை ஒரு தரம் சொன்னா, நிமிர்ந்து எழுந்திடும் புல்லும்

~ was a very popular song set to the music of Chandrabose.  Raja Chinna Roja directed by S. P. Muthuraman, produced by M. Saravanan and M. Balasubramaniam of AVM Productions was a Rajni hit of 1989. The plot revolves around Raja (Rajinikanth), who arrives in the city to become an actor. In the process he meets his childhood friend and is forced to take care of his nieces and nephews.  The film was commercially successful, and had a 175-day theatrical run.


In England's Lake District, Peter Rabbit, his cousin Benjamin Bunny, and triplet sisters Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail, spend most of their days picking on old Mr. McGregor and stealing vegetables from his garden. They are friends with a kindhearted local woman named Bea who spends her time painting pictures of the rabbits as well as the surrounding nature. Bea took on a motherly role with the rabbits after their mother's death. Their father had been killed and eaten in a pie by McGregor when they were still young. One day, Peter is forced to leave his jacket in McGregor's garden and goes back to retrieve it. However, it was a trap set by McGregor who catches him, but suddenly dies of a heart attack due to decades of unhealthy eating habits. Enthralled, Peter invites all the local animals and takes over McGregor's manor……………..

~the foregoing is the plot of ‘Peter Rabbit’  a 2018 3D live-action/computer-animated comedy film directed by Will Gluck and written by Rob Lieber and Gluck, based on the stories of Peter Rabbit created by Beatrix Potter. The film stars the voice of James Corden as the title character.  The film was released in Feb  2018, and grossed $351 million worldwide. A sequel was set to be released on August 7, 2020.

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway,  (shortened as Peter Rabbit 2) is an upcoming 2020 American live action/computer animated comedy film directed by Will Gluck and written by Patrick Burleigh and Gluck. The film is a sequel to 2018's Peter Rabbit and is based on the stories of Peter Rabbit created by Beatrix Potter. The Runaway is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on August 7, 2020, by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures lable. However, Sony Pictures Animation will not be involved in the film, second animation film since 2016's film The Angry Birds Movie.

Now comes the news that Peter Rabbit 2 becomes the latest Hollywood movie to be postponed by coronavirus as its release is pushed back from March until August 2020.  It comes a week after the biggest film release of next month, the new James Bond film No Time to Die, was postponed from early April to November. Much of that film's early promotion had already begun, with star Daniel Craig hosting 'Saturday Night Live' and the release of Billie Eilish's theme song. Cinemas have been closed in China for several weeks, while Italy shut all its venues  amid social distancing measures to help prevent the virus spreading.

Since coronavirus first emerged in late December 2019, more than 115,124 cases have been recorded in 105 countries and territories, killing 4,067 people.   The previous Peter Rabbit film released in February 2018 was one of that year's top animated releases, grossing £269million worldwide.  A trailer for the new movie directed by Will Gluck showed Corden's lovable rogue hops away from his beloved garden to have daredevil adventures in the big city.

Rajnikant starrer - Raja Chinna Roja was the first Indian film to feature live action with animation. The idea of blending live action with animation was inspired by Who Framed Roger Rabbit.   The animated song was shot at a forest set built by art director Chalam at AVM Studios with all the artists involved. Puliyur Saroja, choreographer of the song along with her assistants enact like animals to "evoke the appropriate reaction from the artistes". The animation was done by Ram Mohan, who "ended up drawing 84,000 sketches for this song as every frame had to be drawn individually".

Who Framed Roger Rabbit, released in 1988 was a  American live-action/animated film directed by Robert Zemeckis.  Loosely based on Gary K. Wolf's 1981 novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, it stars Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, and Joanna Cassidy. Set in a 1947 version of Hollywood where cartoon characters and people co-exist, it follows Eddie Valiant, a private detective who must exonerate "Toon" (i.e. cartoon character) Roger Rabbit, who is accused of murdering a wealthy businessman.

Interesting !

With regards – S. Sampathkumar
13.3.2020

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