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Following on from Sam Raimi’s endeavour into the fantastical world of Oz last spring, we now have another spin-off from the treasured and widely renowned world created by author L. Frank Baum. This time, adapting his grandson Roger S.Baum’s novel, directors Will Finn and Dan St. Pierre bring us Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return, delving into this surreal universe in computer animated form.

Though biding her time in Kansas, Dorothy (Lea Michele) is alerted to the danger ongoing in her beloved Oz, with the dastardly Jester (Martin Short) wreaking havoc in the name of the Wicked Witch of the West, turning innocent civilians into marionettes. Transported back magically with the help of the Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd), the Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer) and the Cowardly Lion (James Belushi), Dorothy then has a task on her hands to reach the castle, embarking on an adventure across Oz alongside...

Chicago – The so-called “legend of Oz” will cease to be legendary if they keep producing lame re-engineerings of the 1939 classic “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Close on the heels of last year’s dud, “Oz the Great and Powerful,” comes the dully rendered “Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return.”

Rating: 2.5/5.0

The screenplay – by Adam Balsam and Randi Barnes – is strictly boilerplate, with no consideration for creating something different for the Dorothy and Oz story, just an odd updating of the Kansas atmosphere and a rather depressing disaster area in the town after the first tornado. The voice casting of TV actress Lea Michele (“Glee”) as Dorothy is a sure sign of a way to lower the budget, and although some of the elements are interesting (the voice of Patrick Stewart as a talking piece of wood), overall the film will work as a glazed-eye babysitter for the kids, while adults...

Title: Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return Directed by: Will Finn and Dan St. Pierre Featuring the Voices of: Lea Michele, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Kelsey Grammer, Martin Short, Bernadette Peters, Megan Hilty, Patrick Stewart, Oliver Platt and Hugh Dancy Revisiting a magical place that holds enchanting memories of your childhood, and reminds you that you can overcome any struggle you put your mind to, holds an important and sentimental meaning for many people. Whether film audiences are cherisingly recalling happy childhood memories of watching the beloved classic ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ or relating to Dorothy’s determination to defeat evil and help those in need, the musical fantasy film often conjures [ Read More ]

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Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return

Written by Adam Balsam and Randi Barnes

Directed by Will Finn and Daniel St. Pierre

USA, 2014

Roughly a minute after the opening credits of Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return end, the Lion (no longer Cowardly) not-so-playfully threatens to give the Tin Man an “oil change.” Although this is but the first of many groaners to come, it at least establishes an accurate, if unentertaining, tone to the picture. There might be a nugget of an interesting story in this adaptation if the computer animation wasn’t so cheap-looking and flat, or if the character development in the script felt earned or logical, but Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return is a mostly poor excuse for a start to the summer movie season in terms of family-friendly fare.

Lea Michele voices Dorothy Gale, who wakes up the morning after her initial adventures in Oz...

The warning signs pile up early on in Will Finn and Dan St. Pierre's animated Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return.

There's that clunky, passive title; the credit informing us that the movie is not based on any of L. Frank Baum's 40 public-domain Oz books, but rather a book by Roger Stanton Baum (who?); and the fact that, while it purports to pick up the day after the tornado from The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy (Lea Michele) now lives in modern-day Kansas. (The early 2000s, anyway, judging from the gas prices.)

That's a baffling decision that isn't paid off by anything that follows, as the Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd) uses a rainbow-based kidnapping machine to pull Dorothy back to an Oz that has been taken over by the Wicked Witch's brother, the Jester (Martin Short at ...

Well folks, it’s April and over the last couple weeks, we’ve seen movie studios step up their marketing for some hotly anticipated films. We’ve been flooded with new trailers, images, and posters for a variety of films slated to hit this year, which can mean only one thing...Summer Movie Season is right around the corner (seems like just yesterday we were handling the 2013 Summer Movie Awards)! With the wealth of films hitting in these upcoming months it’s easy for moviegoers to be overwhelmed. Thus, as we have in years past, we present our Summer Movie Guide, so you know what’s coming, when, and decide for yourself if a film is worth your time. Come inside to learn about all that May has to offer!

We’re running this guide very similar to how we have in the past. We’re breaking down each page...

It seems like we’ve been talking about the film forever, but finally we have news on the UK release of Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (previously titled Dorothy of Oz), the animated musical adventure which is a continuation of one of the world’s most popular and well loved stories… and which comes to the UK courtesy of our friends at Signature Entertainment in May.

Set for a nationwide release exclusively in Vue Cinemas from 23rd May 2014, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return finds Dorothy Gale (Lea Michelle) waking up to a devastated post-tornado Kansas and is soon rushed back to Oz to save her old friends the Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd), the Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer), the Cowardly Lion (Jim Belushi), Glinda the Good Witch (Bernadette Peters) and the entire Land of Oz from the devious brother of the Wicked Witch of the West – The Jester (Martin Short...

It’s a new year and film fans are looking forward to this year’s crop of movies. Some are more anticipated than others. Here is an alphabetical list of 14 of my most eagerly awaited films for 2014.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The first of several planned sequels to The Amazing Spider-Man ups the ante this time with three villains: Electro (Jamie Foxx), the Rhino (Paul Giamatti) and the Green Goblin (Chris Cooper). There is also a rumor that Felicity Jones may be playing the Black Cat. In the film, our arachnid hero learns more about the mystery of his parent’s deaths while the threat from Oscorp and its reclusive owner Norman Osborn begins to grow. Andrew Garfield reprises his role of the heroic Peter Parker/Spider-Man, and Emma Stone is back as his lovely love interest Gwen Stacy. Marc Webb directs. The film comes out on May 2 nd.

Clarius Entertainment's Legends of Oz: Dorothy's return has a first trailer as well as some posters, and images added to the gallery. The animated film is directed by Daniel St. Pierre and Will Finn, and features the voice talents of Lea Michele, Martin Short, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Kelsey Grammer, Oliver Platt, Hugh Dancy, Megan Hilty, Patrick Stewart and Bernadette Peters. Dorothy's Return opens on May 9th, 2014. Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return is a 3D-animated musical based on the adventure books by Roger Stanton Baum, the great-grandson of L. Frank Baum. A continuation of one of the world’s most popular and beloved fairy tales, Legends of Oz finds Dorothy (Lea Michele) waking to post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends the Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd), the Lion (Jim Belushi), the Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer)...

In what looks like a film that escaped the bargain bin at Wal-Mart, we have a new trailer for the delayed animated sequel Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return. With animation that feels unfinished and cheap, a surprising all-star cast that includes Lea Michele ("Glee") along with veteran actors like Patrick Stewart, Martin Short, Dan Aykroyd, Kelsey Grammer and more populate this film which sees Dorothy Gale's (Michele) return to the magical land of Oz, where she reunites with the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion (along with some silly new companions) to face a new threat, the Jester, who is trying to control Oz with the wand of the Wicked Witch of the West. Yeah, sounds pretty damn stupid to us. New trailer for Will Finn & Dan St. Pierre's Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return, originally from Yahoo: Directed by Will Finn & Dan St. Pierre and written by...

Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park International announced today that the company has picked-up international rights to directors Will Finn and Daniel St. Pierre’s 3D animated family adventure film Legends Of Oz: Dorothy’S Return starring Lea Michele, Martin Short, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi and Kelsey Grammer. The film is from a script by Adam Balsam and Randi Barnes, based on the series of books by Roger Stanton Baum. Bonne Radford is producing alongside Ryan Carroll and Roland Carroll of Summertime Entertainment.

The film, scheduled for a May 2, 2014 domestic theatrical release by Clarius Entertainment on a minimum of 3,000 screens, will be introduced by Hpi’s President Eric Christenson and will screen at the upcoming Marché du Film. Cannes screenings are scheduled for Saturday, May 18th at 4:00pm at Olympia 2, Monday May 20th at 4:00pm at Olympia 2, and Tuesday, May 21st at 4:00pm at Olympia 8.

The film will...

If you thought that Victor Fleming and Sam Raimi had already told you everything you needed to know about the cinematic side of L. Frank Baum.s classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series, then you are swirling in a tornado of misinformation. Somehow, a film more cartoonish adaptation than Michael Jackson.s The Wiz is coming to theaters. Variety reports the Oz gang will once again reconvene for Summertime Entertainment.s 3-D animated musical tale Legends of Oz: Dorothy.s Return, which is in a distribution deal with Clarius Entertainment and will see a release in the beginning of 2014. Perhaps in time to try and rack up a Best Original Song nomination? With Academy Award nominated musician Bryan Adams and Toby Chu behind the music, that's not out of the question. The film has been in the works for nearly three years, with accomplished animator Dan St. Pierre and...

This is our first proper look at the forthcoming return to Oz and director Dan St. Pierre and Will Finn have the cast, the audience recognition and a rich and fertile source material so I’m not quite sure why this trailer for Dorothy of Oz didn’t chime with me

Perhaps it is the recent unveiling of Sam Raimi’s Oz, The Great and Powerful which knocked my striped socks off. This animated Oz seems to be visually regressive, grabbing the icons of Baum’s story and the various adaptations over the years and inserted some very generic looking pantomime characters.

“Glee’s” Lea Michele is our Dotty and there’s Kelsey Grammar, Patrick Stewart and Dan Aykroyd along for the ride and I’m keeping an open mind but they’ll need a fierce script to make up for the lack of something special on show here.

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There's been an increased interest lately in returning to L. Frank Baum's wonderful world of Oz on the big screen. Sam Raimi is tackling a prequel to the classic Wizard of Oz story with his upcoming Oz The Great and Powerful, and Stephen Daldry (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close) could be helming a feature film adaptation of the Broadway hit Wicked, which is an origin story for the Wicked Witch of the West. Here's the trailer for another Oz-related tale called Dorothy of Oz, an animated sequel that looks more like a video game than a movie. It follows Dorothy as she returns to save the magical land from an evil jester. Here's the first trailer for Will Finn & Dan St. Pierre's Dorothy of Oz via YouTube: Directed by Will Finn & Dan St. Pierre and written by Adam Balsam & Barry Glasser (from Roger Baum's book), Dorothy of Oz...

Deborah Lurie has signed on to score the upcoming animated 3D musical Dorothy of Oz. The movie’s story is an update on The Wizard of Oz and centers on Dorothy Gale who is returning to a tornado-devastated Kansas and then being transported back to Oz to help her friend. The movie’s voice cast includes Lea Michele, Jim Belushi, Dan Akroyd, Kelsey Grammer, Oliver Platt, Martin Short, Megan Hilty and Hugh Dancy. Dorothy of Oz is directed by Dan St. Pierre (Everyone’s Hero). While Lurie is writing the score, the film’s songs are written by Bryan Adams, Tift Merritt and Jim Vallance. Jim Dooley is providing additional songs and lyrics. The film is set for a spring 2012 release. To find out more about Dorothy of Oz, visit the official movie webpage.

Lurie will also be participating in a panel for the movie this weekend at Comi-Con alongside...

I know what you're thinking - why are we featuring this poster? Well, there's no good reason besides that it's a new take on the Wizard of Oz, obviously, and features the voice of Glee's Lea Michelle, who I totally love (yep). Dorothy of Oz is a new animated movie being directed by Dan St. Pierre. Dorothy returns to Kansas to find it devastated by the tornado that had whisked her away to Oz. The home she has been so desperate to return to is severely damaged, the townspeople are packing up. But shortly after arriving in Kansas, Dorothy is magically transported back to Oz where she finds out that it's in trouble and the people need her help, too. Thanks to IMPAwards for originally debuting this poster. The screenplay was written by Barry Glasser & Adam Balsam, based on Roger S. Baum's novel, with original songs written by Tift Merritt.

Here is the first poster for a CG animated film called Dorothy of Oz. The movie is being directed by Daniel St. Pierre, and has a great cast of voice actors that include Lea Michele, Martin Short, Dan Aykroyd, Kelsey Grammer, Jim Belushi, Oliver Platt and Patrick Stewart. The movie is reportedly scheduled for release in April, 2012. You can check out some behind the scenes photos and concept art here. 

In the story, Dorothy returns to Kansas to find it devastated by the tornado that had whisked her away to the magical land of Oz. The home she had been so desperate to return to is no longer; the townspeople, with nowhere to turn, are packing up and moving out. However, before Dorothy can even begin to react to or resist this change, she is transported back to Oz in a giant rainbow. Oz is in trouble, and the people...

Dorothy is making her way back to Oz, go figure. But this time it's going to be animated and a musical, which hopefully will be a win-win on Dan St. Pierre's part. "Dorothy of Oz" is based off the novel written by Roger S. Baum. The voice cast includes "Glee" star Lea Michelle along with Hugh Dancy, Dan Aykroyd, Patrick Stewart, Oliver Platt, James Belushi and Kelsey Grammar.Dorothy returns from her journey to Oz only find her Kansas home devastated by the tornado that sent her over the rainbow in the first place. Then she finds herself magically transported back to Oz, only to find her friends missing and the land in ruin. Naturally, only her and a new group of companions can save the day."Dorothy of Oz" will skip it's way into theaters sometime in 2012. Check out the first batch of pictures below.Source: The Hollywood...

Dorothy of Oz is a CGI animated feature film being developed that serves as a sequel to the original Wizard of Oz story. While this film is under construction, Sam Raimi is currently preparing to shoot his Oz prequel film, Oz, The Great and Powerful. This new CGI project sounds like it's going to be pretty cool.

In the story, Dorothy returns to Kansas to find it devastated by the tornado that had whisked her away to the magical land of Oz. The home she had been so desperate to return to is no longer; the townspeople, with nowhere to turn, are packing up and moving out. However, before Dorothy can even begin to react to or resist this change, she is transported back to Oz in a giant rainbow. Oz is in trouble, and the people there need her help: Dorothy's old friends the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion have disappeared,...

First we were teased with the casting for this all-singing, all-animated return to Oz with the likes of Dan Akroyd, Kelsey Grammr, Jim Belushi and Martin Short joining Gleeful Lea Michele, who lands her first leading film role as Dorothy.

In that last link, you get to see some of the early sketches of the characters and today brings us a better look at some of the characters as well as a closer look at some of the more iconic locations from the world. Seth Engstrom’s Art direction has a few shades of Wonderland about it but it’s nice to see Ken Duncan’s character designs ‘fleshed out’.

Currently one of many Oz projects on the go at the moment Dan St. Pierre’s sing-a-long-an-Oz certainly looks right and has a great cast, here’s hoping the Tornado-ravaged Oz script has enough to keep us interested between nostalgic thwacks and musical prods.

Old is new again as Alice in Wonderland turned Hollywood’s collective fickle attention to the power of retreading the world’s classic fairy tales. Of course, the remake industry was already churning in that direction with its never-ending trample of childhoods, but when Tim Burton’s re-imagining broke $1 billion the studios ran, not skipped, back into fantasy land.

1939’s The Wizard of Oz has been revisited before, namely an ill-conceived sequel, a bizarre Michael Jackson tribute, and a Muppet incarnation, but the classic is at the heart of at least four modern trips down the yellow brick road. Sam Raimi and Robert Downey Jr. are committed to Disney’s own re-telling, titled Oz: The Great and Powerful. Comic book artist Todd MacFarlane is shepherding a dark, twisted version. Drew Barrymore was rumored to be producing Surrender Dorothy about Dorothy’s great-great-granddaughter and her dusty, ruby red slippers.

Then there...

"Glee" star Lea Michele is set to both voice the titular character and sing several musical numbers in the animated 3D musical "Dorothy of Oz" for Summertime Entertainment reports Variety.

Randi Barnes, Adam Balsam and Barry Glasser penned the script based on the same book by Roger S. Baum, great-grandson of the original "The Wizard of Oz" author L. Frank Baum. This story centers on Dorothy Gale "returning to a tornado-devastated Kansas and then being transported back to Oz to help her friends."

Also onboard are Jim Belushi as the Lion, Dan Aykroyd as the Scarecrow, Kelsey Grammer as the Tin Man, Oliver Platt as Wiser the Owl, Megan Hilty as the China Princess, Hugh Dancy as as Marshall Mallow and Martin Short as Dorothy's arch-nemesis Jester/

Bryan Adams and his writing partner Jim Vallance are writing the first songs and lyrics for the film. Bonne Radford ("Curious George,...

"Glee" star Lea Michele is putting on Judy Garland's ruby slippers -- or at least an animated representation of her is.

Michele has signed on to play Dorothy Gale in an animated film called "Dorothy of Oz." The movie is being made by independent company Summertime Entertainment and is tentatively scheduled for release in the spring of 2012.

"She's our Judy Garland," producer Bonne Radford tells the Los Angeles Times about Michele. The role will have her singing several songs as well as doing voiceover work.

"Dorothy of Oz" is based on a children's book by Roger Baum, the great-grandson of "Wizard of Oz" author L. Frank Baum. The story finds Dorothy returning to Oz to find the magical land in a state of decay and her old friends Scarecrow, Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion disappeared.

The voice cast also includes Dan Aykroyd, Kelsey Grammer and Martin Short. Dan St. Pierre...

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Was Dorothy (Judy Garland) lying to us when she told us there's no place like home in The Wizard of Oz?

Judging from the way movie people are flocking back to Oz, it seems the little girl from Kansas might've missed something in her first trip.

As of today there are six, count them, films in development that have something to do with Frank L. Baum's timeless classic or the Victor Fleming film adaptation and that's not even including the much awaited stage to screen translation of Broadway blockbuster Wicked.

Everyone wants a piece of Oz and projects in development have attracted the attention of people like Drew Barrymore, Sean Astin and even the guy who made Deliverance.

But before we surrender to confusion let's go through each of the projects.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Set for release in 2011, this CGI adaptation of the original book will...

Of all of the Wizard of Oz sequels claiming they're going to happen, Dorothy of Oz is the first one to make good on its promise. In production over at Alpine Pictures, a new teaser website has popped up on the intertubes to give people a bit of an idea of what to expect once this new animated feature hits next April, and showing off a brief bit of the soundtrack. Directed by long-time animator Dan St. Pierre, the film stars Kelsey Grammer as the Tin Man, Dan Akroyd as the Scarecrow, Jim Belushi as the Lion (formerly Cowardly, I love that), and Martin Short as the new villain taking over for the Wicked Witch of the West, The Jester. Still no news about who will play the lead role of Dorothy, but the site claims the announcement is coming soon. The site gives you a brief glimpse at what...

James Michael Dooley, whose recent credits include Disney's direct-to-video The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning as well as the theahtrical thriller Obsessed, will do the music for the animated Dorothy of Oz, a family movie currently in post-production. It's directed by Dan St. Pierre, the production designer-turned-director behind Everyone's Hero and the upcoming Sheepish. Alpine Pictures produces for release next year. The voice cast includes Martin Short and Jim Belushi.

Voice cast has been announced for the 3-D animated film Quantum Quest, a joint venture from Nasa and Digimax. Ironically, all four castmembers announced have previously piloted either the Starship Enterprise or the Death Star. They are William Shatner, Hayden Christensen, Chris Pine and James Earl Jones.

Fellow Star Wars vocal castmembers include Samuel L. Jackson and Mark Hamill. Amanda Peet, Jason Alexander, Sandra Oh, Spencer Breslin, Abigail Breslin and Neil Armstrong round out the impressive cast list.

The picture will be directed by Harry Kloor and Dan St. Pierre. It will debut in IMAX in late 2009.

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Two Captain Kirks and two Darth Vaders are set to voice the upcoming independently financed 3D animated film "Quantum Quest."

The Captain Kirks, William Shatner and Chris Pine, and the Darth Vaders, James Earl Jones and Hayden Christensen, will all be lending their voices to the million Nasa-partnered film, as per Variety.

Also joining the voice cast line-up are Samuel L. Jackson, Amanda Peet, Jason Alexander, Sandra Oh, Mark Hamill, Abigail Breslin, Spencer Breslin, and Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong.

The film will be directed by Dan St. Pierre and Harry Kloor, and is being financed by Digimax. It will debut first in IMAX and then in regular theaters in late 2009.

William Shatner, Chris Pine, James Earl Jones and Hayden Christensen have signed on to lend their voices to Quantum Quest, the independently financed 3-D animated film being made in conjunction with Nasa, say the trades. The voice cast also includes Samuel L. Jackson, Amanda Peet, Jason Alexander, Sandra Oh, Mark Hamill, Abigail Breslin, Spencer Breslin and Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong. Directed by Dan St. Pierre and Harry Kloor, Quest centers on Dave (Pine), a photon who lives in the sun and who is drawn into a galactic battle between the Core (Shatner) and the Void (Hamill). The film interweaves animated sequences rendered by Digimax with actual space imagery captured from seven ongoing space missions. The pic was initiated by Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as part of the outreach program of the Cassini Huygens space mission in 1996. It’s scheduled to open first in IMAX and subsequently in conventional theaters...

Quantum Quest , the independently financed 3-D animated film being made in conjunction with Nasa, has assembled its voice cast, which will include a pair of Captain Kirks and a pair of Darth Vaders, reports Variety . William Shatner, Chris Pine, James Earl Jones and Hayden Christensen will topline the voice cast of the $10 million film that is being financed by Taiwanese company Digimax. Samuel L. Jackson, Amanda Peet, Jason Alexander, Sandra Oh, Mark Hamill, Abigail Breslin and Spencer Breslin round out the voice cast. Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong also will lend his voice, marking his bigscreen debut. Directed by Dan St. Pierre and Harry Kloor, Quantum Quest will premiere first in IMAX and subsequently in conventional theaters in late 2009. The story centers on...

Alpine Pictures has signed Martin Short and Jim Belushi as lead voices in its Dorothy of Oz animated musical feature film. Short plays the Jester while and Belushi will be the Cowardly Lion. Unlike previous adaptations based on L. Frank Baum’s series of books, this film will use Roger S. Baum, great-grandson of Frank, and his books. This debut offering from Alpine Pictures, will be produced by Bonne Radford (Curious George) and directed by Daniel St. Pierre (Everyone's Hero). Country star Taylor Swift is the likely voice behind Dorothy Gale. Production is underway with a 2009 release date planned.

A former banker, Baum began writing children’s stories in 1968 but he never wrote in the family’s Oz universe until he was approached by the International Wizard of Oz Club in 1987. Dorothy of Oz was published two years later followed by ten more titles.

His Lion of Oz, a prequel...

Alpine Pictures signs Martin Short and Jim Belushi to star in its upcoming animated musical feature film Dorothy of Oz. Short and Belushi will lend their voices to the Jester and the Lion respectively. Based on Roger S. Baum's books and writing, Dorothy of OZ is the first in a series of animated movies from Alpine Pictures, in association with Box Office Productions III. The movie is being produced by Bonne Radford (Curious George, Road to El Dorado, Balto) and directed by noted director/animator Daniel St. Pierre (Everyone's Hero, and upcoming Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey, and Sheepish). Roger S. Baum is the great-grandson of L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and other Oz books.

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IDT Entertainment announced a new title for its first CG-animated feature that will be distributed through 20th Century Fox. Previously known as Yankee Irving, the family comedy has been retitled Everyone's Hero, and its release date was pushed back from Aug. 25 to Sept. 15. The film originally was directed by Christopher Reeve; after his death, Colin Brady and Dan St. Pierre took over. The voice cast is led by Rob Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Brian Dennehy, Raven-Symone, William H. Macy, Mandy Patinkin, Robert Wagner, Richard Kind, New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, Jake T. Austin and the late Dana Reeve, who also serves as an executive producer.