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Walden’s New Book COSMIC at the HarperCollins Spring Book Preview

Paul Martin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:26:41 +0000

Walden Pond Press is Walden Media’s first dedicated publishing imprint. In partnership with HarperCollins, they publish books for young readers; and for selected titles, they develop them with filmmakers to become feature films. Their first book is COSMIC by Frank Cottrell Boyce. School Library Journal’s awesome blogger, Elizabeth Bird (a.k.a. Fuse #8) attended the HarperCollins Spring [...]

Canadian animation studio bringing Berenstain Bears to big screen

Paul Martin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:36:38 +0000

The well-loved series of children’s books The Berenstain Bears by Stan and Jan Berenstain are coming to the big screen, thanks in part to Canadian animation studio Nelvana. The company, based in Toronto, is responsible for several kid’s shows, many of them involving anthropomorphic bears, including Care Bears and Maurice Sendak’s Little Bear. The authors’ son, Mike [...]

Walden Media to bring beloved Berenstain Bears to the big screen

Paul Martin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:06:32 +0000

It’s a bear market for one group of moviemakers. Shawn Levy, director of the Night at the Museum movies, has signed on to produce a feature film based on The Berenstain Bears books, a comedy he says will be a mix of live-action and computer animation. Walden Media, the company behind the Chronicles of Narnia films, [...]

Mark Dindal to direct ‘Housebroken’

Paul Martin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:34:28 +0000

Walden Media is keeping its focus on the family audience, tapping Mark Dindal to helm the live-action family comedy “Housebroken.” Michael De Luca is producing. “Housebroken” will center around a newly married couple’s talking pets, who must adjust to living together under one roof. Walden is looking for a scribe to work with Dindal (”Chicken Little”) [...]

An Interview with Micheal Flaherty

Paul Martin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:03:36 +0000

Last spring Micheal Flaherty, President of Walden Media, visited Asbury College as part of its Engaging Culture weekend. As those who have met him know, he is a truly great man–full of wisdom, enthusiasm, real joy, and deep compassion. While he was on campus, Devin Brown had the opportunity to ask him about Walden’s mission, where [...]

Savvy named National Parenting Publications Awards Winner

Paul Martin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:49:14 +0000

The National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) has named Ingrid Law’s SAVVY as one of its Gold Award winners. NAPPA has been trusted for almost twenty years as the “go-to” source for parents to find the best books, toys, music and parenting resources. Its seal is highly regarded as a stamp of quality – NAPPA’s rigorous testing [...]

Tooth Fairy Trailer Online

Paul Martin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:50:09 +0000

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is starring in the upcoming film “Tooth Fairy” from 20th Century Fox and Walden Media. Walden Media tends to make great films that are very under-appreciated, and if the response to this trailer is anything to go by, it looks like another film doomed to low box office, based only [...]

Walden Rubs The Genie’s Lamp

Paul Martin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:43:34 +0000

Walden Media has picked up Randi Mayem Singer’s script for Gene. The Hollywood Reporter describes Gene as a modern-day take on the genie story. According to Walden CEO Michael Bostick, it’s a family comedy combining “originality, humor, heart and broad appeal that all ages can enjoy.” Screenwriter Singer is the creator of TV series Jack & [...]

Interview with Aly Michalka for Bandslam

Paul Martin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:04:32 +0000

Alyson Michalka plays Charlotte in Bandslam Can you tell us about Bandslam? Aly Michalka: Bandslam is a great movie about relationships that I think we all go through with our friends, and it’s about becoming an individual and a unique person. The story is based on this kid, Will, who comes to a new town and a [...]

Walden Media Puts Digital Vision in Dailies to Final Color Pipeline

Paul Martin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:21:41 +0000

Digital Vision, manufacturers of image enhancement and mastering systems for film and television post-production, has announced that Hollywood mini-studio Anschutz Film Group/Walden Media has taken delivery of Digital Vision’s Nucoda HD system. Digital Vision has worked closely with Walden to create a streamlined color pipeline from dailies to final delivery for their international productions. The [...]