On the February 16, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including Cloverfield Paradox viewership, Transformers universe reboot, a Dr. Seuss biopic, the Fullmetal Alchemist trailer, a killer teddy bear movie and the […]
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Dr. Seuss Biopic Coming from ‘Wonder’ Director Stephen Chbosky
Dr. Seuss, AKA Theodor Geisel, will be the subject of a new biopic from The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Wonder director Stephen Chbosky. The film, called Seuss, will follow Geisel in his early days, before he became the children’s author still renowned to this day. It will also chronicle his relationship with his wife Helen. More on […]
We’re Gonna Get a Whole Bunch of New Dr. Seuss Cartoons
Warner Brothers – specifically, the Warner Animation Group – has signed a deal with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, giving the studio exclusive rights to produce film and television adaptations of Seuss’s children’s books and characters, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The studio began its partnership with the Seuss estate when it landed a Green Eggs and […]
New ‘The Cat in the Hat’ Movie Will Mark The First Dr. Seuss Animated Movie at WB
Prepare yourselves: an onslaught of animated Dr. Seuss movies could very well be coming your way. A new report states that Warner Animation Group has signed a deal with Dr. Seuss Enterprises that will allow the company to produce “a series of films” based on the works of the legendary children’s author, and the first one on the […]
Dr. Seuss and Star Trek mashup comic isn’t fair use after all, judge says
Enlarge / This is a page from Oh, the Places You’ll Boldly Go!, which Dr. Seuss Enterprises claims infringes its copyright. (credit: ComicMix) A judge has allowed a lawsuit to proceed against the creators of Oh, the Places You’ll Boldly Go!—a nearly page-for-page remix of the Dr. Seuss classic Oh, the Places You’ll Go! and […]
Dr Seuss ‘racist’? Museum vows to remove mural by celebrated author amid 'PC gone mad' cries
Published time: 10 Oct, 2017 05:02 A Boston museum honoring the popular children’s author Dr Seuss has become embroiled in a race row over a mural depicting a “jarring stereotype” of a Chinese man. The Dr Seuss Museum in Springfield, Massachusetts has agreed to remove the offending image but has now been criticized for kowtowing […]
Before Dr. Seuss was famous he drew these sad, racist ads … and then totally changed his mind
AP Photo A school librarian in Boston rejected a gift of Dr. Seuss books from First Lady Melania Trump in part because the late author’s illustrations are “steeped in racist propaganda, caricatures, and harmful stereotypes.” Most people know Seuss books as harmless, imaginative fun for kids. But Seuss’s early work did have a darker, racist side — […]
The Bank of England turned to Dr. Seuss to make its financial reports more readable
Vince Bucci/Getty Images MAY 31, 2017 —There are few topics as complex and often mind-numbing as those associated with money. Whether it’s going through the terms of a personal loan or piecing together the intricacies of financial interactions between whole countries, the economy is one of the most important forces in people’s lives – and […]
