'Race to Witch Mountain'

[ALIASd]

The studio is really out ahead on this one, Mr. Johnson on the Grammys last night & hosting Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards soon:

The race is on friends! The race is ON!

You andyour children are cordially invited to attend the following advance screening of:

Walt Disney Pictures'
RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
Friday, February 6th at 5:00pm
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS LOT - ABC2 Screening Room


500 S. Buena Vista St. in Burbank, CA 91502

'Race to Witch Mountian' - 3/5/08
'Race to Witch Mountain'

[sir clinksalot]

I think this looks really good, looking forward to it. Although the screening date is in the past.

[ALIASd]

Trevor Rabin scores Race to Witch Mountain

Posted on February 18, 2009
by Dan Goldwasser
Scoringsessions

Recently, composer Trevor Rabin recorded his score to the upcoming family sci-fi adventure Race to Witch Mountain. Directed by Andy Fickman and starring Dwayne Johnson and Carla Gugino, the music for the film was recorded at the Sony Scoring Stage with a large orchestra and choir.

The energetic and propulsive music was conducted by orchestrator Gordon Goodwin, who led a 78-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony. Featuring strong brass lines and complex string ostinatos, the music is accentuated with electronics and percussion to keep the action flowing.

Photos at:
Trevor Rabin scores Race to Witch Mountain - ScoringSessions.com

[Donald1980]

Definitely looking forward to it as well.

[ALIASd]

I had the chance to see this film on Friday 3/6 and enjoyed it. While watching it I couldn't help but think it could easily be retitled to Chase to Witch Mountain and it would be just as accurate.

Dwayne Johnson brings the same fun, new world family-action hero goods he displayed in his last Disney hit, 'The Game Plan.' He is just plain fun to watch. Throw in the always wonderful Carla Gugino (or the mom from the 'Spy Kids' films as my niece refers to her as), the terrific young actress AnnaSophia Robb from 'Bridge to Terabithia', a few well-chosen comedic cameos, non-stop action and a Terminator/Boba Fett/Predator-like character designed by the post-Giger 'Alien' team.

And watch for nice cameos from the original actors, Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann, who played the kids in the 1975 film, 'Escape to Witch Mountain' and 'Return from Witch Mountain' in 1978.

Box offices start your engines.

'Race to Witch Mountain' is rated PG
Opens Friday March 13

[ALIASd]

RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
World Premiere,
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
at the El Capitan Theatre

WHAT: The WORLD PREMIERE of Walt Disney Pictures' RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN, a fun and thrilling adventure in which DWAYNE JOHNSON stars as a Las Vegas cab driver who teams up with two teens with supernatural powers to save the world by unraveling the secrets of Witch Mountain.

WHO: From the Film: Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Carla Gugino, Tom Everett Scott, Chris Marquette, Billy Brown, Garry Marshall, Kim Richards, Iake Eissinmann, John Duff, Kevin Christy, Robert Clendenin, Robert Torti, Ted Hartley, Meredith Salenger, Corri English, Randy Dunham

Special Guests: Kristen Bell, Amanda Bynes, Ricardo Chavira, Morris Chestnut, Ice Cube, Ken Davitian, Shannen Doherty, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Christine Lakin, Hayes MacArthur, Madison Pettis, Brenda Song, A.J. Trauth

WHEN: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Press Arrivals: 4:30 p.m.
Celebrity Arrivals: 5:30 p.m.
Film Screening: 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: El Capitan Theatre
6838 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA

[hersolico]

all these are 100% true and yes it was a remake. in addition i can say that this movie is also based on a book of 1970. all though it few times made with new attractive faces movie will be interesting to see. trailer was some what good.

Race to Witch Mountain Trailer - they are here to take you

[Barbossa]

I'm looking forward to this re-imagining. Gonna have to rewatch "Escape to" and "Return to" one of these days.

[ALIASd]

Posted: Thurs., Mar. 12, 2009, 4:43pm PT

'Witch Mountain' faces 'Watchmen'

'Last House' also opening wide on Friday

By Dave McNary, Pamela MClintock
Variety

The race is on at the weekend box office as Disney family adventure "Race to Witch Mountain" takes on holdover "Watchmen."

"Witch Mountain," toplining Dwayne Johnson, opens today at the domestic box office in 3,187 runs.

Box office observers say that "Race to Witch Mountain" and "Watchmen" could both end up in the low $20 million range. "Last House on the Left" is expected to come in below that, but no one's ruling out the possibility that the horror title could overperform.

"Race to Witch Mountain," a reimagining of the 1970s family franchise, reunites Johnson and director Andy Fickman in their first pairing since sleeper hit "The Game Plan." That film, also a Disney title, opened to $23 million in September 2007 on its way to cuming $90.6 million domestically.
"Witch Mountain," because of its action and special effects, will play older than "Game Plan" while still drawing the kids.

One big advantage for "Witch Mountain" is its PG rating. Family-friendly films are few and far between at this time of year, helping explain why Sony's PG-rated comedy "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" has turned into a blockbuster, grossing $134.4 million since opening in mid-January.

'Witch Mountain' faces 'Watchmen' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety

[ALIASd]

Film Review:
Race to Witch Mountain

By Kirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood Reporter
March 11, 2009 06:29 ET

Cast and Crew
Executive Producer: Ann Marie Sanderlin
Executive Producer: Mario Iscovich
Producer: Andrew Gunn
Associate producer: Amy Stenftenagel
Director: Andy Fickman
Screen Writer: Andy Fickman
Screen Writer: Mark Bomback
Screen Writer: Lloyd Taylor
Screen Writer: Matt Lopez
Director of Photography: Gregory Gardiner
Editor: David Rennie
Unit Prod. Manager: Paul Moen
First Assistant Director: Geoffrey Hansen
Prod. Designer: David J. Bomba
Art Director: John R. Jensen
Set Decorator: Kara Lindstrom
Costume Designer: Genevieve Tyrrell
Prod. Coordinator: Ellen Wolff
Special Effects: Mark Byers
Sound mixer: Nelson Stoll
Casting director: Sarah Finn
Casting director: Randi Hiller
Unit Publicist: David Linck
Cast: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Carla Gugino, Ciaran Hinds, Alexander Ludwig, Tom Everett Scott, Christopher Marquette

Bottom Line: Action and sci-fi thrills blend nicely with comedy in one of Disney's best action movies this side of Jerry Bruckheimer.

So it can be done. "Race to Witch Mountain" is a film from Walt Disney Pictures that doesn't play like a family film manufactured by the Disney machine. It plays, in fact, like a sci-fi action adventure that genre fans of all ages will recognize as such. It doesn't mind PG-rated violence, scary moments or even death threats issued by bad guys -- and good.

More importantly, it's entertaining with a crafty mixture of action, humor and drama. Coming on the tripped-up heels of a mediocre concert movie featuring a youth band lacking in spontaneity, "Witch Mountain" goes a long way toward re-establishing Disney's grasp on a youth market that seemed to be slipping away from the studio. Boxoffice should be strong well into Easter weekend.

The film is something of a remake of the studio's classic 1975 action caper "Escape to Witch Mountain." But director Andy Fickman and writers Matt Lopez and Mark Bomback have updated and reimagined the story to the point that this is very much a new "Witch's" brew.

full review at:
Film Review: Race to Witch Mountain

[ALIASd]

Posted: Wed., Mar. 11, 2009, 1:43pm PT


Film Review: Race to Witch Mountain


'Race to Witch Mountain'

By Joe Lydon
Variety

Smartly positioned for maximum potential as a breakout spring hit with cross-generational appeal, "Race to Witch Mountain" is the sort of full-throttle crowd-pleaser capable of grabbing even teen and twentysomething ticketbuyers who normally avoid anything that smacks of "family entertainment." There's something for almost every demo here -- including baby-boomers with fond memories of the original Disney-produced "Witch Mountain" pics of the 1970s -- and the entire package is impressively propelled by the star-powered, likably comic-macho perf by Dwayne Johnson (formerly known as the Rock). Expect strong B.O. numbers, even stronger homevid sales and very early talk of a possible sequel.

Hyped as a "modern-day re-imagining" of the novel by Alexander Key -- which previously inspired "Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) and its sequel "Return from Witch Mountain" (1978) -- "Race" justifies its title by coming off as much more of a high-velocity action-adventure than its predecessors.

full review at:
Race to Witch Mountain Movie Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Film Race to Witch Mountain

[ALIASd]

Can a poll be added to this thread? Thanks

[fluver]

Looks really good nice to see it futher

Lisa

[astrologic]

I'm excited for this movie. AnnaSophia Robb is an amazing actress.

[Radiobarry]

I enjoyed the original, the sequel not so much (so to speak).

Having said that, I will be interested to see this movie.

I have to laugh at modern day nomenclature, though.

For example a rerun is now an "encore performance", or "best of" show.

And a re-make is now either a "re-telling" or "re-imagining". Now with Disney I know the "imagining" part has improved a great deal over the past 34 years.

But overall, I'd say Hollywood is "green"...lots of "re-cycling" going on.

A rose by any other name...


-- Barry