Carlos Saldanha has plenty of reason to get animated…
The 49-year-old Brazilian animated film director’s latest project Rio 2, the sequel to 2011’s beloved film Rio, has made history in Brazil.
The film had the biggest opening ever for an animated film in the South American country.
The Blue Sky Studios project from Saldanha, who hails from the titular town, took off with $7.3 million to edge out the prior record-holder, Madagascar 3.
The film’s voice cast includes Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, Bruno Mars, George Lopez, will.i.am, Rodrigo Santoro, Jake T. Austin, Bebel Gilberto, Andy Garcia, Rita Moreno, Kristin Chenowith, Natalie Morales and Janelle Monáe.
Rio 2 will be released in the United States on April 11.
Carlos Saldanha will be getting plenty of love at this year’s CinemaCon… The 49-year-old Brazilian director of animated films will receive the international filmmaker of the year award at this year's edition of CinemaCon, the annual gathering of theater owners in Las Vegas. This year’s convention will take place March…
He may hail from Hawaii, but Bruno Mars will be heading to a different paradise locale in the near future… The 27-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer will be making his big screen debut, voicing a character in the highly anticipated sequel to the hit animated film Rio. Rio 2, which saw…
Bruno Mars isn’t just voicing a character in Rio 2… He’s also performing a single on the animated film’s soundtrack. The 28-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer performs the track “Welcome Back” on Rio: Music From the Motion Picture, which will be released by Atlantic Records. In addition to Mars’ single, the…
