"Popeye" animated film loses "Hotel Transylvania" helmerMarch 17, 2015 - 11:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sony has killed Genndy Tartakovsky's "Popeye" despite already releasing test footage for the movie. Breaking the news is the "Hotel Transylvania" helmer himself. "It was hard to let 'Popeye' go, but that's the business," he opens up, according to AceShowbiz. "At least, we put up a great screening, everybody really liked that sizzle, we got a positive reaction. I was in love with what we were doing, but I think the studio is going through changes and I don't know if they want to make the 'Popeye' that I want to make," he says. The changes Sony Pictures recently had include Tom Rothman stepping in as chairman to replace Amy Pascal following a hacking scandal in connection with Seth Rogen's comedy "The Interview". "So they've got to make a decision," Tartakovsky explains to Moviefone. "Right now, I'm off that project and moving on to the other one," he adds, referring to a movie called "Can You Imagine?" Although no director is attached to "Popeye", the studio insists the movie is still in development. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |