Broadcast News

Bookmark and Share
17/11/2010

Megamind To Open Pre-Christmas

The animated 'superhero' movie, Megamind is about to preview on regional screens - and then go UK-wide, just in time for the vital festive period.
Paid previews will begin in late November across the country, screening the superhero movie from DreamWorks Animation - the studio that brought Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon - to the big screen.
Megamind is a new 'take' on the eternal battle of good versus evil, or in this case, evil versus good.
The villain is bad at being bad, but just might be great at being good with Megamind (Will Ferrell) the most brilliant super-villain the world has ever known…and the least successful.
Over the years, he has tried to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way - Each attempt, a colossal failure, thanks to the caped superhero known as 'Metro Man' (voiced by Brad Pitt), until the day Megamind actually defeats him in the throes of one of his botched evil plans.
Suddenly, the fate of Metro City is threatened when a new villain arrives and chaos runs rampant, leaving everyone to wonder: Can the world's biggest 'mind' actually be the one to save the day?
Starring alongside Ferrell and Pitt are: Tina Fey as news reporter Roxanne Ritchi, Metro Man's staunchest ally and the pawn in Megamind's repeatedly foiled schemes and Jonah Jill as Ritchi's super-nerd cameraman Hal, who unwittingly becomes the new superhero Tighten and David Cross as Minion, Megamind's lifetime assistant, who's always there to assist in the latest plot…and then rally his friend when success eludes him.
DreamWorks Animation SKG is a PDI/DreamWorks Production with the music by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe.
The film is written by Alan Schoolcraft & Brent Simons and the executive producers are Stuart Cornfeld and Ben Stiller. Megamind is produced by Lara Breay and Denise Nolan Cascino and is directed by Tom McGrath.
Meanwhile, the Belfast-based Cinemagic Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film & Television Festival for Young People is to screen a special closing night preview, just days before it releases throughout the country on 3rd December, with a PG certificate.
See: Cinemagic
(BMcC/GK)
Solidmate Ltd Memory Card Hire London

Top Related Stories
Click here for the latest broadcast news stories.

13/03/2024
NUGEN Audio To Preview VisLM 3
NUGEN Audio will preview VisLM 3, the forthcoming version of its loudness metering plug-in, at the 2024 NAB Show (Booth SU2051). VisLM has long been t
21/04/2023
Qvest Strengthens Position In Australia And New Zealand
Qvest is strengthening its position in Australia and New Zealand through the integration of tm stagetec systems. With the new Qvest Australia hub, the
19/04/2023
Avid Launches New Partner Program
Avid® has launched a new partner program, Works with Avid On Demand, that enables customers to expand their workflow capabilities through a growing ra
30/05/2023
Cinemagic Joins Forces With NI Connections
Cinemagic Film and Television Festival for Young People and NI Connections have joined forces for Cinemagic's Los Angeles Gala on 28th June. The Gala
08/03/2024
New Actus Multiviewer And AI Products To Be Unveiled At 2024 NAB Show
Actus Digital has productised the six specialty areas within its platform to now also offer each as an affordable standalone product. After significan
05/03/2024
Glensound To Unveil New And Upgraded Products
Glensound is demonstrating its agility by introducing new and upgraded products much influenced by customer feedback. AoIP is now an essential ingredi
05/03/2024
Alfalite Launches New UHD Finepix LED Panels
Alfalite has announced the market launch of the new Alfalite UHD Finepix AlfaCOB® fixed installation LED panels with pixel pitch from 0.6 to 1.8mm. Th
04/03/2024
d&b Group Opens New Immersive Technology Experience Centre
d&b group has opened a new immersive technology experience centre (ITEC), located at the world-renowned Science Museum in London, itself famed as a ce
29/02/2024
Atlona Is Now Shipping Two New Accessories
Atlona is now shipping two new accessories to help installers establish connectivity and simplify installations in learning and meeting spaces. The ac
29/02/2024
Ateliere Offers New Complimentary Professional Services
Ateliere Creative Technologies has launched a new complimentary Professional Services offering that provides assessments for studios, broadcasters, po
24/10/2023
New York's CMSI Invests In New Cablecast System
Cablecast Community Media, a division of Tightrope Media Systems, has announced New York's Community Media of Staten Island (CMSI) has invested in a n
23/06/2023
Teens Set For Inspiring Cinemagic Los Angeles IGNITE Experience
Teenagers from Belfast have set off on a week-long trip of a lifetime as part of this year's Cinemagic LA programme. The teenagers are participants of
14/03/2024
pixitmedia Appoints New Team Members
pixitmedia, a Kalray company, has appointed three new team members to its Leadership Team. As Chief Marketing Officer, Penta Stanley will lead pixitme
27/02/2024
Rakuten TV Announces Multiple New Deals In Europe
Rakuten TV has consolidated its position as a key partner for telecommunications, announcing multiple new deals in Europe at MWC 2024. Rakuten TV has
27/02/2024
Keepit Opens New UK Headquarters In London
Keepit, a global leader in cloud backup and recovery solutions, has announced it has opened a UK headquarters in the City of London and the expansion