Rio

‘Rio’ sneak beak proves Anne Hathaway can host Oscars

By mattwalker | January 29, 2011 3:32 pm | Anne Hathaway, Celebrity, Featured, Oscar, Rio | Leave a comment

After watching Anne Hathaway wing it (sorry) at the “Rio” press junket on the 20th Century Fox lot Friday, we have no worries about her Oscar co-hosting gig with James Franco.

Anne was adept at adding sincerity, humor, personal insight and a few clever retorts talking with her director Carlos Saldanha and costar Jamie Foxx during the screening of selections from  the adorable animated film about a bird who has to learn how to fly. She even took her platform heels off so she wouldn’t be taller than Saldanha and admitted to bowel-clenching terror at having to sing in front of Sergio and will.i.am.

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New ‘Angry Bird Rio’ game takes flight in March

By mattwalker | January 29, 2011 10:58 am | Angry Birds, Anne Hathaway, Celebrity, Featured, Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bieber, Rio | Leave a comment

Love them Angry Birds? Anxious to get to a new level?

Then you’ll probably love the news about Angry Birds creators Rovia partnering with 20th Century Fox Studios on a special Angry Birds “Rio” game to cross promote the studio’s new animated film, “Rio,” from the creators of Ice Age. The film’s voices include Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, Jesse Eisenberg, anAnne Hathaway.

In the new game, the Angry Birds will try to rescue Blu, a hapless blue Macaw, played in the film by “Social Network” star Jesse Eisenberg and Jewel, his female counterpart, voiced by Anne Hathaway (yes, the Oscar-hosting Hathaway). The game will launch in March timed to the film’s release and will have 45 dedicated levels to start and more available to download.

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