It’s hard to believe that the first Toystory film arrived in our cinemas 15 years ago. The film has been such a great success and is loved by adults and children alike. The original film released in 1995 was the highest grossing film of that year, and the sequel did just as well, becoming the highest grossing film of 1999.
This year, the third film is set to be another great success. One difference however, is that the latest release will be shown in 3D. The film makers however do state that this 3D introduction to Toystory is very low key compared to films such as Avatar. This was because they did not want to distract from the characters that everybody knows and loves.
The third film sees Andy preparing to go off to college, with the toys fearing that they we will packed up and forgotten about, or worse still, thrown in the bin. The film is sure to be a big success, and I for one can’t wait to see it.
The success of the Harry Potter books and films have been phenomenal, turning it into a powerful brand. The latest money making spinner for the brand has been the creation and opening of the Harry Potter theme in Florida last week.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is part of the Universal Orlando resort and many of the main actors, including Daniel Radcliffe were there for the opening which took place last Friday. It was reported that around 5000 fans were ready and waiting to get in before the park opened that day.
The park which has two roller-coasters as well as reproductions of the wizarding school of Hogwarts, Hogsmeade village and of course the Hogwarts express train is set to be a huge success. Daniel Radcliffe referred to it as “the next part of the Harry Potter legacy”.
Adrian Chiles left the BBC back in April this year as he was unhappy with changes to the format of the One Show. At the time it was rumoured that Chiles had tried to persuade his co-presenter Bleakley to move over to ITV with him and now it appears that this is the case. After being unable to make a decision about whether to stay with the One Show, the BBC withdrew their offer to Bleakley and she has now agreed to a three year deal with ITV, which will see her paired back up with Chiles to present a breakfast show. She will also be involved in presenting some prime time entertainment shows.
I am sure that everyone will agree that England’s performance in their match against Algeria was appalling. The players just didn’t seem to want to make any effort; some of the world class players which make up the England team couldn’t even string a couple of passes together. Rooney’s comments after the match only provided more criticism of the England camp.
I don’t know what to make of it. Have we hyped the England team up that much that we all think they are better than they actually are? These players get paid huge amounts of money to play for their country and yet one commentator made the comment that they just didn’t look like they were enjoying themselves. Surely as a footballer, the world cup has got to be one of the highlights of their career and if you can’t enjoy yourself, or even make a strong effort to win then they shouldn’t be there.
Yesterday John Terry spoke out about the performance and the managers decisions stating that England are still a united team. We shall see if this is the case on Wednesday.
The famous Wimbledon Tennis Tournament starts today and sees Roger Federer playing his first match on the long two week road to perhaps winning his seventh Wimbledon title. Last year the defending champion Rafael Nadal could not take part in the tournament due to injury, so could he be set to cause another upset for Federer this year?
Andy Murray is currently ranked fourth, but if he’s on form there is always the possibility that we could get a British Wimbledon champion. As always the pressure to fulfill this will be high but as fans pile onto the courts and site on Murray mound he is sure to have all the support he needs.
