Disney’s super secret Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird collaborative film 1952 has brand new title. No longer will the film be referred to by its titular year. Instead, it’s now titled Tomorrowland, according to Disney. The film will still star George Clooney and will open in the U.S. on December 19, 2014.
The title change seems to give more evidence that the studio is working on films that revolve around aspects of the Disneyland theme parks.
On an interesting note, the press release did not say that Tomorrowland will be released in 3D. A previous press release noted that the film would also be released in 3D. To which Bird tweeted out that the film would not be in 3D.
Disney is setting itself up to be a force to be reckoned with for the next few years. That is because they have shifted a couple of dates for some of the biggest tentpoles. In 2014, we’ll be seeing a new Muppets, two Marvel flicks, a live-action reimagining of a classic fairy tale, and Brad Bird‘s 1952.
If that wasn’t enough to whet your appetite, the 2015 slate should make you really happy. In 2015, we’ll be seeing Pirates 5, The Avengers 2, Ant-Man, not one but two Pixar films, and a little something called Star Wars Episode VII. Pretty neat.
Hit the jump to get the full schedule and to find out which films have been cancelled.
Director Brad Bird has a thing for years, as it would appear. The two-time Oscar winning director of such animated hits as The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille, made his move to live-action pictures with news that he would direct 1906, a movie about the devastating San Francisco earthquake that hit that year. But before he got around to that movie, he decided to step away and direct the recent action blockbuster Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol.
Bird is now adding yet another year-titled project to his to-do list. According to reports, the director will be teaming up with LOST co-creator and Star Trek and Prometheus writer Damon Lindelof for a super-secret science fiction movie set up at Disney that’s currently being called 1952.
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