http://ffmedia.ign.com/filmforce/image/Sha...1079475278.jpeg DreamWorks' forthcoming CG-animated film, SharkTale. Studio honcho Jeffrey Katzenberg says that undersea homage to gangster films includes references to "everything from The Untouchables to Some Like It Hot to all three Godfather films." The film, animated by PDI, has a slammin' voice cast which includes Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renee Zellweger, Angelina Jolie, Jack Black, Martin Scorsese, Peter Falk, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastori, Kevin Pollack, Doug E. Doug, and Ziggy Marley. Will Smith voices Oscar, a fast-talking little fish who dreams big. But his big dreams land him in hot water when a great white lie turns him into an unlikely hero. At first, his fellow fish swallow Oscar's story and he is showered with fame and fortune. It's all going swimmingly, until it starts to become clear that Oscar's tale about being the defender of the Reef is all wet. Oscar is finding out that being a hero comes at a Market Price when his lie threatens to make him the Catch of the Day. Now he has to tread water until he can get the scales to tip back in his favor again. Robert De Niro is Don Lino, a great white shark at the top of the Reef's food chain; Renée Zellweger voices Angie, a beautiful angel fish who harbors a secret crush on Oscar; Angelina Jolie lends her voice to Lola, the femme fatale, a dragon fish who uses her feminine wiles to get what she wants; Jack Black voices Don Lino's son Lenny, a great white shark who is a closet vegetarian; and director Martin Scorsese is Sykes, a puffer fish who is full of hot air and never misses an opportunity to make a few extra clams. Rounding out the main cast are: veteran actor Peter Falk as Don Brizzi, a shark who is long in the tooth, but still has plenty of bite left; Michael Imperioli as Don Lino's oldest son Frankie, a chip off the old shark; Vincent Pastore as Luca, an oily octopus, which makes him the perfect right-hand man; and Doug E. Doug and Ziggy Marley as Bernie and Ernie, two Rastafarian jelly fish with a stinging sense of humor. SharkTale swims into theaters on October 1st. Does anybody see this film as being a really COOL, all-star cast movie that is ripping off Finding Nemo ? even if it is with a cast like that it doesnt matter if the movie sucks. Iam sure this movie will make some big bucks.
It does kind of seem like a rip-off. But you're right, it'll be a big hit nonetheless. Plus, the cast is awesome, so I'm sure we can enjoy it anyway.
I haven't bother to watch Finding Nemo, so maybe I'll watch this first THAN Finding Nemo so that Finding Nemo looks like the rip-off... yes...
Sharks > Clownfish, but Pixar > Dreamworks. :wth: I'm so confused :angry: edit: that Fish has big ears just like Will Smith edit: o wait, those aren't ears, those are little flippers, shows how smart I am
Hmm.. SharkTale - A fish lies about something and turns into an unlikely hero Finding Nemo - A father loses his son after being caught by a scuba diver, and goes out into the sea to search for him. I don't know about you, but it sure sounds like a complete rip-off to me. :whistle:
if being sarcastic, here are the simalarities.... The father in Nemo is no hero, but then becomes one along the way...plsu they are both about fish, completely animated, take place in the big blue ocian, and were made very very close to eitch other
I never said that Nemo's father was a hero, you know. As for the setting, yeah, it's similar, but here's some rhetorical questions for you. Are they directly set in the exact same places? Are the main characters similar? Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?