The Movie Page

By Arees Zafar

Walt Disney recently announced its upcoming slate of films throughout 2012. The line-up includes 'Bolt', about a super-dog, Bolt (voiced by John Travolta); 'Up', that takes audiences on a thrilling journey where the unlikely pair of a 78-year-old man and an 8-year-old boy encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains and jungle creatures; 'Toy-Story 3', that reunites Woody, Buzz and their toy friends in an all new adventure; 'Rapunzel Unbraided', which tells a new spin of the classic fairy tale; 'Cars 2', which sees Lightning McQueen, with his best friend Mater, in tow, zoom back into action to take on the globe's fastest and finest racing cars; 'King of the Elves', which is an imaginative tale about an average man of the Mississippi Delta, who, through reluctant actions to help a desperate band of elves, is named their new king.

Facts!

About Emma Watson:

- She was named after her paternal grandmother 'Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson.'

- Can speak some French.

- Favourite Harry Potter book is 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'.

- Was ranked No. 3 on Yahoo! List of 10 Most Popular Stars of 2007 on Yahoo Movies.

- Her favourite actor and actress are Johnny Depp and Julia Roberts.

- Favourite movie is 'Notting Hill'. Favourite television show is 'Friends'. 

- Enjoys playing field hockey, netball and tennis (for school and local teams), skiing, painting, cooking, singing, and dancing.

- Whilst filming the third and fourth Harry Potter films she took dance lessons, and has now gained a Silver Award for freestyle dance and street jazz.

- Loves water sports, and while in Mauritius gained an Open Water PADI certificate allowing her to Scuba dive anywhere in the world.

Movie Facts!

From The Parent Trap:

- Lindsay Lohan's first movie. She was 11-years old.

- When Hallie arrives in London and meets Martin at the airport, at the point where the two begin their greeting you can see Lindsay Lohan's mother holding her brother Dakota and beside her is Lindsay's other brother Michael and sister Aliana.

- Writer and director Nancy Meyers handpicked Lindsay Lohan to play the dual role of the twins in the film, and phoned the Lohan household herself to inform the actress that she had landed the part.

- Actress Joanna Barnes played the 'wicked girlfriend' in the original 1961 version of 'The Parent Trap'. She plays the mother of the wicked girlfriend in this version. Both characters are named Vicky.

Movie Tagline

For She's the Man:

Everybody has a secret... Duke wants Olivia who likes Sebastian who is really Viola whose brother is dating Monique so she hates Olivia who's with Duke to make Sebastian jealous who is really Viola who's crushing on Duke who thinks she's a guy...