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Yellow Submarine
Db 13841-1-
Film Information
Starring Dean Lennox Kelly
Peter Serafinowicz
Cary Elwes
Adam Campbell
Directed By Robert Zemeckis
Music By The Beatles
George Martin
Language English

Yellow Submarine is an upcoming American Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) remake of The Beatles' 1968 film of the same name, which was in turn based on the song of the same name. For this new adventure to Pepperland, director Robert Zemeckis will incorporate the 16 Beatles songs and recordings from the original motion picture licensed from Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and EMI Records|EMI-Capitol Records, respectively. The songs include “All Together Now,” “All You Need Is Love,” “Eleanor Rigby,” “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” and “With A Little Help From My Friends”.

Plot[]

A 3-D adaptation of the classic Beatles animated feature in which the British pop band traveled to a magical place called Pepperland in their yellow submarine to drive away the evil music-hating Blue Meanies.

Cast[]

Production[]

Variety reported in August 2009 that Disney and director Robert Zemeckis were negotiating to produce a 3D computer animated remake of the film. Performance capture would be used, as with Zemeckis's previous animated films The Polar Express, Beowulf and A Christmas Carol.

Disney and Apple Corps Ltd. officially announced the remake at the inaugural D23 Expo on September 11, 2009. Comedian Peter Serafinowicz was cast to voice Paul McCartney, Dean Lennox Kelly as John Lennon, Cary Elwes as George Harrison, and Adam Campbell as Ringo Starr.

California-based Beatles tribute band, The Fab Four was cast to do the motion-capture performance for the animated Beatles.

Release[]

According to the story, Disney hopes to release the film in time for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

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