The Bearded Trio

The Art of Pan by Christopher Grove is one of those 'behind the scenes' books that will make you want to turn the pages and capture not only your attention, but your imagination too. You don't need to have seen the movie that the title is associated with to enjoy this well thought out book and the reason for this is the wonderful artwork that is between the covers. The Art of Pan is a perfect visual companion to the movie packed with concept artwork and production notes that give you an interesting insight into how a movie is made and the work that goes in before a camera is set up. Forwarded by Joe Wright , the director of the movie, you can tell that this book has been put together with love and a whole load of pride to sit along side the Warner Bros. movie, Pan . You get your usual character sheet pages along with costume designs and artwork for each character but where this book really excels is the concept art for the set pieces.  Each set piece is stunning...

Quality movie posters are rare these days, so when one comes along we feel we have to post it here.  We were sent the poster today along with a press release for the movie.  Pan from Warner Bros is a live action Peter Pan movie directed by Joe Wright and starring Hugh Jackman.  If the movie is half as good as the poster then we are in for a treat. The poster has a feel of Mary Poppins, Steven Spielberg's Hook (obviously) and Harry Potter.  What do you think? Rob @thebeardedtrio Synopsis From Warner Bros. Pictures comes, “Pan,” a live-action Peter Pan feature directed by Joe Wright (“Atonement,” “Pride & Prejudice”). Offering a new take on the origin of the classic characters created by J.M. Barrie, the action adventure follows the story of an orphan who is spirited away to the magical Neverland. There, he finds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his destiny—to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan. The film stars Osca...