Everybody loves penguins. They waddle. They squawk. And those little black matching suits they all wear? C’mon on America, what’s not to love? And everyone loves Jim Carrey too, right? Okay, that’s a stretch but Carrey, who started his movie career almost twenty years ago talking to animals in Ace Ventura Pet Detective, smartly revisits safe territory in Mr. Popper’S Penguins, a mostly successful and quite funny new family comedy A contemporary adaption of Richard Atwater’s 1936 novel, it’s the story of Tom Popper (Carrey), a wealthy if shady New York real estate developer who treats his own children with the same indifference that his own explorer father did to him years earlier. Shipped six live penguins by the recently-deceased dad, Popper at first tries to dispose of them, but when his children (Maxwell Perry Cotton and Madeline Carroll), fall in love with the friendly critters,...
- 6/17/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Fox A scene from “Mr. Popper’s Penguins”
“Mr. Popper’s Penguins” is a 95-minute family comedy directed by Mark Waters and starring Jim Carrey. Based on the book by Florence and Richard Atwater, Carrey plays Mr. Popper, a real estate businessman who inherited six Gentoo penguins from his world-traveling father. Popper turns his swanky New York apartment into a wintery wonderland fit for a family of sub-arctic penguins. The critics are split, see what they have to say here.
“Mr. Popper’s Penguins” is a 95-minute family comedy directed by Mark Waters and starring Jim Carrey. Based on the book by Florence and Richard Atwater, Carrey plays Mr. Popper, a real estate businessman who inherited six Gentoo penguins from his world-traveling father. Popper turns his swanky New York apartment into a wintery wonderland fit for a family of sub-arctic penguins. The critics are split, see what they have to say here.
- 6/16/2011
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Here are 7 new photos of Jim Carrey’s upcoming comedy Mr. Popper’s Penguins.
Adventure-loving house painter Mr. Popper (Jim Carrey) contends with the problem of having too many penguins in director Mark Waters’ adaptation of author Richard Atwater’s beloved children’s book.
Shortly after penning a letter to a team of Arctic explorers, Mr. Popper is surprised to receive a penguin in the mail. Later, after making his mischievous new pal a cozy new home in the freezer, the hapless Mr. Popper comes into possession of a playful female penguin as well. Before long Mr. Popper finds himself surrounded by a growing family of the flightless birds, and begins training them to perform in a traveling show dubbed Popper’s Performing Penguins. With each new town the show travels to, pandemonium is quick to follow.
The family film is an adaptation of a 1938 children’s book. Mark Waters directs,...
Adventure-loving house painter Mr. Popper (Jim Carrey) contends with the problem of having too many penguins in director Mark Waters’ adaptation of author Richard Atwater’s beloved children’s book.
Shortly after penning a letter to a team of Arctic explorers, Mr. Popper is surprised to receive a penguin in the mail. Later, after making his mischievous new pal a cozy new home in the freezer, the hapless Mr. Popper comes into possession of a playful female penguin as well. Before long Mr. Popper finds himself surrounded by a growing family of the flightless birds, and begins training them to perform in a traveling show dubbed Popper’s Performing Penguins. With each new town the show travels to, pandemonium is quick to follow.
The family film is an adaptation of a 1938 children’s book. Mark Waters directs,...
- 6/8/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
20th Century Fox has released a new full trailer for their upcoming comedy "Mr. Popper's Penguins" starring Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Madeline Carroll, Angela Lansbury, and Dominic Chianese.Check out the international trailer below.Film is due out in theaters on June 17, 2011.Synopsis: Adventure-loving house painter Mr. Popper contends with the problem of having too many penguins in director Mark S. Waters' adaptation of author Richard Atwater's beloved children's book. Shortly after penning a letter to a team of Arctic explorers, Mr. Popper is surprised to receive a penguin in the mail. Later, after making his mischievous new pal a cozy new home in the freezer, the hapless Mr. Popper comes into possession of a playful female penguin as well. Before long Mr. Popper finds himself surrounded by a growing family of the flightless birds, and begins training them to perform in a traveling show dubbed Popper's Performing Penguins.
- 5/20/2011
- LRMonline.com
A new international trailer is now online for the comedy "Mr. Popper's Penguins" starring Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Madeline Carroll, Angela Lansbury, and Dominic Chianese.Check out the international trailer below.Film is due out in theaters on June 17, 2011. Adventure-loving house painter Mr. Popper contends with the problem of having too many penguins in director Mark S. Waters' adaptation of author Richard Atwater's beloved children's book. Shortly after penning a letter to a team of Arctic explorers, Mr. Popper is surprised to receive a penguin in the mail. Later, after making his mischievous new pal a cozy new home in the freezer, the hapless Mr. Popper comes into possession of a playful female penguin as well. Before long Mr. Popper finds himself surrounded by a growing family of the flightless birds, and begins training them to perform in a traveling show dubbed Popper's Performing Penguins. With each new town the show travels to,...
- 4/18/2011
- LRMonline.com
See a new movie poster from Mr. Popper's Penguins, starring Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino and Madeline Carroll! The Mark Waters (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, The Spiderwick Chronicles) comedy opens June 17th via 20th Century Fox. Sean Anders, John Morris and Jared Stern wrote the screenplay, based on the novel by Richard Atwater and Florence Atwater. Mr Popper's Penguins is a modern take on the book of the 1938 children's book of the same name where Carrey stars as a high-powered businessman who suddenly inherits six penguins. Also in the cast are Angela Lansbury, Ophelia Lovibond, Dominic Chianese, Philip Baker Hall, James Tupper and Kelli Barrett...
- 4/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See a new movie poster from Mr. Popper's Penguins, starring Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino and Madeline Carroll! The Mark Waters (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, The Spiderwick Chronicles) comedy opens June 17th via 20th Century Fox. Sean Anders, John Morris and Jared Stern wrote the screenplay, based on the novel by Richard Atwater and Florence Atwater. Mr Popper's Penguins is a modern take on the book of the 1938 children's book of the same name where Carrey stars as a high-powered businessman who suddenly inherits six penguins. Also in the cast are Angela Lansbury, Ophelia Lovibond, Dominic Chianese, Philip Baker Hall, James Tupper and Kelli Barrett...
- 4/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See a new movie poster from Mr. Popper's Penguins, starring Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino and Madeline Carroll! The Mark Waters (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, The Spiderwick Chronicles) comedy opens June 17th via 20th Century Fox. Sean Anders, John Morris and Jared Stern wrote the screenplay, based on the novel by Richard Atwater and Florence Atwater. Mr Popper's Penguins is a modern take on the book of the 1938 children's book of the same name where Carrey stars as a high-powered businessman who suddenly inherits six penguins. Also in the cast are Angela Lansbury, Ophelia Lovibond, Dominic Chianese, Philip Baker Hall, James Tupper and Kelli Barrett...
- 4/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Totally not how I saw this moving turning out but Jim Carrey is back playing the down and out character who has zany moments and other things going on amidst a heartwarming story with a message. This new comedy is called Mr. Popper’s Penguins and the first trailer has arrived for the upcoming comedy which will hit theaters across the country on June 17. The film is based on the popular book by written by Richard & Florence Atwater, originally published in 1938.
Adventure-loving house painter Mr. Popper (Jim Carrey) contends with the problem of having too many penguins in director Mark Waters’ adaptation of author Richard Atwater’s beloved children’s book. Shortly after penning a letter to a team of Arctic explorers, Mr. Popper is surprised to receive a penguin in the mail. Later, after making his mischievous new pal a cozy new home in the freezer, the hapless Mr.
Adventure-loving house painter Mr. Popper (Jim Carrey) contends with the problem of having too many penguins in director Mark Waters’ adaptation of author Richard Atwater’s beloved children’s book. Shortly after penning a letter to a team of Arctic explorers, Mr. Popper is surprised to receive a penguin in the mail. Later, after making his mischievous new pal a cozy new home in the freezer, the hapless Mr.
- 3/24/2011
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
That's right! The kind folks over at 20th Century Fox have given us the exclusive trailer premiere for Mr. Popper's Penguins. The film stars Jim Carrey and Carla Cugino about a man who inherits six penguins and turns his NYC apartment into a winter wonderland for them. It's adapted from the beloved children's book by Richard Atwater. It opens on June 17, 2011. So what do you think? Will you go see it when it comes out? Check here for complete Mr. Popper's Penguins photos, videos, showtimes and tickets.
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- 3/24/2011
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Is there some sort of Hollywood law that says that comedy actors who hit a certain level of fame must spend the second stage of their careers doing an inordinate number of family films? Eddie Murphy. Will Ferrell. Ben Stiller. Mike Myers. Jim Carrey. Stop it. Lay the fuck off. Get away from my children! You're causing brain damage. Stop ruining classic children's stories. You think 70 years ago, when Richard Atwater wrote Mr. Popper's Penguins, that he imagined a future where a man who gained fame by talking out of his ass would play the lead character in the cinematic adaptation of his film? Are these movies a goddamn excuse for filthy-rich actors to trade in their name, mug for the camera, and collect a goddamn paycheck? Cut it out! Our kids deserve better. They are the future, after all. And if they continue to grow up on Ben Stiller and Jim Carrey family films,...
- 3/24/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
The trailer for Jim Carrey’s new comedy Mr Popper’s Penguins has skated online. Following the life of Mr Popper (Carrey), the adap of Richard Atwater’s children’s book sees the titular Popper contending with a flock of penguins who are sent to him through the mail. Before you can scream “pingu!”, his home’s crammed with the flightless creatures, and they’re creating all kinds of chaos in his life. Check out the trailer below... There are actually some funny moments here – including a...
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- 3/24/2011
- by Josh Winning
- TotalFilm
Dancing penguins are cute. Fandango has the first teaser trailer of Twentieth Century Fox’s “Mr. Popper’s Penguins.” Here is the synopsis on Fandango: “Adventure-loving house painter Mr. Popper contends with the problem of having too many penguins in director Mark S. Waters' adaptation of author Richard Atwater's beloved children's book. Shortly after penning a letter to a team of Arctic explorers, Mr. Popper is surprised to receive a penguin in the mail. Later, after making his mischievous new pal a cozy new home in the freezer, the hapless Mr. Popper comes into possession of a playful female penguin as well. Before long Mr. Popper finds himself surrounded by a growing family of the flightless birds, and begins training them to perform in a traveling show dubbed Popper's Performing Penguins. With each new town the show travels to, pandemonium is quick to follow.” The film is directed by Mark Waters (“Mean Girls,...
- 3/24/2011
- LRMonline.com
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