“So tell me – how did you become a bear?” Blue Fox Entertainment has revealed an official trailer for a kids movie called Papa Bear, an amusing family comedy about a girl whose father turns into a big brown bear. Papa Bear is actually a Russian movie made by filmmaker Maks Maksimov that already released in Russia last summer. It has been retitled and completely dubbed in English for the US release, I guess to cover up the fact that it’s a Russian movie. After a tragedy, dad Misha and his 12-year-old daughter Masha are forced to temporarily move to the old family home in the middle of a forest. Misha tries to help his daughter get used to the new life, but Masha has completely different plans. She does not like the village life… When a mysterious forest encounter transforms him into a bear—brought to life on screen by a real trained bear—Maria must protect her newly furry father from a determined local hunter. Starring Boris Dergachev and Eva Smirnova as father and daughter in this animal adventure comedy romp in the woods. Unfortunately they filmed this with a real trained bear instead of any CGI animal – though it all looks extra cheesy anyway. // Continue Reading ›
