How are the penguins made in Mr. Popper's Penguins?

Mark Waters decided early in pre-production that he didn't want to rely totally on CGI for his family film, "Mr. Popper's Penguins," opening June 17. ... we can with live penguins and then challenge the visual effects artists when we are doing CGI stuff to capture that essence, make them match the reality.". read more

Publishers Weekly said of a pop-up version "Aside from the alliterative appeal of a pop-up Mr. Popper, it's hard to see how the children's classic benefits from this particular format." and "Stick with the real thing." Awards. Mr. Popper's Penguins was named a Newbery Honor Book in 1939 and won the 1940 Young Reader's Choice Award. read more