The first teaser trailer for Pixar’s next movie, WALL-E, is now up on the Apple Trailers website.
What are you waiting? Go! GO! GO!
Month: June 2007 (Page 2 of 3)
Bozo the Clown is headed to DVD with the BOZO THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS CLOWN collection arriving in store on June 26.
The four disc set will include 30 live-action episodes, with each episode including a five minute cartoon. Special features include an interview with Larry “Bozo the Clown” Harmon. The episodes have been restored and digitally remastered.
Source: AWN
Nickelodeon and Sony announced a global partnership today for co-developing and co-financing a range of television and music projects over a four-year period.
The deal involves developing and producing original movies and television series to be aired on Nickelodeon and multiple record releases.
“Music is in our company’s genetic code, and it’s so great to have it more deeply infused into Nickelodeon through this terrific brand extension and partnership with Sony,” said McGrath. “There’ll be some great new talent and content coming out of this deal, and we’re all excited about the TV and music we’ll create for the fans of Nick around the globe.”
Source: AWN
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We all know that Ratatouille is Pixar’s latest movie but what about next year and the year after that? We’ve got you covered!
For 2008, Pixar has WALL-E lined up, directed by Andrew Stanton (writer/director of Finding Nemo). The story goes something like this: “The year is 2700. WALL• E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for.â€
In 2009 we’ll be treated to Up, about a 70-year old man who befriends a clueless young Wilderness Ranger. He travels the globe, fights beasts and villains and eats dinner at 3:30 in the afternoon. Up will be directed by Pete Docter (Writer/Director: Monsters, Inc., Writer: Toy Story 1 and 2) and co-director Bob Peterson (Writer: Finding Nemo).
And last but certainly not least, Toy Story 3 will finally make its debut… in 2010. It will be directed by Lee Unkrich (co-driector of Toy Story 2 and Finding Nemo). They’re keeping the plot to this one secret for now, but whatever it is, I’m sure we’ll all love it.
To infinity and beyond!
Source: slashfilm
Slashfilm is reporting that there will be 800 sneak preview screenings of Pixar’s Ratatouille on Saturday, June 16th, two weeks before it opens nationwide on June 29th!
Online ticket vendors have the preview listed although not tickets are available yet. They’ll most likely go live in the next couple days.
UPDATE: Here you go folks:
http://www.fandango.com/ratatouille_98260/movietimes?date=6/16/2007
Source: slashfilm
McDonald’s and Sony Pictures Animation have teamed up to provide kids all over the country with Surf’s Up toys in their Happy Meals. Beginning June 8th, little Bobby and Janet will either be thrilled or disappointed to find a penguin mixed in with their 100% natural (hah!) fries.
There will be a total of 8 toys and are available while supplies last.
Source: AWN
WAYSIDE, a new half-hour cartoon base on the SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL book will debut on Nickelodeon on June 25 at 12:30 pm.
The 26-episode series will air regularly on weekdays at 12:30 pm. I for one can’t wait to see how this one turns out. I remember reading the book when I was younger and I absolutely loved it! Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a meeting on the 19th floor. (Bonus points for whoever gets the reference!)
Source: AWN
Beginning June 12, 2007 FUNimation and GeneonEnt. anime will be available on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
FUNimation will provide SAMURAI 7, TRINITY BLOOD, GUNSLINGER GIRL and BASILISK.
Geneon Ent. will provide AKIRA in high definition, GUN SWORD, LAST EXILE, GANKUTSUOU: THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO and LUPIN THE 3RD.
Source: AWN
AWN reports:
A new season of CLASS OF 3000, the Cartoon Network original series from creators and exec producers Andre “3000” Benjamin (OutKast) and Tom Lynch (Romeo!), starts Thursday, June 7, 2007, at 7:00 pm, following a six-and-a-half-hour marathon of the series’ first season. Benjamin stars as the voice of superstar Sunny Bridges, a music teacher at a prestigious performing arts school, and will continue to write a new song for each episode.
Walt Disney Studios has entered into an exclusive multi-year first look deal with Spider-Man creator/producer Stan Lee and his production company POW! Entertainment. The terms cover Lee and his production company developing and producing all forms of entertainment.
I wonder how many of the projects will be super hero based? Hmm….
Source: AWN
The Band Concert is a 1935 Walt Disney cartoon in which Mickey Mouse is conductor of an outdoor orchestra.
The orchestra is performing the William Tell overture, but then Donald Duck (in his third appearance in a Mickey cartoon) appears selling ice-cream. Uninvited, Donald takes out his flute and distracts the band into playing Turkey in the Straw. Mickey tries to get rid of Donald by destroying his flute but it turns out the Duck has plenty of replacement flutes on hand.
One Froggy Evening was written by Michael Maltese and directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on December 31, 1955 as part of Warner Brothers’ Merrie Melodies series of cartoons.
Steven Spielberg, in the PBS Chuck Jones biography Extremes & Inbetweens: A Life In Animation, called One Froggy Evening “the Citizen Kane of animated film”. In 2003 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film “culturally significant” and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall (better known as simply The Dover Boys) is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions and directed by Chuck Jones.
Viacom announced recently it will sell its Famous Music publishing unit to Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Famous Music is home to over 125,000 songs and sound cues including the theme songs to Popeye the Sailor Man and Casper The Friendly Ghost. The deal is worth $400 million, including $370 million in cash and debt of $30 million.
Famous Music also owns music by Eminem and Shakira as well as movie soundtracks from “The Godfather” and “Mission Impossible.”
