Check out a preview clip for the upcoming Family Guy spin-off, The Cleveland Show.
Month: May 2008 (Page 2 of 3)
Movieweb recently interviewed Kathy Najimy, voice of Peggy on King of the Hill, and one of the questions was about her role in Pixar’s upcoming WALL-E.
What can you tell me about WALL-E? Who do you play?
Kathy Najimy: I play a character named Mary and I actually haven’t seen the movie. I’m seeing it on the 20th. I was so honored to do it. When my agent called and said Pixar, I said yes right away. I know there are not a lot of characters. I think there are 5 human characters. It’s a combination and a little tiny bit of live-action. It’s really, very ahead of its time. I can’t wait.
Head on over to Movieweb to read the entire interview.
Variety reports that Bruno Campos will voice the frog in Disney’s 2D animated feature “The Princess and the Frog.†Bruno also landed the a series regular role in Zach Braff’s Fox/ABC pilot “Night Life.†Previously, Bruno Campos has appeared on NBC’s “Jesse†and F/X’s “Nip/Tuck.â€
Comedy Central is set to air the South Park IMAGINATIONLAND trilogy as a feature-length, director’s cut film, complete with previously unaired footage created especially for the movie. The movie will air at 10 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, July 27.
IMAGINATIONLAND tells the story of Stan and Kyle trying to stop the United States Army from nuking Imaginationland while Butters leads the resistance from inside everyone’s wildest dreams. Meanwhile, a wronged Cartman is out to get Kyle down on his knees to pay his dues. Al Gore and Mel Gibson also make an appearance.
This is one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time. A full size WALL-E robot was spotted in Los Angeles and boy am I jealous I wasn’t the one who shot this. I would have loved to see this in person.
The critically acclaimed, Academy Award nominated film Persepolis arrives on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on June 24, 2008. Based on the autobiographical graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi and directed and written by Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, Persepolis won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film and was named Best Animated Feature by the New York Film Critics Circle.
Persepolis is the story of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of nine year old Marjane that we see a people’s hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power – forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, she outsmarts the “social guardians†and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden.
DVD/Blu-Ray Bonus Features Include:
English Language version of the film featuring the voices of Chiara Mastroianni, Sean Penn, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands and Iggy Pop
“The Hidden Side of Persepolis†Featurette: The making of the French version
“Behind the Scenes of Persepolisâ€: The Recording of the English version
Audio Commentary by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud & Chiara Mastoianni on Select Scenes
Animated Scene Comparisons with Commentary by Marjane Satrapi
2007 Cannes Film Festival Press Conference Q & A with Cast and Crew
Warner Home Video brings the animated series Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Hour: Volume One to DVD for the first time on May 20, 2008. The two-disc collector’s set will feature seven episodes on two discs.
Richie Rich and Scooby-Doo were the stars of The Richie Rich, Scooby-Doo Show, which originally aired on ABC. The one-hour program combined several shorts, each featuring either Richie Rich or Scooby-Doo.
Check out the following preview clips:
Scooby-Doo Shower Time
Richie Rich Treasure
And here’s the DVD cover art:
According to TV Guide, Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy, has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox worth $100 million and will keep him there until 2012.
The deal makes him the company’s highest-paid writer/producer and includes new media, retail projects, Family Guy, American Dad and the upcoming Family Guy spinoff The Cleveland Show and a new sitcom that he is developing with Family Guy writer Gary Janetti.
“I couldn’t be where I am today without all the white people who paved the way before me,” joked MacFarlane. “This goes out to them.”
Release date: June 17, 2008
